The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 705 People can only protect themselves

Xiao Yue's face turned pale.

The corners of Murong Yu's lips curled up, and the arc of sarcasm became more and more obvious.

"Fifth Princess, the moment you learned the news but didn't spread it out immediately, you were suspected of treason. And now, you have taken the initiative to confront me, which has confirmed your treason. Do you think you can still wash your hands of it?"

"I, I..." Xiao Yue wanted to defend herself, but under Murong Yu's gaze, she felt her heart beating like thunder and her thoughts were extremely confused. For a moment, she didn't know how to refute him.

Although she was not the real Xiao Yue, she had taken over the other party's identity after all, and had lived in the Beiyang Palace for so long, so she had never thought of doing anything to treason.

The reason why she hesitated and didn't tell the news was that she just wanted to find a way to ensure her survival. She didn't want to betray the Beiyang Kingdom, really not!

But she couldn't say these words at the moment.

On the one hand, it's because her behavior does seem indefensible.

On the other hand, she was afraid that if she strongly denied it and angered Murong Yu, would he change his mind and choose to kill her?

"This prince's patience is limited. Princess, have you figured it out?" Murong Yu urged with a smile.

"I, I don't want to commit treason, I just want to survive!" Xiao Yue's voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke, as if he was comforting himself and finding a reason to do so.

Seeing this, Murong Yu sneered in his heart again.

He had long seen that Xiao Yue was not someone who would put the interests of his country and family first.

"Congratulations, Fifth Princess, for making a wise decision."

"Really?" Xiao Yue asked subconsciously.

"Of course." Murong Yu's eyes were calm. "In this world, people can only protect themselves, and nothing is more important than staying alive."

Xiao Yue looked at the other person and felt that Murong Yu's words did not seem to be spoken to her, but to himself to some extent.

Gritting his teeth, Xiao Yue said, "I can help you later, but you must promise not to kill me when we get to Xilin. You must protect my life?"

"Okay." Murong Yu nodded.

"Can you really do what you say?" Xiao Yue confirmed again worriedly.

"Of course. Besides trusting this prince, does the Fifth Princess have any other choice?"

Xiao Yue was stunned by the question. After a while, she shook her head numbly.

"Indeed, now that everything has been revealed, this princess really has no other choice."

Although she received the promise from Murong Yu that her life would be saved, Xiao Yue did not feel relieved. She walked back to the carriage in a daze.

After a quick lunch and a short rest, the team was back on the road.

Qiao Fu and Qiao Rong had already noticed that something was wrong with their princess, but they were afraid that asking would make Xiao Yue unhappy, so they kept silent.

In the afternoon, seeing Xiao Yue drinking tea absent-mindedly and coughing repeatedly due to choking, Qiao Fu sighed in her heart and finally couldn't help it.

"Princess, I dare to ask, has something happened to you?"

The princess has been acting strange these past few days, especially this morning. First, she stayed in her room for a long time without coming out, and then she got into the carriage as if she was frightened by something. She was worried the whole morning.

"Princess, if you have any problem, you can tell us. Although we are of low status and may not be able to help you, what if?" Qiao Rong respectfully handed the handkerchief to Xiao Yue, with worry in her tone.

Xiao Yue took the handkerchief and looked at the two people who were concerned about her. She couldn't describe the feeling in her heart.

"Do you really care about this princess so much?"

"Princess, what are you talking about? You are the master. I and Qiao Fu are here to serve you. Of course we care about you." Qiao Rong spoke immediately.

"But Princess, no, but I wasn't nice to you before, and I often scolded you. Don't you hate me in your heart?"

When she first entered the palace, she felt that everyone was equal and that Qiao Fu and Qiao Rong were the same as her.

But later even she couldn't explain clearly when this concept gradually changed.

Gradually, she began to act like a princess, began to scold Qiaofu and Qiaorong, and began to lose her temper with the palace maids because of her unhappiness...

Qiao Fu and Qiao Rong looked at each other, obviously not expecting Xiao Yue to say that.

"Princess, we were originally sent to serve you. Even if we did something wrong, we deserve your punishment."

"No, you can't say that." Xiao Yue shook her head. "No one in this world would willingly serve others. If you are just afraid of my identity as a princess and tell yourself that you have no resentment in your heart, then that is not true."

"Princess, we don't blame you in our hearts." Qiao Rong looked at Xiao Yue sincerely, "Although Gongzhu did like to scold us for a while, and we were indeed afraid of you, but compared to other masters in the palace who beat the palace servants at will, you are much better."

"Qiaorong is right, and the princess is going to Xilin to marry. Whether you were willing before or not, now that you are here, you have made a great contribution to Beiyang. Although we are of low birth and women, we cannot do anything big for our country. But at least we will do our best to take care of the princess. Just think of it as us doing our best for Beiyang."

"For Beiyang..." Xiao Yue looked at Qiao Fu in confusion, "But in Beiyang, you are slaves. In this situation, do you still miss Beiyang?"

"Princess, you can't say that. No matter what the status of our servants is, Beiyang is our country after all. Moreover, Beiyang has our relatives and friends. Only when Beiyang is good can they be good."

"Yes, although I was sold into the palace and don't have many family members to miss, I still hope that Beiyang can be well and the people of Beiyang can be well..." Qiaorong smiled embarrassedly, "My status is low, and these words may sound a bit too empty when they come out of my mouth, but I also sincerely hope that Beiyang can be well and the people can live in peace."

Qiao Rong's sincere words made Xiao Yue feel as if he was slapped in the face.

"Don't you have plans for yourselves?"

"Since we have followed the princess to marry, we have come a long way. Xilin is also a strange place. It is useless for us to think too much. However, if there is anything to say..."

Qiao Fu looked at Xiao Yue expectantly.

"Then I just hope that the princess can take good care of herself and live a smooth life after arriving in Xilin. If she has the chance to return to Beiyang Kingdom to visit, then I can follow her and take another look at my homeland."