Li Shiyan was inherently a hot-tempered creature. The slightest provocation could set him off, let alone now that he’d been drinking—the energy in his body was even greater. How could he endure his mortal enemy Wang Huai mocking and provoking him like this?
He immediately roared at the two servants holding him, “Let go!”
In this kind of situation, how could the servants let go?
If they released him, the consequences would be unthinkable!
“Young master, you should stop making trouble. Go down and rest quickly.”
“Yes, Minister Li was also angry just now. You mustn’t cause more commotion.”
Li Shiyan’s face was flushed red, veins bulging on his forehead, his eyeballs wide and bloodshot. He gnashed his teeth and roared again, “I’m telling you to let go, do you hear me?”
“Young master…”
“Let go!”
The servants still wouldn’t release him!
The stalemate at this moment was awkward.
The people at the banquet also began discussing in whispers, pointing and gesturing. It was nothing more than saying that Li Shiyan didn’t know the proper occasion and was actually causing trouble here. If not for being Minister Li’s nephew, he would probably have already been driven out of Ning’an Manor.
The Wen brothers sat at the VIPå¸ seats, also seeing what was happening over there.
Wen Yu was about to stand up when Wen Che grabbed him, saying, “Li Shiyan is Su Ziluo’s person. You shouldn’t go join in the commotion.”
But—
Wen Yu said, “But the situation is so chaotic. You also saw Minister Li’s expression just now. If I go persuade them, perhaps I could make Minister Li look favorably upon us.”
“Are you confused?”
“Brother?”
“Right now, whoever gets involved will be unlucky. Just sit properly and watch the show. Don’t get mixed up in it.”
Therefore, Wen Yu also dismissed his earlier thought.
He’d just continue sitting in his seat watching from afar!
Li Shiyan had a good relationship with Su Ziluo—Wen Che knew this. So in the current situation, the Wen family absolutely shouldn’t get involved.
Luo Yang seemed to have heard their conversation. He smiled and said, “You people surnamed Wen are quite interesting.”
Quite interesting?
These words came somewhat inexplicably.
Wen Yu glanced at him, “What do you mean by that?”
“Nothing. I’m just speaking casually. Actually, your brother is right. In this kind of situation, you should properly watch the excitement. Eat when you should eat, drink when you should drink. Why bother with so many idle matters? In my opinion, banquets should be lively to be proper. So the more intensely they make trouble, the livelier it is!”
“Your mouth is full of twisted logic.”
“How is this twisted logic? When I, Luo Yang, speak, it’s always well-founded and evidenced.”
Bah!
Truly shameless.
Wen Yu couldn’t be bothered to deal with him anymore.
Instead, Shu Tian picked up a chicken leg and stuffed it into his bowl, saying, “Shut your mouth.”
Luo Yang chuckled, picked up the chicken leg in his bowl and waved it, saying, “Thanks.”
Then he lifted his foot onto the stool, assumed a posture of watching a good show, and looked over there…
Li Shiyan struggled unsuccessfully, which instead made Wang Huai even more pleased. He walked directly in front of Li Shiyan, revealing a ferocious smile on his face, and said, “Li Shiyan, oh Li Shiyan, weren’t you very formidable before? Come hit me now!”
“Scoundrel!”
“Scoundrel?” Wang Huai laughed, then said to the two servants, “You two really are clueless. This person is the heir apparent. The heir has ordered you not to hold him back, yet you still hold him—what for? Be careful that when the heir sobers up, he’ll settle accounts with you!”
Everyone knew what kind of person Li Shiyan was.
So after hearing these words, the servants looked at each other. If Li Shiyan later learned they were the ones holding him back, he would definitely settle scores with them later. This was equivalent to plucking hair from a tiger’s tail—asking for suffering.
Li Shiyan twisted his body again, rebuking, “I’m telling you to let go, do you hear me?”
The servants trembled. After their eyes met for several seconds, they released him!
Li Shiyan’s body swayed, nearly falling onto the banquet table, but fortunately he still managed to stand steady.
Wang Huai deliberately furrowed his brow, saying, “Oh my, you must be careful.”
“Wang Huai, I… I absolutely must kill you.”
“Fine, I’m standing right here not moving. Come on then!”
Li Shiyan grabbed a wine bottle from the table with his hand, about to smash it over. But just as his hand was raised, Wang Huai played dirty and stuck out his foot to trip him, causing Li Shiyan to fall completely to the ground, eating a nose full of dust.
Accompanying this was a burst of mocking laughter.
Zhao Quanzhi was also in a daze at this time. He wanted to go forward to help but had no strength, and also fell down.
The elder from earlier quickly walked over. Seeing the scene before him, he immediately rebuked those servants, “How are you doing your jobs? Quickly take the young master and Young Master Zhao away.”
“Yes.”
The servants quickly helped the two people up from the ground.
Li Shiyan’s mouth still cursed, “Wang Huai, I’m going to kill you, kill you…”
The elder ordered, “Take them back, quickly go brew sobering soup.”
“Yes!”
The farce ended after Li Shiyan and Zhao Quanzhi were taken away. Those court officials and nobles immediately began discussing. Who didn’t know that Marquis Kangding’s heir was an uneducated playboy? Usually he did no good deeds, always consorting with the noble sons from various families in the capital of Yanjing, causing trouble everywhere. If not for the Marquis cleaning up his messes behind him, how could he have such good days?
And Wang Huai and the others, having avenged today’s grievance from the mountain road, were all extremely pleased.
“What heir apparent—just a parasite.”
“Wang Huai, you gave him such a big lesson just now. Let’s see how he can continue mixing in the capital of Yanjing in the future. Looks like he should roll back to his marquis manor first thing tomorrow morning and cry under his blanket.”
Everyone burst into mocking laughter again.
Not concealing the mockery in their hearts at all!
Wang Huai’s heart was also extremely comfortable. He raised his cup and drank with everyone.
…
Several servants supported Li Shiyan and Zhao Quanzhi separately back to their rooms, quickly bringing sobering soup for them to drink one by one.
Li Shiyan lay on the bed. After a bowl of sobering soup went down, he began vomiting.
He vomited out almost everything in his stomach!
The servant asked, “Young master, are you alright now? If you’re uncomfortable, we’ll go request a physician.”
He gasped for breath. His consciousness also gradually recovered, sobering up considerably. After a while he said, “Request what physician? A little wine won’t kill me.”
“As long as you’re alright.”
“Help me up!”
“Up? Where are you going?”
“I’m going to find Wang Huai!” Li Shiyan forced himself to get up from the bed.
But he was forcibly held down by the servants, who urged, “No! You’d better not go. The way you are now, you can’t even stand steady.”
Li Shiyan’s face was full of fury, “He took advantage of my drunkenness to humiliate me like this. How can I let this go?”
“But…”