nycdaug Chapter 182 Conflict (2)
Chapter 182 Conflict (2)
"You see, that's how she is. She is rude to me and has contradicted me several times. I have tolerated her many times." There was a flash of contempt in the eyes of the Ninth Prince.
"A woman like this is really arrogant and has no manners at all. How can she compare to a well-mannered and gentle-spoken lady from a noble family?"
Lin Qianqian said calmly, "You don't have to compare me with them. I don't want to compare myself with anyone, and I have never wanted to compare myself with the so-called ladies from wealthy families. Just because I didn't humble myself and lick you like a dog, you have to target me several times? Your Majesty is really graceful and well-mannered."
Although the Ninth Prince smiled, his eyes were cold. He raised his hand and pointed at Lin Qianqian, saying to Prince Beixuan, "Did you see that? This woman is so arrogant."
"Even the imperial sister wouldn't dare to speak to me like that."
"I really don't know where she gets the confidence to be so arrogant."
"That's because I don't want to be humiliated." Lin Qianqian's eyes were bright without a trace of fear.
"Your Highness is abusing your power for personal gain and using palace rules to vent your personal grievances. As for the grudges between you and me, there is none at all. When have I ever offended you? If I have offended you, please explain. I will definitely apologize. I don't want to be picked on like this for no apparent reason."
In the original story, the powerful male protagonist is the one who supports the female protagonist and covers for her. If the supporting characters dare to mess with the female protagonist, they will be in big trouble, and the male protagonist will definitely come out to defend the female protagonist.
Especially for a male protagonist who is in a high position of power, he can easily change other people's lives and decide their life or death with just one sentence.
If you dare to mess with the heroine, the female supporting role will be humiliated, sold to a brothel, married to an old man who beats people every day in a poor mountainous area to give birth to a child, or taken to mate with a horse...
If you provoke the heroine a little, you will face a great revenge.
She had been careful not to come into conflict with the heroine.
The Ninth Prince clenched his fists at his waist, glared at Lin Qianqian, and snorted, "Just these remarks of yours are enough for me to punish you. Just these remarks of yours are not enough for me to hate you?"
Lin Qianqian said, "Is it just speech? That's really great."
This relaxed and joyful tone startled the Ninth Prince and the Beixuan Prince, and they both showed confusion on their faces: Being hated by others is so good? Isn't everyone thinking about how to be liked by others?
Lin Qianqian stood very straight. "I have never thought of pleasing everyone. It's normal that you don't like me. I'm not talking to you alone, nor am I saying sweet words to you. If Your Majesty doesn't like to hear it, you can close your ears or turn a deaf ear to it."
"I am not money or banknotes. I cannot be liked by everyone. It would be my misfortune if I were liked by someone like you, haha."
After Lin Qianqian finished speaking, she bowed coldly to the Ninth Prince Beixuan, "I have something else to do, so I will take my leave first."
She stood up and walked towards the Taiyue Office.
The Ninth Prince's brows were filled with anger. "Did you see that? This arrogance doesn't even take you and me seriously!"
"Who is she? She dares to speak to us like that. She doesn't know who is superior and who is inferior. Shouldn't we teach her a lesson? Let her know that not everyone can be offended. If she is a bug, she should behave like a bug."
Prince Beixuan retracted his gaze, turned to Prince Nine and said, "Why do you have to argue with a little girl?"
"If I don't care, she will only become more rampant, thinking that she can't do anything to someone like me. Also, why should I, a prince, tolerate her and make myself angry?"
King Beixuan asked again, "Since you hate her, why do you still want to meet her?"
The Ninth Prince's handsome face turned cold, "I didn't want to meet her. If I see her in this palace, do I have to avoid her?"
She was more annoying than those clumsy and annoying maids. This blatant provocation made people want to crush her head!
Seeing that persuasion failed, King Beixuan scratched his forehead, gave up trying to persuade him, and parted ways with him.
Prince Beixuan followed Lin Qianqian to the Taiyue Office. Palace Lady Chen personally served him the best maple dew black tea and asked the palace maid to bring him a plate of exquisite snacks.
He lifted the front of his robe and sat at the table. He called Lin Qianqian to come over and serve him, and said to the others, "The rest of you can go down now."
Bei Xuan Wang said, "Why do you have to have verbal conflicts with him every time? He is a prince, what good is there in offending him?"
Lin Qianqian glanced at Prince Beixuan and noticed a flying bee landed on the edge of the teacup. She waved her white hand to drive it away. "It's not that I want to conflict with him, but every time the Ninth Prince speaks down to me."
He said, "Your words are a bit sharp. He is a man, and it is terrible to hurt his self-esteem and face."
Lin Qianqian was angry. "Don't I have any self-respect? I have self-respect, and I don't want to be belittled by him in vain."
King Beixuan sighed, "I admire your talent, and I also admire your distinctive, unique, and outspoken personality. But I don't want you to make enemies with others so quickly."
"You are a smart woman. You should know how to protect yourself. There are dangers everywhere in this palace. It is better to be careful."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for reminding me."
King Beixuan said worriedly again, "You should be more tolerant and accept whatever he says. Don't be so reckless next time."
"No man doesn't care about his own face. If you make him lose face in public again, it will be very easy for him to deal with you."
Lin Qianqian nodded gently, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
She suddenly thought that as a modern person, she really hated being treated as a slave. However, in this book, she was just a supporting character, and only the extraordinary treatment of the heroine was regarded as "special" and "interesting" by the male protagonist, while she was different and might be "eliminated", "hated" and "erased".
She doesn't have the aura of a protagonist. What Beixuan Wang reminded her of makes sense: it is the modern education she received that makes her unwilling to bow her head and be belittled for no reason. More than ten years of modern education has shaped her values so that she has a higher self-esteem than women of this era. To love herself, to be confident, not to be looked down upon, to break through adversity, to be brave to be herself.
In ancient times, women were not allowed to have such high self-esteem. They had to serve men at every turn. If they were beaten or scolded, they had to endure it. If they resisted, they would be beaten even more severely.
The hero is only nice to the heroine. When it comes to other women, he is still an authentic feudal man. He is more patriarchal and more concerned about face than modern men. He unconditionally upholds patriarchal rule, and his power and status probably make him even less willing to allow anyone to challenge him.
Prince Beixuan clenched the Ruyao white porcelain teacup in his hand, stroking the cup gently with his thumb, and said, "I feel depressed today, and I want to hear you sing the song "Sheng Sheng Man" that you sang before. I wonder if I can hear it today?"
"Thanks to your song, I went to the theaters to look for all the Pingtan songs in Wu dialect. I did not do it for anything else, but just wanted to understand why the late emperor always liked to make private tours to the south of the Yangtze River. I found out later."
He laughed as he spoke, and it seemed as if he was laughing at himself.
Lin Qianqian was surprised and said, "Of course."
King Beixuan asked someone to fetch the pipa. Lin Qianqian held it in her arms, plucked the strings with her slender fingertips, and sang softly.
The Wu dialect is soft and the voice is coquettish, gentle, charming and attractive.
The annoyance on King Beixuan's face gradually dissipated, replaced by peace and gentleness. The wrinkles between his brows were smoothed out by the sound. It was not until the song ended that he slowly opened his eyes from his intoxication.
"Good music, good tune, beautiful, calming and joyful."
"Where in the world can I find a soulmate?"
"Miss Lin, do you know the story of Boya and Ziqi?"