Everyone has different expressions.
Your Highness King Li, this is...
Rong Xiu had already looked at Emperor Jiawen and bowed:
"My son is late, please forgive me."
After saying that, he couldn't help coughing twice, and he looked like he had been sick for a long time.
Emperor Jiawen shook his head, seeming to disagree:
"You have been weak since you were a child. Now that you have just returned to the imperial capital, you just need to take good care of yourself. Why do you have to force yourself to come here?"
Rong Xiu glanced at Rong Jin with a smile.
"As my brother, how can I not come to my brother's birthday party?"
Rong Jin sneered in his heart, but smiled on his face.
"Seventh brother, that's too polite! Today is just a birthday celebration. If it harms your health, it's my fault. Sit down quickly!"
Rong Xiu followed Shan Ruliu and sat down next to the third prince Rong Jiu.
Then, he took off his cloak and coughed a few more times.
It seemed that all this trouble had made him very uncomfortable.
Everyone looked at each other.
This King Li really seems to be in poor health.
Some ladies showed disappointment.
No matter how good he looks, he really has no future with such a weak body.
What a pity for this face and that elegant demeanor...
Rong Xiu didn't seem to care about that. After sitting down, he greeted a few people around him and became quiet.
He looks like a gentle and gentle gentleman.
Rong Zhen had no impression of this seventh brother, but when he saw him actually handing Chu Liuyue a handkerchief, he immediately felt disgusted with him.
She sneered and looked back and forth between Rong Xiu and Chu Liuyue.
"Seventh brother seems to be very caring about Miss Chu. Could it be that you have known each other for a long time?"
Rong Xiu smiled lightly.
"I have only returned to the Imperial Capital for less than a month. Today is my first time going out. How can I get to know other people?"
Rong Zhen was doubtful:
"Then why are you helping her like this?"
Rong Xiu paused for a moment and smiled slightly.
"I just feel that today is my brother's longevity banquet, and it's not good to see blood. What's more... I came late. I don't know what happened before, but it turned out to be like this?"
He poured himself a cup of tea and asked casually:
"If I remember correctly, Miss Chu... seems to have an engagement? Who dares to treat the future princess like this at the prince's birthday banquet?"
Rong Zhen choked.
Rong Jin's face instantly turned uglier.
Doesn't this accuse him of allowing others to bully Chu Liuyue? !
Seeing that something was wrong, the Queen immediately said warmly:
"King Li misunderstood. When Rong Zhen met her, he felt like an old friend at first sight, so he planned to give the golden python to her. He was just taming the golden python."
Rong Xiu seemed a little surprised:
"Tame the golden python? Wasn't Miss Chu born with a damaged original vein and unable to cultivate? Then how can she tame the golden python?"
He asked this question seemingly in confusion, which immediately made the queen and others extremely embarrassed.
Rong Jin frowned, feeling that Rong Xiu was deliberately trying to keep him from getting off the stage.
But looking at his stunned expression, it seemed that he really just asked this question subconsciously.
Besides, Rong Xiu probably didn't know about the hunting ground.
For a moment, Rong Jin couldn't tell what he was thinking, so he didn't say anything.
Rong Zhen couldn't help but argue:
"She clearly made a mistake first and sold the title deed of the prince's brother's hunting ground to someone else! Such an act is too much!"
Rong Xiu was silent for a moment, stroking the teacup and asked:
"Since it is the prince's land deed, how can she sell it?"
There was dead silence in the hall.
Of course everyone knows that Chu Liuyue's name is on the land deed, but as long as she has any brains, she should know that this hunting ground is very important to the prince!
She resold it, but she cheated the prince badly!
The prince was furious, and it was clear that he wanted to deal with her today. Otherwise, how could a loser from the Chu family be qualified to attend such a palace banquet
Everyone knew this, even the emperor and empress acquiesced.
But when someone with the status of King Li said it openly, it made the prince's eating appearance particularly ugly.
Chu Liuyue slowly wiped away the blood on her hand with the white handkerchief and curled her lips.
Since he wanted to help her, she wouldn't let this opportunity go.
"Your Majesty King Li, you don't know something. Although the land deed is in my name, the prince and I have not yet been officially engaged, so it is indeed my fault to sell the land deed like this. However, the fourth princess has agreed before, as long as I sell this land Once the golden python is tamed, this matter will be wiped out. Fourth princess, right?"
Rong Zhen’s eyes widened:
"When did this princess say this! Don't talk nonsense!"
Chu Liuyue looked at Emperor Jiawen doubtfully:
"Your Majesty, don't you mean this?"
Emperor Jiawen didn't expect Chu Liuyue to ask so directly, and he felt a little embarrassed.
He coughed and waved his hand.
"It's just a hunting ground. Since Liu Yue has tamed the golden python as agreed, let's just expose it! Zhenzhen, you are not allowed to mention it again in the future!"
This is not only a warning to Rong Zhen, but also a warning to everyone present.
Rong Zhen was angry, but seeing Emperor Jiawen's serious eyes, he had to reluctantly agree.
"yes."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chu Liuyue had no intention of letting it go like this. She sighed softly, with a look of forbearance on her face.
"Your Majesty, Liu Yue knows that this was a gift from you back then, so he naturally treasures it very much. If he had not been forced into a desperate situation, Liu Yue would never have sold this land deed."
Emperor Jiawen was stunned:
"Why, is there any hidden secret here?"
Chu Liuyue took a deep breath:
"Your Majesty doesn't know something. Because I was born with incomplete vitality and my father was seriously injured a few years ago, our life is not easy. In desperation, we had to sell the land deed to raise some money to survive... "
"Chu Liuyue! What nonsense are you talking about!"
When the great elder heard this, he immediately stood up and shouted angrily.
Is she trying to involve the entire Chu family?
Emperor Jiawen glanced at the great elder displeased.
"Let her say it!"
The great elder was anxious, but he did not dare to interrupt casually.
"My father and I once asked the prince for help, but... we couldn't even see anyone from the prince. Before selling the land deed, I also wanted to consult with the prince, but we were turned away. So..."
Rong Jin also turned blue upon hearing this.
This Chu Liuyue is really good at making things up!
"Liu Yue is really forced to do this out of necessity. Please give your Majesty a clear warning."
Chu Liuyue's words were half true and half false, but everyone else in the hall tended to believe them.
Almost everyone in the imperial capital knew a little bit about how Chu Liuyue and his daughter lived.
And what she said about the prince shutting her out was even more possible.
The prince hates her so much, isn't it normal to do this
Looking at it this way, Chu Liuyue didn’t make any mistakes...
Emperor Jiawen looked at Rong Jin with a much more majestic expression.
"Prince, although you have put a lot of effort into that hunting ground, if you had not ignored Liu Yue for many years, she would not have done this. If I remember correctly, her birthday will be two days after yours. , your engagement—"
Rong Jin's heart skipped a beat.
Emperor Jiawen probably let him and Chu Liuyue fulfill their engagement in order to save the royal family's face!
This is absolutely not okay!
Thinking of this, Rong Jin stood up suddenly.
"Father, I have something to ask of you!"
He pointed at Chu Liuyue.
"My son wants to break off his engagement with Chu Liuyue!"
(End of chapter)