Chapter 4

  Everyone was shocked, and the king actually wanted to kill the crown prince!

  Just as Gong Lin's hand was about to touch Tian Er, a pair of tender and delicate hands grasped him.

  No one saw how Murong Yi made her move, Wang Ye's anger was overwhelming, and she struck extremely fast. It was thought that the Crown Prince would not be able to escape this disaster, but unexpectedly, the Queen had intercepted with the fastest speed.

  At this moment, looking at the queen's expression, she was so relaxed and calm, but everyone felt a chill around them. Looking at the queen again, they couldn't see any anger on her face, instead, she had a charming smile as she gazed at Gong Feng.

  "Prince Wang doubts his own ability? I'd rather hope he's not your son. However, even if he is, from the moment you wanted to end his life, you're no longer one!" Murong Yi said lightly. She gently stroked Tian'er's soft hair, rarely showing such a maternal side, and since Xiao Bao called her "mother", she wouldn't allow anyone to harm him.

  Gong Ling's hand, which had been blocked in mid-air, trembled slightly as he stared at Murong Yi in disbelief. He had known her for three whole years and had no idea she was skilled in martial arts. As a seasoned warrior who had fought on many battlefields, it was rare for him to encounter an opponent who could match him, yet she had effortlessly blocked his attack without making a sound. She had hidden herself so deeply in front of him... But then he thought about her behavior over the past few years, and even before that, he had never heard that she was skilled in martial arts. Was she really unfathomable? Or was it all just his imagination, and she simply had a strong maternal instinct and happened to intercept him?

  In the midst of her astonishment, Chen Yao, who was skilled in calculation, gradually sensed something amiss and even a strong sense of crisis from Murong Yi's reaction. Does Murong Yi know martial arts? If she does, why hasn't there been any movement all these years? But if she doesn't, how did she manage to block the prince just now? She furrowed her brow tightly, feeling uneasy in her heart. Her eyes were fixed intently on Murong Yi, trying to probe for clues from her expression.

  For a moment, under Gong Lian and Chen Yao's simultaneous silence, no one made any move.

  But at this time, Murong Yi smiled, her smile was light and pleasant, without a hint of fear or even anger. Tian'er looked up at his mother, suddenly feeling that she was beautiful. Although he didn't understand much at his young age, in this moment under his mother's radiant smile, he felt at ease for the first time. He lowered his head again to look at his mother holding his hand, and he raised a innocent and pure smile, his mother's hand was soft and warm.

  "Heaven, don't be afraid. Sometimes when dealing with people who are worse than animals, you have to do something that loses your dignity in order to be worthy of yourself and also worthy of those beasts." Murong Yi gently stroked Tian Er's little head, looking at Tian Er tightly grasping her small hand, this feeling of being relied on... although unfamiliar, it wasn't bad.

  Murong Yi looked at Gong Ling and Chen Yao again, she had no patience to stay here! She moved her gaze, looking at the maid who was bought by Chen Yao, and asked in a soft voice: "Tell me, everything you said is from your heart, true, without any lies?"

  The maid was taken aback by the words, her eyes flashing, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond. This matter was originally fabricated out of thin air, where was it true? But...she glanced at Chen Yao, with Miss Chen backing her up from behind, even if this matter was false, it would become true! She hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth to say: "Your Highness doesn't need to be so aggressive, I've already made up my mind to expose you, and I'm prepared to die."

  "Ah? Since you're all ready, why don't you just die?! Mu Rong Yi's cold voice rang out, and in an instant, a chilling aura burst forth from her body. No one could ignore the killing intent emanating from her! Everyone believed the rumors that this body was poisonous, but in reality, it hadn't harmed anyone in three years, not even in its memories. In fact, this maid had once received help from this body, yet instead of being grateful, she conspired with Chen Yao to harm her!"

  As soon as this was said, everyone was shocked.

  The maid was shocked, her face pale. Although almost everyone thought the princess was a cruel person, but the princess had helped her family before, so the princess was a good person. When Miss Chen approached her, she was even more certain that the princess was being framed by Miss Chen, and it just so happened that Miss Chen gave her 500 taels of silver, which was enough for her to live on for the rest of her life. Who would have thought that the princess would be so fierce now?

  Murong Yi suddenly bent down, her slender white finger lightly lifted the maid's chin, making it impossible for the maid to escape her piercing gaze. She said with a hint of a smile: "Everyone thinks I'm a ruthless person, but have I ever harmed you? And yet you're so treacherous towards me, thinking you can get away scot-free? Foolish fantasy."

  "Miss Murong, you are no longer the princess of Huainan, and matters within the manor have long since ceased to be your concern." Chen Yao suddenly spoke up anxiously.

  Gong Ling's face remained dark and gloomy, staring at Mu Rong Yi who seemed somewhat unfamiliar at this moment. He didn't know why, but a hunch told him that things were not as simple as they seemed. However, this still couldn't alleviate his disgust towards Mu Rong Yi.

  Murong Yi slightly tilted her head and glanced at Chen Yao with a faint smile, saying: "Miss Chen is not the mistress of the Wang Mansion, nor is she even a concubine or a dancing girl. How can you be in the Wang Mansion every day, pointing fingers and giving orders? The customs of the country of Wang Yue are indeed so open, an unmarried woman's behavior is so wanton, mixing with men all day, not to mention, also waving her sleeves and dancing in someone else's mansion. Miss Chen, where is your dignity? Where is your chastity? Such behavior, in other people's eyes, in my eyes, what difference does it have from a prostitute?"

  The eyes of the people below suddenly changed as they looked at Chen Yao. Miss Chen and Prince Wang had no engagement, but Miss Chen went in and out of the palace every day...

  Before Chen Yao's face turned dark and she was about to launch a fierce counterattack, she had already kicked the maid heavily with one foot. With a glance at everyone, her overbearing aura dominated the crowd as she said: "A lowly servant like you dares to speak wildly and tries to splash dirty water on me? Either someone is secretly instructing you or you are extremely reckless."

  That servant girl was kicked open by Murong Yi with one foot, one meter away from the ground, and fell heavily to the ground, spitting out blood.

  Everyone exclaimed in surprise and looked at Gong Lian together: "Your Highness, why haven't you given an order yet?"

  "Miss Chen, is everything you've done truly flawless?" Murong Yi asked with a cold smile. She glanced at the seriously injured maid, who had only used three-tenths of her strength in that one kick, just enough to control it and not kill anyone, but definitely enough to make them wish they were dead. Looking down on the maid from a superior position, she smiled and said: "When masters fight, once you get involved, it's either death or a fate worse than death. You're quite bold, I'll give you that. I'll give you one chance: do you want to die, or do you want to live?"

  Chen Yao's eyes were bloodshot, she couldn't believe that Murong Yi would suddenly become so tough and react so quickly, leaving her no room to intervene! "Murong Yi, do you want to kill someone to silence them?"