Qi Yuxiao raised her eyebrows slightly, took a few steps closer, and lifted Wei Hanzhang's chin with the whip in her hand. She glanced at him with a contemptuous look, and gradually a cold look appeared in her eyes. She sneered, "As expected, she and Wei Hanyue are sisters. They have the same foxy appearance."
"Princess, be careful with your words!" Wei Hanshuang pulled her cousin's arm back and stood in front of her. She said coldly, "Today, we, the Wei Mansion, were invited to congratulate you on your coming of age, not to be humiliated."
"How can this be considered humiliation?" Qi Yuxiao covered her mouth and smiled strangely, saying, "Hasn't your Wei Hanyue experienced real humiliation?"
After she said this, the faces of everyone around her changed.
It had long been no secret in the capital that the fifth young lady of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was abducted and raped by several thieves last December. Even though there were many discussions behind closed doors, they were things that could only be done behind closed doors. How could they be brought up in front of the two younger sisters?
How deep is the grudge? Is it necessary to open up wounds like this?
The girls around had different expressions, some were worried about the two sisters, and some were gloating and watching the fun.
Being targeted to this point, Wei Hanzhang did not panic. She walked out from behind her cousin, looked at the arrogant and noble princess in front of her, and said softly: "May I ask how did I offend the princess to make you treat me so harshly?"
Seeing Wei Hanzhang's gentle voice and peaceful face, with even a slight smile on the corner of her lips, Qi Yuxiao, who had intended to humiliate her, felt that her deliberate harassment had not produced the desired effect, and immediately became angry and said, "I just don't like you, do I need to offend you?"
She swung the whip, hitting the long pillar beside Wei Hanzhang directly, creating a fierce gust of wind that swept towards Wei Hanzhang's face, leaving a faint red mark instantly, scaring the surrounding noble ladies into screaming.
Qi Yuxiao completely ignored the turmoil she had caused and shouted coldly at Wei Hanzhang: "Kneel down!"
She was a princess of the first rank appointed by the imperial court. According to the rules, she was qualified to make the noble ladies without imperial edicts perform the ritual of kneeling and bowing to her.
It would be fine if everyone bowed together, but asking only one person to kneel down was considered a humiliation.
Wei Hanzhang clenched her hands into fists. This was the first time in her two lifetimes that she was targeted in public like this. If she knelt down, she would become a laughing stock among the noble ladies and she would not be able to go out and make friends in the future.
Not only did she not kneel, but she stood straighter. Although they were both fifteen years old, Wei Hanzhang was half a head taller than Qi Yuxiao, and for a moment she seemed to be looking down on them.
After a few moments of confrontation, Wei Hanzhang's smile completely faded. He looked at the other person calmly and said, "A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. If I have offended the princess in any way, you can speak frankly and don't have to be malicious and make things difficult for me."
"A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated? Do you, Miss Wei, still have integrity?" Qi Yuxiao sneered and shouted, "I want to humiliate you! What dare you do?"
She raised her wrist high and was about to whip again when she heard several voices talking at the corner of the corridor. Several male guests were walking in that direction.
The leader was the eldest son of Duke Chen's Mansion. The people beside him were all sons of the various dukes' and marquises' mansions. Even Wei Yunshan was among them.
Seeing the scene here, those people were stunned for a moment, but did not stop.
Qi Yuxiao's expression froze slightly. No matter how unruly she was, she knew that she was the host in Duke Qi's Mansion and Wei Hanzhang was the guest. It would be unreasonable for the host to bully the guest no matter how you put it, and it was not appropriate to make the situation worse.
After hesitating for a few breaths, she reluctantly put down her hand and said coldly: "You are lucky today. If you see me next time, remember to stay away from me. Otherwise, I will whip you sooner or later!"
Wei Hanzhang pursed his lips and said nothing.
Qi Yuxiao stared at her face that had never panicked, and said with a little jealousy: "It's not yours, let it go as soon as possible, otherwise..."
Halfway through her threats, she retracted her whip and strode away.
It was clearly the first time he met this princess, but she treated him as if he had met his arch enemy, humiliating and threatening him.
Not long after Qi Yuxiao left, the young masters came closer. The two sides greeted each other, and everyone did not talk about what had just happened.
However, Wei Yunshan noticed that his two sisters looked unhappy, so he gave them a questioning look.
They were far away and only saw Qi Yuxiao waving the whip, but did not hear the conversation here.
Wei Hanshuang held her sister's arm. In front of so many people, even though he was her own brother, she shook her head and didn't want to say anything more.
"I feel a little tired." Wei Hanzhang couldn't stay in the Duke of Qi's mansion any longer. She said softly, "Sixth sister, please tell my mother. I'm going home first."
"I'll go back with you," She couldn't stay, so how could Wei Hanshuang stay either?
After asking Wei Yunshan to deliver the message, the two sisters were about to leave hand in hand. When they went down the last step, Wei Hanzhang, who was distracted, staggered and almost sprained her foot. Fortunately, someone held her elbow at the critical moment.
A deep male voice came from the side: "Girl, be careful."
It was the taciturn prince of Duke Chen, Chen Zishu.
Although he has not yet married at the age of twenty, he has already been appointed as the Minister of Dali Temple. He is definitely a rising star among the young men of aristocratic families in the capital, and the best candidate for son-in-law in the eyes of the ladies of each family.
This was the first time Wei Hanzhang had seen Prince Chen. He was indeed a man with handsome features and extraordinary bearing.
But none of this matters. What matters is his voice and these words, which make her feel strangely familiar.
Wei Hanzhang frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly realized something, remembering the last time at the entrance of the Music Bureau, she was pushed by Gu Yun and staggered, almost falling to the ground, and was helped up by someone in the same way.
At that time, the other party seemed to have said: "Miss, be careful." Seeing her doubtful expression, Chen Zixu handed her a delicate bottle and said, "You can use this for the wound on your face."
"..." Wei Hanzhang lowered his eyes and looked at the medicine in front of him, silent for a moment.
She had encountered many overtures since she was a child, so she was not unfamiliar with this. Her only thought at the moment was that it was a good thing that she was far away from the crowd, otherwise the lively atmosphere over there would be disturbed by the actions of this prince and would be quiet again.
She was calm, but Wei Hanshuang was shocked, and her pupils dilated slightly on her usually calm face.
Wei Hanzhang declined politely: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but please don't bother."
"The skin on my face is delicate, and ordinary ointments won't heal it in a short time, but this only takes two days."
Chen Zishu kept the medicine bottle in his hand, and smiled as he looked at her. He said softly, "If you are really afraid of owing me a favor, why not thank me again? I happened to be at the entrance of the Music Bureau, and I helped the girl, but I didn't even get a glance."
On the first day of PK2, the data is very cold, even colder than my heart...嘤嘤娰~~~ Even if it is cold, I still want to thank the book friend 'icy-封樰' for the 200 book coins reward~~~ A sip of hot milk tea in winter, warm~~ Dear children, please don't raise books, interact with them, and raise them again, otherwise this little seedling will be broken...
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