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Xie Zhichan knew that the unfriendly eyes that were looking at her were silently despising her, but she didn't care.

But she didn't care. Pei Yi couldn't stand Huang Baoying's words, and was fed up with the looks of those self-proclaimed powerful women. They were just like old women on the street craning their necks to inquire about gossip. They didn't look noble at all.

He sneered and said to everyone present: "When did the Princess's Mansion become so short of servants that no one even tills the land? I do know that Lord Zhang, the Minister of the Dali Temple, particularly likes to till the land in other people's back gardens. If the Princess's Mansion really needs it, I have some friendship with Lord Zhang and can help to ask for it."

He stared at Huang Baoying and said, "If there is no one to till the land at Huang's house, I can also help to say hello to Lord Zhang. I'm just worried that the land at the Minister's house is not well tilled—"

His last sentence was full of meaning, but Huang Baoying felt a pang in her heart.

Zhang Junze, the Minister of Dali Temple, is Pei Yi's childhood friend.

The Zhang, Cao and Pei families were the three ministers at the founding of the Jin Dynasty.

With such a status, Zhang Junze dared not to protect the emperor's ministers when he was the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.

If there were any dandy young men in the capital who were lustful and licentious, who liked to rob girls from their natal families, or who liked to beat and kill people, and they were brought to the Dali Temple, his favorite thing to do was to take people to search the people's back gardens.

The case that shocked Kyoto last spring was that he searched the back garden of Concubine Hui's brother-in-law and dug out the bodies of more than a dozen young women.

The case was brought to the court, and Censor Liu took the lead in impeachment. Emperor Jingde was furious. Not only did he sentence Huifei's brother-in-law to death on the spot, he also exiled Huifei's entire family and sent Huifei to the cold palace. Even the third princess, Huifei's biological daughter who was raised in the Queen's Palace and had always been the most favored by Emperor Jingde, was neglected.

With Zhang Junze's fighting power, those whose families are not so clean have to keep a low profile in front of him, lest they bring disaster upon the whole family.

Therefore, when Pei Yi said this, not only Huang Baoying, but even Princess Yongtai fell silent.

Although there were no looted women buried in the back garden of her Princess Mansion, some lowly maids who wanted to climb into the bed of their prince consort were buried there as fertilizer for the flowers.

Even though they were all maids who had sold their bodies, she could not be convicted if her crimes were exposed, but her reputation would be ruined and her husband would dislike her even more.

She immediately glanced at Huang Baoying coldly, really bringing up something that was irrelevant.

Huang Baoying felt that she was making more mistakes the more she spoke, so she stepped aside and kept silent.

Qin Baiwei was standing in the crowd and saw this scene. The embroidered handkerchief in her hand was almost torn into pieces by her nails.

At this time, a girl about sixteen years old, wearing an elaborate embroidered gauze dress, stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Nandu, why do you have to make such a joke? The princess had good intentions and invited everyone to enjoy the flowers together for fun. You see, your words have frightened all the ladies and girls so much that they dare not speak."

This woman was none other than He Ying, the younger sister of Concubine De.

She did not get along with Princess Anle, and although the Princess's Mansion had also sent an invitation to the He family, she had originally not planned to come. But when she heard that the Prince of Yan would come with the Prince's Consort, she begged her mother to come along, just to see Pei Yi.

Although most of the noble ladies in the capital only dared to look at Prince Pei from afar and never dared to get close to him, for they were all afraid of his icy aura in the cold winter, Concubine De's sister was not among these people.

When Pei Yi heard the voice of "Brother Nandu", he subconsciously glanced at Xie Zhichan. Seeing that she did not react, he became even more upset. He frowned and stared at He Ying and said, "I just thought Miss Huang was joking, so I also made a joke. Since everyone is joking, why take it seriously?"

He Ying didn't expect Pei Yi to confront her in public without giving her any face at all. Her face immediately turned red and she didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Fortunately, her mother An pulled her back and said to Pei Yi with a sneer, "Your Highness is a general who kills enemies on the battlefield. You don't need to show off your power in front of a little girl. You don't want to scare the little girl, and your Highness doesn't have to feel embarrassed."

She heard from her son who had just returned from the battlefield in the northern border that her son had rushed over to please him, but Pei Yi refused to change his mind and would not show that he would stand on the side of the King of Qin.

Now I have to sit in a wheelchair. This is retribution.

Pei Yi smiled and said, "I saw Second Miss He said that everyone was scared by me, but she dared to stand up for the ladies and young ladies. She is not someone who is easily frightened. Madam He, you are underestimating your own daughter."

Mrs. An was choked by his words and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Princess Yongtai felt unlucky when she saw that her flower-viewing banquet was about to turn into a bickering party between Pei Yi and the female relatives, and that so many ladies and young ladies were unable to defeat Pei Yi once he opened his mouth.

She immediately interrupted their witty remarks and said, "Everyone, please calm down. We are just talking about the talent show, but it seems like it's turning into a debate. Let's get back to the point."

After saying this, he ordered his servants to put out all the instruments of calligraphy, painting, and music in the house. Those who had practiced their talents diligently on weekdays, but were worried that they would be hidden in their boudoirs and no one would recognize them, all tried their best to amaze everyone today.

Therefore, for a while, one person went up to play a piece of "Lanling Qu", and the other went up to blow a piece of "Guanshan Yue", or two people made an appointment to play a game of chess. Although there was a winner in the end, the process of pursuit and blockade was also very exciting. Some people spread out their pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and picked all the flowers and grasses in the yard to put into the painting, leaving behind the colorful spring scenery.

Xie Zhichan just felt like he was watching a large-scale ancient cultural exhibition. The talents of these noble women who dared to take the stage were truly amazing.

As she watched, she would comment to Pei Yi, saying this one played the piano well, that one painted well, this one made a brilliant move, that one made a risky move, as if she was also participating.

Pei Yi was originally a little worried that she had just been ridiculed, and would feel inferior and self-pitying after seeing the talents of these women. Unexpectedly, she was so comfortable. He suddenly felt that no matter how amazing the talents of these women were, they were not as fascinating as the self-respecting and self-loving nature of his little fox, who "was not happy with things nor sad with himself".