Chapter 275 The Abandoned Princess
But the princess had her own logic. Her gaze was firm, and her tone was resolute. "But Chu Ci was raised by that woman. As the saying goes, the grace of raising is worse than the grace of giving birth. Even if she is the victim, the love she has shown in raising a child for so many years is there. She can't completely ignore it."
If Chu Ci were here, I would have to curse, "The grace of giving birth is not as good as the grace of raising a child."
But the purpose of the prince consort was to let Master Chuci restrain Chuci.
So, at the instigation of her husband, the princess didn't care and ordered her men to tie the woman up and march to the farm where Chu Ci was.
Chu Ci on Zhuangzi was directing the people on Zhuangzi to build a manure pit. He was so busy that his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.
Suddenly, a servant came running in breathlessly, reporting, "My Lady, this is bad! The eldest princess has brought people and has tied up your master!"
Chu Ci's expression suddenly tensed up when she heard this, and her brows furrowed. She had never expected that she would meet the original owner's master again under such circumstances.
I just don't know why the eldest princess brought her original master here with her.
Is it simply to threaten me? Or does it have a deeper, more ulterior motive?
Chu Ci was filled with confusion and fell into deep thought.
Fan Jingrui misunderstood Chu Ci's frown and worried look. "Don't worry, the princess won't dare to go too far!"
Chu Ci didn't explain, but instead smiled at Fan Jingrui. That smile was filled with gratitude, yet also a hint of helplessness. "I'm fine. It's just that this happened so suddenly, I need to think carefully about how to deal with it."
In just a short while, the eldest princess arrived with a proud look on her face.
She stared at Chu Ci, her face full of disgust, and said in an overbearing manner: "I came here today to discuss a deal with you."
After saying this, without waiting for Chu Ci's response, she continued, "You only need to tell me the truth about what happened in the Shu Palace, and I will release your master unharmed."
As soon as the princess finished speaking, a guard roughly brought up a middle-aged woman covered in wounds and ragged clothes. The woman had messy hair and a dull look in her eyes, and it was obvious that she had suffered a lot of torture.
When Chu Ci saw this scene, he looked reluctant.
Seeing this, the princess thought her plan had worked, and said triumphantly, "Chu Ci, what do you think of my proposal? You must think carefully and don't miss this opportunity, otherwise your master's life will be in danger."
Chu Ci: She didn't understand why the princess was so sure that she would save the woman in front of her.
Although the original body and the master had a good relationship, the original body's master also had a "contribution" to the original body's many tragedies. Some of her actions indirectly or directly pushed the original body into the abyss of pain.
"What if I don't want to?" Chu Ci stared at the eldest princess with a firm look and said without backing down.
The princess didn't expect her husband to have guessed it. Her heart skipped a beat and she couldn't help but feel a little flustered, but she still said fiercely, "I will only give you this one chance. If you miss it, there will be no next time. Think carefully and don't make the wrong decision, otherwise you will bear the consequences!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Ci stared at the princess for a long moment, then suddenly smiled, a smile tinged with both sarcasm and insight. "Does the princess want to know? Or does the prince consort want to know? Or does the prime minister want to know? Or do you all want to know, huh?"
Without waiting for the princess to react, Chu Ci said with a sly expression, deliberately dragging out his tone, "If I go to the palace now and tell the emperor what the princess has done, I wonder if the emperor will..."
Before Chu Ci could finish his words, the princess's face flushed with anxiety and she shouted angrily, "How dare you—"
Seeing the princess's outwardly timid appearance, Chu Ci shrugged nonchalantly, a scornful smile curled up at the corner of his mouth. With a tone of deep disdain, he said, "That's it? Princess, do you think you can make me surrender with such intimidation?"
The eldest princess was breathless for a moment. She took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and tried to make her tone sound calmer: "What do you want in order for you to tell me the answer? As long as it is something I can do, I can agree to it."
Hearing the princess say this, Fan Jingrui squeezed Chu Ci's hand hard, blew his warm breath gently into Chu Ci's ear, and said in a low voice.
Chu Ci looked surprised, obviously surprised by what Fan Jingrui said.
But she quickly gathered herself and asked, "I just have one question: why are you so nice to Yuan Ling'er?"
Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui did not deliberately hide their little actions from others. When the eldest princess saw this, her eyes flickered slightly. Although she was a little confused in her heart, she was tactful and did not say much.
His face was filled with surprise, his brows furrowed, and he said in disbelief, "You don't know? Then why didn't you look for this woman after you got away?"
At this point, the eldest princess seemed to have discovered some incredible secret. Her eyes suddenly widened, and an expression of excitement and pride appeared on her face. "You hate her?"
"It turns out that the seemingly glorious Princess Yixin, who is dedicated to serving the people, is actually a person who despises the poor and loves the rich!"
"Humph, it's a shame that everyone still praises her so much. She's nothing but a hypocritical person with a sanctimonious appearance!"
Chu Ci didn't deny it. Instead, he said calmly, "Yes, I am hypocritical and I despise the poor and love the rich. Princess, you have seen my true face. Do you still want to make this deal with me?"
The eldest princess almost choked to death when she heard this and was speechless for a long time.
After a long while, she finally recovered and said through gritted teeth, "As long as you tell me what happened in the Shu Palace, the deal will still stand. I always keep my word and will never go back on my word."
When Chu Ci heard this, his first reaction was that the eldest princess was beyond saving.
She couldn't help but think to herself: No wonder the emperor discovered the abnormality in the princess's mansion early in the morning, but didn't reveal any information to her.
Chu Ci then said directly, "It's a deal. Princess, now that things have come to this, you should at least answer my question, right?"
Upon hearing Chu Ci's answer, the eldest princess's face instantly became extremely ugly, and she felt filled with shame, anger and embarrassment.
But now that things had come to this, in order to achieve her goal, she suppressed her inner discomfort and slowly told the "truth": "Ling'er is the child of me and my husband, but that hateful woman had her switched. For so many years, I have been kept in the dark. It is truly despicable!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Ci couldn't help but sigh in his heart again. The eldest princess was so confused, it was really unfair for her to be abandoned by the emperor.
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