Huangfu Jinxuan was furious and charged forward to fight Huangfu Jingchen again.
Watching his younger brother behaving like a rabid dog, Huangfu Rong was so angry that his hands and feet trembled. He pointed at Wei Jun and ng Han beside Huangfu Jinxuan: "What are you standing there for? Why haven’t you pulled Huangfu Jinxuan away for yet?"
The order from the princely heir was equivalent to an order from Prince Kang. Although Wei Jun and ng Han were Huangfu Jinxuan’s close attendants, they did not dare disobey and hastily stepped forward to separate Huangfu Jinxuan.
Huangfu Jingchen didn’t take the opportunity to strike and instead stepped back two paces.
Huangfu Rong bowed and said, "Prince Jing, my younger brother has offended you, I beg your pardon!"
Huangfu Jingchen smiled faintly, exuding a carefree and elegant deanor: "Prince Rong, you are too kind. After all, it’s not who suffered a loss!"
Huangfu Rong: "..."
The crowd couldn’t help but glance at the two of them, and indeed, found it amusing.
Huangfu Jingchen’s clothes were spotless, and his face was clean.
Whereas Huangfu Jinxuan looked battered and bruised. Among the blows he took, one was a result of Huangfu Rong distractedly telling him to stop, causing him to take a hit.
In this light, Huangfu Jingchen was still the refined and graceful gentleman, while Huangfu Jinxuan, despite his arrogance and high-handedness, looked rather comical with his bruised face.
Soone couldn’t help but laugh.
Huangfu Jinxuan rolled his eyes and said disdainfully, "Pretending everything’s fine while suffering! Except for not hitting your face, I punched you several tis. Don’t think you got off any lighter than I did!"
Huangfu Rong couldn’t bear it anymore and shouted, "Shut up!"
Where did he learn to talk like this, even calling himself "Old Man"? They were cousins of the sa generation, and with him calling himself "Old Man," where did that leave Prince Cheng? And Prince Kang?
A lot of people couldn’t help but laugh at this. Of course, they knew better than to laugh out loud during such a spectacle, even though they were internally in stitches.
Huangfu Jinxuan was highly indignant: "Brother, he’s more injured than I am!"
Huangfu Rong pointed at the row of carriages and sternly said to Huangfu Jinxuan, "Isn’t this shaful enough? Coming here to cause a scene, do you want a thrashing?"
Huangfu Jinxuan glanced at the long row of carriages, rolled his eyes, and snorted, "A dog’s nature never changes, always watching the spectacle! Is it so entertaining to see ’Old Man’s’ embarrassnt?"
This remark was quite a sweeping insult.
Many onlookers were not ordinary people; in addition to so commoners who heard of the incident and ca, most were mbers of the Imperial Family invited to the banquet at the Imperial Palace.
Huangfu Jinxuan not only called them dogs but also referred to himself as "Old Man."
At this point, soone was unhappy: "Huangfu Jinxuan, who are you insulting? Mind your language!"
This person was also a mber of the Imperial Family, of the sa generation as Huangfu Jinxuan.
Huangfu Jinxuan replied brashly and impudently, "I’m insulting those sly mutts who enjoy seeing ’Old Man’s’ troubles. Whoever applies this to themselves, it’s up to them—nothing to do with ’Old Man’!"
This lazy, brazen visage, tsk tsk!
Now, the watching mbers of the Imperial Family were boiling with anger, and Prince Li’s face didn’t look good either.
Yet, silence prevailed.
After all, who would respond when responding ant admitting to the insult?
Huangfu Rong yelled, "Shut up!" then reproached, "You are a mber of the Imperial Family, not so street ruffian. Who permits you to speak like this? Was your upbringing all for naught?"
Huangfu Jinxuan laughed heartily: "Brother, what’s ’upbringing’? Can it be eaten? Huangfu Jingchen has ’upbringing’, and yet he’s having a brawl with on the street! Life is about one thing, joy! Why hide, why hold back? Those secretly hoping to see a fight, hoping Huangfu Jingchen would kill , why shouldn’t I curse a bit?"
Huangfu Rong: "..."
He gave up trying to reason with his brother, turned around, cupped his fists, and bowed deeply in apology: "My brother has been inappropriate, please forgive us!"
The crowd: "..."
Why is it that when facing Huangfu Jingchen, the heir of Prince Kang said, "I beg your pardon!" but to them, it was, "please forgive us"? Shouldn’t they receive an apology since they were the ones insulted?
But evidently, the heir of Prince Kang did not have that intention. After making a bow of apology, he shouted to Huangfu Jinxuan: "If I hear you say ’Old Man’ again, you’ll copy the ’Tao Te Ching’ a hundred tis when we’re back! And later, in front of the Emperor, make sure you apologize properly!"
Huangfu Jinxuan: "..."
This "Old Man" is not that "Old Man", is it? Why copy the ’Tao Te Ching’? He would prefer copying a military text!
As for apologizing, that’s no big deal, he’s used to it already!
Prince Kang lifted the curtain of his carriage and said to the carriage in front: "Prince Li, my son has acted foolishly again, please ignore his nonsense!"
Prince Li also lifted his curtain and said cheerfully: "Brother Kang, as elders, how can we concern ourselves with the young one’s follies? You worry too much, haha!"
A harmonious scene.
At this mont, Huangfu Jingchen nodded politely to Huangfu Rong, then boarded his carriage, instructing the driver to park it by the roadside.
The other mbers of the Imperial Family followed suit.
Although there was still so distance to the palace gates, many carriages were already parked here.
The mbers of the Imperial Family were all dignified, but dignity also involves hierarchy, and they paid great attention to such ranks. Thus, they waited by the roadside.
The Crown Prince had entered the palace early, and wasn’t part of this group. The highest-ranking person here now was Prince Li, a prince by blood, which made him more esteed than a Commandery Prince.
However, there was another just-arrived figure in the carriage behind—Nineteen Imperial Uncle.
The Nineteen Imperial Uncle of Prince Li.
This uncle was the Emperor’s half-brother. During the previous Emperor’s reign, Nineteen Prince’s mother was just a concubine of low status, and back then, the young age of Nineteen Prince resulted in him being uninvolved in the power shifts, allowing him to peacefully serve as Prince Taiping.
Nineteen Imperial Uncle wasn’t very old yet, only thirty-nine.
By seniority, Nineteen Imperial Uncle was a generation above, but in terms of status, one is a Prince, one is a Commandery Prince; the distinction is clear.
Deciding who goes first is a matter between Nineteen Imperial Uncle and Prince Li; the others only need to make way and not block the carriages.
Seeing the carriages in front give way in sequence, clearing a path, the displeasure vanished from Prince Li’s eyes. Indeed, Huangfu Jinxuan was such a maverick. If one takes him seriously, it would be infuriating!
Didn’t see the heir of Prince Kang’s face turn green, with that unstable breath and helpless look? That deep feeling of powerlessness in Prince Kang’s eyes?
A family with a wayward child, yet the Emperor favors and indulges this child, what can be done?
Prince Li nodded to Prince Kang; his carriage gradually moved towards the Imperial Palace.
Though he saw the approaching carriage of Nineteen Imperial Uncle, he pretended not to.
An Imperial Uncle, compared to him, a Prince?
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