novelaction Chapter 529 Wasted Efforts!
Chapter 529 Wasted Efforts!
A glint of shrewdness flashed in Xie Meiren's eyes, but there was no trace of panic on her face. She raised her eyes to meet his gaze, her expression one of arrogance.
“In reply to Your Highness, since you know that I am from the Xie family of the capital, then you should know that my status is much higher than the previous two. Although I am from a collateral branch, I have been favored by the Crown Princess and have grown up by her side since childhood. If I may be so bold as to say that I had a relationship with the Prince when we were young.”
"Heh! So, you and the Prince are childhood sweethearts? What? You've come here today just to question me about why I haven't arranged for you to spend the night with me?"
Xie Meiren's brows furrowed, her eyes turning slightly cold. "Your Highness, I dare not. I am merely speaking the truth. You and the Prince have been married for so long, and consummated your marriage for so long, yet there has been no good news. It is one thing that you cannot bear children for the Prince, but does Your Highness intend to prevent other women from having children for the Prince?"
These words directly angered Mu Xin Nuan. She knew perfectly well whether or not she could have a child. But did she really need to explain herself to someone like this?
"Just because I call you 'Beauty Xie' makes you think you're quite attractive? To bear the prince's child? You? Humph! You've been in the manor for so long, yet the prince hasn't even glanced at you once. How could he possibly be willing to consummate our marriage? Don't think we don't know what you're plotting. Let me tell you, you're not going to lay a finger on me or the prince!"
Consort Xie looked slightly surprised, her gaze filled with confusion. She couldn't be sure what this princess knew.
"You call yourself the Crown Princess, but in private you have an ambiguous relationship with Duanmu Chen. Lady Xie, I really doubt whether you are still a virgin."
Xie Meiren's expression changed drastically!
How did she know about something she thought was so secret?
Seeing that her expression finally changed, Mu Xin Nuan knew that she had touched a sore spot, and provoked her again, "Do you think that no one knows about the dirty things you did with him? Having a child for the prince? I'm afraid you won't even be able to say who the child's father is."
Xie Meiren's face was tense, and she was tightly twisting her handkerchief in her hands, clearly trying her best to suppress the anger in her heart.
"Please be careful with your words, Your Highness. What you just said was not only an insult to me, but also an insult to His Highness the Grandson."
"Is that so? But why is it that, according to my information, you already lost your virginity to Duanmu Chen a year ago? What right do you have to question me? Tsk tsk, I didn't realize you were so audacious. You should know that Duanmu Chen is our Prince's nephew. Are you, this vixen, planning to play both of them in the palm of your hand?"
"Your Highness! Please stop your nonsense. Your insults are simply a way of refusing to give me a way out. How can you, as a princess, be so intolerant?"
"Who I am is none of your business. You, a mere concubine, dare to yell at me? You are simply ignorant of manners. Chunyu, teach her a lesson in manners."
"Yes, princess."
Xie Meiren seemed somewhat frightened and took a step back. "Your Highness, are you going to resort to torture?"
Chunyu chuckled. "This is the Princess Consort's territory. The Princess Consort is the rightful mistress of Princess Chang Le. As for you, you can do whatever you want. Do you expect me to send a letter to the Xie family in the capital to ask for permission first?"
Lady Xie realized she had bitten off more than she could chew. Seeing the situation, she knew she was likely to suffer a terrible fate today, so she quickly apologized, saying, "Your Highness, I know I was wrong. Please have mercy on me."
As he said this, his hands did not stop moving at all. Taking advantage of Chunyu's unpreparedness, he struck out with a palm.
Chunyu was just looking for a reason to teach her a lesson when she saw her make her move. She immediately took a step back and shouted, "Beauty Xie, how dare you! You actually dared to assassinate the Princess!"
Xie Meiren's palm strike was unexpectedly easily dodged by the other woman, and she was even more surprised that the other woman would shout out such a sentence.
By the time she realized what was happening, she was already pinned to the ground by the two men, her head tilted to the side, her cheek pressed against the cold floor tiles.
"Beauty Xie, I must remind you, since I know about your relationship with Duanmu Chen, how could I not know what you did in Yanzhou? If it weren't for the timely arrival of the Prince and me in Yu County, I'm afraid your men would have already burned down Chang Le Fang, right? Do you really think the Prince and I know nothing? Fool!"
Xie Meiren's face turned ashen!
They all knew that they had been doing things perfectly all along, but they never expected that they had been causing trouble right under someone else's nose all along.
I felt like a clown, jumping around back and forth, but never managing to jump over that boundary successfully.
In fact, the truly cunning ones were the prince and princess. They knew perfectly well that his background was questionable, yet they still ignored him. He thought he had just gotten a chance to move around freely outside, but it turned out that it was all a trap!
"What do you want? I was sent by the Empress. I know you wouldn't dare kill me, otherwise you wouldn't have gone to such lengths. After all, I was sent by the Empress. Heh, if I die too, I don't believe your reputation as Princess Chang Le will still be good."
Mu Xin Nuan nodded, "That makes sense. I was indeed a little worried. But that was before. Now, I'm not worried at all." After saying that, she turned to Chun Yu and said, "Let's do it."
Seeing Chunyu's pair of green embroidered shoes appear before her eyes, Xie Meiren felt an immense sense of panic.
For the first time, she felt so, so close to death.
"Hold her down, Lady Xie. Relax. I won't do anything to you. Our Princess Consort has the heart of a Bodhisattva. Just as you said, the Princess Consort won't let you die. If you die, who will prove the Princess Consort's magnanimity?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Chunyu struck Xie Meiren squarely in the back, hitting her right in the back of the heart. She immediately coughed up blood, staining the floor tiles in front of her crimson.
"you?"
"Don't rush, there are still two more blows to come, so you'd better take them carefully."
Chunyu used her unique skill to cripple her impressive martial arts skills!