"No Wedding Unless Enemies and Lovers" 《不是冤家不拜堂》Chapter 134

 "Throwing eggs at princess Chen, you are throwing them at prince Chen's face, what's more, the imperial family values bloodline the most, when an imperial family takes on a wife they have to pass through six marriage rites, amongst those the proposal, eight characters matching, fortune telling, and most importantly of all, if the princess was an illegitimate child of an unknown father, the empress dowager wouldn't have arranged for her to be princess Chen so early on, the one thousand and one hundred rule of Dongqi laws and decree, looking down on the imperial family, humiliating the imperial family, is a huge crime and can result in the death penalty."

An Ge's voice held a lot of power and spread throughout the teahouse, the incited customers looked at each other in dismay, shivering in their minds, they almost broke the law?

The customers all looked at the storyteller, pointing at the storyteller saying: "It was the storyteller who said princess Chen is an illegitimate daughter, an illegitimate daughter of an unknown father?"

They were innocent, they didn't mean to look down on the imperial family, they were instigated by the storyteller, they wanted to demand an answer from the storyteller.

"Where is the storyteller? Come out and speak, did you say princess Chen is an illegitimate child yesterday and that she isn't suited to the title of princess Chen?" Someone loudly said from the crowd.

Hiding behind a table, trying to reduce his existence the storyteller's hair stood on end, he wanted to find a hole to crawl in.

A large hand grabbed the back of his collar and dragged him out.

The storyteller looked up, it was a man in black that he didn't know, "Storyteller, hurry up and speak, is princess Chen an illegitimate daughter of an unknown father, yesterday you were speaking in such detail about princess Chen, I was so interested as I listened, speak of what happened next, listen to this, hurry up, just because princess Chen is here you don't have the guts to speak?"

The storyteller covered his face, looking like he was about to cry, confronting the inquisitive gaze and words of the hundred or so customers present, he hurriedly waved his hand, "No...no, I...I don't."

If he replied that he had mislead the public, the offence of smearing the princess would fall on him, with such a huge hat, it would be unavoidable that he would be invited to "tea" at the Imperial Clan court, he didn't want to be tortured and have skin taken off.

Someone in the crowd loudly said: "What you don't, storyteller, so many people were present yesterday, we all heard your story, now you can tell us who princess Chen's father is?"

The storyteller looked constipated, he didn't dare speak now, one wrong word and his head would be chopped off.

"Princess, are you alright?" Mo Xiang took out a handkerchief to help Ji Ling Xue wipe the egg from her face, she was extremely annoyed, wasn't prince in the teahouse, how could he still allow the princess suffer.

Ji Ling Xue took out a handkerchief to wipe her hand and shake her head: "I'm fine, no injury!"

Mo Xiang's eyes turned red, muttering: "Why hasn't the prince come out to speak up for princess."

Ji Ling Xue smiled indifferently, it was at this moment the window of the private room on the second floor opened, Xiao Yi Chen floated down from the window like a celestial building, everyone raised their heads to watch, jade crown on his head, white clothes flying.

Xiao Yi Chen landed beside Ji Ling Xue, holding her hand he asked out of concern: "Xue Er, are you alright?"

He had thought getting Chi Feng to come down to get Ji Ling Xue would be simple, he didn't think these unruly commoners would be so irrational, using words to attack Ji Ling Xue and throwing eggs, most likely there were imperial uncle's men in the crowd inciting the people, he had the secret guards infiltrate the crowd silently and catch those instigators, that's why he came late.

Ji Ling Xue looked up at Xiao Yi Chen, seeing him look slightly ashamed, she said: "Prince, someone is slandering me, defaming me, smearing my name, tell me what should be done?"

Xiao Yi Chen earnestly thought about it saying: "Then drag them out, let princess beat them to vent your anger."

On the other side: "Why aren't you speaking, could you have made up the story from yesterday?" The man in black holding the storyteller asked.

The storyteller shrank his neck and cupped his hands together begging: "Someone gave me a hundred silvers yesterday to tell the story as he said, I didn't know the story was about princess Chen, if I knew that person had hidden motives to slander princess Chen, even if he gave me a thousand silvers I wouldn't have said it."

The customers looked at each other, sympathetically looking at the storyteller's bitter and lamenting expression, he could only be blamed for being greedy, he didn't even know he had been used.

Xiao Yi Chen took off his robe putting it around Ji Ling Xue, coldly looking at the storyteller weeping bitter tears, ordering: "Take him back to the yamen, this prince will investigate this."

Having finished speaking he swept Ji Ling Xue up by the waist, walking out of the teahouse, leaving behind praises.

Ji Yu Qing probably didn't expect such a public rumour about Ji Ling Xue would end in such a way, replaced with the story of how in love prince and princess Chen were, as for those who doubted Ji Ling Xue's identity, they didn't dare to speak out of turn.

Xiao Yi Chen sat in Ji Ling Xue's room, after Mo Xiang prepared the hot water, he pushed Ji Ling Xue into the wet room, "Hurry up and take a hot bath to wash off the bad luck, don't worry about anything else, this prince will help you deal with it, those people are still waiting for princess to deal with."

Ji Ling Xue nodded her head in satisfaction entering the wet room to change clothes and bathe, Xiao Yi Chen returned to his study, Chi Feng and An Ge were already waiting inside.

Xiao Yi Chen glanced at Chi Feng, Chi Feng knelt in front of Xiao Yi Chen apologising humbly, "This subordinate failed to protect the princess, please prince punish me."

An Ge lowered his head, the words he had said standing in front of Ji Ling Xue at the teahouse were taught by Xiao Yi Chen, even though he was Ji Ling Xue's secret guard, he still respected Xiao Yi Chen.

Xiao Yi Chen said: "An Ge go back, you are currently the princess's man, this prince won't punish you, keep a closer eye on the princess these next few days."

An Ge lowered his head, despite Xiao Yi Chen not punishing him, he still submitted himself to ten strikes with the rod before returning.

Xiao Yi Chen looked at Chi Feng's bun, "This was only an accident, the fault wasn't with you, what's more you're a scholar, it was packed at the teahouse, how could you have protected the princess? Get up, this prince has no intention to blame you." If Ji Ling Xue hadn't been humiliated, the person behind this wouldn't have been caught.

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Chi Feng used his sleeve to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and got up, "Prince, those who incited the crowd have already been locked up, the subordinates are questioning them, they said they were following the crowd, they have a hard head so I guess their wasting time, let's try our residence's torture instruments."

Xiao Yi Chen sneered, "Cut off that hand which threw the eggs." They dared to disrespect his woman, then they knew they would miss a hand.

Chi Feng answered, he was about to reply when he turned his head to ask: "Prince, only one hand or two hands?" He didn't know which hand they had used to throw the eggs.

Xiao Yi Chen looked at Chi Feng like an idiot, Chi Feng swallowed back saliva, immediately leaving.

After Ji Ling Xue bathed, she said to Mo Xiang who was brushing her hair, "Mo Xiang, go prepare a brazier."

Mo Xiang: "Princess still feels cold?" There was still a heater in the room.

Ji Ling Xue said: "I was so unlucky today, naturally I need a brazier to get rid of the bad luck."

Mo Xiang cleverly nodded, "Mistress wait, Mo Xiang will go bring a brazier over." As she spoke she turned and left.

Ji Ling Xue called for An Ge, An Ge looked rather pale, looking as indifferent as usual, "Princess!"

Ji Ling Xue nodded, "Thank you for today." If it wasn't for An Ge appearing when he did, she wouldn't have been able to hold back her anger.

An Ge said: "This subordinate only did what he should, those words were also taught by the prince, An Ge came late, causing mistress to suffer."

Ji Ling Xue pinched her chin thinking: "This princess feels she must gain the people's support, go prepare, from tomorrow this princess wants to set up a congee store to do good deeds, get Xiao Si and the others to help out."

An Ge responded, the next moment he disappeared from the spot.

Mo Xiang walked back with a brazier, she met Ji Yu Qing in the corridor, Ji Yu Qing stepped forward saying: "Mo Xiang, why are you carrying a brazier?"

Mo Xiang lowered her head in greeting, even though she didn't like Ji Yu Qing, she still properly responded: "In response to imperial concubine, the princess asked for the brazier."

Ji Yu Qing smiled, waving her hand to hurry Mo Xiang along, however when Mo Xiang walked by she deliberately stuck out her foot to trip Mo Xiang up.

Mo Xiang lost her footing, she leaned forward, the brazier in her hand flew forward, falling to the ground with a crash, sparks flying everywhere, burning some of the trees in the courtyard.

Mo Xiang fell onto the ground her hands hurting, she was pushing on the boiling bottom of the brazier.

Ji Yu Qing cursed: "Useless maid, you can't even hold a brazier steadily, take a look, its caught fire, you want to burn down the residence?"

Mo Xiang looked back at the mocking Ji Yu Qing, if you hadn't tripped me up I wouldn't have fallen over, the brazier also wouldn't have fallen onto the ground.

The cracking fire very quickly spread, the courtyard was instantly a sea of fire.

"Someone come, someone come, there's a fire!" Mo Xiang struggled to get up, yelling.

Ji Yu Qing turned about to leave suddenly her ankle twisted, she fell forward, exactly where a bright fire was burning on a branch, scaring her so much.

"Ah...." She screamed.

Mo Xiang hurried to the water jar, picking up a water scoop to pour cold water in the direction of Ji Yu Qing, not forgetting to call for help at the same time

Some of the guards in the residence came running on hearing the commotion, seeing the courtyard was on fire, they immediately came to help extinguish the fire, Ji Yu Qing who had fallen onto the ground was helped up.

Ji Yu Qing didn't suffer, only a few hairs were burned, "Mo Xiang!" She angrily said, pushing everything onto Mo Xiang, it was that clumsy maid who dropped the brazier, if not her hair wouldn't have been burned.

Ji Yu Qing looked for Mo Xiang in the courtyard panting in rage, "Someone come, find that Mo Xiang for this imperial concubine!"

She ran off after causing her to suffer?

After a moment, the fire in the courtyard was extinguished, Ji Yu Qing lifted the burnt edge of her skirt, with her burnt hair draped over her shoulders she rushed to Ji Ling Xue's courtyard, "Mo Xiang come out...prince, you have to seek justice for this imperial concubine!"

Inside the house, Ji Ling Xue and Xiao Yi Chen were sitting opposite each other talking, hearing Ji Yu Qing's loud voice, the two of them turned their heads at the same time.

Xiao Yi Chen frowned, Ji Yu Qing had been more and more unstable since marrying into the prince's residence, making a big fuss out of nothing.