Chapter 502: This Princess Hates Being Pointed at
As soon as she ran to the door, she bumped into the maid who had been sent to call the guards. They both screamed in pain and fell to the ground.
The maid who went to call the guards didn't even bother to cry out in pain. She covered her hurt forehead and crawled in, her face full of fear: "Princess! Princess! It's bad! Something big has happened..." Her words stopped abruptly, and she stared at Princess Wenshu who was lying on the ground wailing. She was completely dumbfounded. What was going on?
Nalan Mei's heart tightened, and she shouted, "Why are you panicking? What's going on? Where are the guards?"
The maid finally came to her senses, her body shaking like a sieve, her voice filled with tears and fear. "Princess... the guards... the guards had barely taken a few steps through the palace gate when they were... they were all... killed by the palace's secret guards who appeared out of nowhere!" She recalled the horrific scene of throats being slit and blood splattering on the spot, her teeth chattering. "The leading secret guard said... anyone who trespasses into the Regent's Palace... will be killed without mercy!"
"What?!" Nalan Mei was struck by lightning. She turned her head sharply and looked at Lan Xiyue, her eyes filled with shock and accusation: "Lan Xiyue! How dare you order the killing of my mother's guards?!"
Lan Xiyue seemed to have heard some extremely ridiculous joke. She even tilted her head slightly and slowly cleaned her ear with her little finger. Then, she looked at Nalan Mei up and down with a look of undisguised pity, as if she were looking at an idiot.
"Princess." Her voice was deliberately slowed down, with a clear mockery. "Were you just... frightened silly by the princess's screams? Or is it that your brain is not working well?" She leaned forward slightly, and spoke each word with an emphasis, like a heavy hammer hitting Nalan Mei's heart:
"This princess has been sitting here the entire time. When and where did you hear me order 'kill without mercy'?"
She paused, her eyes suddenly turning cold. "This princess has just reminded you, mother and daughter, that this is the Regent's Palace! Anyone who trespasses will die! This is the iron rule set by the prince! Could it be that... the princess is forgetful and treats the palace's rules as a joke?"
Nalan Mei was hit hard by this cold gaze and the cruel reality, and her whole body trembled violently! A chill instantly rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, making her feel cold all over!
Yes...Regent's Palace!
This place is full of dangers and dangers, how can people be allowed to run wild at will? Those guards... have basically walked into the gates of hell!
Nalan Mei turned around and looked at his mother who was almost fainting from the pain on the ground. Then he thought of the guards who turned into ghosts in an instant. Even though he had a tremendous hatred in his heart, it could only turn into powerless humiliation at this moment.
She suppressed the resentment that was boiling within her, and a hint of pleading, even unnoticed by herself, appeared in her voice: "Little Imperial Aunt... my mother is in so much pain, she can't move. Could you... could you send someone to carry my mother back to the palace?"
Lan Xiyue smiled brightly upon hearing this, her smile dazzling, "My princess, I am the most kindhearted person." She sighed pretentiously and called out, "An Yi!"
An Yi appeared silently in the hall and bowed. "What are your wishes, Princess?"
Lan Xiyue casually pointed her delicate jade finger at Princess Wenshu, who was curled up on the ground. Her tone was as brisk as if she was arranging an ordinary object. "Here, go find a sturdy wooden board and properly 'invite' our honorable Princess out of the palace."
"Yes." An Yi responded decisively and snapped his fingers.
The secret guards outside the door immediately received the order and left, moving as fast as the wind.
"What?!" Nalan Mei screamed in shock, unable to believe her ears. "A wooden plank?! Shouldn't this be a sedan chair?!" Lifting a princess of noble birth on a wooden plank? This was a blatant humiliation!
Lan Xiyue still had a beautiful smile on her face, but her tone was cold: "Princess, please forgive me. Everyone in our palace is very busy right now. We really don't have the manpower or time to prepare such a comfortable sedan chair."
Before she finished her words, two black-clad secret guards came in carrying a worn wooden board the size of a door panel, with rough edges and even some old stains and snow mud on it. They slammed it to the ground with a thud.
Nalan Mei looked at the shabby, dilapidated planks that looked like discarded items, and was trembling with anger, his eyes blazing. "Lan Xiyue! You're really going too far!"
Lan Xiyue turned a blind eye and simply ordered, "Alright, put the princess on the wooden board and escort her out of the palace."
"Yes, sir!" The two secret guards had no expression on their faces. As if they were carrying out the most ordinary task, they put down the broken wooden board and walked straight towards Princess Wenshu, who was curled up on the ground and trembling with pain and humiliation.
"Get away! Don't touch me! Lan Xiyue! You bitch! How dare you humiliate me like this! I will fight you to the death! Ah!" Princess Wenshu let out a shrill scream and cursed viciously, trying to wave away the outstretched hand.
Lan Xiyue frowned because of her sharp and piercing voice, and whispered impatiently: "Shut up!" Before she finished speaking, she stood up and walked a few steps to Princess Wenshu. Under Nalan Mei's horrified eyes and Princess Wenshu's resentful glare, she squatted down without hesitation, and with her right hand as fast as lightning, she chopped Princess Wenshu's neck with a sharp knife!
"Uh..." Princess Wenshu's curse stopped abruptly. She rolled her eyes, her body softened, and she completely lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
Lan Xiyue remained calm. With one hand, she grasped Princess Wenshu's gorgeous skirt and effortlessly yanked the unconscious body up like a sack, casually throwing it onto the broken wooden board. Her movements were quick and decisive, with an almost barbaric disregard.
She stood up, brushed off the non-existent dust on her hands, and smiled sweetly at the secret guards: "Okay, now it's quiet. Let's carry it away."
Two secret guards immediately stepped forward, one of them lifted one end of the wooden board, and strode out with the unconscious Princess Wenshu as if he were carrying an insignificant piece of cargo.
Nalan Mei was so shocked by what happened in such a split second that she stood there in shock. Only when her mother was carried away did she snap back to her senses. She pointed at Lan Xiyue, her voice distorted by extreme anger and fear: "You...what did you do to my mother?!"
Lan Xiyue slowly turned around, her gaze fixed on Nalan Mei's trembling finger. Her eyes suddenly became icy cold, like the frost of December. "Princess!!!" Her voice was not loud, but it carried an invisible pressure. "This princess hates being pointed at and talked to the most."
Nalan Mei felt a chill running up her spine in an instant. She was frightened by the cold look and her fingers retracted suddenly as if they were scalded. She swallowed subconsciously and looked at Lan Xiyue with a look full of unconcealable fear.
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