A farce that left people not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Once they had calmed down, naturally no one said anything more about Chen Yi.
In those people's eyes, he had always been a "reputation sinkhole." Not only in the Xiao Family—even across all of Shuzhou, such a person was rarely seen.
Verbally offending a general with real authority was indeed something he would do.
Even Second Master Xiao Wang, whose Family Rules had always been strict, could do nothing about this son-in-law after learning of Xiao Jinghong's attitude toward Chen Yi.
Much less anyone else.
Li Changqing, on the other hand, was different.
After those few words just now, it was not hard for everyone to see what he was thinking.
Thus, at this moment, the Main Branch and Second Branch of the Xiao Family, along with those distant relatives and honored guests, all looked at Li Changqing with strange expressions.
This sort of thing would have been somewhat acceptable if it had happened before Xiao Jinghong married. It could be called love deeply rooted in one's bones.
But Xiao Jinghong was already married, and Li Changqing still harbored such thoughts—and had even openly revealed them. That was far too ignorant of propriety.
Even if he had not said it outright... it was still against etiquette.
Still, though everyone thought so, none of them voiced it.
Over there, Old Duke Zhang Xuan led Sun Fu over to Chen Yi's side and began chatting with him.
"Earlier, this old man said some unpleasant things about your father. You aren't still holding it against me, are you?"
Chen Yi shook his head and replied with a smile, "Duke, this junior does not remember it."
Zhang Xuan laughed. Pointing at him with one hand, he said to Sun Fu, "Changming, did