Chapter 409 The Mad Min Pan'er
"Young Marquis, are we really going to do this?" Ji Changsheng asked nervously. "What if the Old Marquis investigates..."
Ji Huailang interrupted, "Don't worry, if the old man blames me, I will take responsibility."
He sighed, "The old man is getting old, and he's becoming more and more soft-hearted."
"Do as I say."
Ji Changsheng dared not refuse any longer and quickly replied, "Yes."
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After Marquis Pingyan left, Li Sanqi sat under the eaves of the royal villa, lost in thought.
Marquis Pingyan said that war between the two countries would inevitably result in widespread suffering and death.
Having Min Qiao testify and expose Dayan's conspiracy was merely to prevent the war.
This is a great thing that benefits both the country and its people.
Moreover, these are all facts, not baseless rumors.
They have no reason to feel guilty.
But is this a matter of conscience?
The question is whether they can even return to Dayan alive!
If they were to actually do that, it would be tantamount to betraying Dayan and Emperor Xiaozhao! Where in Dayan would they find refuge?
But if she didn't agree, what would Da'e do to her and Min Qiao Shi?
Now that they are in Xijing, they are like meat on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.
At this moment, Li Sanqi was extremely conflicted.
As night fell, the maidservant brought the meal on time.
Wenxiu took the food box, carried it back into the house and put it away, then came out to invite Li Sanqi back to the house for a meal.
Just then, there was another knock on the door.
"Didn't the food just arrive?"
Wenxiu muttered something strangely and went to open the door.
The door opened, and standing outside were Min Pan'er and several soldiers in armor.
"Princess Xihe, what brings you here?" Wenxiu looked at Min Pan'er in surprise.
Min Pan'er's face was gloomy. She didn't even glance at Wen Xiu, and her gaze was fixed on Li Sanqi, who was sitting under the eaves.
Li Sanqi also noticed the commotion. Seeing that it was Min Pan'er, he frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"
Min Pan'er strode forward, stood in front of Li Sanqi, and looked down at her. "I thought the princess was born with a precious life, but I didn't expect that the princess's life is just as worthless!"
Li Sanqi was already annoyed by Pingyanhou's words. Now, seeing Min Pan'er's arrogant attitude and veiled meaning in her words, he became even more irritated.
He immediately stood up and said irritably, "What are you doing here? If you have nothing to say, please leave. We're about to have dinner."
After saying that, Li Sanqi was about to walk into the house.
Unexpectedly, Min Pan'er grabbed Li Sanqi's arm.
"How dare you!" Li Sanqi was in pain from being grabbed, so he turned around and slapped him across the face.
Min Pan'er was caught off guard by the slap, and immediately let go of Li Sanqi, raising her hand to slap him back.
"You, you dare to hit me?" Li Sanqi looked at Min Pan'er in disbelief.
Why did Min Pan'er, who had been fawning over her and trying to please her all the way, and even helped her escape on the eve of their arrival in Xijing, suddenly dare to attack her after only a few days apart?
What exactly happened in between?
Who gave her the audacity to do this?
"Why wouldn't I dare hit you?" Min Pan'er sneered. "I am Princess Xihe. Who are you? Ask them, who do you think you are?"
As she spoke, Min Pan'er turned to look at Ji Changsheng and the others, "Do you know who she is?"
Ji Changsheng smiled and replied, "Isn't this the maidservant of Madam Qinghe?"
"That's right! How dare a mere maid disrespect Princess Xihe! Why don't we a few help the princess teach her a lesson?"
Someone chuckled evilly and agreed, making a move to step forward.
Li Sanqi was so frightened that he took two steps back.
Seeing this, Wen Xiu quickly stepped forward to protect Li Sanqi, shouting, "How dare you!"
Then he looked at Min Pan'er and asked, "Princess Xihe, what exactly do you want to do?"
Min Pan'er scoffed and ordered, "Invite Miss Wenxiu to the side room. She is not allowed to step out of the room without my permission."
"Yes." Ji Changsheng responded and led his men forward to capture Wen Xiu.
Wen Xiu, however, nimbly dodged away, not even letting them touch a corner of her clothes.
However, just after Wen Xiu dodged, Min Pan'er pulled out the gold hairpin from her hair and held it to Li Sanqi's face, threatening, "I know you are skilled in agility, but you'd better surrender. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that my hand won't tremble and scratch Li Sanqi's delicate and lovely face."
Li Sanqi was caught off guard and was taken hostage by Min Pan'er. When he came to his senses, he was furious. "Min Pan'er, how dare you?"
He then instructed Wenxiu, "Don't worry about me! I don't believe she would dare to hurt me!"
Wenxiu didn't believe that Min Pan'er would dare to harm Li Sanqi, and now that Li Sanqi had said this, she naturally wouldn't obediently let herself be captured.
However, the moment Li Sanqi finished speaking, Min Pan'er slashed hard with her hand, leaving a clear bloody gash on Li Sanqi's face.
Li Sanqi's mind was instantly filled with pain and terror. She stared wide-eyed in disbelief, raising her hand to touch the wound on her face, but she didn't dare to actually touch it, her hands hovering in the air, covering her face.
"Seventh Princess!"
Wen Xiu stared at the scene with bloodshot eyes, glaring furiously at Min Pan'er, "Min Pan'er, do you have a death wish? She's a princess!"
Why did you do that?
Min Pan'er laughed loudly, "Hahaha...hahaha...I just don't want to live anymore! So what?"
"I know she's a princess! But so what if she is?"
"The princess was nothing but a pawn! A pawn personally discarded by the Emperor of Dayan!"
"You ask me why I did this? Hahaha, because I'm resentful! I'm indignant!"
"Why should I take her place and become a princess sent for a political marriage? Why should I be humiliated while she gets away scot-free?"
"She's the one who deserves to die! She's the one who deserves to go to hell!"
At this moment, Li Sanqi no longer cared about the injuries on his face.
Her face darkened, and she glared fiercely at Min Pan'er, demanding sharply, "What do you mean? What makes you think I'm a pawn? What makes you think my father has abandoned me?"
Min Pan'er's words struck a chord with her.
She had been in pain when she learned that her brother, the King of Chu, had skilled guards around him, while she did not.
Hearing what Min Pan'er said at this moment made her want to go crazy.
"Hahaha, really? The Seventh Princess still doesn't know the truth about the marriage alliance?"
Min Pan'er feigned surprise, covered her mouth with her hand, and wore a mocking expression.
the truth?
Isn't the truth that Dayan orchestrated this whole thing to launch a war against Daxi?
Li Sanqi frowned.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Min Pan'er immediately said kindly, "The truth is that Emperor Xiaozhao is really planning to abandon you, the legitimate princess, to frame Da'er and launch a war!"
"Hahaha! Didn't expect that, did you? From the very beginning, you were the one who was truly abandoned!"
"In the Great Yan's plan, there was absolutely no element of me, the fake princess, being forced to marry in place of someone else and die in their place!"
"It's you! It's Old Lady Qiao! You're all so clever and self-righteous! You're so selfish and callous to human life! You knew that a marriage alliance was a death sentence, yet you still made me take your place!"
"Tell me! Don't you deserve to die? Tell me! Isn't Old Lady Qiao guilty of heinous crimes?"
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