Chapter 107 Provocation
Chapter 107 Provocation
"Hey, what are you doing here, a Jinyiwei?" Master Zhang asked angrily.

His father was Zhang Qiao, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, a third-rank official, and he worked in one of the six main ministries of the imperial court. The real power he held was not comparable to that of an ordinary third-rank official, so he was not afraid of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Ye Xuan smiled, not wanting to argue with an ignorant young man, and just smiled and said, "I am invited here."

Master Zhang immediately laughed, his laugh was extremely mocking, "Hahaha, you are just a small Jinyiwei, if I am not mistaken, you should only be a sixth-rank centurion, right?"

Ye Xuan nodded. His rank could be seen from his official uniform, so there was nothing to be surprised about.

Master Zhang immediately realized that he had become even more unscrupulous, his whole face full of sarcasm, "A mere sixth-rank centurion dares to say that he was invited here, he really doesn't know his place!"

At this moment, several young masters behind him also came up, and one of them laughed and said, "I guess he came to the palace on official business. Seeing that there were so many people in the Imperial Garden, he wanted to come in to broaden his horizons, right?"

Master Zhang immediately responded, "Boy, I advise you to get out of here right away, or you won't know how you died!"

Although Ye Xuan was not angry, he had a teasing mood and smiled faintly: "Oh, it's just a banquet. Even if I really sneaked in, I won't die here, right?"

Mr. Zhang and his group burst into laughter. "Boy, you are just an insignificant official, and you dare to join in the fun here!"

"Do you know where this place is?"

"Imperial Garden!"

"Who hosted this banquet until today?"

"That's His Majesty the Emperor!"

Master Zhang and a young man beside him with a sly look on his face sang in unison, like a crosstalk: "Now that we know, why don't we hurry up and leave..."

"Fuck off!"

The few young ladies of officials who were frightened by Ye Xuan not far away had been watching the situation here. Master Zhang and others were more enthusiastic in telling crosstalk, and their words could not help but carry a hint of superiority.

However, Ye Xuan just thought it was funny, but Ye Xuan has always been a low-key person.

Today is the garden party hosted by Zhu Yuanzhang. Ye Xuan doesn't want to do anything to attract attention, so he plans to leave here peacefully.

However, he had no time to leave. He didn't know what Mr. Zhang's mentality was. Maybe he wanted to show off in front of the beauty. He actually asked Ye Xuan not to leave immediately. He jumped up and down angrily and said, "You won't leave, right? Wait until I call the Jinwu Guards. By then, it will be too late for you to regret it!"

"Just wait!" The young man with shifty eyes said in time.

As soon as Master Zhang said this, Ye Xuan put down his foot that he had just lifted.

As the saying goes, even a clay man can get angry. Master Zhang has been provoking him again and again, and Ye Xuan is not completely without temper.

He wanted to see what the Jinwu Guards could do to him even if he called them over!
It must be said that Master Zhang was a fool. He did not even think about the fact that he could enter and leave the imperial city freely in broad daylight. He must have been summoned by the palace or had a token that allowed him to enter and leave the imperial city freely.

No matter which one it is, it shows that Ye Xuan is not a simple person.

If it were the group of senior officials above the third rank on the opposite side, they would never offend Ye Xuan so easily.

After a while, Zhang Zhiye came back with a few Jinwu Guards. "Look, that Jinyi Guard sneaked in." Master Zhang pointed at Ye Xuan and said arrogantly, "I don't know how this little sixth-rank centurion sneaked in. Maybe he is a spy from the Northern Yuan Dynasty."

Ye Xuan was suddenly speechless. He didn't expect that this Mr. Zhang was not only stupid but also vicious.

If it were someone else in another place, even if he was not a spy of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he might have been thrown into jail and suffered after being slandered like this, and could not leave until he proved his innocence.

However, what a coincidence, the Jinwu Guards that Master Zhang brought with him happened to be the ones who had escorted Anqing to find Ye Xuan before.

I guess after completing the mission, he will be responsible for maintaining order in the Imperial Garden.

As soon as the leading Jinwu Guard saw Ye Xuan, he immediately understood what was going on.

He guessed that it was because Ye Xuan's rank was too low that he was suspected by the officials in front of him, so he said awkwardly: "Master Zhang, I think this is probably a misunderstanding. This gentleman was indeed invited here, and he is not a spy from the Northern Yuan Dynasty."

When a few young ladies not far away heard this, they immediately covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

Several young masters went to great lengths to drive Ye Xuan away, and even called in the Jinwu Guards, suspecting that Ye Xuan was a spy from the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

I didn't expect that in the end, it was just a misunderstanding.

Originally, they were just a little afraid of the Jinyiwei because of the rumors among the people, not that the Jinyiwei were really that scary.

Moreover, several young ladies from official families were at the age of beginning to fall in love. Seeing that Ye Xuan had a dignified demeanor and remained calm despite being provoked several times, and that Ye Xuan was indeed a handsome man, their fear of being caught had turned into curiosity.

When Master Zhang heard the beauty laughing, he instinctively thought she was laughing at him.

After all, all this jumping up and down only proved in the end that Ye Xuan was indeed invited, which was somewhat ridiculous.

Immediately, Master Zhang became furious and waited for the Jinwu Guard to question him, "Impossible! My father said that only officials above the third rank and their children in Beijing were invited to today's garden party. How could a mere Jinyi Guard centurion like him be qualified to come in?"

The man with shifty eyes continued, "If Jinyiwei Commander Mao Xiang came, that would be almost right!"

Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, third rank.

Just meets the minimum entry threshold for attending the garden party.

The Jinwu Guard was also a little annoyed. Are these young masters just idle and have nothing to do?
What does it have to do with them whether Ye Xuan is qualified to participate or not?

If it weren’t for the fact that Ye Xuan’s affairs involved the young Princess Anqing, royal affairs would always be full of sensitivity.

The Jinwu Guards were not allowed to tell anyone, otherwise they would have grabbed Master Zhang by the collar and told him who invited Ye Xuan.

Seeing that the Jinwu Guards were silent, Master Zhang became even more arrogant. It was unknown what he was thinking, but he actually acted as if he had suddenly realized something. He pointed at the Jinwu Guards' noses and said, "I know what's going on. Could it be that you and this Jinyi Guards conspired to let him in?"

The man with shifty eyes made another joke: "I was wondering, how could such a big person go in and out of the tightly guarded imperial garden? It turns out there is a traitor!"

After these words were spoken, everyone was speechless.

(End of this chapter)