"Because the Emperor was also a victim in that matter, he has been investigating it for the past few days, but has not found anything. At this time, Qu Qingran said that it was very likely that I was the one who did it. The Emperor had no choice but to try to interrogate me. Since he was going to interrogate me, he would definitely teach me a lesson first."
Before it's confirmed whether I was the mastermind behind this, kneeling as punishment is the most appropriate lesson.
Besides, even if the Emperor doesn't punish me today, there's no problem with me preparing in advance.
After hearing Qu Qingxi's explanation, He Liufeng couldn't help but praise, "The princess is indeed clever."
"It's not exactly cleverness, just being prepared for a rainy day," Qu Qingxi said with a slight smile.
"This Qu Qingran is really courting death. She's already the Emperor's woman, but when you went in just now, her eyes were still on you. Her actions only prove that she's jealous of me, which is why she said those things. The Emperor will be even less likely to believe her."
"You are quite charming, aren't you? Qu Qingran has been unable to forget you." Qu Qingxi turned to look at He Liufeng and teased him.
"That's her business, what does it have to do with me? I only love you, other women mean nothing to me." He Liufeng grasped Qu Qingxi's small hand and spoke solemnly.
"I know." Qu Qingxi chuckled, not expecting He Liufeng to say something like that at this time.
He Liufeng's eyes were very sincere, and Qu Qingxi began to believe more in his feelings.
A cold wind was blowing and the weather was getting colder. Everyone started wearing thicker and thicker clothes, and the warmth of the room only made Ren Nuanyun more anxious.
She is now more than a month pregnant, but she still hasn't earned enough points to exchange for abortion medication from the system. Although she has never been pregnant before, she knows that the longer the pregnancy is, the greater the harm to the mother's body during an abortion.
Ren Nuanyun sat on the bed, her eyes filled with anxiety. Perhaps because of her constitution, she did not vomit or feel unwell, but her appetite was greater than usual.
She didn't want others to notice anything unusual, so she tried her best to control her diet, but after becoming pregnant, she found that she couldn't control it at all.
Ren Nuanyun couldn't control herself at all, but fortunately her appetite only increased compared to usual, but not by much, so no one has noticed that Ren Nuanyun has become able to eat a lot.
After learning that Ren Nuanyun was pregnant, Chunxin felt that Ren Nuanyun was even more shameless and despicable, and she looked down on Ren Nuanyun even more. When there were other people around, Chunxin would pretend, but when it was just Ren Nuanyun, Chunyi and Chunxin alone, Chunxin made no attempt to hide her disgust and contempt.
She even argued with Ren Nuanyun many times, which made Ren Nuanyun feel extremely aggrieved. She had mentioned this to the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince thought that Chunxin was not a bad person at heart and that Ren Nuanyun was just a little spoiled after becoming pregnant, so he did not take it to heart.
Seeing the Crown Prince's reaction, Ren Nuanyun felt both sad and heartbroken, but she also became more determined to make a move against Chunxin as soon as possible. The person she hated was always in front of her, and she couldn't do anything about it. Ren Nuanyun felt incredibly frustrated.
Springtime was even harder to bear. Ren Nuanyun was already tormenting her enough, and now Chunxin had come along too.
Whenever Chunxin got angry, she didn't dare to lay a hand on Ren Nuanyun, but she would punish Chunyi at will. Chunyi served the two masters almost every day, and her life was miserable. If it weren't for the fact that her indenture was still in the Dingguo Marquis's mansion and in Ren Nuanyun's hands, Chunyi would have given up long ago.
"Chunyi, go peel some walnuts for me." Chunxin sat ostentatiously in the chair, ordering Chunyi around as if Chunyi were her maid.
Upon hearing this, Chunyi subconsciously looked at Ren Nuanyun, but Ren Nuanyun was only angry and didn't say anything, because no matter what she said, Chunxin would talk back, and in the end, she would be the one who got angry, so she simply kept quiet.
Seeing that Ren Nuanyun didn't care at all, Chunyi felt even more desperate. Chunxin saw that Chunyi was still hesitant when she asked her to do something, so she picked up the teacup next to her and threw it hard at Chunyi.
There was still tea in the teacup, but fortunately the tea was warm, not hot.
The teacup smashed directly onto Chunyi's head, and tea dripped down her forehead. Chunyi felt extremely humiliated, but dared not say a word.
She simply nodded reluctantly and replied, "Yes."
Chunyi went downstairs to get the walnuts, and was about to use a nutcracker to remove the kernels when Chunxin stopped her, "Wait a minute, don't use a nutcracker. The nutcracker is cold, and the kernels won't taste good. Peel them for me with your hands."
Chunyi's expression changed drastically. She tried to peel them with her hands, but these walnut shells were so hard, how could she possibly peel them open with her hands?
"But how do you peel walnuts by hand?" Chunyi asked tentatively. "How about I put the walnut cracker in hot water so it won't get cold?"
"No, I want to eat the ones you peel by hand. Stop talking nonsense and go peel them by hand!" Chunxin was deliberately trying to torment Chunyi and was doing this for Ren Nuanyun's benefit. Chunyi was Ren Nuanyun's person, and bullying Chunyi was slapping Ren Nuanyun in the face.
"Yes." Seeing that Chunxin still wanted to attack her, Chunyi was immediately too scared to say anything and could only nod in agreement, and began to peel walnuts for Chunxin with her hands.
At first, Chunyi didn't care much about Chunxin. Even when Chunxin scolded her, Chunyi would endure it. But one time, Chunxin treated Chunyi like her maid and ordered her around.
Chunyi only offered a slight rebuttal before being soundly beaten by Chunxin. Chunxin had previously served as the Crown Prince's secret guard, and naturally had helped the Crown Prince handle many matters and people that could not be dealt with openly; she was quite capable.
After using a few tortures on Chunyi, she was in so much pain that she almost died. From then on, Chunyi began to fear Chunxin from the bottom of her heart, and for a while she even hid and dared not look at Chunxin.
Moreover, Ren Nuanyun knew about this matter but did nothing about it, making Chunyi even more afraid to offend Chunxin.
After peeling a plate of walnuts, Chunyi's hands became bloody and raw. She dared not bandage her wounds, nor dared to let the blood on her hands stain the walnuts. She could only endure the excruciating pain and peel all the walnuts she had taken, one by one.
Chunxin stared at the blood on Chunyi's hands, her eyes full of laughter. Sure enough, blood was more exciting. Since following Ren Nuanyun, it had been so long since she had killed anyone or used torture on anyone. She really missed that bloodthirsty feeling.
Ren Nuanyun sat there, watching the scene before her, her eyes flashing with resentment and malice. Chunxin, a mere maid, had dared to humiliate her maid in front of her like this; she deserved to die.
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