In the main hall, officials and their families took their seats one after another, and Xiao Changan and Wang Qing also entered the hall one after another.

The eunuch took them to their seats respectively. When passing by Xiao Yu, Xiao Changan stopped, glanced at another teacup in front of Xiao Yu, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.

Xiao Yu took in Xiao Changan's burning gaze, and his expression instantly became fierce.

Sensing the chill beside him, Xiao Changan withdrew his gaze and met Xiao Yu's deep and unfathomable eyes.

"What are you looking at, nephew?" Xiao Yu's voice was full of coldness.

Xiao Changan bowed to Xiao Yu and stood up. He looked straight at Xiao Yu and smiled softly, "Is the Imperial Uncle doing well? Why is the Imperial Aunt not here?"

Xiao Yu snorted coldly, "Why does my nephew care so much about your uncle's princess?"

Xiao Changan curled his lips and smiled, his gentle face full of teasing, "I'm just concerned about the emperor's uncle and aunt."

After that, she added, "Uncle, please take care of yourself. If anything happens to you, Auntie is still young, I'm afraid..."

Before he could finish his words, a copper coin fell to the ground with a "ding ding" sound.

Xiao Changan fell to his knees in front of Xiao Yu with a plop.

The sudden pain in his knee distorted his handsome face.

"Your Highness!" the young eunuch next to him exclaimed.

The ministers and envoys in the hall also looked over here because of the loud noise.

For a moment, everyone in the hall was silent, and no one understood why Prince Jing had to kneel down to Prince Su.

But this was a royal matter, and they had no right to interfere. Everyone seemed to be like wooden men, motionless, watching quietly.

Xiao Yu frowned slightly, glanced to the side and quickly moved his eyes back to look at Xiao Changan who was kneeling in front of him, his jade-like face full of teasing.

"My nephew, you have been talking about me and my princess so recklessly. You have realized your mistake so quickly. Will you kneel down and beg for my forgiveness?"

The scene was very quiet. Xiao Yu's voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone in the hall to hear.

Everyone who had been holding their breath and observing quietly breathed a sigh of relief; so that was how it was.

Xiao Changan clenched his hands tightly on his knees.

Unlike the pride just now, his eyes were full of hatred at this moment, but he had to force a smile, "The emperor's uncle may have misunderstood..."

Xiao Yu did not give him a chance to explain, and interrupted him coldly, "Your Highness, your nephew does not need to worry about the affairs between the prince and the princess. It is your Highness, your nephew, who has made friends with ministers privately. If your brother knew, he would definitely be unhappy. I hope your Highness, your nephew will be careful with his words and actions in the future!"

When Xiao Yu said this, everyone in the court couldn't help but gasp. Could such words be said in public?

Anyway, they don't dare.

Xiao Changan originally wanted to accuse Xiao Yu'an of openly attacking the prince, but he didn't expect that Xiao Yu would not give him a chance to speak and first accused him of forming a clique for personal gain.

He didn't know how much Xiao Yu knew, and he couldn't help feeling uneasy.

Weighing the pros and cons, it would not be good for him if this matter became a big deal.

Xiao Changan clenched his trouser legs and nodded respectfully, "Uncle Royal's teachings are true, and I will definitely remember them."

Xiao Yu's face returned to its usual appearance, and he said calmly, "Get up. Today is my brother's birthday banquet. I, your nephew, must not spoil my brother's mood."

Xiao Changan clenched his hands and whispered, "Yes."

The eunuch standing by also understood what was going on and hurried over to support him.

Xiao Changan waved away the eunuch's hand, supported his knees, stood up with a gloomy face, walked straight to the seat next to Su Nanxing and sat down without looking over here again.

The people in the hall began to chat in groups of three or five again.

Xiao Yu sat up straight, turned his head and looked at Yan Qing behind him, his expression somewhat unhappy, "Why are you so reckless today! I have my own way to deal with his words. If he sees you attacking him, I may not be able to save you!"

Yan Qing was confused and waved his hands hurriedly.

Xiao Yu frowned.

"Not you?"

Yan Qing took out his black Pixiu embroidered purse from his arms and opened it.

There were only small pieces of silver and silver ingots inside, but no copper coins at all.

"Who is it?" Xiao Yu asked in a low voice.

Yan Qing waved his hands to indicate that he didn’t see it.

Xiao Yu looked around and found that none of the ministers beside him or behind him were looking this way.

There are not many people in the palace who know martial arts.

Among them were the Duke of Yingguo's son, General Xuanwei Lin Ju, the commander of the imperial guards Han Feng, the commander of the royal guards Liu Fang, the governor of Liangjiang Sui Jian, and three young men who came in together, the eldest son of the Huai'an general's mansion and the eldest son of the Ning'an general's mansion.

Lin Ju was sitting at the rear left, his view blocked by Yan Qing. There was no intersection with the other people. Han Feng would not do such a thing, and Liu Fang would certainly not do such a thing.

Xiao Yu turned around and stopped worrying about it.

The man meant well, and since he didn't want to be recognized, he should just accept it.

On the other side, Su Nanxing looked at Xiao Changan, who had a sinister look on his face, with a mocking expression on her pretty face, "Your Highness Prince Jing, how does it feel to lose more than you gain?"

"Shut up!" Xiao Changan no longer had his usual gentle demeanor and shouted coldly.

Su Nanxing laughed sweetly, "Your Highness Prince Jing, don't take it out on me. My sister didn't see it, so why are you so upset?"

Xiao Changan clenched his fists and ignored her.

Seeing this, Su Nanxing continued to smile and said, "However, when my sister comes back later, if the emperor's uncle tells her about this, she will definitely look down on you!"

"The dignified King Jing actually knelt down and apologized to the emperor's uncle in front of so many people! What a coward!"

Xiao Changan turned his head and glared at Su Nanxing, gritting his teeth and threatening in a low voice, "Su Nanxing, my patience is limited! Don't challenge my bottom line!"

Su Nanxing was frightened by his gaze. She withdrew her gaze angrily and turned around to sit down.

As if unwilling, she turned around and looked at Xiao Changan, snorting coldly, "Back in Longhua Temple, I tied her up and sent her to your bed, but you backed down at the last minute. Now you have to kneel down to the emperor's uncle. You are really useless! If I were your sister, even if I liked a sickly guy who would stand up for her, I would not be interested in you, a coward..."

Before she could finish her words, Xiao Changan walked up to her and grabbed her neck.

"Uh... let go..." Su Nanxing tried to pry Xiao Changan's hands open painfully.

Su Nanxing's maid and the eunuch beside her were all terrified and tried to persuade him, "Your Highness Prince Jing, you..."

Before they could finish their words, Xiao Changan glared at them and they were so frightened that they dared not move.

King Jing is usually a very gentle person, why is he like this today?

Some ministers also came here to rest, but Xiao Changan's body and cloak just blocked the view from here.

What they saw was Xiao Changan bending over and standing beside Su Nanxing.

Xiao Changan's men got angry and sneered at her ear, "What are you and your father, the Prime Minister who lost his prison sentence, up to? Don't you think I don't know?"

"You want to use your sister to get rid of me? Wishful thinking!"

"I'll get your sister, my way!"

Xiao Changan increased the strength in his hands. Su Nanxing's eyes rolled back and her face turned purple. She tried desperately to pry Xiao Changan's hands open, but she had no strength.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Changan felt much better and his expression returned to his usual gentle self.

"You call me a coward! You've ruined your face, you've lost your child, and you'll never have an heir again. And because of this, you've gone from being a noble Crown Princess to a concubine. How good is that?"

"I will have your sister sooner or later, but you will always be laughed at as an ugly, cheap concubine who can't stand your position!"

After saying this, he seemed to notice that the skin above Su Nanxing's scar was a little different.

Realizing that this was fake leather, Xiao Changan's eyes flashed with viciousness, and he reached out to tear off Su Nanxing's fake leather.

A scar suddenly appeared, winding from the forehead to the jaw, hideous and ugly.

Xiao Changan sneered coldly, "Look! Ugly freak! Sooner or later, you won't even be able to keep your position as a concubine!"

After saying that, he shook his hand away in disgust, picked up a handkerchief and wiped his hands slowly, looked at Su Nanxing calmly, covered his throat and coughed and gasped violently.

Su Nanxing seemed to be coughing out all her internal organs, and the maidservant beside her patted her chest worriedly to help her calm down.

At this time, Xiao Changan had already sat back in his original seat, and everyone in the hall was attracted by Su Nanxing's violent coughing.

What caught the eye was an ugly face with a face as red as a pig's liver and scars all over it.

Many of them had heard that the former Crown Princess was disfigured, and when they saw it today, they all gasped.

"How ugly!" The Goryeo envoy was stunned and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Why is such an ugly person here?"

"Da Ning is so rude! He actually let an ugly person attend the party!"

Su Nanxing glared at them hatefully and wanted to curse, but couldn't utter a word.

Xiao Changan just got angry.

Xiao Yu couldn't help but frown when he saw this.

They said that Su Nanxing was nothing, but they should not underestimate the Daning Kingdom.

"Su Nanxing! What the hell is wrong with you!"

Xiao Yu was just about to speak when Xiao Changshi came in with an angry look on his face.

"I agreed to let you come because of your thoughtfulness in recent days, but I didn't expect you to embarrass me like this. Why don't you get out of here!" He said angrily to Su Nanxing.

Su Nanxing looked at Xiao Changshi and wanted to explain, but she couldn't say anything. She could only cover her throat and point at Xiao Changan.

Xiao Changshi didn't want to look at him any more. He turned to look at the envoys who were about to discuss something and said coldly, "You guys are too idle. Why don't you eat some cakes?"

Seeing that Xiao Changshi was unwilling to look at her, Su Nanxing reluctantly stood up and walked out, her eyes gradually becoming colder.

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