This tavern is bustling with people coming and going!
Fu Tong'er glanced at Qiao'er. Qiao'er said quickly, "My lady...my princess doesn't like such noise. I think the private room upstairs will be fine."
Upon hearing this, the waiter waved his hands and said, "That won't do. Minister Jiang is hosting a banquet for the Prince Regent today, and the entire place is booked. Princess Hui can't go. If the Prince Regent blames me, I can't afford it. How about changing seats?"
Regent? Fu Tong'er wondered, could it be the Ninth Master? So she asked, "Which Regent? Is it the Ninth Master?"
The waiter said, "Oh, which regent is this?... There are only a few now, and the only one is from Prince Chun's mansion. Yes, that's the Ninth Master. But he hasn't arrived yet. Minister Jiang is waiting upstairs. Princess, why don't you sit down with your maid? Minister Jiang is not someone you can easily mess with."
As he was speaking, a voice came from upstairs: "Let Princess Hui come up."
The waiter was startled at first, then he looked upstairs and said to Fu Tong'er and her maid Qiao'er, "Princess Hui, Minister Jiang has a bad temper. You should be more careful."
Fu Tong'er and the maid Qiao'er exchanged a glance, then went upstairs, holding up their skirts. As they reached the stairwell, they discovered that the private rooms above had been opened up and the screens had been removed.
The entire second floor is spacious and bright.
Looking out the window, you can see the entire moat at the foot of the capital city. Even though the river is frozen, it still has a unique sense of grandeur.
Just as he was about to step onto the stairs, two guards blocked his way.
Seeing this, Fu Tong'er frowned slightly and said loudly: "Since Minister Jiang doesn't want this princess to come here, why bother inviting us up." After that, she turned around and was about to go downstairs.
Fu Tong'er felt like she was being fooled.
Minister Jiang came chuckled from the south side of the second floor. Standing at the railing, he looked down and said, "Princess Hui has misunderstood. The servants are ignorant. Please let Princess Hui come up."
"yes--"
The guard retracted his sword and made room for Fu Tong'er and Qiao'er.
After Fu Tong'er went up, she saw that half of the spacious ground floor was occupied by Minister Jiang's guards, maids, eunuchs, and attendants.
Half of the upper seats were left vacant.
This scene probably requires help from the Regent.
Fu Tong'er looked at the seating arrangement and guessed where Jiu Ye would be sitting. She then led Qiao'er over and sat beside him.
When Minister Jiang saw her, he was startled at first, then he came over with a smile and sat down diagonally opposite her. He said, "Princess Hui is so honored that she even got to sit in that seat?"
Fu Tong'er said, "Minister Jiang asked me to come up here just to tease me, didn't he?"
Minister Jiang said with a smile: "I dare not. I heard that Princess Hui was not favored by His Royal Highness, but she was born with a beauty as beautiful as an angel. Jiang, haha, after seeing her today, it is true that her reputation is well-deserved. Oh, no, she is more beautiful than a fairy. If His Royal Highness does not love Princess Hui, why not -"
"How dare you! Who the hell are you! How dare you treat my young lady so disrespectfully? No matter how worthless my young lady is, she is still the Princess of Hui. If you continue to talk nonsense and His Royal Highness the Prince of Hui gets to know, I will make you beat your dog head." Qiao'er pointed at Minister Jiang's chubby old face and cursed.
Minister Jiang was scolded and felt embarrassed, but he couldn't turn the table over. After all, he was holding a banquet today to ask the Regent for a favor. If he turned the table over, his official career would probably be over.
If you don’t handle it well, you will suffer in the future.
So he said: "Come here!"
"exist…"
"Slap this girl in the mouth!"
“Hey!”
When Fu Tong'er heard this, she angrily shouted, "Who dares!"
As he spoke, he protected Qiao'er behind him and instantly pulled out a whip from his waist. This whip was given to her by her brother Fu Lei when she was three years old.
It was not until this moment that Fu Tong'er remembered how kind her brother was to her when she was a child. At that time, her brother always bullied her and told her to get up before dawn to practice martial arts, but Fu Tong'er had no interest in martial arts at all.
Fu Lei taught her to practice Qinggong, walking on poles and horse stance, and said that girls should also learn some self-defense and should not always stay in the study to read.
Fu Tong'er hugged Fu Lei's arm and said coquettishly: "Brother, as long as you protect Tong'er, Tong'er will not be in danger."
If Fu Lei got angry and scolded or yelled at her, she would just burst into tears.
Every time this happened, Dad would come over with a stick and say, "You little bastard, are you bullying your sister again?"
Despite this, as an older brother, Fu Lei still loves Fu Tong'er very much.
At this moment, Fu Tong'er finally realized that her brother was really doing this for her own good. Although she had a whip in her hand, she didn't know any martial arts skills, not even light skills!
"Brother, Tong'er was wrong..." Fu Tong'er lamented in her heart. Despite this, she still had to show her strength. "Don't come over! Otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless with the whip..."
Minister Jiang waved his finger and said, "Go, hold Princess Hui down for me!"
“Hey!”
Two guards came over quickly and took away Fu Tong'er's whip...
Two more people came and pulled Qiao'er away. Just as they were about to slap her, Fu Tong'er said, "You're not afraid of King Hui, but are you not afraid of Master Jiu?"
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