Chapter 22
"What's going on? How dare that fearless guy allow others to offend my children!" Yi Luoyao, who happened to be nearby, rushed over immediately after receiving the notification from the guards.
"Gong Yuchen! Why is it you?" He saw clearly that the man present was actually his mortal enemy.
"Gong Yuchen, you are so brave. Don't think that you can bully my children just because you are the prince of Xiyi." He hurriedly looked at his children next to him. They were not hurt, so they must have been scared.
Gong Yuchen glared at him and sneered.
"Yi Luoyao, your son bullied my daughter, and I am going to settle the score with you." When the virtuous king got angry, he didn't care and just called the name.
"Your daughter? The little orphan that no one wanted?"
"No one wants you!" Xiaoyue'er, who had been staying obediently by Yi Luoyue's side, ran to Gong Yuchen and couldn't help but speak out after hearing Yi Luoyao's words.
"Who are you?" Yi Luoyao glanced at her coldly. Why did this little bastard look so familiar?
"Of course she is my father and mother's beloved baby." Dare to say that no one wants her, no wonder... Hehehe, Xiaoyue smiled sweetly at Gong Yuchen.
"Isn't that right? Daddy."
"As expected of you, the daughter of 'Gong Yuchen', you're really a little bitch." Yi Luoyao rolled his eyes at her. This girl was as annoying as Gong Yuchen.
"Tell me, what do you want to do?"
"Apologize."
"You are worthy of it." As expected, like son, like father, both have the same arrogant attitude.
Seeing Gong Yuchen wanting to beat someone up, he felt a chill running down his spine. If he continued to make trouble, even if no one died, he would probably end up in trouble with his father.
"I don't know if I am worthy of it?" Yi Luoyue behind Gong Yuchen had no choice but to show up.
Hearing the sound, Yi Luoyao also noticed the woman who shouldn't be there, and couldn't help but gasp.
"Long time no see, big brother." Her feet hurt, so she leaned on Gong Yuchen's side without hesitation. In order to prevent her from losing her balance, his arm involuntarily wrapped around her waist. Seeing this, Xiaoyue hurried over to support her.
"So it's my imperial sister. I heard you just returned recently, but I've been busy with state affairs and haven't had time to visit you. I wonder why my imperial sister is here?" Why is she here? Yi Luoyao looked at Yi Luoyue in surprise.
"You want to know why I'm here? Then you should ask your prince." She really didn't want to argue with them now. Her knees hurt so much that she had to say something quickly.
She was actually Princess Yue! His own aunt? Someone even his father couldn't mess with. Yi Tianhao was so frightened that he was stunned.
"Tianhao, what's going on?" This unfilial son couldn't have offend anyone else, but he actually offended Yi Luoyue.
"Ah...that...Father...we just had an argument with that girl and then accidentally pushed her." Yi Tianhao lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Yi Luoyao.
"That's all?" He knew his son's character; it couldn't be that simple. If it were just an ordinary person, or a child of an aristocratic family, who would dare to go against him? If it were just Gong Yuchen today, it would be fine, but with Yi Luoyue around, he couldn't yet ruin their relationship.
"Honestly, did it hurt anyone?"
"I hope my father will forgive me. We just had a verbal conflict. Besides, she slapped Tianya first, and then I pushed her. I just accidentally did it." Looking at his father's eyes, he knew that he couldn't just admit that they were wrong.
"They were the ones who cursed Xiyi and Daddy first, and pulled my clothes. I asked them to let go, but they refused, so I took action." Xiaoyueer defended herself unconvinced.
"And after he pushed me, he also pushed Aunt Luo." After saying that, he pointed at Yi Luoyue.
Yi Tianhao, who also knew how to judge people by their appearance, immediately knelt down in front of Yi Luoyue after weighing the pros and cons.
"My nephew deserves to die. Please forgive me, Aunt Yue. I was just joking and didn't mean to hurt anyone's life. It was him." He pointed at the coachman.
"He failed to control the carriage properly. My nephew is innocent." He then glared at the driver, implying, "If you dare to say that, you'll die." Pushing someone was a minor offense, and he felt that it would only warrant a minor punishment. So, after comparing the two options, he chose to admit it.
"You say." Yi Luoyao stared at the driver with a sinister look.
"Your Highness, you are very perceptive! This... the horse was startled... Yes... the horse was startled. That's why I failed to hold on and bumped into you. Please, Your Highness, spare my life!"
"Spare my life? Is this something you should say to this king?"
"Your Highness, please be magnanimous and spare me!" The coachman knelt on the ground, trembling and kowtowing continuously.
"Imperial sister, look, Tianhao and the others didn't do it on purpose. Why don't we just forget about it?" He could ignore Gong Yuchen, but Yi Luoyue was the apple of his father's eye. If his father knew about this, it would be a small matter if he was punished, but it would affect his fight for the throne.
Her brother, the emperor, had thrown the problem back at her. If she acknowledged it, she would be forgiving Yi Tianhao and his sister. If she didn't, given his personality, he would definitely execute the driver on the spot, leaving her with a bad reputation among the people.
"Forget it? Your Highness the Wise King just said forget it so easily and plans to let things go peacefully?" Gong Yuchen's eyes were filled with anger, and he seemed to be annoyed about something.
"The first time you pushed Xiaoyue'er it was a prank, but the second time you pushed Princess Yue and Xiaoyue'er down together, how could it still be just a prank! And the horses in your palace's carriage just happened to get startled!"
"Then what do you want? My children have grown up with their royal grandmother, so it is inevitable that they are spoiled. Besides, your adopted daughter also has responsibilities. Let's each take a step back, and make big things small, and small things disappear, isn't that enough?" In order to suppress the matter, Yi Luoyao brought up Shu Fei.
"Gong Yuchen, my legs hurt." Yi Luoyue took a deep breath. On one side was her closest relative, and on the other side was the person she cared about. She knew who was right and who was wrong, but things had come to this point. Fortunately, Xiaoyue was fine. She hoped that Gong Yuchen would not delve into it any further for her sake.
"You..." He glanced at her coldly.
"It's bleeding, it really hurts." She raised her head and looked at him pitifully, tears already rolling in her eyes.
He thought he liked smart women, but now he realized... smart women are even more deadly! Her coquettish and naughty ways are exactly the same as Xiaoyue'er's, and he is actually completely unable to resist.
"Don't talk to me in that tone!"
"Xiaoyue'er, help the good man." After instructing Xiaoyue'er, Gong Yuchen walked to Liefeng and drew the sword from Liefeng's hand.
"Gong Yuchen! What are you doing!?"
"You must remember one thing, that is, 'I will not offend others unless they offend me'. If it happens again." He walked silently to the side of the carriage, raised his hand and slaughtered the horse on the spot.
"There's no need to keep these animals if they don't understand. If they go crazy next time, this will be the answer."
"You!" Yi Luoyao was extremely angry, but there was nothing he could do.
Fortunately, Yi Luoyue covered Xiaoyue'er's eyes in time, but Yi Tianya was frightened and burst into tears.
"Can you go?" He held out his hand and looked into her eyes. After venting his anger, he gradually regained his usual composure.
She held his wrist and slowly moved her feet, but she grimaced in pain after taking just one step.
"Forget it, don't leave."
"Liefeng, call the carriage over." After hearing his master's order, Liefeng immediately went to the back alley of the store to call the carriage over.
"Royal sister, when did you become so familiar with the Crown Prince of Xiyi?" He had just seen something unusual between them. Gong Yuchen, who had never been interested in women, was actually so close to Yi Luoyue. Add in that little bastard, and the three of them really looked like a family. Could it be that Gong Yuchen was also interested in Yi Luoyue? This was not going to work. If Gong Yuchen and Yi Luoyue got together, no matter what the outcome, both he and Gong Yuxian would be in big trouble. It seemed necessary to consult with Gong Yuxian.
"Royal brother, please send you back and ask the imperial physician to check you out." His son had gotten into trouble, and even if he was unhappy, he still had to clean up the mess. He couldn't turn against Yi Luoyue just yet.
"Don't bother me, my Royal Highness. Your Highness Gongyu and I are on our way. And your two children have been frightened, so you can take them back. However, I hope you will discipline them strictly after we return home."
"Your Majesty knows." After saying that, he slapped Yi Tianhao in the face.
"Go back and reflect on your mistakes." It's not easy for him to defend himself in public. If he gets embarrassed today, he will definitely take revenge. You all just wait for me.
On the carriage back home
Yi Luoyue stroked her injured knee. The fall caused her muscles and bones to ache, as if her whole body would fall apart at the slightest touch. But she saw Gong Yuchen staring at her with a cold face and a little anger.
"How badly is it hurt?"
She blinked twice, a few tears easily slipping from her eyes. Slowly pulling her skirt up to her knees, her snow-white knees were covered in bloodstains. The wounds were few, but certainly not small, especially those from the sharp stones. The wounds were distributed in a radiating pattern. The pain that brought her tears to her eyes was not a lie.
"Does it hurt?" He squatted in front of her, looking at her wound with his dark eyes, trying his best to avoid looking at what he shouldn't see.
"It hurts." She deliberately moved closer to him and acted coquettishly, which made him stunned for a moment.
He glanced at her knee and saw a trickle of blood seeping out. His expression gradually relaxed. He decided to take care of her injury first.
He took out a small wooden box from the storage compartment of the carriage, opened it, and took out the ointment for the wound.
Gong Yuchen took out a handkerchief from his bosom, gently wiped the blood off her knees, and then applied ointment.
"Hiss...be gentle...it hurts."
"Don't touch water these days." Then he stretched out his hand in front of Yi Luoyue.
"Handkerchief."
"Oh! Oh." Yi Luoyue hurriedly took out her clean handkerchief, and Gong Yuchen took it and bandaged her wound.
"Daddy, is Aunt Luo okay?" Xiaoyue kept looking at Yi Luoyue worriedly. She didn't dare to get too close when Gong Yuchen was treating Yi Luoyue's wound.
She is now completely different from her usual mischievous self, and her small body seems like it will break if touched.
Yi Luoyue held her in his arms, looked at her red eyes, and whispered softly in her ear lovingly.
"Don't worry, Aunt Luo is fine. Did she scare you?"
With a "wow" sound, Xiaoyueer began to sob, and her hands tightly wrapped around her neck.
"Be good, look at you, you've cried like a little kitten." Yi Luoyue teased, wiping away her tears.
"That's also the most beautiful little cat." Xiaoyue said unwillingly.
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