Chapter 272 - Fifth Princess Defeated While Drinking Plum Wine (2/2)

Bai Yihao pulled his sleeve back quietly and smiled faintly as if he had not heard anything. Frowning, he focused on the chess pieces below and ignored her.

That sentence implied that Emperor Zongwen was having an affair with Mo Xuetong. If this rumor spread, Mo Xuetong would be ruined as no one would dare marry her. The malice of Fifth Princess was beyond just arguing, she wanted to frame Mo Xuetong as well.

Even if she defended herself, it would not work well. Of course, Fifth Princess did not know that Feng Yuran allowed Mo Xuetong into the palace or she would have kept her mouth shut for fear of offending the even more arrogant Feng Yuran. Feng Yuran was someone dominant in character, and was well-loved by Emperor Zongwen as well. Thus, no one dared to provoke him.

“Xueyu, watch your words! A princess should be careful with what she says!” Princess Royal’s expression changed and she chided Xueyu.

Fifth Princess was shocked and stared at the usually graceful Princess Royal in disbelief.

“Tong’er was invited into the palace by the Emperor for the matter concerning your Eight Brother. If Xueyu’s rumor spreads, are you not afraid that the Emperor be angry at you? Even your mother dared not misinterpret the meaning of the Emperor’s words.” Princess Royal smirked as she stared furiously with a cold gaze. The elegant and gentle Princess Royal had changed.

Fifth Princess was scared out of her wits after having understood what Princess Royal meant. A cold s.h.i.+ver ran up her spine as she stared at the cold unforgiving face of Princess Royal. Suddenly, she remembered that when she was young, she saw her mother being chided by her father when hiding in mother’s bedroom. Her father was furious while her elegant mother was on all fours, kneeling on the ground trembling, not daring to speak. She had been severely warned by her father.

Because of that, her mother almost lost her position as the Empress. Her crime was misinterpreting the Emperor’s words, and that scared even the proud Fifth Princess.

“Aunt, I didn’t…” Fifth Princess rushed to explain herself.

“Regardless of whether you meant it, you need to remember your status as the princess of the royal family. You need to maintain the decency of the royal family. If even a girl like you gossip about your father and your brothers, what will the others think about the royal family? What will others think about your father’s reputation?” Princess Royal explained calmly, disappointed.

The chill from her spine made Fifth Princess recall that terrible moment of Emperor Zongwen’s anger. She grabbed Bai Yihao’s hand and explained, “Aunt, I wasn’t spreading rumors. Both my cousin and I saw Princess Anping come from my father’s palace. Am I right, cousin?”

She wanted Bai Yihao to help her.

“Fifth Princess, so what if you see Princess Anping come from the Emperor’s palace? Did you not hear that King Xuan came with her?” Bai Yihao smiled and went to pick up a chess piece, pulling his sleeve away from Fifth Princess naturally.

“I heard that the princess is well-versed in the skills of chess, will you have a game with me?” He pulled his sleeve with one hand, holding a chess piece on the other hand as he invited Mo Xuetong, ignoring the pale Fifth Princess and her resentful glance.

He had completely ignored the true princess of the royal family!

Hearing Bai Yihao, Fifth Princess was not staring at Mo Xuetong with a chilling poisonous glance. She held on the whip in her sleeves and resisted her urge to whip the beautiful face of Mo Xuetong. She had focused all her jealousy and malice on Mo Xuetong! Ever since she saw Bai Yihao, she loved him. However, he had always had a nonchalant att.i.tude towards her, making her unable to comprehend him.

However, he came forth to invite another woman and was smiling at another woman. This was great shame and defeat to Fifth Princess. She ground her teeth and her fear of Princess Royal dissipated, replaced by hatred of the beautiful face in front of her.

How dare the daughter of a small third-grade official oppose her! How could she wink at cousin and seduce cousin! The only thing good about her was her seductive face. Fifth Princess swore to herself that she would make Mo Xuetong pay as a simmer of hatred ran across her eyes. However, she knew that it was not the right time and slowly changed her expression to one of embarra.s.sment. When facing Princess Royal again, she was smiling.

“Aunt, I was wrong. I dare not do that again. Please keep this secret while I hurry back now and copy scriptures to pray for the health of father.” Before Princess Royal could reply, she turned back and left. However, when she was turning the corner, she glanced at Mo Xuetong with hatred and snickered.

“That little b.i.t.c.h used her seductive face to seduce all these men! I shall destroy her life! I don’t believe that cousin can ask to marry that little b.i.t.c.h.”

Mo Xuetong had been forcefully retained by Bai Yihao in the pretense of a chess match. She sighed silently as she knew that Fifth Princess now hated her. Looking at the handsome Bai Yihao, she became more and more frustrated. Without him, she could at least get Fifth Princess not to hate her, and might even become a good friend of Fifth Princess. The glance Fifth Princess threw at her when she left meant that she hated her.

This man wanted to utilize her to make the situation more confusing. He was extremely dangerous.

“I didn’t expect Your Highness to have good chess skills along with good dance and Qin skills.” As if he had not noticed her hidden frustration, Bai Yihao smiled as he placed a white piece onto the chessboard.

Collecting her thoughts, Mo Xuetong smiled. “Thank you for your compliment, Sir Bai. It is merely minor skills.”

Before her rebirth, she was always unwanted and had to focus on training her skills to find inner peace. After being reborn, she wanted herself to do better. Regardless of any weather conditions, she would trained her dance, Qin, writing and drawing every day. For revenge, she could do even more and better.

It had always been easier to be cruel to other than to yourself. She could be completely cruel to herself and thus practicing such minor skills meant nothing to her.

Bai Yihao’s forlorn eyes fall on her as he judged her silently before smiling handsomely, while his pupils seemed to be harboring a deep secret. He placed down his white p.a.w.n and asked quietly, “Princess Anping, did you remember the Qin arrangement that you gifted me that day. It was a unique piece and Empress Dowager was delighted to see that. She specially asked me for the origins of the arrangements as such a piece could not be found even within the palace.”

A simmer of light flashed across Mo Xuetong’s heart as she hastily placed down her black p.a.w.n, with a thousand thoughts racing across her mind. After a while, she explained, “It is rare to come across such a unique piece of Qin arrangement. In the previous dynasty, a few pieces of Qin arrangements were left outside the palace as these men refused to join the court as officials. What a pity.”

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