Although King Langya was a county king, he was still a foreign prince and had little power in Chang'an City. In this case, Russell had no choice but to ask Wu Chengsi for help.
He winked at one of his men in the crowd and made a few gestures. The man understood and quickly ran down the steps, straight to Duke Zhou's mansion.
Half an hour later, a voice suddenly sounded from under the stone steps: "His Royal Highness is here."
King Langya clasped his hands behind his hands and looked down the steps. He saw Prince Li Hong coming with a large group of people. The people who were eating melons and watching the excitement were all surprised and bowed their heads in salute.
The prince came quickly, walked to Yaruo without looking away, and asked hurriedly: "Concubine, are you okay?"
Yaruo snorted and said, "I'm almost being bullied to death. Do you think there's anything wrong?"
The prince looked at her and saw that she was unharmed. He smiled and said, "You are talking nonsense again. You are so good. Who would bully you?"
"Him!" Yaruo pointed at King Langya.
The prince followed his gaze and said in surprise: "Cousin, why are you here?"
King Langya bowed his hands and said, "Li Chong has met His Highness the Crown Prince."
"We cousins, why should we be so polite?" The prince stepped forward with a smile, patted Li Chong on the shoulder, and sighed, "You haven't been to Beijing for many years."
King Langya whispered: "My mother's health has been deteriorating in recent years. My younger brother rarely goes out these years and has been serving her at home."
The prince nodded in approval: "As a son of man, this is what he should do."
Seeing that the two brothers were chatting, Yaruo said angrily: "Your Highness, your good cousin is humiliating me in front of everyone, why don't you just ignore it?"
The prince smiled slightly and said: "I guess there is some misunderstanding. We are all a family, so forget it."
Ya Ruo hummed: "You make it easy, you are not the one who is being humiliated. I don't care, if you don't help me vent my anger, don't expect me to care about you in the future!"
The prince touched his forehead and said with a wry smile: "Cousin, why don't you apologize to Yaruo?"
Everyone in the audience was surprised when they saw that the prince chose to protect the Turkic concubine. The faces of Russell and his wife changed slightly, and they all looked at Li Chong.
Wu Chengsi has not yet arrived, so we can only count on him now.
King Langya raised his head and smiled, and said: "Your Highness, you didn't even ask what happened and just asked my younger brother to apologize to your concubine. Don't you think it's a bit excessive?"
"Bold! King Langya, is this your attitude when talking to the prince?" Prince Zhan Shidai Zhide said angrily.
King Langya said coldly: "Even His Highness the Crown Prince must be reasonable, right?"
The prince frowned and asked Ya Ruo: "Concubine, what exactly happened here?"
Yaruo crossed his arms and hummed: "I met an enemy of the same clan here, and that person hurt me miserably, so I taught her a lesson. Who would have thought that your good cousin would suddenly rush out and say that I
She is just one of your concubines, so she should stay in the East Palace and not go out!"
The prince scolded: "Cousin, this is your fault. Although Yaruo is only a concubine, she is my beloved. Their Turkic customs are also different from those of our Tang Dynasty. I have granted her permission to go out freely.
Gong, why did you say that to her?"
King Langya sneered and said nothing.
Seeing the prince helping him, Yaruo was very proud and hummed: "What's more, I asked him not to meddle in his own business, otherwise I would call you over, but he said he wanted to see if you were helping me, a mere concubine, or...
help him!"
The prince said with consternation: "Cousin, why don't you apologize to your sister-in-law?"
King Langya said with a straight face: "Your Highness, this concubine of yours beats others in broad daylight. I just stepped in to stop her, but you asked me to apologize to her. How can there be such justice in the world?"
Yaruo shouted: "What does beating others mean? In our Turks, revenge is a matter of course. Why should you mind your own business?"
"But this is not a Turk!" King Langya said coldly.
The prince frowned and said: "Ya Ruo has just arrived in the Tang Dynasty not long ago, and she is not very familiar with the rules of the Tang Dynasty. Ya Ruo, you are not allowed to do this in the future."
Yaruo snorted: "That person is my mortal enemy in Turks. I get angry when I see her!"
The prince looked at her fondly and said with a smile: "In the future, you don't need to come forward for this kind of thing. Just tell me and I will stand up for you."
Yaruo smiled sweetly, pointed at Asted and said, "That's that woman. She hates her so much. Please help me teach her a lesson."
The prince was relieved when he saw that his beloved concubine was no longer targeting King Langya, and ordered: "Go and put that woman in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion, and release her in three days."
Yaruo said angrily: "If you release him in three days, wouldn't that be the same as leaving him alone?"
The prince hesitated for a moment and said, "How about being detained for five days?"
"Thankfully you are still a prince, you are really worthless!" Yaruo snorted: "Lock her up for three months first, and then let her out when she is less angry."
All the guards looked at the prince.
Li Hong waved his hand and said, "Just do what Ruren said."
Yaruo curled her lips and said: "The name Ruren is so unpleasant, and people always say that I am your concubine, so I don't have any face at all!"
The prince smiled and said: "In the next year, I will be like my father, the emperor, and my mother will ask for the decree to make you a concubine. Is this okay?"
Dai Zhide frowned and looked worried when he saw that the prince agreed to be a concubine so easily.
"Why the concubine? Can't I be the crown princess?" Yaruo was not satisfied.
The prince gave a wry smile and was about to explain when he suddenly heard a voice: "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
Looking up, it turned out that King Langya was standing in front of Russell and others, preventing the guards from the East Palace from taking anyone.
The prince was angry and said: "Cousin, I won't investigate your matter, why are you still in trouble with me?"
King Langya said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is deceived by this foreign woman. I am just trying to prevent His Highness from making a big mistake."
"Big mistake? What big mistake did I make?" the prince asked angrily.
Just as King Langya was about to speak, an rude voice suddenly sounded from the crowd: "Your Highness, you are violating the laws of the country and destroying the foundation of the Tang Dynasty!"
Dai Zhide angrily shouted: "Who dares to talk nonsense? Get out of here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd suddenly separated. Wu Chengsi and Princess Taiping came over with people. The person who spoke was Wu Chengsi.
Dai Zhide was shocked and said with a smile: "It turns out..."
Princess Taiping interrupted coldly: "Dai Zhan has such great official authority, how dare you tell me and my second cousin to get out!"
Dai Zhide hurriedly bowed and said: "I didn't know that it was Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Duke who arrived. Please forgive me."
When the prince saw that Wu Chengsi was also in trouble with him, he felt extremely unhappy. He frowned and said, "Cousin, are you going to intervene in this matter too?"
Wu Chengsi said solemnly: "Your Highness, the person your concubine wants to beat is one of mine. Shouldn't I intervene?"
Princess Taiping squinted her eyes and looked at Yaruo, and hummed: "Brother, I heard that you have recently neglected the emperor's sister-in-law because of this concubine. Isn't this outrageous?"
"Your Highness, listen, all your brothers and sisters call me concubine, and no one respects me!" Yaruo said angrily.
The prince was quite annoyed.
He really fell in love with this Turkic woman. Although she had a strong personality and dared to scold him, she was not as gentle as a Central Plains woman. But for some reason, he just liked her strong personality.
If such a thing happened on a daily basis, he would naturally stand up for her, but Wu Chengsi, King Langya and Princess Taiping were not ordinary people, and he did not want to offend them all at once.
While hesitating, Dai Zhide winked at him and whispered: "Your Highness, Duke Zhou is different from King Langya. Not only is he favored by Her Majesty the Queen, he holds great power, but he is also on good terms with Li Ji and Su Dingfang. You must not offend him easily. "
Li Hong suddenly woke up. In the past, offending Wu Chengsi would not be a big problem, but now that King Pei is ambitious and intends to seize the throne, he naturally cannot push Wu Chengsi and Princess Taiping to King Pei's side.
Just as he was about to take a step back, another clear voice rang out from the crowd: "It is too shameful for you to treat the laws of the country as nothing for the sake of a woman, Your Highness, isn't it?"
At this moment, the crowd watching the excitement was already silent, let alone anyone who dared to interrupt, and what they said was so rude.
Wu Chengsi followed the sound and felt a chill in his heart.
The person who made the sound was slender and had a face as beautiful as a crown jewel. He was the sixth prince of the Tang Dynasty, Prince Pei Li Xian. The people behind him were no less than the prince, and as soon as he appeared, they suppressed the prince's arrogance quite a bit.
Apart from the memory of the original owner, this was the first time Wu Chengsi had dealt with King Pei.
If the prince is majestic yet weak, King Langya is cold yet wild, then King Pei is gentle yet fierce.
Dai Zhide said angrily: "His Royal Highness King Pei, how can you talk to His Highness the Crown Prince like this?"
King Pei smiled and said: "Don't be angry about Dai Zhan. If my tone is bad, just apologize." He said and cupped his hands.
"But having said that, although we are the children of the royal family, we can't do anything wrong with our power, right? If the people in the East Palace bully others with their power like that concubine, who will the common people who are bullied look for reason?"
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I wonder if there are any friends from Henan who are reading this book. If so, I wish you all to get through the difficulties and stay safe.
An additional chapter will be added today, and the third chapter will be updated at noon. (???_??)?