Chapter 135: The Lame Princess vs. the Blind Hostage Prince Consort (12)

Imperial Garden.

The palace banquet had not yet begun, and many officials' families came here to stroll around and kill time.

Naturally, they also saw that several young men in gorgeous clothes, surrounded by their followers, surrounded a blindfolded man in front of a rockery.

When they heard their identities, they found out that they were the hostage prince consort and the young master of Gu Shaofu's family. They all stopped to watch the fun.

And on this side of the rockery.

Gu Jingyuan, the leader, weighed the gilded waist badge he had snatched and said with a mocking smile, "Are you trying to use the princess to pressure me?"

"You're just a bed-warmer! Do you really think you're the Prince Consort?!"

He has been recuperating from his injuries these days and hasn't found a chance to deal with Yuan Lu Cha, so this is a good opportunity for him to vent his anger on her!

With his sister delaying that bitch, he can torture the blind man!

"Mr. Gu, please be careful with your words." Xun Ji stood helplessly against the rockery.

At his feet was the broken yellow wooden crutch that Gu Jingyuan had just taken away. He seemed to be trying to remain calm, his voice trembling slightly:

"Xun Ji and His Highness are married under the order of the Emperor."

Hearing that he was trying to scare him with the royal family, Gu Jingyuan's eyes rolled, and a plan came to mind. He put the badge in his arms and deliberately raised his voice:

"How dare you! How dare you steal the eldest princess's badge! And sneak around the palace!"

"Are you trying to steal the palace's defense map and send it back to Beilin Kingdom?! Search it for me!"

The followers behind Gu Jingyuan immediately rushed forward and pressed Xun Ji to the ground.

They appear to be looking for something, but are actually beating and kicking.

Xun Ji protected his head with a gloomy look in his eyes.

There are people all around him, he absolutely cannot take action.

It's no big deal, just bear with it and it will pass.

Just like when he was in Beilin, he was beaten and humiliated by those well-dressed young masters and princes.

If they don't hear the desired cries, they will soon stop in a lack of interest.

He knows best.

The falling long sleeves covered the corners of Xun Ji's lips that were raised in sarcasm.

The eyes behind the ribbon gradually fell into a dead silence.

It was as if all the prosperity in this world, even if crushed, could not be sprinkled into his pupils and reflect the slightest brilliance.

"Search carefully! Don't let this spy...ah!"

The black soft whip hit Gu Jingyuan's face with an arrogant smile.

Lu Cha, who was sitting in a wheelchair, turned his wrist lightly, and the sound of "pa pa pa" came out!

"Ouch! Ah!" Screams suddenly rang out one after another.

The followers who had originally surrounded Xun Ji crawled back to Gu Jingyuan.

"Who gave you the courage to hurt my prince consort?"

"I was trying to protect Yuanchang! What if this hostage stole the defense map of the imperial palace?!" Gu Jingyuan grimaced in pain, filled with resentment.

Damn it! How did Yuanlu Tea come back so quickly?!

Fortunately, he found a "legitimate reason" this time!

Gu Jingyuan puffed out his chest with full confidence and snorted coldly:

"The Princess is protecting the hostage so much, is she planning treason?!"

"If not, then don't stop us from searching!"

With this hat put on him, would Yuanlu Tea dare to do anything again?!

When Gu Jingyuan was feeling proud, he saw a cloud of blood mist accompanied by the afterimage of a whip spreading in the corner of his right eye.

A trickle of warm water flows down my neck.

What followed was a surge of intense pain like being stabbed by a red-hot steel needle, mixed with a loud buzzing noise.

He raised his hand tremblingly. His right ear, which should have been standing upright, was now drooping limply and could fall off at any time.

“Ahhhhh!!!”

"Young Master!" The attendant panicked and supported Gu Jingyuan who had fallen to the ground.

Seeing his bloody and split right ear, he turned pale with fright.

This is going to be taken away alive!

The instigator, holding a long whip, smiled sweetly:

"You slandered and defamed the royal family, and attempted to sow discord between me and my brother. This is a crime of great disrespect."

"According to the law, you should be put to death by slicing, but I was magnanimous and only crippled one of your ears. Why don't you thank me for this?"

Gu Jingyuan screamed in pain and didn't care about Lu Cha's words at all.

The attendant knelt down and kowtowed tremblingly: "On behalf of the young master, I thank Her Royal Highness the Princess for her grace."

"Your Highness, please allow me to take the young master away for treatment."

Any later and your ears won’t be able to connect!

Lu Cha hummed lazily.

After her followers hurriedly carried away Gu Jingyuan, whose face was covered in blood, she turned around and glanced at the officials and their families who were watching:

"Everyone, are you happy to see my consort being beaten?"

Everyone knelt down and saluted in fear, completely losing their previous leisurely attitude of watching the fun.

No one dared to speak, for fear of angering the cruel princess and having their ears beaten to pieces.

Seeing that Lingying had caught up with him, Lu Cha handed everyone over to her and moved his wheelchair to the rockery.

Xun Ji, sitting on the ground, stared blankly at the woman in the red dress who was slowly walking towards him.

The eyes hidden behind the ribbon seemed to be strongly dyed with a hint of red by the bright red like the blazing glow.

In a trance, I returned to the most desolate and deserted courtyard of the Beilin Palace.

As a child, he curled up on the cold bluestone slabs covered with dead leaves, hugging his thin body tightly.

Every inch of his skin and flesh was burning with pain as if it had been burned by flames after being beaten.

He prayed to God humbly and devoutly.

Please save him.

Even if it's just someone gently touching his head.

But there was nothing.

Every time he was tortured, he would lie in the dilapidated yard with scars all over his body, and slowly get up bit by bit.

Use all your strength to survive.

"I'm sorry I'm late."

The sweet voice brought Xun Ji back to his senses.

A white, tender and warm little hand gently grasped his fingertips and wiped the dirt off them with a handkerchief.

He raised his head slowly, and his tears wet the ribbon.

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether he was pretending to be so indecent in order to gain Lu Cha's trust, or whether all the grievances he had suffered over the years were bursting out from the bottom of his heart.

"Your Highness...I'm so scared..."

For the first time, Xun Ji threw himself into Lu Cha's arms, his cheek pressed against her legs.

The brocade seemed to have turned into a warm stove in winter, warming her skin.

It's warm and makes people extremely greedy.

It was him who gave me the warmth I had never felt before.

[Ding—Villain’s favorability +20, Darkness value -10.]

Looking at Xun Ji kneeling at her feet with his head resting on her legs, like a big spoiled puppy, Lu Cha couldn't help but ruffle his black hair:

"Are the injuries on your body serious?"

"It's just some minor skin injuries. I'll be fine after a few days of rest. It's a pity that the clothes Your Highness gave me are all dirty."

Xun Ji stood up guiltily, the tears in his eyes had dissipated, and he returned to his usual self-deprecating and pitiful appearance:

"Your Highness, please punish me."

"It's my fault, slave, for not protecting this dress well."

Lu Cha flicked his forehead and said, "Remember this, clothes and ornaments are not important."

"What's important is you."

Xun Ji was stunned.

My heartbeat seems to be inexplicably faster.

He lowered his eyes, hiding the confusion in them, and nodded obediently: "Yes."

"Go change your clothes. I'll wait for you here."

As he spoke, Lu Cha raised his hand and called a eunuch over, and did not forget to break off a branch to give him as a temporary crutch.

Xun Ji took it shyly and was about to leave with the eunuch when he suddenly noticed Lu Cha's exposed brocade shoes, the edges of which were stained with a little dirt.

His brows furrowed slightly.

Her legs were always on the footrests of the wheelchair.

Why, there is mud?