"What...what are you doing?!" The Third Princess wished she could grow wings and fly away, but she had no strength in her legs and could only shout in a forced calm.
It turned out that the three women, Li Laotai, Tao Hongying, and Zhao Yuru, each held a porcelain bowl in their left hand and a sharp knife in their right!
Old Lady Li gave a cold laugh and said, "Princess, don't be afraid, we don't want to kill you."
"Then what are you doing with those knives? You... how dare you! I am a princess, how dare you!" Hearing that she wasn't being killed, the Third Princess finally mustered some courage and questioned her sharply.
Old Lady Li took two steps forward, getting closer to the princess, and said, "I overheard a few words outside just now. The princess is forcing our Fu Niu to plead for the Empress and the Wu family."
"The Empress and the Wu family wanted to kill my Fu Niu'er and drain her heart blood. If we release them, they might harm my Fu Niu'er again!"
"Why did the princess release them? I've thought about it carefully, and I think the princess still wants that bowl of her heart's blood!"
"I'm useless as a grandmother. I can't protect my Fu Niu'er, and I can't disobey the princess's orders, but I can die in place of my Fu Niu'er!"
"Right now, in front of the princess, I will cut out my own heart, put out a bowl of blood, and ask the princess to take it back. Then your Wu family can forget about harming my Fu Niu'er!"
After saying that, she raised the dagger and pointed it at her chest.
The third princess turned pale with fright and gritted her teeth to keep from screaming.
Jiayin was also terrified, afraid that her grandmother would hurt her. "Grandma, put down the knife!"
She was about to pounce, but a glare from Tao Hongying froze her in place.
Tao Hongying stepped forward and stood next to the old lady. With a blank expression, she raised the porcelain bowl in her hand to the princess and said, "If the princess feels that one bowl is not enough, then two bowls will do!"
"I also cut out my heart and brought it back to the princess!"
"And me!" Zhao Yuru also stepped forward with a stern face, raising her bowl as well. "Three bowls of blood, three lives, should that satisfy the princess?"
After saying that, the three women—mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law—all raised their knives, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, the tips of the knives were all pointed at the third princess.
The third princess was blinded by the gleaming blade, as if she were about to be splattered with blood at any moment.
She could no longer bear it. As she backed away, she said in a trembling voice, "No, I don't want to! You've misunderstood!"
Having finally retreated to the doorway, she turned and ran outside.
Her two maids heard the commotion and rushed into the backyard.
The third princess frantically shouted at them, "Go, hurry up, back to the palace! I want to go back to the palace!"
The two maids dared not delay and practically dragged the princess out of the house and onto the carriage...
Jiayin didn't care how the Third Princess left; she quickly snatched the knife from her grandmother and the others, afraid that they would take it back.
"Grandma, Mother, Aunt, what are you doing? What if you hurt yourselves?"
Jiayin was truly panicked. Although she knew her family was just trying to scare the Third Princess, a knife doesn't have eyes; what if she accidentally touched it?!
Old Mrs. Li breathed a long sigh of relief, sat down with her hands on the kang table, and cursed, "It's all that stupid princess's fault!"
"I was afraid she would bully you, so I thought I'd eavesdrop a bit, but she actually had the nerve to ask you to plead for the Empress and the Wu family!"
"Did her mother give birth to her in a donkey pen? Was she kicked by a donkey at birth?! She has a horned head, looks big, but actually has no brain!"
"How could she say that? If it weren't for the fact that she's a princess, I would have liked to shove her into a cesspool to wake her up!"
Tao Hongying also cursed, "Isn't that right? You eat human food but don't poop human shit!"
"When the Marquis and the Fourth Prince return, tell them, 'Why are you still killing barbarians? Just stay home and behave yourselves!'"
"Or, marry this foolish princess to a barbarian. I guarantee that within three years, she'll bring ruin to the barbarian kingdom!"
Jiayin was both amused and exasperated.
Grandma and Mom were furious and unleashed a torrent of abuse, saying whatever came to mind.
Jiayin helped Zhao Yuru, whose legs were weak, to sit down. Seeing her pale face still pale with fear, she quickly comforted her, "Auntie, don't be afraid. The princess has been scared away and will definitely not come again."
Zhao Yuru had been fighting to the death just now, and now that she had calmed down, she was a little weak.
She patted her niece's hand and whispered, "Fu Niu'er, you should be the one who isn't afraid."
"Your third aunt is an adult, it's only right that she protects you. If this princess comes again, just pretend to be sick and don't see her. Nothing good ever comes of seeing her!"
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Auntie." Jiayin hugged her third aunt and nuzzled her face affectionately, which made her third aunt laugh.
Even if her grandmother and the others didn't come, she still had ways to teach the Third Princess a lesson.
But it feels so good to be protected and loved by my family!
She ran over and hugged her mother, then acted coquettishly with her grandmother for a while before giving her a big kiss.
Seeing that her daughter didn't seem to be in any trouble, Tao Hongying tapped her forehead and scolded her, "You're just a bully who only acts tough in his own backyard! That idiot bullied you just now, why didn't you yell back!"
"There was no one in the house at the time. Even if you angered her to death, no one could say it was your fault!"
"Remember this next time, try to be a little more splashy! Your grandma, your aunt, and I can't be with you forever and protect you in every way!"
"Why not?" Jiayin grinned, hugging and shaking her mother. "From now on, I'll take Grandma, Mom, and Aunt with me wherever I go!"
"Yes, even if you get married, you'll still tie us to your waistband!" Tao Hongying replied, both amused and exasperated, before searching around for a sharp knife.
"Where's my knife? It's waiting to be used in the kitchen. I just stewed a pot of sauerkraut and was about to cook the deboned meat!"
Jiayin took a step back, revealing the sharp knife she had thrown under the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
Tao Hongying immediately noticed and picked it up, saying happily, "Thank goodness it wasn't lost. These are some of the most handy ones I've ever used."
After saying that, she took Zhao Yuru's arm and went back to the front yard.
Jiayin asked her grandmother to sit a little longer, took two ripe bananas from her spatial storage and gave them to her to eat, and then showed off a bunch of medicine powder and daggers to her grandmother, saying a few words every now and then.
"Take a bottle of this powder to Third Brother. If he sees anyone he doesn't like in prison, just sprinkle a little out, and even a cow will collapse and never get up again."
"This is an antidote; it can neutralize most poisons in the world! The food Third Brother eats is delivered by our restaurant, so there's definitely no problem, but we still need to be careful."
"This is wound powder. Sprinkle a little on any wound, and it will quickly stop the bleeding and relieve the pain. I also gave a bottle to Third Brother."
Grandma Li ate a banana while listening to her granddaughter's rambling. She knew her granddaughter was trying to comfort her and didn't want her to worry too much.
She sighed softly to herself. The children had grown up, were filial and sensible, and were willing to support each other.
Perhaps she can truly let go and no longer live in constant fear...
A cold wind blew past the window. I secretly listened to the conversation between the grandmother and grandson. They were so frightened by the various medicines and poisons that they grimaced. I floated up to the roof, only to almost lose my soul...
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