The group rode at full speed, the person on the saddle being quite flamboyant. When they arrived at the street corner, seeing the crowd of carriages, horses, and guests, they made no attempt to wait or dismount.
The leader was young, with a fair complexion and no beard, but his expression was very arrogant.
Seeing the crowded people, she showed no intention of making way. Instead, she turned to the person behind her and asked, "Have you confirmed that Princess Yue did indeed come to the Cui residence for the banquet?"
"Yes! Today is the birthday of Cui Boyong, the governor of Yuezhou, and the Princess Consort of Yue has been invited!"
"Hmph! Troublesome!"
The fair-skinned man curled his lip in disdain and muttered an impatient curse.
He traveled a long way to deliver the imperial decree, enduring hardships and sleeping in the open for more than two months before finally arriving in Lingnan.
After finally arriving in Yuezhou and finding the temporary residence of the Princess Consort, they were told, "The Princess Consort is not here; she has gone out to a banquet!"
The fair-skinned man was already full of resentment, and at this moment, it had almost reached its peak.
He was too eager and didn't want to wait for the people from the Prince's Mansion to invite Princess Yue back and find out the address of the banquet before riding over.
They found the banquet address, but were then blocked at the gate—
The raging anger of the messenger, the "angel," was completely ignited.
Snap!
Slap! Slap!
He picked up the whip and lashed it a few times into the air.
The leather whip cracked crisply in mid-air.
The crack of the whip startled everyone gathered in the alley.
They all looked towards the alley entrance.
Having successfully attracted everyone's attention, the fair-skinned man was secretly pleased with himself. He shouted loudly, "Where is the Princess Consort of Yue?"
Is this a visit to Princess Xie, the wife of the Prince of Yue?
Everyone thought this subconsciously.
The servants of the Cui family thought they had received some important guest, but to their surprise, it turned out to be someone from the useless Prince Yue's mansion.
[Hmph! Just because he's called the King of Yue, he thinks he's the king of Yuezhou?]
Our governor is the true local tyrant of Yuezhou!
[The people from the Prince of Yue's mansion have quite the nerve, daring to act so insolently in front of the governor's mansion!]
The gatekeepers, used to being arrogant, actually didn't take the Yue Prince's Mansion seriously.
Upon seeing someone resembling a member of the Prince of Yue's household cracking a whip in front of them, their faces immediately darkened.
"How dare you! Who are you? Do you even know where you are?"
The head doorman was furious. He pushed aside the people next to him, rushed up to the fair-skinned man, put one hand on his hip, pointed at him with the other, and shouted curses.
Fair-skinned man: ...
Although he was a nobody in the capital, he was an envoy representing the imperial family, an "angel".
Let alone a mere servant, even the governor Cui Boyong wouldn't dare to treat him with disrespect.
Snap!
The fair-skinned man was indeed there to deliver a decree to the Princess of Yue, but if any ignorant lackeys dared to block his way, he would not hesitate to use his whip!
"ah!"
The gatekeeper covered his face and let out a shrill scream.
The other gatekeepers were furious when they saw this. "What a daring villain! How dare he commit violence outside the governor's mansion!"
"Help! Help! Someone's causing trouble!"
"Grab your weapons! Grab your weapons now!"
Everyone was so angry that they completely forgot it was their master's birthday.
Some of them were making a lot of noise, while others picked up wooden sticks, and a dozen or so people surrounded the fair-skinned man and his group.
The guests gathered at the entrance were dumbfounded; they had no idea how things had developed to this point.
Some people were filled with excitement, eager to see what the commotion would be like.
Some people are worried about the Yue Prince's Mansion. Sigh, why did they have to provoke the Cui family for no reason?
Does he really think he can become king in Yuezhou?
"Your Highness, do you think they might start fighting?"
Despite being the object of pity by everyone, Helian Jue, the King of Yue, was actually happily eating melons while sitting in his oxcart.
As he chatted with Xie Yuan, he commented, "Hmm, neither the angel from the capital nor the local bully from Yuezhou are easy to mess with."
"Two tough opponents have clashed; who knows what the outcome will be?"
Xie Yuan: ...
She glanced at Helian Jue and saw that he had a look of smug satisfaction on his face, which meant that he had long anticipated that the angel would come.
What's more, the angels' schedules are entirely under Helian Jue's control.
He did it on purpose!
He wanted the messenger to chase the angel to the Cui family, and then have a good argument with the powerful servants outside the Cui family's gate.
If we could just fight directly—
Even if Governor Cui manages to escape the charge of "disrespecting the emperor," he will still bear the infamy of "lax household management and unruly servants."
Governor Cui and his family are probably in deep trouble; they have no time to openly mock or mistreat Helian Jue and Xie Yuan.
Therefore, Xie Yuan never had the chance to experience the "grievances" she had worried about.
The person responsible for all of this is the good-for-nothing in the eyes of outsiders—Helian Jue!
A deposed crown prince is a deposed crown prince. Even though he has been deposed, he remains noble and arrogant, and he will not tolerate the slightest grievance.
Helian Jue also has the ability to ensure that he and those under his protection are not mistreated!
What are you trying to do?
The fair-skinned man sitting high on horseback was startled.
He had long heard that Lingnan was an uncivilized and wild land, but he never imagined that he would encounter a mob outside the government office of the imperial court.
"Cui Boyong! Are you trying to rebel?"
"You, how dare you! In broad daylight, you actually let your servant commit violence!"
"I am an angel delivering a decree! I am a eunuch sent by the saint! Stop! Stop now!"
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