Chapter 462 - Demonic Side? (2/2)
“Since you have no objections, then you can sign this contract!” Yu Xiaocao felt like she was the big bad wolf who was trying to abduct Little Red Riding Hood. She had Wutong grind the ink and then handed the brush over to Li Mengru.
Li Mengru signed the contract in a woozy manner. The contract that described her twenty percent share of the profits was now finally done. Jiner carefully placed Li Mengru’s finished contract into her embroidered pouch and planned on immediately placing the precious agreement into her young miss’s personal box when they got back to the residence.
At this time, Yingchun lifted the curtain and stepped inside. She used a crisp and clear voice to announce, “Young Miss, Royal Prince Yang has paid a visit!”
“I have a guest over, so go tell Zhuzi to bring him to the study in the outer courtyard and serve him some tea and light refreshments. When I’m done here, then I’ll receive him!” Yu Xiaocao glanced at the color of the sky outside. That fellow must have rushed over as soon as court let out. The smile on her face unconsciously deepened a bit.
After Yingchun left with her orders, Yu Xiaocao turned around and discovered that Li Mengru’s face had suddenly turned so white that it was a bit scary. Yu Xiaocao’s eyes filled with concern and she couldn’t help but ask, “Older Sister Mengru, are you not feeling right? I know a bit of medicine, how about I take a look for you?”
Li Mengru forced the corners of her lips up and revealed a smile that was more ugly than a sob. Her voice shuddered as she replied, “I...I’m alright!”
After she finished replying, she picked up her teacup and suddenly drank a large gulp that almost ended up choking her. Yu Xiaocao gave her an odd glance. The other maiden was perfectly fine earlier, so what caused her to suddenly act like this? From the way she looked, she resembled a little roe deer who had been frightened to death.
Her eyes flickered and Yu Xiaocao finally revealed an expression full of doubt as she decided to try to ask, “Older Sister Mengru, are you...afraid of Royal Prince Yang?”
Li Mengru hesitated for a moment and then slightly nodded her head. She spoke in a quiet voice, “I heard...that Royal Prince Yang looks as crude as a bear and his face is as black as the bottom of a pot. His eyes are as large as copper gongs and his voice sounds like thunder! One slap from him is able to kill a startled horse on the scene. One kick from him can cause a man to spit up blood and die instantly. Just a single glare from him is enough to cause a person’s blood to flow backwards….he’s temperamental and moody to a fault. He can be fine for one second and then the next second he’ll flip out! In a rage, he could rip a person in two…”
“Pffffttt——” Yu Xiaocao couldn’t hold back her mirth when she heard the other girl’s descriptions. She gurgled incessantly with laughter as she held her belly. Apparently, in the eyes of these young maidens who rarely stepped outside, Royal Prince Yang had such a bad reputation that he resembled the black bear demon in the Journey to the West. He could even rip a person in two! This was truly the same ability that those demons in the mythical stories had in her past life! That was too funny! When she saw Zhu Junyang later, she needed to make fun of him!
“Why are you laughing? I’m not done talking!” Li Mengru opened her eyes wide as if she wasn’t as scared anymore. However, she still used a quiet voice to remind Yu Xiaocao, “Younger Sister Xiaocao, you must be very, very careful when you’re interacting with Royal Prince Yang. You’re so tiny so it’d be easy for him to eliminate you with one finger! You absolutely must go with what he says and don’t offend him!”
“Young Miss…” Jiner noticed that her young miss was becoming more and more ridiculous with every word she said. She stealthily pulled at Li Mengru’s sleeve to remind her to say less. This wasn’t the first time that Miss Yu had met with Royal Prince Yang. It was obvious that their relations.h.i.+p was quite good as Royal Prince Yang protected her fiercely and was willing to punish a.s.sistant Minister Li’s family for her. ‘If you keep saying such things behind Royal Prince Yang’s back to Miss Yu, is it really alright?’
However, Li Mengru threw off her maid’s hand and continued, “Younger Sister Xiaocao, you absolutely need to believe this. Did you know that Royal Prince Yang’s reputation is used to scare little children? When my fifth younger brother was being very naughty, my legitimate mother scared him by saying, ‘if you refuse to behave, then I’ll send you to Royal Prince Yang’. This saying is known throughout the capital and everyone uses it!”
“PFFFTTTT! Bwahahahaha, I can’t take it anymore...my tummy is about to burst from laughing too much!! Wutong, quickly give me a belly rub! I laughed so hard that I’m bloated!” Yu Xiaocao laid on the table and continuously pounded the table in mirth. She was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down her face!
Wutong and Tanchun stifled their smiles. One maid started rubbing their master’s belly while the other poured a cup of hot tea to serve to her. Apparently, in other people’s eyes, that handsome and good-tempered Royal Prince Yang had a demonic side to him. The nicknames ‘the cold-faced death G.o.d’, ‘grim demon king’, and ‘the calamitous star’ were probably all given to him because of these false rumors, right?
How could these two maids know that if the prince hadn’t met their young miss, then, other than his looks, he might be exactly like the man described in those rumors that Li Mengru mentioned. That prince would have been tormented by his inner demon and would have started to kill people w.i.l.l.y-nilly, causing rivers of blood to flow. As time pa.s.sed, he would become a blood-seeking demon and the court would need to take out their entire army, including Su Ran and the hidden bodyguards he commanded, to subdue him once and for all…Please go to
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