noffsinger Chapter 173 The Cowardly Princess 2
Chapter 173 The Cowardly Princess 2
Qingmo hadn't been sitting in the chair for long when Zhou's mother, having received the news, barged in with her entourage. The people in the courtyard were all from the princess's residence and only obeyed the princess's orders.
Even if Zhou's mother wanted to have Zhou Li'an taken away, she couldn't. As long as the princess disagreed, she couldn't take him away. In her previous life, she could only blame the original owner for being cowardly. Otherwise, it would have been easy for her to control the Zhou family. Want to take action? Ask the imperial authority if they agree.
Unable to take the person with her, Zhou's mother had no choice but to barge in and cause trouble for Qingmo. She thought Qingmo was still the original owner of the body and so easy to manipulate. Baozhu stopped her slightly before letting her in, after all, she still knew the original owner very well.
"You little whore, how dare you beat my son like this! Today I'm going to teach you a lesson!" Zhou's mother said viciously, raising her hand to strike Qingmo.
With a swift movement, Qingmo kicked Zhou's mother to the ground.
"Ha, Mother is quite bold, daring to beat up a princess of the court. Just like your bastard son." Qingmo looked at her coldly.
Zhou's mother was stunned for a moment. She did not expect that this usually timid princess would put on airs in front of her today. But thinking of her son, she quickly regained her arrogant demeanor.
"So what if you're a princess? Even if you are a princess, you're still a daughter-in-law of the Zhou family. Now that you've married into the Zhou family, you have to abide by our family rules. You even dare to hit your own husband now. I'm afraid you won't even respect your mother-in-law in the future."
Qingmo sneered, "Mother-in-law, have you forgotten? It was your son who married the princess, not me who married down. Now that my husband and mother-in-law dare to lay a hand on the princess, is the Zhou family plotting a rebellion? Is the world about to be changed to the Zhou family?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother broke out in a cold sweat. The emperor's power was now secure, and if these words were to reach His Majesty's ears, their entire family, including the Minister of Rites, would likely be wiped out.
The emperor doesn't care whether you truly have rebellious intentions; such words are a challenge to imperial authority.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm your mother-in-law, and that's your husband. Are you trying to kill our whole family?"
Qingmo then slowly spoke up: "So, Mother-in-law knows fear too? Someone, loosen up her muscles and bones, so she'll know what it means to be disrespectful to her superiors."
Zhou's mother's face turned pale and then red, knowing that she would not get away with it today. She was afraid that the Ninth Princess had been provoked by Li An taking a concubine.
She quickly forced a smile and said, "Oh dear! Huayang, it was all my fault just now. I was frightened by Li'an's appearance. You hit him so hard. Let's talk things out. Alright, that's it. Li'an was wrong. I'll talk to him about it later."
Qingmo looked at Zhou's mother with a half-smile. This old woman knew how to be pragmatic, but unfortunately, Qingmo wasn't buying it.
"Baozhu, am I not going to let you do whatever you want? Why don't you call someone to do it?"
Baozhu was stunned for a moment, then quickly agreed. The princess was probably really angry this time, so she had better obey. Soon, four nannies came in, forced Zhou's mother to kneel down, and slapped her hard across the face.
As Zhou's mother was being slapped, she mumbled, "Huayang, I...I am your mother-in-law, how dare you..."
Qingmo: "Keep hitting me hard, teach the Minister's wife what manners are. I am His Majesty's daughter, and you are his subject. If I want you to live, you live; if I want you to die, you die."
After a series of resounding slaps, Zhou's mother's face was swollen like a pig's head. She was then forced to kneel in the courtyard with Zhou Li'an.
Those who had originally followed the Ninth Princess were now elated. The princess had finally stood up for herself! You see, it was because the Ninth Princess had always been tolerant that they had the worst treatment in the mansion, even worse than the servants of the Zhou family.
After all, they only obeyed the princess. If the princess didn't resist, how could they possibly resist? Now, the princess has probably finally given up on the prince consort. The princess's mansion can finally show off its power.
"Baozhu, go and take stock of my dowry and move it back to the princess's residence. Have someone calculate all the money that was used by the Minister's mansion, and make them return it when we get back."
Baozhu had many questions in her mind, but she dared not ask. She was just a maidservant by the princess's side, and she would do whatever the princess said. Knowing too much would not do her any good.
After Baozhu left to carry out her orders, Qingmo walked up to Zhou Li'an and his mother. "Zhou Li'an, do you hate me for ruining your path to success?"
Zhou Li'an lowered his head and remained silent. He was indeed a talented and intelligent person. He was very clear about his own identity. Before, he only acted recklessly because Hua Yang liked him.
Now that Huayang is serious, if he can't win her back, he won't have a good time.
"As a princess, I originally wanted to live a good life with you, but you're being shameless. It was my fault for cutting off your career, but so what? This world belongs to my father, the emperor. What are you?"
Is it an insult? It is very insulting. These words not only humiliated Zhou Li'an, but also showed no respect for the Minister's Mansion. But so what?
Under the emperor's feet, all land belongs to the king; on the shores of the land, all people are the king's subjects. If the emperor commands a subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die. She was an imperial princess, born nobler than ordinary people. Whether one acknowledges it or not, being born is a matter of luck.
Qingmo is the villain. Right and wrong are not important to her. What matters is whether you are getting in her way.
If you're in my way, then you're wrong, and if you're wrong, you have to correct it and accept the consequences.
Zhou Li'an knew that Hua Yang was truly angry today; otherwise, how could she dare to treat him like this, given how much she liked him?
For now, he could only endure the pain and humiliation and said, "Yang'er, I know you're angry. If you don't want me to take a concubine, then I won't. There's no need to make such a fuss and let others laugh at us. I promise I will never bring this up again and will treat you well."
Qingmo scoffed: "Is that so? Prince Consort, do you think you can actually do what you say?"
Zhou Li'an thought Qingmo's tone had softened, so he quickly assured her, "Yang'er, don't worry, from now on I will only have you as my wife, and I will definitely treat you with all my heart. Don't you know my heart?"
Wow, so oily! Quite oily. It seems Zhou Li'an isn't incapable of it; he just didn't bother to pretend to be affectionate with her before because the original owner was such a simp.
Qingmo's smile remained unchanged: "Oh! But your previous behavior has made me quite skeptical. Since you've said that you'll only have me from now on, then I'll grant your wish."
"Guards, castrate the prince consort. Once the illegitimate child is gone, he will naturally no longer consider taking a concubine."
Everyone was shocked by these words.