Xiao Wangye's Beloved Wife

Chapter 48. Mandatory Small Palace Rules

Huang Mingxiang, Wu Zeyuan, and Lu Fei decided to switch places. The three of them went together towards Wu Zeyuan Palace, because it was unethical to be continuously in a territory that had no host even though Huang Mingxiang knew, Huangtaihou would not bother about this to him.

In the middle of the journey, their horse carriage passed by Huang Liyue's palanquin. Huang Mingxiang's gaze suddenly cold, his horse carriage suddenly stopped. According to the rules of the Palace, if you run into someone with a higher title, even if they are on a stretcher or horse carriage, the obligation to come down and say hello still applies.

Huang Mingxiang did not budge, he remained seated inside his carriage. As for Lu Fei who was about to get out of the carriage to greet Huang Liyue, his hand was immediately restrained by Huang Mingxiang.

Each of them was silent, no one moved down to say hello. Before long Huang Liyue lifted up his stretcher window curtain, staring unhappily at Huang Mingxiang's horse carriage.

"Aiya ... The meimei? Uh ... I mean, Xiao Wangfei?" huang Liyue said, her eyes staring at the window curtain of Huang Mingxiang's horse carriage that was still closed.

Huang Mingxiang did not lift his palanquin curtain, he remained silent staring at Huang Liyue's figure from behind the thin curtain. Wu Zeyuan and Lu Fenghua were also silent, they did not dare to move if Huang Mingxiang did not allow it.

As soon as the window curtain of Huang Mingxiang's carriage slightly opened due to the gust of wind, Huang Liyue immediately threw a question to attack Lu Fenghua. "Lu Fei, why don't you obey the rules of the Palace?" The woman narrowed her eyes unhappily into Huang Mingxiang's carriage. It seemed like the information regarding the several concubines gathered in Huangtaihou Palace had already reached Huang Liyue's ears.

Lu Fenghua had trouble answering Huang Liyue's question, it was Huang Mingxiang who had been holding back his movements. Therefore, he looked at Huang Mingxiang anxiously.

Huang Mingxiang smiled to appease Lu Fenghua, then looked back at Huang Liyue from behind the window curtain by the carriage. "Right now that Lu Fei is pregnant, she shouldn't be too tired. Wasn't the Emperor himself mandating that? Some minor regulations in the Palace were considered to be fall for concubines who had special conditions. Precisely, aren't you the one who disobeys the rules of the Palace, Huang Guifei?"

Huang Liyue frowned, the woman had yet to realize what Huang Mingxiang meant. Huang Mingxiang smiled coldly. "Aren't you supposed to come down to bow to this Wangfei?"

Huang Liyue was stunned, he slightly gripped his hanfu cloth. Before long, a fresh young lady's voice sounded. The voice came from inside Huang Liyue's palanquin, it turned out that inside the palanquin there was not only Huang Liyue.

"Xiao Wangfei, is that you?"

Huang Mingxiang raised his left eyebrow at a glance, Wu Zeyuan who heard the woman's voice immediately whispered. "Wangfei, that woman was most likely the Princess of the Kingdom who was now under the Empire's rule a few years ago. The kingdom that Xiao Wangye conquered. I heard the news that the woman had come here to be sent to be the new concubine of the Emperor. I don't know what degree he'll get, I don't know more."

"What's your name?" huang Mingxiang asked the woman directly after getting information from Wu Zeyuan.

"Tang Yulan's. Do you have a problem with my name?" the woman replied, her tone sounded arrogant. Huang Mingxiang smiled faintly, ah .. is this woman stupid? He roared loudly without knowing who his opponent was.

"Are you the Princess of the Southern Coastal Kingdom who will become the new concubine of the Emperor?" huang Mingxiang asked again, even though he already knew what the answer was.

Tang Yulan nodded from inside the palanquin, still unaware of the danger warning. "Yes, I will be the 'Guifei' in this Harem, the Emperor promised it himself to me by letter."

"Women are arrogant ...." Lu Fenghua hissed in annoyance, he was anxious to reprimand Tang Yulan.

"Wangfei, do I need to reprimand him? He's so disrespectful." Wu Zeyuan also felt anxious, he wanted to immediately lift the curtain and loudly reprimanded Tang Yulan. However, Huang Mingxiang quickly shook his head as he said, "Please, Wu Guifei."

Wu Zeyuan gave a thin snort, then nodded and again tried to sit quietly.

"Xiao Wangfei, I heard earlier you are a virtuous woman who is well-loved by everyone in this Empire. I think you should understand the basics of adab rules and logic. I know that Lu Fei's pregnancy has not reached old age. This should make the small obligation you previously said still apply to Lu Fei." Tang Yulan, the woman spoke boldly. Her tone was firm, the woman spoke as if she had already become the Emperor's official concubine and stayed for a long time in the Empire.

Huang Mingxiang glanced at Lu Fenghua, then whispered. "Play your role."

Lu Fenghua frowned confusedly, but after a few seconds of looking at each other, the woman finally understood. Lu Fenghua then quickly said, "Enough to get there, Princess Tang. It is my fault for being too spoiled, it is best that Wangfei and Princess Tang do not have to debate the matter. I'm really sorry." Then Lu Fenghua got down from the horse carriage and bowed toward Huang Liyue's palanquin, but before descending Huang Mingxiang told him to kneel, not just bow. Lu Fenghua did not budge from his knees at all, because in addition to the obligation to bow, the person who was giving greetings was also forbidden to stand up straight before the recipient of the honor gave an answer.

Huang Liyue remained silent from inside the palanquin, the woman deliberately said nothing. This made Lu Fenghua frown at his annoyance. But given that the kneeling order was Huang Mingxiang's request, the woman tried to be patient, believing there must be a purpose and purpose to her command.

"Aiya ..The entire sentence issued by Princess Tang was very wise. In that case, shouldn't the two of you also go out and kneel towards this wagon of Wangfei's?" huang Mingxiang said, making Huang Liyue and Tang Yulan look at each other.

Huang Mingxiang lifted the window curtain of his horse carriage, staring coldly at the two of them. "What are you guys thinking? Shouldn't your obligation to greet the higher ones be carried out now? You've forgotten? I am the senior of this Empire."

Huang Liyue felt reluctant, he was not willing to kneel or bow towards Huang Mingxiang. Therefore, he said,"Xiao Wangfei, do we have to pay great attention to formal styles if we meet? Aren't we both sisters? I am your Jiejie and you are my Meimei."

Huang Mingxiang raised his left eyebrow at a glance. "Didn't you two just bring up this adab rule and logic to Wangfei? You must respect the senior of the Empire, and logically .. Even though we are both sisters, we are now in the Palace. You should not bring up personal affairs in the midst of the absolute obligations of the palace."

Huang Liyue gritted his teeth in annoyance. Since when did Huang Mingxiang become so cold like this? Earlier during the celebration of Valentines Day, he thought that it was all an act of coincidence. He thought that the woman's attitude was only a mask to cover up his sense of helplessness, yet ... turned out that was Huang Mingxiang's new fixed attitude?

Tang Yulan who heard that was of course deeply offended, the woman rushed to straighten her body and stared defiantly at Huang Mingxiang.

"Xiao Wangfei, you were educated in a respectable family, you were also taught about the best lessons. But why can't you sift through your own sentences to say good things? Your words are so inappropriate!" Tang Yulan looked in annoyance at Huang Mingxiang.

Huang Mingxiang simply smiled listening to what Tang Yulan said. Just as she was about to reply to Tang Yulan's sentence, suddenly the woman came back to speak. "Did everything you learned just disappear since your naughty case some time ago? Looking at you, I'm sure that you're upset that you're now getting something meaningless."

Huang Mingxiang's gaze cooled, his smile disappearing. She was not upset that Tang Yulan's allusion to her regarding the 'bad case', but she was angry that Tang Yulan said 'getting something meaningless', didn't she mean Xiao Muqing? The woman insulted Xiao Muqing, Huang Mingxiang could no longer smile.

"You are a new person, Princess Tang. I warn, do not pretend to be the most knowledgeable if you yourself are still a layman here. You know nothing of the Empire's detailed condition." Huang Mingxiang said that as he continued to fire cold gazes at Tang Yulan, leaving the woman stunned at Huang Mingxiang's significant change in facial expression.

Huang Mingxiang descended from his horse carriage, standing before Huang Liyue and Tang Yulan. Then, he turned his head towards Lu Fenghua. "Stand up, Lu Fei. Stop kneeling." Wu Zeyuan who heard this quickly got off the horse carriage and helped Lu Fenghua stand up. His eyes then stared intently at Tang Yulan.

Tang Yulan was annoyed, she somehow felt displeased with Huang Mingxiang. The woman considered Huang Mingxiang to be a lowly weak Wangfei who had a shallow brain for teasing the Emperor and a helpless Wangfei because her husband did not have any strength. He thought so about Xiao Muqing for not knowing the details of Xiao Muqing's position and strength. Most likely, he also had no idea about who had successfully conquered the South Coastal Kingdom representing the previous Emperor.

"You can't be careless, Xiao Wangfei. Lu Fei knelt down for Huang Guifei, the only person who should allow Lu Fei to stand up was Huang Guifei." Tang Yulan did not give up, still continuing to try to bite Huang Mingxiang. As for Huang Liyue, the woman was silent as if feeling sad because of Huang Mingxiang's actions.

Huang Mingxiang tried to smile back, as he was about to reply to Tang Yulan's sentence, Huang Liyue had already spoken first. "Enough, Yulan Meimei. You don't have to defend me until it's like this. After all what Xiao Wangfei said was true, I was wrong."

Tang Yulan who heard this also felt pity for Huang Liyue, then looked resentfully at Huang Mingxiang and said, "Goodbye ... Huang Guifei, why are you so kind-hearted? What do you need to fear and respect from this banished and immoral Wangfei? He had previously attempted to tempt the Emperor, but failed and was soon banished and forcibly married off by a disabled Wangye. Although that crippled Wangye was an Imperial senior, I heard that no one cared about him so much that he locked himself inside his Wangfu. She now has no support whatsoever, all her strength is gone, plus her husband is a disfigured Wangye-"

PAA!!

Huang Mingxiang slapped hard on Tang Yulan's cheek, his eyes staring furiously at Tang Yulan. The woman had already mentioned 'Wangye deformed' three times to Xiao Muqing.

Tang Yulan widened her eyes, she immediately stared intently at Huang Mingxiang as she held onto his cheek and pointed at Huang Mingxiang. "You-you!!"

PAA!!

BRUK!

Huang Mingxiang slapped Tang Yulan's cheek again, this time until the woman fell to the ground. Tang Yulan immediately cried out from feeling an excruciating pain in her cheeks.

"What crazy commotion do you dare to make near the Huangtaihou Palace residence?" Xiao Jihuang's heavy voice rang out, making them all turn towards the source of the voice.

Huang Mingxiang raised his left eyebrow at a glance. Xiao Jihuang and Rong Xuan? Didn't Wu Zeyuan tell you that the two of them were fighting? Is it back to repair now? However, Huang Mingxiang did not care about that right now.

"It seems that Harem really needs a re-education regarding the rules of conduct and courtesy to the senior of the Empire. There were no sane brains in the Emperor's Harem, all of them were in a snobbish style, not behaving as praiseworthy as they should be." Huang Mingxiang stared intently at Rong Xuan and Xiao Jihuang alternately.

Rong Xuan frowned, he had no idea on the matter. "Wangfei, please calm down first. Explain--"

"I will give official advice to the Harem Emperor as a senior of the Empire. Emperor, you can't put a woman like this into a Harem. No matter where he came from, the Harem should not be filled by women who do not have commendable behavior. How could a concubine-no, but the would-be concubine act arrogant and even Bernai insult the senior of the Empire?!" Huang Mingxiang then stared intently at Tang Yulan who was still resting on the ground while crying.

Xiao Jihuang looked at Huang Mingxiang expressionlessly, her eyes gaze had all sorts of meanings. However, Huang Mingxiang had no interest in translating Xiao Jihuang's gaze.

Huang Mingxiang bowed towards Xiao Jihuang. "Then, I respectfully ask for your wise answer. Return the woman to the Southern Coastal Kingdom, or my own husband who will move to flatten the South Coast and make a big protest? Right now my husband's army has a compelling reason to make a move. If you cannot discipline your concubine well, then my husband and I will step in. What else did their mistake concern the senior face of the Empire, not just a personal matter. Just that, I retreated with great disappointment!"

Huang Mingxiang re-enforced himself, then was about to turn towards the carriage. Suddenly, a hand restrains his movements. Xiao Jihuang, the man clasped Huang Mingxiang's wrist.

"Please wait a moment, Mingxia-no, Zhen Xiao Wangfei meant. Xiao Wangfei, please wait a moment. You need to calm down and explain all of this carefully. Zhen will definitely listen to you." Xiao Jihuang's eyes looked complicated, the two corners of the man's eyebrows fused together.

Huang Mingxiang stared coldly at Xiao Jihuang's hand, then brushed aside roughly. "Then I want to talk about this matter together with Huangtaihou's presence."

Xiao Jihuang quickly nodded without hesitation. "certain."

The gentle looking of the man's eyes was witnessed by his four Harem ladies and one Harem would-be occupant. But Xiao Jihuang did not care, her eyes kept glued to Huang Mingxiang's face.