84 Interrogation (1/2)
Those guys in the hall were all well-educated people. They were talkative. They could speak for several hours without a stop. Yet they had lost their voices when it came to speaking against Ye Xiao.
The situation was really hard to handle. It had turned into an awkward and embarrassing situation.
After being quiet for a while, the old man Guan Zhengwen stood up and smiled. He spoke with a deep voice, “I was sitting there to have a word with the Crown Prince. Now that I am finished, I should naturally move aside… Lord Ye, this seat is saved for you. We were all seated early, and there was no other empty seat. I am too old to stand for a long time, so I sat on your seat. You wouldn’t mind, would you? Hahahaha…”
An older ginger was spicier [1]. He had quickly managed to turn the situation around.
Ye Xiao laughed and didn’t go on dragging the issue. He just sat on the seat provided without any hesitation.
He now sat less than three meters from the Crown Prince.
He was surely not making trouble without any purpose. He was simply setting himself up to execute the backup plan smoothly, [If you pricks dare to mess with me, I will kill you both instantly without hesitation!]
In the present situation, he wouldn’t care much about who he was dealing with.
That seat was the perfect location for him to take action, so it was naturally something he had to seize! He was sure that to attack from this location. Even if all the supreme cultivators were to act, they would have no chance to save the Crown Prince!
The other guys didn’t know that inside the foppish young lord’s mind was a shocking and regicidal idea.
As the situation had been set up as such, these guys could only curse him in their minds and silently take their seats again.
After three rounds of drinks and five courses of meals, the Crown Prince coughed to draw attention.
Everyone stopped their chopsticks. They knew that the main topic of the night was about to be addressed. They were all quiet as they prepared to listen to the Crown Prince, hoping to see a good show.
However, the Lord Ye was still devouring his food like a beast. He grabbed the food on the table and ate as he wished. His cheeks were plump, and his chopsticks were moving like they were flying on the table. Wherever they land, the food would be reduced a lot. It was truly like the locusts destroying the fields.
He was now like a hungry ghost who had been starving for thousands of years and suddenly had a chance to eat, so he ate like a beast.
After the Crown Prince coughed, it turned silent in the hall, except for the strident sound of Ye Xiao chewing…
The guys were all staring at him with undisguised anger in their eyes.
Ye Xiao noticed it and acted like he was enlightened. He stopped chewing and spoke inarticulately, “You… Er. Are you finished? Oh I see… Then I am not going to restrain myself then…”
After saying that, he just stood up to get the dish of meat furthest from him and spoke with satisfaction, “This dish is truly tasty, yet it is too far to reach. I was afraid that I wouldn’t have a chance to eat it. Thanks for abdicating…”
The sound of chewing became more strident and annoying…
[Is it correct to use the word ‘abdicating’ like that?]
The guys felt that they were receiving an “ear-opening” lesson!
The Crown Prince was embarrassed. He finally spoke, “Lord Ye, I need to speak.”
Ye Xiao was stunned, but he still put a piece of meat into his mouth. Then he put down his chopsticks slowly and sat with a serious look. He said, “Since the Crown Prince wants to speak, guys you should stop eating. You all lack discipline and are disgracing our Crown Prince, especially in front of a guest, me…”
While speaking, he stretched his neck and swallowed.
The guys wished they could take the plates and throw them at Ye Xiao’s face fiercely!
[Who the hell is eating?!
You are the only one who kept on eating, are you not?
Now you actually talked like that to misrepresent the truth!
The food in the General’s House should be fine, right? How come they are letting you become such a starving beast?]
The Crown Prince frowned slightly and was lost in thought. He naturally showed an angry look.
The guys were all silent. They felt stressed as if a huge storm was crushing them. What they were fearing was the spirit of a man in a higher position. They couldn’t help praising him in their minds, [He is indeed a Crown Prince. Full of the vigor of a ruler.]
Ye Xiao was bored and rolled his eyes. He looked at the fried chicken in front of him. There was a chicken wing and a leg. [I love these kinds of food… The other wing and leg are in my stomach. Well, you couldn’t fly with only one wing, so I guess I need to eat them both…
Well, one foot doesn’t allow you to walk, so I should eat the other foot too…]
As for the “vigor of a king:, it meant nothing but fart to Ye Xiao!
He had met so many powerful people in his previous life. Some of them could make everything freeze just by frowning and make mountains fall by humphing.
Their so called “vigor of a king”, compared to those people… was less than a fart!
Ye Xiao hadn’t seen those people in a respectful way, so how could he possibly show respect to such an insignificant so-called “vigor of a king”?
The Crown Prince’s face was dark as he said, “You all know that things didn’t go well in the Crown Prince’s Palace. It has been unquiet recently… Many things that shouldn’t have happened, happened recently…”
When speaking of that, he sighed and stopped talking.