NCCnovel Chapter 143 Fight back
Chapter 143 Fight back
"How dare you! Do you know who I am? Yet you still dare to cause trouble here. Do you have any respect for the royal family?" Consort Pei just wanted to vent her anger. She felt that as the Consort of Prince Cheng, ordinary people wouldn't dare to offend her. Even Ye Wanning was useless; she was just a princess's adopted daughter, not her biological daughter.
Now that Ye Wanning has publicly humiliated her, Consort Pei just wants to leave as soon as possible.
"Who disregarded the royal family's dignity? As a member of Prince Cheng's household, shouldn't Consort Ye set a better example and show compassion for the people? You bumped into someone in public and even argued with a three-year-old child. I want to see whose fault it really is!" Ye Wanning became more and more aggressive as she spoke, and even when Prince Cheng and his wife arrived, she wouldn't let go.
"Your Highness, please save me!" Upon seeing Prince Cheng, Consort Pei immediately feigned grievance. "This Ye Wanning is unreasonable; she's gone too far!"
Hearing this, Le Ge'er was displeased. Being a small child, he jumped up and down, saying, "You're the one who's accusing me first! You're the bad guy!"
The child said something that others wouldn't dare to say.
The Prince's face darkened. He was a man destined for great things, and his reputation was of utmost importance. He doted on Consort Pei in his daily life, but those little tantrums in the bedroom were merely for fun; taking them out into the outside world would be foolish.
Xie Lingxian glanced at Prince Cheng's expression, asked in a low voice what was going on, and then came over and said, "Sister Ye, Consort Pei is a bit spoiled, but she definitely didn't mean what you said. I apologize to you, let's leave it at that. So many people are watching, you don't want to make a big fuss, do you?"
"Your Highness, I don't need your apology. Look at my son's face, it's swollen like this. If your child were beaten like this, could you swallow this insult?" Ye Wanning knew that she and the Prince Cheng's mansion were enemies, and she was even less willing to reconcile. "My godmother loves Le'er the most. If she saw Le'er's face swollen like this, do you think she would let it go?"
"Then what do you want?" Xie Lingxian didn't expect Ye Wanning to be so difficult. She was clearly a well-bred young lady before, but now she was arguing in public. It seemed that Ye Wanning had not had a good life in the past three years and did not have the demeanor of a well-bred lady at all.
Ye Wanning went to see Consort Pei, "Of course we should fight back."
Upon hearing this, Consort Pei was displeased. She was a consort, not as noble as the princess, but still a very respected person. "Ye Wanning, do you even respect the Prince Cheng's mansion?"
"Then do you have any regard for Princess Longyu and the people of the world?" Ye Wanning refused to back down an inch. So what if he is the Prince of Cheng?
You can't hurt her, and you absolutely can't hit her son!
She didn't mention the Ye family, only the Princess's Mansion, because she didn't want to involve the Ye family.
At this moment, Ye Mingyue spoke up, "Your Highness, so many people were watching, yet a three-year-old child was beaten like this. If you don't give us an explanation, our Ye family will definitely file a complaint. I remember that Consort Pei's brother claimed to be your brother-in-law. I didn't know that the Consort's family had become legitimate relatives. Where does this place the Xie family?"
Ye Mingyue had been in business for several years, and his tongue had become increasingly eloquent.
When Consort Pei heard Ye Mingyue mention her deceased brother, her eyes instantly reddened. "How dare you mention my brother? It's all because of that vixen Ye Wanning that he..."
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, Prince Cheng slapped Consort Pei across the face, startling the onlookers. "You worthless wretch, are you really going to disgrace the entire Prince Cheng's mansion?"
"This concubine..." Consort Pei was stunned by the slap. Prince Cheng doted on her, and today, besides Xie Lingxian, he only brought her along as his concubine. But now, Prince Cheng had slapped her in public. How was she supposed to live after this?
At this moment, Xie Lingxian leaned close and whispered, "Stop making trouble. If you embarrass the Prince, you know what will happen to you."
Men's affection is all superficial. Xie Lingxian valued this affection at first, but over time, she realized that this affection wouldn't stay with any one person for long.
Consort Pei has already embarrassed herself enough today. Xie Lingxian must step in, otherwise, if this continues, it will drag down the Prince Cheng's mansion as well.
Xie Lingxian pressed on Consort Pei's waist, urging her to apologize to the Ye family, "Miss Ye, do whatever you want."
Without saying a word, Ye Wanning slapped him across the face, then picked up Le Ge'er and left.
To be honest, her heart pounded when she was slapped.
However, if she swallowed her anger, the Prince Cheng's mansion would only think she was easy to bully, and wouldn't restrain themselves. On the contrary, if things escalated, Consort Pei would be disliked by the Prince Cheng, and she could also vent her anger for Le Ge'er.
Le Ge'er's cheek was in great pain, and he wanted to go home, so Ye Wanning carried Le Ge'er back.
As they left Fanlou, they ran into Xie Bohuai, who was leading a patrol of the town government. Xie Bohuai's gaze fell on Le Ge'er's face. Before he could ask what was wrong, Qingshan asked first, "Who did this?"
Ye Wanning glanced back, bowed to Xie Bohuai, and hurriedly left.
Xie Bohuai only learned about what had just happened after entering Fanlou, and then led Qingshan into Prince Cheng's private room.
The guard reached out to stop him, but Xie Bohuai kicked him away.
When Xie Bohuai entered the private room, Consort Pei was kneeling at Prince Cheng's feet, weeping with tears streaming down her face.
Everyone stared at Xie Bohuai in astonishment, and Prince Cheng frowned deeply. "Xie Bohuai, what are you doing?"
"There's a corruption case in the treasury that requires Your Highness's cooperation," Xie Bohuai said coldly.
"What corruption case? I haven't heard of it." King Cheng may be ambitious, but he wouldn't be so bold as to touch the money in the treasury, which would be a death sentence.
“I hadn’t heard of it before, but now that I have, that’s good. Please, if you don’t leave, then it must be someone from the town government who’s come to invite you.” Xie Bohuai’s tone left no room for refusal.
Prince Cheng glared fiercely at Xie Bohuai, but knew that Xie Bohuai meant what he said. "Could you wait a while? I'll go to the town government office myself."
"No."
"Xie Bohuai, you are merely a subject, but I am a prince!"
"So what? Do you dare not go?" Xie Bohuai was as arrogant as ever, his eyes full of provocation.
King Cheng really didn't dare. Considering King Jing's fate, he was no match for Xie Bohuai.
Facing Xie Bohuai, Prince Cheng dared not speak his anger. He thought about it and realized that he had not targeted Xie Bohuai recently. Could it be because of what had just happened?
Sure enough, the adulterous couple had just gotten involved with Ye Wanning's son when Xie Bohuai stormed over in a rage.
Prince Cheng gritted his teeth and went out with Xie Bohuai. Before leaving, he took a special look at Consort Pei kneeling on the ground.
After Xie Bohuai and his entourage left, Consort Pei, feeling weak in the knees, sat down on the ground without regard for her image. "Your Highness, the Prince... he won't be alright, will he?" Xie Bohuai had seemed so terrifying just now; she felt that he was just like the rumors said, as if he could eat people.
"You still have the nerve to ask? If you hadn't gone looking for trouble, the Prince wouldn't have been harassed by Xie Bohuai. Consort Pei, you've got all looks, but no brains. Who do you want to make things difficult for? How could you do it yourself? You're incredibly stupid!" Xie Lingxian took a deep breath. "Take her back and lock her in the courtyard until the Prince returns to deal with her. As for Yuying, give her twenty strokes of the cane and send her to the military camp. Whether she survives or not is up to her own fate."
Upon hearing that she was to be sent to the military camp, Yu Ying was terrified. She knelt down and begged, "Your Highness, please save me! I only do what you say. I can't go to the military camp!" She would rather die than become a military prostitute.
But now, Consort Pei is in dire straits herself and can only watch as Yu Ying is dragged away.
This trip to Prince Cheng's residence was a laughing stock, and naturally some people were happy. The very next day, someone impeached Prince Cheng.
Although Prince Cheng was released from the Zhenfu Division, he was interrogated all night and lost all his energy.
When Ye Wanning heard that Prince Cheng was being interrogated, she was only stunned for a moment. Looking at the sleeping Le Ge'er, she called Yunzhi over and said, "Go to the Princess's residence and tell her that I want to go to the villa as soon as possible."