She Holds the World After Being Reborn-Chapter 489 - 488: The Bully Who Was Tied Up Like a Caterpillar?

Chapter 489: Chapter 488: The Bully Who Was Tied Up Like a Caterpillar?

"Change!" Yan Wanqing put down the scroll in her hand and got up from the soft couch.

Cong Ge was stunned, "Why?"

"To leave the palace, to save your little beau." If she didn’t go, Hao Ren would be eaten without even the bones remaining.

Cong Ge understood the seriousness of the situation, and briskly brought clothing for Yan Wanqing to put on. She attempted to arrange her hair, but Yan Wanqing declined.

She casually took a Yulan Hairpin from the table, twisted her hair into a simple bun, and then stepped out.

"Simple is good." She wouldn’t show herself unless it was absolutely necessary.

Qin Residence.

The news of Hao Ren getting into a fight with the civil officials at the grand banquet for the old man’s eightieth birthday quickly spread everywhere.

The inner hall’s doors were closed.

Outside, everyone was eager to come and watch the spectacle.

Yan Lingzhen squeezed to the front. She wished to get the scoop firsthand and then recount it to her elder sister upon returning to the palace.

Yan Hongzhao climbed straight up to the roof and lifted a tile to peer down below.

Such an enticing spectacle, who wouldn’t love to watch?

Li Chengxiang didn’t have such good fortune; she couldn’t push her way in and was left standing on the outskirts, simply drinking herbal liqueur, dazedly admiring the moonlight outside.

She stumbled a few steps, and someone steadied her.

She looked up, her eyes immediately captured by the other’s profound gaze, and Li Chengxiang was stunned.

She glanced at the door, packed tight with people, and then at the person beside her.

"How come you..."

Why would Qin Huai be here? As the young master of the Qin Family, shouldn’t he be inside attending to the two Kings right now?

Qin Huai reeked of alcohol; propping up Li Chengxiang, he explained, "Someone just vomited on me, so I came out to change. What happened?"

Li Chengxiang was about to answer.

When she saw Qin Erya approaching quickly, "Uncle, there’s trouble."

She looked urgently at Qin Huai, "Someone among the guests beat up other civil officials, and now, it has blown up in front of the Crown Prince."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huai was surprised, "Such an exciting incident?" His tone was full of regret; he shouldn’t have gone to change clothes.

Qin Erya knew her uncle’s character, sighed softly, "Please come in quickly. Grandfather is probably getting unhappy by now."

"If he’s unhappy, let him be. Not everything can go his way," Qin Huai retorted.

"Uncle!" Qin Erya’s tone turned colder, "Regardless, today is grandfather’s eightieth birthday. You shouldn’t speak like that."

Qin Huai saw her expression and knew she was getting angry as well.

So, he raised both hands in surrender, "Alright, alright, I won’t argue with you two. You and grandfather are cut from the same cloth; no wonder he likes you so much."

As he spoke, he walked forward.

After a couple of steps, something crossed his mind.

He turned back, snatched the herbal liqueur from Li Chengxiang’s hand under her astonished gaze, and downed it in one gulp.

"Herbal liqueur is nice but potent, don’t overindulge."

Having said that, he tossed the cup onto the nearby lawn and walked on.

Only then did Qin Erya turn her attention to Li Chengxiang. After giving her a look, she followed Qin Huai inside.

Though she said nothing, that scrutinizing gaze from head to toe made Li Chengxiang very resistant.

This Miss Qin seemed to look down on people like her, down to her very bones.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have that kind of indescribable look in her eyes.

The Qin Family...

Li Chengxiang shook her head in resignation. Is anyone here normal?

She reached for another unopened bottle of herbal liqueur on the table, pulled off the cap, and poured it straight into her mouth, alleviating the sullenness in her heart.

And who knows what will become of Director Hao now?

Inner hall.

Xiao Pingfeng and Chu Qi sat at the head table, both barely suppressing the laughter in their eyes.

Especially Xiao Pingfeng.

He was supposed to be angry.

He had not expected that the person his uncle had stuffed into his hands to bring along would end up getting into a fight at Old Master Qin’s grand eightieth birthday celebration.

Yet, seeing the bruises on these men’s faces and hearing them describe how they were beaten, it was truly hard not to burst out laughing.

The poor Crown Prince had pinched his thigh until it was almost purple in order to maintain an appearance of calm.

"This is the situation, I beg the Crown Prince to stand up for us! If we do not get rid of bullies like Hao Ren, we truly cannot rest in peace!"

Bullies!

Hao Ren?

The Crown Prince took a deep breath, closed his eyes tightly, and then slowly reopened them.

A bully tied up like a caterpillar?

Looking again at Hao Ren, with tears streaming down his face.

He truly did not look the part of a bully.

Beside him, Chu Qi acted as if he had drunk too much, covering half his face with his hand, pretending to be profound.

The Crown Prince had every reason to believe he was actually snickering.

The evidence was his shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

"How does the King of Chu think this matter should be handled? After all, your kingdom’s scholars have also suffered."

The Crown Prince directly asked.

All eyes immediately turned to Chu Qi.

Seeing his shaking shoulders suddenly stiffen, malice danced in the Crown Prince’s eyes.

Chu Qi lowered his hand, his blue eyes flitted over someone.

Xiao Pingfeng understood the art of diverting disaster elsewhere.

"Cough cough..." Chu Qi looked around at the nearly overflowing hall of scholars, his red lips pursed, then pursed again, "This matter indeed has had a considerable impact."

"Today is the old master’s grand birthday celebration. Why don’t we consider how the host wishes to handle it?" Chu Qi felt his gaze toward Old Master Qin was certainly very sincere at this moment.

The Grand Tutor had remained silent from the beginning to the end.

He stared at Hao Ren, who was being forced to kneel on the ground.

His hands rested on his knees.

It was only when Chu Qi spoke to him that the old master slowly opened his mouth, "It’s nothing more than drunken madness. An old man like me will not stoop to argue with such people, but while a death sentence can be spared, punishment cannot be escaped. Merely for the act of assaulting a court official, he could be exiled a thousand miles away."

Exiled a thousand miles...

As these words were spoken, Chu Qi raised an eyebrow.

He immediately looked at Xiao Pingfeng.

He hadn’t expected your teacher to be so ruthless.

For an official in his prime to be exiled a thousand miles, he would likely never return to the Capital City in this lifetime, and he might even die on the road to exile.

This was one of the cruelest punishments for a subject.

Sure enough, upon hearing that he was to be exiled a thousand miles, Hao Ren began to struggle frantically.

But no one was willing to pay him any attention.

"If the Crown Prince thinks my decision is acceptable, then please issue the decree," Old Master Qin spoke again.

Xiao Pingfeng was expressionless.

Just as he was about to speak, someone pushed through the crowd: "It was just a drunken frenzy. We all suffered only minor bruises. To exile him a thousand miles seems somewhat excessive, Father."

The one who spoke up for Hao Ren was actually the biological son of Old Master Qin.

Qin Huai’s gaze was piercing as he stared at Old Master Qin, "Perhaps we should regard it as a farce, send him out with a beating, and then forbid him from ever entering the Qin Residence again."

As soon as Qin Huai spoke, the old master’s face soured.

Qin Erya, who had finally made it into the room, heard her young uncle utter such an insolent remark and immediately said, "Uncle, you’ve drunk too much!"

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