Chapter 32: Caught in Another Dispute (1/2)
The one who spoke was none other than Su Luoqing. Su Luoqing didn’t converse with any of the aristocratic clans’ young ladies that she was close with and didn’t place any attention on the Phoenix King Valley either.
Her eyes were filled with bitter resentment and all her attention was concentrated on Bai Luochu. She had been staring at Bai Luochu for the entire night and just as the birthday banquet was finally going to end, she finally found fault with Bai Luochu. She naturally wasn’t going to give up this opportunity. She felt the first part of her statement wasn’t enough to vent her anger and immediately added another one in a sarcastic tone.
Su Luoqing’s words were overly abrupt and startled everyone who was in the midst of conversation. Even the Phoenix King Valley’s disciples were looking over.
“Why? Are you the master or is His Second Highness the master? Do you think that you can treat yourself as half a master just because the Second Prince shows some partiality for you? Some people should respect themselves and know their place. Don’t even dream of turning into a phoenix just because you can fly a little higher than others. Don’t you know the saying? ‘The higher you fly, the harder you fall’.”
After Su Luoqing finished speaking, everyone’s stare converged on the two ladies. Bai Luochu was once again the focus of everyone’s attention.
Bai Luochu wasn’t afraid as there wasn’t a relationship between herself and the Second Prince. Furthermore, she was an evil dao witch in her previous life who was cursed and derided by the world. Their saliva would probably be enough to drown her.
Right now, Bai Luochu merely the target of a noble young lady from an aristocratic clan who was muddle-headed due to love. Bai Luochu couldn’t be bothered to care about someone like her. In the end, Bai Luochu looked at Su Luoqing with a dull and indifferent look in her eyes.
When Su Luoqing saw how Bai Luochu’s expression didn’t change at all and was calmly waiting for her next action, she started to panic. She never expected that Bai Luochu would be so calm when facing ridicule. On the contrary, with so many people watching, Su Luoqing felt as though she couldn’t hold it together. She didn’t know what she was supposed to do next. Looking at Pei Qingfeng, she hoped that he would do something to teach his lowly servant who didn’t know her place a lesson.
When Bai Luochu saw that Su Luoqing didn’t continue speaking, she knew that the young lady was at a loss. In Bai Luochu’s mind, a plan to make a grand comeback appeared. However, before she could open her mouth, someone beat her to it.
As though Pei Qingfeng felt Su Luoqing’s burning gaze on him, he opened his mouth to speak up. However, what came out of his mouth was completely different from the script Su Luoqing had prepared.
The moment the words left his mouth, they seemed to form an invisible hand that slapped Su Luoqing across her face. He was openly and subtly telling Su Luoqing to mind her own business. Everyone present understood that Su Luoqing was jealous because Bai Luochu got to stand beside the Second Prince for the entire duration of the banquet.
Alas, never in Su Luoqing’s wildest imagination would she have thought that Pei Qingfeng would take Bai Luochu’s side. He was so firm and she was humiliated time after time. Right now, she was a complete joke.
Just as Su Luoqing wanted to say something to explain herself, Pei Qingfeng spoke up once more. His words seemed to send her into the abyss. “Today, I expanded a lot of energy in order to handle people who tried to meddle in my affairs. I’m really tired now… Emperor Father, will you please allow this son to take his leave?”
The Emperor was also afraid that if Pei Qingfeng and his servant girl were to stay behind, Su Luoqing might cause more problems. He looked at Su Luoqing with displeasure in his eyes as he waved his hand. It was a signal to approve of the Second Prince’s request.
Pei Qingfeng then asked Bai Luochu to push his wheelchair out of the palace hall.
“It’s humiliating that Elder has to witness this scene. Later on, I will prepare some gifts as compensation.” After all the trouble, the Emperor couldn’t form the slightest bit of favourable impression for the young lady of the Empress Dowager’s birth clan. In his eyes, she was a spoiled brat who was causing trouble again and again. She simply didn’t place the imperial clan in her eyes. Someone like her wanted to marry a prince? What a joke.
The Emperor had to find an opportunity to speak with the Empress Dowager and use an indirect approach to avoid embarrassing her. If he were to anger the Empress Dowager, the Su Clan would step in to cause more trouble. He had to settle the escalating problem as quickly as he could.