Chapter 694 For a Man?
Princess Qingyang, who had been teary-eyed, now saw Yue Niang in such a disheveled state and couldn't help but ask herself, "Why am I crying? For someone like this?"
At this moment, Princess Qingyang was disheartened and suddenly felt that she shouldn't insist on asking why.
Princess Xiang, who had been watching Princess Qingyang closely, turned to the old nanny and gestured for her to drag Yue Niang away again.
Yue Niang was a young girl who had learned to read people's faces since she was a child. Upon seeing this, she immediately struggled with all her might and looked up at Princess Qingyang. Her swollen face was full of pleading.
Princess Qingyang still couldn't let go of some things in her heart. She weakly called out to the Princess Consort of Xiang, "Mother."
"You silly child."
Helpless, the princess waved her hand at the old nanny again, and only then was Yue Niang able to kneel on the ground and look at Princess Qingyang with hope.
"Mother, I just want to ask her one question: why?"
"Alright, remove her cloth so she can speak."
Upon receiving the princess's words, the old nanny reached out and pulled out the cloth used to gag Yue Niang.
"Princess, Princess, Princess, save me!"
Moon Goddess was wrong, Moon Goddess knows she was wrong!
Please, Your Highness, save me!
Princess, I am a member of the Xue family, your cousin! Please, Princess, save me!
I don't want to die!
I don't want to die!
Princess Qingyang was stunned by Yue Niang's series of pleas. When she heard Yue Niang say "I don't want to die," she went to look at the princess, who nodded gently.
Princess Qingyang guessed that this must have been said by Prince Xiang.
The princess would never order the Xue family girl to die, even if the Xue family girl had poisoned her, the princess.
Only the Prince Xiang, the ruler of a prefecture, has the right to decide the life or death of the Xue family's daughter.
Princess Qingyang felt inexplicably disgusted when she saw Yue Niang kneeling on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy. She even started gagging because of her bad mood.
The old nanny was quick-witted and immediately stepped forward, slapping Yue Niang twice across the face until she saw stars. Only then did Yue Niang shut up.
"Answer the master's questions."
"You unruly brat, keep yelling and you'll regret it!"
The old nanny's slap taught Yue Niang a lesson, and Yue Niang no longer dared to shout and beg for mercy from Princess Qingyang. Instead, she obediently and tremblingly knelt on the ground, waiting for Princess Qingyang to ask her questions.
Princess Qingyang drank most of a cup of water from the princess's hand before she could suppress the nausea.
"You child, just send her away, why are you asking so many questions?"
It's just her own little scheme; why do you need to know?
"Mother……"
"Okay, okay, really... Now that you've finished asking, go back and rest. Don't push yourself anymore."
Thus, Princess Qingyang sat up straight again. She looked at the pitiful Yue Niang and asked, word by word, "Why?"
Why?
Haven't I treated you well enough?
To be honest, I treated you better than any of the other sisters in the Prince's mansion.
"Isn't this enough to earn even a sliver of your true affection for me?"
Amidst these questions, Yue Niang lowered her head. Only she knew what she was thinking at that moment.
As she spoke, Princess Qingyang stood up from her chair in anger. She took only two or three steps to Yue Niang, who was kneeling on the ground. Yue Niang looked at the shoes embroidered with pearls in front of her and did not dare to look up at her.
"Is it really just for one man?"
Liu Xinming?
That guy is just a pretty face, the second son of the Duke's family?
Do you like him?
Then tell me!
If you like him, it's not impossible for me to help you marry him.
But you actually conspired with outsiders to poison me for the sake of a man?
I truly consider you my sister!
Do you still have a heart?
Yue Niang, who had been somewhat immersed in guilt, had her feelings of guilt vanish instantly when Princess Qingyang mentioned Liu Xinming.
Now, Yue Niang's mind is filled with thoughts of Liu Xinming, whom she loves but cannot have. When she hears Princess Qingyang ask, "Do you still have a heart?"
Moon Lady's mind just exploded with a "bang"!
Having just been slapped hard across the face by the old nanny, Yue Niang could still feel the pain in her cheek. With blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, she raised her head high and looked at Princess Qingyang with disdain, saying, "I have no heart."
I have no heart?
Is the princess good to me?
Haha, Princess, are you truly good to me?
You're just giving me charity!
Princess, you don't need to say it so sweetly!
The princess gives me alms as if I were a beggar on the roadside or a stray dog. When she's in a good mood, she teases me a bit and gives me a bone to gnaw on.
When you're tired of me, why would you care about my feelings?
I like Liu Lang!
Liu Lang is so good, how come the princess can't see it?
Liu Lang is my only one in Chang'an…
A loud slap landed on Yue Niang's face; it was Princess Qingyang who had done it.
Princess Qingyang truly never expected that all her actions of taking care of her cousin Yueniang were seen by Yueniang as nothing more than charity.
In particular, when Princess Qingyang heard the name Liu Xinming come out of Yue Niang's mouth, she felt even more disgusted.
Princess Qingyang only had a slight liking for Liu Xinming because of his handsome face, but she was not so desperate as to be willing to die for a man.
So how could one not feel disgusted that the woman who was like a younger sister to him was secretly in love with another man?
"He's just a man who covets my status as a princess. Is he even worth your attention?"
Princess Qingyang seemed to have seen through Yue Niang. She sat back in her chair, hid her hand, which had been hurt, in her sleeve, and regained the composure befitting a princess.
"Mother, I've asked her, please let her go."
The princess waved her hand, and an old nanny stuffed a cloth into Yue Niang's mouth and dragged her out of the room.
Princess Qingyang gave a bitter laugh. "Haha, Mother, I was wrong. I was so ignorant and caused you so much worry. I am unfilial."
Mother, rest assured, I will never do that again.
The princess looked at Princess Qingyang, whose body had lost something, and felt no relief in her eyes, but rather a pang of heartache.
"Good child, you are a princess, born into the royal family, and already in a high position. You should learn from this experience and protect yourself in the future."
Princess Qingyang and the Princess Consort chatted for a while longer before Princess Qingyang coughed lightly and left.
However, after leaving the princess's residence, Princess Qingyang did not return to her own courtyard, but instead went to the front courtyard.
Standing at the entrance of the Prince Xiang's study, Princess Qingyang said to the servants waiting at the door, "I need to see my father. Please inform him."
The Prince Xiang, who was discussing the opium matter with his advisors, was somewhat surprised when he heard the servant's report. After all, Princess Qingyang had never asked to see the Prince Xiang alone before.
After all, she was the first of all his daughters to have a title, and she had also gone through the ordeal of being poisoned. The Prince nodded to his advisors, who then hid behind the screen.
"Let her in."
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