Chapter 402: Liuzhou Prefect Xue Yanqing Du Mingying was slightly stunned and glanced at Di Ran, only to see that she didn't react. He restrained his expression slightly, bowed to Ji Huashang, and spoke in a calm tone. "My name is Du Mingying, the young master of the Du family in Liuzhou, and I am honored to meet His Royal Highness Prince Rui." Upon hearing this, Ji Huashang nodded politely: "So you are the young master of the Du family, no need to be polite." Du Mingying: "Thank you, Your Highness!" Ji Huashang narrowed her eyes slightly. She had some understanding of the situation of the Liuzhou aristocratic families. It was said that the young master of the Du family was a rare business genius. However, the Du family was weak, and their booming business inevitably aroused envy, which caused them a lot of trouble, including the Qi family. The Qi family has Qi Shijun as their backer, and his father's relatives have been domineering in Liuzhou. No matter how powerful the young master of the Du family is, he is just a merchant. How can he fight against the Qi family?
However, it seems that the Du family is lucky and seems to have found a backer... Ji Huashang swept a deep gaze over Du Mingying and Di Ran, with an ambiguous look in her eyes. After all, it was someone else's business, so she couldn't interfere too much and stopped paying attention to it. At this time, officials from Liuzhou who heard the news hurried over. "Get out of the way, get out of the way, the prefect is coming." A team of soldiers separated the civilians and made way for a road. A red official sedan stopped in the middle of the road, and a female official in official uniform walked out of it, followed by several subordinate officials. The leading female official was about thirty or forty years old. She ran over, wiping the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, looking panic-stricken. "Liuzhou Prefect Xue Yanqing pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, His Royal Highness Prince Rui, and the Third Prince!" "I don't know if the three princes have come to Liuzhou. I failed to welcome them from afar. This is my fault!" "Humph!" Ji Xuan flicked her sleeves and snorted coldly. Xue Zhifu, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled and became even more panicked. Seeing this, Ji Huashang frowned slightly: "My prince and my sister are also traveling in plain clothes, and we did not inform you in advance. Ignorance is not a crime. Lord Xue, don't blame yourself. Get up." Xue Yanqing glanced at Ji Xuan carefully, and seeing that she had no objection, he hurriedly thanked her. "Thank you, Your Highness!" Ji Xuan suddenly looked sideways, staring at Prefect Xue, and said in a cold voice: "Master Xue, you have come at the right time. There are a few lowly people who are slandering me. You should have them tied up for me immediately." "What?! Is this true?" Xue Yanqing's face turned pale and he said angrily: "How can this be absurd? Which unruly person is so bold!" The few people around who had just spoken ill of the princess were all terrified and panicked, trembling with fear.
Ji Ruxue was slightly stunned, frowning slightly: "Sister Princess, haven't you already forgiven them? Why bother with a bunch of ordinary people?" Ji Xuan glared at Ji Ruxue fiercely and cursed, "When did I say I forgave them? If you hadn't jumped out and meddled in their affairs, they would have been taught a lesson by me long ago." She looked at the people with a sinister and disdainful gaze: "How dare a bunch of lowly people insult this princess? Who gave them the courage?" "If I don't teach them a lesson today, will I let them run wild over me?" When the people around heard Ji Xuan calling her a pariah, their faces turned black and they were furious inside, but they dared not say anything because of Ji Xuan's status. Ji Ruxue's face turned pale. She was a little frightened when she saw Ji Xuan's ferocious and gloomy face, but she felt extremely aggrieved in her heart. Did he do something wrong? He just didn't want his sister to go too far. What if something goes wrong again? Wouldn’t I be scolded by the Queen Mother again? He is also doing this for the Crown Princess's own good. And what these people said was not wrong. The princess's daily behavior was too barbaric and brutal. The ministers in the court have long been dissatisfied, but the princess is still doing her own thing. Isn't she afraid of losing the hearts of her subjects? Ji Xuan didn't know about Ji Ruxue's kindness, and even if she knew, she would just think that he was being insincere. After all, she has always disliked the third brother. Could the third brother's younger brother be so kind? What a joke! (End of this chapter)