Chapter 70 - Second Slap
The Crown Prince did not stop Princess Xing's outburst for two reasons. First of all, he did not have the time to, but secondly, he secretly wanted to see how Wen Sihan would react if he were to be threatened like this.
Normally he would never consider causing problems for Wen Sihan, but this was a very dire situation. The Royal Hunting Feast was just around the corner, and they urgently needed these pills.
Wen Sihan could see the thoughts of the Crown Prince, and he could not help but sneer, but Bai Rouyun was even faster than them.
"Your Royal Highness Princess Xing, what you are saying is quite ugly to hear," she said with her sweet, innocent, and melodious voice, "Sir Wen is an esteemed Alchemist, the highest-ranked alchemist in the entire Empire! If you were to make him unhappy and he moved to another place, they would accept him with great fanfares and respect, while our Empire would lose a shining star.
"Although Sir Wen might be of humble birth, he has managed to reach the rank he is at today only by relying on his own powers, and he is still so young!
"No one can measure his talent, and his future achievements are unlimited. As a royal princess, you ought to think before you speak, if such a genius left the Richu Empire because he was upset, how would you possibly explain it to the Emperor?"
Princess Xing's face was ugly, her expression was as if she had eaten a fly, and her eyes were alight with a flame of anger.
The Crown Prince's face was also contorted in anger. Who did Bai Rouyun think she was? She was a simple princess consort to a disliked Prince Yun! She dared to go against the royal prestige, but they could do nothing about it because her arguments were sound and reasonable.
Wen Sihan looked shocked at Bai Rouyun, but soon, his shock was replaced with amusement. She was using such logic to face off against the royal family, making them incapable of arguing back.
This was the second slap to their faces in front of so many higher-ranked youths.
Even if they wanted to try and contain the news, it would be impossible, because everyone present was of high rank. They could not silence them, so they could only feel their faces burn crimson in shame.
"The pills have already been gifted to miss Bai," the Crown Prince suddenly said. "Miss Bai, please give us the pills."
Although the Crown Prince asked politely, it was no longer a question about buying pills. He wanted to rob them!
But was Bai Rouyun easy to bully? She was not. She took the pill bottles from Wen Sihan, and when the Crown Prince thought that she was about to pass them on to him, she put them in her pocket instead.
"Bai Rouyun!" the Crown Prince was fuming with anger; he felt as if he was a clown that made everyone else laugh. This was a feeling he could not accept.
"These pills were given to me," Bai Rouyun said fearlessly. "I was given the pills to use during the Royal Hunting Feast, and now your highness, the Crown Prince, is going to rob me of my possession?
"My husband just left the city to head to the frontline of the battlefield! He is a hero of the people, and now, not even a day later, his wife is being bullied by his very own brother! This is scandalous! Not only does he have to fight a battle for the Empire, but he also has to worry about his wife at home who is being bullied by his own blood-related brother!"
The faces of everyone present changed when they heard Bai Rouyun's words. Many of them felt that what she said made sense. Li Moyun was a hero for the people, but not even a day after departure, his brother tried to rob his wife of her possessions. Was this not too extreme?
Seeing the frowning expressions on everyone's faces, and Bai Rouyun's terrified expression, the Crown Prince, had given up all thoughts of seducing her. He wanted to kill her, rip her to pieces, and make sure that she would never speak a word again. Every word she spoke was like a knife that stabbed him at his weakest spot.
Was such a poisonous mouth her nature? She had just become like a normal person, but she could already win a verbal match so elegantly and without breaking a sweat. This was a slightly scary feat.
It was also evident from the way that Bai Rouyun acted that she stood firmly on Li Moyun's side, so instead of trying to do something stupid, the Crown Prince decided to get rid of Bai Rouyun. Although Li Moyun could not experience the feeling of being cheated, he could still have the pleasure of losing his wife.
The Crown Prince was already eagerly planning out the death of Bai Rouyun and was looking forward to Li Moyun's return. How would his expression be if he knew that he came back home to a dead wife?
With a snort and a flick of his sleeves, the Crown Prince strode past Bai Rouyun. He took his sister with him, and they exited the Thousand Treasure Pavilion.
Although they had not gotten what they came for, they could not stay. They had already lost far too much face, and staying would undoubtedly just make it worse. They could always come back later and buy some herbs. Although Wen Sihan was not willing to refine pills for them, they could still get seventy percent purity pills from the alchemist in the palace.