r18novel Chapter 1807 They really don't give me any face.
Chapter 1807 They really don't give me any face.
As soon as Zhou Shiyue entered the hall, he had a strange feeling that made him immediately look at the man.
The other person was dressed casually.
Compared to the other members of the Yu family, he was dressed the most ordinary and low-key.
Moreover, he stood there with his shoulders drooping and his head slightly lowered. Many people who saw him might have thought he was just a servant or steward of the Yu family.
But Zhou Shiyue noticed him at first glance, and even felt that Consort Yu had no imposing presence in front of him.
Zhou Shiyue's gaze was deep and fixed, lingering on him for quite a while.
He knew that when he stared intently at someone, the pressure of his gaze was very strong. In the past, if others had been stared at like that by him, their bodies would stiffen, and they would make some subtle movements to show their tension and unease.
However, the person remained completely still, not even moving his hands that were hanging at his sides.
It would be strange if it didn't move.
Zhou Shiyue snorted inwardly and withdrew his gaze.
He could actually guess that the person was holding still, thinking that he was being slow-witted and unaware of his gaze, and that this might make him seem even more ordinary.
But Zhou Shiyue would never make such a guess.
It would be strange if someone could remain completely still in this situation. Even if they couldn't feel his gaze, a normal person would have looked up and glanced at him when he came in.
What? He, the Prince of Jin, doesn't even have the right to let an ordinary person take a curious look?
It's only human nature.
Just as Zhou Shiyue was thinking this, the man looked up. And this glance was genuinely feigned curiosity; after looking at him for a moment, he immediately pretended to be somewhat awe-inspiring and lowered his head again.
Zhou Shiyue: “…”
Okay, okay, actually the other person's acting was pretty good, it's just that they were a step too slow when facing him. They only started moving after Zhou Shiyue had already processed it. How could Zhou Shiyue not be suspicious?
The only thing that could be done was to make him realize his own thoughts.
"Your Highness, it is truly unacceptable for me to disturb you." Consort Yu stood up, looked at Zhou Shiyue, her eyes red and about to burst into tears, appearing somewhat pitiful and weak.
Perhaps because Consort Yu often had to present herself in this manner in front of the Emperor, she was so familiar with the performance that she looked more natural than the man.
This led Zhou Shiyue to another guess.
That is, in front of Consort Yu, that man should be of a higher position than her, so he was somewhat arrogant in front of her. When Consort Yu was present, he did not adapt to the need to weaken his aura.
Zhou Shiyue had already guessed it by this time. He walked to the main seat and sat down. With a light flick of his finger, a maid quickly brought over hot tea.
Zhou Shiyue took the teacup, gently stirring the foam while holding the lid, and did not respond to Consort Yu in a timely manner.
This is already a form of disrespect and neglect.
But Zhou Shiyue did it on purpose.
Consort Yu stood there, her words and her delicate demeanor unresponsive, and for a moment she was stunned, her body stiffening.
This tactic always worked very well on the Emperor, so why did it have no effect on the Prince of Jin?
At this moment, Consort Yu's elder brother also stood up.
"Your humble servant Yu Lang greets Prince Jin. This is my son, my eldest son Yu..."
Just as Brother Yu was about to introduce his two sons, Zhou Shiyue slammed his teacup down on the table, interrupting him.
"Does this mean I have to pay my respects to your two sons?" Zhou Shiyue raised his eyes, his voice low.
Brother Yu frowned.
I knew before that Prince Jin was not an easy person to get along with, and that he sided with the Crown Prince and didn't treat anyone else well. Now it seems that this was indeed the case.
"Your Highness is joking. It is they who are paying their respects to Your Highness. Why don't you two quickly pay your respects to Prince Jin?" As he spoke, he gave his two sons a wink.
The two young men then bowed to Zhou Shiyue, but it was clear to everyone that their bow was perfunctory and lacked any real respect.
Before Zhou Shiyue could speak, the second young master of the Yu family stood up straight and said to Zhou Shiyue, "Your Highness, you must know why we're here. Let's get straight to the point, we're here to take our cousin, the princess, back!"
"Oh?"
"Your Highness, Xiao Wu has been locked up in the palace for too long. Now that he's been released, he's become like a little bird, a bit playful."
Consort Yu quickly added, "My elder brother is worried that she hasn't left the palace for too long and doesn't know what the outside world is like. He's also worried that she might not recognize anyone, and that no one might recognize her. If she gets into trouble, it will be too late for her to go back to the palace to find her father."
"So my elder brother assigned two people to protect her after she left the palace. However, once Xiao Wu returns to the palace, those two people will go back to the Yu family. But since the Yu family doesn't have any extra manpower, those two people were bought from other places. They may not recognize the prince yet, and we don't know if they have offended the prince."
Brother Yu also said, "Yes, yes, if they offend the prince, I will take them back and resell them. I will definitely not let them appear in front of the prince again."
They said all that, but Zhou Shiyue remained silent.
After they said a few more words, the two young masters of the Yu family became anxious and looked like they were about to jump up and down. Only then did Zhou Shiyue point at the man with his chin.
"Then who is he?"
"Oh, Your Highness, he is my cousin. He has some medical knowledge. We heard that Xiao Wu had fainted, so we asked him to come and take a look."
The man then bowed and greeted Zhou Shiyue, saying, "This humble subject, Yu Tiesheng, greets Your Highness."
"Do you know medical skills?"
"I know a little bit."
"Hmph." Zhou Shiyue sneered, "How does he compare to Tan Liang, the imperial physician in the palace? How does he compare to Fu Dafu?"
Yu Tiesheng paused for a moment.
"Of course, he can't compare to Physician Tan, and he's even less comparable to Elder Fu."
"If that's the case, why didn't Princess Xiao Wu consult Tan Liang or the Imperial Physician Fu? Why did you suddenly appear first?"
Zhou Shiyue's question was anything but polite, and he didn't give the Yu family any face at all.
Everyone says he's Yu's cousin, so he's practically a member of Consort Yu's family, but Zhou Shiyue's words imply that he doesn't respect Consort Yu.
I even want to say, what right do you Yu family members have to come and greet the princess so eagerly?
The Yu family members' faces turned genuinely dark at this point.
However, the person in front of them was Prince Jin, and even if they were angry, they dared not lose their temper in Prince Jin's residence.
"Your Highness," Yu Tiesheng took a deep breath, "the Fifth Princess trusts me implicitly, and I also regard her as one of my own juniors..."
“Then you are truly presumptuous,” Zhou Shiyue interrupted him again, “You call yourself a commoner, yet you dare to treat a royal princess as a junior. What, do you also want to be my elder?”