Pingyang Wang felt that his children were even more of an eyesore whenever he heard Consort Dai’s soft, weak voice.
They rarely showed him a good face and never listened to his arrangements.
He immediately turned grim and pointed at Yun Shu, who was being protected by Zhen Lin, saying, "Even if she is your savior, for injuring Xu'er, she deserves to die! A mere lowly commoner dares to harm the son of this Prince of Pingyang. It is already my benevolence that I have not taken the lives of her entire family."
"Alas, Young Master, Princess, it is not that I am siding with Xu'er, but is it worth it to anger your father over a trivial commoner? If she is dealt with, everyone will be happy, no?" Madam Dai sighed softly.
In her heart, however, she was cursing Zhen Lin and Princess Ningde to the heavens. Her Xu'er was destined to be the heir, yet he had been schemed against by these two siblings, losing his reputation and suffering injuries in the capital. The scars on his body and face would remain!
She was filled with hatred!
If she knew there was no way to deal with them, why would she vent her anger on that woman named Ning Ruan?
If someone did not die today, she would never swallow this rage!
The more they protected Ning Ruan, the more she felt the need to deal with this woman, to stab them in their hearts to appease some of her hatred.
Yun Shu slightly lifted her eyelids, looking at Pingyang Wang and Consort Dai, who were speaking in unison. They wanted to decide her fate? And they discussed it as casually as if they were buying vegetables at the market. This feeling was truly uncomfortable.
"Your mother is right. A mere commoner, and you two still protect her? Do you have any regard for me, your father?" Pingyang Wang questioned angrily.
He truly felt that looking at his son and daughter was making him more and more upset.
They always wanted to defy him, never acting according to his wishes!
"If I were you, I would have agreed long ago. What's so good about protecting an ugly monster!" Zhen Xu truly couldn't understand. Even if that ugly monster had good medical skills, she was an eyesore. What was so good about protecting her?
Yun Yueyin suddenly saw Yun Shu's calm, sweeping gaze. For some reason, her heart skipped a beat, and a sense of apprehension arose.
Under such circumstances, a commoner without any backing showed no fear?
This seemed rather unusual.
Could it be that she was certain that Zhen Lin and Ning De would not stand by and watch her get into trouble?
"Enough," Princess Ning De said coldly.
She looked coldly at Zhen Xu, "Zhen Xu, do you still want to cause a city-wide scandal?" Do you want to die? Let alone that Ning Ruan is not your brother's savior, even if Ning Ruan were just an ordinary person, and became implicated because of her and her brother, she would absolutely not let these people succeed!
If they succeeded, she would not be able to swallow this!
Want to settle scores?
Then let's settle them properly!
She looked at Pingyang Wang, "To be so heartless to your savior, if this gets out, will Prince Pingyang's mansion still have any reputation? If father insists on this, then let's see if Zhen Xu can truly remain unharmed."
Pingyang Wang's eyes widened. He did not expect his daughter's attitude to be so firm.
Moreover, his consort and Xu'er might not understand the meaning of his last sentence, but he did.
Not to mention, if Ning De wanted someone to not remain unharmed, it might be easy! Otherwise, the Emperor would not have warned him not to mistreat Ning De.
It's just...
It's just, she was his daughter!
She dared to threaten him!
He became furious, pointing at Princess Ning De, "Who gave you the courage? Who on earth gave you the courage to threaten your own father!"
Princess Ning De's expression remained unchanged, only a cold smile touched the corner of her lips.
Yun Shu subtly took in the expressions of these father and daughter.
A guess surfaced in her mind. Princess Ning De's relationship with the Shadow Palace must be extraordinary.
And the relationship between the Shadow Palace and the Imperial Palace was so close.
Yun Shu pursed her lips slightly.
"Father, you are being too serious. This matter should be judged by reason, not by kinship," Zhen Lin's voice was ice-cold as he reminded him.
Trying to use the title of "father" to deal with Ning Ruan in front of him and Ning De was truly overestimating himself.
Madam Dai's eyelids twitched fiercely. These siblings were so stubborn! And their attitude was too strong. She remembered that a few years ago, they had still wanted to improve their relationship with the Prince. If she had not painstakingly sabotaged their father-son relationship, then Xu'er's position in the Prince's heart might not be so important now.
And in just a few years, these siblings had completely stopped caring?
Looking at their eyes, which seemed ready to continue quarreling with the Prince, their attitude was extremely resolute.
This...
She remembered the Prince mentioning before that these siblings had many ways and were backed by the Emperor.
Thinking of this, she did feel a trace of fear.
But, she could not swallow this! She would absolutely not swallow it so easily!
"If kinship is not considered, then what is? Young Master, your words are truly hurtful. Although the Prince and I have not been in the capital for some time, the Prince often talks about you in front of me. Your actions truly hurt your father's heart so deeply," Madam Dai said, wiping the corners of her eyes.
Anyone who didn't know would believe her lies.
Even Prince Pingyang's eyes flickered. He really hadn't thought about them; all he ever talked about was Xu'er. They had the vast dowry left by the previous Princess Consort, and they had the Emperor's protection. What was there to think about?
Furthermore, they did not put him, their father, in their eyes, so there was even less reason to think about them!
He snorted twice, "You two truly do not put your father in your eyes or heart."
"Just say a few comforting words to the Prince. After all, we are a family. A family should be harmonious. When encountering problems, we should discuss them properly. If we immediately resort to cold words, and even damage kinship because of outsiders, it's not worth it, is it?" Consort Dai subtly twisted the facts.
She believed she had everything under control.
"So what?" Princess Ning De asked with a half-smile.
Consort Dai's gaze shifted to Yun Shu, "So, let's deal with her, and everyone will be happy, no?"
"I have decided. Drag her out and beat her a hundred times with a staff, until she dies," Prince Pingyang snorted coldly, his chin held high, exuding his princely aura.
What a joke! If this lowly commoner was not executed today, where would Prince Pingyang's dignity go?
"Impossible," Zhen Lin and Princess Ning De said almost simultaneously.
Yun Shu lightly touched the ring on her finger. After the siblings spoke in unison, her hand paused on the ring, not moving.
Zhen Xu was enraged. He grabbed a nearby sword and rushed towards Yun Shu, "I will kill her myself! Let's see what you can do!"
"Who dares?"
A chilling sound filled with killing intent suddenly came from the doorway.
The next moment, a dagger flew from the doorway, piercing directly into Zhen Lin's shoulder.
The people in the room turned to look towards the door.