Princess Lingyu gazed at the distant gate of the Qiao family, her eyes blazing with fury.
She ended up in such a miserable state, and even caused the Dongfu Kingdom to lose ten years' worth of national treasury. She didn't know what kind of treatment she would face when she returned. On the contrary, Qiao Lian'er received two more fiefdoms. The great victory in the East Sea made her famous once again.
This contrast made her feel incredibly frustrated and helpless.
"Lingyu, what else do you want to do?" Princess Hefeng frowned.
“You have disobeyed your father’s wishes. He asked you to bring back a favored prince to give Dongfu Kingdom more initiative, but you have caused all this mess. With this compensation and the loss of the navy, it is unknown when Dongfu Kingdom will be able to recover.”
"You'd better behave yourself."
"Sister, you don't know how frustrated I feel. You can see that I've never lost before, from childhood to adulthood."
A complex expression flickered in Princess Hefeng's eyes.
She was only one year older than Princess Lingyu, but Princess Lingyu was more intelligent and quick-witted. Not only was she proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but she also knew how to create exquisite objects from a young age.
As a result, Lingyu stole all the limelight, while she became Lingyu's foil, like a red flower and green leaves.
She's a person with pride, how could she not care at all?
Seeing Lingyu lose so badly to Princess Daze, she was secretly pleased.
Just imagining Lingyu returning to Dongfu Kingdom, where her glory days would be over, and she would face much ridicule and disdain, with her father also neglecting her, she couldn't have been more excited—
She couldn't wait to see that scene.
The woman who was once revered as a goddess has fallen from grace. Her parents no longer love her, and the admiring gazes of men have vanished. This day is one she never dared to dream of, unlike the high and mighty Ling Yu she once looked up to.
And that Qiao Lian'er defeated Ling Yu so easily. If she could make Qiao Lian'er stumble, then she would not only win against Qiao Lian'er, but also against Ling Yu.
“Lingyu, from childhood to adulthood, no one has ever defeated you. Not to mention women, there are quite a few men who have been defeated by you. So I think this time, perhaps you are just unlucky.” He Feng changed his impatient attitude from before and comforted Lingyu.
“It’s true that I was just unlucky.” Ling Yu sneered: “Take this naval battle for example. I suspect that the Great Swamp Kingdom had already improved its cannons, but it just hadn’t brought them out yet. It was waiting for the Eastern Fu Kingdom to mobilize its forces on a large scale so that it could defeat them in one fell swoop. In order to make it look plausible, they attributed the credit to Qiao Lian’er, which made her get a great deal.”
"Otherwise, how could the outdated cannons be upgraded so much in just a few days? Sister, do you think that's something a human could do?"
"Qiao Lian'er was able to bring out such a good thing, so why didn't she bring it out earlier or later? Why did she have to bring it out right when Dongfu Kingdom's thousand warships were mobilized? It's not normal."
Princess Hefeng seemed to be deep in thought.
“But Lingyu, the trouble you’ve caused isn’t just this one thing, is it? Although the fact that Dongfu Kingdom dispatched warships is the main reason for the compensation.”
"Sister, are you talking about Qiao Zhizhi?" Lingyu smiled.
"Qiao Lian'er was by her side at the time, and must have tried to plug her ears, otherwise she would have died from postpartum hemorrhage, resulting in the deaths of three lives."
As Lingyu spoke, she noticed that Hefeng's expression was a little strange and immediately understood what she meant.
"It's because I raised a bunch of traitors who couldn't withstand the torture and confessed to me. What kind of skill is this, Qiao Lian'er?"
“I don’t think I’ve lost. If I go back to Dongfu like this, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.”
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