Li Xinyue felt like laughing. Such clumsy acting and obvious intentions didn't even give her a chance to get angry.
Moreover, she was quite eager to watch the drama of two men vying for her.
After all, during the trip to the South of the Yangtze River, Chu Junyi had been surrounded by many women.
She also wanted to experience what it was like to be surrounded by men. Only in this way could it be fair!
Hahaha!
Li Xinyue came back to her senses. She raised her eyes and saw Chu Junyi's gradually distorted face. Unable to hold back, she burst out laughing. Then she straightened her body and winked at him proudly.
Chu Junyi took a deep breath and pressed the smug little body into his arms, fearing that she would jump around and give him a headache.
"What do you think you are? Don't even think about sowing discord between the princess and the prince-consort. The prince-consort is such a handsome, talented, and well-versed man in both literature and martial arts. How could the princess even spare you a glance? Are you worthy?"
"Exactly!"
"Gentlemen, don't worry about this man. We'll teach him a lesson for you!" The followers of the two were eager to fight, grinding their teeth and ready to attack in groups.
The man was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly. As his eyes rolled, he came up with a dirty trick.
"The princess has a heart-shaped birthmark on her butt. If you don't believe me, you can ask her!"
The followers were stunned. They looked at the princess and then at the prince-consort.
Li Xinyue suddenly couldn't laugh anymore. She began to think about how to kill this man.
Should she send him to her aunt?
Her uncle would surely be so angry that he would come back to life.
Or should she send him to build the Great Wall? Or the dam? Send him to the Crown Prince to help with disaster relief?
Chu Junyi's face also darkened. The amiability from before had disappeared completely. At this moment, his eyes on the man were like looking at a dead object.
Lord Zhu upstairs was already banging his head against the wall!
The handsome man he had bought with a large sum of money! He was supposed to seduce Princess Yuanyang and destroy their marital relationship, not to go to his death!
Was this really that hard to understand?
Lord Zhu turned around and looked at the other lords with a questioning look in his eyes. Was this really that hard to understand?
The other lords stroked their beards and said nothing.
Lord Zhu was so angry that he shouted, "I finally understand what the princess likes about him!" She likes his stupidity.
The other ministers, "..." They felt somehow insulted.
Chu Junyi looked down at the man. Suddenly, his gaze tightened.
He drew out his long sword and cut the man's clothes, revealing his naked body covered with fresh and ambiguous marks, red and purple, all the way down along the waistline.
Everyone gasped!
Chu Junyi reached out his hand to cover Li Xinyue's eyes and stared coldly at the man. "You said you are deeply in love with Princess Yuanyang. How do you explain these fresh marks all over your body?
Her Royal Highness the princess has been with me all the time. With so many eyes watching, you can't blame it on the princess, right?"
"Exactly!" The followers of Li Xinyue and Chu Junyi were so angry that they were eager to fight.
The man opened his mouth and looked at Chu Junyi pitifully, not knowing how to justify himself.
Seeing so many people around and remembering that his little wife in his arms loved watching shows the most, Chu Junyi didn't mind putting on a show himself. After all, it wouldn't cost him anything.
He held back his laughter and pretended to be generous. "If you really love Her Royal Highness the princess wholeheartedly, I welcome you with open arms.
But if you attempt to slander the princess's reputation, I will never forgive you lightly!"
The followers were stunned. "The prince-consort is really magnanimous!"
"Yes, yes. The prince-consort is so tolerant!"
Li Xinyue twitched the corner of her mouth.
Chu Junyi looked down at the slightly changed expression of the person in his arms and couldn't help but laugh.
It felt quite refreshing.
The man realized that if his mission failed, he might have to serve that old pervert again. He trembled all over and knelt down, begging the princess to save his life no matter what.
Unexpectedly, before the princess and the prince-consort could say anything, their followers had rushed up, dragged the man away, and told the princess and the prince-consort to go first. They knew what they were doing and promised not to kill him.
So after a long pause, the procession slowly moved forward again. At this time, someone in the crowd threw a storybook, which was firmly caught by Chu Junyi.
The commoner who threw the storybook shouted to them, saying that this was a well-known tale of "marrying a princess" in the folk. The two of them could study it in their spare time.
Li Xinyue, "..." It didn't sound like a proper storybook.
Could it be that they were even going to be taught about bedroom matters?
She watched as Chu Junyi seriously flipped through the storybook and was so anxious that she tried to grab the book. As a result, Chu Junyi rolled it up and stuffed it into his chest.
"Why should you disappoint people's good intentions? Besides, doesn't Your Highness want to see how the common people are talking about us?"
Li Xinyue, "..." "I don't want to see."
"Your Highness, we can discuss it when we have time."
Li Xinyue blushed.
At this time, far behind them, the followers were beating the man hard.
The man was beaten so hard that he hugged his head and fled, repeatedly begging for mercy. In a hurry, he said that someone had told him to do this.
Hearing this, the followers immediately interrogated him about who it was.
Lord Zhu upstairs was so frightened that his heart was pounding. He was already preparing to shoot the man dead.
But at this time, the man said, "I don't know," which saved his life.
Lord Zhu heaved a sigh of relief.
After this incident, the followers of the princess and the prince-consort spontaneously defended their marriage.
Anyone who dared to say anything bad about them would be stared at and spat on by a large group of people.
So for a long time, Li Xinyue and Chu Junyi became well-known, especially after the disposal of the Wei family.
A few days later...
"Congratulations, Lord Chu, for solving the major case of the Wei family. A promotion is just around the corner!" After the court session, Lord Zhu quietly followed Chu Junyi's steps.
"Yes, that's why they say the waves behind drive on those before. With a capable official like Lord Chu in the court, why worry about the prosperity of the country?" Lord Wang also quietly followed closely behind. Then he exchanged a look with Lord Zhu, and the two hit it off.
Chu Junyi looked up at the front. While hurriedly going down the steps, he understood their intentions, so he couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Gentlemen, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first."
The two lords were full of doubts. So did this kid really know that they were the ones behind that night's incident?
"Lord Chu, after the case of the Wei family is closed, what case do you plan to investigate next?"
"Of course, I'm going to investigate..." He deliberately dragged out the sound and gave them a meaningful look.
They quickly averted their eyes.
"Of course, I'm going to investigate..."
"Investigate what?"
"Hehe! It's a secret!"
"You!" The two lords' faces darkened.
"The Crown Prince is here!"
Everyone bowed to the Crown Prince.
"Be excused." The Crown Prince's eyes fell on Chu Junyi. Remembering the strange encounter on his way here, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
This morning on his way back to the capital, he heard the well-known tale of the princess and the prince-consort in the folk. In excitement, he said a few more words. He didn't know which word was wrong, but it provoked the stares of the common people. He almost died on the spot.
"I've also heard about Lord Chu's many remarkable achievements. It's really a blessing for the country to have a talent like you in the court."