Chapter 405 Monster
The autumn wind blew, picking up a few dead leaves that hit the window lattice, making a crackling sound.
Chu Youan sat upright in front of a rosewood desk, holding a volume of The Book of Songs in his hands. His childish eyes and brows revealed a calmness that was inconsistent with his age.
The scenery outside the window was bleak, but she seemed oblivious to it, and was completely focused on the words on the book.
Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence of the study, followed by the crisp sound of porcelain breaking.
Chu Youan frowned slightly, put down the book in his hand, walked to the window, pushed open the carved wooden window and looked out.
I saw a figure stumbling in, and it was Yu Lingxiu.
Her clothes were disheveled, her hair was messy, and there were traces of tears on her face.
The two people's eyes met in the air. When Yu Lingxiu saw Chu Youan, she felt as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw and immediately knelt on the ground. Her knees hit the bluestone floor heavily, making a dull sound.
Her tears fell like beads from a broken string, wetting the cold ground. She cried, "Miss Chu, please, don't kick me out of the Princess's Mansion like this! If I'm kicked out like this, the reputation of my Yu family will be ruined! How can I get married in the future? My sisters at home will definitely be implicated. Please have mercy on me and forgive me this time!"
“You’an, please, save me!” Yu Lingxiu cried out, her voice hoarse, “I can’t be kicked out like this, please help me say something in front of the princess, or… or in front of your mother…”
Chu Youan looked down at her, her little face was calm and her eyes were as cold as a winter pond. Yu Lingxiu's crying was as insignificant to her as the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
"You caused such a big trouble and tried to ruin my mother's reputation. Now you have ended up like this. Isn't it your own fault?" Chu Youan's voice was crisp and childish, but it carried an unquestionable majesty.
Upon hearing this, Yu Lingxiu trembled and cried even more miserably, "I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong! Please, for the sake of me serving your mother for many years, forgive me this time! I will never dare to do it again!" She cried and kowtowed continuously, and blood soon seeped from her forehead.
Chu Youan looked at her like this, without any sympathy in his heart, but felt extremely annoyed. "Earlier, I told you that my father would only have my mother! It was you who had the wrong idea, so why do you have to act so pitiful now?"
Yu Lingxiu cried so hard that she could hardly breathe. "I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong! Please, at least... at least let me leave after a while. Give me a chance. Let me find a suitable reason to leave the Princess's Mansion with dignity..."
Chu Youan snorted coldly, "Dignified? How can you be respectable after doing such a shameful thing?" She ignored Yu Lingxiu's crying and turned back to the desk, picked up the book again, and said lightly, "Send her out!"
Two maids came in and dragged out Yu Lingxiu, who was still kowtowing and crying.
Yu Lingxiu was dragged out by two guards. She struggled desperately like a trapped beast, waving her hands in the air, her nails making harsh scratches on the stone floor.
Her eyes were full of resentment as she stared at Chu Youan's cold little face, the hatred in her heart surging like a raging tide.
At this moment, the rumors outside about Chu Youan being an "emotionless monster" kept echoing in her mind. Hatred clouded her mind, and she opened her cracked lips and was about to shout out the word "monster".
However, just as she was about to shout, Nanny Wu appeared behind her like a ghost.
Nanny Wu was tall and strong. She covered Yu Lingxiu's mouth tightly with one of her rough and calloused hands like a pair of pliers. She put her other hand around her waist and dragged her down.
Yu Lingxiu's feet slid in vain on the ground, making a whimpering sound of struggle, and soon disappeared around the corner of the courtyard.
When Yu Lingxiu was brought before the eldest princess, she was already in a state of disgrace.
His hair was disheveled and there was dried blood on his face, with streaks of blood running from his forehead to his chin. His clothes were torn and covered in dust.
The eldest princess sat in the main seat with an elegant posture.
She looked at Yu Lingxiu, her brows knitted tightly into the shape of a "川" character, and her tone was so cold that it seemed to freeze ice: "Do you really want to stay?"
Yu Lingxiu seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw. She knelt on her knees with a "thump" and knocked her head heavily on the ground with a dull sound. She said anxiously: "Please have mercy, Princess. I know I was wrong. Please let me stay! I am willing to work like a cow or a horse to repay the princess's great kindness!"
The princess stared at her quietly, and after a moment, her expression suddenly softened. She sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness and pity in her tone: "Forget it, I have to give Ning Wangfei some face for Ning Wangfei's sake. You are also pitiful, committing such a stupid thing at such a young age. This time, I will talk to that child and ask her not to bother with you anymore."
When Yu Lingxiu heard this, hope instantly ignited in her eyes. Before the tears on her face had dried, she kowtowed again and again, knocking her forehead against the ground again and again, saying, "Thank you, Princess. Thank you, Princess. I will remember your kindness."
The princess looked down at the embarrassed woman with a hint of pity in her eyes. She spoke slowly, "Look at you. If your parents saw you, they would be so distressed! Nanny Wu, please ask the court doctor to come and take a close look at her. Especially her face, you must be extremely careful and not leave any scars."
When Yu Lingxiu heard the words "house doctor" instead of "imperial physician", her heart sank. She instantly understood that the princess' attitude towards her was no longer the same as before. The cherishment she had for the daughter of a minister in the past no longer existed. In the future, she would probably only treat her as a chess piece to be used at will. As this thought flashed through her mind, a surge of hatred surged in her heart, and her nails dug into her palm unconsciously.
After everyone was taken away, Nanny Wu tiptoed behind the princess, carefully rubbed her forehead, and asked softly, "Master, are you soft-hearted?"
The princess sneered coldly, with a trace of disdain in her eyes: "I just saw that she could kneel down to You'an without any scruples, so I knew that she would definitely be a loyal dog that I could use in the future, coming when I called and going when I dismissed!"
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The eldest princess looked at her with pity: "Look at you like this, if your parents knew about this, they would be heartbroken! Ma Wu, please ask the court doctor to come and take a good look at her! Especially her face, you must take good care of it, and don't leave any scars!" Please change the way you express this sentence.
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