Seeing someone approaching their table, Princess Eight raised her cold eyebrows and stared straight at Jing Yao. With a sneer on her face, she said,
"What? Do you think that just because you've got a bit of money, the whole world belongs to you?"
In the entire imperial city, she thought only her seventh brother was so arrogant and conceited. But today in the Fumanlou Restaurant, she unexpectedly met another one!
However, although he acted recklessly, he was just unlucky today. He had picked the wrong person to mess with!
Feeling the hostility from Princess Eight, Jing Yao slightly narrowed his peach - blossom eyes. He reached up to brush a strand of hair that had fallen on his forehead and glanced indifferently at the princess.
"Hey! Who's this ugly hag? If you're ugly, just shut up, okay? Isn't it better to stay at home and hide? Why come out to scare people!"
As soon as he spoke, Princess Eight's face immediately twisted with anger.
"Who do you call an ugly hag? You effeminate freak! How dare you laugh at this princess?!"
Princess Eight slapped the table and stood up, pointing at Jing Yao furiously. If it weren't for her status as a princess, she would have rushed up immediately and scratched that face of his!
Hearing the princess announce her identity, the steward beside Jing Yao immediately turned pale. Even the restaurant owner, upon hearing this, immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your servant didn't know that the princess had graced us with her presence. I failed to pay my respects in time. Please forgive me, princess!"
Looking at all the people kneeling around, Princess Eight put her hands on her hips, held her chin high, and looked at Jing Yao haughtily.
She had expected to see the panic on his face. However, after he learned of her identity, he didn't show the slightest sign of nervousness, which slightly surprised the princess.
She frowned tightly and stared coldly at Jing Yao.
"Why don't you kneel when you see this princess?"
If he were to immediately kneel down and beg for mercy, she might consider reducing his punishment as she was magnanimous!
Jing Yao sat calmly in his chair, sipping the West Lake Longjing tea specially brewed for him by the restaurant. Hearing the princess's words, he smiled and shook the teacup in his hand. Then he glanced at her indifferently.
"Do I need to kneel? Does the princess have shorter legs than others, so you feel comfortable only when others kneel?"
Jing Yao sized up the petite princess from head to toe. His teasing look deeply hurt the princess.
"I think you're just asking for death on purpose!"
Princess Eight flew into a rage. She took a few quick steps towards Jing Yao. Just as she raised her hand to strike, Jing Yao reached out and grabbed her head!
The princess was stunned for a moment, then her anger flared up. She started punching and kicking at Jing Yao. However, no matter how wildly she flailed, Jing Yao, with his long limbs, easily subdued her. After struggling for a long time, she couldn't even touch him.
Even the steward beside Jing Yao couldn't stand it anymore. Wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, he whispered in Jing Yao's ear.
"Little master, she's a princess. We can't afford to offend her! Angering the princess like this won't do us any good!"
Jing Yao was used to being domineering on a daily basis and never cared about others' opinions. Hearing what the steward said, his beautiful features wrinkled up like he had eaten a sour orange.
"Old Xu, you're wrong. We can't lose face even if we lose the battle. Do you want me to just offer my good - looking face for her to hit just because she's a princess?"
"I seriously suspect you have ill intentions. You want to kill me with a borrowed knife!"
Stared at by those peach - blossom eyes, Old Xu felt a headache coming on. He sighed helplessly.
"Little master, you've read too many martial arts stories. That's not how the phrase 'kill with a borrowed knife' is used!"
"Besides, I've been loyal to our family. I've taken care of you since you were a baby. It's so heartless of you to suspect me like this!"
He didn't even know where to start complaining about his master's strange way of thinking!
It was precisely because he was worried about his master's personality that he had followed him all the way from Jiangcheng to the capital.
Hearing Old Xu mention his childhood again, Jing Yao's face turned green. He sneered.
"I've told you not to talk nonsense in public. Why do you bring it up again? Don't I have any dignity?"
If Yun Xi heard this, he'd probably want to bang his head against the wall and kill himself!
"Hey! Let go of this princess right now, or I'll chop off both your hands!"
She was in such a sorry state here, but this master - servant pair was chatting as if nothing had happened. It made her so angry!
Then Princess Eight glared at her maid. She shouted angrily,
"Are you dead? Don't you know how to help this princess?"
The maid, who had been stunned by what was happening, immediately came to her senses when she heard the princess's angry shout. She quickly stepped forward and grabbed the princess's arm, whispering softly,
"Princess, let's not cause any more trouble."
Not only did the maid not help her, but she also seemed to be siding with the enemy. Princess Eight immediately slapped her.
"Open your eyes! It's this princess who's being bullied, not causing trouble on purpose!"
And this effeminate freak in front of her was the root of all the trouble!
More importantly, this person didn't take their royal family seriously at all and thought they could humiliate her at will!
If she didn't get some of her dignity back now, being a princess would be too frustrating!
The maid, who had suffered an undeserved slap, covered her cheek with a wronged look on her face.
"Princess, have you forgotten what the Empress Dowager warned you before? If you cause more trouble outside, you'll never be allowed to leave the palace again!"
Since Princess Eight returned to the capital, she had caused trouble one after another. At first, the Empress Dowager turned a blind eye.
However, later on, the trouble she caused became more and more serious, even affecting the overall power balance of the royal family!
She had tried to set a trap for Yun Xi in the Jade Tower but ended up losing instead. Not only couldn't she handle the situation, but she also lost Li Ji. The matter had been reported to the Metropolitan Police Office and became public knowledge, bringing shame to the entire royal family. The impact was extremely bad!
In a fit of rage, the Empress Dowager confined Princess Eight for a whole month, making her copy scriptures as soon as she woke up every day to reflect on her mistakes.
But unexpectedly, not long after she regained her freedom, she caused an even bigger problem!
Because she hated being used by Yu Xueming, she openly tied the girl up and brought her into the palace, planning to secretly teach her a lesson.
Since Princess Eight had been living in the Kunning Palace of the Empress Dowager after entering the capital, she was afraid of being discovered by the Empress Dowager, so she quietly locked Yu Xueming in the palace of Concubine Yu.
Yu Xueming, who was trying to escape, accidentally ran into the drunk emperor. The emperor mistook her for a maid and took her for himself...
After being abused by the emperor, Yu Xueming woke up in the palace and tried to kill herself. Mrs. Yu, who had rushed to the palace after hearing the news, fainted several times. Finally, she took her daughter back temporarily. This incident also indirectly ruined the marriage between the Yu family and the Li family.
The Empress Dowager was extremely angry and severely punished Princess Eight. Only today was she finally released!
The maid pleaded with the princess in a soft voice, reminding her to cherish the hard - won freedom!