novelraw Chapter 754 - 733: Farce
Chapter 754 - 733: Farce
This group of clan youths were young and arrogant, and the Beiman noble ladies were all fierce and not to be trifled with. What started as a scuffle quickly escalated into a brawl. The clan youths, in large numbers, couldn’t stand to see their sisters and childhood friends bullied by the Beiman noble ladies. The fight broke out quickly. Fang Lingjun was initially watching the commotion from the side, wanting her maid Qiangwei to pull Li Family’s Third Young Master back, but unexpectedly, he couldn’t be held back. Frustrated, she hurried to Fengyu’s side.
"Ayu, are you just going to let them fight like this? What if something bad happens?"
"Who knows who might get what’s coming to them!" Fengyu chuckled lightly and asked teasingly, "Have you watched enough of the show?"
Fang Lingjun laughed awkwardly, "I’m not close to Li Family’s Third Young Master at all."
So Ayu wouldn’t accidentally involve the innocent.
Fengyu just smiled without saying a word. As Fengyu anticipated, the commandery princesses from Jingbei Prince Manor saw that Fengyu didn’t intervene. As if intentionally condoning their brawl, they decisively swung their horsewhips. It didn’t take long before the usually arrogant clan children were beaten up, even Lin Yunong received a whip.
The commotion at the equestrian range was huge. Without Fengyu’s permission, the accompanying Forbidden Army dared not report it or step in to intervene, watching as the Beiman women beat everyone to the point of wailing in pain.
The Fourth Princess swung her horsewhip and struck her most disliked Li Family’s Third Young Master, "With your frail looks, do you even deserve to be called a man? Weren’t you shouting loudly just now? Get up!"
Li Wang, enraged, tried to get up and settle the score with her, but another lash came, leaving him dazed. This was a horsewhip, not the kind used for punishment in prison. While it hurt, it wouldn’t break the skin, but after so many lashes, Li Wang wasn’t feeling good. Some of the clan’s young misses were kneeling, pleading with Fengyu to take charge, having never endured such humiliation and whipping before.
Fengyu was calmly sipping tea, watching the disheveled Lin Yunong and the noble ladies. They relied on their large numbers and didn’t take the Beiman women seriously. They thought those young masters would stand up for them and surely subdue the Beiman people. Unexpectedly, they were counterattacked by the Beiman women, and naturally, they lost face.
However, a few clan youths were sensible, perhaps warned by their elders, and didn’t partake in such matters, instead tried to mediate. Even so, the situation was severe, with Lin Yunong even having a red mark on her arm after a lash.
Lin Yunong spoke in a deep voice, "Are you deliberately allowing these barbarians to humiliate us on the equestrian range?"
"Lin Yunong, in what capacity are you speaking to me like this, and what right do you have to question me?" Fengyu’s face darkened, her gaze sharpening like a blade as it swept across her face, "Is this how the Lin Family raised you, to be disrespectful before royalty?"
Lin Yunong, infuriated, retorted out of anger and forgetfulness, something she would normally never do in the palace with Second Mrs. Lin. Pointing at the Beiman women, she said, "They have gone too far. This is our Beining capital, yet you allow these barbarians to act recklessly, trampling on the dignity of the clans."
"Your dignity is what you threw on the ground to be trampled on, not something I condoned!" Fengyu coldly stared at her, "The Lin Family truly spoiled you, acting so lawlessly. The Emperor has long declared that in the future, there will be no Beiman people, nor Beining people; we are all one family. The commandery princesses had booked the equestrian range in advance, yet you snatched it away. After losing a contest, you couldn’t accept it, recruiting others to cause trouble. Unable to win in equestrian or brawling, and still outnumbering them, if I were you, I would have been embarrassed long ago. Yet you still have the nerve to question others? You initiated the conflict, and now you accuse someone falsely. What a great upbringing!"
To catch the bandit, first catch the leader. Since Lin Yunong led the charge, Fengyu only needed to reprimand her, making everyone see the royal family’s stance towards the Jingbei Prince lineage.
"They are Beiman people. Don’t forget how many of our soldiers died at the hands of the Beiman. Now that they have surrendered, can they swagger around in the capital? It’s an absolute joke!" Lin Yunong remained unconvinced.
The Fourth Princess sneered, "If you’re unsatisfied, go complain to the Emperor. Two nations went to war, we lost, and they surrendered. What more do you want? Do you wish for their annihilation to make you happy?"
"If I were you, I’d just quietly stay at the Prince Manor and avoid annoying others, stop trying to grab people’s things. Are you even worthy?" Lin Yunong, incensed, couldn’t even choose her words, forgetting the demeanor of a well-bred lady.
"Enough!" Fengyu could finally tell this wasn’t just a simple brawl. It seemed there were private grudges. Although Lin Yunong was arrogant, she still understood the bigger picture. Such a disgraceful display must stem from some past conflict.
Young people with hot blood have their quarrels and grudges, which are inevitable, but it shouldn’t affect national interests. Their behavior at the Imperial College deliberately targeting Beiman ladies had already impacted matters of state.
Fengyu spoke calmly, "You seized the equestrian range first, then gathered people to brawl later. If you can’t compete in equestrian or fighting, admit defeat gracefully. Don’t embarrass yourself. If you think they should be confined to the manor, go ahead, submit a petition to the desk in the Imperial Study, and let the Emperor decide. How about that?"
"Don’t think pulling out the Emperor will scare me!" Lin Yunong said plainly, "These Beiman people causing trouble at the Imperial College isn’t a one-time thing. Ask around, see who welcomes them here!"
"You’re so domineering, is this Beining’s royal family yours or the Emperor’s?" The Fourth Princess, sharp-tongued and relentless, smartly caught on to Fengyu’s opportunity to establish authority, "Empress, this Second Miss Lin is quite arrogant. You are the Empress, the mother of the nation, yet she’s here arguing with you. Such audacity, is it because the Xie Family’s dynasty is given by the Lin Family or she is the Empress of Beining?"
Once these words were spoken, the previously noisy scene fell silent. No one dared to look at Fengyu’s expression. Lin Yunong, trembling with anger, pointed at the Fourth Princess, "You... you... you’re deliberately sowing discord here. I’ll not tear your mouth apart!"
She jumped up to hit the Fourth Princess, but the Fourth Princess was not to be trifled with. With a slap, she stunned Lin Yunong. Fengyu, who had been watching the show, initially wanted to ask Qiuxiang what the grudge was about, but before the gossip could be inquired, she saw Lin Yunong getting slapped by the Fourth Princess.
Fang Lingjun, "Oh my goodness..."
Impressive!
Lin Yunong, pampered and always at the top among the noble ladies in the Capital City, had never suffered such humiliation. Holding her face, anger overwhelmed her, and she fainted from rage.
The Fourth Princess was also startled, "So easily knocked out?"