Ling Xiang did not attend the dinner at Prince Qin's Mansion. Instead, she used the excuse of helping her second aunt return to the Ling family and left that place of trouble.
Madam Ling II suppressed her anger and let Ling Xiang support her as she left the Qin Palace. As soon as she got on the carriage, she shook off Ling Xiang's hand and immediately drove her out of the carriage as soon as she was out of Qin Palace's sight. "Now that you've grown strong, I, Second Aunt, can't control you anymore!"
"Miss San, you must be home before closing time at midnight. Otherwise, if it gets out that Miss San is out all night, it won't be good."
The driver sneered and drove away with the carriage.
The Prince of Qin's Mansion was not very close to the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion. Given Ling Xiang's already frail body, it was impossible for her to rush back on foot before midnight.
I have to say that although Mrs. Ling's method of punishing herself was too crude, it really worked.
At this moment, an extremely luxurious carriage stopped beside Ling Xiang. As the curtain opened, a handsome face was revealed: "Miss Ling San, I'm on my way. Do you need a ride?"
Seeing that it was Xuanyuan Qi, Ling Xiang refused without a second thought: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Ling Xiang will go home by herself."
Xuanyuan Qi was not angry when his good intentions were rejected, but reminded him: "Don't forget, you still owe me ten thousand taels."
Ling Xiang frowned and looked at Xuanyuan Qi suspiciously: "Your Highness Prince Huai, you must have remembered it wrongly. I didn't ask you to help me before, so why do I owe you money?"
Xuanyuan Qi curled his lips and smiled: "Miss Ling's memory is really bad, but it doesn't matter. I'm waiting for Miss Ling to remember."
Ling Xiang's heart skipped a beat, suspecting Xuanyuan Qi knew something, but she would never admit it, "Your Highness, Prince Huai, it's getting late now, and Ling Xiang is in a hurry to go back, so I'll take my leave now."
Ling Xiang left quickly, as if he wanted to get home before the hour of midnight, or as if he was running away from debt.
Xuanyuan Qi's eyes were deep as he watched the girl's stubborn back walking further and further away. He closed the curtains and told the driver, "Go slower. You're the only one I'll hold responsible if you don't let me sleep while you're at it!"
So, Ling Xiang walked in front, and Xuanyuan Qi's carriage followed far behind, looking like they were escorting Ling Xiang.
But Ling Xiang didn't think so. She just felt that the ghost of this devil was lingering around and it was a headache for her.
But as long as Xuanyuan Qi doesn't take the initiative to look for her, she will ignore him.
Ling Xiang quickened his pace, seemingly walking at a leisurely pace, but in fact he was walking very fast, and arrived at the Marquis Zhenguo's Mansion just before midnight.
In the back, Xuanyuan Qi woke up at this moment, yawned, and told the driver to speed up: "Go back home."
Ling Xiang raised his eyebrows and stepped into the room.
Seeing Ling Xiang actually come back on time, Nanny Zhang, who had been waiting at the door, was surprised. After Ling Xiang entered, she immediately ordered the door to be closed, and then stretched out her hand to block Ling Xiang's way:
"By Madam's order, Third Miss, please kneel in the ancestral hall for two hours and reflect on your disrespect for your elders today."
This posture is simply to close the door and beat the dog.
In the original book, kneeling in the ancestral hall was a common occurrence for Ling Xiang. Her weak health was largely due to the frequent punishment of kneeling.
"How dare you! Who gave you the courage to falsely pass on Second Aunt's order?" Ling Xiang slapped him and said sternly,
"Madam Zhang, considering this is your first offense, you will receive ten lashes. This matter is over now. If you do it again, I will break your arm!"
Aunt Zhang howled and touched her face. She couldn't believe that she was beaten by Ling Xiang, a loser. She glared at him, "Third Miss, you are openly disobeying the Madam's orders!"
Ling Xiang kicked him again. "Let's not even mention that I'm not in the wrong today. Even the Princess has already made her decision. How can anyone else have any say in that? Just look at today. I saved Second Aunt from 20 strokes of the cane. How could Second Aunt be so ungrateful and turn around to punish me? You must be talking nonsense to ruin Second Aunt's reputation!"
Nanny Zhang was kicked out and fell to the ground, wailing.
The guards at the gate hurried to support him. Ling Xiang sneered, "You better think carefully about what will happen if you become her accomplice!"
Ling Xiang's voice was very soft, but it carried an aura of majesty without even being angry. The guards were stunned for a moment, and no one went to help Aunt Zhang.
"You're a rebel!" Nanny Zhang had always been a bully in the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion. No one had ever dared to offend her like this. After being beaten by Ling Xiang today, she couldn't stand it any longer. She angrily scolded the guards, "Catch her and take her to the ancestral hall!"
The guards woke up as if from a dream, and realized that they had been intimidated by the third young lady who had always been the most cowardly. They felt extremely humiliated and immediately surrounded Ling Xiang with a fierce momentum, as if they were going to eat Ling Xiang alive.
"You evil slaves are bullying your master. I'm afraid you don't want to live anymore!" Ling Xiang's eyes were cold and fierce. His aura frightened the security guards so much that they stopped and dared not move forward at all.
The guards who were swept by her gaze were actually frightened and quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look at her again.
"Useless!" Nanny Zhang, repeatedly humiliated by Ling Xiang, roared in anger, "Tie her up and take her away! If you mess up what Madam has instructed, Madam will make sure you pay the price!"
She just didn't believe that Ling Xiang could turn the world upside down by herself!
The entire Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion is under the control of Madam Ling Er. Nanny Zhang is Madam's dowry and has always been Madam's favorite. Nanny Zhang's words are equivalent to Madam's words.
In contrast, Ling Xiang's status in the mansion is not even as high as that of a maid.
Comparing the two, the fear that arose in the guard's heart disappeared, and he immediately grabbed Ling Xiang.
"Looking for death!" Ling Xiang raised his foot without blinking, and kicked the guard in front of him down with two quick kicks. He turned around and threw a few punches. Several strong men fell to the ground together, and there was a wailing sound in the yard.
Nanny Zhang was dumbfounded and turned her head mechanically, looking at Ling Xiang as if she were a monster.
Ling Xiang sat down on the chair that Nanny Zhang had been sitting on, looking relaxed, as if she wasn't the one who had hit someone just now.
"Send someone who can breathe to invite Second Uncle and Second Aunt over to see what kind of slaves they have."
The guard was beaten badly and dared not ignore Ling Xiang's words. He stumbled and ran to ask for help from Mrs. Ling Er.
Upon hearing that Ling Xiang not only did not kneel in the ancestral hall as a punishment, but also dared to injure people in the mansion, Mrs. Ling was shocked at how Ling Xiang had such amazing skills, and hurried to the door.
Seeing the guard lying on the ground wailing, Madam Ling was shocked: "Xiang'er, what are you doing?"
Ling Xiang had no idea that she had hit anyone, and pointed at the guard on the ground and complained:
"Second Aunt, these people are traitors. They actually attacked me and even lied that it was you who ordered them. Isn't this telling everyone that Second Aunt is dissatisfied with the Princess' words today and is secretly disobeying them? If the Princess knew about this, wouldn't Second Aunt be punished with a beating?"
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