Ji Fengyao gave Di Lirong a look that seemed to say "I care about someone with intellectual disabilities," then turned and took two steps toward Shang Xiye. She stretched out her little hand and called out sweetly, "Your Highness, I'm so sleepy and tired, please give me a hug!"
"puff!"
"Clang!"
Immediately, a cacophony of spraying wine and tea, and the sound of cups, bowls, plates, and chopsticks being overturned filled the air.
However, the legendary Ninth Prince, who was said to be aloof and self-possessed like a demon, stood up without the slightest hesitation. With a light step, he used his lightness skill to leap from behind the table to the little bandit's side and picked her up in a princess carry.
Emperor and Empress: "..."
The envoys and ministers: "..."
The wives and daughters of high-ranking officials:
Holy crap!
This vixen is getting more and more shameless!
Di Lirong turned around and saw Shang Xiye picking up Ji Fengyao. Originally, she was only captivated by Shang Xiye's good looks and had no feelings for him. But now, she was filled with jealousy and hatred and shouted, "I never thought that the legendary wise and intelligent Ninth Prince would be such a vulgar person. What good is she besides that pretty face?"
Shang Xiye slowly turned around, holding Ji Fengyao, and coldly looked at Di Lirong. His voice was deep, gentle, magnetic, and extremely intimidating: "What's so good about her? She's just right for me! Attacking her is like stabbing me in the heart. Anyone who dares to harm me will be punished with all my might. Are you satisfied with this explanation?"
This display of affection left Di Lirong feeling choked up and as if she had been slapped across the face.
The little bandit girl, half-hanging in Shang Xiye's arms, made a face at her with extreme arrogance and shouted innocently, "Did you hear that? I'm the prince's darling, so don't mess with me! The prince is terrifying when he gets angry, I'm afraid you'll get beaten to death!"
Dili Ronghe: "..."
Di envoy: "..."
Di Lijunyi, young and fearless, slowly rose and stared at Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao like a wolf: "Is Ninth Prince threatening Ronghe, threatening my Di Kingdom? We came here for the sake of friendship between our two countries!"
"No one invited you here," Shang Xiye said coldly, turning around and carrying Ji Fengyao back to their seats.
Shang Xiye's arrogance made Shang Xiche feel that he was losing face.
He coughed lightly and reprimanded in a deep voice, "Ninth Prince, you are a prince of the Great Zhao Dynasty. Your every word and action represents the image of the Great Zhao. Watch your words. The Di Kingdom delegation has come from afar..."
"They treat me like a commodity, picking and choosing, and they treat my beloved with disrespect and rudeness. I have always had a bad temper and can't tolerate much. Your Majesty should tell them to watch their words and actions." For the first time in public, Shang Xiye disregarded the etiquette between ruler and subject, loudly interrupting Shang Xiche, his words resounding: "Otherwise, if I can't control myself, they won't be sending peace from a thousand miles away, but rather sending their heads from a thousand miles away!"
Dili Junyi, who had been arrogant and domineering since childhood, had never been treated like this before. She immediately kicked over the table and shouted angrily, "Ninth Prince, don't go too far. Do you want to provoke a war between our two countries?"
"War?" Shang Xiye glanced coldly at Di Lijunyi out of the corner of his eye, took the cloak from Lin Shuang again, carefully wrapped the little bandit girl in his arms and let her nap in his arms. His voice was cold: "If I am at war, your Di Kingdom will be in chaos, which is fine; if we start an army at this time, I can take my soldiers to the northwest to escape the summer heat."
The people of Di Kingdom: "..."
The people of Dazhao: "..."
Enraged, Shang Xiche smashed his wine cup and slammed his fist on the table, roaring, "Shang Xiye, I am not dead yet! Whether the Great Zhao rises in rebellion or not is not for you to decide! If you cannot attend the banquet, then get out of here and stop spouting nonsense and making wild pronouncements!"
"Your subject takes his leave." Upon hearing this, Shang Xiye immediately stood up and, without showing any weakness, carried Ji Fengyao away.
Princess Zhaoping: "..."
She had been starving for days and finally had a chance to eat her fill.
She'd only eaten half a meal when the Emperor kicked Shang Xiye out. What about her...?
"Princess, the Ninth Prince has left, it's time for you to go too," Zheng Mama reminded her in a low voice, her face blank.
Princess Zhaoping looked at the table full of barely touched dishes, swallowed hard, quickly put the piece of meat she had picked up with her chopsticks into her mouth, and then reluctantly covered her lips with her handkerchief and got up.
Shang Xiye did not carry Ji Fengyao back home.
The welcome banquet was held at the horse farm, and it wasn't just for this one day.
There will be a hunting competition and a polo match on the following day, both of which are group activities under the banner of promoting friendship between the two countries. The racecourse has already prepared tents for everyone to rest in.
They entered the camp.
Ji Fengyao immediately threw off her cloak, sat up from Shang Xiye's arms, and said with bright phoenix eyes, "Your Highness, are you planning to cause trouble with your words today?"
“Since we are leaving the capital, this is the best way.” Shang Xiye lowered his eyes slightly, gently encircled the little bandit girl as if she were a precious treasure, and transmitted his voice: “Besides, I know that no matter how much I back down, they will only take advantage of me. It is nothing for me to suffer some grievances, but I will never allow you, Yaoyao, to suffer grievances for me.”
His beautiful eyebrows and eyes are gentle and affectionate, expressing all the tenderness and beauty in the world;
His gentle voice was warm and deep, full of sweetness and touching emotions.
Ji Fengyao's heart was completely captivated by him. Overwhelmed with emotion, she pounced on him and planted a heavy kiss on his outrageously handsome face. She nestled in his arms, smiling sweetly, and whispered, "Your Highness, I love everything you said today. It's so sweet and so incredibly handsome!"
However, even if those two from Di Kingdom are not to be underestimated, it's too deliberate for you to personally stir up trouble.
"Why don't we send someone to the capital to invite my brother here? He's an expert at this kind of thing!"
“You’re right, little wife,” Shang Xiye leaned closer, his eyes and tone becoming increasingly unsettling.
The welcoming banquet outside continued to be an awkward affair.
Inside Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao's tent, however, the atmosphere was sweet and warm, filled with affection.
Late at night, everyone was asleep, and the horse farm was quiet inside and out.
A masked man dressed in black skillfully moved among the tents and entered the tent of Dilijunyi.
Before long, Dili Junyi and Dili Ronghe, dressed in black robes, left with that person.
The group quickly left the camp area and arrived at a side courtyard in the horse farm that was used to store hay.
In the shadows behind the high walls of the side courtyard, more than two hundred masked men dressed in black had completely surrounded the area.
Led by that man, Dili Junyi and Dili Ronghe entered a house in the courtyard that was brightly lit and exceptionally clean.
The room was simply furnished, with a kang (a heated brick bed), a table, and two chairs, which were obviously brought in temporarily.
Empress Chen Ziyun and Crown Prince Shang Dongyang sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) directly opposite the entrance.
Besides the Empress, the Crown Prince, and Dili Junyi and Dili Ronghe who had just entered, there was no one else in the room.
"Your Majesty the Empress, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Dili Junyi and Dili Ronghe stepped forward and performed a friendly greeting between elders and friends for the Empress and Shang Dongyang.
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