Chapter 19

"Your Highness, I don't know them! I beg Your Highness to investigate thoroughly. I have never done anything..." At this moment, Su Meier had not yet come into contact with those former prodigies. In her nervousness, she lost her previous composure.

Song Leyuan, seated at the head of the table, picked up the cup of flower tea beside her with her delicate hand, took a slow sip, and then put down the cup. She then said casually, "You said you don't know them?"

Song Leyuan scoffed and, without waiting for Su Meier to speak, leaned back lazily and looked at Ling Wu beside her, "However, Wu'er should have seen one of those women before."

With a flick of his finger, the cloths covering their faces were removed.

That is...

Su Meier's body went limp, but she forced herself to shake her head: "This humble woman doesn't know them, this humble woman doesn't know them..."

Ling Wu glanced at Song Leyuan and saw that Song Leyuan's fingertips were trembling slightly, so she knew that she was nervous.

Is it because you're worried that you'll think she's ruthless?

But she wasn't the kind of person who couldn't distinguish right from wrong, and neither was Bai Lingwu.

Lingwu pondered for a moment: "This is the maid who guided me when I first came to your residence."

Song Leyuan dared not look at Lingwu, but only nodded.

He tightened his grip on the teacup, somewhat regretting that he had been too rough, making the two of them look as if they had been subjected to extreme torture.

Although he did suffer a great deal of torture...

I wonder if Wu'er will be afraid of her once she reveals her true colors?

Thinking of this, she felt a pang of pain in her heart.

If Wu'er is afraid of her...

She then locked Wu'er up until Wu'er was no longer afraid of her.

Song Leyuan's eyes sparkled with beauty, and when she looked at Ling Wu again, her feelings were no longer concealed.

Ling Wu saw it clearly and could only silently apologize in her heart.

The former princess was arrogant and domineering, and countless lives were lost under her command. The current princess has at least become more restrained.

At least these two seem to still be able to speak.

"Then what is she doing?" Ling Wu lowered her eyes slightly, her long eyelashes trembling as she realized something.

Song Leyuan felt a pang of heartache seeing this, and she wanted to protect Wu'er from the filth of this world.

But her love was never about protection; it was about making the one she loved see through the filth of the world, even if it hurt her.

Only in this way can one protect oneself and avoid being harmed!

Wu'er is not a parasitic plant, and she will absolutely not allow Wu'er to become one!

Song Leyuan raised her eyebrows slightly and used a light, airy gaze to direct Ling Wu's attention to Su Meier.

"Will you speak for yourself, or will these two speak for you? For your sake... I haven't even pulled their tongues out yet." Song Leyuan casually raised her eyes, her gaze filled with interest.

She made up her mind that if Wu'er was afraid of her, then she would keep Wu'er by her side.

He personally taught her not to be careless with people and not to trust them too easily.

Ling Wu raised her eyes, her expression cold.

Su Meier was taken aback by Ling Wu's gaze, her eyes blurred with tears. She briefly regained her senses because of this cold look.

But with witnesses present and guilt undeniable, what could she say?

Rather than making excuses and becoming a laughing stock, it's better to keep quiet and preserve the beautiful memories of the past.

But her gaze made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Song Leyuan was somewhat displeased. She snorted coldly and looked down at the two people whose eyes were filled with fear.

"Whichever of you speaks first, I will send that person to die first."

Because of these words, the noble ladies around dared not utter a sound.

But the two of them spoke up one after another, as if death had become a luxury for them!

"This servant will speak first!"

"This servant will speak first!"

Song Leyuan raised an eyebrow, her delicate eyes showing a playful expression, as if she found the feeling quite interesting.

Everyone present felt a chill run down their spines, and their hair stood on end!

Lingwu's gaze was fixed on the maid. "That day, I thought something had happened to you, so I sent my personal maid to look for you."

Her tone remained gentle, yet it caused the maid to lower her head, thus causing her to fall half a step behind the man beside her.

"My indenture is with Miss Su..." He looked around, then pointed at Su Meier, "That woman! It's in her hands!"

He swallowed hard, tears and snot streaming down his face. "It was her...she threatened me! If she leads Miss Bai to the place where you and the young masters usually play, she'll return my indenture if you punish Miss Bai! If I don't agree, she'll...she'll threaten me with my family..."

Before she could finish speaking, she gritted her teeth with the air of a noblewoman.

Who doesn't know the Princess's temper? Especially when the Princess is having fun with her lovers, anyone who dares to step forward is incurring her wrath.

The consequence is what these two people are like now.

This Miss Su, what a vicious mind she has!

The man continued crying, "So I found a maid in your household and promised her fifty taels of silver after it was done, and she agreed!"

"Kenu's family is innocent, please release them!" He knelt on the ground, and after saying this, he kowtowed repeatedly!

Seeing her chance slip away, the maidservant turned ashen-faced and then kowtowed, pleading, "Your Highness, please spare my family! I was bewitched! My family is innocent! Please spare their lives, Your Highness! They knew nothing about this!"

Song Leyuan rested her chin on her hand, watching with great interest. But after watching for a while, seeing Ling Wu beside her covering her lips with a somewhat reluctant expression, she raised her hand.

"Drag them all away."

The two streaks of blood were left very long, but in the next instant, they were cleaned up by the servants as if nothing had ever happened.

The remaining Su Meier remained calm, only lowering her eyes and not daring to meet Ling Wu's gaze.

"Truly vicious!"

"Fortunately, Sister Bai is gentle and lovable, and His Highness is kind-hearted!" After these words, there was a moment of deathly silence.

But soon they were back to talking back and forth.

The noblewoman who had been chatting with Su Meier earlier slapped her skirt with a look of disgust, saying, "What bad luck! I was just talking to her!"

"Whose daughter is she that she is so vicious? When I get home, I must tell my mother that we must not allow any of our brothers to marry her daughter, and we must not allow any of our sisters to marry into her household!"

The noblewoman who was patting the clothes paused, as if recalling something. "It seems that she claimed to be from the Su family of Nanzhao, and then said... right, she also said she was a cousin of the Jiang family of Jiangling."

After a long pause, everyone finally remembered.

"So it was her? Then she grew up in the Jiang family and received all the upbringing from them?"

"But isn't the Jiang family praised as a noble and respectable family for generations? How could they have raised such a vicious and ruthless person?"

As someone said this, Song Leyuan chuckled softly.

"Oh."

As soon as she opened her mouth, everyone fell silent. Song Leyuan was already used to it. She glanced at Ling Wu and saw that Ling Wu had her eyes downcast and was thinking about something. She felt even more heartache for her!

Jiang Qi and Su Meier, why does the Jiang family always have a problem with Wu'er!

"They only know of their refined and noble character, but who knows the filth hidden behind the scenes?" Song Leyuan said with disdain, her chin slightly raised.