Chapter 39 – Spitting blood The Evil Prince and his Precious Wife The Sly Lady (1/2)

Radiant sunlight shone through the mosaic pattern of the leaves onto the emerald floor of the palace, reflecting halos of light. Murong Xue bathed in the golden ethereal light, with one hand holding the wine, she paced forward.

“Murong Xue!” a familiar voice broke the peaceful scene. Murong Xue turned and saw Mr.Du with a 30 year old man who was charging towards her. Behind the 2 men were about 10 female slaves and their grandma.

She knew the man, he was the Du family’s nephew, Du Chen Jiang’s father, Du Yi. He was in-charge of the Tai Chung Temple, he was also one of the 4 officials of it.

Murong Xue’s lips curled into a sarcastic smile. They had come quickly, it was almost as if the moment she stepped into the manor, Mr.Du had received news that she had returned. He then proceeded to bring a large number of people with him to block her way.

“Grandma, Official Du, why have you brought such a huge parade to welcome me? Is this a trial for religious offenses or a trial for crime?”

“Murong Xue, don’t you interrupt! Chen Jiang has accused you of seriously injuring him! How did this happen?!” Du Yi interrogated with an air of seriousness.

Murong Xue raised her brow: And thus, the trial has begun. There wasn’t any rubbish talk at the front but it was straight to the point. And so, she had to oblige to play along.

“It was he who teased me. That’s why I had to teach him a lesson…..”

“Rubbish! Chen Jiang is your cousin, he would never have teased you!” Du Yi’s hoarse voice interrupted her, not believing her explanation.

“You watched Du Chen Jiang grow up, you must very well know about his lustful manner towards beautiful women. Whenever he sees one, he goes up to tease them, isn’t that what he normally does?”

Du Yi choked. Upon close examination, he found she had inky black hair, her eyebrows were beautifully arched like a painting, her face exquisite. Murong Xue saw him examining her beauty. Just then, he spoke up again, “Even if Chen Jiang did tease you, you could’ve just punished him lightly, why did you inflict such serious injuries on him? Did you know that you had kicked Chen Jiang until he had almost become crippled…..”

“Don’t worry, Du Chen Jiang is related to me, I would never have the heart to cripple him. At the most, I would just teach him a lesson that will be etched into his memory, serving as a purpose to remind him to never tease me again.”

Du Chen Jiang is the Du family’s eldest grandson, if she had crippled him, the Du family would never let her go easily. She wasn’t afraid of their evil plans to get back at her, it was just that she didn’t have much power in her current position now, since her parents couldn’t protect her and the Du family was waiting for the chance for revenge, of course she wouldn’t let them have it their way!

Seeing that Murong Xue still wore a casual manner when confronted, Du Yi’s face darkened. He muttered, “You’ve seriously injured someone, not only did you not reflect on what you did or apologized, moreover, you had the audacity to rebut our accusations, what an uneducated child…….”

“Shut up! Whether I was properly educated or not, isn’t something that you are in a position to tell me off!”Murong Xue interrupted his mutterings and gazed coldly at him, “Not to mention you, Official Du, have you ever heard of the idiom, “Like father, Like son”? Du Chen Jiang would never have become like this, it was you who shaped it. But you should be grateful as the person he teased was me, not a royal monarchy princess. If not, he would have long become an eunuch by now or lay in the dungeons to rot…..”

Du Yi spouted, “Why you…..”

“You didn’t have the ability to educate your son, and I, helped you do so. With him punished, he would most probably cause less trouble. Fine, if you’re ungrateful for it, but you had the nerve ridiculed me instead…” Murong Xue finished what she left unsaid and eyed Du Yi with contempt.

“Fine, fine, fine!” Du Yi was so angry that he was laughing, which was odd, even odder was the fact he uttered “fine” 3 times in a row even though nothing was fine, “You really are good with words and a pro in confusing the truth with falsehood…..”

“I’m just being honest, how can that be confusing the truth with falsehood?” Murong Xue look sideways at him, her face innocent, “I don’t find it weird that you don’t listen to me. Since stone, cold truth is always hard to accept. The truth is ugly, and this world has very few of those who are emphatic and just. Most of them are corrupted and unreasonable!”

Du Yi’s face became green, is she implying that he is an unreasonable person who uses his power to bully the weak?

“Murong Xue, I am your uncle. Who taught you to speak so rudely to an elder? Don’t you know how to respect the elderly and love the young?”