"Not caring? How could I not care?"
Kaya's voice rose involuntarily, her face filled with disbelief.
She was the most favored princess of Xiteng. How could the Beiyan royal family not give her an explanation after she was beaten in public?
More importantly, she was sent for a political marriage and would become the Crown Prince's consort. To the Crown Prince, she was one of his own, so how could he not help her?
The official was also furious, saying, "We from Xiteng have come here with the utmost sincerity, and we absolutely cannot allow the Northern Yan gang to look down on us! If the Crown Prince of Northern Yan does not give us an explanation by tomorrow, we will personally go to the Lu family and make that woman apologize to Her Highness the Princess!"
The implication is that if the Crown Prince doesn't make a decision, they will escalate the matter.
Hearing the official say that, Kaya's mood improved considerably. Yes, although Bei Yan didn't give her face, her motherland would definitely support her.
However, the actions of the Crown Prince of Beiyan still saddened her somewhat. After all, he was her future husband, yet he treated her so disrespectfully.
In Xiteng, there were many noble sons who wanted to marry her, so why is she so unwelcome in Beiyan?
She even began to doubt whether the people from Beiyan had something wrong with their eyes. Couldn't they see that she was very beautiful?
Speaking of beauty, He Jiuniang's overly bright face came to mind again.
She prided herself on her good looks, but she was still completely overshadowed by He Jiuniang, which made her very unhappy.
"Have someone investigate that bitch's background immediately. This princess will avenge her personally!"
"yes."
So far, not a single member of the Xiteng delegation has felt that their misbehavior on Beiyan's territory is unacceptable. They all act superior, believing that as guests, they should be treated with special consideration.
Furthermore, they sent their most beautiful princess to marry him, which shows great sincerity. The Crown Prince of Beiyan will definitely accept it. Then they will be related to Beiyan by marriage, and won't they be treated as honored guests?
The incident of He Jiuniang hitting someone caused quite a stir, and soon the news spread throughout the city.
Some people said He Jiuniang did a great job and that the Xiteng people deserved to be beaten, while others thought He Jiuniang was narrow-minded and that her way of treating guests was not commendable.
Lu Xiaoyang, who was always on the streets, couldn't care less about his business after hearing about this. He rushed home to find out what was going on.
At this moment, He Jiuniang had just returned from Jiang Ruoya's place and was drinking iced milk tea to cool off. When she saw Lu Xiaoyang rushing in, she waved him over to come and drink with her.
"Third Aunt, there are rumors that you beat up Princess Xiteng, is it true?"
Lu Xiaoyang was very anxious, with beads of sweat still on his forehead. He felt that although hitting people was his aunt's style, she wouldn't do such a thing. Maybe someone was framing him.
To everyone's surprise, He Jiuniang readily admitted, "Yes, she asked for it. She's a guest, and it would be a disservice if I didn't give her a good beating."
Lu Xiaoyang: ...
This is how "poor hospitality" is used?
Old Man Lu and Mrs. Sun, who were standing nearby, stopped fanning themselves and came over to ask, "Why did someone get into a fight? What happened? You didn't tell me when you came back! Are you hurt? Get up and let me see!"
As she spoke, Mrs. Sun snatched the milk tea from her hand and placed it on the table, intending to check if she was injured.
He Jiuniang grinned, not stopping Sun Shi, letting her pat her body to check her over, and then said, "I'm fine. Everyone says I hit someone, how could I be injured? Not a single hair is missing."
Before she could finish speaking, a slap landed on her. Sun bared her teeth and asked, "Then why did you hit someone for no reason? The other person is the princess of Xiteng. Are you asking for a beating? What if she uses her power to make things difficult for you later!"
Unlike before, He Jiuniang didn't stick to her guns out. She pouted and said aggrievedly, "But she bullied me. If I don't fight back, I'll be the one who gets beaten up, Ms. Sun."
"What? She started it? What exactly happened? The princess of Xiteng can't bully people like this!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun's heart immediately sided with He Jiu Niang.
Lu Xiaoyang recounted what she had overheard on the street.
Old Man Lu snorted coldly and said, "That Princess Xiteng really deserved to be beaten. How dare she steal someone's things and still think she's in the right?"
Madam Sun also said, "That's right, even a princess shouldn't be bullied like this! Send the third son home. I want to talk to him about this personally and have him find a way to get you out of this."
As for how much pressure Lu Baichuan needs to face, that's not her concern. At worst, he can just resign and go home to farm!
"There's no need to call him back. We'll find out at the morning court tomorrow. The ministers will definitely take the opportunity to impeach me."
He Jiuniang acted as if she were a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, and Sun Shi, unusually, didn't argue with her, and started talking about those officials who had impeached her.
"What are those officials thinking? They don't do any real work, all they do is talk nonsense all day long, and they're biased towards outsiders. They're so annoying!"
As she spoke, she paced back and forth: "Why don't we go to the palace and ask the Crown Princess to put in a good word for us?"
Sun was still worried that He Jiuniang would cause a big disaster. Her son being demoted or dismissed was a minor matter; what she feared was that He Jiuniang would be relentless and make her pay the price, which would be unpredictable.
Seeing that Madam Sun was anxious and upset about her situation, He Jiuniang could no longer keep up the act and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Mother, nothing will happen. I am in the right in this matter, and His Highness the Crown Prince will not be unreasonable. This is our Beiyan territory. Princess Xiteng is so arrogant, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely hold her accountable. So, the one who should be worried is Xiteng and her group, not me."
Sun was stunned for a moment. Seeing He Jiuniang's confident expression, she immediately realized that she had been fooled and wanted to slap her again.
That brat, he's so annoying!
Lu Xiaoyang was also relieved. It was good that nothing had happened. He had been so worried about her on the street.
"Then I'll get back to work."
After drinking a cup of iced milk tea and receiving He Jiuniang's guarantee, he felt great and thought he could run a few more streets!
As expected, the matter caused a stir in the court the next day. Fortunately, very few people spoke ill of He Jiuniang; they were mostly people who had previously had conflicts with the Lu family. Everyone else believed that He Jiuniang had not done anything wrong, only that her methods were somewhat extreme.
“Your Highness, Xiteng came here for a marriage alliance, clearly seeking a favor. Yet, the Xiteng people in the capital show no sign of asking for help. If it weren't for Madam Lu, ordinary people would have been bullied.”
"Indeed! They're so arrogant right under our noses; they probably look down on us behind our backs. A marriage alliance, indeed! In my humble opinion, we should reconsider this marriage alliance carefully!"
"We must get an explanation from Xiteng for this! Although we in Beiyan have never bullied anyone, we are not cowards who can be trampled on at will! The two kings of Xiteng, North and South, are fighting for the throne, and it is a time of great turmoil. We have already given them enough face by not taking advantage of their weakness!"
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