Chapter 66: A Show of Power (Part 2)
The horse actually stopped just like that, only three feet away from the carriage!
…
The whole long street was dead silent.
The ladies of various families got off the carriages one after another and watched the scene in shock.
Who could have thought that such a thing would happen in front of the eldest princess?
However, when they saw the woman in red sitting high on the horse, they all retracted their shocked expressions.
It turned out to be her. No wonder she was so brave...
The woman in red put away the whip in her hand, looked down at Ye Shixian, and said with a frown: "Hey, are you okay?"
Ye Shixian's hair was disheveled, with her carefully selected hairpins tangled in it. There were tears in her eyes and a look of shock on her face. She didn't look like she was okay at all.
But when she heard this, her heart trembled, and the questioning words that were originally stuck in her throat could not be uttered.
She struggled to get up from the ground. She didn't need to look up to know how many people's eyes were on her.
Ye Shixian was filled with shame and anger, and was extremely resentful.
She hadn't even entered yet and she had already made such a joke in front of the Princess's Mansion. She had completely lost face!
At this moment, a hand suddenly appeared beside her and supported her arm.
Ye Shixian turned her head and saw that Ye Chutang had gotten off the carriage at some point. She asked in a low voice with concern, "Shixian, how are you?"
Ye Shixian's face turned red and white.
She wanted to get rid of Ye Chutang immediately, but she absolutely couldn't do that in front of so many people.
In the end, I could only suppress my emotions, shake my head and force a smile.
"I-I'm fine, don't worry cousin."
She finally stood up, but without caring about anything else, she immediately knelt down and saluted towards the woman in red.
"Meet Princess Qinyang."
Ye Chutang's eyes moved slightly.
Sure enough, the only person who had such excellent riding skills and dared to ride a horse so unscrupulously in front of the Princess's Mansion was Princess Qinyang Li Yue.
Princess Qinyang's father was King Yannan, who guarded the southwest and had made great military achievements.
Princess Qinyang was his only daughter. She had been spoiled since childhood and had developed a fierce and outspoken personality.
Even the princesses and princes were quite polite in front of Princess Qinyang and did not dare to show off their royal power.
Anyone can see that Princess Qinyang definitely did it on purpose, but so what?
Ye Shixian didn't even dare to say a word of blame.
The woman in red rolled off the horse.
She is tall, wearing a red dress and black boots, her hair is simply tied up, and her eyebrows and eyes are bright and bold.
You can tell at first glance that he was brought up in a spoiled state.
A few servants behind hurriedly caught up.
"Princess! Princess, you——"
Princess Qinyang casually threw the whip in her hand over and said: "This horse is frightened, take it back and teach it a lesson."
The servant hurriedly caught the whip and responded repeatedly: "Yes!"
Princess Qinyang then looked at Ye Shixian again, stepped forward and asked, "Are you really okay? I think we should go to the clinic to check it out? Don't let anything happen later and then say it's because of me."
How is this possible!
I have waited until this day with great difficulty. If I leave, it will all be in vain!
Ye Shixian held back her tears and forced a smile: "Thank you, Princess Qinyang, for your concern. I am really fine."
Princess Qinyang raised her eyebrows, not at all surprised by her answer.
She shrugged.
"Okay. Since you said it's okay, then don't go. Xiao Jiang, send a gift to the Ye family later as an apology to Miss Ye."
The servant following behind her immediately responded.
The smile on Ye Shixian's lips was almost gone.
Princess Qinyang had disliked her for a long time, and this time she went too far, giving her a real show of power in public!
How could she still hold her head high among the noble ladies in the capital...
Princess Qinyang was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly she caught a glimpse of Ye Chutang standing next to Ye Shixian. She stopped and looked her up and down.
Even if ordinary people were curious, they would not be so straightforward and presumptuous, but Princess Qinyang was obviously not an ordinary person.
She asked, "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Ye Chutang lowered his eyelids and was about to reply when Princess Qinyang suddenly remembered something: "Oh! I see! You are the second Miss Ye who just returned from the Ye family, right?"
It seems that the news of their return has indeed spread throughout the capital.
Ye Chutang nodded slightly: "Your servant Ye Chutang greets Princess Qinyang."
Princess Qinyang glanced at the two of them and sneered:
"Cousin, Ye Shixian doesn't look much like you... I thought she had lived in your house for a few years, and she must have looked more and more like you!"
Anyone can hear the sarcasm in these words.
Someone next to him burst out laughing.
Although the laughter was quickly stopped, Ye Shixian still felt as if she had been slapped in public, and her face was burning with pain.
The Ye family’s affairs are no secret.
In the past, everyone thought that Ye Zheng's family was all dead. As Ye Heng's younger brother, he handled their funeral affairs and moved into their house. There was nothing wrong with that, and it was not up to others to comment.
But it’s different now—Ye Chutang and his siblings are back!
Everyone knows that the two Ye family families are now living together, and Ye Heng's family has no plans to move out. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell what they are thinking.
But this is someone else's family affair after all. Besides, Ye Chutang and her siblings have no parents and no one to rely on, while Ye Heng has just been promoted to Shaoqing of Dali Temple and has a bright future.
Comparing the two, naturally no one would be so tactless as to come up and cause trouble.
However, Princess Qinyang was the exception.
She would never take a mere fourth-rank official seriously. Moreover, she had disliked Ye Shixian for a long time, and today she had made up her mind to humiliate her in public!
Ye Chutang raised his eyebrows slightly, and found this Princess Qinyang quite interesting.
"Princess Qinyang is joking. Shixian and I have different fathers and mothers, so naturally we look different."
"Ah, yes!"
Princess Qinyang suddenly realized,
"She should look like her mother! Or, she should look like her brother! Oh, by the way, your mother didn't come with you today?"
Ye Shixian bit her lip secretly, feeling extremely annoyed.
Many people knew that her mother had an accident at the banquet a few days ago, and Princess Qinyang clearly said this on purpose!
However, she could only suppress her humiliation and whispered, "My mother was ill, so she didn't come."
Princess Qinyang waved her hand.
"Forget it, the princess is still waiting in the mansion. We can't keep her waiting for too long. Let's go!"
As she spoke, she walked straight into the house.
The other noble ladies looked at each other, and finally followed suit.
No one came over to greet Ye Shixian.
Ye Shixian stood there, while Shaoyao helped her tidy up her clothes and headdress, complaining in a low voice: "Princess Qinyang is really something! She bullied you like this, I wonder how distressed Master Murong will be when he finds out -"
Ye Shixian frowned slightly and interrupted her: "Peony."
Shaoyao was unwilling to keep silent.
Ye Chutang narrowed his eyes slightly.
Murong?
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
