The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1233

Chapter 1233: 602 Protecting the Wife (First Update)

The Dowager Princess of Old Liang had her guard with her, but everyone was intimidated by Marquis Xuanping’s aura, and not a single one dared to rush forward to confront him in a fight.

Marquis Xuanping was a military general who had been on the battlefield; he had killed no less than hundreds of enemies. How could these sheltered guards compare to him?

For a moment, even the Dowager Princess of Old Liang was subdued by Marquis Xuanping’s aura. Most people in the world tend to bully the weak and fear the strong, but as the saying goes, the strong fear the reckless, and the reckless fear nothing.

Marquis Xuanping was that person who feared nothing.

Mama Gui’s face turned white as she stammered, "You... you you you... you... you’re going too far! If His Majesty finds out how you treated our princess... he’ll surely kill you! Kill you!"

"Get lost!"

With a fierce shout from Marquis Xuanping, Mama Gui, who had been making a scene just a moment ago, quickly scrambled to help her young mistress up and hurriedly dragged her onto the carriage, beating a hasty retreat.

Having been humiliated twice on Vermilion Bird Avenue within a single day, it was likely that she would harbour grudges against Marquis Xuanping for the rest of her life.

After the Dowager Princess of Old Liang and her party had departed, the coachman rushed the wheelchair over, "My lord!"

Marquis Xuanping sat down in the wheelchair as if nothing had happened.

Yujin approached with a complex expression, looking towards the departing carriage and said with concern, "My lord, you struck the Dowager Princess of Old Liang."

Marquis Xuanping had appeared abruptly; without saying a word, he had barged in, dragged out the Dowager Princess of Old Liang, and Yujin seriously doubted he knew who was inside.

Who would have thought Marquis Xuanping would merely respond indifferently, "Your lord knows."

Yujin: Your lord? Who refers to themselves that way?

Marquis Xuanping was a man of decisive action; he was straightforward and never hesitated. He rarely found himself in a dilemma, but at that moment, he was indecisive.

To leave or not to leave?

His brow furrowed, but in the end, he pushed the wheelchair inside.

Princess Xinyang still maintained her seated posture at the head of the bed, with her hands tightly clutching the blanket and her eyes vacant.

Marquis Xuanping knocked on the open door, causing Princess Xinyang’s eyelashes to tremble as she came back to her senses, and only then did Marquis Xuanping stand and bring the wheelchair inside.

Coming to the bedside, he realized he had acted too quickly earlier and had only dragged out that old dowager, leaving the wheelchair behind.

"Yujin," he called out.

Yujin entered the room, glanced at the empty wheelchair to the side, nodded in understanding, and pushed the Dowager Princess’s wheelchair outside.

Princess Xinyang raised her hand, calmly wiping the tears from her face. She didn’t look at Marquis Xuanping, but instead gazed towards the other end of the bed and said lightly, "What did you find out?"

She asked what he had found, not what he had heard.

Indeed, anyone who had listened to the Dowager Princess of Old Liang’s heartfelt words just now would not think that the Dowager Princess had done anything wrong.

Marquis Xuanping candidly said, "I have a steward named Liao Zhao. He used to work in the Liang Mansion in the Capital City. He said you didn’t seem very happy in the Liang Mansion, yet, strangely, everyone including himself thought that you were dearly loved by Old Liang and his wife, and had a great life."

Princess Xinyang was slightly taken aback, "Is that all?"

Marquis Xuanping spread his hands, "Yeah, that’s all."

Princess Xinyang seemed to murmur in disbelief, "And yet you treated the Dowager Princess of Old Liang like that."

Marquis Xuanping looked at her, as if she were talking nonsense, "Qin Fengwan, do you really need cold, hard evidence to prove your well-being? If there was a shred of truth in her words, would you be like this? Are you crazy, or am I blind? Can’t I even tell whether you’re happy or not?"

Princess Xinyang looked at him steadily, "Is it that simple?"

Marquis Xuanping met her gaze, "What’s so difficult about it?"

Princess Xinyang laughed self-deprecatingly, "Yeah, what’s so difficult about it?"

"Mother! Can I not see Uncle Nine later?"

"What happened? Uncle Nine and Aunt Nine came specially to see you, and they bought your favorite pastries. Don’t you also like Uncle Nine and Aunt Nine?"

"I..."

"Alright, stop being capricious. Mother knows you’re still angry about being punished with copying exercises, but it’s for your own good. Your father has so many children, and mother has no sons; if you don’t make us proud, life will be really difficult for us. Uncle Nine visits you every time he comes to the palace, and your father has favored you more, visiting Mother’s palace more often. It won’t be long before Mother can give you a little brother, and then we’ll have support in the Imperial Harem."

"Does Consort Yu know?" Marquis Xuanping interrupted Princess Xinyang’s thoughts.

Princess Xinyang tightened her grip on the blanket, her tone as usual, "Know what? There’s nothing to know."

Marquis Xuanping looked at her intently, then said, "Old Liang was highly respected by the late emperor, yet suddenly resigned from all his duties in the Capital City, and took his family to his fiefdom to become a prince without official position, only returning to the Capital City to mourn after the late emperor passed away."

"Xiaoqi, what nonsense are you talking about? Without evidence, you shouldn’t speak recklessly, understand?"

Yet, as fate would have it, he ended up having a child with Qin Fengwan. _{ƒreewebηoveℓ.com}