Meeting Yun Xi's worried look, Qi Rong suddenly smiled and tapped her on the nose.
Then he turned to Yuan Qi outside the carriage and said indifferently,
"Since that's the case, then Your Highness the Eldest Prince, make it brief."
After saying that, Qi Rong pinched Yun Xi's solemn cheek, lifted the carriage curtain, and got out of the carriage on his own.
After Qi Rong left the carriage, Yun Xi was bored. So, she took out a bright red round wooden box. She grasped the mechanism in the middle and gently turned it. Instantly, a flower bloomed. Each petal was a hidden compartment, filled with different snacks.
There were five petals, corresponding to five kinds of snacks. Qi Rong had ordered the people in the villa to prepare them for her early on, and she liked them very much.
Although Qi Rong was quite annoying, sometimes his certain deeds would make her heart flutter.
She thought this was probably the so - called "One is in an inferior position when taking favors from others."
Perhaps Qi Rong had accurately grasped this characteristic of hers and kept feeding her.
Yun Xi was originally sitting quietly in the carriage, eating snacks and waiting for Qi Rong to come back. However, suddenly, a provocative voice came from outside the carriage:
"Are you the concubine of Prince Xian, Qi Rong? The Yun Xi who has bewitched His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Hearing this overbearing remark, Yun Xi almost choked on the nut in her mouth. She coughed violently twice before catching her breath.
One can eat carelessly, but one must not speak carelessly.
It was true that she was Qi Rong's concubine, but saying that she had bewitched the Crown Prince was a bit too much!
She was not a femme fatale, and besides, she was already a married woman. She couldn't bear the great crime of "being unfaithful and seducing the Crown Prince"!
If it weren't for the bamboo curtain separating them, she even suspected that the other person knew she was eating and deliberately wanted to harm her!
Adhering to the principle that the innocent will remain innocent, Yun Xi ignored the other person's words.
Since others had already assumed that she was such a person, even if she tried to explain, they wouldn't believe her.
Rather than wasting her breath, it was more worthwhile to eat a few more mouthfuls of snacks and savor the delicious taste.
Yun Xi wanted to avoid trouble and didn't want to argue with the other person.
However, the other person was relentless and sneered,
"I'm talking to you, are you deaf? Is this the etiquette of you Central Plains people? It's really an eye - opener!"
Yun Xi originally didn't know who was mocking her, but after hearing this, she immediately thought of Yuan Zhu, the Fifth Princess of Ke Ke Qin.
She couldn't help but wonder in her heart. She had no interaction with this Fifth Princess, and they had no grudges. Why would she suddenly come to cause trouble for her?
Just as Yun Xi was confused, the voice of the Fifth Princess Yuan Zhu rang out again, even more vehement than before:
"I heard that you are also a well - known noble lady in the capital and the legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Yun Sheng. With such a status, you become a concubine for Prince Xian? You have no dignity at all. I despise women like you the most!"
Just like the humble dodder, completely relying on men to live, only caring about herself and ignoring the reputation of the entire family!
From the competition field yesterday, she accidentally heard the conversation between the Crown Prince and the Eighth Princess.
She learned that the reason why the Crown Prince, Qi Yu, refused to marry her was actually because of this woman named Yun Xi. So, she had been paying special attention to Yun Xi.
She did this not because she liked the Crown Prince, but because she couldn't tolerate losing to such a weak woman!
However, to her surprise, during the competition between Prince Xian, Qi Rong, and the ten warriors, this brainless woman actually openly rushed onto the sacred arena!
Moreover, she overestimated herself and wanted to protect the powerful Prince Xian with her weak body, which made her even more contemptuous.
Later, she saw that Qi Rong actually killed ten of their Ke Ke Qin warriors in order to protect this woman!
Raging anger burned in her chest!
Thinking of this, the Fifth Princess Yuan Zhu still seemed not satisfied. Since she never got a response from Yun Xi, she took a few steps forward, grabbed the bamboo curtain of Yun Xi's carriage, and glared fiercely at Yun Xi, who was sitting in the carriage, happily eating from the food box.
She was stunned for a moment, and the next moment, her anger flared up.
"I'm talking to you, and you're still eating? You're so ill - mannered!"
Facing the impatient Fifth Princess, Yun Xi frowned slightly. Because of the previous experience, afraid of choking again, she carefully swallowed the food in her mouth and then said quietly,
"I was eating just now, but Your Highness the Fifth Princess suddenly came over and sneered at me. You kept accusing a person with whom you have no grudges, not even giving me a chance to speak. Moreover, Your Highness the Fifth Princess tore the bead curtain of my carriage. May I ask Your Highness the Fifth Princess, who is more ill - mannered?!"
The coachman, who had been patient for a long time, heard Yun Xi's words and couldn't help but nod heavily and loudly agreed,
"Madam is right! If this princess from Ke Ke Qin hadn't announced her identity, I would have thought she was some shrew from somewhere!"
Seeing the Fifth Princess's face turn green instantly, Yun Xi couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
"Thank you, Brother Coachman. Let me talk to the Fifth Princess for a few words."
Yun Xi knew that this new coachman was honest and was kind - hearted to protect her. But after all, the other person was a princess from Ke Ke Qin. Once they offended her too much, she was worried that the coachman would get into trouble.
"Madam, you're welcome. You can speak your mind. I'll do my best to ensure your safety."
Although his current identity was a coachman, he was deliberately arranged by Qi Rong to protect Yun Xi.
Since he was selected by Qi Rong, there must be a reason.
The characteristic of this coachman was that he was honest, loyal, and most importantly, highly skilled in martial arts.
Yun Xi couldn't help but laugh and cry when she heard this. She thought to herself where this brother was from. He really was astonishing.
She was worried that if she let him "add fuel to the fire" any further, the furious Fifth Princess would directly kill someone!
The Fifth Princess already had a deep prejudice against Yun Xi. Hearing Yun Xi and the coachman teaming up to bully her, she was instantly enraged:
"You shameless woman. What else can you do besides hiding behind men when something happens?"
At this moment, her third brother, Yuan Zhen, had been killed by the emperor on a trumped - up charge and hung above the city gate.
This humiliation and anger kept surging in the Fifth Princess's heart. Her eldest brother, Yuan Qi, only told her to be patient! After spotting the carriage of the Prince Xian's Mansion, her eldest brother had rushed over in a hurry. In order to request to speak to Qi Rong, he had been extremely humble both in his actions and words!
They were also the princes and princesses of Ke Ke Qin, not lowly slaves!
Since Emperor Gaozu founded the Liu Kingdom, their ancestors had always stayed in Ke Ke Qin, guarding the southwest of the Liu Kingdom. They had also bred the best horses for the Liu Kingdom's army and made great contributions to fighting against the Li Kingdom!
Why should they be treated so unfairly when they came to the capital?
The Fifth Princess was filled with anger. So, the moment Qi Rong got out of the carriage and she saw Yun Xi sitting inside, she took the initiative to come over and pick a fight.
Naturally, Yun Xi became the target of her displaced anger.