"You may dispense with the courtesies."
Feng Xi Wu said coldly, supporting Lu Qing Wan as they slowly walked towards the palace.
The little bun behind them shook off Li Su's attempt to hold his hand and trudged along, his short legs trying to catch up to his father and mother. It was just that catching up was a bit difficult.
The noble ladies whispered behind them, "We've heard for a long time that the Regent King's legs have completely healed, I didn't expect it to be true!"
"Exactly, the Regent King was crippled for three years, I almost forgot how handsome the Regent King is!"
One infatuated noble lady clutched her heart and whimpered, "What should I do? Having seen the Regent King's heroic demeanor, those worthless scoundrels will probably never catch my eye again. Will I end up an old maid?"
...
The whispers of a group of infatuated girls were abruptly interrupted by a sharp voice.
"Didn't Emperor Da Qian specifically permit the Regent King to enter the palace by carriage? Now that he has married a consort, has this special privilege been revoked?
Could it be that the Regent King's Consort is not virtuous, and has caused the Regent King to be punished by Emperor Da Qian as well?"
The arrogant voice, unreserved, pierced the ears of everyone present.
Everyone turned to look, and saw a woman in black, who was heroic and valiant, riding a horse.
As her voice fell, she dismounted and stood firmly in front of Feng Xi Wu and Lu Qing Wan.
It was none other than the eldest daughter of the Tian Xuan Sect, Bei Ming Xue, whom they had spent so much effort discussing yesterday.
Bei Ming Xue's infatuation with Feng Xi Wu was no secret in the capital.
Just as Lu Qing Wan's former infatuation with Feng Qing Heng had been eye-catching, Bei Ming Xue's infatuation with Feng Xi Wu was no less so.
Seeing this situation, everyone instinctively stopped in their tracks, their eyes, burning with the fire of gossip, fixed directly on Lu Qing Wan.
They were curious if she would suffer the same fate as the noble ladies who had been bullied by Bei Ming Xue.
Unexpectedly, Feng Xi Wu and Lu Qing Wan acted as if they hadn't seen Bei Ming Xue. They shifted slightly to the side and walked past Bei Ming Xue straight into the palace.
Bei Ming Xue was truly unhinged. Her eyes were fixed on the hand Feng Xi Wu had around Lu Qing Wan's waist.
She raised her hand and whipped it over, her target directly at Lu Qing Wan's face.
The whip whistled through the air, and just as it was about to land on Lu Qing Wan's face, the latter, without even turning her head, grabbed the whip's end.
Then, she slowly turned back, her eyes fixed on Feng Xi Wu, "Your Highness, someone is trying to murder your concubine in broad daylight. Your concubine is so scared~"
Everyone was speechless. If you hadn't caught Bei Ming Xue's whip with such a pretentious pose, your words might have been somewhat believable.
But now, with one hand holding Bei Ming Xue's whip, making her turn red with anger, and then telling the Regent King you're scared, you're fooling a ghost!
To their utter surprise, their esteemed Regent King was precisely the ghost who had been fooled by Lu Qing Wan.
He said gently, "Don't be afraid, I am here!"
Saying this, he reached out to take the whip from Lu Qing Wan's hand, "I don't know how much blood this whip is stained with. Don't dirty your hands."
Lu Qing Wan raised an eyebrow. She just wanted to disgust Bei Ming Xue a little. What was this guy trying to do?
As she was contemplating, she saw Feng Xi Wu grab the whip. No one knew what he did, but the beautiful whip, made of some unknown material, snapped into pieces.
Meanwhile, Bei Ming Xue clutched her chest and let out a cry of surprise, spitting up a mouthful of blood in front of everyone.
Bei Ming Xue stared at Feng Xi Wu in disbelief, "Feng Xi Wu, you actually injured me for such a slut, and destroyed my Falling Red Whip?"
*Crack*, another loud sound.
Feng Xi Wu slapped Bei Ming Xue across the face from a distance and said coldly, "I can't bear to touch even a finger of hers.
You came at her with a whip and spoke venomously. What are you, that you think I wouldn't touch you?"
Bei Ming Xue's arrogance was usually directed at others. Now, being treated so by the man she fancied, she revealed a touch of girlish vulnerability, albeit even more defiant.
"She's just a useless person relying on her family's protection, using her father's military power to force you to marry her.
I'd like to see how long you can protect her?"
After speaking, she cast a contemptuous glance at Lu Qing Wan, as if looking at an ant.
"Feng Xi Wu can only be mine. I advise you to be sensible and divorce her, otherwise, don't blame me for embarrassing you and your general father!"
With that, she turned and left, the edge of her cloak cutting a sharp curve in the air, as flamboyant as she was.
Lu Qing Wan grinned, bent down, and rummaged in the little bun's pocket. Then, under everyone's suspicious gaze, she tossed it upwards.
*Ah...* a scream. Bei Ming Xue, who had been striding forward, fell face-first.
With so many people watching, Bei Ming Xue didn't want to lose face and tried to get up, only to find that her waist somehow had no strength at all.
She lay on the ground and twisted her head at a strange angle, "Despicable person, sneak attacking! Did your general father teach you this?"
Hearing this, everyone wore expressions of disdain, thinking Lu Qing Wan's action was somewhat beneath her.
Lu Qing Wan leaned against Feng Xi Wu with a brilliant smile, "Hey, you've wronged my father!
How could my father teach me this? I learned it from you!
Or perhaps I misremembered. Just now, didn't someone whip me from behind? Was that not a sneak attack?"
She looked at Feng Xi Wu with a look of pure innocence, "Does the Tian Xuan Sect have a double standard for the definition of sneak attack?
If they sneak attack, others should stand still and accept it obediently. If others sneak attack them, they are despicable villains?"
Feng Xi Wu's lips curved slightly, and he said dotingly, "I am not very familiar with the Tian Xuan Sect, but since the eldest daughter of the Tian Xuan Sect acts this way, she must indeed think so.
Otherwise, shall I ask my imperial brother to consult with the heads of the Tian Xuan Sect later?"
The two of them spoke as if no one else could interrupt.
But everyone else also realized that Bei Ming Xue had attacked first, and when she suffered a setback, she called others sneak attackers and despicable villains. Wasn't this behavior too hypocritical?
Bei Ming Xue struggled on the ground for a long time without being able to get up. Just then, the main contingent of the Tian Xuan Sect arrived.
Seeing Bei Ming Xue's disheveled state, a young man immediately began to scold, "Feng Xi Wu, my young lady represents the Tian Xuan Sect. As the Regent King of Da Qian, is this how you treat guests?"
"Guest?"
Feng Xi Wu said coldly, "Since you know you are a guest, you must abide by Da Qian's rules when you are on Da Qian's territory.
Bei Ming Xiao doesn't teach his daughter, so my Consort and I will discipline her on his behalf. If there is a next time, she may not be able to wait for you to support her."
With that, he led Lu Qing Wan away, his arm around her waist. As he passed Bei Ming Xue, he paused, "This is the hand you used to injure the Consort, isn't it?"
Bei Ming Xue, lying on the ground, didn't understand, but she could feel the killing intent in Feng Xi Wu's eyes.