si-mexico Chapter 444 Unwilling
Chapter 444 Unwilling
Chapter 444 Unwilling
"Second Princess, I will now return." Xiao Siyue had a rather favorable impression of this Second Princess, and bid her farewell as she passed by.
The Second Princess looked at the perfect couple before her and thought of the Fourth Princess, and sneered inwardly. Xuan Yuanqing had really wasted her time.
"Princess Zhaoning has suffered such a great injustice in the manor today. It is truly my fault for not being a good host. Once I have dealt with the matter, I will personally come to apologize. I hope Princess Zhaoning will not be angry." The Second Princess was humble, unlike the Fourth Princess who was arrogant and condescending.
"Your Highness is too kind. What happened today was not the Second Princess's fault. There is no need for you to be so polite." Xiao Siyue would not hold a grudge against anyone else.
Seeing the understanding and reasonable Xiao Siyue, the second princess forced a smile. She was indeed a likable girl, both intelligent and kind. If it were anyone else who had suffered such injustice, who knows what kind of commotion they would have made.
However, thinking of herself, she realized how foolish she had been, mistaking a thief for her mother for many years, causing her mother to be uneasy in the afterlife. The second princess suppressed her smile and a trace of grief appeared on her face.
Seeing this, Xiao Siyue knew what the Second Princess was thinking, so she comforted her, saying, "The Second Princess was also deceived by evil people. I think Consort Rong will not blame the Princess. The Princess should be strong and not grieve too much and hurt her health, so that the evil people can go free."
Upon hearing this, the second princess took Xiao Siyue's hand and said, "Thank you. May I call you Siyue?" The second princess liked this understanding girl even more.
"Of course." Xiao Siyue smiled, a smile that was very healing, like a ray of sunshine shining into the Second Princess's heart.
"Siyue, you should go back now. I apologize for not being a good host today. I will invite you to the Princess's residence another day. Please don't mind."
"Thank you for the invitation, Princess. The Princess's residence is a beautiful place. I am so happy to accept the invitation that I would never refuse."
Seeing the two chatting happily, the Fourth Princess felt a surge of resentment, not only towards Xiao Siyue, but also towards her older sister, the Second Princess.
She hated that Xuan Yuanxue, who was clearly her sister, had to curry favor with her enemy; she hated that Xuan Yuanxue didn't continue to protect her like before; and she hated that Consort Rong had been dead for so long, yet they still had to investigate.
The Fourth Princess never thought she had done anything wrong; she only blamed herself for not planning well enough to let Xiao Siyue escape, and blamed Consort De for not eliminating her completely.
After bidding farewell to the Second Princess, Xiao Siyue left the house and said goodbye to Gu Xinglan and Ye Mufan before getting into her carriage.
"Ah Jin, you can go ahead and do your work. You don't need to see me off anymore." Xiao Siyue lifted the curtain and looked at Lu Zhijin, who was still standing outside the carriage.
"Okay, I'll watch you leave before I leave. Ah Yue, go back first, and I'll come find you when I'm done with my work."
"Okay, goodbye, Ajin." Xiao Siyue smiled gently, lowered the curtain, and told the driver to drive.
As he watched Xiao Siyue leave, his gentle demeanor vanished, replaced by a chilling aura that sent shivers down the spines of the noble ladies watching from the doorway. Good heavens, this General Lu is terrifying.
He was so gentle with Princess Zhaoning, but as soon as she left, he seemed like a completely different person.
They'd better leave quickly, or they'd be really afraid General Lu would come up and beat them.
The group stopped watching the spectacle, immediately separated, and hurried to their own carriages, urging their drivers to leave.
Lu Zhijin returned to the Second Princess's residence and saw the Fourth Princess still sitting on the ground. A flash of disgust crossed his eyes.
"Eunuch Wei, we should go now, or His Majesty will be getting impatient."
“Yes, General Lu is right, it’s time to go.” Eunuch Wei nodded and sent someone to pull the Fourth Princess away.
"I won't go! I won't go! You dog servants, let me go!" The Fourth Princess was being dragged along, struggling desperately. She knew what kind of punishment she would face this time. She didn't want to go back to the palace, not at all.
"Hmph, then it's not up to the Fourth Princess. If the Fourth Princess doesn't go, that would be defying the imperial decree. Does the Fourth Princess want to stay and refuse to leave?" Lu Zhijin said sarcastically without any politeness.
"Lu Zhijin, please help me. I don't want to see my father. I don't want to go."
"Heh, I'm just a lowly subject, I don't have the ability to save the princess. The princess has probably come to the wrong person." Lu Zhijin sneered. He was reporting official business to Emperor Zhou when someone came to report that something had happened at the Second Princess's residence. This was a royal matter, and he should have avoided it. However, thinking that there was a banquet being held at the Second Princess's residence today, and A-Yue was also there, he suddenly felt a little flustered. Emperor Zhou didn't say anything, so he stayed and listened to the whole story of what happened at the princess's residence.
When he heard that the Fourth Princess had used such a despicable and filthy method to deal with A Yue, he almost lost control of his surging murderous intent. Only after hearing that A Yue was alright and had cleverly dodged the attack did he regain his composure.
After hearing this, Emperor Zhou became very angry and ordered Eunuch Wei to go to the Second Princess's residence to bring the person back. He then asked His Majesty to let him come along.
It's ridiculous that this fourth princess is now asking me to plead for her. He didn't lift a finger when A-Yue was injured, only because she still holds the title of princess and is His Majesty's daughter.
"Lu Zhijin, why won't you help me? I did it all for you, I only went after Xiao Siyue because of you. Lu Zhijin, you can't be so heartless." Lu Zhijin's words made the Fourth Princess lose her last bit of rationality, and she actually admitted to what she had done to Xiao Siyue.
"Did you hear that, Eunuch Wei?" Lu Zhijin didn't answer the Fourth Princess's angry shout, but instead asked Eunuch Wei.
"I heard that. General Lu is quite relieved. This servant will report everything I saw and heard to His Majesty without missing a single detail." Eunuch Wei looked at the Fourth Princess with some complicated feelings.
Speaking of which, he had watched the Fourth Princess grow up. He was aware of the Fourth Princess's past mistreatment and abuse of the palace servants. However, with the Empress Dowager protecting her, there was nothing he could do but help some people within his own capabilities.
Who would have thought that the once arrogant and domineering fourth princess would be in such a sorry state? Life is truly unpredictable.
"Fourth Princess, hurry up and go. His Majesty has decreed that you return to the palace as soon as possible. Do not disobey the decree, lest you anger His Majesty and be punished even more severely." Eunuch Wei was only offering a well-intentioned reminder, since no one would dare to openly defy the imperial decree.
Hearing this, the second princess dared not linger, but she was still quite unhappy. How dare a mere servant lecture her? It was utterly disrespectful.
"You dog servant, I am the Emperor's daughter! How dare you have someone treat me like this? I will tell the Emperor as soon as I enter the palace."
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Wei's face darkened. As the Grand Eunuch in charge of the Emperor's affairs, he was someone even the high-ranking concubines dared not jerk at. Yet today, he had been insulted by a mere princess.
Eunuch Wei felt that his good intentions had been taken for granted, and he stopped greeting him with a smile.
"Then the Fourth Princess should leave quickly, this servant is waiting to report back."