Смертная любовь в эпоху Северной Сун

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His brows furrowed in displeasure. Following the sound, he saw a small, thin figure angrily dragging a petite body with one hand and pulling a servant from his household with the other, heading towards the North Garden in a fit of rage...

His bright eyes lit up, and after saying, "This prince has something to attend to and will be leaving first," he strode towards their group.

Watching Tuoba Chen's stunningly handsome figure disappear into the distance, Shi Yuchou gritted her teeth, twisting the silk handkerchief in her hand into a ball: "That vixen certainly holds a significant place in his heart!"

Leaping over the railing into the corridor, Tuoba Chen blocked Rongyue and her group's path: "Hey, Xiao San, what's gotten into you this time?" Upon seeing Rongyue's bloodshot, wide eyes, he exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Xiao San, did you get stung by a bee? Why are your eyes so big and red, like a rabbit's?"

"Get out of my way!" Rongyue's voice was icy cold: "Those who are smart don't mess with me!" With that, she pulled the two of them and shoved them into Kai Bachen's body, continuing to move forward.

Noticing that Rongyue was acting strangely, Tuoba Chen put away his playful expression and caught up with Rongyue, blocking their way once again.

"Xiao San, you... ah, who beat her up like this?" Tuoba Chen asked in surprise when his gaze inadvertently fell on Yu Yan's cheeks, which were swollen and red like persimmons.

Looking up at the astonished Tuoba Chen, Rongyue sneered: "Who do you think could be so arrogant and domineering in your Second Prince's residence?!"

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Chen's face darkened: "Those women?"

What do you think?

"Impossible! They wouldn't dare, and they have no reason to do such a thing!" His methods and his women all know him well. They wouldn't dare to cause trouble under his nose!

"Impossible?" Rongyue repeated the three words, each one distinct, her face as cold as ice. Releasing the hand of the servant who had led the way, Rongyue grabbed Yuyan's arm and rolled up her sleeve, revealing an arm covered in dense bruises to Tuoba Chen!

Tuoba Chen was terrified: "This is..."

"Do you know what this is? These are needle marks! These are from being pricked with needles one by one! I don't have a single patch of intact skin on my entire body! Damn it, how could they do this to such a pretty and lovely girl! What a bunch of wicked women!"

"How dare they..."

"It's been five days! Yu Yan has been subjected to this abuse for five days! If they hadn't slapped Yu Yan today, I wouldn't have known that my wife was suffering such inhuman abuse in the manor! Second Prince, let me tell you, after I deal with those vicious women, even if I have to cause a huge scene at the Prince's manor, I will definitely take Yu Yan away from this filthy place!"

He grabbed a servant beside him and said, "Come on, lead the way!"

The servant glanced timidly at the silent, cold-faced Second Prince beside him, and hesitated to move forward.

"Get out of here! Do you want to die?" Rongyue shouted angrily, kicking the servant's shinbone hard with her toe.

Already terrified and unsteady on his feet, he was kicked so hard that one leg bent and he knelt on the ground on one knee.

"Get up! Stop pretending to be lame!"

Seeing Rongyue raise her leg to kick, Tuoba Chen stepped forward and put his hand on her shoulder: "Come on, let's go together!"

...

When Rongyue and her group stepped into Green Pavilion, Green was just waking up from her afternoon nap and was doing her hair in front of the mirror. Startled by the uninvited group, Green was shocked, especially when she saw Yu Yan's swollen cheeks and Tuoba Chen's dark eyes. Green's face turned pale instantly.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"Yu Yan, look! Isn't this the woman!" Rong Yue's sharp, cold eyes pierced the frightened Lü Yi.

She stepped forward and tugged at Rongyue's sleeve: "Husband, let's forget about it..."

"Answer me! Is it really her?!"

Biting her pink lips, Yu Yan nodded almost imperceptibly.

With a sinister grin, Rongyue released her hand from Yuyan's arm and strode towards the greenery...

"Your Highness, please let go!"

Holding Rongyue's wrist, Tuoba Chen's expression was grave: "What do you plan to do with her?"

"I want her dead!"

Staring in horror at Rongyue's fierce expression, he exclaimed, "Jian Xiaosan, she is my wife!"

"Madam?" Rongyue nodded as if she understood, and smiled coolly: "Yes, husband and wife are one! It's normal for you to protect your own, there's nothing wrong with that! May I ask, Your Highness, how do you think I should deal with her?"

"Mistress, please don't do this..."

"Your Highness, I am asking for your opinion! Please respond!"

"Jian Xiaosan! Do you really think I won't deal with you? I may spoil you, but that doesn't mean I'll tolerate your lawlessness and arrogance! Remember your place and don't be so presumptuous!"

Raising her head to meet Tuoba Chen's angry gaze, Rong Yue's tone was as cold as ice: "Then may I ask, Your Highness, how do you intend to deal with your wife?"

"Do I, the prince, need to report to a servant like you how I should deal with this matter?!"

“Good! Good! That’s so well said! The Second Prince is absolutely right. We’re just servants, lowly servants! Couples from the poor and lowly deserve to be scolded, beaten, and even killed someday! We’re just a poor couple, how dare we argue with the noble princes and princesses?” Patting Yu Yan’s hand, Rong Yue swallowed and raised her head to continue, “We are lowly, and if we stay in the manor any longer, we might defile this noble place! Your Highness, may we, these two lowly people, leave the prince’s residence?”

"Don't even think about it!" Tuoba Chen gritted his teeth and refused decisively.

"What if I really insist?"

Tuoba Chen gritted his teeth: "I'm sure you wouldn't want to see your wife in danger!"

Staring intently at the gloomy-faced Tuoba Chen, Rongyue suddenly threw her head back and burst into wild laughter after a long while: "He was right! He was right! Hahaha--" Without power, how could she protect the people she wanted to protect?!

"Your Highness, I have offended your wife with my words. I hope you will be magnanimous and not hold a grudge against a nobody like me!" After bowing, Rongyue pulled Yuyan away from Green Pavilion.

"The mistress..." Tuoba Chen felt a heavy weight in his heart. Looking at Rongyue's cold and aloof back, he blamed himself for speaking out of turn and for not leaving any room for maneuver.

"Your Highness..." Looking at Tuoba Chen by the door, Lu Yi softly called out, her eyes burning with a captivating allure. Just now, His Highness hadn't let that vixen intervene; instead, he had stopped her husband from bullying her. Did that mean the Second Prince's love for her was profound...?

Glancing coldly at the alluring greenery, Tuoba Chen suppressed the disgust in his heart: "I never expected you to be so vicious! If it weren't for the fact that your father once helped me, I wouldn't care whether you live or die today! Pack your things and get out! If I still see you in the manor in an hour, you know very well what your fate will be!"

"Your Highness!" Greenie exclaimed, looking incredulously at Tuoba Chen, who had just been on her side.