...
Time seemed to stand still. Jiang Shuwan didn't know how much time had passed, but she felt that the atmosphere in the hall was strange and suffocating.
Just when she thought the stalemate would continue, Li Chengyun threw the peony paper fan in his hand aside.
The man slowly rolled up his sleeves, revealing his fair and strong arms. His movements were stiff, as if every subtle action required great restraint.
Then, he bent down slightly, knelt on one knee, and lowered his head to put his hand into the disgusting puddle of leftover food and alcohol.
...
Time passed by, second by second, feeling as long as an eternity.
Finally, he found the jade pendant that Guo Yaqin had thrown in.
It was a very ordinary jade pendant, of average quality and color.
Li Chengyun silently stood up, raising the hand that was holding the jade pendant. He did not hand the stained jade pendant to Guo Yaqin.
Li Chengyun took a piece of silk and, using the water brought by a palace maid, carefully wiped the jade pendant clean before handing it to Guo Yaqin.
"Here you are, my sister-in-law."
At this moment, his gaze was calm, and his tone was steady.
Jiang Shuwan: "..."
Jiang Shuwan was somewhat surprised by his good temper, but also felt a little annoyed.
I thought to myself, "Where's your usual temper? You're never this gentle with me, but you're so obedient with Guo Yaqin..."
"Thank you, Fourth Brother... Oh dear, I'm sorry, I dropped it again. I'll trouble you one more time, Fourth Brother."
Guo Yaqin's voice suddenly rang out.
Jiang Shuwan turned her head to look and found that the jade pendant in Guo Yaqin's hand had fallen back again. This time, the splashed soup from the falling jade pendant even hit Li Chengyun's clothes.
A lifetime of fine clothes and fine garments, ruined just like that, stained with the smell of wine and food juices, utterly filthy.
Guo Yaqin was still putting on an act.
Li Chengyun stood still, backlit, so Jiang Shuwan couldn't see his expression. She thought that if Li Chengyun were to act according to his temperament, he would probably just turn around and leave.
This person is so arrogant...
This man is destined to be the number one mad king of the future Great Jing, how could he be controlled by Guo Yaqin?
Guo Yaqin is really something. If she knew that this person would later slaughter almost the entire royal family, she would definitely regret what she did today...
However.
Just as she was thinking this, she saw Li Chengyun slowly bend down again. The man knelt on one knee on the ground, his right hand, which was not yet clean, reaching into the dirty, messy residue again.
...
That moment.
Jiang Shuwan felt an indescribable sadness. In fact, she knew that even if this person didn't have a reason for leaving, he was definitely pretending to be an incompetent fourth prince.
However.
At this moment, she still thought of the man who sang on stage, the man who removed his makeup in front of the dressing table. When the door was opened, the man in a black robe sat in the shadows, and as the light and shadow moved, his handsome face was revealed.
He was like a beautiful venomous snake, swimming towards the sunlight and towards her.
Although his ruthlessness had not yet been revealed to the public, she knew it; she knew how vicious this person was, not to mention her past life.
In this lifetime alone, she witnessed him leading his men to ambush and kill her twice: once in the peach blossom forest of Pingzhou and once at Shili Slope on the outskirts of the capital.
It's ridiculous to pity someone like him.
But at this moment, at this second, a surge of anger rose in Jiang Shuwan's heart.
Li Chengyun made great contributions to the Great Jing Dynasty. Not to mention his daily border defense, he was the one who made the greatest contribution in the battle in the north.
This kind of person!
They can be killed but not humiliated!
"bump--"
Jiang Shuwan stood up and kicked over the seat in front of her. Not only the cups, plates, and wine, but even the low table rolled several times on the ground, almost hitting the Imperial Noble Consort.
The Imperial Noble Consort quickly dodged aside, while Guo Yaqin and Crown Princess Ye Jingyi stared at her in astonishment.
Even Li Chengyun, who was kneeling on one knee, stood up and looked at Jiang Shuwan with a puzzled expression.
Jiang Shuwan knew that when he was being targeted by the Imperial Noble Consort and Guo Yaqin, he sat and drank without saying a word.
Jiang Shuwan is someone who never meddles in other people's business.
Their relationship wasn't good enough for Jiang Shuwan to break her principles...
Staring at Jiang Shuwan, Li Chengyun was puzzled, wondering what she wanted to do.
Jiang Shuwan also noticed Li Chengyun's gaze upon her.
"What a disgrace! He's so arrogant in front of me, I'm forced to watch even when I don't want to, but he turns into a coward when it comes to Guo Yaqin..."
"waste!"
While inwardly cursing, Jiang Shuwan stared at Li Chengyun's beautiful and innocent face, feeling very annoyed.
so.
She kicked Li Chengyun's leg hard with her second kick.
Li Chengyun: "..."
Suddenly kicked by her, Li Chengyun stumbled. When he regained his balance, he stared at the girl's delicate footprints on his calf and began to question his existence.
Did he get kicked?
The palace maids serving in the hall, as well as the noblewomen from both inside and outside the palace, were all stunned.
They might despise Li Chengyun, but none of them dared to lay a hand on him...
After all, they are of royal blood!
Even the Imperial Noble Lady was merely using the opportunity to humiliate Li Chengyun and thus dampen the Crown Prince's arrogance.
She wouldn't dare to actually hit someone, especially in front of so many people!
"..."
"..."
Everyone in the hall was stunned.
Everyone was stunned and didn't react.
The Fourth Prince was kicked?
Immediately, the same thought flashed through everyone's mind: "He won't suddenly attack and kill someone, will he?"
Thinking of Li Chengyun's personality, everyone took a step back in an instant.
If Jiang Shuwan knew what they were thinking, she probably wouldn't be able to stand it.
You can't afford to offend them, but you still want to offend them...
So you just want to play, huh...
"Let me see what kind of jade pendant His Majesty bestowed upon us, that Princess You is so careless, failing to hold it again and again..."
With a cold smile, Jiang Shuwan walked up to Guo Yaqin. Faced with her gaze, Guo Yaqin was momentarily unable to look her in the eye.
Seeing Guo Yaqin turn her head away, Jiang Shuwan chuckled and gave a look to the head female official behind the Imperial Noble Consort, "Why don't you fish her out and take a look?"
"Princess...this servant...this servant..."
The head lady-in-waiting's voice trembled as she dared not answer. Her body was bowed respectfully and cautiously. She naturally dared not offend Jiang Shuwan, but without the Imperial Noble Consort's order, she dared not...
"Or rather, do you want me to go and retrieve it myself?" Jiang Shuwan said, staring at the Imperial Noble Consort as she squeezed out each word from her lips.
The moment she finished speaking, everyone in the room changed their expressions.
"Is the county princess protecting the Fourth Prince?"
The Imperial Noble Consort's expression changed as she realized that Jiang Shuwan was intentionally protecting Li Chengyun. The Imperial Noble Consort clenched the handkerchief in her hand.
With a heart full of turmoil and deep thought, the Imperial Noble Consort stared intently at Jiang Shuwan, hoping to use her own imposing presence to make Jiang Shuwan back down.
Jiang Shuwan was not afraid of her at all. She had seen many people more powerful than the Imperial Noble Consort. Would she be scared off by her gaze?
Staring at the Imperial Noble Consort, Jiang Shuwan looked at her defiantly, showing no sign of backing down.
Imperial Noble Consort: "..."
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