Transmigrated as the Treacherous Official's Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 247: Show Mercy Where Mercy Is Due
Li Changnian furrowed his brows, shielding Qingxi behind him, and said in a deep voice, "When you can let things go, let them go."
Hiding behind the Crown Prince, Liu Qingxi cooperated with a frightened expression, softly saying, "I’m scared."
Such a typical green tea~
Most people in the Imperial College knew that Li Changnian was the Crown Prince, so no matter how the others reacted, they dared not show disrespect to the Crown Prince. Thinking the drama was over, several students turned back to continue eating, no longer watching them.
"Heh heh." Ye Zhi let out two cold laughs.
She leisurely flicked pieces of cabbage and pork ribs off her black hair, then cleaned off the cabbage and rice stuck to her body.
Then she slowly spoke, "Xiao Qian, pull your brother away. Today, I must make Miss Liu pay for her actions."
Li Qian was a fan of Ye Zhi and the Little Traitor, and in his mind, he respectfully called them "Sister Ye Zhi" and "Brother Shen Chen." It was his first time in a group fight with Sister Ye Zhi, and he was incredibly excited. "Okay, okay."
He walked steadily to his second brother, advising, "Don’t meddle in the affairs of girls; come aside with me."
With his head held high, confidence was written all over his face. It seemed like the first time he felt the experience of being an older brother, it felt nice...
In the palace, his siblings often made comments about the red birthmark on his face, and they never truly regarded him as an older brother. All these years, he had never really issued any orders to his younger siblings.
"No."
The decisive two words shattered Li Qian’s dream of brotherhood...
The development was too sudden, he looked at his second brother Li Changnian in confusion, not knowing what to say next.
What happened to being true friends with one loose and one firm, mountain birds and mountain flowers, good brothers?
In [Concubine’s Favor], it was written that the Little Traitor and Li Changnian would become fierce rivals in the court. Even though they were young now, their bloodlines clashed, and their competitive spirits were strong.
The Little Traitor spoke a passage from the Analects: "In matters concerning a girl, a man joins in unaware and delights in it. Confucius said: ’A gentleman, without solemnity, will not be authoritative. If he learns, he will not be firm. Be devoted to faithfulness; have no friends not equal to yourself; and if you have made a mistake, do not fear to correct it.’"
His words drew Li Changnian’s attention, and an inner voice told him he could not lose. He retorted, "The Analects also have a line where Confucius said to Ji Shi: ’If they can tolerate this, what can’t they tolerate?’ The Chief of Staff’s young daughter is excessively aggressive, repeatedly troubling Qingxi. What’s wrong with me coming out to uphold justice?"
The Little Traitor’s dark and deep gaze focused on the area beneath Liu Qingxi’s feet, sneering, "Heh heh, how do you know she didn’t spill the food tray on purpose? Look at her legs, the floor is like any other place, there’s no water, no uneven surface. A person, how could they slip here?"
Following his gaze, indeed, there were no water stains.
Except for a few footprints, the floor there was clean enough, this cleanliness couldn’t cause someone to slip. This excuse was very basic and easily seen through.
There was nothing to kick either, the table’s legs were quite far, so saying she kicked it wouldn’t make sense.
This series of illogical events, did she deliberately fall, deliberately dump the food on others?
The crowd erupted into whispers and murmurs.
"Could it have been intentional? She usually seems so nice, tsk tsk."
"Don’t talk nonsense, Miss Liu is such a good person."
"Why would she splash it on her? Did that girl in the Rose Lake silk back offense her?"
"I heard she was slapped by Miss Liu here once."
