Chapter 51 The Prince Invites
"My legs! My legs!"
Xie Rongying stared at Zhang Ran and pulled the reins slightly, causing the horse's hooves to repeatedly step on Zhang Ran's legs.
Zhang Ran screamed even louder.
"I wonder if the Crown Prince has a broken-legged lackey by his side." Xie Rongying said nonchalantly, "I think he does. After all, the Crown Prince doesn't have a broken-legged dog by his side."
"Thank you Rongying!"
Zhang Ran's painful screams caused the servants and guards of the Duke of Ying's mansion to rush towards the stables.
When the horse's hoof left Zhang Ran's leg, Xie Rongying tightened the reins and glanced at the ground coldly. She wanted to touch Zhang Ran's right leg with her trembling hands but didn't dare to. She raised her hand to touch her left ear, looked at the blood on her fingers, and a look of ruthlessness flashed across her face.
"Young Master! Young Master!"
"elder brother!"
The servants and guards from the Duke of Ying's mansion rushed over and surrounded Zhang Ran.
Zhang Ruru and Madam Xue arrived later.
"Xie Rongying!" Zhang Ruru stared coldly at Xie Rongying on horseback: "How dare you take human life in broad daylight!"
Madam Xue walked over to Zhang Ruru and said in a deep voice, "Xie, please forgive me when you can. In Bianjing, we're always on the lookout for each other. Are you being so aggressive? Are you going to make the Xie family and Duke Yingguo an enemy?"
Xie Rongying lazily loosened the reins in her hand and said, "Miss Zhang, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. The fights between your brother and I were all life-or-death agreements. Whether we died, lived, or injured was all determined by our own abilities. How can you say you took human life lightly?"
As she spoke, Xie Rongying set her sights on Madam Xue again. "Madam Xue, a daughter once married is like spilled water. I am now the daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Yongyi. How can there be any talk of the Xie family and the Duke of Yingguo being enemies?"
Mrs. Xue narrowed her eyes when she heard the saying "A daughter who is married off is like water spilled."
"What's more, Master Zhang wanted my life, and I only wanted one of his legs. So he's the winner." She stared at Madam Xue with a half-smile and held out her bloodstained hand. "Look, if I hadn't just dodged it by luck, my husband would have been collecting my body."
Madam Xue stared at Xie Rongying, who was riding on horseback with a calm demeanor, like a ruthless yet calm wolf. "You are so arrogant and love to make enemies. Aren't you afraid that you might be accidentally assassinated one day?"
threaten?
Xie Rongying immediately laughed and said, "Mrs. Xue isn't afraid, so why should I be afraid?"
"What am I afraid of?" Mrs. Xue said coldly.
Xie Rongying's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she lowered her voice deliberately, but her words were clear: "Madam Xue, aren't you afraid of the wronged souls of the Xue family? Madam Xue, have you never dreamed of the Xue family's mountains of corpses and seas of blood?"
Mrs. Xue's expression suddenly changed.
At this time, the prince also came over.
His gaze lingered on Xie Rongying for a moment before he walked towards Zhang Ran: "What are you all standing here for? Take Master Zhang downstairs and get a doctor!"
When the people from the Xue Mansion and Zhang Ruru saw the prince coming, they both came back to their senses from what Xie Rongying had just said.
"Brother, how are you?" Zhang Ruru rushed towards Zhang Ran and asked with concern.
Zhang Ran's face turned pale with pain, and he kept shouting helplessly and furiously: "Xie Rongying! I won't let you go! Just wait for me!"
As the guards carefully moved her, Zhang Ruru also walked out of the stable amid Zhang Ran's screams.
Madam Xue, on the other hand, raised her eyes and stared at Xie Rongying solemnly: "How can a person be lucky all the time? There will always be times when you are in trouble."
"Then it depends on whether Madam Xue can wait until I am down and out." After Xie Rongying finished speaking, she curled her red lips, grabbed the reins of the horse and walked towards the stable on the side.
Madam Xue stared at Xie Rongying's slowly receding figure, a hint of murderous intent rising in her eyes.
There are only a handful of people in this world who know about the affairs of the Xue Mansion, and they are her closest relatives. How could Xie Rongying know?
If Xie Rongying was trying to trick her, she would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!
"Madam Xue." The prince walked to Madam Xue's side and said meaningfully, "How was the discussion between you and me?"
Madam Xue came back to her senses and stared at the Crown Prince. Apart from some anxiety, she didn't seem to be sad about Zhang Ran's injury. She said, "It's not impossible."
"What are your conditions?" The prince smiled faintly, and had a rough guess in his mind about what Madam Xue was going to say.
"It's very simple. If Your Highness helps me deal with the people who just bullied Zhang Ran, I will help you persuade the Princess." Madam Xue laughed and said, "This should be a very simple matter for Your Highness."
The prince stared at Madam Xue with a speculative look in his eyes: "Then I will wait for Madam Xue's good news."
After saying this, the prince also walked out of the stable.
Mrs. Xue's back was slightly stiff, and the words Xie Rongying had just said were still lingering in her ears.
"The Xue Mansion is full of wronged souls. Isn't Madam Xue afraid?"
"Hasn't Madam Xue ever dreamed of the Xue family's mountains of corpses and seas of blood?"
The fear and nervousness of having his secret discovered made Zhang Tu's steps a little stiff.
At this time, at the stable.
After Xie Rongying dismounted, Xie Ting approached her. He saw a scratch on the outline of Xie Rongying's left ear, and the blood had already clotted. "Are you injured?"
"fine."
"Miss, are you okay?" Dongxue and Yunniang walked forward. They looked at the blood on Xie Rongying's left ear with worry in their eyes.
Dongxue said again: "Miss, follow me to apply the medicine."
Xie Rongying nodded, not caring at all about the discussions and looks around her.
Xie Ting looked at Xie Rongying's scattered hair and said to Yunniang, "Go and do your girl's makeup."
"yes."
At this time, many people on the corridor were looking at Xie Rongying.
"Fortunately, we signed a life and death agreement beforehand. Otherwise, if the Zhang family brought this matter to the attention of the government, the government would be in a dilemma."
"This isn't the first time this has happened. Previous life-or-death competitions involved injuries like this. We can't let the Zhang family bring this matter to the authorities just because Zhang Ran was bullied by a woman."
"That being said, Xie is too cruel."
Qin Junyi listened to the discussions around him, frowning. He said, "Why? Could it be that Zhang Ran can provoke but can't afford to lose?"
Shangguan Yao was surprised by Qin Junyi's behavior and slightly tightened her hand around Qin Junyi's arm.
When the people around saw that it was Qin Junyi, they all agreed.
"Young Marquis is right. A real man should be able to afford to lose."
"Yes, yes, yes."
"The young marquis is truly blessed with a gentle and gentle concubine and a heroic and valiant wife."
The chatter of the people around him made Qin Junyi feel different.
Ever since Xie Rongying stopped pretending with Qin Junyi, Qin Junyi discovered that Xie Rongying was no longer as well-behaved and lifeless as before, but instead had a more unrestrained nature that he did not have.
"Junyi, Mother Yuan is here." Shangguan Yao shouted from the side.
Qin Junyi came back to his senses and glanced towards the horse farm, only to find that Xie Rongying was no longer there.
At this time, Yuan's mother had already walked over.
"Young Marquis, Young Madam, Madam asks you to come over." Mother Yuan said.
Qin Junyi instructed Mother Yuan: "Go and see where the young lady has gone. When you find her, bring her back to live with her mother."
"Yes." As Mother Yuan spoke, her eyes swept over Shangguan Yao, then she turned to look for Xie Rongying.
Qin Junyi took Shangguan Yao to where Jiang was.
"Junyi doesn't seem to dislike me as much as before." Shangguan Yao said this with her eyes curved, looking indescribably charming. "That's great. If I knew what you were thinking, I'd be relieved too."
"Why is she so relieved?" Qin Junyi knew that Xie Rongying disliked him. As for why, he also knew the reason: "She just wants to stay away from me."
"How could that be?" Shangguan Yao listened to Qin Junyi's words, and her suspicions were indeed confirmed. Qin Junyi changed: "Sister is your first wife, how could I possibly want to stay away from you? Sister must have known that her previous attitude would not please you, so she lived more freely, thinking that you would eventually see the difference in her."
Hearing this, Qin Junyi thought of the words like "hypocrisy" and "pretense" that he had said to Xie Rongying before.
He said, "Did she change because of me?"
"Of course." Shangguan Yao said with a smile.
Qin Junyi felt a surge of joy in his heart after hearing this. No man could refuse a woman who was devoted to him, even if he had no love for this woman.
Although he was dissatisfied with Xie Rongying's actions, Xie Rongying's heart was with him, and he still felt refreshed in his heart.
Shangguan Yao looked at the smile on Qin Junyi's face, feeling very uncomfortable, and her hand couldn't help but touch her lower abdomen.
How could she not avenge Xie Rongying for killing her child?!
——
Zhang Ran's right leg was undoubtedly destroyed. The horse's hooves trampled on his right leg repeatedly, shattering the bones in his calf.
When Zhang Huai and his wife rushed to the rest room in Yunwu Manor, they were overwhelmed by Zhang Ran's screams inside the room.
"Ran'er!" Song walked towards the room with tears in her eyes.
Zhang Huai followed behind Song with a gloomy face.
Mrs. Xue and Zhang Ruru saw Zhang Huai and Mrs. Song hurriedly coming in. The former took two steps back because she was afraid of her elder brother Zhang Huai, while the latter walked directly to Zhang Huai's side.
"Dad, it's Xie Rongying!" Zhang Ruru cried, "Xie Rongying forced the horse's hoof to trample on my legs. It was clearly just a competition, but Xie Rongying wanted to kill me!"
Bang!
Zhang Huai slapped Zhang Ruru in the face.
"What are you doing!" Song turned sideways and held the stunned Zhang Ruru in her arms.
Zhang Ruruo burst into tears as she stared at Zhang Huai, whose face was full of anger.
Zhang Huai's gaze lingered on Zhang Ruru for a moment, then he looked at Madam Xue: "Don't think I don't know what you are doing behind my back. Why is Ran Ge'er targeting the Xie family?"
"And you!" Zhang Huai glared at Song: "You know what you've been talking about with Ran'er all this time!"
"Zhang Ran works for the Crown Prince, yet he's asked to deal with people you can't handle. He even lost a leg because of his inferior skills!" Zhang Huai's voice grew louder as he spoke. "What?! Do you still want me to deal with Xie Rongying for you?!"
As Zhang Huai's voice rang out, Zhang Ran, who was lying on the couch, fell silent.
The doctor looks at the nose with his eyes and the heart with his nose.
"Brother," Madam Xue met Zhang Huai's gaze and said in a deep voice, "Is it shameful for Ran'er to vent his anger for his sister? The Xie family is already the prince's enemy. Are you only concerned about your inferior skills and don't you know that your family is being bullied?"
"Are you blaming me for not venting my anger for my daughter?" Zhang Huai asked coldly.
Mrs. Xue did not comment.
"Zhang Tu, don't think I didn't investigate what happened at Kaibao Temple." Zhang Huai stared at Madam Xue coldly. "If you hadn't planned on taking advantage of the two daughters of Earl Yongqin's mansion, you wouldn't have followed the Qin and Jiang families to Kaibao Temple."
"The wife of the Marquis of Yongyi wanted to deal with her daughter-in-law, and you brought Ruru to ridicule others. You wanted to give the wife of the Marquis of Yongyi some face and embarrass Mrs. Xie. But you didn't expect that because of your ridicule, you would be plotted against by others." Zhang Huai said, staring at Zhang Ruru: "You were used as a pawn, and you still think the two sisters of the Jiang family are good people!"
"idiot!"
Zhang Huai's words silenced the three people who had just reacted violently.
"Doctor." Zhang Huai suppressed his anger for a moment and went forward to ask the doctor: "How is my son's leg? Is he still..."
The doctor shook his head and asked Zhang Huai to swallow the words he had not yet asked.
"Master Zhang, the young master's leg is broken." The doctor didn't miss the murderous intent in Zhang Huai's eyes. He focused his attention and gritted his teeth as he continued, "We also need to quickly treat the crushed bone fragments under the skin. If we delay for too long, the wound will fester and his life will be in danger."
When Song heard this, she burst into tears.
"Doctor, do you mean that my son's leg bones are crushed?" Zhang Huai asked in a trembling voice.
The doctor nodded.
Zhang Huai took two steps back. In just one month, his daughter was raped and his son had his leg broken.
"So do we have to amputate the injured leg?" asked Mrs. Xue.
The doctor nodded and said, "Young Master's right calf will not heal. If you keep delaying it, it will be bad for you."
"Cut it off as soon as possible to save my son's life!" After saying this, Zhang Huai left the room angrily.
——
The east side of Yunwu Manor is full of carriage parking spaces.
After Dongxue brought Xie Rongying to the carriage, she first applied medicine to Xie Rongying's wound, and Yunniang then helped Xie Rongying to dress up.
"Miss, it's okay." Xie Rongying looked at the injury on her left ear in the bronze mirror, her eyes gloomy.
If she had reacted a little slower, she would have lost her ears.
"It should be healed in a few days." Dongxue looked at Xie Rongying's injury and said, "Luckily, it's just a skin break."
Xie Rongying put down the bronze mirror and was about to say something when the carriage started moving.
Dongxue's face changed. She stood up and lifted the door curtain, but when she leaned out, someone hit her on the back of the head and she fainted.
Seeing this, Yunniang immediately stood in front of Xie Rongying to protect her.
The door curtain was lifted, and the man half-knelt and looked into the carriage. He smiled and said, "Excuse me, Madam, my master invites you."
Xie Rongying pulled Yunniang away and stared closely at Hongzhi, who had just appeared in the horse farm. She said calmly, "The prince asked you to come."
Hongzhi did not answer Xie Rongying's question, but walked directly into the carriage.
Seeing this, Yunniang asked: "What are you going to do!?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was knocked unconscious by Hongzhi.
When Hongzhi raised his hand to hit Xie Rongying, he saw that Xie Rongying had a small and exquisite dagger in his hand. His speed was fast, fierce and accurate, but he was not a martial artist after all, so he was stopped by Hongzhi the next moment.
"Young Madam, why are you doing this?" Hongzhi suddenly twisted Xie Rongying's wrist, and the dagger fell. His other hand suddenly chopped towards Xie Rongying's shoulder and neck.
Xie Rongying's pupils trembled and she fainted.
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