"Little sister, was everything you just said true?"
Her close friends spoke up first, lowering their voices with unmistakable caution.
"Didn't I tell you all long ago?" Chen Jiao looked proud.
Lu Le's face turned ugly. "Absurd! Monks and Daoists are ultimately Outsiders, ignorant of the affairs of court. Quarreling over a member of the Imperial Clan is beneath their dignity!"
Chen Jiao was hardly going to let that pass, but before she could speak, the people around them chimed in.
"The Marquis of Linru County is held in high regard by Buddhists and Daoists alike. That means he has real ability! Didn't you just say so yourself?"
"Jealous of the lord's literary talent, you even wrote an essay attacking him. You only humiliated yourself!"
"And you're still spouting nonsense. You truly have no shame!"
"You people!"
Lu Le's face went from Azure to red. Unable to stay a moment longer, he covered his face and hurried away under everyone's pointing fingers!
Chen Jiao stared, dumbfounded.
"These people changed their minds far too quickly. Which side do they really mean?"
The Shen Clan's Lady's Maid blushed slightly too. Remembering that she herself had harbored doubts, she realized how narrow her horizons had been.
"With both Buddhists and Daoists showing that lord such respect, he must be a dragon and phoenix among men!"
With that thought, she looked toward the gate again. Instead of the Marquis of Linru County, she spotted a familiar figure.
"Isn't that the young master? The man beside him must be the Prince of Ancheng!"
The Prince of Ancheng and Shen Zunli were walking over at an unhurried pace, accompanied by six guards. There were few of them, but each brimmed with vigor, his temples bulging and a glint hidden in his eyes!
The moment they took