"Hahaha..." Juan Kuang's laughter came from the carriage. When the laughter stopped, the voice continued, "Minister Bai, you are in charge of the etiquette of the Shang Kingdom. What do you think?"
Minister Bai? Everyone was shocked! Minister Bai was highly respected by the emperor in Shang State, and he was honest in his official duties and never engaged in factional disputes. More importantly, Minister Bai was an old minister in charge of the etiquette of Shang State. Even the etiquette of the princes and princesses was not taught by the Taifu but by Minister Bai.
Just then everyone saw an old man standing up from the simple tea stall on the street. Although the old man was wearing an ordinary gray cloth shirt, he was energetic. Even though he was over 50 years old, he still walked briskly, and even his hair did not have a single strand of gray.
Minister Bai came to the carriage of the Crown Prince's Mansion respectfully and performed a standard ceremony, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you!"
Seeing that the high-ranking official Bai Shangshu saluted so respectfully, everyone knelt on the ground, and their voices were also slightly respectful, "Greetings, Prince!" Even though there were so many people kneeling outside and a court official, the prince in the carriage still did not come out, which disappointed many people who wanted to see the prince's grace.
"No need to formality!" The clear and oppressive voice carried a sense of oppression. Minister Bai stood up and glanced at the tightly closed carriage. He had seen the prince before but the prince always looked timid. But now it seems that this is not the case at all. Would a timid person have such momentum? Would a timid person discover himself without leaving the carriage? It seems that this prince is a hidden talent. I am afraid that a bloody storm will be set off in the court of this Shang country.
Now, the eldest prince, who was the only one who did not perform the salute, was even more eye-catching. However, this eye-catchingness made Shang Chenzhao feel uneasy, especially because of the dissatisfaction in Minister Bai's eyes when he looked at him. Even though he was a prince, he was still a little afraid of Minister Bai. His mother repeatedly warned him to please Minister Bai, but now...
"Minister Bai is a veteran minister of two dynasties. My father has always praised him as a model of etiquette for this mourned country. This palace and several of my brothers and sisters have all had the privilege of being taught by Minister Bai. I wonder what Minister Bai thinks today?" The prince said indifferently, without anger or dissatisfaction, but it made people feel a chill on their necks.
Shang Chenzhao wanted to scold or ridicule the prince again, but he saw Minister Bai looking at him with dissatisfaction, and then he heard Minister Bai's voice ringing out in this bustling street, "I am ashamed of the emperor and the prince. The eldest prince is the oldest among the princes, but he does not distinguish between the superior and the inferior. I will report to your majesty and correct this unhealthy trend!"
Shang Chenzhao was a little panicked. Minister Bai was going to report him. If his father knew what he had done, he was afraid that he would not be reused in the future. More importantly, he didn't know how those princes would attack him behind his back.
"Minister Bai!" Shang Chenzhao looked at Minister Bai awkwardly and said with a smile, "I was just joking with my brother. You are too stingy. How can you be the crown prince of a country like this?"
Good! Very good! At this time, Shang Chenzhao still had time to trip himself up, but he knew that what he said would not only make Minister Bai even more dissatisfied with the eldest prince, but even the people looked down on the eldest prince. On the other hand, the prince who had never appeared made the people feel that he was well-educated.
"A joke?" A voice in the carriage sounded with a smile, "If my brother likes to joke so much, I wonder if my brother will also like to joke so much when I see my father in the future, or if my brother has never taken me or my father seriously!"
The scolding voice almost made Shang Chenzhao lose his balance, but before he could open his mouth to explain, a voice rang out from the carriage, "Minister Bai, I will go ahead!"
"Farewell, Prince!" Minister Bai bowed slightly. Only then did he realize that the prince was using him today. But even if he was being used, he had to do it. What was more important was that the prince's aura was too strong. Even His Majesty did not have such aura. What's more, the prince was only in his teens. He was indeed not an ordinary person.
The guards were just about to pull away the eldest prince's carriage, but they saw Wuwei driving the carriage straight towards them. "Crack!" With a loud bang, the eldest prince's carriage was knocked over by the crown prince's carriage. Even the horses in front of the carriage fled in all directions, leaving a broken carriage lying there, as if mocking the eldest prince's ignorance.
Shang Chenzhao wanted to curse loudly and ask the guards to pull the prince down, but when he thought of Minister Bai who was right beside him, he had to swallow his anger. The people cheered when they saw that the maid in the prince's mansion had such courage. From that day on, everyone knew that the prince was not a fool. Everyone suddenly thought that the prince's reputation must have been framed by the eldest prince and others. Shang Wuxin himself did not expect that today he did nothing but reversed the prince's reputation among the people.
At this time, a man was standing in a private room by the window of the second restaurant on the street. As he looked at the carriage of the prince's mansion going away, a smile flashed across his eyes. This prince was really interesting... But as the man was looking at it, he found that the window of the carriage of the prince's mansion was opened, and then he saw a pair of bright and deep eyes looking straight at him. The distance was too far and he couldn't see the look in the eyes, but those eyes were too bright and deep, which made him lose his mind for the first time when looking at someone.
But the pair of eyes only glanced at him before lowering the window curtain of the carriage. He didn't know why he felt a little disappointed, but he had to admire the prince's vigilance. He was discovered after just a few glances.
At this time, Shang Wuxin in the carriage showed hostility and deep disgust in her eyes, because she just saw that the man who looked at her actually had a pair of extremely beautiful peach blossom eyes. Haha, peach blossom eyes?
(End of this chapter)