At this time of day, Thirteen should have returned by now, but today no one reported his return to the mansion. I thought something had happened in the palace and he was kept there.
Hearing the noise coming from inside, He Yue guessed that he had probably returned. But why was there no one outside the room? And what was the noise coming from inside?
He had some doubts in his mind, but then thought that perhaps he had accidentally knocked over something, and chuckled to himself that he really had been careless.
My anxiety and worry from the whole day were somewhat relieved. I stepped inside, but then I stopped abruptly.
Seeing that Heyue had stopped, Hailan went forward to help her and asked in confusion, "Madam, what's wrong?"
He Yue remained silent, her lips pressed tightly together, her face as cold as ice.
Then Hailan followed her gaze and her eyes widened instantly.
Thirteen hurriedly pushed away the woman who was hugging him from behind, strode forward, grabbed her hand, and explained hastily, "Heyue, believe me, it's not what you see."
Heyue didn't look at him, but stared coldly at Chunrui, who was half-undressed, opposite her.
Chunrui lowered her eyes guiltily, hurriedly covered her clothes, and then knelt down on the ground with a "plop", tears streaming down her face: "Madam, please forgive this servant, this servant really did not mean it."
Looking at her tearful face, one would really think she had suffered a great injustice.
He Yue gave a cold laugh.
Thirteen was startled by her cold laugh, his heart trembled, and he panicked, not knowing what to do. He hurriedly hugged her tightly: "Heyue, you can trust me. I won't do anything to betray you."
"My lady, I only beg you to let me stay. I really don't want to leave you. I never expected this to happen. Please, my lady, do me justice." Chunrui cried and kowtowed repeatedly.
Hailan began to speak, but then said, "Chunrui, you...you..." Seeing her like this, she trembled with anger, pointed at her, and angrily rebuked, "How could you do this? You are utterly shameless! It's a waste that the Fujin treated you so well!"
Heyue remained expressionless, sat down in the chair in front of the table, poured herself a cup of tea, took a small sip, and looked neither at Thirteen nor at Chunrui.
Thirteen panicked and glared angrily at Chunrui: "What nonsense are you spouting, you lowly servant?!" With that, she stepped forward and kicked Chunrui without any mercy.
Chunrui was kicked to the ground, gasping in pain. She dared not meet Thirteen's gaze, and could only get up, enduring the pain as she knelt before Heyue, continuing to kowtow incessantly: "Please, Your Highness, do justice for this servant! Please, Your Highness, do justice for this servant..."
"Oh? What do you mean by that?" He Yue smiled and spoke slowly, looking at her with a deep gaze.
Chunrui looked up to meet Heyue's gaze, and immediately froze, guiltily looking away: "This...this servant..." but she couldn't utter a complete sentence.
He Yue smiled and explained for her, "You mean you want the Thirteenth Prince to take you as a concubine?"
Chunrui hurriedly shook her head, her face filled with fear: "This servant dares not!"
Thirteen's expression immediately changed, and he gritted his teeth, saying hatefully, "I will never want this lowly servant!"
Upon hearing this, Chunrui bit her lip and cried, "Thirteenth Master, you can't do this! I don't want you to take responsibility, but I'm so ashamed to face anyone. I'd rather die!"
Having said that, he rushed toward the covered walkway leading to the west wing.
Hailan's face changed drastically. Forgetting her anger, she rushed forward and hugged Chunrui from behind, loudly pleading, "Chunrui, you can't do this! Let's talk this out!"
"Let me go, I don't want to live anymore!" Chunrui cried as she pushed him away.
Hailan looked at Heyue, at a loss: "Madam, what should we do?"
Thirteen was furious and roared, "Let her die! Who do you think I am? How dare she slander me like this?"
He Yue sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation: "Can't you just be quiet for a second!"
Thirteen immediately shut up, sat down beside her with a wronged expression, carefully held her hand, and said with tears in his eyes, "Madam, you must believe me. She's talking nonsense. I didn't do anything. She took off her clothes to seduce me. I didn't touch her with a single finger."
"Really?" He Yue raised an eyebrow.
Thirteen nodded vigorously, almost swearing an oath to the heavens: "I have not uttered a single lie!"
"Thirteenth Prince, you can't say that! It's clear you were trying to force yourself on me. How could a perfectly innocent young woman like me do such a thing? My lady, I'm truly innocent!" Chunrui couldn't break free from Hailan's grip, her face filled with grief and indignation, tears streaming down her face.
Hailan was furious upon hearing Thirteen's words. She wanted to abandon Chunrui, but seeing her crying so bitterly, she didn't know who to believe. She held onto Chunrui tightly, afraid that she might try to kill herself again, and looked blankly at Heyue: "Fujin..."
He Yue smiled coldly and gestured to Hai Lan: "Let her go!"
Hailan opened her eyes wide, but ultimately hesitated before letting go of Chunrui.
"Since you want to die, then go ahead and die." He Yue looked at Chun Rui, watching her suddenly change from grief and tears to shock and panic, her face remaining completely unchanged.
Thirteen looked at Heyue with confusion.
He Yue turned her gaze to Thirteen and smiled slightly: "What? Surprised?"
Thirteen nodded blankly, looking completely bewildered.
Heyue reached out and pinched his nose, laughing heartily: "How could I believe the words of a servant who wants to climb into my bed instead of my husband?"
Thirteen's eyes lit up, his face full of surprise: "You...you mean you believe what Master said?"
Ignoring Chunrui's suddenly ashen face, Heyue blinked and asked, "Do you think I should believe her?"
Thirteen immediately shook his head: "Of course not!" Knowing that the danger was over, he glared at Chunrui with a fierce look on his face, wishing he could skin her alive: "This wretched maid actually lied to me and said that there was something about you that I had to tell him. That's why I sent the servants and left her alone. Who knew she would be so shameless as to take off her clothes in front of me! And she even dared to falsely accuse me of forcing myself on her!"
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