As the maid's pleas for mercy grew fainter and fainter until she could only lie on the ground panting, Shuzhen ordered her to be taken away, then dismissed the other servants. Finally, she collapsed onto the table and wept bitterly.
She didn't understand why, despite her hard work, she couldn't get anything she wanted.
As a child, she was neglected because she was born out of wedlock. In order to prevent others from bullying her, she became willful and capricious, which made the servants in the house afraid of her. As a result, her father also disliked her. When she grew up, she finally got to marry Hongshi. She thought that Hongshi would become the crown prince in the future, and in order to become the crown princess, she killed Hongshi's wife. However, she did not expect that in the end, she still failed.
Shuzhen was unwilling to accept why her life was so bad. As she cried, she thought of Ruan Meiying. It was all that bitch's fault that she had ended up like this. If she weren't still the Prince's wife, she might have become the Crown Princess by now.
Shuzhen made up her mind, "Ruan Meiying, no matter where you hide, I will make you pay the price."
Hongshi went out onto the street and found a restaurant where he started drinking again. He got completely drunk, and just as he asked for more wine, the waiter asked, "Sir, you've already had quite a bit to drink, so how about..."
Hongshi said, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just take it when I tell you to!"
Hongshi was a little angry after being scolded and said, "I can take it, but you have to pay for the drinks first."
Hongshi patted his pockets and realized that he had forgotten to bring any money in his haste to leave.
The waiter, seeing that he had been fumbling around for a while without producing any money, asked, "Where's the money? You can't do without it!"
Hongshi forced himself to say, "Get me the wine first, and I'll have someone bring it over when I get back."
When the waiter heard that this person had no money, he shouted, "Hey! There's someone trying to dine and dash here, throw him out!" Several burly men came out from the kitchen and surrounded Hongshi.
Hongshi never expected him to treat him like this. "You dare? Don't you know who I am? I am the second prince of the current emperor. If you dare to hit me, I will definitely confiscate your whole family's property."
The waiter, unaware of Hongshi's true identity, assumed he was just a drunkard spouting nonsense. He mocked Hongshi, saying, "If you're a prince, then I'm the King of Heaven! I was just about to throw you out, but you're so ungrateful, so don't blame me! Guards! Beat him!"
Hongshi was beaten up. He squatted on the ground, covering his head, still shouting, "I am a prince. What you are doing is insubordination. I will confiscate your whole family's property."
But nobody paid him any attention. In the end, they all thought Hongshi was an arrogant madman who didn't know his place and was pretending to be royalty. They thought he had no desire to live. After beating him for a while, the waiter said, "That's enough. He'll die if you keep hitting him. Throw him out!" Hongshi was thrown out.
The waiter stood at the door and looked at him, saying, "See if you dare to cause trouble here again! This is what happens to you. I'll beat you every time I see you from now on."
Hongshi never imagined that he, a prince, would be reduced to this state. His body ached from the beating, and he lay on the ground coughing violently, almost coughing up blood. Just when he thought he was going to die, suddenly, a soft, delicate hand helped him up.
Hongshi struggled to lift his head and asked the newcomer, "Who are you?"
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