Chapter 402 You knew it was a quagmire, yet you just watched me jump in.

It turned out that when the princess got up in anger, she didn't notice the coral tree not far behind her.

She flicked her sleeves too much, and the hem of her dress got caught on the coral tree, then slammed forward as she pulled it forcefully.

Good news.

There was no one in the direction the coral tree fell.

Bad news.

There was a teacup that the eldest princess had just slammed down in anger.

The coral tree smashed into the teacup, knocking off the lid. The lid, along with other pieces of the coral tree that had been knocked off, hit the princess in the mouth.

Her once elegant and dignified face was now covered in blood.

The eldest princess was in pain, shocked, and furious.

She pointed at Yu Zhiyi, filled with resentment.

Yu Zhiyi straightened her back and said coldly, "This humble official has already reminded the Princess not to speak ill of others, otherwise you will suffer the consequences of your words. You see, it has come true."

Her expression was indifferent.

The eldest princess was nearly driven to her death by anger.

You bitch!

How dare you curse her!

Unfortunately, her mouth was full of blood, and she was in so much pain that she couldn't speak. She could only stare at Yu Zhiyi and gasp for breath.

The ladies in the room were so startled that they forgot to react for a moment.

It was Madam Yao who reacted first, raising her voice: "Quickly summon the imperial physician!"

Yu Zhiyi flicked her sleeve and silently stood to the side.

It was impossible for such a gathering of dignitaries to be without an imperial physician. Before long, the physician rushed over and was shocked to see the princess with blood all over her mouth: "Wh...what happened?"

No one answered his question.

The imperial physicians dared not delay and rushed forward to treat the patient.

Before long, the imperial physician breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the princess looked terrifying at this moment, her injuries were not serious; she had only suffered minor cuts and bruises.

There were no fragments or anything inside the skin or flesh, so it wasn't difficult to process.

However, injuries to the mouth area are troublesome; medication is not very effective, and the healing process is slower than in other areas.

It also affects eating.

The eldest princess is going to suffer a lot.

The imperial physician inwardly grumbled, but dared not show it on his face, and quickly prescribed medicine.

Especially painkillers.

When the princess's mouth felt less painful due to the painkiller, and she wanted to confront Yu Zhiyi, she found that Yu Zhiyi was nowhere to be found.

"I didn't expect you to be able to get out."

Yu Zhiyi looked at the person in front of her with some curiosity.

Yu Jiaojiao's eyes were filled with undisguised hatred: "Aren't you disappointed to see me come out?"

After some time apart, Yu Jiaojiao had lost a lot of weight. Gone was her former plumpness and charm. The thinner woman had become more gloomy, and you could tell from afar that she was not someone to be trifled with.

Yu Zhiyi smiled and said, "It's your ability to get out, why should I be disappointed?"

"What are you pretending for, Yu Zhiyi?" Yu Jiaojiao's eyes flashed with deep-seated hatred: "What I hate most is your attitude of not caring about anything."

“From childhood to adulthood, every time I targeted you or ridiculed you, you seemed completely indifferent, but deep down you were probably furious, weren’t you?”

"For the sake of that non-existent pride, you pretend like some pure, flawless white lotus. Do you know that every time I see your impassive face, I want to scratch it off!"

She approached Yu Zhiyi step by step, her expression manic: "What infuriates me the most is, why do you get better and better off, while my life only gets worse and worse?!"

"It was the same in the previous life, and it is the same in this life!"

She stared intently at Yu Zhiyi, hoping to see surprise or panic on her face.

But there was nothing.

Yu Zhiyi remained calm and kindly answered her.

"Because I never think about taking shortcuts, nor do I want to get what doesn't belong to me. I work hard and improve myself, and even though I'm not the most powerful person right now, I can still do without relying on anyone."

"You should have understood this principle long before I did: 'Mountains may crumble,'"

Yu Jiaojiao was shocked: "You too..."

Yu Zhiyi smiled.

"Are you surprised? I thought you had already sensed something when you saw my indifferent attitude towards your Yu family."

Yu Jiaojiao paused in her approach, then staggered a few steps: "You...you..."

Her eyes were filled with fear and confusion: "Since you were also reborn, why didn't you take Zhang Tianshun back?"

Instead of answering, Yu Zhiyi asked, "Didn't you already know?"

Yu Jiaojiao really didn't know.

However, seeing Yu Zhiyi's calm gaze, she quickly realized what was going on.

What's the point of fighting over a scoundrel like Zhang Tianshun?

Although Du Ziheng is despicable, he is loyal and kind enough. As long as he doesn't provoke You Bingyue, he won't lay a hand on a woman.

Marrying into the Prime Minister's mansion, aside from living a life of widowhood, seems to offer nothing bad.

Her parents-in-law were kind and gave her the authority to manage the household.

She used to think that Yao was hypocritical and that the Du family didn't really care about her as their daughter-in-law.

But everything is subject to comparison.

It was only after her experience at the Duke of Yong's mansion that she understood what a truly wicked mother-in-law was.

As for Madam Yao, she is already a model of a good mother-in-law in this era.

She was never satisfied in her past life.

The hatred that had subsided resurfaced, and she glared angrily at Yu Zhiyi: "You knew perfectly well that the Yongguo Duke's Mansion was a cesspool, yet you still watched me sink into it. You are so vicious!"

Yu Zhiyi was speechless: "Didn't you choose that?"

"I didn't know what kind of place the Duke of Yong's mansion was, which is why I made a mistake! But you knew it was a quagmire, yet you didn't stop me. You just can't stand to see me do well!"

“That’s right.” Yu Zhiyi nodded calmly.

Yu Jiaojiao almost thought she had misheard: "What?"

Yu Zhiyi said calmly, "I really can't stand to see you doing well."

Yu Jiaojiao looked completely dazed.

Yu Zhiyi always maintained an unflappable demeanor, even if Mount Tai collapsed before her. Even if someone pointed at her nose and cursed her, she could walk past without even glancing at them.

To put it nicely, it's called emotional stability; to put it bluntly, it's called being spineless.

Yet this same person has now openly admitted her malice.

Yu Zhiyi said calmly, "I have entered the Dao with my life, so generally speaking, I cannot kill people at will."

"As long as I don't kill anyone, those who hate me and despise me will always exist. Like you."

"The more I pay attention to you, the more you'll get worked up. Even knowing I'm defending myself, you'll still think I'm despicable for daring to contradict you."

"Since I can't crush you all at once, why waste time and energy? Anyway, your little tricks have done nothing wrong except to drive the biased Yu family further away from me."

"As for those who are easily swayed by others, those who have hurt me time and time again because of you, I no longer care. So I don't care how they think of me, or whether they distance themselves from me."

"In short, what you did did not cause me any loss whatsoever."

"When you see ants struggling to kill an elephant, do you find the ants terrifying? No, you only find them laughable and pathetic."

She smiled and said, "Everything you did in the past is a joke to me. I won't be sad or upset, I'll just find it laughable."