Chapter 72 Let's teach this Seventh Princess a lesson!
In the blink of an eye, as Xie Jiaojiao entered the room, Ziyan knelt on one knee, tears streaming down her face.
"Your Highness, I know you are of noble birth. Dealing with a helpless and weak woman like me is effortless, as easy as crushing an ant!"
She cried and pleaded with Shen Ruoli, "But I'm not clinging to Your Highness. It's just that Your Highness pities me and wants to take me back to the capital."
"The Princess Consort of Chu cannot tolerate me, and I do not resent her, for she is the Prince's wife! But Your Highness, you are already married to His Highness the Crown Prince! Why do you make things difficult for a mere woman like me?"
Shen Ruoli: "..."
It has to be said that Ziyan's acting skills are the best she has ever seen.
Tears come easily, and lines flow effortlessly from her lips.
"Your Highness, I beg you! I truly have no improper thoughts whatsoever; I only wish to stay by the Prince's side!"
Looking at Ziyan's pitiful appearance, even Shen Ruoli couldn't help but feel that she was a wicked woman who was bullying an innocent and weak woman.
Xie Jiaojiao paused at the doorway.
Fearing that the secret would be exposed, Leap Moon caught up to stop her, only to be met with a sharp glare from Xie Jiaojiao.
"What? Is your Crown Prince's residence so precious that even I, the princess, cannot come here?"
Just as Leap Moon was about to answer, Shen Ruoli gestured for her to step back.
She glanced at Ziyan, feeling a little uneasy. She wondered if Xie Jiaojiao had overheard her conversation with Ziyan and whether she suspected their relationship.
However, Shen Ruoli admired Ziyan's adaptability.
Even so, Xie Jiaojiao might dislike her sister-in-law even more.
However, it did indeed remove the purple smoke and dispel Xie Jiaojiao's doubts.
So, Shen Ruoli frowned and asked, "Why is the Seventh Princess here?"
"Does this princess need to report to the Crown Princess before coming?"
Xie Jiaojiao walked a few steps inside with a cold face.
Shen Ruoli originally thought that this girl had always been cold-hearted.
However, in her previous life, she treated Xie Xuansong and Song Xuerou extremely well, regarding them as her own brothers and sisters-in-law, while remaining indifferent to her and Xie Xuanyin.
Originally, after Shen Ruoli was reborn, she planned to mend her relationship with Xie Jiaojiao.
Therefore, when she invited Xie Xuanyu to the Crown Prince's residence last time, she also sent someone to invite Xie Jiaojiao over.
Unexpectedly, not only did she not come, but she even threw away the soup she brought in front of the leap month...
Xie Jiaojiao showed her no mercy, so Shen Ruoli had no intention of continuing to be subservient.
She was her sister-in-law, and she had never wronged her.
Even if Xie Jiaojiao is sent to marry a foreign ruler, it has nothing to do with Shen Ruoli!
She took the initiative to make friends, but Xie Jiaojiao didn't appreciate it.
Shen Ruoli wouldn't tolerate her; today she was going to teach this "brainless" seventh princess a lesson!
"yes!"
She stepped forward. "This is the Crown Prince's residence, not Weiyang Palace. I am the mistress of the Crown Prince's residence. Shouldn't you have obtained my permission before coming here?"
Xie Jiaojiao was stunned.
From childhood to adulthood, Shen Ruoli has always been indifferent and aloof, yet she is always the center of attention.
But she always treated these princesses with utmost courtesy.
Last time, didn't Shen Ruoli have her maid specially bring her soup?
Wasn't she deliberately trying to please her?
Why is she being so rude to her now?
Seeing that Xie Jiaojiao remained silent, Shen Ruoli scolded Runyue in a low voice, "Runyue! How can you let just anyone into the Crown Prince's residence? If some thief or assassin gets in, can you take responsibility?"
"Your Highness, I know I was wrong."
Leap Moon tearfully admitted her mistake, "It was the Seventh Princess who insisted on coming in, and I couldn't stop her..."
"You insist on coming in? From now on, anyone who tries to enter without my and the Crown Prince's permission will be beaten out with sticks!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Listening to the two of them, mistress and servant, singing in unison, Xie Jiaojiao's face turned black with anger!
"Shen Ruoli!"
She stomped her foot and clenched her fist. "What do you mean? Am I a thief, an assassin?"
She was angry, but Shen Ruoli wasn't afraid.
Who knows?
She raised an eyebrow. "Perhaps you are more despicable than a thief or an assassin."
"You! How dare you slander this princess like this!"
Xie Jiaojiao is furious!
Shen Ruoli ignored her and only said to Ziyan, "I didn't mean to make things difficult for you. However, Princess Chu and I are good sisters. If you dare to disrespect Princess Chu, I will not let you off easily!"
"Yes, Your Highness, I would never dare!"
Ziyan lowered her head, making it impossible to see her expression, but her tone was weak and aggrieved.
Shen Ruoli nodded, "Leap Month, send her out of the palace!"
Seeing Ziyan leave with Runyue looking aggrieved, Shen Ruoli finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as my brother said, this Ziyan is indeed no ordinary person!
With her adaptability, I'm afraid very few people could handle her.
Shen Ruoli was almost certain: Song Xuerou was no match for Ziyan!
Shen Ruoli breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Ziyan's situation in the Chu Prince's mansion.
Only after Ziyan's figure disappeared through the door did Xie Jiaojiao withdraw her gaze, her eyes filled with even more disgust as she looked at Shen Ruoli. "Shen Ruoli, don't think that just because you married the Crown Prince, you can control everything in the palace!"
"I've come today to remind you of a few things!"
"All ears?"
Shen Ruoli was not angry; instead, she smiled slightly.
Seeing this, Xie Jiaojiao was somewhat at a loss!
Isn't this woman known for having a terrible temper?
Even her eldest brother was stabbed by her?
Moreover, it seems that even her elder brother, the Crown Prince, can't do anything about her...
Xie Jiaojiao couldn't help but look Shen Ruoli up and down. "That person just now, isn't that Ziyan that my sister-in-law mentioned? She's my elder brother's concubine, not someone from the Crown Prince's household! What's it to you? Why are you making things difficult for her?"
"So what?"
Shen Ruoli scoffed, "You're here to stand up for the concubines of the Prince of Chu's mansion?"
Just as Xie Jiaojiao was about to speak, she heard Shen Ruoli chuckle softly again, "Seventh Princess, you really have too much free time."
"Instead of meddling in other people's business, why not think carefully about which powerful young master you should marry? After all, I know that you princesses have never had a say in your own marriages."
She glanced at Xie Jiaojiao and said, "Those who are lucky might be betrothed by their father or brother to powerful nobles or talented young men in the capital."
"Those with bad luck may be forced into marriage to foreign lands or be sent to distant places, where they may never be able to return to the capital in their lifetime!"
Shen Ruoli brought this up suddenly, not to mock Xie Jiaojiao for not having control over her marriage.
She was giving her a warning!
As for the rest, it depends on Xie Jiaojiao's own awareness!
Xie Jiaojiao hadn't yet grasped the meaning of her words and was about to argue with her, "Shen Ruoli, are you mocking this princess?!"
But as soon as she spoke, Xie Jiaojiao's face suddenly froze when she met Shen Ruoli's meaningful gaze!
It seems she's realized what's happening!
The person who can control her destiny is not Xie Xuansong, but her father, the Emperor, or her own brother, the current Crown Prince Xie Xuanyin!
Shen Ruoli is Xie Xuanyin's Crown Princess!
Therefore... Shen Ruoli can also control her destiny!
Xie Jiaojiao suddenly looked at Shen Ruoli, her face turning deathly pale!
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