His meaning was simple: he was letting Jiang Tian off the hook.
Sure enough, Jiang Tian quickly and happily replied, "Yes."
Murong Lie narrowed his eyes. So she could laugh after all. He had thought she was a block of wood.
Murong Lie did not answer.
When he went to see his cousin and saw the several-inch-long wound on his head, he gained a deeper understanding of the palace maid's cruelty.
No wonder the person who dared to poison him in his past life was his little cousin. Even his father and mother wouldn't dare to touch a hair on his head. Yet, a palace maid managed to smash a big gash into his head. No wonder his servants rushed to find him.
Logically speaking, he should have dealt with the palace maid to give his cousin an explanation.
However, that's definitely not possible now.
Moreover, Murong Lie is not someone who cannot distinguish right from wrong.
This whole mess was entirely his cousin's own doing.
"Cousin, you must get justice for me! Your palace maid doesn't know her place; she tried to murder me!"
Seeing his cousin's miserable expression, Murong Lie's smile turned slightly cold.
Why would she want to murder you?
"Of course she's crazy!"
His cousin wasn't stupid; he clearly didn't want to admit his mistake.
Murong Lie lifted his robe and sat down next to his cousin, saying lazily, "Not many people witnessed what happened today. I've already ordered those who know the whole story to shut up. Zian, you're not young anymore. Your father has told you so many times what you should and shouldn't do, why can't you remember a single word?"
"The Eastern Palace is my territory. Your visit is my permission. I let you in as a guest, not as a master. Who gave you the right to bully my maids? Do you not respect me?"
Murong Lie has a handsome face, but his appearance doesn't look like something to be trifled with.
As a carefree and irresponsible crown prince, everyone knows that his position is extremely important, and ordinary people dare not do anything to him.
Murong Lie has a bad temper, but there are still many people who want to curry favor with him.
Cheng Zi'an was so frightened he almost cried: "Cousin, what do you mean by that? Aren't you going to stand up for me?"
Murong Lie examined his wound: "I can only guarantee that your bullying of the palace maids in my Eastern Palace won't spread far, at least not to your father's ears. I can't guarantee anything else. As for upholding justice, I should be the one seeking justice for my palace maids. You dare to bully my people and expect me to back you up? Have you broken your head?"
In just a few words, Murong Lie's stance was already very clear.
Realizing that his cousin truly valued a palace maid more than he did, Cheng Zi'an shut his mouth and remained silent.
He's not really stupid.
If this matter were to be investigated thoroughly, his father might not let him off the hook.
In the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, Murong Lie is the sole master; anyone who touches his things should bear the consequences.
Cheng Zi'an had heard that someone had been beaten eighty times for stealing a letter from Murong Lie, and was carried out barely alive.
Murong Lie doesn't care who you are; he only cares about himself.
In a sense, it's a good thing that Murong Lie didn't pursue the matter further.
Having figured this out, Cheng Zian dared not say anything more.
But a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.
He dared not go against his cousin, the Crown Prince, but he would absolutely not let that palace maid go!
You'll be forced to drink the penalty cup if you refuse a toast!
He's willing to spoil her, so she should be grateful!
That face of his, if he hadn't been drinking, I wouldn't have even given him a second glance!
Murong Lie caught the fleeting dark emotion in his eyes and curled the corners of his mouth: "Cousin, should I remind you that everything in the Eastern Palace belongs to me, including the people. I didn't let them die, so no one dares to die. If that palace maid is ambushed and dies a violent death for no reason, then I'll take one of your legs to pay for her life. What do you say? You should go and familiarize yourself with how a cripple lives first, so you don't adapt too slowly."
Cheng Zi'an was sweating profusely.
He didn't know why his cousin was being so hostile towards him because of a palace maid.
He could uphold his cousin's dignity, but he couldn't let go of his own revenge!
However, faced with Murong Lie's cold gaze, he couldn't help but shiver.
For some reason, my cousin's expression looked somewhat terrifying.
Thinking of his methods of revenge that left no trace, Cheng Zian hesitated.
Is he really going to lose a leg in his quest for revenge?
Such a heavy price made Cheng Zi'an's heart pound.
Is it worth it? To lose a leg just to kill a palace maid?
After struggling for a long time, he finally spoke: "Cousin, I know I was wrong. Don't worry, I won't take revenge on anyone... Today, today was just my bad luck. I was drunk and touched something I shouldn't have, and I broke my head..."
He said this with great difficulty.
But he really couldn't afford to gamble.
Murong Lie has never been a normal person. He was a proper and polite cousin when he was a child, but in recent years he has become more and more unpredictable.
If he really lost a leg, his carefree life would be over, and he wouldn't even be able to guarantee the most basic living conditions. That would be too heavy a price to pay.
"You're such a good girl. It seems your cousin was right to dote on you when you were little."
Murong Lie patted Cheng Zi'an's head: "If you need any medicine, just ask me, don't be shy. As your cousin, I care about your health."
Cheng Zi'an forced a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Thank you, cousin."
He was picked up in the afternoon.
Cheng Zi'an was the youngest son in the family and was spoiled. His parents believed his lies without question, as long as he didn't reveal everything, Jiang Tian would be safe.
Murong Lie didn't expend much effort to resolve this trouble.
He had been cleaning up spies recently, and since some people were tipping off others, he took the opportunity to eliminate those spies who were passing on messages.
With fewer spies in the Eastern Palace, Murong Lie's life became much more peaceful.
Actually, if word got out that my cousin was beaten for harassing a palace maid, it wouldn't have much of an impact.
His family would never dare to cause trouble for Murong Lie unless they were tired of living.
They were the ones who were in the wrong to begin with.
However, Murong Lie covered it up, which quickly calmed the situation down.
After all, one of the parties involved was a lowly palace maid, powerless and without martial arts skills, so she couldn't protect herself.
If someone with ulterior motives wanted to use this incident to take her life, it would be incredibly easy.
Murong Lie didn't want Jiang Tian to die.
So he told Jiang Tian to go back to her place and hide for two days, and helped her get rid of the people hiding in the shadows.
The Empress also learned of this.
She didn't say anything, but instructed her personal maid to send over some tonics.
Those supplements are clearly for women.
Murong Lie had no idea that his mother was so concerned about his bedroom affairs.
But he dared not refuse the gift from the elder and accepted it anyway.
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