The capital city is bustling with people coming and going until midnight. It is a noisy and warm moment with dazzling fireworks.
They all looked up at the brilliant fireworks in the night sky, and returned home satisfied when the New Year arrived.
It’s just a new year, will everything go as we wish?
It’s the first day of the first lunar month and the sun is shining brightly.
But someone just wants to destroy this warm atmosphere...
Qi Ce was originally Prince Qiao's most favored disciple, and Prince Qiao even intended to pass on the Qiao Family Army to him. However, Qi Ce was a man of wicked ambition and ingratitude. He defected to the Prime Minister and helped the scoundrel Emperor stall for the attack on Dingzhou. This completely ruptured his relationship with Prince Qiao's Mansion.
Now favored by the dog emperor and the new master of Dingzhou, he no longer respected his former master. Near the end of the year, he was summoned back to the capital by the dog emperor to report on his work. But on the first day of the new year, he went to Prince Qiao's mansion and acted wildly.
Early in the morning, Qiao Si and the others were wishing Prince Qiao a happy new year when they heard the panicked voice of a servant outside the courtyard, saying that General Qi had broken in with his men.
After Qiao Si comforted Prince Qiao, he hurried over with his men. When Zhang You and the others arrived, they saw Qi Ce, dressed in a striking red, carrying seven or eight large boxes and surveying the palace.
"Tsk, after all these years, this palace is still so shabby. Hey, this pillar is so fragile that the paint has even fallen off." He waved his hand in disgust.
If Zhang You and the others once admired Qi Ce, now, it was naked disgust. First, he teamed up with outsiders to betray the prince and seize his military power. Now, he deliberately came to cause trouble, without any regard for friendship. What an ungrateful person.
The gate of the palace was not closed, and some people had noticed that Qi Ce had come with bad intentions, so they squatted at the door to watch the fun.
"What are you doing here?" Qiao Si said with a cold face, standing there wanting to chase him out, "You are not welcome here."
"What is this, Princess? After all, we have been friends for so many years. Am I not here to wish my master a happy new year?" Qi Ce pretended to bow and was very perfunctory.
Qiao Si looked disgusted and said, "No need, take your things and get out!"
Qi Ce seemed oblivious to the unwelcome tone in Qiao Si's words, and said with a smile, "If I leave, who will marry Second Miss Qiao? I know Master doesn't like me, and I want to please Master. Just after returning to Beijing to report on my work, I heard that Second Miss Qiao's engagement was broken off. At her age, it's probably difficult for her to find another marriage, right?"
I understand that Master is old, so I came here specifically to help Master solve his problem. I am kind enough to marry her as a concubine, which is also considered to fulfill Master's deep love for his daughter.
What he said sounded very righteous, but what he said was really infuriating.
Dongmei had disliked him for a long time. Now that she saw him making fun of the second young lady, she was so angry that she picked up the broom that the servant next to her was using to sweep fallen leaves and hit him.
"Bah! Who cares about you! The princess told you to get out! Do you think you can even dream of being the Second Young Lady? I'll beat you to death!" She raised the broom and hit Qi Ce hard. Qi Ce dodged in embarrassment, but finally got angry, grabbed the broom, broke it and threw it on the ground.
"Qiao Si! Keep your maidservant under control! I am a general appointed by His Majesty himself! If you do this again, I will not be polite!" He pointed at Qiao Si and made vicious threats.
"This is Prince Qiao's Mansion, you are not allowed to act so rudely! A girl from Prince Qiao's Mansion will never marry an ungrateful and ungrateful person like you, even if she lives a secluded life! Get out of here! If you don't, I will have someone kick you out!" Qiao Si glared back unwillingly. This is Prince Qiao's Mansion, there is no reason for him to be bullied in his own home!
"You dare!" Qi Ce didn't believe that he dared to do it. After all, he was an official appointed by the court. How could she dare to do it!
"Let's see if I dare." Qiao Si said, and picked up the long stick in the hand of the servant next to him and hit him.
Qi Ce didn't dare to attack her and could only hide in embarrassment. Qiao Si chased him out of the mansion.
The people watching the excitement outside were all a little excited.
This fight is so exciting to watch!
"Well done! Well done!"
"How dare this ungrateful person come to propose marriage?"
"What do you know? The second young lady of the Qiao family is already old, and her fiancé broke off the engagement. It's hard for such a person to find a home. What this person said is not wrong, and it can even solve her troubles!"
"What are you talking about! Is he a good man? No matter what, the Second Miss is still the daughter of Prince Qiao. How can she just casually become a concubine for a rough guy? And what's more, she's such a treacherous man!"
"That's right. Miss Ren Er didn't do anything wrong. Why would she marry such a man? It's not like all men in the world are extinct."
"Hey? What are you talking about? Who are you scolding?"
"Oh! Look! Look! The princess has thrown out all the betrothal gifts!"
"Oh, oh, oh! Let me see, what are these things? They are so shabby!"
After Qiao Si drove Qi Ce out of the house, he sent people to throw out all the boxes he had brought in. Some boxes were not fastened tightly, and after being thrown out, the contents were scattered all over the floor. They were all worthless things. I don't know who he was belittling?
Qiao Si stood at the door, looking down at him and sternly threatened the people outside: "Today, this princess is here to make the decision for Qiao Lanyin. She will never marry someone like you! For all those who want to cling to my Qiao Palace like you, this princess will not agree! Those of you who have such thoughts, please think carefully before you get a beating!"
Qi Ce, having not fought back, was severely beaten by Qiao Si, leaving the corner of his eye red and swollen from the blow. He gave Qiao Si a vicious look, saying, "You wait," and left with his men in disgrace.
His attendants hurriedly picked up the scattered items. Seeing Qi Ce leave without even turning back, they were panicked, afraid that Qiao Si would dislike them and send someone to beat them up again. They didn't have time to clean up carefully, so they picked up and threw them in and ran after him.
There were still some left on the ground, and those who came to watch the fun picked them up.
It’s a waste if you don’t want it.
It was a farce, and ended with Qi Ce leaving in disgrace.
However, they still underestimated his pettiness. Having been beaten in the morning, he knelt in front of the imperial study in the afternoon, begging the dog emperor to make a decision for him.
It was Qiao Duzhou's friend who told him about this. When he told her about it, Qiao Si was a little flustered. She didn't care about anything else and followed Qiao Duzhou into the palace to defend herself.
Zhang You and the others waited anxiously in the palace. Time passed by, and even when night fell, Qiao Si and Qiao San still did not emerge from the palace. Zhang You was extremely panicked. Qiao Si could not have been killed by the dog emperor...
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