Seriously, Liu Sihua's expression just now was terrifying.
Fearing that Luo Ziqian would be implicated, she decided to go over and protect him first.
When she followed him over, she saw that Luo Kejin, the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat who struck fear into the hearts of the court officials, was now running around the courtyard with his head in his hands.
"Ahua, Ahua..."
"Let me explain..."
"Things aren't what you think..."
"Ouch, be gentle!"
"Ouch—"
"Don't hit me in the face!"
"Let me explain!"
"Don't you know what kind of person I am?"
"Ouch..."
"Even when interrogating prisoners in prison, shouldn't you give them a chance to plead their case first?"
"Who would just call a taxi without saying a word?"
But Liu Sihua behind him wouldn't listen to a word, and kept waving the feather duster in her hand.
When Luo Ziqian, who had just caught up, saw this, he was so frightened that his mouth split open as if he had been hit himself.
At this moment, Luo Kejin's gaze fell on him.
not good!
Luo Ziqian had a bad feeling and, without thinking, turned to leave, but it was too late.
Luo Kejin broke off a branch and rushed towards Luo Ziqian's direction.
"Stop right there!"
"Was this your doing?!"
"Was it you?!"
"Otherwise, how would your mother have suddenly discovered this..."
"You unfilial son, come here right now, or I'll beat you to death!"
Without pausing, Luo Ziqian turned and ran.
But Luo Kejin caught up from behind.
The soft branches struck him repeatedly with force, causing him to scream in pain.
"ah……"
"Father, I'm innocent..."
"This has nothing to do with me!"
"It wasn't me who told you to go to a brothel!"
"Now that you've gone, do you think your mother doesn't know?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Kejin became even angrier. Ignoring the feather duster that was hitting him from behind, he vigorously swung the branch in his hand.
"You unfilial son, you brat, how dare you talk back!"
"I'll teach you to talk nonsense, I'll teach you to talk nonsense..."
"Ah..." Luo Ziqian jumped up in pain, shouting as he jumped, "Mother, help me, Mother!"
"Dad's going to beat me to death!"
"ah……"
"It hurts so much!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Sihua behind him increased the pressure on his hands.
"What does this have to do with our son? How dare you try to drag him into this!"
"Have you no shame?!"
As he spoke, he wielded the feather duster quickly and heavily.
Luo Kejin kept dodging and increased the pressure on his hands.
Poor Luo Ziqian was beaten and screamed repeatedly. He didn't care about anything else and tried to run away in the direction of the corridor.
But just as they passed through the corridor, they saw Princess Rongyang walking over from the other side with Greenie.
She walked very fast.
Luo Ziqian, however, ran even faster.
The two were about to collide.
Princess Rongyang was also startled.
At the critical moment, Luo Ziqian hugged Princess Rongyang tightly, burying her in his arms. He then used his body to shield her, cushioning her fall heavily to the ground with his back.
All of this happened extremely quickly.
Luo Kejin and Liu Sihua, who were chasing behind, were also startled for a moment.
The branch that Luo Kejin was originally going to land on Luo Ziqian was about to land on Princess Rongyang.
At the critical moment, he disregarded everything else, forcibly pulled his hand back, and immediately turned around to stop Liu Sihua from rushing over.
that's all……
"Smack—"
With a soft thud, the feather duster in Liu Sihua's hand landed directly on Luo Kejin's face.
The world was at peace for a moment.
Liu Sihua looked at the red marks on Luo Kejin's face in disbelief.
A long line of redness and swelling quickly appeared, running from the eye to the right cheek.
Liu Sihua: ...
"I……"
"Who told you to turn around suddenly?"
"This isn't my fault; it was clearly your own doing that caused you to turn around!"
Luo Kejin couldn't care less about any of that at the moment. He grabbed Liu Sihua and looked down at Princess Rongyang on the ground.
Princess Rongyang fell into Luo Ziqian's arms, feeling dizzy and then collapsed to the ground.
At that time, all she could hear was Greenie's exclamation; now, all she could hear was Luo Ziqian's heartbeat.
"Knock knock knock..."
The sound reverberated in Princess Rongyang's ears.
Until a fairly kind voice came to my ear.
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
Princess Rongyang then hurriedly got up.
"I...I'm fine."
Greenie, who was beside her, stepped forward to help her up and helped her tidy her clothes and hair ornaments.
Luo Kejin and Liu Sihua breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and looked Princess Rongyang up and down to make sure she was unharmed before turning their attention to Luo Ziqian on the ground.
"You brat, get up right now! Look at you, so clumsy! You almost bumped into the princess! What if she had been hurt?"
Luo Ziqian struggled to his feet.
His back was burning with pain, probably from scraping it when he fell to the ground. He gasped in pain.
Upon seeing this, Liu Sihua immediately felt distressed and wanted to step forward.
Princess Rongyang arrived at Luo Ziqian's side before her, looking at him with concern.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"Did you just get hurt?"
"How badly are you injured?"
Luo Ziqian shook his head, but when Princess Rongyang touched his back, he couldn't help but gasp.
Upon seeing this, Princess Rongyang disregarded everything else and immediately spoke up.
"No, let me apply the medicine for you first."
In Luo Ziqian's courtyard.
Liu Sihua and Luo Kejin stood outside, craning their necks and staring longingly at Luo Ziqian's tightly closed door.
The two looked at each other for a while, then exchanged another glance.
Liu Sihua: "Is...everything alright?"
Luo Kejin: "I hope everything will be alright!"
“Ziqian is injured, so it’s alright for the princess to apply medicine to him.”
Liu Sihua: "But the two of them are not married after all. If word gets out that they are spending time together in one room, it will probably not be good for the princess's reputation."
"After all, she is such a well-behaved little princess. We mustn't let that brat ruin her."
The two of them had known about Luo Ziqian and Princess Rongyang's affair for a long time, but of course, they had never asked a single question about it.
After all, she was a princess.
Let's set aside whether they really have their eye on Luo Ziqian.
Besides, a princess's marriage is not something that can be decided casually.
Moreover, once Luo Ziqian marries the princess, it means he will have to give up his future opportunities to serve in the court.
Luo Kejin was well aware of his son's revenge; otherwise, he wouldn't have endured so much infamy for so many years, constantly helping Shen Hechuan.
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