"Is that Young Master Cui?" Cui Yanxin was a member of the King of Shu's Mansion. His actions usually represented the attitude of the King of Shu. Seeing his angry expression, the surrounding people cast curious looks at him.
"Young Master Cui seems to be very angry. What happened just now?"
"I don't know. But that person looks a little strange. I've never seen him before. I didn't expect him to be qualified to attend His Highness's banquet."
"It seems that he and Cui Yanxin have a big grudge. But they happened to meet here. He can only blame his bad luck."
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The King of Shu had a wide range of friends. Whether they were high officials or poor disciples, as long as they had a certain characteristic that caught the eye of His Highness, they could become guests of the King of Shu's Mansion.
However, in the end, there were still differences in status among the guests. Having the qualifications to attend the banquet did not mean that His Highness valued him. At least, this young man who had offended Cui Yanxin had unfortunately bumped into the tip of the knife this time.
While listening to the young man's spittle describing how disrespectful Li Yi was to the King of Shu, Cui Yanxin gradually calmed down.
He had been so agitated just now because of his strong resentment against him. But he was very clear that this was the King of Shu's Mansion. Even if he was a person of His Highness, he could not act without scruples.
If Li Yi was really a guest that the King of Shu valued, he naturally could not let him do anything that would displease His Highness, although the possibility was very small.
The scholar sitting at the table next to Li Yi said with a righteous expression, "What kind of status does Her Highness have? How can he insult her? In my opinion, such a person is not fit to sit here with all of you."
This place could be considered as a secluded area in the hall, so naturally, the guests were not very important. At this moment, when they heard the scholar's description, they only felt that this young man was too pedantic. Even visiting a brothel was an elegant thing for them, so what if there were a few scantily clad dancers? What did they count for?
However, there were a few people who were quite disdainful of this scholar's behavior.
He was a typical bootlicker who wanted to raise himself and gain His Highness's attention. He was even worse than the young man who spoke without thinking.
Without waiting for Cui Yanxin to speak, a steward beside him frowned and said, "The King of Shu's residence does not welcome people who disrespect His Highness. While His Highness does not know about this, you should leave on your own."
Cui Yanxin raised his eyebrows but did not stop him.
According to the King of Shu's character, he would not fly into a rage just because of a few rude words. At most, he would just chase him out. Since the outcome would be the same no matter what, there was no point in him interfering.
After all, he had only been by Her Highness' side for a short period of time. If he did too much, Her Highness would be displeased.
However, he already knew that the other party was in the capital. The grudges between the two of them could be slowly settled in the future.
The way things had developed was obviously out of Ruyi's expectations. Li Yi's words to change the topic had been misinterpreted by the other party.
She did not know what Li Yi was thinking, but he had just said that the King of Shu was not an ordinary person. He was the future Emperor of the Jing Kingdom and could not be offended.
If he could befriend the King of Shu, it would be of great benefit to him in the future. Otherwise, with his lazy character, why would he attend this kind of banquet?
Liu Ruyi frowned slightly. She wanted to step forward to explain. This was an extremely rare occurrence for her to begin with. If she was the only one who encountered such a thing, she would have left in anger.
At this moment, Li Yi stood up and patted her shoulder, saying, "Let's go."
His tone was very calm and there was no expression of annoyance or indignation on his face. It was as if he was doing something that could not be more ordinary.
Liu Ruyi looked at him and then coldly looked around before following him out.
"If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"
"Trouble comes from the mouth. In a place like this, you should be careful with your words."
"That girl is a rare beauty. It would be a pity if we could get to know her."
The guests at the nearby tables shook their heads and discussed for a while. They did not take it to heart. They only thought that they had to be careful with their words in the King of Shu's Mansion. If they were chased out like him, it would be very embarrassing.
After such a thing happened, it would be difficult for the young man to raise his head in the capital in the future.
This was just a small interlude and did not spread to more places. Everyone's attention quickly shifted to other places. The young scholar's face was filled with excitement. He felt that he had done something amazing. The only regret was that the person had actually left just like that. If he had defended himself and refused to admit it, wouldn't it have been perfect if the King of Shu was alerted?
Cui Yanxin looked in the direction of the door and a cold smile appeared on his lips.
He had only humiliated him once, which was far less than the humiliation he had brought to himself. There was still a long way to go. He did not mind settling the score slowly.
This remote corner near the gate would not be valued by the King of Shu, nor would it be valued by the real bigwigs. The closer the seat was to the front, the more respected it was. It was also the focus of everyone's attention.
"How is Old Master doing recently?" Li Xian, the King of Shu, smiled and asked a young man of the same age beside him.
The young man smiled and said, "Your Highness, thank you for your concern. Grandpa has always been healthy."
The King of Shu said, "Marquess Chen has made great contributions to the Jing Kingdom. With the blessing of the country, you will definitely live a long life."
There was not much courtesy between the young man and the King of Shu. The Chen family had always been on the side of the King of Shu and they had known each other since childhood. He looked at the other person opposite him and said, "I didn't know that Chengyu had come to the capital city until today. Why didn't you inform me before?"
Cui Chengyu smiled and said, "I just arrived the day before yesterday. I have been busy with other affairs these days and didn't even have time to visit the King of Shu's Mansion."
After saying this, he raised the wine cup in front of him and said, "I will punish myself with a cup first."
"One cup is not enough. At least three cups!" Another laughter came from the side and filled Cui Chengyu's cup again.
"After so many years, Qin Yu, you still haven't changed your bad habit." Cui Chengyu looked at the man and shook his head. He drank up the wine in his cup again.
The four of them were chatting and laughing casually, but the people at the surrounding tables were not so relaxed.
The reason was that apart from the King of Shu, the other three people were also very extraordinary.
Chen Lijun, the eldest grandson of Marquess Chen, Cui Chengyu, the eldest grandson of the Cui family, and Qin Yu, the only male heir of Marquess Qin. Any of their families could shake the whole capital city with a stomp of their feet.
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