Jiang Shuyue looked at the maid with anticipation, hoping that what the maid said would ease her worries.
When she saw the servant hesitate, her face contorted in a grimace, and disbelief almost spilled from her eyes.
However, she tried her best to restrain herself. She turned around and spoke shyly to Mo Yuhan, who was standing not far away.
"Young master, if you had helped me up just now, I wouldn't be in this state. So, my current condition is all your fault. However, I can forgive you, but you need to take responsibility for me."
At this moment, Jiang Shuyue had no idea that there could be any other young master in the palace; her mind and eyes were completely focused on Mo Yuhan in front of her.
Mo Yuhan's face was now as cold as ice, and the cold and fierce aura emanating from him was almost uncontrollable.
When he heard Jiang Shuyue say that, his eyes gradually turned cold.
Jiang Shuyue seemed oblivious, slowly walking towards Mo Yuhan's side, and lunging at him before she even reached him.
Mo Yuhan reacted quickly, kicking Jiang Shuyue in one swift motion. Now, Jiang Shuyue was truly unable to get up.
She lay on the ground groaning and moaning, her eyes fixed longingly on Mo Yuhan.
"come over!"
For some reason, even though Mo Yuhan didn't name her, Jiang Jingyue knew that Mo Yuhan was calling her.
She ran towards Mo Yuhan in an instant, so fast that Mo Yuhan couldn't help but frown.
"Yueyue, slow down, there's no rush."
Although Mo Yuhan said that, Jiang Jingyue didn't slow down at all; she immediately threw herself into Mo Yuhan's arms.
"Your Majesty, what brings you here!"
Jiang Jingyue's address of "Your Majesty" startled Jiang Shuyue, who was lying next to him, so much so that her mouth dropped open.
"If I hadn't come, would you have been bullied? Why bother talking to someone like that? If you don't like her, just take action. I'll cover for you if anything happens."
Jiang Jingyue looked at Mo Yuhan with a face full of gratitude, so excited that she could hardly speak.
"Your Majesty, thank you."
Mo Yuhan would not agree to just a heartfelt thank you.
"Yueyue, isn't it too casual to thank me like this?"
Although Mo Yuhan didn't specify how to thank her, Jiang Jingyue sensed something was amiss in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, if I don't want to talk to you, you will make me do things that I don't want to do."
Mo Hanyu raised an eyebrow. He hadn't even said anything yet, but it seemed like Jiang Jingyue already knew what he wanted to say.
"It seems Yueyue knows what I want. Then let Yueyue thank me properly after I've resolved things here."
After saying this, Mo Yuhan looked at Jiang Shuyue lying on the ground next to him. Although Jiang Shuyue couldn't get up, she was still trying to fix her makeup and make herself look prettier and more beautiful.
Unfortunately, no matter how beautifully she dressed, no one wanted to see her. Mo Yuhan let go of Jiang Jingyue and walked to her side, looking down at her.
Jiang Shuyue was extremely excited. She felt that with her beauty, the Emperor would definitely take a liking to her.
So when she saw Mo Yuhan walking this way, the excitement in her eyes was almost overflowing.
The Emperor has arrived; he must have taken a liking to her.
At that moment, she completely forgot who her Prince Cheng was, and her eyes were only on Mo Yuhan in front of her.
"Your Majesty... could you help me up? I twisted my ankle and can't get up."
Jiang Shuyue tried her best to make her tone sound pitiful, hoping that the emperor would take pity on her.
However, she overestimated herself. She wasn't Jiang Jingyue, so why would Mo Yuhan pity her?
"Su Changde, the second young lady of the Jiang family has offended me. I believe you are well aware of the palace rules regarding what kind of punishment she should receive."
When Su Changde heard Mo Yuhan say this, he immediately nodded and walked out from behind him, followed by two servants.
"Your Majesty, offending Your Majesty is punishable by thirty strokes of the cane. I will take care of it now. You two, take him away."
When Jiang Shuyue heard the news, she froze on the spot and didn't move for a long time.
By the time she realized what was happening, two servants had already grabbed her and were about to drag her away.
This time, Jiang Shuyue was really frightened. Her eyes were filled with terror. She looked at Jiang Jingyue in a panic, her eyes full of pleading.
However, upon seeing her like this, Jiang Jingyue immediately turned her head away, not wanting to look at her at all.
Jiang Jingyue's actions chilled Jiang Shuyue's heart.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you can't treat me like this! I am the daughter of Prime Minister Jiang, and the betrothed Princess Consort of Prince Cheng. If you treat me like this, aren't you afraid that Prince Cheng and my father will blame you?"
If people who didn't know better listened to her, they would think that Prince Cheng had more power than the Emperor, and that a mere prince had the right to interfere with the Emperor.
"Ha, Prince Cheng, what is he? He's just a prince, and a prince with no power or influence at that. Why should I worry about him?"
These words shattered all of Jiang Shuyue's hopes. As she was being dragged away, she was still shouting that she would not let Jiang Jingyue go.
Jiang Jingyue looked at Jiang Shuyue being dragged away, her eyes filled with fear.
Seeing Jiang Jingyue like this broke Mo Yuhan's heart. He felt that Jiang Jingyue must have been bullied terribly at home, which was why she was subconsciously afraid.
Thinking of this, Mo Yuhan walked to Jiang Jingyue's side with an icy expression, hugged her, and gently comforted her.
"Yueyue, don't be sad. You have me now. I will protect you and won't let you get hurt."
Jiang Jingyue nodded in Mo Yuhan's arms and rubbed her head against him.
Mo Yuhan's heart melted when she rubbed against him like that.
However, Mo Yuhan's expression was very serious at this moment.
Jiang Jingyue was puzzled by his expression and didn't know what was wrong.
"Your Majesty, why are you looking at me like that? Have I done something wrong?"
Jiang Jingyue looked up at him, her eyes full of confusion.
"Yueyue, do you know you're pregnant? You ran so fast just now, what if your stomach hurts later?"
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