Niu Youdao touched his forehead. This was the first time someone from Shang Chaozong's side dared to treat him like this.
It was just a servant. Since the Prince's favorite concubine had spoken, a few guards immediately rushed over like wolves and tigers.
However, the leader of the guards felt that something was amiss. He felt that Niu Youdao looked a little familiar. Looking at Niu Youdao's calm expression, his heart suddenly trembled. He hurriedly shouted: "Stop!"
One of the guards had already stretched out his hand and pressed down on Niu Youdao's body. That leader hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't be rude!"
The two beauties frowned as they looked at the leader.
From afar, a cultivator from Great Zen Mountain appeared. He was alarmed by the two beauties' shout. However, when he saw that it was Niu Youdao, he didn't come over. He only watched from afar. He was a little curious as to why Niu Youdao was dressed like a manservant.
The leader of the guards stepped forward and tried to ask Niu Youdao: "Are you Daoye?"
Niu Youdao looked at his own clothes and asked: "How can I be recognized when I'm dressed like this?"
He still wanted to make things more serious. He didn't expect to be recognized.
The leader of the guards immediately broke out in cold sweat. He hurriedly cupped his hands and apologized: "Daoye, we were blind."
Daoye. How many Daoye could there be in this King's Estate? Many people had long heard of him but had never seen him before. They only heard that he came yesterday.
It was because Niu Youdao and Shang Chaozong didn't stay together for a long time. Most of the time, he lived separately from Shang Chaozong. Niu Youdao also didn't show his face in public at Shang Chaozong's side.
If it was those old people by Shang Chaozong's side, those personal guards who followed him from the capital would definitely recognize Niu Youdao.
After so many years, it was impossible for those personal guards to stay by Shang Chaozong's side forever.
Some of those personal guards had met with misfortune, and right at the time when Shang Chaozong was in need of manpower, the majority of them had already been promoted and sent to various places in Nanzhou to serve as officials for Shang Chaozong. They were all trusted officers under Shang Chaozong.
Only a small portion of them were still in charge of guarding the King's Mansion. These people were all reputable figures in the King's Mansion. If they walked out of the King's Mansion, everyone in the Southern Province would have to give them some face, so it was unlikely that they would guard the garden.
In short, those old men who followed Shang Chaozong in the past did not follow the wrong person. The price they paid was worth it. They had all risen in status by following Shang Chaozong.
The further Shang Chaozong went, the higher he climbed, the better their future would be. If Shang Chaozong fell, they would be the first to be purged. Their interests were tied together, so they were all loyal to Shang Chaozong.
The two beauties were stunned. Daoye? Could it be that this was Niu Youdao?
The two of them had never seen each other before, nor did they have the chance to see each other normally. For example, yesterday's banquet, the two of them did not have the qualifications to attend.
Although they were both Shang Chaozong's women, the legal wife was the legal wife, and the concubine was the concubine. Status was something that determined many things.
What was status? To put it simply, it was just and proper!
In formal occasions, no matter if one was good-looking or not, the one who sat on the same level as the esteemed guests was definitely the legal wife, the mistress of the house. Those with status would definitely pay attention to this. The concubine could only serve as a foil in informal occasions.
What's more, the two of them could not be considered as Shang Chaozong's concubines. Although they were more or less the same as Shang Chaozong's concubines, Shang Chaozong had not officially married them.
For Shang Chaozong, his vision was not limited to the Southern Province. It was not the time for him to indulge in pleasure and take concubines, otherwise it would have a bad influence.
But this was the goal that the two women were striving for.
Knowing that this person might be the person behind the legendary Prince, the two of them walked over in a panic. Yu Niang nervously asked, "Are you Niu Youdao, Daoye?"
Niu Youdao, "Daoye does not dare, this one is Niu Youdao. I have not seen the two of you in the Prince's Mansion before, may I ask who you two are? "
The two women wanted to cry but had no tears. You are such a big character, why are you wearing the clothes of a servant? They hurriedly greeted, "Yu Niang, Wan Niang, greet Daoye."
"Yu Niang, Wan Niang?" Niu Youdao muttered suspiciously, as if he did not understand. He turned around and asked the head guard, "Never heard of them, who are they?"
The head guard was also embarrassed and did not know how to explain. Saying that they were the Prince's concubines did not count, so he hesitated and reminded, "They are the Prince's people, the two little madams."
"Oh!" Niu Youdao suddenly realized, "Then we have offended you."
"No, no, it was this lowly concubine who had eyes but failed to see and offended Daoye." The two women hurriedly apologized.
Niu Youdao ignored them and said to the head guard, "May I trouble you to invite the Princess over."
"Yes!" The head guard hurriedly ran off to inform Feng Ruo Nan.
Not long later, Feng Ruo Nan arrived. Seeing that Niu Youdao was together with the two frightened women, she did not know what happened, so she went up to greet him.
Niu Youdao then explained what happened earlier and apologized to Feng Ruo Nan, the mistress.
Feng Ruo Nan did not want to talk about the two women, so she did not say anything. Instead, the two beauties repeatedly apologized.
Seeing this situation, Feng Ruo Nan's attitude made Niu Youdao unable to do anything. Niu Youdao did not say anything, and lost interest in continuing to stroll around the garden, so he left.
… …
In the small courtyard, Meng Shan Ming was in a wheelchair, training his arm strength.
Luo Daan brought a bucket of hot water from outside and walked quickly to the wheelchair, reporting, "Master, something happened. I heard that in the garden, Daoye and the Prince's two concubines had a conflict. The Prince and Mister Lan heard the news and rushed over. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Meng Shan Ming slowly relaxed his arm and sat back on the wheelchair. After a moment of silence, he shook his head, "I will not go. Go and find out what happened."
"Okay!" Luo Daan nodded and ran off. Young people like to be lively and interested in such things.
… …
When Niu Youdao slowly returned to the guest courtyard, Guan Fangyi was chatting with Shang Shuqing.
Seeing Niu Youdao returned dressed like this, Shang Shuqing was surprised. Guan Fangyi was overjoyed, "I say, Daoye, what kind of show are you putting on?"
"Don't mention it." Niu Youdao waved his hand.
The three of them walked to the pavilion and sat down. Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting were already walking over hurriedly.
Seeing the people in the pavilion, the two of them walked over quickly. Shang Chaozong asked in surprise, "Daoye, why are you dressed like this?"
Niu Youdao smiled bitterly, "When I came here, I discovered that the Provincial Governor's Residence is quite big and decided to take a stroll around. But I got impatient with all the formalities along the way and asked for a set of clothes from the servants in the residence. In the end, I accidentally bumped into the Prince's woman in the garden. This is really embarrassing!"
Shang Shuqing was surprised. What situation was this?
Guan Fangyi smiled and glanced at Niu Youdao.
They had already heard of the matter, otherwise, they wouldn't have rushed over. Shang Chaozong hurriedly said, "Daoye is too serious. Daoye didn't offend them. It was the two of them who didn't know Daoye and spoke rudely, offending Daoye. Daoye, please don't take it to heart. I will get the two of them to apologize now."
They had been waiting for Niu Youdao to come. Now that he finally came, he was taught a lesson by two unreliable women. What was this?
"I don't dare!" Niu Youdao waved his hand to stop him. "I can see it now. Even Princess Consort didn't dare to make a sound in front of them, so how could I be angry? I find it strange. I understand Princess Consort's temper. She even dared to beat up the Prince in the past. Those two were able to intimidate someone with Princess Consort's temper, so they shouldn't be easy to deal with. It's not a big deal, so let's forget about it. "
Hearing that his sister-in-law didn't dare to make a sound in front of those two women, Shang Shuqing pursed his lips and looked at his older brother from the corner of his eyes.
Guan Fangyi had a faint smile on her lips.
Lan Ruoting, who was here to help alleviate the situation, also fell silent. It wasn't good for outsiders to interfere in this kind of family matters.
Shang Chaozong had an awkward expression. "Daoye, it's not that serious. I will get them to come over now."
Niu Youdao waved his hand again. "Prince, don't look for trouble. Women are narrow-minded. The way those two of you are looking at me is already not right. There's a hidden killing intent! If you make them come over and embarrass them, then this feud will be formed. Once they gain power in the future, who knows what will happen. I can't afford to offend them. Let's stop if we can. Let's forget about it! "
He even used the words' hidden killing intent ', causing Shang Chaozong and the rest to be shocked.
"Huang Lie should be arriving soon. I'll go change and meet him." Niu Youdao turned and left the pavilion, heading into the house.
Guan Fangyi bowed slightly, smiled apologetically at them, and left.
Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting left in silence.
After such a commotion, Shang Shuqing didn't stay any longer. He wanted to find out what exactly was going on.
… …
In the courtyard, Meng Shanming poured some hot water to wash his face. Luo Daan, who was scouting for information, didn't come back. Lan Ruoting, who had separated from Shang Chaozong, came and sighed.
"What's wrong? You look like you're going to stop breathing." Meng Shanming asked with a hot towel on his face.
"Something happened … …" Lan Ruoting explained the situation.
The towel in his hand crumpled into a ball. Meng Shanming asked: "What does Prince mean?"
Lan Ruoting smiled bitterly: "What else can he mean? Yesterday, Daoye mentioned his relationship with Princess in front of Huang Tong. This happened this morning. Daoye said that he was impatient with the etiquette of the residence and changed into a servant's clothes. Then, he accidentally bumped into Prince's woman in the garden. Marshal Meng, do you believe it? Prince isn't stupid. Daoye is obviously standing up for Princess! It's just that this is Prince's family matter. He doesn't want to make it clear. "
"We can't say anything about this kind of matter. Let Prince deal with it himself." Meng Shanming sighed.
… …
Shang Chaozong walked into the hall and sat down.
There were two beauties. Yu Niang served tea. Wan Niang asked carefully: "Prince, did Daoye say anything?"
Shang Chaozong was expressionless. He didn't say anything.
Yu Niang felt wronged and said: "Prince, we didn't say anything. We really didn't know him at first. We sisters have never seen him before. He was wearing a servant's clothes. It's hard not to misunderstand. We have already apologized. What else does he want?"
Wan Niang also chimed in from the side: "We are Wangye's women after all, and there is nothing going on. If he doesn't stop, then he is not putting Wangye in his eyes."
Shang Chaozong turned around and looked at her coldly. Then, he stood up and left.
… …
Feng Ruonan actually didn't understand what happened until Shang Shuqing came to ask. She then understood that Niu Youdao was purposely looking for trouble. He came to stand up for her. She really didn't expect that Niu Youdao would put in so much effort for her. Tears flowed silently. She was really touched.
Shang Shuqing hugged her head and cried together with her. "Sister-in-law, why are you so stupid? Why didn't you tell me if something happened?"
She only found out today from Niu Youdao that even though Feng Ruonan was the legal wife, she didn't even dare to speak in front of those two women.
Even Niu Youdao, that outsider, knew about it and came to stand up for her. She, who had been by her sister-in-law's side for a long time, was acting like a fool.
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