Chapter 15: The Host
Seeing Zheng Ruyu's demeanor, Zhong Min knew that her self-preservation had completely infuriated this spoiled woman. Given Zheng Ruyu's temper, she was afraid she wouldn't stop until she'd skinned her alive.
The funny thing is, these people take it for granted that they hurt others, and even think that being a maid is a natural thing to accept being beaten and punished, regardless of whether it is reasonable or not, whether it is right or wrong. It is not for anything else, but simply because they feel that they are superior to others, that they are noble and enjoy privileges that ordinary people do not have.
Of course, in the feudal social system, these may be understandable to them, but Zhong Min is not a person of this era, so she cannot agree with such ideas, at least when it comes to personal interests and safety.
Since they were determined to keep pestering her, she naturally couldn't just sit there and accept it. Seeing Zheng Ruyu trying to deal with her herself, Zhong Min had already made up her mind. To deal with such a crazy woman, she had to resort to unusual means.
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. Zhong Min has something to say." Zhong Min finally tried to dissuade him symbolically. At least in this way, she could be considered to have used courtesy before force.
Hearing Zhong Min's words, Zheng Ruyu paused and sneered, "What else do you have to say? It's too late to say anything now. Based on your current actions, I will punish you in any way I can."
"Does Your Majesty really think Zhong Min is truly unforgivable? Is it worth all the effort and fuss?" Zhong Min didn't care about Zheng Ruyu's attitude and said in a relaxed tone, "In fact, Zhong Min believes he hasn't done anything wrong to deserve your personal punishment in this way. Besides, even if Zhong Min really displeases Your Majesty, the worst that can happen is that you can send him to work somewhere else, out of sight and out of mind. You can even expel him from the palace or something. Anything is fine. Is it necessary to treat him like you have a deep hatred and punish him to death?"
"Shut up! Do I need you to teach me how to punish a lowly servant like you? Do I need you to teach me a lesson? You still dare to say you haven't done anything wrong. As a servant, you have no respect for your master, speak wildly, and act recklessly... Any one of these is enough to take your life. And now you still dare to go against me. Today, I will make you taste a life worse than death!"
Zheng Ruyu raised her slender hand, and the gleaming silver needle in her hand seemed even more cold and aloof. She walked up to Zhong Min and continued in a commanding tone, "Now I will punish you by kissing myself. If you dare to resist again, I will make sure you never see the sun again!"
Things have come to this point. Zheng Ruyu doesn't believe that Zhong Min dares to resist at all. She doesn't believe that there is anyone who is not afraid of death.
This time, she had no scruples about the needle in her hand and thrust it directly towards Zhong Min's face. If she stabbed him with this needle, Zhong Min's face would be so horrible that it would turn into a big tabby cat.
However, what Zheng Ruyu had never expected was that this time Zhong Min not only continued to resist, but was even more aggressive than the previous two times.
Before the needle could pierce Zhong Min's face, Zhong Min reached out and grabbed Zheng Ruyu's wrist, and with a flip of his hand, he turned Zheng Ruyu's hand behind his back.
As Zheng Ruyu screamed instantly, Zhong Min had a few more things in her other hand. The needles that were originally held in Zheng Ruyu's hand were now all in her hand, and the tip of one of the longer needles was already aimed at Zheng Ruyu's solar plexus.
"You, you, you...what are you doing! Let the queen go!" The nanny saw that Zhong Min had subdued Concubine Zheng in a moment, and was pointing the silver needle at a dangerous part of Concubine Zheng, as if he was going to take her life at any time. She was immediately frightened and reacted immediately, shouting for help towards the door: "Come quickly..."
"Shut up!" Zhong Min saw what Madam Ma was up to. She pointed at the needle on Zheng Ruyu's forehead with her eyes and said coldly, "If you tell me to do that again, I'll pierce you right now!"
Threatened by Zhong Min, the nanny dared not say anything more. She quickly stopped talking and pleaded with Zhong Min in a low voice, "Let's talk it over. Let's talk it over. Let's be careful not to hurt her."
"You lowly slave, how dare you try to assassinate me, my concubine..." Zheng Ruyu had never seen such a scene before. She was scared to death and didn't dare to shout for help. She subconsciously softened her voice, but her natural arrogance made her continue to scold and she had no intention of giving in immediately.
"Your Majesty is wrong. Zhong Min only saw you playing with such dangerous things and was afraid you might accidentally hurt yourself, so he put these broken things away for you. I have never had the ability to assassinate anyone. Besides, what's the point of assassinating you? It won't affect anyone."
Zhong Min said half-jokingly and half-warningly, "However, I advise Her Majesty to calm down for a while and think carefully before you act so impulsively and recklessly."
"You, you dare to threaten me!" Zheng Ruyu pouted, her face turned pale with fear, but her mouth still refused to give in.
"So what if you're threatening me? Your Majesty, you'd better behave yourself. Otherwise, if I accidentally shake my hand, who knows what the consequences will be."
Zhong Min finished speaking, looking very puzzled as she continued, "Actually, I really don't understand why you're so impatient and impatient. The prince hasn't even returned yet, and you're already rushing to embarrass me, someone who has at least made some contributions. Do you think the prince would so easily believe those ridiculous, pre-prepared words you've spouted?"
Zhong Min just couldn't figure it out. She didn't know whether Zheng Ruyu was really stupid or had no real plan at all. She knew very well that she was now under house arrest by the prince. With Prince Mu's suspicious personality, even if she had helped him once last night, he would definitely not easily trust a person with so many suspicious points. But Zheng Ruyu was still so eager to deal with her.
"You, don't mess around!" Zheng Ruyu was terrified after hearing Zhong Min's words. She stammered, "I just can't stand you being like this. You always bring up the prince to put pressure on me. I'm Prince Mu's concubine and the most powerful mistress in Prince Mu's mansion."
"Okay, if you're talking to me about this, then I can tell you more clearly that you've chosen the wrong person."
Zhong Min shook his head, frowned, and said with disdain: "You should choose other wives and concubines in Prince Mu's palace. Those women are the biggest obstacles to your favor. And I am not even your imaginary enemy!"
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