Gu Jiangli sat at the table to the side, watching this farce unfold.
She was quite satisfied with Liu Baoxuan's reaction.
But the only thing I wasn't satisfied with was that he didn't do much physical work.
But how can we escalate the conflict without taking action?
Just as Gu Jiangli was thinking this, Princess Jinghe's vicious gaze fell on him.
Princess Jinghe turned her head and saw Gu Jiangli's smiling face. Then she saw Xie Shiyan sitting next to Gu Jiangli.
The two were inseparable.
This made the anger in her eyes even harder to contain.
But Liu Baoxuan was throwing a tantrum on the side.
"Don't think you can act recklessly just because you're a princess! Once you marry me, you're a member of the Liu family! My sister is your sister too! How dare you disrespect her!"
Princess Jinghe did not tolerate the noisy noise.
She slapped him hard across the face, causing Liu Baoxuan to stagger and fall to the ground.
This caused all the guests to widen their eyes in surprise, and they all stood up to watch this farce.
"You scoundrel! If you dare to be arrogant in front of me again, I'll have your head chopped off right now! What Liu family? You dare to challenge me, my princess, and spout nonsense!"
Liu Baoxuan was somewhat disoriented after being slapped.
Liu rushed over and tried to help him up from the ground.
Liu Baoxuan turned his head and looked around. All the guests were covering their mouths, watching him make a fool of himself.
Only Gu Jiangli looked at him with a slightly worried expression and asked with concern:
"Oh dear, Your Highness, are you alright? The princess is a woman, she probably didn't hit you too hard. If you're alright, get up quickly, don't let your elders worry about you."
Liu Baoxuan was taken aback.
Hearing these unexpected words of comfort, everyone turned their attention back to Gu Jiangli and scrutinized him closely.
No one understood why Xie Shiyan's wife would speak out at this time.
This attempt at consolation was thankless and exhausting.
With so many elders from the Xie family present, there was absolutely no need for her to step forward and act as the mediator.
Others didn't understand Gu Jiangli's intentions, but Liu Baoxuan understood them perfectly.
The words "The princess responds to force but not to gentleness" struck Liu Baoxuan like a heavy hammer on the back of the head.
The princess only likes to use force, and now it seems that's indeed the case!
He sprang to his feet in a single movement.
The princess's unforgiving mouth continued to point and hurl insults.
"You know what you've done, and you also know why I married Liu Baoxuan. If you hadn't used such despicable means, would I, this princess, have stooped to marry you?"
"The Liu family? They're a family that even a dog wouldn't give a second glance to!"
Even if I marry you, I will still be a princess. You want me to be like your sister, meek and subservient? Keep dreaming!
He didn't want to hear any more insults.
Liu Baoxuan strode up to Princess Jinghe.
He grabbed the princess's finger that was pointing at his nose and said, "If you say another word, I'll get rough with you!"
"You still dare to be impolite to me? Do you know what a serious crime it is to lay a hand on a member of the royal family? You dare to try and see what happens!"
Liu Baoxuan's fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
"Hmph, you incompetent stinking man, you think you can lay a hand on me? You wouldn't dare even if I gave you three hundred lives!"
Everyone saw Princess Jinghe's provocation. If he backed down, he would neither gain the princess's complete respect nor become a laughingstock, making others think he was just a stubborn man who only knew how to talk big.
After a simple internal struggle.
Liu Baoxuan raised his hand high and, in front of everyone, delivered a heavy slap to Princess Jinghe's face.
"Smack—!"
Inside the main room, a tacit gasp of cold air emanated from the room.
The princess's head was knocked to the side, but because Liu Baoxuan was still holding her hand tightly, she only swayed slightly and did not fall to the ground.
But the phoenix crown on her head fell directly to the ground.
Five bright red finger marks instantly appeared on her fair face.
This scene was absolutely spectacular and breathtaking.
Gu Jiangli almost stood up and led the applause.
But she could only silently tug at Xie Shiyan's sleeve, suppressing a laugh.
Xie Shiyan glanced at her, his eyes asking, "Did you instigate this?"
Gu Jiangli couldn't deny it, so she answered him with a smile: "It was me who ordered it, isn't that impressive?"
Xie Shiyan responded with a smile, "Well done."
The two did not speak, but they communicated tacitly with their eyes.
Gu Jiangli raised an eyebrow at Xie Shiyan in the direction of Liu Shi and General Xie, indicating, "Their good days are over."
Xie Shiyan smiled but remained silent.
Liu's face turned deathly pale; she was on the verge of fainting.
General Xie also gaped, unable to believe what he was seeing.
"Liu Baoxuan... what are you doing?" General Xie asked, trembling, a question he already knew the answer to.
Liu Baoxuan stared blankly at his hands.
There was some redness and some numbness there.
The princess before him had completely lost her previous fierceness and was staring at him blankly.
It really...worked?
He suddenly released Princess Jinghe's hand.
Only then did Liu come to her senses. She rushed forward and knelt down with tears streaming down her face.
"Princess...he didn't mean it. He was just angry and that's why he did that. Please don't hold it against him."
Princess Jinghe seemed stunned by the blow, standing there without saying a word, just staring at Liu Baoxuan with an incredulous look.
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