Chapter 14 : Her Second Brother is a Living King of Hell!

Xue Qingyin’s face showed no expression?!

The Fourth Princess’s laughter suddenly stopped.

She stared at Xue Qingyin in confusion and asked, “Aren’t you afraid?”

Xue Qingyin sighed lightly, “Can the Fourth Princess kill me here?”

The Fourth Princess choked, forcing out a reply, “Naturally, I won’t kill you, I’ll only torture you.”

“How will you torture me?”

“Make you stand, make you kneel…”

“Any other tricks?”

“…”

The Fourth Princess was momentarily speechless, her smug expression almost faltering. What, does she think I don’t have enough tricks?

Xue Qingyin didn’t consider herself particularly clever, but she never expected to meet someone dumber than herself in this situation.

“Fourth Princess, do you know? I’ve been weak and sickly since childhood, I catch a cold from the wind, and a needle prick will leave me with rashes for three days…”

“So?” The Fourth Princess thought, if you’re that fragile, it’ll be easier to torment you, right?

“So, when you try your tricks on me, I’ll just kick my legs and die in front of you.”

Xie Yiyi: ?

Wait, this tone sounds… like you’d be proud to die quickly?

The Fourth Princess blurted out, “If you die, so what? You’re just the daughter of a third-rank official.”

The words almost caught in her throat.

Xue Qingyin’s father is a minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

A third-rank official with real power.

Even the Fourth Princess, as stupid as she was, knew that someone in such a position was usually favored by the emperor…

So, it couldn’t be described as just “a third-rank”!

The Fourth Princess fell silent, her smug expression now completely gone.

Damn it!

This girl from the Xue family isn’t afraid of her?

“If I die, not to mention whether my father will seek justice for me… just think about King Wei. Do you know what men are like?”

“What kind?” The Fourth Princess instinctively asked.

Only after asking did she realize she had been led by Xue Qingyin, which frustrated her.

“The ones you can’t have are the best! See, if you kill me, it’ll be worse. Originally, he liked me only three parts, but now you’ve pushed him to love me fully. From then on, he’ll toss and turn at night, unable to eat. When he sees the stars, he’ll think of me; when he sees flowers by the road, he’ll think of me… I’ll be engraved in his heart…” Xue Qingyin spoke confidently.

If someone else said this, it might sound a bit narcissistic.

But when the Fourth Princess looked at Xue Qingyin’s face…

It was incredibly convincing!

Still, the Fourth Princess retorted, “So what?”

“He’ll need someone to vent his frustrations, to release his pent-up feelings. Do you think he’ll go to someone else?”

The Fourth Princess’s face turned pale.

King Wei wouldn’t turn against Consort Wan, since she was his real mother, but that might not be the case with her…

“Has the princess thought of something?” Xue Qingyin lowered her voice.

The Fourth Princess was about to deny it.

Xue Qingyin continued, “You should smile… all of Consort Wan’s palace servants are around here.”

The Fourth Princess felt a jolt of fear, immediately hiding her ugly expression and coldly smiling at Xue Qingyin, “Let’s go, let’s sit down somewhere else and talk properly.”

Xue Qingyin confidently followed her out.

Xie Yiyi was left stunned.

Was this the same weak and useless Xue family girl?

“Your Highness, wait for me!” Xie Yiyi snapped out of her shock and hurried to catch up.

They passed through the Shunyi Gate, almost leaving the inner courtyard when they turned a corner and collided with a group of people.

“Who is this? So bold and disrespectful!” The voice of the old eunuch rang out.

The Fourth Princess, unexpectedly scolded like this, dared not react.

She raised her head slightly, then immediately lowered it and whispered, “We were in a hurry and didn’t see it was Second Brother. Please forgive me…”

By the time she said the last few words, her voice almost trembled.

Xue Qingyin found this amusing.

The Fourth Princess, who was so arrogant and cruel in the original story, actually feared like this?

Xue Qingyin bravely raised her eyes and—

In the crowd of palace servants, a man dressed in indigo robes with a golden dragon embroidered on it appeared.

Though the robe was loose, his waist remained straight, like a sharp sword piercing into the abyss.

It was Prince Xuan!

Xue Qingyin, caught off guard, locked eyes with him.

He was looking at her too.

Xue Qingyin politely greeted him, “I greet His Royal Highness, Prince Xuan.”

Today, her hair was styled in a hanging bun, and she wore a dark purple chest-length skirt, with gauze draped over her arms like the wings of a cicada. She seemed to be wrapped in purple twilight.

As she lowered her head, the red heart pendant hanging from her cheek swayed slightly.

The pendant made her skin seem even whiter, her features delicate, with a touch of innocence that was endearing.

Prince Xuan’s gaze lingered on her for a moment, the atmosphere growing heavy. Just as the Fourth Princess was almost unable to stand the tension…

King Xuan finally spoke.

“Are you better?” he asked.

The Fourth Princess froze.

That wasn’t directed at her!

Before she could react, Xue Qingyin’s voice answered, “It’s the same old illness, how can it be fully cured? It might flare up again at any time.”

Xue Qingyin answered seriously, without a trace of fear, which made her seem even more composed.

What kind of illness was this? So severe? He had left early that day and didn’t hear the doctor explain.

King Xuan unconsciously furrowed his brow.

He looked at Xue Qingyin again, thinking she was even more delicate than the flowers around her.

The atmosphere grew heavier, and the Fourth Princess’s anxiety was unbearable, like being grilled on a stove.

Xue Qingyin noticed the look in her eyes.

She was really afraid of Prince Xuan?

Xue Qingyin decided to take the opportunity to report her grievances.

So she boldly spoke up, “Does His Highness have anything else to instruct? I still have to go elsewhere to play with the Fourth Princess.”

Prince Xuan’s expression remained cold as he asked the old eunuch beside him, “Last time, the Fourth Princess pushed the Princess of Qinyang from the Yanyu Building. What was done about it?”

The Fourth Princess’s scalp went numb, and she quickly defended herself, “Second Brother, I didn’t…”

The old eunuch interrupted, “Your Highness, His Majesty, considering the Fourth Princess’s mother, only ordered her to be confined for two days.”

“Since that’s the case…” King Xuan looked at Xue Qingyin, “Don’t play with her anymore.”

With her actions publicly exposed, the Fourth Princess’s lips trembled.

“Second Brother… how could I treat Miss Xue like this?” She barely managed to force a smile.

“Really?”

“Yes, yes! I swear!”

King Xuan spoke calmly, “Then remember what you just said.”

“I will, I will, Second Brother,” the once arrogant Fourth Princess was now on the verge of tears.

She didn’t even dare ask, “Can I leave now, Second Brother?”

Xie Yiyi was also shaken by the scene.

The Fourth Princess was so vicious?

And Prince Xuan’s presence was truly intimidating…

Finally, Xue Qingyin broke the silence. She tilted her head and asked, “Your Highness, can we leave now?”

Prince Xuan’s gaze returned to her.

Xue Qingyin seemed so simple and straightforward, lacking any scheming… “Go ahead,” King Xuan said.

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Princess breathed a sigh of relief, her voice trembling as she muttered, “I will take my leave first.”

Then she hurriedly lowered her head and walked ahead.

Xie Yiyi also quickened her pace.

Only Xue Qingyin walked slowly behind, even turning back to smile at Prince Xuan.

Her smile was brilliant, outshining the red heart pendant by her cheek.

King Xuan paused for a moment, then turned into another alley.

The Fourth Princess suddenly raised her head, still pale. She bit her lip and coldly asked, “Do you know Second Brother?”

Xue Qingyin nodded.

The Fourth Princess grew anxious, “How do you know him?”

Xue Qingyin lightly furrowed her brow, “It’s a long story.”

The Fourth Princess was panicked, “What’s so complicated about it?”

Xue Qingyin looked at her, leisurely, “Why not ask King Xuan directly?”

The Fourth princess lost her temper instantly.

Do I dare?

When she was nine years old, she threw a can in a tantrum and smashed her teacher’s head. That old gentleman was also the teacher of her second brother when he was young.

Then…

Then her second brother hung her upside down and tied her to a horse. He drove the horse around for a circle, and she vomited all the food she had eaten yesterday, and her heart and liver were about to vomit out, which was a disgrace to the princess.

She was in a mess, and she was afraid that she would be kicked to death by the horse, so she cried and screamed in fear, her heart was torn apart.

But no one dared to intervene.

Even though the emperor who doted on her so much was right next to her, he just sighed lightly in the end and said to her: “Don’t make your second brother angry.”

The fourth princess couldn’t help trembling when she recalled the fragmentary details of that day.

Her second brother is a living devil!

The fourth princess looked at Xue Qingyin with complicated eyes.

She was not afraid…

The fourth princess was instantly in awe.