Chapter 464 Change of Words
Lin Miaoyin's knuckles turned white as she clutched the handkerchief, and a mocking arc rose at the corner of her lips: "When you had a high fever and convulsions, I stayed up all night to feed you medicine; when you were pushed down the stairs by a villain, I carried you on my back in the heavy rain to seek medical treatment. But what did I wait for? It was you who fabricated that I was jealous and treated me harshly in the mansion, and it was you who instigated the concubine to oppose me!" She suddenly sneered, with red eyes, "Why should I be this scapegoat again?"
Yu Lingxiu knelt on the ground with her hair scattered on her pale face: "Princess! Please give me another chance! As long as you are willing to help, I will..."
Before she finished her words, Lin Miaoyin leaned over and pinched her chin, the force of her fingertips almost digging into her flesh: "Since you know that I am the mistress of the palace, why do you come to me for help every time you get into trouble?"
She deliberately dragged out the last word, her eyes full of contempt, "Why not ask the prince for help? Isn't he the most compassionate to women?"
Yu Lingxiu lowered her head in a hurry, cold sweat seeping out of her forehead: "Although the prince dotes on me, everything in the backyard is ultimately up to the princess..."
"Listen to me?" Lin Miaoyin let go of her hand and let the other person fall to the ground in embarrassment. "If you really listen to me in everything, how could there be so many dirty things in the mansion?"
At this moment, a deep male voice suddenly came from the door: "If you had let me listen to you earlier, why would it have come to this?"
Lin Miaoyin's fingertips holding the teacup suddenly tightened, and the porcelain cup collided with the tabletop with a slight sound.
She looked up suddenly, and saw Beigong You standing outside the carved door holding You'an. There were tiny raindrops on his dark robe, which shone coldly in the twilight, just like the distant and distant look in his eyes.
Her daughter's red eyes were like a sharp dagger, piercing straight into Lin Miaoyin's heart.
Youan buried his face deeply in his father's shoulder, his tear-stained eyelashes trembling slightly, like a frightened deer.
The child who usually loved to throw himself into her arms and act coquettishly was now cowering and avoiding her sight. This subtle movement made Lin Miaoyin's throat tighten, and her nails dug deeply into her palms, barely maintaining her apparent calm.
"Youan!" Her voice trembled barely perceptibly, but the only response she got was her daughter's increasingly rapid sobs.
Lin Miaoyin looked at the small figure, feeling a pang of bitterness in her heart. She sighed, but she didn't know if this sigh could dispel the heart-wrenching fog before her eyes.
Beigong You lowered his eyes to look at Yu Lingxiu who was hiding on the side, his voice as cold as ice: "I'm telling you, I will only have Miaoyin as my wife in this life! There will be no one else in the backyard except her!"
Every word was powerful and full of unquestionable determination.
Yu Lingxiu staggered forward, her eyes filled with reluctance and despair: "Your Highness really has no feelings for me?"
Her voice was tearful, as if she was grasping at the last straw.
Beigong You held Youan in his arms, his eyes cold as ice, as if the person in front of him was just a stranger.
Yu Lingxiu's emotions completely exploded, her voice was sharp and angry: "Then why did the prince send Feng Ming to protect me? Why didn't he trust the princess to treat me alone?"
Beigong You sneered and reached out to Yuzhu who was standing beside him.
Yuzhu hurried forward and carefully took Youan from his arms.
Beigong You gently comforted his daughter: "Don't worry, father will definitely take care of this matter!"
He didn't withdraw his gaze until Youan's figure disappeared at the end of the corridor, and the temperature around him seemed to drop a little.
"What do you think the king saw in you at that time?" Beigong You took a step closer, and every word was as sharp as a knife. "Was it because of your body that Xie Dan had already played with? Or was it because you couldn't move?"
Yu Lingxiu's face turned pale as paper in an instant. She staggered back a few steps and almost fell down. "I, I am innocent! Xie Dan forced me to do this! Also, I can't move because the princess suddenly sent someone to call Xie Dan, so Xie Dan left the silver needle in my body!"
She defended herself with all her might, but all she got in return was Beigong You's ruthless turn away.
Beigong You leaned on a rosewood chair with a coiled dragon pattern, his wide black sleeves hanging down like ink, his fingertips casually stroking the green jade ring.
Facing Yu Lingxiu who was kneeling and begging, he raised the corners of his lips, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "What does that have to do with me? If you want to find someone, go find the princess!"
Yu Lingxiu raised her head suddenly, her eyes wide open, staring at Beigong You in disbelief: "The princess is your mother!"
Her voice trembled, revealing deep shock and confusion.
"So what?" Beigong You sneered, his contempt evident in his words.
He turned around suddenly, and his bony hands firmly grasped Lin Miaoyin's wrist.
Lin Miaoyin struggled instinctively, her white fingertips leaving red marks on his palm, but thinking of her daughter's swollen eyes, she bit her lip, and finally lowered her eyes, allowing the warm shackles to imprison her.
A smile of success flashed across Beigong You's eyes, like a cunning hunter capturing his prey.
He took Lin Miaoyin's hand and walked to the carved round table, and sat down as if no one was around. The way their fingers were clasped together stung Yu Lingxiu's eyes.
Yu Lingxiu dug her nails deep into her palms as she looked at the clasped hands. Jealousy surged in her chest, almost burning her.
But she knew very well that she was in a difficult situation, so she could only suppress her resentment, lowered her body, and cried, "My lord, please have mercy on me, I just want a place to stay, I dare not covet things that do not belong to me!"
She took two steps on her knees, her hair falling down, tears welling up in her eyes: "Your Highness, you should know that even if I am gone, the princess will choose someone else to live in the palace. If you keep me, I am willing to be childless in this life, and will never compete with the princess for favor, and will not disturb the little princess. Isn't this the best of both worlds for you?"
Beigong You was about to speak to completely cut off Yu Lingxiu's thoughts, but Yu Lingxiu suddenly turned her gaze to Lin Miaoyin, with a calculating and flattering look in her eyes: "Also, if I can enter the prince's backyard, I will definitely be your right-hand man. Haven't you always wanted to explore the secrets of me and want to know what the princess is looking for in me?"
Before Lin Miaoyin responded, she felt the force in her palm tighten suddenly. She caught a glimpse of the tense face of the man beside her, and then looked at Yu Lingxiu who was occasionally glancing at Beigong You's expression. A cold smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "What you said, the prince will help me, without anyone else's intervention."
Yu Lingxiu's expression changed slightly, and her tone was a little flustered: "But, but you clearly said before..."
"It's a different time now." Lin Miaoyin deliberately emphasized her tone, and said every word clearly: "I lost my memory before, and I really didn't care about the prince. But now, I live with the prince day and night, and have lived in this princess's mansion for some time. As you said, I also need someone to rely on. As my husband, the prince is naturally the best choice, isn't it?"
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