The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1146 - 1125: Block

Chapter 1146: Chapter 1125: Block

Li Yunfeng was momentarily stunned by the ferocity in her eyes, Manbao resisted the urge to push her to the ground, and instead turned to look at Bai Erlang, who was rooted to the spot: "Aren’t you leaving yet?"

Yin Huo immediately extended his hand to pull Bai Erlang away.

The Fifth Prince quickly dragged the Sixth Prince away.

Li Yunfeng then came back to her senses and shouted: "Stop right there, you, you all have such audacity, daring to insult my father, Li Mingda, Li Changyu, insulting the royal family is a grave crime, aren’t we supposed to be one family?"

Manbao clutched her hand firmly, dragging her back, and from a distance, she saw someone coming this way, she twisted her hand, causing Li Yunfeng to cry out in pain, finally running out of energy to continue shouting at Bai Erlang.

Manbao saw that Bai Erlang and the others had already walked far away, so she pushed her forward, causing her to take several steps back before she said with a stern face: "Commandery Princess Yunfeng, you’re right, if you complain to the Empress Dowager, regardless of truth, she will punish me. But let me tell you, let her punish me, at worst I just won’t enter the palace again, even the Empress Dowager can’t kill me. But you, offending the entire royal family for my sake and gaining a reputation for arrogance, I wonder who really loses out in the end."

Li Yunfeng rolled up her sleeve, and upon seeing a red mark around her wrist, she pointed at Zhou Man’s nose and scolded: "You dare to hit me! And dare to insult my father, what’s true, what’s false? Li Mingda, you have seen and heard everything just now, who is the arrogant one, her or me?"

Li Mingda frowned and said: "Cousin, if it weren’t for your provocation, her Junior Brother wouldn’t have spoken out of turn. In my view, let’s just let this go."

Li Yunfeng shouted: "No way!"

"Then let’s have a fight," Manbao stepped forward and said, "no need for whips or swords, just roll up your sleeves and come at me, I don’t mind being younger or shorter than you. We fight, and regardless of who wins or loses, we drop this issue. Whoever brings it up again is the real old cur."

Li Yunfeng sneered: "Why should I listen to you?"

Changyu couldn’t understand why, though it was clearly she who challenged Li Yunfeng to a fight, it had now become a conflict between them, but she now stood on Zhou Man’s side, so she supported the suggestion and said, "You’re of royal blood, whether to fight or not, make up your mind quickly and give an answer. If you want to complain, go now, the Empress Dowager is waiting in the grand hall."

Li Mingda opened his mouth to stop her, but Li Yunfeng fell silent as well, not moving to leave immediately.

Changyu then sneered: "It seems you’re not that foolish after all. Right now, all the court officials are present, my father and mother too. If you cause trouble with a commoner, the Empress Dowager might think it’s Zhou Man’s fault, but others might not see it that way."

"Today, in the grand hall, there are not only high-ranking ministers of the court, but also patriarchs of various powerful families. If your reputation gets ruined, see who would dare to marry you."

Li Yunfeng glared at Changyu hatefully.

Changyu met her glare without flinching.

She was around the same age as Li Yunfeng, and royal children usually married early; her older sisters were all married at the age of fourteen or fifteen.

In the past two years, their mother had been more protective of them, thus allowing them a couple more years at home, and nowadays in commoner society, the age at which people marry has been increasing. But even so, by their age, preparations for marriage should begin, with actual marriage taking place a few years later.

And there were only a few months difference between her and Li Yunfeng, so the matter of discussing marriage would be practically at the same time, hence why she was worried, and she knew Li Yunfeng would be worried too.

Even the Emperor’s daughters have marriage concerns, and this world is not ruled by the Emperor alone; even he has to ask if others are willing when giving away his daughters in marriage, or else she would have already claimed Yang Heshu for herself.

As such are the concerns for the Emperor’s daughters, the daughters of Princes would only face harder challenges.

Therefore, she firmly believed that Li Yunfeng intended to lodge a complaint privately, not daring to make it public in the grand hall.

She thought it best to muddle through today first, and then worry about tomorrow when it comes.

Li Mingda, however, didn’t see it that way. Such matters, if not dealt with promptly, would become more troublesome later on, giving adversaries more time to prepare and thus becoming even more dangerous. Therefore, she stepped forward and said, "There’s no need to resort to fighting to decide a winner. Why not choose some other method? At the end of the day, we are ladies; shouldn’t we be more refined?"

Li Yunfeng then said, "Let’s play polo. The day after tomorrow, we’ll go to the eastern suburbs polo field and have a match. Whoever loses must kneel before the other and slap their own face fifty times."

Manbao replied crossly, "I don’t know how to play polo, and your bet obviously lacks sincerity. I wouldn’t feel sorry for you slapping your own cheeks, but I don’t believe your family won’t cause me trouble afterwards. What’s the point of making such a bet?"

Li Yunfeng replied, "If I say there will be no trouble, there won’t be any."

Manbao: "I don’t trust your family. You say there won’t be trouble if you lose, is that it? Can you even decide for your parents?"

Li Yunfeng angrily retorted, "My father, the King, and my mother, the Consort, are both as clear as the wind and as bright as the moon..."

A snort of laughter suddenly burst out. Ji Hao, twirling a piece of grass in his hand, was standing not far away. Seeing them looking over, he greeted Princesses Mingda and Changyu with a bow and then mocked Li Yunfeng, "What a joke, the biggest one I’ve heard all year."

With her parents insulted one after another, Li Yunfeng was furious and pointed at Ji Hao, demanding, "And who might you be?"

Ji Hao rolled his eyes at her and said, "You have such a short memory. Last year, who was it that came to my home pretending to visit me? And now you don’t recognize me?"

Princesses Mingda and Changyu were astounded and turned their heads to look at Li Yunfeng.

The Fifth Prince, who had been quietly observing from a distant pavilion and repeatedly sent courtiers to stealthily eavesdrop and report back, was also taken aback.

He couldn’t help turning to Bai Erlang, whose face was contorted in disgust, and asked, "Why does everyone speak of the Imperial Uncle this way? Is the... Imperial Uncle really that bad?"

Bai Erlang snorted.

The Sixth Prince was displeased, "What kind of attitude is that? Fifth Brother is asking you a question."

"That snort wasn’t directed at your Fifth Brother; why are you angry?"

"The snort was still aimed at my Imperial Uncle, which is unacceptable."

The Fifth Prince also felt that this was inappropriate. After all, he and the Imperial Uncle were family. Bai Erlang’s earlier words could indeed be considered an insult to the royal family.

Bai Erlang replied irritably, "I didn’t tell any lies. It’s written in the books, ’The people’s mouths are harder to shut than the rushing rivers.’ I’m just a commoner; am I not allowed to speak the truth? Do you plan to kill everyone who curses the Prince of Yizhou? If so, you’ll probably need to massacre half the population of Yizhou first."

The Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince’s mouths fell open in shock, and even Yin Huo was astonished, "Is the Prince of Yizhou’s reputation in Yizhou that bad?"

Bai Erlang thought of Bai Shan, who was presently kneeling not far from the Prince of Yizhou, documenting the Daily Records. He did not have the resolve of Bai Shan and Manbao, and at this moment, his anger was apparent as his eyes reddened. He snorted and said, "The very year we entered Yizhou City to study, during the Dragon Boat Festival, someone attempted to assassinate the Prince of Yizhou on the streets. It was because of the canal embankment breach. You tell me, is his reputation bad or not?"