Xiao Wangye's Beloved Wife

Chapter 26. The Rejection of the Bright Nobles

"Huangtaihou Niangniang, Xiao Wangfei Niangniang, and Wu Guifei Niangniang, come!!" Personal eunuch Huangtaihou shouted out loudly, making the entire invited guests stand up.

Without Huang Mingxiang investigating, he had realized that the entire gaze of the invited guest was on him. Various kinds of gazes were presented. Insulting, pitying, and condescending gaze. Huang Mingxiang did not waver because of those gazes, himself focused on walking perpendicular to the front without looking down. He carried the name Xiao Muqing and a great grudge in his heart, Huang Mingxiang will not mess up today.

As soon as Huangtaihou sat at his desk and Huang Mingxiang and Wu Zeyuan finished greeting Xiao Jihuang, music resumed. Huang Mingxiang sat in the area of important guests, covering herself as the wife of Xiao Muqing, Rong Wangxia, and Fang Tianyao. Only people from the Huanghou and Huangtaihou families were allowed to be in the important guest area. Their tables were close together not far from the Emperor's table and the others.

Fang Tianyao, that man was Huang Mingxiang's older brother's cousin. They were not too close, that man was the heir of the Fang family's head. The man did not say much, in Huang Mingxiang's previous life had only had a few interactions with Fang Tianyao. He was also one of Huangtaihou's nephews who was noticed. At the age of fifteen, he successfully completed the pemb***han investigation. You could say, if from the niece of the lady was the much-loved Huang Mingxiang, then from the nephew of Fang Tianyao was the person.

Huang Mingxiang's eyes accidentally fell onto Rong Wangxia, the two of them sitting face to face as the rows of women and men from different families were separated. The man suddenly smiled, his silver-white hair looking gently exposed to the wind.

Huang Mingxiang was slightly surprised, but then he smiled back. Smile formality. Huang Mingxiang quickly turned his gaze towards Huangtaihou, for some reason he was reluctant to look straight ahead at having to see Rong Wangxia.

In the midst of the music and excitement of the nobles chatting, Huang Mingxiang just kept quiet and made sure his body remained seated. He did not let the gap of his weakness side be seen. From that moment on he was still very clear to hear some noble ladies talking about it. Indeed si**an, they used to be very friendly and always praised him. But now, they were gossiping Huang Mingxiang blatantly.

"Your majesty, what's wrong with your neck?" Huang Liyue's spoiled voice rang out, making Huang Mingxiang curious and immediately turned his head towards them. Huang Liyue slightly gave a touch in the claw wound which was very clearly visible on Xiao Jihuang's neck.

"It's nothing, just a stray cat scratch. Zhen tried to help him, but the cat rebelled violently to the point of accidentally clawing at Zhen's neck," Xiao Jihuang replied, then suddenly the man's eyes glanced at Huang Mingxiang at a quick glance.

Huang Mingxiang raised his left eyebrow, then threw his face in another direction while wearing in the heart of the man wearing the most majestic crown in this Empire.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

The large gong that was struck three times indicated that the holy fruit was ready to be served. The servants in their best clothes also appeared and distributed them to the nobles. As the sacred fruit landed on Huang Mingxiang's table, suddenly Huang Liyue's annoying voice came back dancing in his ears.

"Xiao Wangfei, is it okay if you don't eat that sacred fruit at its best time?" huang Liyue asked. Although Huang Liyue's tone sounded worried about him, but in Huang Mingxiang's ears it was nothing more than a mockery. The woman deliberately drew attention and made fun of him.

Huang Mingxiang smiled. "What's the problem, Wu Guifei? This wangfei had a clear reason why he attended this event unaccompanied. The gods will understand."

"But, what a pity ...." Huang Liyue sighed, before long the nobles who were different several meters away from the distance of his desk began to whisper. Until, one of the young noble ladies stood up and asked, "Your Imperial Majesty, I would like to ask you something. Are you pleased?" The woman was one of the noble ladies who yesterday supported Huang Liyue's cheap acting before the Emperor and the others.

"certain. What do you want to ask?" xiao Jihuang asked back, that man really looks like a good Emperor. It was much different from the figure he had previously met in the cold Palace.

"I'm sorry if my question offended some people. However, shouldn't the presence of Xiao Wangfei be banned? Remembering Xiao Wangfei had made a fatal mistake that embarrassed his esteemed extended family and the face of Huangtaihou Niangniang. This empire would have a hard time advancing if it was still filled with people who did not understand ethics."

Huang Mingxiang raised his left eyebrow. Oh ... He didn't think there was such a stupid brave girl like this. How could he possibly frontally utter such things before the higher-ups of the Empire? Not to mention the woman was criticizing by carrying the title of 'Wangfei' which she got for being Xiao Muqing's wife. This was tantamount to insulting Xiao Muqing and making clear the intent of the Empire's marriage decree was there to insult Xiao Muqing.

Huang Mingxiang smiled faintly, his eyes fixed on the noble lady who was criticizing the scathing presence. The woman was Lang Zhiyu, the son of General Lang who was managing the Xiao Muqing warriors at the border. Arguably, his father was Xiao Muqing's subordinate. Offending Huang Mingxiang was a very fatal mistake for him and the entire Huang family. But here there was no stopping him, as if the whole people agreed and objected to Huang Mingxiang's presence.

Rong Xuan had been silent since then, he was enjoying the show well. While the greedy Huang Liyue wanted to get even more attention returned to talk. "Your highness, what Miss Lang said was indeed true even though it was very frontal. This concubine was sure of the meaning of Miss Lang's sentence either."

"It's not like that, Huang Guifei." Wu Zeyuan who was quietly sitting beside Huangtaihou finally spoke. The woman defended Huang Mingxiang, this all showed that she was on Huang Mingxiang's side. Or, it was the same as flying the flag of hostility with Huanghou and Huang Liyue.

Rong Xuan raised his left eyebrow hearing Wu Zeyuan speak up to defend Huang Mingxiang, the woman stared intently at Wu Zeyuan. But, Wu Zeyuan did not care, the woman continued to speak.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Wangfei is currently the wife of Xiao Wangye. If we reject the presence of Xiao Wangfei Niangniang, then it would be tantamount to insulting Xiao Wangye's face." Wu Zeyuan's eyes looked at Xiao Jihuang, hoping that Xiao Jihuang would side with him.

Huangtaihou who saw Wu Zeyuan defending Huang Mingxiang smiled. She had wanted to speak up, but seeing that Wu Zeyuan represented her to defend Huang Mingxiang, she chose to be quiet while looking at Miss Lang who was like a silly person.

"Since this matter involves Xiao Wangfei as the main topic, then ....what about Xiao Wangfei himself?" xiao Jihuang said, the man did not tell people which side between his two concubines he chose. But instead throw the question about the opinion of Huang Mingxiang himself.

Huang Mingxiang stood up from his seat, then bowed briefly towards Xiao Jihuang and turned to look at Lang Zhiyu. "Lang Xiaojie, can you account for your words?" Then Huang Mingxiang's lips smiled.

For even if that man were the Emperor, if he were not confident and weak with the sharp sentences of the criticism of the nobles, then his throne would not last more than a week. To the mental size of a woman, Huang Mingxiang had more value in Rong Xuan's eyes. Right now, the man was really interested in watching for longer.

Lang Zhiyu, the innocent woman that Huang Liyue had taken advantage of was not giving up on her narrow mind. He immediately said,"Xiao Wangfei Niangniang, I always think a thousand times to speak. I'm here to represent Lang Fu and carry the honorary name of my father, General Lang. How could I act so recklessly?" The woman paused for a moment and turned to the other nobles to speak again. "Say, does anyone disagree with my opinion? Xiao Wangfei had committed great sins, broken the rules, humiliated his family name as well as Huangtaihou. Is it because she is only a beautiful and talented woman that her mistakes are understandable? Even if he's here unaccompanied for a reason, it doesn't change the truth that it's a disgrace!"

The nobles are silent. In other words, they agreed with Lang Zhiyu's foolish remark.

Huang Mingxiang was silent, staring coldly and hatefully at the nobles. This was the first time he had been massively humiliated in public. Huang Mingxiang's heart skipped a beat, he tried to hold back his emotions. He was angry, sad, disappointed. But he could not give up, Huang Mingxiang should be able to stand upright until the event was over.

"Xiao Wangfei, how is it? The entire nobility refused your presence. What are you gonna do?" huanghou asked, the woman finally spoke up.

Wu Zeyuan gritted his teeth in annoyance. He wanted to grab Rong Xuan and Huang Liyue's hair right now. But, he could only shut up and pay attention to Huang Mingxiang.

Huang Mingxiang gritted his teeth. He has no defense here. If the nobles had been blatantly like this, Huangtaihou would naturally not have been able to do anything to help Huang Mingxiang. The old woman was visibly holding back tears staring at Huang Mingxiang, her heart ached seeing Huang Mingxiang being treated disrespectfully by the nobles.

Huang Mingxiang thought. He couldn't possibly be reckless against all of them, it would only ruin his reputation. The only way is to accept and retreat calmly.

Huang Mingxiang smiled towards Rong Xuan, then bowed to Xiao Jihuang. "Your highness, your decision is the best for this Wangfei."

Huang Mingxiang was not out of sense. He threw a hot ball towards Xiao Jihuang. If Xiao Jihuang agreed with the opinions of the nobles, it meant that Xiao Jihuang had done a great insult to Xiao Muqing. But if Xiao Jihuang did not grant the nobles' request, then he would be labeled as a bad Emperor who did not listen to the opinions of his subordinates.

In the middle of this, a piece of cunning plan appeared in Huang Mingxiang's head. Alright ... No matter he lost a little today, Huang Mingxiang could use this as an excuse for a huge 'revenge' to those nobles on behalf of Xiao Muqing. They dared to think like that for sure because they thought Xiao Muqing as usual would do nothing and they thought that Huang Mingxiang and Xiao Muqing's relationship would be very close due to the reason for the descent of their marriage decree.

Huang Mingxiang smiled faintly, he tried to provoke Xiao Jihuang's emotions in order for the pris to choose to chase her away.

Amidst the tension, Huang Mingxiang pulled out the hairpick given by Xiao Jihuang and replaced it with his own hairpick. Huang Mingxiang's eyes then stared fixedly at Xiao Jihuang's eyes. Xiao Jihuang, the man widened his eyes. Secretly his hands clenched.

Xiao Jihuang snorted, then said, "Listening to the voices of the people and subordinates is the duty of an Emperor. Zhen did not intend to offend Xiao Wangfei or Xiao Wangye, but today's party might not have to be dissolved for one easy reason."

Huang Mingxiang smiled smugly silently, this smile of his was realized by Rong Wangxia. Rong Wangxia was getting more and more interested, his gaze becoming more and more clingy.

Huang Mingxiang nodded, then bowed. "If such a noble wishes, then this Wangfei can no longer refute. For the retreat, this Wangfei saluted his highness."

Huang Mingxiang stepped out of his desk, then slowly walked out of the party area. As he passed the tables of the nobles, various gazes and laughs returned Huang Mingxiang found.

Wu Zeyuan who saw this was furious, as he wanted to stand up, Huangtaihou suddenly held his hand. "You better shut up, Wu Guifei. Someone's coming."

Hearing Huangtaihou's sentence, Wu Zeyuan frowned. Is anyone coming? Wh who?

Sure enough, before long the Palace Eunuch who saw the figure of the blue-eyed man tensely announced the arrival of the man.

"Respectable! Xiao Wangye is coming!!"

The entire guest rushed to his feet, nothing that did not widen his eyes. Their hearts skipped a beat, including Huang Mingxiang. The woman was surprised to see Xiao Muqing suddenly appear.

Xiao Muqing, the man sat in a wheelchair with his indifferent gaze. His eyes stared fixedly at Huang Mingxiang who was standing about to leave, behind the man was Gu Sinjie pushing his wheelchair and Baili Ruyi escorting him.

"Where are you guys going to send Wangfei benwang away?" Xiao Muqing's heavy voice rang out, making the entire noble hold his breath. This was the first time they had seen Xiao Muqing after two years that the man had not appeared.

Xiao Jihuang, the man stared coldly at the presence of Xiao Muqing. Recalling his heart that had just boiled because Huang Mingxiang had blatantly fought him off by replacing the hairpick he was giving, it was now increasingly boiling from looking at Xiao Muqing.