Chapter 1475: Prince Li’s Extra: Establishing Authority

The New Year's Eve dinner arranged by Concubine Xu was more grand than any previous dinner. She seemed to use this method to announce to the world that she was already the undisputed master of the Bei'an harem.

Ah Man, who had been neglected recently, came late with Xuan'er. She just glanced at Concubine Xu who was sitting at the top, and sat down in her seat with a look of arrogance.

"I thought the princess would not come." Seeing Ah Man sitting down without even saying hello, Concubine Xu was a little embarrassed. She smiled awkwardly and said softly.

"Today's New Year's Eve dinner is actually a royal family dinner. I am Princess Jiaoyang, why don't I come?"

"That's not what I meant. I..." Concubine Xu glanced at the ladies who were staring at them and said timidly.

"The concubine is the emperor's concubine. She is pregnant with the emperor's flesh and blood. The princess treats her like this, which is really..." Seeing Concubine Xu looking like she was wronged, the people of Lord Xu's party were naturally angry and couldn't help but speak up for her.

Ah Man didn't even look at the lady, but just moved the fruit plate in front of him to Xuan'er.

"This is too disrespectful to the elders. Concubine Xu is really..."

"The princess has always been like this to Concubine Xu. When the child is born in the future..."

"The princess has always had a bad temper..."

"..."

Today's dinner was arranged by Concubine Xu. She has been very favored recently, so naturally some people are speaking up for her. Therefore, although these words were whispered, they fell into Ah Man's ears.

Ah Man has long been accustomed to people stepping on the red and stepping on the white, but he didn't expect that he would be stepped on one day.

However, Xuan'er, after listening to the words of the people below, had a gloomy face and shouted to the guards behind him: "Drive those people out."

Several guards were stunned when they heard this. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was well educated by the Queen and was always gentle and polite to people. This was the first time he drove people away in such an angry way, especially at a banquet like today.

The prince has an order, so they naturally have to obey it. However, recently, the prince and the princess seem to have a low status in the emperor's heart.

Concubine Xu is pregnant. If they drive her out, it will be a slap in the face of Concubine Xu.

They stood behind the prince in embarrassment. Ah Man, who was originally calm and composed, saw that the guards did not even move, and sneered at the guards behind him: "Did you hear what the prince said?"

Ah Man was giving orders to his own people, so he naturally knew that the actions of the guards just now slapped the prince in the face, which made Ah Man unhappy.

"Do as the prince ordered. Take them out and beat them to death."

After Ah Man finished speaking, he lowered his head, picked up a piece of fruit with a fork, and brought it to Xuan'er's mouth, saying as if teaching: "Xuan'er, you are the prince. In this palace, you are the biggest except for your father. Anyone who dares to disobey you will be killed."

Xuan'er looked at his sister with a confused look, wanting to tell her that his mother had said that killing people at will is not good, but he thought about it and chose to shut up. He knew very well that his sister was maintaining his authority.

"Xuan'er doesn't need to think too much. They are palace guards. What they should know most is their duties. But after you gave the order, they considered other things, so they died not unjustly."

A Man explained to Xuan'er softly. She understood Xuan'er's reluctance the most, because they both received the same education. Human life is precious and people cannot be killed at will.

But the first time the prince gave an order, they did not obey. If they did not establish the prestige for the prince, I am afraid that no one in the harem would dare to listen to the prince in the future.

Concubine Xu was just there to watch the fun. She felt pretty happy when she saw a few guards treating the prince as nothing. She thought such a result would be good for the baby in her belly. However, she didn't expect that the situation would be very different a moment later. The people who followed the order this time obviously had no scruples and went straight to the guards and the people who had just slandered Ah Man.