Chapter 734: The Duke’s Perfect Counterattack in the Trial (3)_1
What seemed to be words of concern actually hid a trap, as those who felt pity for the disfigured King Heng started to have subtle changes in their expressions upon hearing it.
The status of the Prince’s Mansion was far above that of King Heng’s Mansion; not to mention that a minor doorman from the King’s Mansion dealing with the Manager of the Prince’s Mansion, even if it were the Manager from the King’s Mansion, he would still have to give way and offer apologies. Where would a doorman get the audacity to behave recklessly?
Besides, even if that doorman was bumped into by the Manager of the Prince’s Mansion, it wasn’t as if he had collided with the actual master. Yet this doorman, with audacious gall, refused entry to the Manager representing the Crown Prince. Behind such boldness, if there wasn’t someone instructing or backing him, would he dare to be so courageous?
The humble facade King Heng was pretending to maintain suddenly stiffened on his face, and his hands, which were in the middle of making a respectful bow, tightened involuntarily, wishing he could punch away the falseness of the person before him. But he couldn’t do that!
After taking a deep breath, the humble expression on King Heng’s face was replaced by shock, and his voice suddenly rose several octaves, "Is such a thing possible? Those wicked servants must have been negligent in attending to the mansion’s affairs, seeing that the Imperial Brother was injured. When I return, I will personally tie up that wicked servant and deliver him to the Second Imperial Brother’s Mansion to apologize."
This clever speech pushed all blame onto the doorman while portraying his injury to gain sympathy, and with a retreat as an advance, made clear he would deliver the doorman to the Crown Prince’s Mansion as an explanation. It looked like an admission of guilt, but it subtly hinted that Chu Heng was being overly aggressive.
"It’s merely a friction between the servants of our two mansions, for which the Third Imperial Brother is actually taking it seriously, making me look petty and spiteful," Chu Heng said jokingly, without a change in his expression.
In just a moment, he reduced the discord between the two mansions to a mere squabble among servants, and his light-hearted words made it seem like he was not holding a grudge, while making King Heng appear to be the one sulking.