Chapter 115.1 – The Third Princess
Although Xie Yuan could also be considered a prince consort, because of his position as prime minister, he did not live with the princess in the princess’s mansion. Instead, the Third Princess of Rong lived in the prime minister’s mansion with him from the start.
It’s just that Xie Yuan didn’t like her, so he didn’t live with her, and even their courtyard was quite far apart. Xie Yuan only interacted with her perfunctorily, based on the rules of hospitality of the Central Plains.
Today, the Third Princess did not take the initiative to come see him, but summoned Xie Yuan to her own courtyard instead. This was something that was almost impossible to happen in the past.
It was only in the past two months that the Rong Emperor’s attitude changed, and she could finally straighten her back in the prime minister’s mansion, regaining the bearing of a princess.
To Xie Yuan, this change was something offensive, but he also knew that things were different now compared to the past, and did not want to cause any further trouble at this critical juncture. So, wrapped in thick fur and holding back his anger, he walked through his courtyard for a while before entering the Third Princess’s courtyard.
Xie Yuan thought that he had already swallowed his anger, and was thinking about how to continue enduring it for a while. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the room, he saw a silver teapot flying towards him, almost hitting him before he could even say a word!
Fortunately, Meng Fei had followed him all the way and immediately realized that something was wrong. He kicked the silver teapot filled with hot tea away.
The hot tea spilled out and was immediately frozen by the cold winter air, instantly turning into a large amount of white mist that almost obscured the faces of the people across them.
Meng Fei took action in time and Xie Yuan was not injured, but he was also greatly shocked by what happened. The anger that had originally been suppressed was instantly no longer bearable, and even his previously scholarly appearance was gone. He angrily scolded, “Ayana, what are you doing!?”
Xie Yuan was a proud person, with a high position and high authority. He considered himself pure and noble, so he never let himself look angry or embarrassed. He had never scolded her like this before, even though he never liked the Third Princess. His gentle and elegant demeanor even made the rough barbarian woman feel quite comfortable. She never doubted his “sincerity”, and even became a bit complacent.
In theory, even if Xie Yuan was estranged from the Rong Emperor, the Third Princess had already married him. To be suddenly treated by Xie Yuan like this, she had to be at least a little intimidated. But what happened was completely the opposite. Almost as soon as Xie Yuan said that, a whip passed through the white mist, aimed at Xie Yuan.
This time, even Meng Fei didn’t expect it and couldn’t stop it in time, so he had to pull Xie Yuan back.
The tip of the whip swept over, only passing through Xie Yuan’s wide sleeve, but accompanied with a fierce sound of wind, the sleeve was instantly torn to pieces. Clearly, the person who made the attack didn’t show any mercy, and it really made Xie Yuan’s face turn blue – not from fear, just purely anger!
Xie Yuan glanced at his tattered sleeve and immediately ordered, “Meng Fei, take them down for me.”
By now, the white mist from the scattered tea had already dissipated. Meng Fei raised his eyes and saw that the person holding the whip in front of him was the Third Princess Ayana. He glanced at Xie Yuan and saw that he had no intention of changing his mind, so he decided to take action and catch the Third Princess.
Of course, the Third Princess will not just stand idly. Or rather, with her capacity, there was no need for her to personally deal with this bodyguard. As soon as she drew back her whip, she spoke loudly. “Men, take this guard down for me!”
Almost as soon as the Third Princess’s words were spoken, four tall and burly Rong men appeared at the door. The four of them were even more straightforward than Meng Fei, and rushed towards him without a second glance.
Meng Fei was able to protect Xie Yuan from Liang to Rong, then protect him as he developed the tribe into a country. His skills were quite good. But the Third Princess’s subordinates were not useless men – even if they couldn’t defeat Meng Fei, it wasn’t difficult to hold him off for a while.
That was enough. As Meng Fei was stopped, the Third Princess immediately ignored him and swung the whip at Xie Yuan.
This time, Xie Yuan had no one to protect him. He had already mastered some martial arts skills, but unfortunately, when he entered the northern region he suffered a serious illness and his body also collapsed. He had been well cared for over the years, but even if his condition had recovered a bit, his youth had long since gone.
But he was ruthless enough, and his eyesight was also good enough. Seeing the whip coming at him again, he didn’t dodge and raised his hand to grab the tip of the whip instead!
Of course, couldn’t leisurely catch a blade with his bare hands. His palm was filled with scorching pain from the whip, and blood gradually leaked out after his skin was broken. He pulled the whip with a sullen face and said in a very cold voice, “Ayana, are you done causing trouble yet!?”
The Third Princess pulled the whip; she was born in the grasslands and was actually quite skillful. However, Xie Yuan was extremely angry right now, and pulled on the whip so fiercely that she couldn’t pull it back. Right now, her eyes were red with fury and she finally spoke for the first time, “I’m causing trouble? Xie Yuan, I’ve only realized now what a human-faced monster you are. I’m not causing trouble, I’m going to kill you to avenge Hongyi!”
Xie Yuan’s heart skipped a bit when he heard the Third Princess’s words. He narrowed his eyes and took another look, and saw that the Third Princess had red eyes and a fierce gaze. The expression of hatred she had was very certain, as if she would never wait for him to explain at all.
Ayana’s temperament was one who would repay kindness with kindness, and hatred with hatred. Once she was determined, she wouldn’t listen to any explanation. She could only be coaxed from the very start; once it reached this point, it was too late to say anything.
Although he didn’t like the Third Princess, Xie Yuan still understood his spouse. His gaze was dark and deep, but there was still a bit of anger on his face, and he said sternly, “What nonsense are you talking about? Hongyi ran to the Liang state on his own, and you’re only blaming me now!?”
The Third Princess did not argue with him or give him the opportunity to talk back. Seeing that Xie Yuan had caught the whip and she could not pull it back, she simply gave it up. With a backhand draw, she pulled out a short knife from her waist and attacked Xie Yuan again.
Even if Xie Yuan could catch her whip, she didn’t believe that he could catch her blade with his bare hands!
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