novelden Chapter 277 Asking for an explanation
Chapter 277 Asking for an explanation
Another half hour passed, and the banquet was already halfway over.
Lin Shu and Xu Jingyun, who were waiting outside, enjoyed the view of the city lights coming on in the distance, which was quite a unique experience.
Xu Jingyun smiled as she looked at the alluring, aloof beauty beside her in the night, and couldn't help but tease, "Good Ah Shu~, how long are we going to keep watch for those two?"
Lin Shu was taken aback. Keep watch? She hadn't thought much of it at first, but now that the other person had said it, it really did sound like keeping watch for people who were doing bad things!
"I don't know." Lin Shu suppressed the strange thoughts in her mind, lowered her eyes to look at Xu Jingyun, and said softly, "Ah Yun, are you tired of standing?"
"Hmm, it's a bit stiff!" Xu Jingyun nodded seriously, then gave a wicked smile and hooked his arm around Lin Shu's collar with a seductive grin: "How about you 'stretch' me a bit, Shu?"
The way this 'event' was phrased was so convoluted, it's obvious what Xu Jingyun was referring to.
However, Lin Shu seemed to have gotten used to Xu Jingyun's occasional flirting with her, and even nodded in agreement with a smile: "Mm".
"Tsk!" Xu Jingyun clicked her tongue lightly, seeing the understanding in Lin Shu's eyes, and said nothing more. She leaned closer to Lin Shu, enjoying a moment of peace...
"Cough." Just as the two were getting closer and closer, a muffled cough from the chest suddenly rang out, shattering all the pink bubbles between them.
Xu Jingyun frowned, slowly turned his head, and saw that it was Ulihan. He unconsciously muttered to himself, "Ugly thing with no sense of propriety," and then teased with a half-smile, "Oh! It's over?"
Ulihan hadn't expected to run into these two people here, and they seemed to know what he had done, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Xu Jingyun's gaze passed over Ulihan and looked behind him. Not seeing Ji Wan, she narrowed her eyes and spoke in an ambiguous tone with a hint of flippancy:
"Tsk! You didn't just use it and then throw it away, did you, Nineteenth Prince?"
Lin Shu also looked over.
Ulihan quickly shook his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "No, I came to find her some clothes."
"I'll go." Lin Shu remembered that there were clothes in her space, so she said that and walked away quickly without waiting for their reply.
Xu Jingyun then looked at Ulihan properly, her gaze involuntarily sweeping him up and down—
He was wearing only a wool lining in the winter, with half of his chest and arms exposed.
Moreover, his face and the corners of his mouth were covered with bruises, especially his two big dark circles, which were very obvious. This was just like when Ah Shu hit him!
Not long after, Lin Shu returned. She had specially chosen a blue-green dress, which was somewhat different from Ji Wan's original smoky blue dress, but since it was evening and under the candlelight, it was not much different.
There's really no need for such trouble. Even if Ji Wan changed her clothes and went back, it wouldn't matter. After all, it's normal for women to be a little promiscuous in this world. Sometimes, outsiders will even praise her as a charming woman.
But today is different; it's better to avoid trouble!
After getting dressed, Ji Wan listlessly approached Lin Shu, dejectedly saying, "Lin Shu, you have no idea how I got here just now. You have to avenge my sister-in-law..."
"Ah, I'll kill you!" Before she could finish speaking, Ji Wan turned around and saw the big guy around the corner. She immediately perked up, rushed forward, and threw several punches at his stomach (because of his height, she couldn't hit his chest with her normal punches).
However, for some reason, she didn't use her full strength!
Ulihan neither retreated nor dodged, letting her hit him as she pleased, since it didn't hurt anyway! At the same time, he looked at Ji Wan with a sinister smile, and there was even a hint of doting in that smile.
Lin Shu and Xu Jingyun looked at the two people opposite them, and the more they looked, the more it seemed like they were flirting. They couldn't help but exchange a glance, and both saw surprise in each other's eyes!
After Ji Wan had finished fighting, the four of them headed towards the banquet. Because of Ulihan's status, it was inconvenient for him to go with them, so he went back alone first.
Midway through their journey, Lin Shu, Xu Jingyun, and Ji Wan encountered Feng Zhao, who was coming out of a side hall, rubbing her still sore and numb neck and looking pale.
"Your Highness," the three greeted in unison.
Feng Zhao lowered her hand, nodded to them, then hesitated for a moment, looking at Lin Shu with a somewhat complicated expression, and said:
"You may not believe it, but I was actually beaten by that nineteenth prince of the Northern Wilderness just now."
Lin Shu and the other two blinked in unison, thinking to themselves: We believe you.
Feng Zhao didn't receive a reply from the three of them, and looked at them with a puzzled expression:
"Why aren't you saying anything? I just wanted to greet him, but he raised his hand and chopped me with a chop!"
If he meant no harm, why did he hit me for no reason? If he meant no harm, why did he know to send me to the side hall?
Tell me, what does he mean by this?
"Pfft..." Xu Jingyun couldn't help but laugh out loud for a moment. She stopped when she saw Feng Zhao's questioning gaze again, but the smile in her eyes did not disappear.
He looked at Ji Wan, who was awkwardly digging her toes into the ground, and said in a serious tone, "Perhaps, it's to protect the Crown Princess from harm."
Feng Zhao lowered her eyes and pondered for a while. Why did she feel that these three people with different expressions knew something? In the end, unable to figure it out, she stopped thinking about it and led the three of them towards the banquet.
When Ulihan returned to the table, he naturally attracted everyone's attention, not only because his exposed half of his chest was indecent, but also because the bruises on his face were particularly noticeable in the dim candlelight!
He looked as if he had gone out to harass women and offered himself up as a concubine, only to get beaten up!
The only person who could beat him up like that is probably Lin Shu, whom he has been 'harassing' these past few days! It can only be said that this is a beautiful misunderstanding!
Seeing that Ulihan's clothes were disheveled, Qiqige assumed that the deed was done, and his eyes were almost overflowing with laughter. Looking at the scratches on Ulihan's neck, he asked in a low voice, "What happened to Nineteenth Brother?"
Ulihan clenched his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, and gave her a cold look: "What do you think?"
Qiqige didn't argue with him at this moment. Instead, she acted like a 'good older sister,' patting Ulihan on the shoulder and looking at Feng Zhao, who walked in looking tired, she said meaningfully:
"Don't worry, I will get justice for you, Your Highness."
Having said that, she immediately stood up and, without any hesitation, addressed Feng Han in front of everyone: "Empress Fengming, my Northern Wilderness demands an explanation!"
As soon as these words came out, the scene fell into dead silence.
"Oh? What explanation does the Eighteenth Princess want from me?" Feng Han narrowed his eyes dangerously, and his majestic voice rang out.
Qiqige pointed to Ulihan beside him and shouted:
"As the Crown Princess, Fengming ruined my nineteenth brother's reputation. Shouldn't she give an explanation?"
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