075. Violence

"Yuanyuan?" Liu Chicuo exclaimed in shock, "What's going on? Someone, put her down quickly!"

"Wait a minute."

Yun Chu stepped out and stood in front of them, saying politely, "I heard that this place was prepared for Marquis Dingbei to take a rest. This woman is disheveled, sneaky, and has bad intentions, but she claims to be the daughter of the governor of Dianzhou. If this is true, my master has ordered me to ask Master Liu what this means."

The people of Dajin were open-minded and women were allowed to go out, but they still valued women's reputation. Even if Liu Chi didn't say it, everyone present could see that Liu Yuanyuan was wearing exquisite dance clothes, and her appearance here made it obvious what she intended.

This was clearly a conspiracy to seduce Marquis Dingbei, but he didn't fancy her at all.

Liu Yuanyuan was so embarrassed by all the contemptuous looks she received. She sobbed and said, "No, I didn't have any bad intentions. I just happened to pass by here...!"

"How can anyone come and go in the resting place of Marquis Dingbei?" Yun Chu sneered. "Master Liu, the governor of Dianzhou came to the capital to report on his work, but he repeatedly showed disrespect to the palace. I would like to ask if the Liu family really wants to make things difficult for the palace?"

Liu Chi was unable to answer. He had just been frightened by Marquis Dingbei, and he was also at a disadvantage, so he stammered and was unable to speak for a while.

"Manager Yun." Xi Chaoyi knew that this man's brother was the current governor, holding military power, so he did not dare to look down on her. He could only smile and said, "This woman... is indeed the daughter of the governor of Dianzhou. She must have been confused today and offended the prince and marquis. It would be better to let her go first, so that she can apologize to the two of you."

Yun Chu smiled harmlessly and said politely, "Your Majesty is a member of the royal family. This girl has offended your Majesty, which is an offense to the royal family. According to the law, it is not excessive to punish her with a cane."

Liu Yuanyuan was so scared that she stopped crying and stood there. She had never expected things to turn out this way.

Xi Chaoyi didn't want to care about these people from the Liu family for a while.

The original plan was indeed to let her run into the Regent King. Liu Yuanyuan was born with a pretty face. If Marquis Dingbei really looked down on her, then the two of them being alone together could help to facilitate their marriage, and it would also be good to make the Regent King suspicious of Marquis Dingbei.

But the Prince Regent's coming along was announcing in public that Liang Shenyu was his subordinate. Moreover, Xi Chaoyi had doubts about this plan in the first place, so he just went with the flow and told Liu Yuanyuan not to act rashly.

Who would have thought that this stupid woman would take action on her own initiative!

Xi Chaoyi took a deep breath and immediately gave a look to the servant beside him. Someone immediately asked the young men and women who were watching the play to leave. When most of them had left, he slowly said, "This matter is due to my lack of supervision. Please ask Chief Steward Yun to pass on the message. Considering that this is Miss Liu's first offense, let her go this time."

The movement outside could be clearly heard in the house. After a moment, the door was pushed open and Rong Se stood at the door with a calm expression.

"If she does it again, no matter what she comes for, she will be charged with assassination. Yunchu, return her to them."

"yes."

Yun Chu untied Liu Yuanyuan swiftly and pushed her to Xi Chaoyi casually. There was no trace of sympathy in his movements, as if he was throwing an object.

Xi Chaoyi casually threw the person to Rong Zhixu beside him.

Rong Zhixu seemed to be stunned for a moment, and took a few steps back as if shocked. For some reason, his face turned pale.

Her strangeness happened to catch Rong Se's eye.

After Rong Se looked at him twice more, his eyes gradually froze.

Rong Zhixu avoided eyes and kept his head down the whole time. Even the hand he stretched out to help Liu Yuanyuan was shaking, and he seemed as if he wanted to curl himself up.

Rong Se was very familiar with this situation.

As if feeling Rong Se's gaze, Rong Zhixu lowered his head even more, as thin and weak as a grass stem, as if it would break at the slightest touch.

"Xuan He." Rong Se called out suddenly, very abruptly.

Rong Zhixu seemed startled by the voice. He shuddered, then slowly came to his senses. He saluted Rong Se and said softly, "Uncle."

Rong Se was unsure, not to mention Xi Chaoyi and others were still there, so he just said, "Nothing, I haven't seen you for a long time."

The tone can be described as gentle.

Rong Zhixu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he said in a distant and polite manner: "Thank you for your concern, uncle."

Rong Zhixu was a princess raised in the palace of Empress Dowager Cao. She was also the only living direct descendant of the royal family besides Rong Jing. She was very close to Rong Jing, which is why she married into the Xi family and became the Xi family's hub serving the royal family.

Before Rong Se could speak again, Xi Chaoyi hurriedly bowed and left with his group.

Rong Se's eyes suddenly sank and he stared in the direction they left, with a dull look on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.

Liang Shenyu came forward and held Rong Se in his arms. Seeing his expression, he couldn't help but pause, "Prince, what's wrong?"

"I don't know, I'm not sure yet." Rong Se curled his fingers slightly, his fingertips were cold, and the dark memories hidden in his heart came like a tide, and his usually gentle and clear eyes seemed to be covered with a thick layer of shadow.

After a moment, Rong Se whispered: "Yun Chu, keep an eye on Xi Chaoyi and the princess, and check...Xuan He."

Yun Chu also keenly noticed that the prince was in a bad mood, and immediately nodded: "Yes."

"My Lord," Liang Shenyu said softly, "What's wrong?"

Rong Se said nothing and shook his head.

This is what I don’t want to say for now.

He had his own secrets, Liang Shenyu had always known about it, so he did not ask any more questions and changed the subject, "Do you want to go back home?"

"Wait a little longer."

Rong Se originally wanted to sober up and go back home, but now he changed his mind.

Liang Shenyu guessed that it was related to the eldest princess.

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Liu Yuanyuan was taken to another courtyard. Liu Chi handed a handkerchief to his sister and scolded her, "How can this Dingbei Marquis be so ignorant of romance? If we can't be husband and wife, then forget it. How can he humiliate us like this!"

Cao Haoyun rolled his eyes and said, "Didn't I tell your sister not to mess with Liang Shuyun? That guy doesn't recognize any relatives now, and only recognizes the Regent."

Liu Yuanyuan's eyes were red, and she wiped the corners of her eyes gently, sobbing, "I... I just don't want to cause trouble to my brothers, but how can they, how can they ruin my reputation in public?"

Xi Chaoyi was too lazy to talk to them. He was full of anger, and seeing Liu Yuanyuan crying made him even more upset. He simply waved his hand and said, "Alright, since the Regent Prince has followed us, it's obvious what Liang Shenyu has chosen. He has to go up and provoke this shameless man! I've said it before, the Regent Prince has countless spies in the capital. Based on what you have done in the past few days, if the Regent Prince really wants to kill you today, no one can stop him! You even dared to make plans to kill the Northern Marquis in front of him, how could he let it go?!"

Xi Chaoyi's voice became louder and louder. He was really fed up with these brainless nobles. He slammed the table and scolded, "Stop crying! Your reputation has been damaged, but this garden party was held in the name of my Xi family. If you make such a fuss, it's not just you who will be embarrassed! "

He had been groveling to Marquis Dingbei and the Regent Prince all day, cleaning up the mess for these rubbish, and he had no patience left.

Liu Yuanyuan was so frightened that she trembled and dared not speak for a while.

Liu Chi was embarrassed and wanted to explain, but Cao Haoyun stopped him by pressing his shoulder.

"Alright, alright." Seeing that Xi Chaoyi was really angry, Cao Haoyun quickly tried to be a peacemaker: "We are all family, why are you so angry? No one knew Liang Shuyun would bring Rong Se here, so calm down."

Xi Chaoyi did not want to offend the Cao family, so he restrained himself.

Although the Liu family was his mother's family, he could not contain the siblings and warned them coldly: "Since you have come to the capital, you should know the purpose of sending your Yunnan army here. Be honest. If you do something stupid again, I can't save you! Get out!"

Cao Haoyun quickly pulled the brother and sister out. When they got outside, Liu Chi said with a pale face: "He..."

"He's right." Cao Haoyun hugged his shoulders, "We all know what you Liu family is up to, so please be restrained."

After saying that, he left. He was willing to play with Liu Chi before because of the Dianzhou troops, but the Liu family obviously wanted to please both sides.

This violates taboo.

Besides, after all, although Xi Chaoyi was a bastard, he was the only son of the Xi family, and Cao Haoyun was of even more noble status. They simply looked down on Liu Chi.

Only Xi Chaoyi and Rong Zhixu were left in the room.

Rong Zhixu stood in the corner, his head lowered, his shoulders trembling, his fingers twisted together under his sleeves, and cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

The atmosphere in the room was depressing, as if it had turned into substance and was pressing down heavily.

Xi Chaoyi sat on the short couch, his face gloomy and cold, and said in a cold voice: "Didn't I ask you to keep an eye on her?"

Rong Zhixu said softly: "...I have already told her, I don't know when she will..."

"Come here."

Her words were interrupted. Rong Zhixu trembled at the sound, her frail body seemed like a twig that could be broken at any time. After a moment, she lowered her head and walked forward.

“Bang!”

A slap came down hard.

Rong Zhixu's hair was disheveled, but she only let out a very suppressed groan and fell to the ground.

Xi Chaoyi walked forward, bent down, grabbed Rong Zhixu's hair and forced her to look up. His eyes were fierce like a demon, with a hint of strange excitement and pleasure, and he cursed, "Waste!"

Rong Zhixu didn't dare to look into his eyes. Her cheeks were red and swollen, her teeth had knocked her lips against hers, and there was blood at the corners of her lips, but she didn't dare to say a word.

His eyes were dim, as if he was used to this kind of thing.

"Why don't you speak?" Xi Chaoyi seemed dissatisfied. He grabbed the black hair and pulled it hard. With his other hand, he slapped her in the face. His words were filled with morbid excitement. "I told you to speak! Speak! Scream!"

The young master of the Xi family, who was elegant and polite outside, was now indulging in violence like a madman, enjoying it extremely.

From slapping to punching and kicking, Rong Zhixu just let out a suppressed groan of pain from time to time and curled up into a ball on the ground.

"Bang--"

The door was suddenly kicked open, making a loud noise.

Liang Shenyu's kick directly broke half of the door.

Rong Se saw everything that was happening in the house. He stared for a moment. The scene of a woman powerless to resist and a violent man was so familiar to him.

Xi Chaoyi had not expected that someone would break in. When he looked again, he saw the Regent standing outside the door. His excitement and joy quickly faded away. He regained his senses and quickly came to his senses. He felt cold all over and forced a smile.

"…Why is the prince here?"

Rong Se had no expression on his face and ordered in a cold voice: "Yun Chu, take him down."