Chapter 591: Plan within a Plan (2)_1
Xiao Ruiyuan lowered his eyes, masking the coldness within them, and after saluting the several Princes, he finally addressed Prince Qi, "It is this official’s dereliction of duty. I will take the Thirteenth Prince back to the temporary palace and personally plead guilty to The Emperor."
Upon hearing this, Prince Qi angrily retorted, "Are you implying that this Prince has no right to punish you, to seek justice for Seventh Imperial Brother?"
Xiao Ruiyuan remained silent, obviously acquiescing to Prince Qi’s accusation.
"You—Xiao Ruiyuan, don’t think that this Prince truly doesn’t dare to punish you!" Prince Qi angrily pointed at Xiao Ruiyuan, the rage in his heart so intense he wished he could use his bow and arrow to pierce a hole through this infuriating man right there and then.
Xiao Ruiyuan didn’t even blink, completely ignoring Prince Qi’s threat.
Witnessing this, Prince Qi almost choked on his own frustration; the surging anger nearly engulfed him. His face turned red, and he repeatedly used phrases like "dereliction of duty," "disrespectful," and "audacious" to violently curse at Xiao Ruiyuan, but he didn’t dare to actually lay hands on him. Otherwise, upon his return, he would surely be the first to be punished.
The others, watching Prince Qi curse like a fishwife and without any Imperial dignity, wished they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. They dared not calm the volatile and quick-to-anger Thirteenth Prince, nor did they dare to ask the death god-like Xiao Ruiyuan to take a step back. They could only hang their heads low, hold their breath, and pretend to be non-existent.
Once Prince Qi finished his vitriol, Xiao Ruiyuan stepped past him, looking straight at the Thirteenth Prince hiding behind him and said coldly, "Your Highness, please accompany this official back to the temporary palace, so as not to worry The Emperor."