Jiang Yuwei frowned and looked at Li Huarong.
"How did I frame you? How did you happen to appear in Manager Li's shop just when I was going to buy the shop? And why did Manager Li suddenly change his mind and refuse to do business with me? Why did Manager Li ask you whether you wanted to sell the shop to me or not when you left?"
Li Huarong felt guilty after being bombarded with Jiang Yuwei's three questions, but she still tilted her head back and pretended to be disdainful, saying:
"No matter what, you've already bought the shop, haven't you?"
Jiang Yuwei sneered.
"Even if I manage to buy it, it will be through my own abilities. What kind of person are you, always trying to undermine me behind my back?"
Li Huarong was furious upon hearing this. Her face flushed red, and she threw the teacup in her hand at Jiang Yuwei.
"I, Li Huarong, don't need you, a village woman, to teach me how to do things!"
"Enough!"
Ning Zixuan emerged from behind the screen, pulled Jiang Yuwei behind him, and coldly stared at Li Huarong, who looked utterly panicked.
"Young Master, she... she provoked me first. I didn't mean it. I was just really angry..."
"Hua Rong, I never expected you to be this kind of person."
At this moment, Wang Ma helped the princess out from behind the screen.
When Li Huarong saw that the princess was also in the room, she broke out in a cold sweat. When did the two of them arrive? Could it be that her conversation with Jiang Yuwei had been overheard?
Thinking this, Li Huarong raised her eyes to observe the expressions of the Princess and Ning Zixuan before lowering her head and saying with a wronged expression:
"Your Highness, when did you arrive? I was just arguing with Madam Jiang, I meant no harm."
The princess sneered, sat down in her seat, and waved to Jiang Yuwei.
"Yuwei, come sit next to me."
Jiang Yuwei nodded, glanced at Li Huarong, and then slowly walked to her seat and sat down.
At this moment, Li Huarong stood there like a child who had made a mistake, at a loss for what to do. She knew that the princess's actions just now were meant to intimidate her, but she didn't dare to lash out in front of the princess, so she could only swallow her anger silently.
After Jiang Yuwei was seated, the princess addressed the crowd:
"Sit down, everyone. It's time to eat. Don't waste this delicious food."
At this moment, Li Huarong was unsure whether to sit or stand, and looked at Ning Zixuan with a conflicted expression.
Ning Zixuan naturally didn't want to pay attention to her, and simply went straight to his seat.
The princess then turned to look at Li Huarong and said:
"Hua Rong, I'm afraid you're not in the mood to sit down and eat right now. We won't force you to stay. Now that things have come to this point, I have no intention of forcing Zi Xuan to marry you. We will send someone to your residence later to deliver the letter of annulment."
The princess paused for a moment before continuing:
"We won't say anything else to outsiders, we'll just say that you two are incompatible and your birth charts clash, but it won't affect your future marriage prospects."
Upon hearing this, Li Huarong stared wide-eyed in disbelief for a long while before finally reacting. She immediately knelt down beside the princess, weeping as she said:
"Your Highness, please let me explain. Things are not as Jiang Yuwei said. You cannot believe her one-sided story."
The princess pulled her hand away from Li Huarong's grasp and said coldly:
“I heard everything clearly from behind that screen with the young master. You don’t need to bother explaining. I advise you to let this matter go and part ways amicably with the young master. Don’t wait until things get ugly before you regret it.”
Having said that, the princess looked coldly at Li Huarong and continued:
“A person of your moral character has no right to enter our Prince’s mansion. You should give up on that idea.”
Seeing this, Li Huarong naturally understood that the princess was now determined and there was no room for negotiation. So she gave a bitter smile, stood up, and turned to look at Ning Zixuan, who was silently drinking tea, before speaking:
“Brother Prince, I have admired you since I was a child. Now that I cannot become your wife, it doesn’t matter who I marry. I have no hope of living.”
As she spoke, Li Huarong sneered and looked at Jiang Yuwei.
"Jiang Yuwei, remember this! I'll haunt you even as a ghost."
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Huarong turned around and crashed into a pillar. By the time everyone reacted and tried to stop her, it was too late. They saw Li Huarong lying on the ground with her head covered in blood.
Xu Qianqian cried out in fright. Ning Chunlin was worried that something might have happened to the baby in her womb, so he quickly helped her back to the hospital. Seeing this, Madam Sun didn't want to stay any longer and led Ning Xin away quickly.
Lian Yao remained calm and continued eating. Perhaps she had seen this kind of thing many times in brothels, so she was unfazed.
Jiang Yuwei quickly walked to Li Huarong's side to take her pulse. Seeing that she was alright, except for a cut on her head, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if Li Huarong were to die, she could not die in the Prince Jing's mansion. If this matter were to spread, the heir would likely never be able to find a wife. The crime of forcing his fiancée to her death in the Prince Jing's mansion was something he could not bear.
Jiang Yuwei hurriedly fetched the first-aid kit and cleaned and bandaged Li Huarong's wounds. Li Huarong was still unconscious at the moment. If she knew that it was Jiang Yuwei who was bandaging her, she would probably rather die than do it.
Jiang Yuwei quickly finished treating Li Huarong's wounds before putting away her medicine box.
Seeing this, the princess sitting to the side kept patting her chest and asked worriedly:
"Yuwei, is she alright? Will she suffer any lasting effects?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled faintly and said:
"It's nothing, just a superficial wound with a lot of blood. Since the Princess has already made up her mind to have the Prince break off his engagement with Li Huarong, there's no need to hesitate any longer."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei glanced at Ning Zixuan, whose brows were furrowed, and continued:
"It would be better to arrange for someone to send Li Huarong back to the manor today, explain things clearly, and put an end to this matter. This will also prevent the young master from looking for other girls in the future."
The princess nodded and beckoned to Wang Ma, instructing her:
"You personally escort Miss Hua Rong back, and then explain the whole story of what happened today to the Minister's mansion, so that others won't say that we bullied a young girl."
Wang Ma nodded in agreement.
"So, should we also clarify the matter of annuling the engagement today?"
Before the princess could speak, Ning Zixuan took an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Wang Ma.
“Wang Ma, this is the letter of annulment. Li Huarong and I are only engaged and have not yet held a ceremony. There is no need to make the annulment so complicated. You can just give this letter of annulment to the Minister’s residence.”
Wang Ma took the envelope, glanced at Li Huarong lying on the ground, and nodded in agreement. She then called over several maids to carry Li Huarong to the carriage and led them to the Minister's residence.
Seeing this, the maid following behind Li Huarong could only follow her, sobbing.
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