"Lin Yuxin, how dare you commit violence in Prince Gong's mansion! If you don't give Prince Gong an explanation today, you won't be leaving the mansion safely! Guards, seize her!"
At the princess's command, many guards instantly appeared and surrounded Lin Yuxin.
Zhao Hanyue was very nervous. She had made preparations. If things couldn't end peacefully today, she would have no choice but to resort to force, fight her way out with her daughter, and then have her father deal with the situation once they were out.
It can be said that Zhao Hanyue is still as much of a burden to her father as ever. The only thing she did in her life was to marry Lin Xiong'an, which was a decision she was forced to make herself. Everything else was covered by her father.
Otherwise, given her previous ruthless and decisive temperament, she would have offended countless people.
Lin Yuxin remained completely calm. Holding her sword, she spoke calmly:
"Your Highness, you'd better think this through! Are you really going to lay a hand on me? You should take a closer look; can you recognize what kind of sword this is?"
"I don't care what kind of sword you have. If you dare to commit violence in my Prince Gong's Mansion, today is your death day."
Princess Shuhe didn't care what kind of sword Lin Yuxin was holding. Now, as if she had caught Lin Yuxin in a compromising situation, she said to Lin Yuxin with great pride.
He wished he could grab Lin Yuxin immediately and beat her to death with sticks.
Hearing Lin Yuxin's words, the princess became wary and didn't make a move. She then carefully observed the sword in Lin Yuxin's hand, growing increasingly alarmed with each glance. After a long while, she finally spoke uncertainly, asking:
"What you're holding is... an imperial sword?"
"Oh! I didn't expect that Princess Gong would recognize this sword! Congratulations! I guess I don't need to introduce it again?"
Seeing that the princess recognized the sword, Lin Yuxin twirled the sword, then sheathed it, slowly raised it, and said with a look of praise.
Upon hearing this, the ladies around him all changed their expressions, then knelt down in unison and shouted:
"Long live the Emperor!"
They didn't examine the sword closely, nor did they dare to look at it for long. Regardless of whether it was real or not, they couldn't disrespect the Emperor, so they could only obediently kneel down.
After Lin Yuxin confirmed it, the princess's face turned as black as could be. Seeing the ladies around her kneeling before Lin Yuxin, she was so angry she almost vomited blood. But there was nothing she could do, since Lin Yuxin had the imperial sword!
But that vile woman didn't have a sword in her hand at all. Where did her sword come from? And why would she carry a sword with her to a banquet? And a royal sword at that? Is the Emperor aware of such blatant display?
"Rise, all of you! I was forced into this situation; otherwise, I wouldn't have drawn the imperial sword bestowed by His Majesty. Ladies, please rise!"
Seeing so many people kneeling before her, even Zhao Hanyue kneeling down, Lin Yuxin suddenly felt breathless. She couldn't handle this overwhelming pressure! She suddenly felt like it might shorten her lifespan!
"Lin Yuxin, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have those imperial swords. The Emperor bestowed them upon you so that you could rid the people of evil, not to flaunt your power. How can you live up to the Emperor's trust?"
Seeing Lin Yuxin's smug look, the princess was filled with hatred and gritted her teeth as she questioned Lin Yuxin!
“Your Highness, what you’re saying doesn’t make sense. The Emperor did bestow this Imperial Sword upon me so that I could rid the people of evil, to behead tyrannical rulers and corrupt officials. What do you think I’m doing bringing it to the Prince’s residence?”
Lin Yuxin was getting tired of holding the sword, so she put her hand down and looked at the princess with a "guess what" expression.
The princess's heart skipped a beat, and a cold sweat broke out on her back. However, before she could say anything, Shuhe, standing to the side, immediately shouted:
"You say this is the Imperial Sword, so it is the Imperial Sword? I, the princess, would say it's fake! You are falsely conveying the imperial edict, deserving the execution of your entire family!"
Lin Yuxin raised an eyebrow, looking at her as if she were an idiot, but ignored her and instead looked at the princess, saying with a look of disdain:
"Your Highness, if all else fails, we can abandon this account and have a new, smarter one!"
At first, the princess didn't understand what this title meant, but when she heard "give birth to one," she realized that the princess was implying that Princess Shuhe was stupid and wanted her to have another child.
The princess's face turned pale and then red. She looked at Lin Yuxin with such hatred that she wanted to kill her, but she had to hold back because Lin Yuxin's ambiguous words had made her very wary.
Fearing that this vile woman might actually have something on their royal residence, he could only yell at Shuhe:
"Shut up!"
"Mother, are you yelling at me? That sword of hers is fake! I'll go and snatch it for you so you can take a closer look!"
Shuhe was furious at being yelled at by the princess. She wanted to prove that she was right and even tried to go forward to snatch it.
Seeing this, the princess immediately grabbed Shuhe and, unable to contain her anger, slapped her across the face.
"Smack!"
Shuhe's cheek was numb with pain from the beating. She covered her slapped face, staring at her mother in disbelief, and demanded:
"Mother, you hit me for that bitch?"
"Alright, aren't you ashamed yet? Get down!"
Fearing she might do something even more unbecoming, the princess had no choice but to reprimand her and send her away.
Shuhe was heartbroken, tears streaming down her face. She covered her face and ran downstairs, her personal maidservant following behind her with worry.
Even if the princess felt sorry for Lin Yuxin, she couldn't go and comfort her now. She turned to Lin Yuxin, forced a smile, and asked:
"Shuhe is not very knowledgeable, Princess Pingning, please don't take offense."
"It's alright, it's alright. After all, you slapped her, so consider it punishment for her disrespect of imperial authority! However, it seems the Princess didn't bow to the Imperial Sword just now! Does the Princess have any questions that you'd like me to answer for you?"
Lin Yuxin waved her hand dismissively, then unconsciously raised the sword in her hand again, looking at the princess with a serious expression.
If she doesn't say a word of disbelief, she'll immediately show her.
Her shamelessness made the ladies around her twitch at the corners of their mouths. This Princess Pingning was no pushover, and her skin was really thick.
Since entering Prince Gong's mansion, she has never suffered a loss, and has even made the princess suffer in silence.
The princess felt her head buzzing, and a metallic taste of blood in her throat. She gritted her teeth, swallowed it silently, and then reluctantly knelt down to pay her respects. Finally, she asked through gritted teeth:
What else do you want?
“It’s not what I want to do, it’s what the Princess Consort wants to do. Ever since I entered the Prince Gong’s mansion, I’ve been constantly harassed. Now she even wants to take action against me. I can only defend myself. So I really want to ask, what exactly does the Princess Consort want to do?”
Lin Yuxin asked in a conciliatory tone.
"Pingning, you're overthinking it. I only wanted to talk to you because I like you a lot. How could I possibly be targeting you?"
The princess glanced at the imperial sword in her hand, a flash of hatred in her eyes, and finally had no choice but to feign weakness and say...
There was no other way; with the imperial sword in hand, force was out of the question today. It seemed they had to find another solution. The princess glanced at the lotus pond without making a sound, a ruthless glint in her eyes.
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