Huìān Gōngzhǔ was so angry that her face turned green.

As the eldest legitimate daughter of the Li family from an early age, and later becoming the Gōngzhǔ of Great Wei, her siblings always showed her deference. She had grown accustomed to being arrogant and domineering. Even when there was no reason, she would still claim three parts of reason, and she had never suffered such an obvious loss before.

Jingan Gōngzhǔ couldn’t sit still and said softly: “Imperial Elder Sister, today is the Third brother’s housewarming banquet. It’s rare for us to sit at a table. No elders are around, so it’s okay to talk and laugh as much as you want. Imperial Elder Sister, don’t be annoyed. “

The Eldest Huangzifei appeared comforting on the surface but secretly fanned the flames: “Indeed, our second dìmèi has a straightforward and candid temperament, often speaking without thinking. It’s certainly not intentional provocation towards our Imperial Elder Sister.”

Huìān Gōngzhǔ’s eyes flared with flames, and she sneered coldly, “Whether it’s intentional provocation, she knows in her heart.”

Liu Mingyu replied calmly, “Opinions differ among the benevolent, as do those among the wise. Those who are deliberately critical and harsh perceive everyone as provoking them.”

Huìān Gōngzhǔ slammed the table in anger: “Lu Mingyu!”

There was a thud and the table shook. This showed that Huìān Gōngzhǔ really put in a lot of effort.

Lu Mingyu narrowed her eyes slightly and reached out to pat the table.

No one heard any movement, she just patted it lightly, and suddenly there was a handprint on the solid tabletop. The sawdust fell down slowly.

Everyone: “…”

This kind of movement immediately attracted several princes from another table who were chatting happily.

Li Jing was the fastest and stood up immediately and walked over quickly. His eyes quickly passed over the handprint-shaped hole in front of Lu Mingyu and then fell on Huìān Gōngzhǔ’s face, which was filled with anger mixed with shock and horror.

Before Li Jing could open his mouth to speak, Li Hao and others gathered around.

Then, everyone looked shocked.

On the day Lu Mingyu served tea, she held the teacup in her hand and smashed it into pieces, which shocked everyone. However, it was just a white porcelain teacup.

In front of her, today was a solid pear wood round table!

Not only was Lu Mingyu’s power astonishing, but her control over her strength was also exquisite.

Where did Huìān Gōngzhǔ get the courage to compete with Lu Mingyu!

…

“Imperial Elder Sister, Xiaoyu, you two are just joking, why did you start fighting?”

After all, Li Jing was the fastest to react. Of course, the most important thing was that the two people glaring at each other were his two most close relatives. Li Jing talked with a smile and tried to be understated.

Liu Mingyu cooperatively showed an apologetic expression, saying, “It’s all my fault. I got too excited and lost control. I ended up breaking the table. Tomorrow, I will definitely send Third Brother a new table.”

Li Hao smiled and responded: “Second sǎo ^[1]wife of elder brother is so polite. Let alone one table, even if ten or eight of them are broken, I can bear it.”

The fourth prince immediately took over the conversation with a smile: “Next time I will host a housewarming banquet. When you come, I will prepare an iron table for the second sǎo. By the way, second sǎo, can you even take fingerprints on the iron table?”

Everyone laughed in admiration.

The originally condensed and awkward atmosphere finally eased a bit.

No matter how angry Huìān Gōngzhǔ was, it was inconvenient to fall out in front of so many people. She stood up with a cold face and said, “I’m going to change my clothes. I’ll come back later.”

Fùmǎ Wu stepped forward without thinking and held Huìān Gōngzhǔ’s hand: “I will go with the Gōngzhǔ.”

Huìān Gōngzhǔ had a bad look on her face and left with Fùmǎ Wu.

Li Jing walked to Lu Mingyu and laughed in a low voice: “Xiaoyu, please accompany me to change clothes.” As he said this, he winked at Lu Mingyu.

In front of so many people, she wants to give her husband some face.

Lu Mingyu glanced at Li Jing and stood up.

Li Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, held Lu Mingyu’s hand with a smile, and left.

As soon as the two couples left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

“What’s going on?” the Eldest Prince asked the Eldest Huangzifei.

The Eldest Huangzifei quickly explained what had just happened. Thanks to her good memory, she actually recalled it word for word. Everyone listened and looked at each other in shock.

Huìān Gōngzhǔ did provoke first, that’s true. However, Liu Mingyu, as the dìxi ^[2]wife of younger brother, was indeed too confrontational, not giving an inch. Second Prince Li Jing, caught in the middle, was likely to be in a difficult position.

  …

“Stop holding me back.”

Huìān Gōngzhǔ endured it all the way, and when she arrived in the “changing” guest room, she finally burst out: “You are a weakling and a coward! Seeing me being bullied like this, you didn’t say a word, just dragged me out.”

Although Huìān Gōngzhǔ was domineering, she rarely said bad words to Fùmǎ Wu. Young couples always had some affection. Fùmǎ Wu had a gentle temperament and was very good at coaxing people.

Therefore, the relationship between the couple had always been good.

Huìān Gōngzhǔ had been suffocating for a long time and had nowhere to vent her anger. She opened her mouth and sprayed flames on Fùmǎ Wu. ^[3]poor man

No matter how gentle Fùmǎ Wu was, he was still a man. It didn’t feel good to be pointed at the nose and called “a weakling and a coward”. He took a deep breath and whispered: “Gōngzhǔ, calm down first.”

“Today is the Third Prince’s housewarming banquet, it’s not a good look to have things turn sour. Furthermore, if it really escalates, the Second Prince might not necessarily take your side.”

 Such euphemistic remarks angered Huìān Gōngzhǔ again.

Huìān Gōngzhǔ sneered repeatedly, “Just say it straight. Li Jing has long been enchanted by Liu Mingyu. If Liu Mingyu and I clash, why would he take my side? As an Imperial Elder Sister, I should be more tactful, not competing with my dìxí, but always accommodating her. I hope she’ll give me some favor in return in the future.”

The last sentence almost came out with foam at the mouth.

Fùmǎ Wu helplessly stretched out his hand and wiped the saliva from his nose: “The Gōngzhǔ was unhappy, so she scolded me to vent her anger. When the anger subsides, it’s not too late to leave.”

Huìān Gōngzhǔ, not one to mince words, indeed gave him a good scolding.

Fùmǎ Wu listened silently and recited Confucius’ famous sayings in his heart.

 “Only women and villains are hard to nurture.” ^[4] It reflects Confucius’s views on the challenges of dealing with certain types of individuals, particularly women and those with petty or small-minded behavior.

After reciting silently five hundred times, Huìān Gōngzhǔ stopped.

Fùmǎ Wu cheered up and asked with a smile: “Gōngzhǔ, have you calmed down?”

Huìān Gōngzhǔ scolded her, and most of the sullenness in her heart was expressed.

Seeing Fùmǎ Wu’s pitiful appearance at this moment, she felt a twinge of sympathy and scolded, “This matter isn’t your fault. I’m angry at Liu Mingyu and at my second younger brother for being so easily swayed by others. What does it have to do with you? You insisted on getting involved, only to be scolded by me for no reason.”

Huìān Gōngzhǔ also knew that she was unreasonably angry at others.

However, when her temper flared up, even she couldn’t control herself.

Fùmǎ Wu smiled faintly and held Huìān Gōngzhǔ’s hand. “What does it mean to be husband and wife? It means facing hardships and sharing joys, living and dying together. If I can’t even handle a little annoyance, why would I deserve the favor of the princess and be her husband?”

Huìān Gōngzhǔ’s eyes welled up with tears, and she playfully punched Fùmǎ Wu with her left hand. “You know how to appease me.”

This light and soft fist naturally did not hurt Fùmǎ Wu at all.

Fùmǎ Wu laughed in a low voice: “Don’t be angry anymore!”

Huìān Gōngzhǔ hummed.

(End of chapter)