"You've caused this palace such a mess, what else should I think? Even if it comes to the emperor, so what? Look at yourself, do you have any virtue as a woman?"
"I'm just here to get my things back. What's the point of being a virtuous woman?" Tu Qingyu said softly, "But your beloved is forcibly seizing the gold and silver jewelry that only a princess can use. Is this what a virtuous woman is?"
Huo Qixiao frowned, "What is that?"
Tu Qingyu raised his chin towards what Qiuju and the others were holding.
Huo Qixiao followed her gaze and found that they were just ordinary rewards from the palace.
"These things, usually..."
"She always takes them, doesn't she?" She interrupted the man. "So if I don't tell you, you just assume they're all hers, right?"
Huo Qixiao: "You've seen countless good things since you were a child, so what's wrong with giving them to her?"
"Give way?" Tu Qingyu's face was full of sarcasm. "Are you kidding? If not, go and ask His Majesty to give up my position as the princess to her as well."
"you!"
"Huo Qixiao, I've already told you, whatever you want to do is your business, don't act like a jerk in front of me!
Now you are nothing in my heart. I can't let you bully me like before.
These things are not important things. You are right. I have seen all kinds of good things since I was a child. Although the monthly rewards in this palace are all good things, I have seen them too.
But Huo Qixiao, since His Majesty has granted me marriage and the title of princess, then the things that belong to a prince or princess are what I deserve.
If I get these and am happy, it is not impossible for me to reward her.
But she couldn't just rob it openly.
I'm putting this out there today. From now on, please treat me according to the standards of a princess in terms of food, clothing, and other expenses. Otherwise, I don't mind making another fuss like this."
Her voice was not loud, but her words were very firm.
That kind of tenacity is indeed what a daughter of a general should have.
After saying that, she ignored Huo Qixiao who was about to explode with anger, looked around, and then suddenly pulled out a knife from the waist of a palace soldier and put it to her neck.
"girl!"
"Miss!"
"princess!"
The servants in the yard were frightened by her, and even Huo Qixiao's pupils shrank.
She looked at Huo Qixiao, her smile filled with madness. "Huo Qixiao, do you want to see what will be spread in the capital tomorrow if I die here today? How will the emperor deal with you, a man who forced his own princess to death because of the daughter of a minor official?"
What will the three armies that have just been appeased think of you royal family members?
Do you, the unremarkable King of Qi, still have a chance to ascend to the throne?"
With every word she spoke, Huo Qixiao's eyes widened a little.
He gritted his teeth and said, "I think you are really crazy!"
"You're right." She nodded nonchalantly. "When you ordered me to be spanked in public, didn't you think I might go crazy?"
Huo Qixiao took a deep breath and said, "Put down the knife first."
"Don't you dare?" She walked out step by step. "If you don't dare, then let them move aside."
The palace soldiers surrounding them did indeed disperse little by little. She took the knife from her neck, held it in her hand, and walked with a majestic air, as if she was a general about to go to the battlefield.
The leader of the palace guards almost had tears in his eyes for a moment.
He seemed to see the elegance of the former young general in the princess.
When they reached the door, Tu Qingyu turned around and looked at Huo Qixiao arrogantly, "Remember to follow my instructions from now on. If not, I don't mind taking a knife and crying outside the palace gate."
She left in a hurry with her people, and no one dared to stop her.
Even Huo Qixiao was filled with anger and wanted to punish her, but he was afraid that she would do something extreme again.
From then on, no one in the palace dared to neglect her anymore.
Everything that was due to the princess was presented to her respectfully.
In the evening, Shu Muyun woke up.
The intense pain distorted her expression. The moment she opened her eyes and saw Huo Qixiao, tears started to fall down her face.
She wanted to get up and throw herself into Huo Qixiao's arms, but as soon as she moved, she felt a sharp pain in her lower body and the junction of her hips and legs.
"My, my leg..." She tried to look behind her in fear, but because of her awkward posture, she hurt the injured area again.
Huo Qixiao held her down and gently stroked her head. "It's okay. It's just a superficial wound. It will heal after a while."
"No, it's impossible. After I fainted, I heard the sound of bones breaking." Her fingers tightly grasped the hem of Huo Qixiao's clothes. "Your Highness, my leg, is my leg broken?"
Huo Qixiao was silent for a moment before he softly replied, "Yes, but the doctor said it's not too serious. It's okay. Just take good care of yourself and it won't affect your ability to walk in the future."
"Then, what about Tu Qingyu?" She looked up, her eyes filled with undisguised resentment. "Did the prince punish her?"
This sinister and resentful look made Huo Qixiao stunned for a moment.
Shu Yunmu also realized that she might look horrible in this state, so she immediately lowered her head.
Immediately afterwards, big tears fell on the back of Huo Qixiao's hand that was placed beside him.
She choked up and said, "I don't know what I did wrong... The princess actually wanted to kill me like this. How could I, a good girl, have my legs broken?
Your Highness, you know that Yun'er has always been in poor health. She fell into the lake before the weather got warm the other day, and now..."
"Your Highness, Yun'er is really scared. She's afraid that she won't be able to live to see the day she marries you."
After saying that, she began to sob.
According to her understanding of the prince, it would only take a moment for the prince to hold her in his arms.
Then he condemned the woman and promised to seek justice for her.
In fact, she was already so badly injured in this incident, but she didn't expect that the woman could escape unscathed.
She waited and waited, but the prince never came to comfort her.
Just as she was about to look up, she heard the man say, "Your mistake was that you shouldn't have touched the things that were awarded to the princess from the palace, nor should you have deducted her share."
"W-what?" Shu Muyun looked up blankly, "Your Highness, what did you say?"
Why couldn't she understand this? Was he saying she was wrong?
Huo Qixiao sighed and continued, "Those things are just external possessions. What do you want them for?"
In his heart, his Yun'er should be noble and innocent, and should not have such a quarrel with others because of such a vulgar thing.
"Also, she was personally appointed as the princess by His Majesty. It was His Majesty who granted her this marriage to comfort the loyal and brave members of the Tu family. In this life, as long as she doesn't die, she will definitely be the princess.
You...you should never mess with her again in the future.
When you see one, you should bow respectfully."
"What?" Su Muyun couldn't believe what she heard.
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