Chapter 137 All Kinds of People

This is almost an open challenge to Queen Lu.

Nian Xi seemed to be able to hear the sound of people in the hall taking a breath.

She had met the Duke of Fuguo several times. Last time, he was so kind as to send her off in the heavy snow, but they had always been polite to each other. Before this, he always called her Miss Wen. This was the first time he called her Nianxi.

In front of a hall full of people, with the calmness that came with years of peace.

A man who had always been gentle and calm suddenly showed a bit of sharpness, catching everyone off guard.

There was silence all around.

Lu Wensheng was helping her out.

He said coming to me.

Like the moon in the sky, give her some support from above.

But Nian Xi couldn't take this step.

Because this credential contains not only Lu Wensheng's goodwill, but also rumors and speculations, ambiguity and acceptance.

She doesn't like it.

Just as she hated Prince Jing's arrogance and the way he treated women as toys that could be toyed with at will.

This is not how she expresses her feelings.

However, she was still grateful to the Duke of Fuguo.

She looked over at the people in the hall. Their eyes met. Lu Wensheng had a pair of gentle smiling eyes under his thick eyelashes. Next to him was Lu Huai, who looked anxious and urged.

Both father and son looked at Nianxi.

Nian Xi bowed to him.

Then she walked forward, still planning to follow her previous words, so she was still heading towards the Empress.

However, before she could take another step, Xiao Xun had already shouted in anger, his brows were gloomy and his whole face was full of gloom.

"What does the Duke of Fuguo want to do?"

He stood in front of Nian Xi, turned his head to look at Lu Wensheng, with a mocking smile on his lips, half-closed his eyes, flashing a cruel light, "Do you want to make things difficult for me too?"

Lu Wensheng had guessed Nian Xi's plan when she bowed to him.

She rejected him.

It was quite unexpected. However, besides the surprise, there might also be some disappointment and sadness.

But these emotions had been so far away from him for many years that he was unable to distinguish them for a moment.

Still waters run deep. Having shed the youthful vanity, Lu Wensheng now has a dignified and calm demeanor.

Unlike Xiao Heng who was using irritability to cover up his panic at this moment, he would not easily reveal his inner feelings to others. His joy, anger, love and hate were all perfectly hidden behind his gentleness and elegance.

He has always been very cautious in doing things.

However, there are some things and some people that are always difficult to plan before taking action. It all depends on the current mood and the determination not to see her suffer.

So he smiled faintly, and his slow and steady voice spread across the hall and slid across everyone's heart.

Neither humble nor overbearing, throwing the ball to the ground with a loud sound:

"What does Prince Jing think?"

This is the open confrontation between the uncle and the nephew.

Xiao Xun almost turned pale with anger.

In front of a room full of people, his uncle not only did not help him, but also intervened and wanted to humiliate him!

"Xun'er!"

Empress Lu at the top cried out in surprise, no longer showing her previous elegance and grace. She stood up from the throne, stared at Xiao Xun in the hall, and shook her head slightly.

Don't make a big deal out of it.

Empress Lu knew that her younger brother, Lu Wensheng, seemed to be mellow and gentle, and handled things properly, but he was actually stubborn and indomitable.

When Xiao Xun came to her earlier and said he wanted to take Wen Nianxi as his concubine, she had hesitated.

She knew that Wen Sheng had some vague feelings towards this woman.

However, Fang Yueheng, the daughter of the Shangshu Ling of the Shaanxi Province, was about to marry Wen Sheng. The Shaanxi Province had jurisdiction over the military power of the entire region east of the Yellow River, which was quite helpful to Xun'er's cause.

For this reason, Empress Lu thought about it again and again before approving Xiao Xun's request.

Because although women seem fragile, sometimes they can be a powerful weapon against men.

She couldn't allow Wen Nianxi, a potential threat, to exist. After all, Xun'er liked her, so it would be good to give her to him.

But she never expected that her always mature and prudent brother would openly defend Wen Nianxi in front of Miss Fang.

What a disaster!

But I can't take care of her at this moment.

"I must have drunk too much at the banquet," Empress Lu breathed a sigh of relief, her expression softened, and she smiled and said:

"Why are the uncle and nephew, who have always been so close, actually arguing with each other?"

She described the tense confrontation between the two as a light quarrel.

At this time, the sensible lady came up the ladder and said, "The Queen Mother is hosting a banquet, so the wine must be the best. Not to mention the Duke of Fuguo, I was greedy and drank a few glasses. I am now drunk."

"Yes, this Yuquan wine is stronger than the fruit wine we usually drink."

There was a lot of excitement in the conversation, and the matter of Prince Jing forcing Nian Xi to marry him was glossed over without mentioning it.

The atmosphere gradually became warmer.

But Concubine Shu was not someone she wanted to get along with. She had long disliked Prince Jing, so naturally she wanted to step on him, so she said with a smile:

"Everyone says they are drunk. Why don't you go outside and take away a handsome man you like?"

"It's unfair. It's all the wine's fault."

The ladies who were talking excitedly just now all stopped talking in embarrassment.

Lady Shufei was quite favored by the Emperor and her status in the palace was almost equal to that of Empress Lu. When she started to ridicule him, others had no room to say anything.

The situation became deadlocked again.

Queen Lu's face was as gloomy as water. Her wonderful Qianqiu Banquet was ruined by these disgusting things!

"Shu Fei, are you drunk too? You are talking nonsense!"

Concubine Shu was not afraid at all and said perfunctorily, "It is what the Empress taught me."

Empress Lu was so angry that she fell backwards.

As early as when Lu Wensheng and Xiao Xun were confronting each other, Lu Huai had already run to Nian Xi's side.

Although he was not tall, he was full of manliness. He held Nianxi's hand, raised his head and bared his teeth at Prince Jing.

Every time Da Huang at home bared his teeth, he was ferocious and cruel, often scaring the little maids to scream. Lu Xiaoqi felt that he and his father were the two Da Huangs who protected Nianxi.

Scared Prince Jing to death!

Squeak——

Xiao Xun just wanted to take a woman to warm his bed, but it caused a lot of trouble and he was frustrated again and again. Now he was ridiculed by Concubine Shu in public. His patience had already reached its limit, and the desire to destroy everything in his heart burst out violently. His eyes were red and his expression was sinister. He turned around and was about to grab Wen Nianxi.

He just couldn't believe that His Royal Highness Prince Jing couldn't play with a woman!

Wait until he rips off her skirt and sees if she still has the face to live.

Will his good uncle still remain infatuated?

To compete with him for women.

But when he turned around, he missed.

As soon as Concubine Shu opened her mouth, Nian Xi had already pulled Lu Huai back. Xiao Xun tried to grab her but missed, but unexpectedly he grabbed the young lady of Liu Yushi's family who was watching the excitement nearby.

Miss Liu screamed in fear, not caring about anything else, and just hit the person in front of her as if he were a dirty thing.

The situation got out of control after this incident.

Xiao Nanxi, however, wanted to add another handful of firewood, and shouted loudly, "His Royal Highness Prince Jing is going to kill someone~ Prince Jing is going to kill someone~"

For a moment, the hall was in chaos and noisy.

All the women present despised Prince Jing's character. First he stepped on the face of his own princess, and then he wanted to force the official's daughter into marriage. This was totally unreasonable!

The people were all injured in the same way, and they could no longer sit at the banquet. They all stood up and walked out of the hall.