Transmigrated as the Villainess, Troubled by the Cuteness!-Chapter 168 - 145: The Princess Is a Demon, Burn Her Alive 2
The Princess had not yet understood what was happening when she heard the sound of dense footsteps outside the door, along with the clatter of armor.
The Princess did not understand what was happening. She was still holding a whip, disciplining a disobedient Maid, and frowned deeply upon hearing the noise. "Jiaojiao, what are you talking about?"
Pan Jiaojiao watched the Princess’s actions, her heart growing colder. What Song Yan said was indeed true.
But quickly she composed herself, her face still displaying an anxious, worried expression. "Your Highness, the Emperor believed that you are a Demon and now wants to capture you and burn you to death!"
The Princess was stunned for a moment. Her first reaction was disbelief; her father could not possibly do this to her.
But soon, she had to believe it.
The Imperial Army broke in, and their gazes that once held respect were now only indifferent.
"Capture the Demon!"
"How dare you...!" the Princess had not finished speaking when Pan Jiaojiao covered her mouth, forcibly taking her back to the room and locking the door.
Soon, knocking sounded from outside, clearly showing that the door would not hold for long under such force.
The Princess’s heart sank lower with each knock. She looked incredulously at Pan Jiaojiao, her friend. "Jiaojiao, what on earth is happening?"
"The Emperor wants to kill you. Everyone in the kingdom wants to kill you. Run quickly!"
Pan Jiaojiao skillfully turned a button on the bed, and the bed board lifted, revealing a passageway below.
"Your Highness, quickly come."
Although the Princess had not fully processed the news, she followed her up.
In her panic, she did not realize why Pan Jiaojiao was there or how she knew of a hidden passage that was unknown even to herself.
The passage led directly out of the palace, and once out, Pan Jiaojiao quickly took the Princess to a secluded house. The place was very ordinary, just a large yard with one entrance and exit, everything clearly visible.
Pan Jiaojiao glanced at the Princess, not allowing her to speak first. "Your Highness, I must go now. I snuck out today and must hurry back. Remember, do not go out. It is dangerous, everyone now wants to burn you to death!"
After saying this, Pan Jiaojiao left without giving the Princess a chance to react.
The Princess looked at the dirty courtyard before her, still unable to believe what had happened to her.
Her father wanted to kill her?
How could this be possible?
Had her father and mother abandoned her?
The courtyard did not offer much soundproofing despite its secluded location, and people occasionally passed outside the door.
The Princess could clearly hear voices from outside.
"I heard the Princess ran away! She wasn’t caught!"
"Look!! Definitely a Demon!! Only a Demon could run so fast!!"
"What if the Demon runs outside and brings disaster upon common folk like us?"
"No worries, the Taoist said, just use fire if you see her! Demons fear fire!"
"Yes, yes, let’s go add some firewood!"
The voices faded, but the Princess’s heart dropped to the bottom.
She wanted to rush out and teach those people a lesson, but her hand paused on the door before she withdrew it.
She leaned against the door, powerless, and slumped to the ground.
She did not understand. Not long ago, she was a noble Princess. How had she become a Demon in just a few days?
She had heard the people’s rumors, talking about how she used to help poor families’ children go to school and assist a fainted old lady on the street to a clinic, but those were things she couldn’t have done.
The lives of commoners had nothing to do with her.
It must have been someone spreading these rumors to make the people hate her.
Her father should have understood this better than anyone. Why hadn’t he helped her?
Was it because he was angry over her hitting someone in the street the other day?
Something so trivial, did it warrant such a lesson?
The Princess still could not believe the Emperor would treat her this way. She assumed the Emperor was simply angry and punishing her intentionally.
Since she had now left the Imperial Palace, she was sure before long her father would be anxious to find and bring her back.
She knew her father was never angry with her for more than a day.
Thinking of this, the Princess stood up from the ground, but suddenly she noticed a foul smell on her body.
There was a large pile of feces on the ground!!
Now the feces had stuck to her clothes, dirty and disgusting, breaking the Princess’s composure instantly.
She squatted on the ground and began to cry bitterly, believing that if her father did not properly appease her, she would never go back.
