Chapter 295: Offending His Highness's Prestige
Chapter 295: Offending His Highness's Prestige
At this time, Zhao Haoxuan had just walked out of Wang Xinyao's boudoir.
When he heard the shouts and subsequent discussions coming from outside, his face instantly turned ashen.
He could not imagine that Gou Chunmei, who looked only eighteen or nineteen years old, had such unfathomable scheming in her heart.
His thoughts drifted back to the time when he had rescued her, when they had shared a horse. He had even nearly been seduced by her charm.
Thinking of this, Zhao Haoxuan felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart and quickly spreading throughout his body.
"Someone come here!" Zhao Haoxuan shouted angrily, his voice echoing throughout the courtyard.
In an instant, a well-trained guard flashed over, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and saluted, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
Zhao Haoxuan's face was as gloomy as water. He stared at the guard with sharp eyes and questioned him in a low and majestic voice.
"Who handed the invitation to her?" As he spoke, he pointed his finger at He Feiye who was not far away.
The guard whose name was called felt a sudden shock in his heart, a layer of fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead, and his body began to tremble involuntarily.
He stammered, "Your Highness, it's...it's me. This...this is..."
"Very good. Don't you know that this prince once said that she would never be allowed to attend any banquet hosted by any dignitaries in the capital?"
Zhao Haoxuan roared angrily, his originally handsome face filled with anger.
"I really didn't know about this matter. I admit my crime and I beg Your Highness to forgive me!" The guard turned pale with fear.
He fell to his knees with a thud, his head hitting the ground heavily, not daring to lift it up.
Zhao Haoxuan's face was as gloomy as water, and he said coldly: "Forget it, go and accept the punishment yourself later!"
Then, with his eyes as sharp as torches, he stared straight ahead and sternly said, "Come here, throw He Feiye, the wife of Wei Feng, the commander of the Northern Ya Army, out to this prince. From now on, she is strictly forbidden to set foot in the prince's mansion again!"
When He Feiye heard this, she felt as if struck by lightning and her face turned pale in an instant.
She screamed in horror, "Your Highness, please have mercy on me. Today is your big day, and I've come specially to congratulate you. You can't treat me like this!"
However, Zhao Haoxuan was not moved at all, and didn't even look at her. He just winked at the guard.
The guards understood what he meant and immediately rushed forward, picked up He Feiye and dragged him out the door without mercy.
He Feiye struggled desperately, but how could a weak woman like her break free from these strong guards?
At this time, Wei Feng, the commander of the Beiya Army, who was standing nearby, saw that the situation was not good and quickly bowed and apologized:
"It is all my fault for not being able to discipline you. Your Highness, please calm down. This hateful woman dared to offend your majesty.
I will take her home and teach her a lesson, and will never let her come out again to embarrass herself and tarnish the reputation of Your Highness and the purity of this mansion!"
After saying that, he glared at He Feiye fiercely, wishing he could slap her a few times on the spot to appease the anger of Crown Prince Zhao Haoxuan.
"You bitch, how dare you embarrass yourself here? Get out of here right now!" His face was full of anger, his eyes were wide open, and he shouted at He Feiye viciously.
The ferocious look on his face seemed as if he wanted to swallow the person in front of him whole. He hated this idiot so much that he actually made him lose face in front of so many powerful officials in the capital.
After the guards turned around and left with Wei Feng and He Feiye, Gou Chunmei's face instantly turned ashen, as ugly as an eggplant hit by frost.
Everyone present understood what he meant. Everyone could see that he was not trying to drive away Wei Feng and his wife, but was clearly slapping Gou Chunmei's cheek in front of everyone.
You know, Wei Feng and his wife were the first ones to come and congratulate her.
However, despite her heart being filled with endless grievances and burning anger, Gou Chunmei still forced herself to hold back the tears that were about to burst out.
She forced a smile, bowed slightly and said to Zhao Haoxuan:
"Since Your Highness has arrived, I'll trouble you to entertain the guests here. I'll go to the bridal chamber and await your arrival!"
Before he could finish his words, Zhao Haoxuan roared, "Get out! Get as far away from me as you can!"
The roar was like a thunderclap, making the entire hall buzz.
Gou Chunmei trembled all over, bit her lips tightly, and the tears in her eyes almost rolled down uncontrollably.
But in the end, she still didn't dare to disobey Zhao Haoxuan's order. She could only glare at him hatefully, then walked quickly towards the bridal chamber with her head down and dejected.
Zhao Haoxuan took a deep breath, turned to face the guests, and put a faint smile on his face again, as if nothing had happened just now.
It was the first time those officials had seen Zhao Haoxuan angry, and they secretly vowed that Wang Xinyao would become a taboo among them from now on. After all, offending her would probably be more difficult than offending the Crown Prince himself!
Wang Xinyao heard the noise outside from inside the house and sighed softly.
She knew that Zhao Haoxuan did this to protect herself, and a warm feeling arose in her heart.
At this moment, Gou Chunmei was alone in the bridal chamber, but her anger was growing stronger and stronger.
The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she felt. How could she just watch things develop like this?
No, absolutely not! After careful consideration, she finally made up her mind not to sit and wait for death.
She carefully took out a small paper bag from her bosom, which contained some white powder.
This is not an ordinary powder, but an extremely powerful drug. As long as Zhao Haoxuan drinks it, he will completely lose his consciousness and be at his mercy.
Just then, footsteps were heard outside the door. It turned out that Zhao Haoxuan had finished entertaining many guests and was walking towards the room where Wang Xinyao was.
However, just when he was halfway there, the road ahead was suddenly blocked by a figure.
Looking closely, it turned out to be a little maid beside Gou Chunmei.
The little maid had a pretty face and was wearing a light pink dress. She looked well-behaved and smart.
She bowed slightly and saluted Zhao Haoxuan respectfully, her movements elegant and standard.
Then she said softly, "Your Highness, our princess invites you!" Her voice was clear and pleasant, as beautiful as the sound of a yellow oriole singing in a valley.
At this moment, Zhao Haoxuan's heart and eyes were filled with the desire to see his beloved Wang Xinyao as soon as possible, and he had no intention of paying attention to this little maid who appeared out of nowhere.
He was extremely anxious and just wanted to quickly get through the obstacles in front of him and reach his beloved.
Therefore, when he heard the words of the little maid, his brows instantly furrowed tightly, and a look of obvious impatience appeared on his face.
Then, he shouted harshly and rudely, "Get out of the way! Don't block this prince's way!"
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