The next day.
The autumn banquet was held at Lantingxuan, a suburban villa with a vast pond and beautiful scenery.
In the cool and crisp autumn weather, all the flowers have died, only the chrysanthemums are in full bloom, standing out from the crowd.
"Oh, look! That's a twin chrysanthemum!"
"And there are red chrysanthemums."
"Look!"
Many rich ladies gathered in Lantingxuan, dressed up carefully, and stood beside the willow-swaying pond, looking more beautiful than the flowers.
The Queen gave an autumn banquet, and all the well-known daughters and sons of officials vied with each other to attend.
Lantingxuan has separate seats for men and women, with a small pond in the middle. This not only ensures the reputation of the ladies, but also does not hinder the elegance of the gentlemen. They chat and laugh cheerfully, each of them has a handsome and upright posture and is very graceful.
Everyone was chatting lively.
When Chu Li and Qin Muxue came together, many people looked at them strangely:
"What is the Ninth Prince doing here?"
"Don't you know? He's idle all day, doing nothing, and he just likes this kind of occasion."
"We have to stay away from him. If we accidentally bump into him, he will ruin our reputation. If we marry him, our whole life will be ruined."
"Isn't it? I would rather marry a scholar with an empty title than let the Ninth Prince waste my life."
All the ladies stood away, as if they had seen a plague.
Such obvious isolation made Qin Muxue's eyes roll and she said loudly:
"Ninth Prince, I heard that the Emperor and Empress are interested in arranging your marriage. Why don't you take advantage of the Autumn Banquet to pick a few that you like? I'm sure no one will dare to disobey."
Instantly, the ladies' expressions changed.
When Chu Li looked over, they tensed up even more, their faces horrified, their level of panic was no less than when the King of Hell was calling his name.
Whoever is touched will be unlucky.
Chu Li squinted his eyes, as if he couldn't see clearly, and pointed at the purple-dressed girl by the pond and asked:
"Who is this?"
The purple-skirted young lady bowed immediately and said, "Your servant greets His Highness the Ninth Prince. Your Highness, I suddenly remembered that I have something important to do at home, so I am afraid I cannot stay any longer. I hope you will forgive me."
After saying this, he left quickly with his maid.
Chu Li changed the person, "Then who is this..."
"Your Highness, my aunt's brother gave birth to his third child today, so he has to go home first!"
"I left home this morning without washing my face. This is really impolite. I will take my leave now!"
"..."
I ordered a few, scared a few away, and the rest didn't even dare to breathe.
"The Ninth Prince has a bad reputation and has scared away all the noble ladies. Does he want to monopolize this autumn banquet?" More than a dozen young men came together on the wooden arch bridge over the pond.
The man in the lead strode with two sachets hanging from his waist. He was dressed in brocade and gorgeous clothes, and had the demeanor of a nobleman, especially his raised chin, which looked very arrogant.
Chu Li looked over and said, "Master Fang."
Fang Haiyang, the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, has a very high status. The current Imperial Noble Consort Jing is his aunt, and he and the Seventh Prince are cousins.
"Meet Master Fang."
The daughter of a lesser status than the Duke's mansion bowed and saluted. One of them stepped forward and said with a smile:
"Fortunately, the prince arrived in time, otherwise, all the sisters would have been scared away by the Ninth Prince, and the Queen's thoughtfulness in organizing this autumn banquet would have been wasted."
Puff——
Many people chuckled.
In the entire Chu State, who doesn’t know that the Ninth Prince is a waste?
"Don't be afraid, Miss Yang, I'm here." Fang Haiyang said in a noble manner.
Yang Jiaojiao covered her lips and chuckled, her raised eyebrows full of ridicule for the Ninth Prince.
"Ms. Yang, what did you just say?" Chu Li suddenly looked at her.
Staring straight ahead.
"Say it again."
Yang Jiaojiao was suddenly pulled out, her brows slightly frowned.
"What's the point of the Ninth Prince bullying a woman? If you have anything to say, just tell this prince." Fang Haiyang took two steps forward. His attitude of openly protecting Yang Jiaojiao made many rich girls envious.
The Duke's Mansion has an engagement with the Yang family.
The Duke's Mansion is high and powerful, and has produced a Noble Consort Jing and the Seventh Prince; the Yang family is an even more noble family, with everyone being honest and respected by the people. The two families of Master Fang and Miss Yang complement each other and are a match made in heaven.
Chu Li was surprised and said:
"Just now, Miss Yang said that I scared away many rich girls, but my appearance was given by the emperor. Miss Yang was implying that the emperor was ugly, and Master Fang also agreed with her words."
Yang Jiaojiao's expression changed slightly.
There were so many people at the Autumn Banquet. If such outrageous words were to spread, it would only bring disaster to the Yang family.
"That was not my intention. You are over-interpreting it, Ninth Prince! I did not point out any problem with your appearance."
"Then you are accusing me of having bad morals."
Chu Li said, "As the saying goes, if the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. Isn't this saying that the emperor is unvirtuous, untalented and incompetent, which is why he raised such a prince?"
Yang Jiaojiao was shocked.
Even if she was given ten times the courage, she would not dare to defy the majesty of heaven!
She calmed down and bit back, "It was just a joke. Besides, as a grown man, can't you even take a joke like that?"
Chu Li stepped forward and said, "How can the majesty of the Heavenly Family be tolerated by you?"
"May I ask everyone present, does anyone find this funny?"
The faces of the young ladies and gentlemen all looked gloomy. If they continued with this, they would offend the royal family. They had no relatives or friends with Yang Jiaojiao, so naturally they would not take such a risk for her.
"That's not funny."
"Not funny."
Qin Muxue said coldly: "We are loyal to the king and the royal family, so we naturally dare not rebel like Miss Yang."
Yang Jiaojiao's legs went limp with fear.
Treason!
"Ms. Qin, be careful with your words. Don't say these two words carelessly!"
"If you don't even respect the prince, how can I expect you to be loyal to the royal family?"
"But they were all saying bad things about the Ninth Prince just now, I wasn't the only one." Yang Jiaojiao immediately dragged a few people into the water and pointed them out one by one.
The daughters of rich families who were named were almost so angry that their faces turned black.
He actually dragged them down with him!
"Ninth Prince, we dare not say anything bad about you. It was Miss Yang who said it."
"She said that you will at best be an idle prince in the future, taking that little salary and waiting to die, even worse than the housekeeper in her house."
"She also said that when a prince ascends the throne in the future, you, a parasite, will be executed."
"That's what she said!"
Yang Jiaojiao stared: "You...you guys...we clearly said it together!"
The five daughters said in unison: "She said it alone."
"We said it together!"
"Ninth Prince, she was the only one who said that!"
Chu Li: "Well, you are more people, I trust you, then I'll give her thirty slaps on the face. There are five of you, each of you should slap her six times."
The five daughters were all stunned.
Let them fight...
This, this doesn't offend people?
Fang Haiyang was about to get angry when Qin Muxue shouted:
"Brother Ali, you have been instrumental in saving the emperor during the autumn hunt, and the emperor likes you. I didn't expect that at this critical moment, someone would dare to bump into you and seek death."
Fang Haiyang paused.
yes!
He almost forgot about the autumn hunt!
The Ninth Prince came to the rescue during the Autumn Hunt and is now in the spotlight. Yang Jiaojiao was originally in the wrong. If he helps Yang Jiaojiao, wouldn’t he be going against the Emperor?
After hearing this, how could the five daughters dare to join Yang Jiaojiao? Besides, Yang Jiaojiao had deliberately dragged them into the water just now.
snort!
The Ninth Prince has spoken, so let’s fight. Even if something happens, it won’t be blamed on them.
beat!
With a slap in the face, Yang Jiaojiao screamed in pain.
"ah!"
If you don't have moral principles in your words, then try to accumulate virtue.
No matter how powerless the Ninth Prince is, he is still a prince, and it is not the turn of a servant to take advantage of him.
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