Outside the clothing shop, a horse carriage was parked at a certain alley on the street.
At a certain moment, a young voice rang out from within the carriage, "Why isn't there any movement inside?"
"I don't know … Do you want me to go over and take a look?" The coachman turned back to look at the carriage and asked in a probing manner.
"There's no need." A voice rang out from within the carriage, "Wait for another 15 minutes. If there's still no news, we'll leave."
The coachman nodded. He had just turned around when he saw a few figures walking out from the shop toward the horse carriage.
His countenance changed, and he was about to shake the reins to leave when he turned back and saw a man sitting on the other side of the horse carriage, smiling at him.
"This brother, how are you?"
…
Li Yi and Chen Chong stood in front of the horse carriage, looking at it, and said, "Come down."
There was no movement in the horse carriage.
After an unknown period of time, the curtains of the carriage were pulled open, and a young man walked out from within.
The moment Chen Chong saw that young man, his countenance turned extremely grim.
"Lord Chen, how have you been?"
The well-dressed young man tidied up his clothes, cupped his hands together, and smiled at Chen Chong, looking like an old friend whom he had not seen for many years. Over ten people who looked like guards appeared behind him at the same time.
"This is?" Li Yi looked at Chen Chong and asked.
"This commoner … pays his respects to Prince Xin." Chen Chong bowed slightly, indicating the identity of the person before him.
Li Yi was stunned. He looked at Chen Chong and asked, "Have you tolerated it?"
Chen Chong lowered his head, remaining silent.
This meant that he had tolerated it. After all, the current Chen Clan could not possibly go up against Prince Xin. Since Prince Xin had tolerated it, there was no reason for Chen Chong not to.
Third Young Mistress Chen walked out of the shop hurriedly. She looked at Chen Chong and said anxiously, "Second Brother, I'm fine. Don't be rash …"
Looking at the white-haired lady's pale face and the bandage on her hand, which had traces of blood seeping out, Li Yi sighed, turned back, looked at that young man, and asked, "Who are you again?"
The young man looked at him with a hint of doubt in his eyes. "You are?"
Li Yi cupped his hands. "I am Li Yi."
The young man's expression froze, but he quickly smiled and said, "I just sent an invitation to Doctor Li a few days ago. The servants of the Li family said that Doctor Li is seriously ill and can't go out. I don't know what illness Doctor Li is suffering from. It's only been a few days, but it seems that he has recovered …"
Li Yi looked at him and suddenly slapped his face. Before he could react, Li Yi asked, "Now do you know what illness I have?"
"You …"
"Hysteria, intermittent hysteria. The Emperor personally issued an imperial edict. Hitting people in Jingdou is not illegal …"
Half of the young man's face had temporarily lost all feeling, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. At the next moment, the young man pointed at Li Zhe and said fiercely, "How dare you! I'm Prince Xin, Li Zhe! How dare you …"
Li Yi was puzzled. "Believe in what?"
"Prince Xin Li Zhe!"
"What zhe?"
"Prince Xin Li Zhe!"
"Why are you speaking so loudly? So what if he's called Li Zhe? So what if he's called Li Zhe?"
"How dare you make fun of me!"
…
Pa!
Li Yi slapped the other side of his face again, looked at him, and said, "What do you mean by believing in Zhe or not? Young man, can't you straighten out your tongue before you speak?"
Earlier, it was only half of his face. Now, it was his entire face. The young man could no longer speak.
Li Yi looked at Chen Chong and asked in a soft voice, "Have you calmed down?"
A hint of elation appeared on Chen Chong's face as he shook his head slightly.
It was just two slaps. How could his anger be appeased? If the Chen Clan was still the Chen Clan and Prince Xin was not Prince Xin, it would already be letting him off too easily.
"If you still haven't vented your anger …" Li Yi took out the dagger that Miss.Liu had given him from his sleeves and handed it to Chen Chong, saying, "This is for you. Do it yourself."
…
Reality once again proved that Chen Chong was a man who did not mean what he said.
Li Yi kept the dagger and looked at Chen Chong with a hint of puzzlement on his face. He asked, "What happened earlier?"
The over ten guards behind Prince Xin all drew their weapons and dropped them onto the ground almost at the same time. The unkempt old man threw a peanut into his mouth, and that man ran over with a fawning expression, asking, "Senior, are you thirsty? Would you like a cup of tea?"
Prince Xin regained his calmness. He glared at Li Yi and asked, "Li Yi, County Marquis Li, Doctor Li, are you really going to do this?"
"This is?" Li Yi looked at Chen Chong and asked, puzzled.
Chen Chong immediately introduced, "This is Prince Xin."
Li Yi looked at him and said in astonishment, "Prince Xin … What did you mean by that?"
"Let's go."
Prince Xin did not throw him another look and turned to get into the carriage. The guards behind him heaved a sigh of relief, picked up their weapons, and left quickly.
Things happened very quickly. Before the crowd on the streets could gather, they dispersed very quickly.
Third Young Miss Chen looked at him worriedly. "You … How could you do this? That's Prince Xin!"
Li Yi walked over, looked at him, and asked in concern, "Does your hand still hurt?"
In this world, other than his family and friends, there were two people whom he would definitely not allow anyone to hurt.
One was because he could not give up on his bloodline, and the other was because of a debt that could not be made up for.
Regardless of whether it was King Shu or Prince Xin, there was no need for them to consider these things.
Third Young Miss Chen looked at him with a helpless expression. However, her tone turned gentle as she said, "Come in first."
At the entrance of the shop, Chen Chong took a step forward and asked, "It's not Prince Xin?"
Li Yi nodded.
"Then it's … King Qi?"
Li Yi shook his head.
Chen Chong revealed a surprised expression, but he did not ask anymore. It was only after a long while that he said, "No matter if it's him or not, he's still a prince. You were a little rash today."
He sighed and said, "No matter what, thank you for today."
"There's no need to thank me." Li Yi looked at him and said in disdain, "You don't even dare to stand up for your kin when they're being bullied. You coward!"
A few dark lines appeared on Chen Chong's forehead. Did standing up for Miaoyu mean that he had taken his dagger and stabbed Prince Xin twice?
Even if he, the greatest sycophant in the Jing Kingdom, were to do something like this, he would not be able to resolve the matter peacefully, right?
The people from the Li family were really as detestable as ever!
…
On the streets, in a carriage that was moving slowly …
That coachman said, feeling a little indignant, "That sycophant dares to be so audacious just because he has His Majesty's favor. He's not showing any respect for His Highness and the royal family. As long as His Highness accuses His Majesty …"
"Shut up!"
An extremely stifled voice rang out from within the carriage.
Prince Xin's expression was one of shame and fury, but there was even more fear.
He was furious and ashamed because he had been humiliated by Li Yi in front of so many people. If this were to spread to other people's ears, how would he, a prince, still have any face left to speak of?
What was terrifying was that … that person was his father's most favored subject, going in and out of the palace all the time. His father's trust in him was greater than that of any other subject. If there was an important matter, how could he possibly not know about it?
Although it had not been announced to the public who would be the Eastern Palace, many of the subjects in the imperial court, including Prince Xin, definitely knew. If the crown prince was Li Zhe, then why would Li Yi dare to do this to him …
He clenched his fists tightly, and his knuckles turned white. He gritted his teeth and said, "King Qi, King Qi … Is it King Qi?!"
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