Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince-Chapter 356 I Will Not Forgive Her

Shi Zhou looked at the ferocious group of people in front of him, and spoke in a calm tone, "I didn’t harm her, she brought it upon herself."

Li Huaixi, angered by her words to the point that the hand holding her sword trembled, bared her teeth and said with furious desperation, "Nonsense! It was clearly you who killed my mother!"

As she finished speaking, the sword in her hand clattered to the ground.

Li Huaixi, with a blank look in her eyes, stared at the person who had been able to knock the sharp sword out of her hand with nothing but their bare hands, unsure whether to keep being angry or to be afraid.

Shi Zhou looked at the sword that had rolled to her feet, gave it a slight flick with the tip of her foot, and the sword was thrown into her hand.

"Give me back my sword!" Li Huaixi shouted furiously.

Shi Zhou, holding the hilt of the sword, curled the corners of her mouth into a slight arc before pointing the blade at Li Huaixi, and scoffed coldly, "Keep blabbering, and I’ll throw you into the lake to feed the fish."

Compared to Li Huaixi’s empty shouting and screaming, her tone could be considered calm, but no one dared to take her words lightly.

It was the first time Li Huaixi had been threatened like this, and she was so angry she nearly ground her teeth to dust.

But with the sharp edge of the sword only an inch from her throat, she did not dare to let out all her anger.

She could only stand there, stubborn yet highly aggrieved, her eyes brimming with intense hatred as she glared at Shi Zhou.

How dare the daughter of a bandit be so disrespectful to her!

The palace maids and eunuchs nearby had already knelt down, shivering like chaff in the wind.

They had never seen anything like this scene. In the palace, even if people didn’t get along, they wouldn’t actually come to blows - it was all about intrigues behind each other’s backs.

But Shi Zhou not only dared to strike, she had also dared to say that she would throw Li Huaixi into the lake.

In the standoff, Li Tianze and Li Mingjue were already walking toward the scene.

Zhou Fu had heard the quarrel between Li Huaixi and Shi Zhou from afar in the Imperial Garden, and he couldn’t help but click his tongue.

Neither of these two were easy to provoke. If they were to clash, it would certainly be a spectacle.

But when he saw the posture of the two, he was almost shocked to the point of dropping his jaw.

How could they have really come to blows!

Li Tianze’s face also darkened when he saw the scene.

He flung his sleeve back and walked towards the pavilion in the center of the lake with a cold face.

Li Mingjue furrowed his brows slightly and quickly followed.

Qi Yu, with a keen eye, spotted Li Tianze coming their way, and pressed down the sword in Shi Zhou’s hand, whispering, "Here they come."

Shi Zhou immediately threw down the sword, which made a crisp sound as it hit the ground.

Li Huaixi, unaware that someone was behind her, hurriedly picked up the sword and pointed it straight at Shi Zhou, her voice no longer trembling, she yelled, "Scared now, are you? Kneel down and apologize to this Princess at once!"

Qi Yu thought this person was so foolish it was unbearable to watch. One more glance and she felt like she might be afflicted with secondhand embarrassment.

Shi Zhou, with an icy expression but knowing this wasn’t the time for quarreling, stood silently, letting Li Huaixi point the sword at her.

Shen Xiheng, wanting to make a good impression in front of Li Tianze, had an idea. With a twinkle in his eye, he came up with a good plan.

He rushed forward and stood in front of Shi Zhou, intending to showcase his own valiant side.

But he hadn’t anticipated that Li Huaixi would truly dare to strike.

No sooner had he stepped in front than Li Huaixi thrust her sword at him; he managed to dodge just in time, and the blade merely ripped through his clothes and grazed his chest, not causing a serious wound.

However, this caused everyone’s face to change color, and Shi Zhou, with a cold face, kicked Li Huaixi away.

"Ah—"

Li Huaixi’s scream echoed through the entire pavilion, yet no one dared to go forward and help her.

Leaning on the sword in her hand, she barely managed to stand up and was about to demand accountability, when suddenly an enraged voice erupted from behind her, "Who allowed you to use a sword to harm people!"

Li Huaixi’s expression stiffened, and as she turned her head, indeed she saw Li Tianze standing there, looking at her with a dark expression.

"Father, I..." She tried to argue in her defense, but Li Tianze interrupted her with a wave of his hand, "Enough, someone take the Princess away. Without my permission, she shall not step out of the palace!"

At that command, a person quickly stepped forward and took Li Hauixi away, even taking the sword from her hand.

As she was dragged away, Li Huaixi continued to shout about her innocence, however, no one sympathized with her.

After all, everyone had just witnessed her attempt to stab someone with a sword.

If Shen Xiheng had not reacted quickly, he might have already been pierced through the heart by her sword.

With the situation having escalated to this point, everyone lost their appetite for the meal.

Li Tianze had the Imperial Physician come to check on Shen Xiheng, only relenting when certain it was just a flesh wound.

In truth, everyone saw Shen Xiheng’s injuries; they were clearly not severe enough to necessitate calling for the Imperial Physician.

But Li Tianze, seeing Shi Zhou’s pale face, then instructed Zhou Fu to call for Lou Qingming.

"Your Majesty, Minister Shen is not in grave danger. It is merely a superficial injury. Applying ointment once or twice should be enough," Lou Qingming’s lips twitched slightly as he answered somewhat speechlessly.

He had been quite worried when he heard Shen Xiheng was stabbed by Li Huaixi, bringing along the golden sore medicine.

But upon arrival, is this what counts as an injury?

If he had arrived any later, it would probably have already healed.

After leaving the ointment behind, Lou Qingming walked away with dignity, not staying a moment longer than necessary, clearly feeling his valuable time had been wasted.

Shen Xiheng was compelled to accept a bottle of ointment, also needing to cover his punctured clothing, lest he appear disheveled before the Emperor.

After a moment of silence, he cleared his throat and said, "Thank you for Your Majesty’s concern; I am all right now."

Li Tianze gave him a look, his expression slightly surprised, "I did not expect Shen Qing to possess such skill."

Shen Xiheng replied awkwardly, "This subject was merely concerned for the Commandery Princess’s safety."

After his words, the atmosphere fell silent once again.

Li Tianze sighed and said to Shi Zhou, "Huaixi has been spoiled. It is my failure in teaching her. You... please be more patient."

Shi Zhou remained silent, still with a dark expression on her face.

Li Tianze felt at a loss, unable to say anything that would alleviate the tension.

Qi Yu watched the entire spectacle, not having any intentions of interjecting.

She couldn’t care less about helping someone who constantly troubled her.

In the end, it was Li Mingjue who stepped forward and said to Shi Zhou, "Huaixi is my sister. For this matter, I apologize to you on her behalf."

Shi Zhou spared him half a glance, but her tone was still cold as she merely grunted in acknowledgment, not saying anything else.

It wasn’t that she was deliberately giving the cold shoulder, but rather she felt it was simply unfair.

Just because Li Huaixi was a Princess, she could wield a sword against them, and after injuring someone, faced no rebuke or punishment, leaving others to clean up her mess.

It was only because Shen Xiheng was not seriously hurt; otherwise, she would have thrown Li Huaixi into the water to soak for three days and nights.

The more Shi Zhou thought about it, the angrier she got, and she said coldly, "I will not forgive her."

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