zChapter 820 - The Eighth Prince Gets a Beating (2/2)
As for these commoners, Xuan Tian Mo was naturally not foolish, “anti-eighth coalition” had already grown quite a great deal in the capital. It was all for the sake of going to the Sheng Palace to cause a commotion. How could he not know about it? But what could he do even if he knew? He had a way of handling a few officials, but an entire city of commoners left him a little troubled. He could not have them all killed, right?
Xuan Tian Mo’s expression became even uglier, as he stared straight at Feng Yu Heng for quite some time. After a while, he smiled then spoke up: “Younger sister really is careless when walking. You’re still so far from this prince’s horse, so how did you end up falling on the ground? Is the ground uneven?”
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, “The capital’s streets were fixed by Father Emperor’s people. Money is prepared for it each year. How could it be uneven? A-Heng just never thought that such a tall horse would appear in this commotion and was given a shock. Only then did I fall over. I truly do not dare to blame it on Your Highness the eighth prince. Your Highness must have an urgent matter to take care of, thus you rode a horse and charged into the disturbance. You must not neglect it because of A-Heng. That is not a responsibility that A-Heng can shoulder.”
She just sat on the ground without any intention of getting up. She just spouted her nonsense with a pitiful tone, and it sounded very realistic. Even Xuan Tian Mo wondered if his horse had really given her a fright. Of course, he knew that Feng Yu Heng could not possibly have been frightened by a horse. It was good enough if she did not scare the horse. But could he just begin arguing with a girl in the street?
He had no intention of doing this sort of thing in front of the commoners. No matter what sort of status Feng Yu Heng had, whenever she put aside her posture and acted like a little girl, she was indeed just a little girl. No matter what he said today, he would end up the subject of ridicule. In the hearts of the commoners, his bad impression could not be changed. That was why he chose to compromise. He was even prepared to take the initiative to apologize. This was originally a small matter. He was a man. Giving a girl a shock then apologizing was not shameful.
Xuan Tian Mo prepared to dismount his horse and personally help Feng Yu Heng up, but just as this thought came to mind and before he could realize it, he never thought that the guard at his side suddenly shouted: “Impudent commoner! You actually dare to block His Highness the eighth prince’s path. What sort of crime do you think it is?”
Once this shout came out, the eighth prince, Xuan Tian Mo, was given a fright. He then angrily glared at the guard; however, the guard did not think that what he had done was wrong. He was a newly appointed guard, and he had been given the job of accompanying the eighth prince. He was very happy on the inside, and he was hoping to make a good showing and thinking of how to protect his master. If his performance was good, getting a promotion would not be a problem. In truth, he did not have much ability, nor did he have the ability to weigh his words. If this was in the past, Xuan Tian Mo definitely would not have brought this sort of guard with him outside. But there was nothing that he could do during this period. Because of the missing items in the palace, he had killed too many people. For a period of time, he was lacking in manpower, and he could not go out on his own, thus he chose this person; however, he never thought that it would result in this outcome.
The guard had said this sort of thing, which meant that he could no longer go with his original plan. He could not get off his horse at this time and apologize. He had already offended her. What was the point of being nice now? For a while, the atmosphere was just frozen.
Yet that guard just felt that he had done very well. With justice on his side, he stood there while making a show of his strength. He just continued to accuse Feng Yu Heng’s group of not knowing what was good for them. He even took out his sword and pointed it at Huang Quan. In his eyes, Feng Yu Heng was just an imperial daughter that was not from the imperial family, while his master was a true prince, and the eighth prince’s power was not something just any other prince could compare to! This imperial daughter actually dared to act like this to his master. He had to vent for his master.
The guard blustered with great vigor, but not a single person of Feng Yu Heng’s group moved. Even the usually-impulsive Huang Quan was able to endure. It was because they had already seen that the kneeling commoners around them had begun to react!
The commoners had indeed reacted. Faced with the eighth prince, they only dared to get angry but did not dare to speak, but when they faced a lowly guard, they could vent their anger for Imperial Daughter Ji An. They really could go ahead with it. Especially when they saw the guard pull out a sword, someone immediately shouted: “Murder! A guard murdered someone in the streets!”
There were even more people that began to voice their complaints: “You’re just a guard. What right do you have to speak to Imperial Daughter Ji An like this?”
“The dispute is between the imperial daughter and the prince. Where is there any room for you to speak up?”
“You’re a shameless guard. A grown man is pointing a sword at a young girl. My ass! So shameful!”
“That’s right! So shameless!”
These accusations and curses filled the air, and the guard felt that he had lost too much face, as he actually turned around and pointed his sword at the commoners. But there were many commoners. What would they be afraid of him for? Very quickly, they were angered, and the people began their attack. The men and women carrying baskets took out stalks of lettuce, eggs and potatoes then began to throw them at the guard.
In an instant, a “hail of eggs and vegetables” filled the street. There was even some “hail” that went astray, as an egg somehow smacked the eighth prince, Xuan Tian Mo, on the forehead and broke open!