Chapter 221 Give the Xing Family a Way to Survive
They were twin sisters and looked alike. The marriage went very smoothly, and Yuan finally put her mind at ease.
Little did she know that she was happy too early.
Now that things have come to this, there is no time to regret and they can only deny it.
If they admitted this and reported it to the emperor, the entire Xing family would be in trouble.
Yuan immediately agreed with Xing Shijie, "Yes, that's right, you must have made a mistake!"
Xiao Baozhu pointed at Xing Chuying and asked, "Then may I ask, Lord Xing, Madam Xing, is this Miss Xing the eldest or the second Miss Xing?"
"Xue'er is now in Prince An's Mansion. She is naturally my eldest daughter."
Xiao Baozhu asked, "Do you two know where we kidnapped her from?"
The two of them had frozen expressions and didn't respond for a moment.
"We found her in the bridal chamber of Prince An's mansion. She was wearing a bright red wedding dress and sitting comfortably on the bridal bed! When she saw Chuxue, she shamelessly claimed that she was the Princess An. She's done all this, so could it be that we've wronged her?"
Ye Hanyi continued, "Chuxue was drugged and unconscious in her room. If we hadn't found her in time and sent her to Prince An's mansion, I'm afraid Miss Xing would have already consummated her marriage with Prince An. By then, it would have been too late, and even if Chuxue woke up, there would be nothing she could do."
Yuan opened her mouth and wanted to argue again, but no words came out.
Xing Shijie's face trembled violently and his breathing became more rapid.
He grabbed Xing Chuying's arm and pulled her to the ground, instantly breaking the skin on her palm.
"You rebellious girl, who gave you the courage to do such a ridiculous thing!"
Seeing this, Yuan felt a pang of heartache in her heart, "Master, please calm down. Ying'er must have just been confused for a moment..."
Xing Shijie was furious. "A moment of confusion? Do you believe what I said?"
Yuan stammered and was unable to speak, but Lu Zhiran responded calmly.
"Madam Xing, if no one helps, Miss Xing won't be able to succeed that easily."
Yuan's face stiffened slightly, and a guilty look flashed in her eyes again.
Xing Shijie suddenly came to his senses, looked at Yuan in disbelief, pointed at her, his fingers trembling uncontrollably.
"You, you...did you conspire with this rebellious girl in this matter?"
Yuan stammered, "Master, I..."
Before she could finish her words, Xing Shijie raised his hand and slapped her in the face with such force that she fell to the ground.
Xing Shijie's face flushed with anger. "You foolish woman! It's fine if she just acts like that, but you're actually adding fuel to the fire! Are you going to kill all the hundreds of people in the Xing family?"
Yuan's face swelled up instantly after being hit, and blood was oozing from the corners of her mouth.
Yuan shrank back, not daring to say a word in defense.
Xing Chuying met Xing Shijie's gaze straight with an arrogant look.
"Father, Mother and I are doing this for the future of the Xing family! My sister is dull and untalented, how can she possibly be worthy of the position of Princess? Only I am the most suitable candidate for Princess An. If I enter the palace, I will definitely bring glory and wealth to the Xing family!"
Their plan was originally so perfect, but unfortunately, it was discovered by Lu Zhiran and completely ruined!
Xing Chuxue also deserves to die. If she had any self-awareness, she would have recognized her own limitations and taken the initiative to give up the position of Princess An.
But she teamed up with outsiders to deal with her own sister, and handed the lifeblood of the Xing family into the hands of others!
Xiao Baozhu was so angry that she laughed.
"This is the first time I've seen someone so shameless, constantly flattering themselves. It's hilarious. How are you better than Chuxue? Are you more vicious and treacherous?"
Xing Chuying's face turned ugly. "I'm better than her in everything, including music, chess, calligraphy, painting, etiquette and manners!"
"Bah! If you were really that powerful, why didn't you make a splash during the selection of concubines? My father personally chose Chuxue as Princess An, and this position was hers. You two, mother and daughter, conspired to switch marriages. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor! Now you still have no intention of repenting. I will go to the palace and complain to my father!"
After Xiao Baozhu finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, pulling Lu Zhiran and Ye Hanyi with her.
Xing Chuying finally showed a look of panic on her face, and Yuan's face changed drastically.
Xing Shijie was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly bowed to Xiao Baozhu and begged for mercy.
"Princess, please show mercy and give the Xing family a chance to live!"
Yuan also hurriedly stepped forward and knelt, begging, "Princess, please show some mercy for Xue'er's sake! If the Emperor knew about this, Xue'er would be held accountable."
After hearing this, Xiao Baozhu's face darkened again.
"Madam Xing, are you using Chuxue to threaten me?"
Yuan quickly shook her head, "How dare I? I truly know I was wrong in this matter, but now everything has been put right and is back on track. I beg Princess to show some mercy!"
Xing Shijie also repeatedly humbled himself and said good things about the novel.
Xiao Baozhu's gaze fell on Xing Chuying. "In my opinion, some people still don't realize their mistakes."
Xing Shijie immediately glared at Xing Chuying, "You rebellious girl, what are you still standing there for! Why don't you admit your mistake now!"
Even though Xing Chuying was filled with reluctance, she slowly lowered her head. "I was wrong. I shouldn't have coveted something that didn't belong to me. I deserve death! But this matter has nothing to do with the Xing family, and nothing to do with my father. Please, Princess, be magnanimous and don't tell the emperor about this."
Xiao Baozhu snorted coldly, "What you should do most is apologize to Chuxue."
Xing Chuying whispered, "Next time I see my sister, I will definitely kneel down and apologize to her!"
Xiao Baozhu knew that she certainly didn't mean it sincerely.
If she really wanted to repent, she would not have said those self-righteous words just now. And she is being humble now only because she is forced by the situation.
But she had to consider Xing Chuxue and couldn't really go and complain.
Xing Shijie stepped forward and took the initiative to say, "She has committed such a serious mistake. I will definitely confine her to house arrest and discipline her strictly."
"Just house arrest? Lord Xing, you're being too much of a fuss."
Xing Shijie gritted his teeth and said, "I will order someone to drag her away and give her thirty lashes!"
Xing Chuying's face changed drastically.
Yuan cried out in shock, "Master, this, how can this be allowed? Ying'er is so delicate and frail, how can she withstand thirty strokes of the cane? If something happens to her, what will we do next?"
Xing Shijie said coldly, "Even if she was beaten to death, she deserved it!"
Yuan hugged Xing Chuying and held her tightly in her arms.
"No! Princess, Ying'er really knows she's wrong. Please forgive her. She'll really die if she's beaten with this stick!"
When Xiao Baozhu saw how Yuan spared no effort to protect Xing Chuying, and thought of her attitude towards Xing Chuxue, her blood suddenly boiled.
"Mrs. Xing seems to be very concerned about Miss Xing, but when you asked the tutor to slap Chuxue's palm, why didn't you seem to feel any pain at all?"
"I, I did that for her own good..."
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