The Eighth Prince turned and stared at Juechan, his face devoid of any expression.
Juechan looked at the Eighth Prince in horror, crawled on her knees to him, and grabbed his clothes. "Cousin, I was wrong, I was really wrong! Please forgive me this time for the sake of your aunt!"
The Eighth Prince looked unfamiliar to her. Was this the same Eighth Prince who had been so tender and affectionate with her?
"Twenty strokes of the cane, life or death is irrelevant!" the Eighth Prince said, enunciating each word clearly.
Then the Eighth Prince turned to the Crown Prince and said gently, "Second Brother, are you satisfied with this?"
"It's barely acceptable!" the crown prince said with a smile.
Juechan was shocked and let go of the Eighth Prince's clothes. She had been by his side for quite some time, but she never expected that he would not care about their relationship at all. After twenty strokes of the cane, would she still have a chance to live?
No, she didn't want to die! Juechan crawled on her hands and feet to the Crown Prince. "Crown Princess, please save me! I didn't mean to offend you. Please forgive me!" As she spoke, Juechan began to hit herself.
He Xue gestured for the Crown Prince to put her down, and the Crown Prince reluctantly released He Xue.
Juechan wanted to go to Hexue, but feeling the Crown Prince's gaze fixed on her, she abandoned the idea. "Your Highness, I was wrong. Please forgive me this time!"
"Consort, everyone knows why you're here today. Sometimes you can't be too clever for your own good, or you'll only make things worse for yourself!" He Xue said with a half-smile.
"Your Highness, please investigate! This servant truly had no idea you were here. If I had known, I certainly wouldn't have come to disturb you!" Juechan tried to argue.
"There are quite a few people in the Eighth Prince's residence, why is it that only you are so lucky! Too many coincidences are no longer coincidences!" He Xue said with a sneer.
"Your Highness, did the Princess Consort say something to you that framed me? Otherwise, why would you have such a big misunderstanding about me?" Juechan could sense that Hexue was very disgusted with her as soon as she appeared.
She had never met He Xue before, so all she could think of was what Tana and He Xue had talked about.
"I know you and the Fujin are on good terms, but you can't suppress me because of the Fujin!" Juechan said pitifully.
"Don't think that just because the Eighth Prince dotes on you, I'll indulge you and fawn over you! You've made a mistake in trying to take advantage of me!"
The reason Juechan appeared was simply because she thought she was too arrogant because she had the favor of the Eighth Prince. If the Crown Princess were to treat her kindly, or even say a few words to her because of her, then she would be even more unruly in the Eighth Prince's residence.
"No, no!" Juechan shook her head and said. She thought that Hexue would treat her differently because of the Eighth Prince. She could use this to prove to the people in the mansion that although she was a concubine, she was not as good as Tana, the primary wife.
"I can tell you clearly that I will protect Tana. No matter how much the Eighth Prince favors you, you are just a concubine and you are not worthy of my attention."
"If you take advantage of the Eighth Prince's favor to bully Tana, I won't be polite! You'd better watch yourself!" He Xue said domineeringly.
"He Xue, I didn't!" The Eighth Prince wanted to tell He Xue that he did not favor Jue Chan.
"Eighth Prince, this is your private matter, you don't need to tell me."
"Also, although we were childhood playmates, we've both grown up now, and I've already married my brother, the Crown Prince. Even if you don't call me 'Second Sister-in-law,' please don't call me by my name anymore!" He Xue couldn't stand the Eighth Prince's affectionate expression at this moment.
The Eighth Prince looked at He Xue in disbelief. [Is He Xue trying to distance herself from me?]
Seeing the Eighth Prince's discomfiture, the Crown Prince felt extremely pleased, as if every pore of his body was relaxed and comfortable.
He Xue came to Tana and said, "What grievances have you suffered? Don't bear them alone. You still have me. I'm your family!"
"I understand, thank you and Xue!" Tana said, her eyes reddening.
"Your Highness, you can't suppress me just because you're the Crown Princess! I won't stand for it!" Juechan shouted.
He Xue smiled nonchalantly, "There's nothing I can do, I am the Crown Princess, you can't argue with that! Who told me to marry the Crown Prince!"
I love seeing you like this—clearly unwilling, yet powerless to do anything about it!
"Guards, take Juechan away and execute her!" The Eighth Prince didn't want Juechan to embarrass herself any further.
"Wait!" the crown prince said.
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