The sound was so loud that all the maids around looked over. Chao He couldn't pretend not to hear it, so she had to greet him and asked, "Excuse me, sir, what does this servant want to hear?"
Zhou Xianwen looked up and down at his former fiancée. He no longer felt excited when seeing her again, but was filled with horror. Didn’t he have someone kidnap her before?
Why was she still in Kyoto? And why was she still appearing before him? Did she still want to rekindle her past relationship with him?
"Sir." Seeing that the maids around were still watching, Chao He had to remind them again. He was speechless. Based on his understanding of him, this guy must be wondering if he was catching up with him to get back together. Bah!
Zhou Xianwen, having regained his composure, coughed softly, "Come here and help His Royal Highness Prince Jing get the flowery paper he'll be using for today's banquet."
"Yes, sir."
Chao He followed Zhou Xianwen through twists and turns and came to a corner. Zhou Xianwen was still looking around to see if there was anyone around.
He is really familiar with this place, Chao He thought coldly in his heart, it seems that he has no idea how many times he has come to the princess's mansion and how many times he has sacrificed himself for it?
"What on earth are you doing here?!" Zhou Xianwen scolded Chao He after making sure there was no one around. "Do you know who you are? Even if you find me, what can you do? A deflowered bitch! You're in this mess yourself, so you're dragging me down with you?"
Zhao He slowly raised her head. She was truly blind. How could she fall for such a vicious and selfish person? She looked at Zhou Xianwen coldly, "How did you know I was a virgin?"
With just these simple words, Zhou Xianwen shut his mouth. He rolled his eyes in panic and tried to find an excuse, but in his panic he didn't know what to say.
If I don't kill you, I won't be called Chao He! Chao He's eyes were full of fire, "Stop making excuses, you don't have the eloquence, I came here for only one purpose, which is to take back my family's property."
"What do you want me to do with your family's property?!" Zhou Xianwen was about to jump up, his veins bulging, completely losing the elegance he had just shown in front of the princess.
"Your family just relies on your mother to make a living. How could you afford such a big house in Kyoto and bring your mother over? There are also relatives from the clan coming here. Don't say that you only rely on your salary as an editor in the Hanlin Academy?" Chao He glanced at Zhou Xianwen with contempt.
"Are you saying I took your family's property?" Zhou Xianwen raised his voice and shouted, then realized he was in the princess's residence and lowered his voice again, "It was Marquis Wuyang who seized your family's property! What does it have to do with me?!"
Chao He looked at Zhou Xianwen, who was jumping around like a monkey. "The one who seized my family's property was Marquis Wuyang, but without your help, he wouldn't have been able to plunder our family's property so quickly and thoroughly, right? You'd better collect the things in your house that haven't been sold yet, otherwise if I recognize you, I will definitely go and beat the drum to report you!"
After saying that, Chao He turned around and left without even looking at Zhou Xianwen.
Zhou Xianwen subconsciously wanted to pull Chao He, but was intimidated by Chao He's look and no longer dared to pull her.
In the end, he could only punch the wall angrily, take a deep breath, and leave.
After a moment of silence, a nanny and a maid came out from behind the rockery in the corner.
"It turns out that this scholar who has taken the third place in the imperial examination has such a past! And he still comes to provoke our princess! How bold!" The maid spat at Zhou Xianwen's departing back with disdain.
The nanny showed no expression. "If he is loyal to the princess, then his past is nothing. But he is involved with Marquis Wuyang and someone came to visit him. That is not right."
The nanny thought for a while, then whispered a few words to the maid, and then the two of them left.
When Chao He returned to the original hall, the eldest princess was still talking to Lin Zhiyao with great interest. Lu Zhixing was already very impatient and he stood up and left.
But Lin Zhiyao stopped him, "Cousin, the banquet hasn't started yet, don't you want to chat with me for a while?"
The eldest princess immediately joked, "Yes, ninth brother, Yaoyao hasn't spent enough time with you!"
"I have nothing to say to my fifth sister-in-law." Lu Zhixing sneered and ruthlessly exposed the truth that the eldest princess and Lin Zhiyao wanted to cover up.
The people in the royal family are good at acting. They act even when they know the truth and they don't mind being tired. Lu Zhixing doesn't want to indulge them.
When Lu Zhixing said this, Lin Zhiyao's face suddenly darkened, and the eldest princess was also very embarrassed.
If Chao He hadn't been given time to act, Lu Zhixing wouldn't be here listening to these two unfaithful women pretending to be virtuous chatting. He would have vomited up the food he had eaten the night before.
After Lu Zhixing told the two men to shut up, he left in a big way.
Lin Zhiyao was so angry that her teeth were chattering.
"Alright, Yaoyao, it's not like you've only just discovered my ninth brother's personality. Just let him be." The eldest princess yawned. She had been acting with Lin Zhiyao for so long and was a little tired. "If it weren't for me, he would have left long ago."
The eldest princess was born to Concubine Hui. When Lu Zhixing was a child, he once had a fever. It was Concubine Hui who stayed up all night to lower his temperature, which saved his life. Therefore, Lu Zhixing has always respected Concubine Hui and also gave the eldest princess some face.
Lin Zhiyao took a deep breath and suppressed her anger. The eldest princess was a shrewd person who never got involved in party affairs and only cared about eating, drinking and having fun. So she had no choice but to change the subject, "Cousin, that third place winner doesn't look like an honest man. You..."
"Oh, it's just for fun." The princess sighed, "Who made the number one scholar have a family?"
The top scholar this time was a handsome man. Although he was not as good as Lu Zhixing, he was still a stunning beauty. The second place scholar was somewhat similar to the top scholar, so the princess had to settle for the second best.
"So what if you have a family? You're not as good as me..." Lin Zhiyao was stopped by the eldest princess before she could finish her words.
"This princess will not do anything that involves robbery or plunder. Oh, by the way, it seems that fourth brother is coming at this hour. Let's go and welcome him." The eldest princess happily changed the subject and did not accept Lin Zhiyao's idea.
No wonder the ninth brother looks down on her. With such a vicious heart, who would dare to marry her? The eldest princess walked out with her hands behind her back.
As soon as they arrived at the banquet courtyard, Prince Lu Yanzhou arrived. As soon as he came in, he went straight to where the eldest princess was, giving her enough face.
This banquet was said to be for appreciating flowers and writing poems, but in fact it was a gathering for marriages between the royal family and prominent nobles. The eldest princess was accustomed to doing these things in order to win a match through a matchmaker and save face for herself.
"Fourth brother, you are finally here. If you didn't want me, I wouldn't be able to settle down with all the girls in the yard!" The eldest princess pulled Lu Yanzhou and sat at the top.
Concubine Hui is kind and the eldest princess is shrewd, so no matter how much the Crown Prince and the Lin family fight with each other, they will give her face.
Lu Yanzhou smiled and tapped the princess on the head. "You're quite the sweet talker. I heard you invited your ninth brother? Why? He hasn't arrived yet?"
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