Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Xiao Qingyuan was shocked: "What? Is it really him? How could it be?"

"Do you think I would say something like this? Is this something glorious?"

"But Shen Wantang said it was Yuan Zheng."

Chu Yanluo immediately became unhappy. She pushed Xiao Qingyuan away and returned to her cold and arrogant look. "Since the prince trusts Shen Wantang so much, why bother asking me? Did the prince come here on purpose to humiliate me?"

"I'm not humiliating you. I'm just a little confused. Don't be too sensitive. Besides, Mo Ji said that Gu Qianhan left very early that night. He didn't stay in my yard for long because he thought I was wasting his time. Since he left, how could he bully you?"

Chu Yanluo lowered his eyes, thinking quickly about countermeasures, and said slowly: "He left at first, but he came back later. He broke into the inner room directly. At first I thought it was you who came in, but I didn't expect it was him."

No matter what, she couldn't tell the truth. She didn't dare to involve Yuan Zheng. Otherwise, as long as Yuan Zheng took out the letters she wrote to him, the cold and arrogant personality she had worked so hard to create would collapse, and all her lies would be exposed in an instant.

Moreover, she knew that even if Xiao Qingyuan went to ask Yuan Zheng, Yuan Zheng would never tell the truth. After all, he had finally married the Prince of Ning's Mansion, and he would never be willing to offend him to death by drinking.

"That Gu Qianhan looks sanctimonious. He acts one way when you are here, and another way when you are not here. I thought he was a gentleman, but I didn't expect him to be..."

Chu Yanluo started to cry softly: "He said that he was shocked by my beauty when he saw me and fell in love with me at first sight, and then he touched me. I tried my best to resist, but he suddenly stuffed a pill into me, and then I lost the ability to resist."

Xiao Qingyuan felt distressed and angry when he heard this: "Yanluo, is what you said true? Was it really that bastard Gu Qianhan who bullied you?"

"It's absolutely true, Prince!"

Chu Yanluo burst into tears: "It's all because I'm too beautiful. I always attract men to covet me. If I could, I really want to be uglier, even if I look like Qin Xin, I would be willing to do that!"

Xiao Qingyuan didn't think Qin Xin was ugly. It was impossible for a top maid in Prince Ning's mansion to be ugly.

However, he was not in the mood to care what Qin Xin looked like at the moment. He was so furious that he wanted to rush to the Duke's Mansion and beat Gu Qianhan up!

He never thought that Gu Qianhan would take advantage of him being drunk and bully his woman!

It turns out that his usual lack of interest in women was all an act!

Seeing that he was angry, Chu Yanluo thought for a moment, then bent down and picked up a piece of firewood, ready to add more fuel to the fire, completely arousing Xiao Qingyuan's softness and pity.

She raised the wood and brought it straight down on her face.

Bright red blood beads rushed out from her fair face, quickly staining her cheeks and neck red.

Xiao Qingyuan was horrified and hurriedly snatched the firewood from her hand: "Yanluo, what are you doing? Why do you want to scratch your own face?"

Chu Yanluo smiled miserably: "My Lord, my face is a disaster. They say beauty is the root of trouble. It is because I am too beautiful that I keep getting into trouble. If I destroy my face, no man will be willing to touch me anymore, and I will be able to live in peace."

Xiao Qingyuan was extremely heartbroken, and now he really believed that Chu Yanluo was innocent.

If she hadn't been bullied so badly, how could a weak woman like her have the heart to destroy her own face?

He gently stroked Chu Yanluo's cheek, feeling sorry and relieved: "Fortunately, I grabbed it in time, so you didn't get scratched too badly, otherwise, your face would have been completely ruined."

Chu Yanluo didn't seem to care about her face at all, and she didn't seem to feel any pain at all. She let the blood drip down her chin and asked with red eyes: "If my face is completely ruined, will the prince still want me? Will he lock me up in the woodshed and not let me go out in the future?"

"No, absolutely not! I'm not the kind of person who judges people by appearance. No matter how your face is ruined, I want you!"

Chu Yanluo threw herself into his arms and hugged his waist tightly: "My Lord, I knew that you are different from those vulgar people. You are much more unworldly than them!"

Xiao Qingyuan also hugged her: "Yanluo, come back to Xingheyuan with me. I will ask someone to get you a doctor. The wound on your face needs to be treated quickly."

"No need. The prince is short of money now. I shouldn't waste his money anymore. It's too expensive to hire a doctor. Forget it. My injury will heal on its own in ten days or half a month."

Xiao Qingyuan felt even more distressed: "It's all my fault. You never cared about gold and silver before, but now you are forced to start to care about it because I'm short of money. Your injury is not light. If you don't hire a doctor or take medicine, you will leave a scar, so you can't save money on hiring a doctor."

Chu Yanluo was very determined: "There is really no need to invite a doctor. I just want to keep the scar. Even if you invite a doctor for me, I will not let him see me. Even if you ask someone to prescribe medicine, I will not take it. So, don't waste your money, my Lord."

Xiao Qingyuan was not only distressed, but also felt very guilty: "It's all my fault that I didn't protect you well. I actually let you get bullied in my yard. Yanluo, don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you! I will never let Gu Qianhan go!"

Chu Yanluo shook her head: "Your Highness, you don't have to ask for justice for me. Gu Qianhan is the second son of the Duke's Mansion and has a noble status. I don't want your Highness to conflict with him because of me. I will just endure those grievances!"

"What are you enduring? My woman, Xiao Qingyuan, doesn't need to endure any grievances! He, Gu Qianhan, is the second son of the Duke's Mansion, and I, Xiao Qingyuan, am the prince of the Ning Wang Mansion! In terms of noble status, how can he compare to me?"

"But he is the nephew of the Queen. What if he goes to the Queen and makes trouble?"

"He's the nephew of the Empress, so what? I'm the Emperor's nephew! If he has the nerve to make trouble with the Empress, I'll go to the Emperor and see who can get the upper hand!"

Xiao Qingyuan held her hand and said, "Alright, don't worry about this matter. I'll take you back to Xingheyuan first. Since you don't want to ask the imperial physician, I'll clean your wound myself."

Then, the door of the woodshed opened and the two people walked out hand in hand.

Mo Ji, who was guarding outside, was stunned, and the maids and servants who were standing by to watch the fun were also stunned!

No one expected that Chu Yanluo would come out in this way!

There were wounds on her face, but her expression was extremely proud, with her chin almost raised to the sky, as if the wounds on her face were not wounds but some kind of golden medal of immunity from death.