Chapter 96 - Narrow-Minded Crown Prince
Bai Rouyun chuckled slightly and cocked her head to the side. "My husband is currently fighting for your Empire's future. He is a hero of the people. He is always putting himself and his family behind what is for the greater good of the Empire, but what does he get in return?
"He sees his family being mocked and bullied by his own brother! His family, and those whom he holds dear are being excluded from the upper class of society, just because of jealousy.
"Jealousy of man is truly horrifying. To think that it is so strong that even you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, are turning against me. I understand that you are feeling threatened by my husband's power and that he has a great reputation, but you have to remember that he is currently fighting for what is to become your Empire. You owe him at least enough respect not to bully his wife when he is away!"
Many had gathered around the group to see the drama that was unfolding. When they heard the Crown Prince's words, they had been quite confused, but upon hearing Bai Rouyun so generously and proudly talk about her husband, many of them felt as if they were enlightened.
This woman was beautiful. She was the sort of woman that any man would dream about but knowing that she was already married, many had already categorized her as a woman they should not get entangled with.
While many people were blinded by greed and beauty, there were also many who were morally upright and respectable. They knew that since she was married, she already belonged to someone, and it was not their position to interfere with a loving couple.
And from hearing about how she was boasting of her husband, it was clear that she was delighted with him, so many of the men who had ulterior motives all put them down. They did not wish to make her husband misunderstand her.
The Crown Prince suddenly saw that the public opinion turned to Bai Rouyun, and he gritted his teeth in anger. He had seen most of the men be like himself and not accept a beautiful woman who belonged to someone else, but now he realized that they were much more humane than him.
Women her age were often married, and it was not like she had ever led them on, or lied to them, so why should they be angry with her? She had done nothing but had been insulted time and time again by the people she had supposed to be with as companions.
She had even said that her half-sister had tried to poison her before, and the sister did not dare to swear to the heavens that she had nothing to do with the poisoning incident, showing that she had indeed been a part of it.
The Crown Prince was supposed to be her brother-in-law, but he was also trying to insult her. The many people who were observing were all much more clear headed than the ones involved.
Even Bai Rouyun could see how stupid the Crown Prince and Bai Yan were acting, but they were blind to it. A thief believes that everyone steals, and both Bai Yan and the Crown Prince were too narrow minded and thought that everyone else was as bad as them.
Bai Rouyun smiled slightly, as she saw how the group of people supported her. She knew that as long as people had just a somewhat working brain, they would not agree with the Crown Prince or Bai Yan.
Bai Rouyun sneered in her heart. Turn the world against her? Don't worry; she would pay back tenfold and make them seem ugly instead. She might not have many outstanding talents, but she always had a very poisonous tongue and knew what to say to sway the public opinion.
After spending a bit of time facing off against the Crown Prince and the half-sister of hers, Bai Rouyun could not help but smile. She felt like she had gotten the day's amount of amusement and was ready to continue walking forward.
However, the Crown Prince saw Bai Rouyun as his biggest enemy. Whenever he saw her, he was reminded of Li Moyun, and he wanted to torment the both of them, make them beg for mercy, but still kill them in cold blood to show them who was the strongest of them all.
However, while he dreamt of this, he knew he could not actually move against Bai Rouyun right now. If he did, everyone would know about it, and his reputation would sweep the floor, especially after her speech about Li Moyun fighting for the peace of the Richu Empire.
Bai Rouyun might have been dumb for a long time of her life, but now she was quite intelligent. Her words had given her a card of amnesty; the Crown Prince couldn't act against her without getting a label of bullying the wife of a noble hero who was saving their Empire.
Smiling knowingly, Bai Rouyun turned her back on them and began moving further into the trial grounds. She was curious to see what the trials were like, and how they determined who to pick.
Was it merely picked based on one's cultivation level, or were there other factors that showed one's strength?
She already had her invitation letter, so she was not too bothered, but she was still quite curious about these institutions and academies as she had never been attending them before.
She looked around and saw multiple stages that one had to go through before one could be considered passing the trial, and especially one of these trials attracted her attention.