This feast was extremely depressing.
Except for Qi Jin and the Eighth Prince who spoke from time to time to liven up the atmosphere, everyone else was almost silent.
King Chen's face was so gloomy that he could drip water.
He hated Rong Cang for remaining silent and allowing Qi Jin and the Eighth Prince to run wild. He hated himself for being in such an embarrassing situation and wished he could just walk away on the spot.
Yet he knew he couldn't leave.
Leaving proved that he really lost. This moment of humiliation would only strengthen his determination to win the throne.
He must get that dragon chair.
All those who humiliate him today will die ugly in the future.
When the banquet was over, King Chen had sorted out his emotions.
Chu Yunfei stood up and walked out. Just as he was about to leave with Rong Cang, King Chen stopped them and called out: "Ninth brother."
Rong Cang turned to look at him: "Is something wrong?"
"I want to talk to you." King Chen said, giving Chu Yunfei a meaningful look, "Let's talk alone."
Chu Yunfei said calmly: "It's the same when I'm here. Rong Cang and I are husband and wife, there is no distinction between you and me."
"Let me accompany your nine younger siblings to the garden for a stroll." Jiang Ying said at the right time, "It's not good for them men to talk while we women are present."
"I don't think there's anything wrong with it." Chu Yunfei smiled faintly, obviously not intending to give the couple any face, "I can tell others everything. If Rong Cang can listen, I can also listen."
After saying that, she turned to look at Jiang Ying, ignoring her embarrassed expression, and reminded calmly: "In addition, Princess Chen should change her title. Although the crown prince ceremony has not yet been held, the imperial edict has been issued, and Rong Cang is now He is the prince, and there is a difference between king and minister. Even if you are unwilling to do so, the rules of the royal family cannot be abolished."
Jiang Ying's expression was stiff and her face was so ugly that she couldn't even pretend to smile. "I just haven't changed my mind for a while. I hope Jiu... I hope the Crown Princess will forgive me."
King Chen suppressed his displeasure: "The Crown Princess's status is indeed noble, but isn't it inappropriate for you to be present when we brothers are talking? A woman can be arrogant and willful from time to time, but she cannot be willful regardless of the occasion."
"Since King Chen knows that monarchs and ministers have other rules, why is he so rude to the Crown Princess?" Rong Cang looked at him coldly, his eyes as cold as frost, "Whether the Crown Princess is willful or not is something I should worry about, what do you have to say? Right to accuse her?"
King Chen's expression froze: "I——"
"Apologise to her."
King Chen looked at him in disbelief: "Should I apologize to her?"
"His Royal Highness Chen Wang offended the Crown Princess, shouldn't he apologize?" Qi Jin came over and smiled casually, "I think you are the one who says that other women have no sense of propriety."
King Chen's face was ashen and he couldn't help gritting his teeth.
"Brother Sixth Emperor, you should apologize." The Eighth Prince also came to join in the fun, "The temperament of the Crown Princess is the Crown Prince's business, and it is not the turn of others to blame. What's more, Brother Sixth Emperor can't even manage his own affairs, and he dares to interfere. Do you mind interfering with other people’s husband and wife’s affairs? Don’t you think it’s against the rules?”
The seventh prince is calmer than the eighth prince.
But he stood next to the Eighth Prince without saying a word, apparently feeling that he should apologize.
King Chen clenched his palms, his face turning blue and white.
"Crown Princess." Jiang Ying spoke softly, with a hint of weakness, "Prince Chen didn't mean to offend. He just felt that it was inappropriate for a man to discuss things with a woman present. I hope the Crown Princess wouldn't think too much about it."
"Prince Chen wants to talk to the prince, has the prince agreed?" Chu Yunfei smiled faintly, "The prince's identity is different from the past. Anyone who wants to talk to him must have the prince's permission. Before the prince spoke, he accused me This Crown Princess should not be present, what is this if not transgression?"
He deliberately emphasized the word "enzhun" to emphasize the difference in their status.
Sure enough, when these words came out, the faces of King Chen and his wife were almost the same. They did not expect that Chu Yunfei would be so arrogant. As soon as she took the position of Crown Princess, she began to exercise the power of Crown Princess and show her noble status in every way.
With such a superficial and low-key temper, how long does she really think she can be the crown princess?
King Chen took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, lowered his eyes and said: "I was rude just now. I hope the prince and the princess will not forget the mistakes of others and forgive me for my rashness."
Rong Cang's eyes were cold: "What do you want to talk about?"
"His Royal Highness, please come to the garden."
Rong Cang held Chu Yunfei's hand, supported her "willfulness" with actions, and turned and walked towards the garden.
This move gave King Chen enough face. If the other party didn't understand each other, there was no need for them to talk.
Qi Jin raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the back of the couple walking away hand in hand, he couldn't help but clicked his tongue: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have such a good relationship, it is really enviable."
"Prince Qi is not young anymore. Isn't it time to get a wife?" The eighth prince tilted his head to look at him, "In this way, you don't have to envy other people's good relationship with each other, and you can also have sex with your wife and children. It’s harmonious and beautiful, which makes people enviable.”
"You know nothing." Qi Jin snorted coldly, turned around and walked out, "When the prince married a wife, he married someone he really liked, so they could be harmonious and beautiful. If the marriage is due to a combination of interests, when the interests are not there, , the love between husband and wife is gone, what’s the point of this kind of marriage?”
Jiang Ying's face turned slightly pale, and she stood stiffly on the spot, staring at Qi Jin's back gloomily and blankly.
Is he mocking himself?
Ridiculing them as husband and wife, they are birds of the same age, but they fly separately when disaster strikes?
"Prince Qi!" The Eighth Prince, who was serious about gossip, asked in a loud voice at his back, "Have you never met a woman that you fell in love with?"
Qi Jin raised his hand and replied "No", and his figure disappeared outside the hanging flower door.
Jiang Ying held the handkerchief in her hand and stood awkwardly outside the hall. She didn't know whether to go back to the house alone or stay here and wait for King Chen to go back together.
The three princesses and their princes came out one by one, said goodbye to Jiang Ying and the two princes, and left one after another.
They are all in pairs. Although they are not rich and wealthy, they get along harmoniously and easily.
But Chu Yunfei was taken to the garden by Rong Cang, and even the "business" between men could not make Rong Cang exclude her from the man.
Rong Cang is willing to break secular rules and conventions for her, is willing to lower his stature for her, and defends her in front of others without hesitation.
I am the only one who lives like a joke. I want power, but I can't get it. I want respect and love from my husband, but I can't get it either. I even want a son, but I still can't get it.
Jiang Ying looked up at the sky, forcing back the sourness and unwillingness in her eyes.
When will she be able to survive and gain hope?
