Chapter 57: Beast in Human Clothing
The third prince's eyes were visibly sinister. His princess actually envied the chance to marry a dying young master?
The Third Prince's wife was so nervous that she even started to tremble. She felt guilty and quickly explained to the Third Prince, "I am just a little curious. How could a noble man like the young master marry the daughter of a sixth-rank official?"
"Is that really the case?" Upon hearing this, the third prince's tone relaxed a little.
Just when the Third Prince's wife was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Xu Qingyan's clear voice suddenly came over again: "But just now, everyone, even the Third Prince's wife, had bright eyes when they saw my husband appear. Did I see it wrong?"
When the Third Prince heard this, he couldn't help but frowned and glared at the Third Prince's wife again.
The Third Prince's wife was almost scared to death. After she came to her senses, she immediately shouted at Xu Qingyan, "You are obviously talking nonsense! How dare you slander me like this!"
"Third Prince's Concubine, my sister-in-law did not slander you. Your eyes just lit up. I was wondering about this in my heart! And just now you and these noble ladies were confronting my sister-in-law. Aren't you jealous of my sister-in-law?" At this moment, Pei Jinyu also spoke up for Xu Qingyan.
She had no way to stop them from bullying Xu Qingyan just now, but now she finally had a chance to teach them a lesson, so she would certainly not let this opportunity go! Otherwise, they would be even more arrogant next time.
After the Third Prince heard Pei Jinyu's words, his face turned even darker. Originally, he just came here to talk to Pei Jingchuan and try to win him over, but who would have thought that after he came here, he would learn such news!
At this moment, the Third Prince no longer had the intention to win over Pei Jingchuan. He just felt as if there was a green grassland above his head.
"Mother is looking for you, but you have nothing to do and are bullying others here! Get out of here now!" The third prince made up an excuse and angrily pulled the third prince's wife away.
Seeing this, the other noble ladies were also scared and hurried away from here, but when they left, they still glared at Xu Qingyan with jealousy, complaining that she was such a foxy woman! She could actually provoke this young master and Pei Jinyu to stand up for her!
Xu Qingyan didn't care about the looks of those noble ladies. She just looked at the Third Prince's wife who was dragged away by the Third Prince with sorrow. She couldn't help but sympathize with him: [Tsk tsk... This time, the Third Prince's wife is in trouble! The methods used by the Third Prince in private are horrible! He is not only cruel but also a bit perverted. There was a geisha in the brothel. She didn't want to commit herself to him, so he captured the geisha and tortured her. And those unique lanterns in the Third Prince's mansion are made of the skins of countless women who offended him! Although the Third Prince's wife will not be killed by him, I'm afraid...]
At this moment, Pei Jingchuan and Pei Jinyu, who were standing aside, were extremely shocked after hearing this, especially Pei Jinyu, who could not help but shiver.
Pei Jinyu never expected that the seemingly gentle and refined Third Prince was actually such a beast in human clothing in private!
After hearing this, Pei Jingchuan frowned, and couldn't help but think of the women who disappeared in the capital in recent years. Among them, in addition to those civilian women, there were also many families of officials with low official positions. Before, they thought that there was a flower thief in the capital, but they didn't expect that the missing women were related to the third prince? Moreover, he even made those women into human skin lanterns. From this point of view, how cruel is this third prince! The country of Daxia must not be handed over to such a prince! He also needs to go down and investigate it carefully.
The Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet began, and Pei Jingchuan took Xu Qingyan and the others to sit at the seats belonging to their Duke's Mansion.
Because the Duke's Mansion had a high status, the seats were relatively close to the front. Next to them was the princess, opposite was the Eighth Prince, and the Third Prince sat in front of the Eighth Prince. The Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince, who was now in the limelight, sat in the most eye-catching positions besides the Emperor and the concubines.
At this moment, Pei Jinyu was thinking about the Eighth Prince that Xu Qingyan complained about last time. He would be in danger at this banquet, and she had been worried. Now, when she saw the Eighth Prince sitting opposite them, she was even more curious. What kind of danger would this be?
Therefore, Pei Jinyu couldn't help but want to ask Xu Qingyan, "Sister-in-law, you see, the one sitting opposite us is the Eighth Prince! The other princes are sitting in front of him, and he is at the end. This should be the first banquet he has attended since returning to Beijing. Do you think he will be nervous?"
Xu Qingyan found Pei Jinyu's inexplicable words very interesting. She smiled and said, "He is a prince, so naturally he won't be nervous. Don't you see that he is sitting there calmly?"
After Xu Qingyan finished speaking, she couldn't help but feel conflicted again: [This Eighth Prince is such a calm person! Even though it was his first time attending such a big event, his natural princely demeanor was unmatched by other princes. It's a pity that he is the most outstanding among all the princes of the Emperor, but he is going to be killed today... Oh! Should I remind the Eighth Prince? ]
Pei Jinyu, who was standing by, was extremely anxious after hearing this. She looked at Xu Qingyan eagerly, as if to say, "Sister-in-law, please continue talking! Why don't you talk anymore? Please talk, I am so anxious!"
Xu Qingyan glanced at the Eighth Prince opposite her again. At this time, the Eighth Prince also noticed her gaze, smiled at her, and nodded lightly.
Xu Qingyan looked at the Eighth Prince and thought: [The Eighth Prince is truly a gentleman, calm and composed. None of the princes present can compare to him. Alas... who would have thought that the Eighth Prince would drink that glass of poisoned wine and suddenly go crazy, and even tease and strip the palace maid naked on the spot! ]
After hearing what Xu Qingyan said, Pei Jinyu was so shocked that her mouth opened wide. She thought: What kind of poison is this that can make people do something irrational? If the Eighth Prince really did such a shameful thing in such an important occasion, it is conceivable how angry the emperor would be! Then, he, the Eighth Prince, would be completely out of favor, and I'm afraid the emperor would want to abolish him! No! The Eighth Prince saved her life, and she couldn't let such a thing happen to the Eighth Prince.
Therefore, Pei Jinyu's mind quickly turned, and when the banquet was about to begin, she took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet. I was fortunate to worship a famous teacher in the folk and learned a sword dance that combines the water sleeve dance with the Shaolin Temple's Kung Fu. As far as I know, no one in the capital can do this. I would like to present it to Your Majesty as a program at today's banquet. I hope Your Majesty will agree?"
"Oh? There is such a dance. This is the first time I've heard of it! Okay! I'm curious and want to take a look at it too. Okay!" Upon hearing this, the emperor touched his beard with interest and said.
When the Duke's wife and the others heard that Pei Jinyu was going to perform a dance, their brows immediately frowned in confusion. When did this girl start to wield a sword? When they wanted to dissuade Pei Jinyu, Pei Jinyu had already stood up and walked to the hall.
Xu Qingyan looked at Pei Jinyu with great interest, and couldn't help but be curious. She said aside: "My sister-in-law actually has such an amazing talent!"
Only, Pei Jingchuan, who was sitting next to him, had a deep look in his eyes. He knew that his sister must be thinking about helping the Eighth Prince. It seemed that he should think carefully about how to deal with the aftermath!
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