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At this moment, it seemed that Prince Han was indeed reluctant to part with a beauty like Ren Ruyi and was willing to speak up to protect her.
However, his gaze involuntarily drifted towards Zhao Ji's direction, and he merely opened his mouth without uttering a sound.
It was obvious that Prince Han didn't dare to stop Zhao Ji from doing what he wanted to do! He even looked away with a guilty look, not daring to meet Ren Ruyi's gaze again!
To be honest, this Prince Han is quite the high-level sycophant! He was stood up by Ren Ruyi before, but now he's suddenly feeling sorry for her and wants to save her? It's just that he doesn't have the guts, so he can't sycophant even if he wants to!
Upon seeing the exchange of glances between the two, Wei Tingyu couldn't help but laugh. It has to be said, watching this scene from an omniscient perspective is quite interesting.
"Brother-in-law, how can you still laugh?" Yang Xian was feeling anxious and sorry for the group of beauties who were about to die when he saw Wei Tingyu laughing. He frowned and asked.
"You want to save them?" Wei Tingyu didn't answer, but looked directly at Yang Xian and asked!
"Of course I want to!" Yang Xian nodded quickly upon hearing this, "I think all these beauties are good people, how could there be spies among them? It's really pitiful..."
Are they all good people? Wei Tingyu rolled his eyes inwardly. You have such poor taste.
I dare not speak for others, but Ren Ruyi and Linglong are definitely not good people right now! They are willing to disregard human life in order to complete their mission!
And with Yang Xian being so naive, who knows, he might be deceived to death by a woman in the future!
"What's the use of just pitying them?" Wei Tingyu thought to himself, then nodded to Yang Xian and said, "If you want to save them, then save them!"
"Me?" Yang Xian was stunned for a moment, then looked bewildered and terrified.
Although he felt sorry for the plight of these beauties, he certainly didn't have the guts to stand up for them.
"This is your Yang residence, how can you allow these foreign warriors to kill people at will?" Wei Tingyu chuckled, then nodded and said, "As the young master of this place, it is only natural for you to speak up and stop them!"
"Brother-in-law..." Yang Xian nodded at first, but then shook his head repeatedly and said, "I know what you said is right, but I... I really don't dare!"
"Look at your pathetic self!" Wei Tingyu was even more helpless upon hearing this. If they weren't still in the banquet hall, he would have liked to kick this brat in the butt.
To be honest, Wei Tingyu himself was a little surprised; he had actually taken on the role of Yang Xian's brother-in-law! At least for this good-for-nothing brother-in-law, he genuinely wanted to teach him a lesson on behalf of his sister.
"Hehehe!" Yang Xian scratched the back of his head a little embarrassed after being glared at by Wei Tingyu, and then said, "If I were capable and could handle things, my sister wouldn't need to ask my brother-in-law to take care of the Yang family, right...?"
"..." Wei Tingyu was speechless upon hearing this, because what Yang Xian said was indeed reasonable and he could not refute it!
Alright, considering Yang Yueniang's kindness and the fact that Ren Ruyi is his future wife, I still have to take matters into my own hands for now!
Thinking of this, Wei Tingyu flicked his hand, and the wine glass on his table crashed to the center of the banquet hall.
The sudden noise startled everyone in the room.
Even the samurai who had held swords to the dancers, intending to drag them to the backyard to kill them, were stunned into silence.
Smashing a cup is clearly an expression of dissatisfaction!
The dancers, who had thought they were about to die, were all crying with tears streaming down their faces. Now, they all looked at Wei Tingyu with hope in their eyes, and the hope of life was rekindled in their hearts once again!
The two assassins, Ren Ruyi and Linglong, exchanged a glance, both filled with doubt! Especially Ren Ruyi, who hadn't expected Wei Tingyu to make a move!
"Lord Wei... what is this...?" Sun Shiyi was also stunned at this moment, and then looked at Wei Tingyu and asked directly.
"Lord Sun, are the people of Wu Kingdom so ignorant of etiquette?" Wei Tingyu, however, raised the issue to the level of the nation, asking, "How dare you commit murder in public in the residence of a noble family of our dynasty?"
"Could it be that your country doesn't take our dynasty seriously at all?"
"Your delegation has come to the capital not as an envoy, but rather as a provocation, isn't it?"
Wei Tingyu's words were resounding and stunned everyone present.
"That's right! This is really too much!" Yang Xian, though timid, was quick-witted. Especially after Wei Tingyu stepped forward, he was no longer afraid and quickly chimed in, "Our Yang family is also a noble family of the court. Whose face are you slapping by doing this?"
"Yes, yes! That's too much! They don't even respect the Yang family!"
"We must report this to His Majesty and explain what happened today! We must thoroughly question your Wu Kingdom delegation about what exactly happened!"
"They even stole our family's gifts, this is really..."
"Shh... Keep it down, just say it in your mind..."
Upon hearing Yang Xian speak, the members of the Yang family began to complain all at once! Of course, they had long harbored resentment towards Zhao Ji, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Not only did they steal the gifts that were supposed to be given to their family, but they also disrupted the banquet! The Emperor might even think that the Yang family hadn't treated them well!
They hadn't dared to speak up before, but now that Wei Tingyu was standing in front of them, they immediately stopped holding back.
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Chapter 160 I want all seven beautiful dancers! You disagree?!
Zhao Ji was used to running rampant in Wu State; he had never been treated like this before!
He frowned immediately, clenched his fists and was about to flip the table, but Sun Shiyi grabbed his arm.
He could tolerate everything else, but he had to muster the courage to try and persuade Sun Shiyi about the matter of causing a scene at the Yang residence.
After all, if the mission were to fail, he, as the head of the delegation, would certainly bear the greatest responsibility!
"Lord Zhao! This is the capital, not Wudu!" Sun Shiyi quickly whispered in Zhao Ji's ear, "Please don't act rashly!"
Although Zhao Ji was arrogant, he wasn't stupid after all. After being persuaded by Sun Shiyi, he actually calmed down.
"What happened just now was indeed due to my oversight!" Thinking this, Zhao Ji actually cupped his hands towards Wei Tingyu and said, "However, today's matter is an internal affair of our Wu Kingdom delegation, and the spy we are trying to arrest has nothing to do with your country! I ask that you, Lord Marquis, and everyone else, not to interfere in this matter!"
"Since the Yang family cannot tolerate bloodshed, let's take these spies outside the city and kill them!"
"Farewell!" After saying this, Zhao Ji immediately stood up, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Wei Tingyu, and prepared to leave with the dancers.
Upon hearing this, the dancers immediately begged for mercy again. Being taken outside the city to be killed would only prolong their lives; for them, it was still a dead end.
"You..." Yang Xian was exasperated. Why do you people have to kill these pretty dancing girls? They were just dancing, they didn't do anything to you, why are you so relentless?
However, before he could speak, Wei Tingyu raised his hand and clapped twice.
Then four Golden Shadow Guards walked in from outside and blocked the doorway.
"Without the Marquis's order, no one is allowed to leave here today!" The leading Golden Shadow Guard said, looking at the Six Paths Hall warriors standing in front of him.
"What does Your Excellency mean by this?" Zhao Ji was taken aback. He thought he had already backed down and stopped causing trouble at the Yang residence, but he did not expect that Wei Tingyu would become so persistent.
They actually sent four guards to stand at the door; it's obvious they're bullying me!
"You barged into the banquet, wrecked the food, stole the gifts, and ruined everyone's fun!" Wei Tingyu sneered, finally adding, "Most importantly, you stole the woman I liked..."
"Does Lord Zhao think he can come and go as he pleases?"
"Isn't that a gross underestimation of me?"
"You..." Zhao Ji was stunned. He admitted to the first few points because he had indeed done so! But the last point said that he had stolen the woman the other party liked?
This left him completely baffled!
Moreover, not only Zhao Ji, but everyone present was also completely dumbfounded! Especially the head of the Yang family, whose eyes darted back and forth between the dancers, trying to figure out which woman Wei Tingyu was referring to as his favorite.
The only exception, of course, is Yang Xian, who is now quite smug because he knows this secret.
Ren Ruyi was also dumbfounded, because she knew that Wei Tingyu was talking about her!
Unexpectedly, this man is quite loyal and righteous. It seems that his previous statement about wanting to take her into the Marquis's mansion is actually true.
At least his willingness to offend foreign envoys to protect himself gave Ren Ruyi a slightly strange feeling.
Because she has never been valued by anyone since she was a child! This is truly the first time!
"So, what does Your Excellency mean...?" Zhao Ji narrowed his eyes, stared at Wei Tingyu, and then asked.
In his old days, he would have already drawn his sword and charged out! He would have chopped this so-called marquis into seven or eight pieces in an instant to vent his anger! But he knew now that this was not Wudu!
"Leave the women I like here!" Wei Tingyu sneered, then said expressionlessly, "Those I take a fancy to, I will naturally bring into my manor!"
For Zhao Ji, this was the first time someone had tried to snatch someone from him! Although he didn't really need these women anyway, since he was going to kill them anyway, Wei Tingyu's actions were clearly an attempt to snatch food from a tiger's mouth!
"This is easy!" Zhao Ji clenched his fists tightly, then held back once again, and said to Wei Tingyu with a smile, "Whichever woman you fancy, Lord Marquis, just take her away!"
These women weren't originally spies; everyone knew it.
Therefore, for Zhao Ji, letting one or two go was not a psychological burden at all; the only problem was saving face.
Once you get back, just report that all the dancers are spies and have them all executed. I doubt any of the Wu Kingdom officials here, including Sun Shiyi, will dare to say a word.
As soon as Zhao Ji finished speaking, all the dancers looked at Wei Tingyu, their eyes filled with anticipation.
Everyone was dancing just now, and nobody knew which one the Marquis had taken a fancy to.
But no matter who he takes a fancy to, wouldn't this lucky girl be saved?
They could even enjoy a life of luxury once they entered the Marquis's mansion, no longer having to live a humble life in the brothel!
"Which woman?" Wei Tingyu smiled slightly, then looked at Zhao Ji and said, "Lord Zhao doesn't understand. I've taken a fancy to all seven of these women!"
When he said that, everyone around him was stunned!
Good heavens! My lord, you have quite the appetite! Taking seven women back at once?
Even Yang Xian stared wide-eyed at Wei Tingyu, his jaw nearly dropping to the ground, speechless for a long time.
I have to say... my brother-in-law's actions are really... unpredictable!
I was so naive to think that this secret was only for me, but now it seems I know absolutely nothing! I can't keep up with my brother-in-law's train of thought at all!
The dancers were overjoyed! Apart from Ren Ruyi and Linglong, who were equally shocked, the remaining five ordinary dancers were all happy.
Wouldn't that save everyone?!