Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 926 - With the Desire to Condemn There is No
Chapter 926: Chapter 926: With the Desire to Condemn, There is No Lack of Excuses
Chapter 926 -926: With the Desire to Condemn, There is No Lack of Excuses
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The entire room had completely changed its appearance, with extremely luxurious furnishings everywhere, and two woman-maids were attending to Xing Pan’er nearby.
Seeing Liu Sisi appear, the serving women hurriedly prostrated themselves.
Xing Pan’er’s small mouth puckered slightly as she took little steps toward Liu Sisi and bowed elegantly.
“Younger sister pays her respects to Elder Sister.”
Liu Sisi’s eyebrows raised slightly, and she remained silent, just quietly observing the other.
As Xing Pan’er half kneeled and performed the courtesy, she hadn’t heard Liu Sisi call out after a while and couldn’t help but sneak a peek at her, but she locked eyes with Liu Sisi’s cold pupils, subconsciously lowering her head again.
Liu Sisi snorted coldly. Regardless of the other’s intentions, anyone daring to come and steal her Liu Sisi’s man was her enemy!
She walked slowly to the chair in the middle and sat down leisurely while Zuo Xingyu followed suit, not looking at Xing Pan’er but instead evaluating the food laid out on the table.
The table boasted plenty of delicacies: snow pears, tangerines, watermelon, grapes… as well as all kinds of pastries and candies, which filled a small table. What caught the eye the most was the cup filled with dreamily colored grape wine at hand, constantly exuding a rich and enticing fragrance.
Liu Sisi glanced at the jar containing the grape wine. This wine was brewed last year and had been stored in the cellar of their manor unopened. Even Liu Sisi had not tasted it. Now it appeared here, imbued with a profound significance.
As her gaze slid across the small table, everyone in the entire room didn’t dare to breathe heavily, their faces changing color.
Liu Sisi’s eyebrows rose slightly as she looked up at the manor’s manager.
“The produce from my manor is indeed complete. Looking at the food on this table, those unaware might think they’ve entered the imperial palace. Truly, it’s not something an ordinary household can compare with.”
At these words, the manor’s manager and the woman-maids’ faces all turned pale, and they prostrated themselves on the ground, shivering uncontrollably.
Xing Pan’er was not scared but instead stood up and took a few steps forward.
“What do you mean by this, Elder Sister? I heard that all these products are from our manor. Am I upsetting you, Elder Sister, by eating some food from our manor?”
Liu Sisi instinctively frowned.
Xing Pan’er did not shrink back but took two more steps forward, with a smile on her face: “I heard from the people in the manor that all these foods were personally ordered to be grown by you, Elder Sister. Now, I am offering Buddha a borrowed flower, to toast to you, Elder Sister.”
Having said this, she casually picked up a wine cup from the table, smiling as she filled it and presented it before Liu Sisi.
Liu Sisi’s gaze was unblinkingly fixed on her, her profound eyes like two deep pools, unfathomable.
After a while, she withdrew her gaze and glanced to the side.
“Elder Sister? Ha! My mother, the Concubine Princess Consort, passed away early, and indeed I never heard of having a Princess Sister like you. Do you know that impersonating a member of the imperial family is a capital offense that implicates even one’s extended family?”
Liu Sisi was of royal princess status; weren’t all her siblings that of imperial princesses?
“Elder Sister, that’s not what I meant…”
Xing Pan’er’s face changed color immediately. Subconsciously, she craned her neck, wanting to say more, but she was stopped by Zuo Xingyu, who was by Liu Sisi’s side.
“Audacious wench, to behave so insolently in front of Princess Ruyu! Do you think laws of the kingdom are absent here? Guards! Drag her out and punish her with 20 hits of the board!”
Seeing how delicate and tender Xing Pan’er’s skin was, it was feared that twenty hits of boards would directly take half of her life.
Xing Pan’er went limp all at once.
“Isn’t twenty hits of boards too severe? This is a crime of contempt for the royal law.”
Liu Sisi glanced at her own fingernails, her voice unusually light, “How about this? Considering it’s her first offense, we’ll only give her ten hits and then send her to the Lord of Ministry of Personnel. Report her crimes in detail so the Lord can consider them accordingly.”
Everyone was shocked and their eyes went wide!
In their opinion, Princess Ruyu had always been approachable, always wearing a harmless smile.
“Yes, Your Honor, I’ll obey the command.”
Two guards came in from outside, bowed towards Liu Sisi, and then walked briskly towards Xing Pan’er.
“You dare!”
It was only at this moment that Xing Pan’er realized they were serious. She quickly scolded them, “It was the Old Master who arranged for me to be here, and it was the Old Master who ordered me to have and use whatever I wanted. Since this is my territory, you have no right to intervene.”
“What a claim of no right to intervene,”
Liu Sisi laughed instead, as she slowly rose from her chair, “Do you think bringing up the Old Master Marquis will save you? Then you are mistaken. This manor is mine, and every needle and thread inside belongs to me. Since he has placed you here, he has clearly put you on the same level as the serving women here. You are not a bit more noble than they are.”
Xing Pan’er had not expected Liu Sisi to come at her with this; after being dazed for a moment, she shouted.
“You’re talking nonsense! The Marquis would never treat me like this, you’re lying! My brother died in the act of saving the Marquis, and yet you dare to treat the sister of a meritorious and good general like this, and to be so jealous. You do not deserve to be the princess of a nation.”
Liu Sisi was instead amused by her words!
“Should I say you lack brains? Or should I say you’re naive? Your brother’s saving the Marquis is at best worth a reward of 50 gold pieces. And your contempt for the royal family and disregard for the law is a capital offense that implicates nine clans. The difference between these two, I’m sure I don’t need to teach you?”
Xing Pan’er turned deathly pale, her teeth clenched, “Princess, are you deliberately scheming against me? There’s no lack of excuses when seeking to place blame!”
“Wrong! You misspoke. I the Empress do not need to scheme if I want to take your life. I have a thousand ways to make you disappear quietly, do you believe me?”
Liu Sisi hid none of her thoughts, speaking bluntly.
Xing Pan’er narrowed her eyes, “But you did not choose any of those ways, instead, you’ve chosen the approach you did today. The Princess must have another motive, right?”
“It’s simple to speak with clever people.”
Liu Sisi did not hide her intentions. Between covert and overt strategies, she preferred an overt one. After all, the other’s brother died for the Marquis – not for the sake of the priest but for the sake of Buddha. Even if it was for the sake of her brother, she wouldn’t let an innocent lose her life.
“I the Empress have never been a magnanimous person. As long as you’re willing to leave voluntarily, whether it’s gold, silver, and jade or high official positions and rich rewards, I can make it happen for you. How about it?”
She was offering her a lifetime of wealth and honor. If the other party was wise, she would know how to choose.
Various expressions crossed Xing Pan’er’s face, and after a while, she struggled forcefully to break free from the guard’s hold.
“Let go! I’m just a weak woman, how could I possibly protect gold, silver, and jade items? I have even less interest in high official positions and generous rewards. If the Princess takes pity on me, allow me to stay here temporarily. When my family arrives, I will leave with them, how about that?”
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