"On the wedding night, the prince didn't come back and left me alone in the new house. I was only sixteen years old at that time, and it was the first time in my life that I left my parents' home... I was very scared."
"I know that the prince does not like me, and even hates me... I am full of grievances and fears, and no one can tell me. I can only tell you."
"A good sister, at this time, must be able to understand her sister's helplessness, right? Will she comfort the sister who trusts her wholeheartedly?"
"But you told me, hang yourself! Seek death! Make things worse and threaten death! Even the prince cannot bear the infamy of forcing the bride to death on her wedding night. The emperor cannot afford to shame this person!"
"You tell me, as long as I dare to hang myself and risk my life, I will definitely make the prince change his mind..."
"Haha...I am also stupid. I married the prince, and we are husband and wife. We will both prosper and suffer. Why did I just believe your words?"
Wen Jin's voice was neither fast nor slow, recalling and recounting slowly.
It brought everyone's memories back to that night six years ago.
Yes, a sixteen-year-old girl who left her parents' home for the first time...how much life experience can she have?
How gullible a young girl is!
She was raised by her stepmother, and the teachings or instigations of people around her... influenced her too easily.
When everyone re-examined everything that happened that year, the way they looked at Wen Jin couldn't help but change.
At this moment, an inappropriate snort... attracted everyone's attention.
I saw Su Su falling to the ground and making a sound that made people think.
The medicine is taking effect.
Wen Jin stopped talking and looked at her coldly.
Planning on her son?
That's what touched her reverse scale!
In the yard, whether there is a young girl who has nothing to do, a young daughter-in-law who is already married, or an old woman...
Now I can see everything clearly!
"Then there's something wrong with the tea!"
"Six years ago, she was the one who instigated the palace to lose face. Six years later, when the princess was just a little older, she caused trouble again!"
"How could there be such a maid?!"
Xiao Yuchen came out of the room with a sullen face.
Wen Jin's words just now seemed to hit his heart every word.
He had never considered that night from her perspective.
He always felt that she was vicious, disgusting, and plotting against him.
But she never thought that she would also be panicked and scared. She was gambling with her life... gambling on his kindness, gambling on his pity...
"I have misunderstood you." Xiao Yuchen said in a low voice.
These words were very difficult for him. It was almost like bowing his head, apologizing, and admitting that... he was wrong.
"Someone, take her away!" Xiao Yuchen didn't even want to look at the maid again.
But he didn't know that Wen Jin now didn't care whether he apologized or not.
She didn't care who was right or wrong back then.
"Wait a minute!" Wen Jin turned around and faced Xiao Yuchen, "Is this still my dowry maid? Can the prince give me her deed of sale?"
Xiao Yuchen frowned and nodded, and asked someone to get it from the housekeeper.
After delaying this for a while, Susu's situation became more and more miserable.
Everyone in the yard was embarrassed but couldn't help but look at it.
Oh, this coquettishness...
How seductive! Even the women present felt flushed and their hearts beating faster.
"How do you want to deal with it?" Xiao Yuchen didn't want to look at it. He even wanted to plug his ears.
"My lord, this is her filial piety for you. If she hadn't drank it herself, you would be the one suffering now." Wen Jin said in a gentle tone.
Xiao Yuchen's face was ashen.
"Susu, do you want to help me gain favor? Or do you want to kill me?" Wen Jin looked at the woman on the ground with cold eyes.
"According to the "Daliang Law", what is the crime of murdering the master? What is the crime of murdering the royal family?"
Wen Jin asked.
The courtyard was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop.
A trembling voice said: "Slave, if you plot to kill your master, you will be killed with a stick according to the law. If you plot to murder the royal family, you will be punished by an additional level, and your relatives will be implicated!"
"You and I are masters and servants. I can't bear to see you end up in such a miserable end."
Wen Jin said slowly, "Let's do this. According to the lightest one, notify the Yamen, eighty sticks. You will take twenty of the sticks yourself. For the remaining sixty sticks, ask your close relatives to share them equally for you."
"After twenty sticks, she will become a military prostitute."
Wen Jin's words were calm but firm, and spoke loudly.
For a long time in Wutong Courtyard, no one dared to make a sound.
Many years later, the servants of Prince Huai's Mansion still remembered this night clearly.
The lantern under the porch illuminated the dignified, majestic and inviolable face of Princess White.
She is calm and beautiful, like an inviolable god and a frosty queen.
Susu was knocked unconscious and carried away.
Xiao Yuchen didn't send her to the Yamen...it was too embarrassing.
He is a prince, and his palace has the right to deal with slaves.
"Do as the princess orders." Xiao Yuchen said.
He was apologizing to Wen Jin.
But she looked indifferent. Now she is as good as the apology she gave back then.
After Xiao Yuchen left Wutong Courtyard, he walked silently on the path of the palace for a long time.
Behind him were Ji Feng and a maid sweeping the floor.
"Your Majesty, you think the Princess's move... is too cruel?" Ji Feng was a little worried about his state.
For more than half an hour, Xiao Yuchen just walked without saying a word.
Ji Feng's words made Xiao Yuchen stop.
He shook his head, "Am I the one with a soft heart? That cup of tea was prepared for me. If I were not discovered and showed my ugly face, it would be me. A slave, it is not a pity to die."
"I was just thinking...she has really grown up. Now she is nothing short of a blockbuster!"
Ji Feng nodded hurriedly, "Yes, the power of the princess was immediately established today. Anyone who wants to play the princess's plan in this backyard will probably have to weigh it!"
"Why did she choose today to establish her authority?" Xiao Yuchen asked.
Ji Feng shook his head, "Then the maid happened to bump into her?"
"The maid took advantage of Wen Yu." Xiao Yuchen sighed, "It seems that Wen Yu is her opponent and cannot be touched."
Xiao Yuchen also wanted to take advantage of Wen Yu... Now, he was a little hesitant.
"Your Majesty..." The sweeping maid was a little anxious.
Only then did Xiao Yuchen notice her and said, "Say."
"My servant has been keeping an eye on Su Su and found that although she is on duty at Wutong Courtyard, she often goes to Tinglan Courtyard."
"Before the accident happened tonight, Su Su had a fight with her mother-in-law and went to Tinglan Courtyard in tears. She stayed there for a cup of tea, and when she came back...this happened."
The sweeping maid replied.
Xiao Yuchen narrowed his eyes, "You mean, what happened tonight has something to do with Concubine Song?"
"This slave only talks about what he sees and does not make any judgments." The maid said.
Xiao Yuchen sneered, "Go to Tinglan Courtyard."
The lights in Tinglan Courtyard have just been turned off.
Song Shiyu also heard about the commotion in Wutong Courtyard.
She looked pale, "Wen Jin is so powerful..."
As soon as she lay down anxiously, she heard the maid come to report: "The prince is here!"
