Chapter 245: Decent People
If the eldest prince was just joking before, he was really angry after being scolded by Chu Ci.
His face instantly darkened as black as ink, and he said sinisterly, "Madam Fan, you're truly sharp-tongued! I only casually asked, and yet you've provoked such a vehement attack. Do you truly believe I can do nothing about you?"
Chu Ci: He's really used to being so high and mighty, allowing him to trample on other people's boundaries at will. I just said a few words back, and then his arrogant and self-righteous face came out.
With a cold snort and a roll of his eyes, Chu Ci put on a reckless attitude and raised his eyebrows and said, "How do you want to deal with me, Your Highness the King of Shu? I will take it."
The eldest prince originally just wanted to scare Chu Ci, so that she would give up and restrain herself.
But now that Chu Ci did this, the situation was reversed in an instant, and he became the one who was in a difficult situation and couldn't get off the stage.
Seeing Fan Jingrui's touched expression, he became even more furious. He simply turned his ire on Fan Jingrui and sternly said, "Fan Jingrui, is this the rule of your Fan family? You allow your wife to be so rude and presumptuous. Aren't you afraid that this will give people a chance to criticize you and ruin the Fan family's reputation?"
If this happened before the exile, the eldest prince's trick would have worked every time.
At that time, Fan Jingrui's heart and eyes were full of the glory and rules of the Fan family. He would definitely be frightened by the pressure from the eldest prince and would immediately restrain himself.
Unfortunately, the current Fan Jingrui is no longer the pedantic and rigid Fan Jingrui who lived only for the Fan family.
His eyes were firm and fearless as he said frankly, "Your Highness, the King of Shu, I am henpecked."
After hearing what Fan Jingrui said, the eldest prince was almost angry to death. His face turned red and his throat seemed to be blocked by something. He couldn't speak for a long time, as if he was about to be choked to death by Fan Jingrui's words.
The Fifth Prince was filled with admiration, his eyes sparkling with appreciation. Without hesitation, he gave Fan Jingrui a thumbs-up and said excitedly, "Brother Fan, you are truly amazing. Besides the Second Prince, I'm afraid you are the only one who dares to say that in front of the Emperor."
"I admire you so much! I'm really impressed!"
Upon seeing this, the eldest prince's face instantly turned ashen and gloomy, as if water could drip out of it. His expression was extremely ugly.
But he knew better than anyone that under the current situation, he could threaten Fan Jingrui appropriately, but as for Chu Ci, as long as her value existed, he could not do anything to her easily.
What's more, there is a fifth prince who is openly supporting them behind the scenes.
Although the Purple-Robed Envoy is away for the time being, his intention to protect Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui is obvious. If he were to force his way into trouble, the consequences would definitely not be what he wants to see.
Thinking of this, even though the eldest prince was extremely unwilling and angry, he could only suppress his anger, snorted coldly, shook his sleeves, turned around and left angrily.
After this incident, Chu Ci thought that even if the eldest prince did not draw a clear line between themselves and them, he would at least stay quiet for a while.
But Chuci is obviously too simple.
At dinner time, when everyone was sitting around the table to eat, the eldest prince greeted Chu Ci with a smile on his face, as if the previous unpleasantness had never happened. It seemed as if the conflict in the morning was just a vague dream.
The Fifth Prince and Fan Jingrui were not surprised at this. They seemed to have expected this situation and naturally resumed their previous way of getting along, as if nothing had changed.
Chu Ci felt quite uncomfortable, but he could only shake his head helplessly and sighed quietly: [Well, we are all decent people.]
Thinking of this, Chu Ci couldn't help but laugh at himself, thinking that he had taken the Ah Q spirit to the extreme.
She pondered silently in her heart: If it were in her previous life, what would I do when faced with such a situation?
But after racking my brains for a long time, I just couldn't remember it.
Perhaps I was very different from who I am now in my previous life, or perhaps time has passed too long and those memories have become blurred.
Thinking of this, Chu Ci's heart suddenly became uncomfortable, as if it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand. "I'm full, you guys continue."
She hurriedly said this and returned to her room with hurried steps, as if she was running away from something.
However, this is often the case, life is always full of surprises and helplessness.
Sometimes, she was not given even the slightest chance to relieve her emotions, as if fate was deliberately playing a trick on her, not allowing her a moment's respite or peace.
Just when Chu Ci had just stepped into the room and had not yet had time to calm down the turmoil in his heart.
Zhang Pingping's rapid knocks on the door suddenly rang out, "Knock knock knock", the sound came one after another, like dense drum beats, constantly hitting Chu Ci's eardrums, making her already troubled heart even more anxious.
But reason told her that Zhang Pingping must have something urgent to tell her when she came here at this time.
Chu Ci could only suppress the discomfort in his heart, took a deep breath, tried to adjust his emotions, and slowly opened the door.
"Sister Chu, this is so scary, so scary." Zhang Pingping threw herself into Chu Ci's arms, her voice trembling and sobbing. "Sister Chu, can you sleep with me tonight? I'm really scared to be alone."
Chu Ci immediately understood Zhang Pingping's purpose and immediately cooperated, "Pingping, are you having a nightmare?"
She patted Zhang Pingping's back gently, trying to comfort her.
Zhang Pingping did not answer, but nodded gently in Chu Ci's arms, her body still trembling slightly. Like a frightened deer, she snuggled up to Chu Ci, seeking warmth and shelter.
Chu Ci seemed to be particularly concerned about the little sister in his arms.
So she directly instructed her personal maid, "Jiang Li, go to the restaurant quickly and tell your husband that I'm going to Pingping's place to accompany her tonight and won't be back. Don't forget to pass on the message, go and come back quickly."
"Yes." Jiang Li agreed and hurried away.
On the other side, Chu Ci pretended to be helping Zhang Pingping back, but in reality, he was saying, "Your father coming over tonight won't attract the attention of those people, right?"
Chu Pingping didn't look scared at all. She blinked her eyes and said with a firm face, "No, my mother is the only one who watches over my father when he sleeps. Even the housekeeper is not allowed to get close. This has always been the rule in our family, and there will be no exceptions."
Chu Ci nodded slightly and chuckled, "I see. It seems your parents have a deep bond, and this rule is full of respect for their friendship."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Pingping just smiled bitterly, with a hint of helplessness and loneliness in her expression: "No, mother is just a shield on the surface."
"Secretly, my father has no shortage of guards around him for twelve hours. Those guards are secretly protecting him and dare not let their guard down for even a moment."
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