Chapter 201 A Man Suddenly Appears and Steals the Credit

Chu Yanluo raised her chin: "I am your master, you were born to serve me."

"Unfortunately, the young master said that Consort Chu is not considered a mistress."

Chu Yanluo's face darkened: "What did you say? The young master would never say such a thing, stop making things up!"

“Everything I said is true. If Aunt Chu doesn’t believe me, you can ask the young master. Oh, I forgot, I can see the young master, but you can’t. What a pity.”

Hua Yi straightened her brand-new winter clothes, a hint of mockery in her smile: "You only got your confinement lifted after kneeling down and apologizing to the Crown Princess. The whole mansion knows about it now. Even Aunt Chu has submitted to the Crown Princess. So don't put on airs with me. You really can't be considered a proper mistress."

Chu Yanluo almost ground her teeth to powder as she watched Hua Yi defiantly provoke her.

But a question arose in her mind: why was Huayi suddenly no longer afraid of her and dared to challenge her to her face?

Could it be that Xiao Qingyuan made her some kind of promise?

Chu Yanluo panicked. Could it be that Huayi was also going to become Xiao Qingyuan's concubine? Hadn't he promised her that she would be his only concubine in the future? She had only been confined to her quarters for a few days, and he had already forgotten his promise?

No, she has to do something!

How could she, a chosen one reborn from the dead, be defeated by a mere maid who is nothing!

Chu Yanluo lost interest in arguing with Huayi. She left Xinghe Courtyard and went to the outside of Prince Ning's study.

She tried to go in, but two guards stopped her and wouldn't let her in.

She knelt down and cried out, "Your Highness, please forgive the young master this time! He is weak and cannot endure a place like the woodshed! If Your Highness is angry, then punish me instead. I will go into the woodshed in the young master's place!"

Prince Ning, who was in his study, was stunned when he heard her shout.

After a long while, he turned to the guard and asked, "Is that Chu Yanluo outside?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"She said she would take the punishment in Yuan'er's place?"

"Yes, she's kneeling outside right now."

"Did the sun rise in the west today? She's actually starting to feel sorry for Yuan'er? What trick is she playing now?"

The guard hesitated before asking, "Has she finally realized how good the young master is? Has she learned to be grateful?"

Prince Ning shook his head: "She never did anything right before, but suddenly she's become a good person who knows how to be grateful. Do you believe that?"

"This...should I send her away?"

"No need, if she likes to kneel, then let her kneel."

Prince Ning was just looking for a good opportunity to deal with Chu Yanluo, and now that she had walked right into his trap, how could he let her go?

He pretended not to see the person kneeling outside the study and left with his guards.

When he returned at night, he found Chu Yanluo still kneeling there.

When Chu Yanluo saw that he had finally returned, she hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please release the young master! The young master was just too kind, which is why he wanted to help Miss Ye! You have imprisoned him for so long, he has already learned his lesson, please don't keep him imprisoned any longer, I beg you!"

"If you think that's not enough, then lock me up! Yanluo has been favored and protected by the Crown Prince until now, and has no way to repay him, so she is willing to take all the punishments for him!"

Prince Ning looked at her coldly: "If you really want to repay Yuan'er's kindness in protecting you, then leave him and leave Prince Ning's mansion. As long as you leave, I will release Yuan'er from the woodshed right now."

Chu Yanluo was stunned. She had been kneeling here for several hours and had prepared a lot of words, but she did not expect that Prince Ning would block her like this!

She didn't know if her body was frozen stiff or her mind was numb from kneeling, but she forgot all the words in an instant.

Prince Ning could tell at a glance that she didn't want to leave and wasn't genuinely trying to repay her son. He snorted coldly and left with his guards.

Chu Yanluo watched his retreating figure, a gloomy expression rising on her face.

Why did Prince Ning send her away? Shouldn't he have sent Ye Lingyun away instead? After all, Xiao Qingyuan was locked in the woodshed because of her.

She had knelt for so long in vain, yet she still couldn't persuade Prince Ning to release Xiao Qingyuan. Now she was in a dilemma. If she continued kneeling, her knees would be ruined; if she didn't continue kneeling, then all her previous suffering would have been for nothing.

Just as she was struggling with her decision, Ye Lingyun came over with her maid.

Chu Yanluo became wary: "Miss Ye, what are you doing here in the Prince's study so late?"

Ye Lingyun said with a face full of guilt, "It's all my fault that the young master was punished. I should have been the one to plead for him, but I didn't expect you, Aunt Chu, to be so righteous and plead for him first. I heard you've been kneeling for most of the day. Stop kneeling and go back. I'll kneel for you."

Chu Yanluo raised her eyebrows high. Someone actually tried to steal the credit!

Now she can't leave even if she wants to. Otherwise, if Ye Lingyun steals the credit halfway through, even if Xiao Qingyuan is released, he won't be grateful to her. He will only be grateful to Ye Lingyun!

She said with a forced smile, "Miss Ye is a guest and has no relation to the young master. How can we make Miss Ye kneel? It is only right that I plead for the young master. After all, I am the young master's woman, and it is only right that I do these things."

However, Ye Lingyun seemed not to understand her sarcasm at all, and knelt down next to her directly: "At this time, what is the difference between host and guest? As long as the prince can release the young master, it doesn't matter if I kneel down."

The next morning.

When Prince Ning passed by the study, he found that not only had Chu Yanluo, who had been kneeling, not left, but Ye Lingyun had also appeared next to her!

As soon as the two women saw him, they began to plead for Xiao Qingyuan, one crying with tears streaming down her face, and the other crying miserably.

Prince Ning was furious. He was absolutely enraged: "It's all that bastard's doing! Why did he bring so many women back? They're just adding to the trouble!"

He was extremely annoyed. Just last night, his wife had also mentioned that they shouldn't keep their son locked up for too long, lest he really make him sick. So he simply ordered the guards: "Go tell Yancheng to release that scoundrel and tell him that if he dares to bring women back again, he'll have to live in the woodshed for the rest of his life!"

"yes!"

The guard responded and turned to go find Yancheng.

Chu Yanluo and Ye Lingyun hurriedly got up from the ground, wanting to rush to the woodshed to pick up Xiao Qingyuan and also take the opportunity to curry favor.

As a result, both of them had been kneeling for too long, and their legs went numb. As soon as they stood up, they fell back down.

Seeing their disheveled state, Prince Ning felt even worse.

He couldn't understand why his son wasn't like him or his wife; he was as naive as a child who believed every woman and had no sense of right or wrong.

Could it be that there's something wrong with his parenting style?

Prince Ning left while reflecting on his actions.

Chu Yanluo and Ye Lingyun finally recovered from rubbing their legs and were able to walk with difficulty. The two of them limped towards the woodshed.

But when they arrived, they found that Huayi had gotten there first and picked up Xiao Qingyuan.