Sun Huohuo wanted to ask if they could fight after he finished eating his chicken leg, but coincidentally, he suddenly noticed Guan Guan's gaze.
I can't afford to mess things up at this crucial moment; I can't let Guan Guan look down on me!
"Fine, let's fight then! Who's afraid of who?!"
Just as Xi Jing drew a dagger from his sleeve, the Imperial Guards were already slowly approaching him.
A member of a minister's family asked, "Does the King of Western Chu and Lord Sun have some personal grudge?"
Upon hearing this, the Imperial Guards stopped in their tracks and observed for a while; it truly seemed like a personal grudge.
Seeing that Xi Jing posed no threat to Yun Beiye and Yun Duoduo, Xiao Jinyu waved his hand, signaling them to stand by and not interfere.
Xi Jing acted quickly, swinging his dagger down as Sun Huohuo stood up and picked up his axe.
Sun Huohuo exclaimed in surprise and quickly turned around and ducked to avoid it.
"You're supposed to be a king, and I, Sun Huohuo, have no grudge against you. Why are you so ruthless?!"
The two were making a lot of noise while they were playing around. Ah Xiang noticed the commotion and nudged Yun Duoduo's shoulder. "Princess, they're fighting over there."
Yun Duo had drunk a bit too much hibiscus and osmanthus wine, and she was in a bad mood tonight because Jin Jinzhi wasn't there.
They say you can drown your sorrows in alcohol, and she couldn't resist drinking more than she could. After finishing her own drink, she turned around and went to get someone else's.
Listening to Ah Xiang's words, she looked in the direction Ah Xiang was pointing, and after a while, her eyes finally focused.
"Oh dear, it really is, it's hit."
"Why is that crazy guy Xi Jing fighting with Sun Huohuo? Is it to spar?"
Yun Duoduo shook her head; she felt extremely dizzy.
Help! Why am I so dizzy?
"Never mind, Sun Huohuo is a tough guy, and besides, he said that assassins and killers have been chasing him recently. His martial arts skills have improved rapidly recently, so he can handle it. Don't worry."
As she was talking, Yun Duoduo suddenly fell to the ground, and Ah Xiang quickly caught her.
Xi Jing and Sun Huohuo were still fighting loudly on the side, and Guan Guan, who was sitting with Grand Secretary Guan, couldn't stand it anymore.
She could see that Sun Huohuo was finding it increasingly difficult to parry and dodge. If the fight continued like this, Sun Huohuo would definitely be seriously injured, and there was no guarantee that he wouldn't break his arm or leg.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please stop!"
"What has Huo Huo done to offend Your Majesty? Why don't we sit down and talk things over to clear up the misunderstanding!"
Grand Secretary Guan was quite surprised to see his granddaughter running away without regard for anything. Guan Guan was always a steady and obedient person, so for her to plead for mercy in front of everyone must mean she was very anxious.
As soon as Sun Huohuo saw Guan Guan arrive, she quickly led Xi Jing to the other side, fearing that she might accidentally hurt Xi Jing again with a real knife and axe.
"Guan Guan, get out of the way! It's dangerous here!" Sun Huohuo still called her Guan Guan, just like when they were little.
Xi Jing was having a great time, and he was even more pleased to see that Yun Duoduo's childhood sweetheart was about to be defeated by him.
But at this moment, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Who is this woman?!
The little one's childhood sweetheart seems to care quite a bit about her.
[This fickle guy has captured Yun Duoduo's heart, and he's also flirting with other women?!]
Thinking of this, Xi Jing became even angrier and attacked Sun Huohuo more fiercely, seemingly to vent her anger for Yun Duoduo.
...
After the banquet, the ministers dispersed.
When they left, Xi Jing and Sun Huohuo were still fighting, showing no sign of stopping.
They were all speculating about how Minister of War Sun Ren and his son Sun Huohuo had offended the King of Western Chu.
If the King of Western Chu wanted to avenge the soldiers who died on the battlefield because of the war, shouldn't he have sought revenge on Jin Jinzhi?
"Sigh, I really don't understand."
"I hope nothing bad happens to Lord Sun."
"You're right, Lord Sun. If he hadn't left early, he wouldn't have had such a difficult time."
"That's not true. Based on my understanding of Lord Sun, even if Sun Ren were present, he wouldn't help his son!"
"Hmm, what you said makes sense."
...
Ah Xiang also helped Yun Duoduo back to Fu Shuang Palace.
Tonight, everyone ate and drank to their heart's content. The young ladies of the capital city also took the opportunity of her coming-of-age ceremony to exchange glances and flirt with each other.
The palace maids and eunuchs in Fushuang Palace also had a day of free time. On this day, they wore their favorite clothes to see the people they liked.
The air in the entire Fu Shuang Temple seemed to be filled with a sweet smell.
However, Yun Duoduo wasn't very happy because she didn't see the person she cared about at her coming-of-age ceremony.
She had been waiting ever since she entered Anqing Palace, but the person she was waiting for never appeared.
Yun Duoduo's head was spinning, but the cold wind blowing in through the window cleared her head a little.
[Brother Jinzhi, are you still in Jiangning?]
I wonder how Sumire-nii-san is doing now.
【Brother Jinzhi, Duoduo misses you so much…】
From the moment she met Jin Jinzhi, every year, on every important day, Jin Jinzhi would give her a gift, without fail.
Even when Jin Jin was far away in the northern frontier, he would find ways to send her gifts in advance through various means, and he would also put a handwritten letter in each gift box.
She had become accustomed to these kindnesses and gentleness, and thus accepted them all as a matter of course.
But when all of this suddenly disappeared, she realized that perhaps she should never have had it in the first place.
Yun Duoduo had a headache from thinking. She wondered if it was because she had reached an age where she was prone to overthinking that her mind was in such turmoil.
Seeing that Yun Duoduo was in low spirits, Ah Xiang assumed that she was just tired, so she quickly helped her bathe and change clothes.
After taking a shower and changing into clean pajamas, Yun Duoduo lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
"You all go to sleep, you don't need to stay here and guard. I want to be alone for a while."
Yun Duoduo's voice was muffled. The palace maids responded and blew out the candles in the bedchamber before dispersing.
Yun Duoduo was the only one left in the bedroom, lying on the bed in a daze.
I'm very sleepy and my head is spinning, but I can't fall asleep.
Suddenly, Yun Duoduo noticed a figure moving outside the window. Holding a dagger, she stepped through the window, pushed it open abruptly, and held the dagger to the person's neck.
Although she had been drinking and her senses hadn't fully returned, the martial arts she had practiced since childhood wouldn't let her down. Her muscle memory was still there, and the whole sequence of movements was very smooth. By the time the person outside the window reacted, the dagger was already at his neck.
"It's me."
"Sumire's brother?"
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