amaotonovel Chapter 352 Princess Rouan 2
Chapter 352 Princess Rouan 2
"People at that time valued those with two-character names and despised those with three-character names," Ling Yi said slowly. "Are you convinced that you were born with a fate of being inferior to others?"
Wang Suizhi lowered his eyes and spoke respectfully: "I was born into the Wang family, which is already more fortunate than most people in the world. I am even more fortunate to be able to serve my elder brother. What is there to complain about?"
“Truly a loyal subject of the Wang family.” Ling Yi gently pushed his chin, wiped the blood from her fingertips on his cheek, and smiled. “But unfortunately, you will never have the chance to serve the Wang family again.”
“Take him away to me,” she said, walking past Wang Suizhi toward the carriage. “The Wang family has lost one of my sons, so let’s make up for it with another one.”
With their master killed on the spot and their leader about to be captured, how could the royal retainers possibly remain calm?
Their long swords were drawn again, and they glared angrily at the royal guards before them, as if ready to spill blood.
Ling Yi stepped onto the carriage from the jade stool, her light voice carried on the wind: "Anyone under the Wang family who dares to use force will have their entire family wiped out."
The spring breeze seemed to turn cold as she spoke.
The pink peach blossoms falling softly in the manor seemed to be stained with blood.
"Young Master Wang, please." A palace maid beside Ling Yi took Wang Suizhi's arm and helped him up, saying in a sarcastic tone, "It is a great fortune for the Wang family and for you, Young Master, to have the favor of Her Highness the Princess. Please do not make a mistake."
Behind his words were guards pointing crossbows at Wang Suizhi.
If he resists even slightly, the crossbow will pierce his body, rendering him completely incapable of resistance, and then he will be dragged away.
Your Highness can kill even the eldest son of the royal family, how could a mere illegitimate son escape?
Wang Suizhi gently pushed away the palace servants' support, turned to look at the retainers behind him, and said softly, "Collect my brother's body, and we will decide everything when the head of the family arrives."
Having said that, he boarded another carriage without further hesitation.
The grand procession traveled from the royal family's manor back to Princess Rouan's residence.
With the help of her maids, Ling Yi washed away the blood from her body, applied perfume, and lay lazily on the soft couch.
She gazed at the rising smoke from the incense burner and suddenly said, "Bring him up."
Before long, Wang Suizhi was brought before Ling Yi by two palace servants.
At this moment, he was no longer wearing the embroidered silk robe he had worn before, nor did he have any waist ornaments or jade crown on his head.
He was dressed in white, with only a narrow belt holding up his clothes, and his jet-black hair was draped down. He wore no accessories whatsoever.
At this moment, he truly resembled a banished immortal who had met with misfortune, evoking pity in all who saw him.
Ling Yi rested her hand on her cheek and beckoned to him.
The person who received the signal slowly knelt on the soft, long-haired carpet and crawled toward Ling Yi.
Upon reaching the footsteps, he finally raised his head, lowering his eyes slightly to allow Ling Yi to scrutinize him.
Ling Yi: "..."
She just wanted someone to come over, not for him to come on his knees.
She coughed lightly, hooked his chin with her fingertips, and commanded, "Look at me."
Wang Suizhi's eyes widened slightly as he gazed at the princess who had ruined all his future plans. His dark eyes were calm, devoid of any hatred, as if he had forgotten that his elder brother had died at the hands of the person before him, even under his protection.
A smile flashed in Ling Yi's eyes, but she deliberately brought up the matter maliciously: "I killed Wang Ying, do you hate me?"
Wang Suizhi's voice held no room for argument: "Both thunder and rain are the Emperor's grace. My brother deserves to die for betraying the princess. I dare not hold a grudge."
Ling Yi chuckled: "Is it that you dare not hate, or that you do not hate?"
She hooked Wang Suizhi's chin, making him approach her in an extremely awkward position, and whispered in his ear, "Your lord is gone, your ambitions are gone, you can no longer be the head of the Wang family, you can only be a mere servant in the princess's palace, do you really not hate it?"
The emperor's daughter, who was of the highest rank and most precious status, was exquisite and noble in every way.
At such close range, Wang Suizhi could smell her faint fragrance, and his cheek could touch her soft, long hair. Her delicate fingertips were too lazy to use any force to restrain him.
The damp breath whispered in his ear, seemingly trying to unsettle him.
Lowering his eyes to conceal the fleeting turmoil in his heart, he said gently, "The princess is the daughter of the emperor, so naturally everything she does is right."
"Including making your future hopeless?"
"Whose future in this world isn't entrusted to the emperor?"
very eloquent.
Ling Yi curved her eyebrows and pulled his cheek away. When she passed his legs, she gently pressed down, indicating that he should lie down on them.
Such a kneeling posture and such behavior were rather awkward, so Ling Yi generously said, "There's no need to kneel, sit down."
Thus, Wang Suizhi was granted the honor of sitting on a footstool and lying on the princess's lap.
He dared not exert any force, yet he could still feel the princess's soft, warm thighs through the priceless thin fabric, and sense the slight twitching of her muscles.
Wang Suizhi gently closed his eyes, letting the princess softly stroke his hair.
The room fell silent for a moment, with only the wisps of smoke rising slowly from the incense burner.
This is the scene that the palace eunuchs saw when they arrived.
This princess, who was deeply loved by the emperor, indeed kidnapped other royal children to serve her after killing the eldest son of the royal family.
How arrogant and domineering this is!
He lowered his eyes and said gently, "Your Highness, His Majesty has summoned you."
Ling Yi paused slightly while stroking Wang Suizhi's hand, looked up at the somewhat familiar eunuch, and smiled: "Who allowed you to come in?"
This person, after the prince ascended the throne, transformed into a royal attendant.
Who would believe he had no collusion with the Wang family?
Now that the Emperor is still alive, perhaps he only accepted the Wang family's benefits and did not have a deep relationship with them, but that does not stop Ling Yi from nipping him in the bud.
The gentle tone of her voice startled the eunuch, who immediately knelt down and pleaded, "Princess, please forgive me!"
Logically speaking, it would be disrespectful not to burn incense to welcome an angel, let alone ask who allowed you to enter.
But who can blame them when the person before them is the emperor's most beloved daughter?
Even the eunuchs who were given important positions were all servants in her eyes, let alone this little eunuch who had just obtained an official position and whom she didn't even know.
Ling Yi gently pushed Wang Suizhi's head away and chuckled, "How could I dare to forgive myself? It would be a great disrespect for me not to greet the angel who came."
These words are truly scathing. Let alone an angel, even if the emperor himself came, this princess would not see him if she was unhappy, let alone greet him.
Where did he come from to be a leek? Does he even deserve it?
The eunuch kowtowed repeatedly, pleading guilty, but Ling Yi respectfully helped him up.
Barefoot on the soft carpet, Ling Yi smiled and helped the eunuch, who dared not resist her, to his feet: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. After I change my clothes, I will go with you to see the Emperor."