The sun was high in the sky, and noon had passed.
The progress of the banquet was much slower than expected, and there were many more guests. If we waited any longer, the food on the table would get cold, so the housekeeper of Prince Yong's mansion announced that everyone could eat.
Although they said so, few people actually started eating, after all, they didn't come here to eat. Everyone was concerned about who could win the favor of His Royal Highness Prince Yong?
Xia Shang was alone in the gift-giving team. His clothes were ordinary but clean. With his innate literary temperament, he didn't look so bad, but he couldn't attract many people's attention.
When he arrived at the door and introduced himself, everyone's eyes fell on him.
"Where did you come from, young man? Why do you look familiar?"
"Yes, I have seen you somewhere."
Amid the rustling discussions, Xia Shang did not hesitate, and said loudly: "Xia Shang, the young master of Xia Family Winery, is visiting with gifts."
Xia Family Winery, Xia Shang!
"Isn't this Xia Shang who competed with His Royal Highness Prince Yong for a woman?"
"Isn't it rumored that he is dead? So he is not dead?"
"It doesn't matter whether he is dead or not. The key is why he dared to come to Prince Yong's mansion? Didn't he know that it was His Royal Highness Prince Yong who caused his Xia family to be destroyed?"
As soon as Xia Shang's identity was revealed, there was an instant commotion in the plum garden.
There was no need to elaborate on the grievances between Xia Shang and His Royal Highness Prince Yong. Now it is not about jealousy for a woman, but a blood feud that concerns the survival of the entire family. Why did he come here?
Why did he dare to come here?
Is he looking for His Royal Highness Prince Yong to fight to the death?
Even a fool knows that Xia Shang's appearance at this moment is very good. The servants in the mansion immediately rushed over and blocked the door with sticks in their hands.
Xia Shang had expected such a situation, and remained calm. He asked the butler of the palace: "I came here sincerely. Is this how His Royal Highness Yong treats guests?"
His Royal Highness Yong's butler was not an ordinary person. He narrowed his eyes and asked coldly: "Mr. Xia, if you come here sincerely, His Royal Highness Yong will naturally entertain you warmly. If you have any bad intentions, I guarantee that you will die very ugly."
Xia Shang smiled and reached out to untie the bundle: "It's just two small gifts. Why are you so nervous?"
After that, Xia Shang took out two brocade boxes from the bundle.
...
In the remote courtyard of the Qin Mansion, Qin Huairou was pacing anxiously, with her hands clasped together in front of her chest, and her slightly lowered cheeks were covered with sweat.
"Why hasn't he come back yet? I don't know if the things have been delivered yet! This... What should I do?"
At this anxious moment, a man suddenly came to the courtyard, wearing a white long gown and holding a folding fan. It was Ouyang Changhao.
Ouyang Changhao was overjoyed when he learned that Xia Shang was dead. Qin Huairou must be waiting to be married. He wanted to meet her every day, but he also thought that there was a long time to come, so he planned to find the beauty to reminisce about the old times after a while.
But seeing Xia Shang in Yichun Courtyard yesterday completely broke his plan. Others said he was "Xia Chunqiu", but Ouyang Changhao knew he was Xia Shang, and that guy was not dead!
Since Xia Shang was not dead, Qin Huairou might return to Xia Shang again, so he had no choice but to take action first.
After some inquiries, Ouyang Changhao felt much more at ease, because Xia Shang and Qin's father had a bet that if he made 10,000 gold in three days, he would have to divorce Qin Huairou.
Seeing this unexpected guest, Qin Huairou immediately hid his thoughts, slightly turned sideways, and turned his face to one side: "Mr. Ouyang, what are you doing here?"
"Huairou..." After not seeing his lover for a long time, Ouyang Changhao was a little excited and moved straight to Qin Huairou's side.
Qin Huairou moved lightly and cleverly hid to the other side: "Mr. Ouyang, please respect yourself and call me Madam Xia."
The three words "Madam Xia" were really like a thorn in his throat. Ouyang Changhao was very anxious. This should have been his woman, but now she has become Madam Xia!
"Huairou, are you still thinking about that useless playboy?"
"Mr. Ouyang, if you have nothing to do, you should leave. My status is different from before. It is not appropriate for you and I to be alone."
The colder Qin Huairou responded, the more Ouyang Changhao recalled the past.
"Huairou, you used to..."
"I've already said it! Please call me Madam Xia!"
Qin Huairou was already upset and had no place to vent. She shouted with internal force and directly shocked Ouyang Changhao back more than ten steps.
Ouyang Changhao was furious: "Wake up! Do you really think that playboy will make 10,000 taels of gold for you? I tell you, I saw him having a great time in Yichun Garden yesterday!"
"You are talking nonsense!"
"I am talking nonsense? If you don't believe me, you can go out and ask. Xia Shang is now a famous person in Yangzhou. Yesterday, he criticized the famous Miss Xian'er in Yichun Courtyard and won the applause of the whole room! He also called himself 'Xia Chunqiu', a person from the capital."
"Don't say it, I won't believe it!"
"Huairou, you should wake up. That playboy Ku doesn't understand you at all. I am the only one who treats you well. I don't care about your past. That person never thought about earning 10,000 taels of gold for you. He has forgotten you long ago. "
"Shut up!" Qin Huairou shouted tenderly, and drew her sword. "Say another word, and I'll kill you!"
At the critical moment, another voice came from outside the yard: "I can testify that what he said is true!"
Looking back, Qin Huairou was stunned: "Dad..."
Qin Feng's arm was still wrapped in gauze, and he looked a little haggard, but the anger in his eyes was on the verge of exploding.
Qin Feng tried his best to control his emotions and whispered: "I sent someone to secretly follow Xia Shang two days ago, and I know everything he said and did. He did go to Yichunyuan yesterday, and he never thought about how to make the 10,000 taels of gold. Rouer, he lied to you."
After the voice fell, Qin Huairou was struck by lightning, her pretty face turned pale, and the blood color suddenly disappeared: "I... I don't believe that you guys teamed up to deceive me. He won't lie to me. I can feel that his eyes were different at that time."
"Asshole!"
"Pa!"
A slap hit Qin Huairou's face hard. The crisp sound made people feel distressed. How could her pretty face bear it? In an instant, there was a fiery red five-finger mark.
Qin Feng covered his chest, gasping for breath, pointed at his daughter's nose, and trembled: "Evil creature! You...you...don't...kneel down!"
Qin Huairou was also provoked, and asked: "Why should I kneel?"
"Why?"
Qin Feng sneered, and a brocade box fell heavily to the ground!
"You are so bold! In order to raise money for that playboy, you dared to take away the Bodhi Blood Jade enshrined in the ancestral temple! That is the treasure that my Qin family has enshrined for generations, you...you stole it!"
In Qin Feng's palm, a blood-red and transparent object the size of a peach lay quietly.
Looking at this object, Qin Huairou knew that his plan had failed!
At this time, Xiaoyue appeared in the yard crying and knelt in front of Qin Feng: "I'm sorry, Madam. Xiaoyue was caught before she walked far."
"You evil creature, what else do you have to say now?"
Qin Huairou's face was serious: "Nothing to say."
"Do you know the consequences of stealing the family treasure?"
"According to the family rules, you should be killed! Do it, I have no regrets."
"Pa!"
The second slap fell.
"Asshole! Even if you have committed a thousand sins, I, as your father, will bear it for you!"