"Xuan'er..."
Xiaocao turned around and saw Wei Tingyu standing not far away. She didn't know when he came over.
Wei Tingyu walked over slowly, with extraordinary appearance and unparalleled demeanor, which made Li Ruoshui's heart beat wildly.
The coldness on Xiaocao's face subconsciously faded away, "Tingyu, why are you here?"
"Mrs. Hua's two poems have also reached us."
Xiaocao understood, because she had told him about Li Ruoshui's background, and he knew her attitude towards Li Ruoshui.
Of course, Wei Tingyu himself was extremely disgusted with what Li Ruoshui had done. Li Ruoshui had repeatedly crossed Xiaocao's bottom line, and today would not be a good day. Taking this into consideration, he came here. Everyone in Princess Anguo's mansion knew that he was the future prince consort, and soon, he might become the other owner here. Besides, he clearly came to find Xiaocao, so someone must have led him.
He knew that he was also at fault in the matter of Li Ruoshui, that he was too lenient with Li Ruoshui.
Upon hearing this, Li Ruoshui thought that Wei Tingyu was praising her. Her heart beat faster and she looked at Wei Tingyu shyly. She then glanced at Xiaocao provocatively. So what if she plagiarized? Since she was told directly, it meant that Princess Anguo did not have a rich collection of poems and could not create any ancient books to expose her. If she had to be dragged into this, she would have to reveal her origins. But would the respected Princess Anguo dare to expose the fact that she was a wandering ghost
"Princess Anguo is highly regarded by the Emperor and respected by the people. You should look beyond the world. This poem is just a side note. Why do you have to..." She glanced at Wei Tingyu again, her eyes full of affection and mist, and she looked even more delicate with infinite grievance. "I just want to live in peace in a corner and not affect you, Princess. Why can't we just keep out of each other's way?"
The meaning behind this is even more obvious when it is so blatantly used.
However, Li Ruoshui thought that Wei Tingyu didn't understand. It was just that he had heard what Xiaocao said to Li Ruoshui just now and knew everything that happened before. How could he not understand that there was not only coldness in his eyes, but also murderous intent.
Xiaocao was also amused by Li Ruoshui's shameless face.
When she first knew about it, she couldn't stop Li Ruoshui. They didn't have any contact at that time, so she endured it. But now that she can stop her, why should she endure her? If Li Ruoshui survives by relying on other things, even if she is like Concubine Kou before, it has nothing to do with her. She is not the kind of person who thinks she is unique and can't coexist with others.
"Prince Cheng got married, and he abandoned his bride and went to the City God Temple. Under the wall, he had a passionate affair with Madam Hua..." Wei Tingyu spoke abruptly, and his words were fatal from the moment he opened his mouth.
Li Ruoshui, who pretended to be aggrieved and weak on the outside but was content in her heart, opened her eyes wide, filled with fear, and looked at Wei Tingyu in disbelief.
Xiaocao blinked, responding to this sudden news...
Wei Tingyu nonchalantly turned the jade ring on his thumb and continued, "When the Queen Mother was seventy years old, Prince Cheng was punished for his training, and Madam Hua Shao came to comfort him with her body, and she became pregnant."
"Shut up! You are the son of a marquis, how dare you..."
Wei Tingyu was unmoved. "The Li family refused to intervene in the fight for the throne, so they framed Hua Bochen and made love with him in Duke Xu's mansion, forcing the Marquis of Pingjin to marry the Li family."
"Shut up, shut up, stop talking nonsense--" Li Ruoshui could no longer maintain her delicate posture. She was surrounded by shame, anger and panic at this moment. She no longer cared about male beauty. She wanted to pounce on Wei Tingyu and strangle him to death.
Xiao Cao didn't expect that there would be something more exciting to come. The emotional ups and downs only lasted for a moment. "Li Ruoshui, you can shout louder," he raised his chin, "The two girls from the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion are still watching over there, why not let them come and listen."
Li Ruoshui subconsciously closed his mouth and stared at Wei Tingyu angrily, wishing he could drink his blood and eat his flesh. "The son of Pingyang Marquis is a bright and upright gentleman, but his heart is so unbearable that he could even make up..."
Wei Tingyu chuckled, endlessly mocking, "On the eve of your marriage to Hua Bochen, Prince Cheng sneaked into the Li family and told you that you were pregnant with his child. You seem to have said this yourself. Do you want to ask me how I knew this? The young master is very curious about your affairs. When you were talking, he was probably sitting on the roof when you were still pregnant with the child."
Li Ruoshui clenched his fists, his lips trembled slightly, and his body shook a little. He was unable to speak. Li Ruoshui had never experienced what kind of person Fan Wuguo was, but he had heard a lot about him. He had always acted without fear.
"Prince Cheng is just a more prominent one. There is also your cousin Liang Ming, the bastard of a certain prince's mansion, and the Hanlin Academy... Forget it, I think Madam Hua Shao knows it best. If the Hua family knew about this, what would you do?"
What will happen? He will die miserably! Li Ruoshui tried his best to stay calm, which actually helped a little. After all, he was not a native of this place, so he would not be completely stunned when the news was revealed. He had known about this for a long time, but he had never revealed it. Perhaps he just didn't want to care about it. Now... "What does the Prince of Pingyang want?"
"Isn't it obvious what you want? Are you so stupid? From now on, if you write another poem, you will not only have no place to stand, but you will definitely die." His Xuan'er didn't want to kill anyone, but he was different.
Li Ruoshui pulled the corner of his mouth, "Pingyang Hou's son turned out to be a dog to a jealous woman who couldn't stand others doing well. But it's also true that Princess Anguo is deeply favored by the emperor and has a lot of connections, even you, the commander..."
"Pa", Xiaocao slapped him in anger, "Someone, throw Li Ruoshui out. If I see her anywhere in the imperial city again, I will hold Pingjin Marquis Mansion accountable!" This time, Li Ruoshui completely pissed off Xiaocao.
Xiao Cao left with a wave of her sleeves, followed by Wei Tingyu. Li Ruoshui covered her face and looked at their backs with deep hatred in her eyes. The last thing she had was completely destroyed by them. She would never let it go like this, she would never...
Li Ruoshui swore a solemn oath in his heart, but at the same time tried his best to deny his powerlessness.
In comparison, the two concubine daughters of the Pingjin Marquis's Mansion were terrified. They didn't know what Li Ruoshui had done to make Princess Anguo so angry. They were so anxious that they hurried to find the wife of the Pingjin Marquis.
Li Ruoshui was held hostage and dragged away, but she still remained stubborn and said, "Let me go, I can walk by myself." However, Princess Anguo said she would throw her out, so how could she be allowed to walk out safely
This matter soon spread throughout the entire Princess Anguo's mansion. Almost everyone was puzzled as to what was going on. Li Ruoshui was in the limelight one moment and was thrown out the next. Princess Anguo even made harsh remarks.
It can't be that it's just because Li Ruoshui wants to be in the spotlight, right
It's impossible to think about it. When it comes to glory, who can compare with Princess Anguo? No matter how great Li Ruoshui is in poetry, in the eyes of many people, he is just a clown. How could Princess Anguo do something that is beneath her status? It must be Li Ruoshui who did something.
Facing the gazes from all directions, Lady Pingjin Hou felt dizzy before her eyes. She had learned a lesson last year at the Wenren Family. Today, she had not planned to let Li Ruoshui out, but she could not bear her son's pleading. Li Ruoshui also repeatedly promised to be good, but he turned out to be so good
Even though Lady Pingjin Hou knew that it was Xiaocao who approached Li Ruoshui first, she did not think it was Xiaocao's fault. She knew Xiaocao's character, and she probably had preconceived ideas. After all, from the very beginning, she had no good feelings towards Li Ruoshui.
Naturally, he would not leave the Princess's Mansion for this reason and confront Madam Li directly, "You really raised a good daughter."
Although the wife of Marquis Pingjin and Madam Li are relatives, they are actually like enemies. Ever since Li Ruoshui married into the Marquis Pingjin's mansion, the two families have never interfered in each other's affairs, and they are no better than strangers.
Li Ruoshui could not bring benefits to Madam Li, and instead got into trouble with the wife of Marquis Pingjin. Over the past year or so, her "feelings" for Li Ruoshui have worn out. However, "a daughter's failure to teach her is the mother's fault." Admitting Li Ruoshui's fault is equivalent to admitting that she did not teach her well. "It was Princess Anguo who approached Ruoshui first."
"You mean, Princess Anguo deliberately picked a fight and threw her out without any reason?"
Mrs. Li's face froze. She thought so in her heart, but she couldn't admit it. "Princess Anguo didn't like Ruoshui very much..."
"Will you throw her out if you don't like her? Looking at the entire imperial city, there are probably few women who like Li Ruoshui. What kind of person is she? As a mother, don't you know? No one is like her, who likes to get in among men all day long and likes to be flattered by men. She is so dissolute and shameless. I don't know how you taught her." Pingjin Marquis's wife was meaningful, and she almost said "teaching by words and deeds". Ignoring Madam Li's gloomy face, "To avoid shame for my Pingjin Marquis Mansion, I will discipline her more strictly." Pingyang Marquis's wife regretted that she had been too lenient before, which made her repentance superficial. "From now on, she will never step out of Pingjin Marquis Mansion again. Of course, she will be carried out after she dies."
Hua Bochen's situation at the moment was not much better. After all, it was Li Ruoshui that he insisted on bringing out. But he couldn't understand why everything was fine just a moment ago - well, not that fine actually, after all, Li Ruoshui's first-hand lyrics made him feel embarrassed - how could such a thing happen in the blink of an eye
Naturally, there were people who felt sorry for Li Ruoshui being thrown out. Obviously, these people appreciated and even admired her talent. However, most of them were rational and did not want to offend Princess Anguo because of this.
In comparison, many women were eager to applaud. She, Li Ruoshui, wrote the lyrics, but she stepped on all of them to show her uniqueness. She acted self-admiringly in front of so many people, which was disgusting. Even if she saw her former enemy, she felt refreshed.
After throwing Li Ruoshui out, the others didn't see Xiaocao for a while. However, this was Princess Anguo's mansion and she was the absolute master, so there was no need to worry.
Xiaocao was still angry and had really wanted to kill Li Ruoshui.
Wei Tingyu stood in front of her, reached out and stroked her cheek, "It's my fault, Xuan'er, don't be angry." He should have killed Li Ruoshui directly before, and there wouldn't be these disgusting things later.
Wei Tingyu knew Xiaocao's temper best. Apart from people related to the patients, there were few times when she could get angry. She was so angry now because Li Ruoshui's last words hurt her. Although he did not quite understand some of the words, he knew that they were definitely not good words. Most of his Xuan'er's anger was probably because of "it".
Xiao Cao pursed her lips and looked at Wei Tingyu, "You are not..."
"Whether it is or not, what does it matter? I don't mind." How could Wei Tingyu not understand Xiaocao's meaning? He actually didn't have any lofty ambitions. According to the original plan, if everything went well, he planned to leave the place where he originally lived after marrying his Xuan'er and accompany her to travel all over the world.
Things are unpredictable. To this day, he is willing to strive for a higher position. As for whether others misunderstand him, that is not within his scope of concern. It is enough to achieve his goal.
"I mind." People are like this. They don't take things seriously when they happen to themselves, but when they happen to people they care about, they can't control themselves and don't want them to get hurt or attacked.
"Then I will work harder, and one day, I will make them all shut up."
Before Xiaocao could say anything else, a maid came hurriedly and said, "Your Highness, the envoys from Xichi Kingdom have arrived in the imperial city. The emperor has ordered Lord Wenren to greet them."
Wei Tingyu frowned, "Why did you arrive today and only get the news after arriving at the Imperial City?"
"The leader of the Xichi Kingdom's envoys was a prince of the royal family. He secretly took a few people away from the envoys halfway. The people escorting the envoys from the Qi Dynasty did not investigate for a while. They arrived at the imperial city ahead of time and were stopped at the city gate. Only then did they reveal their identities."
Wei Tingyu's eyes darkened. Was he just acting on his own accord or did he have some other purpose