Chapter 42: Kneeling for Mercy

Seeing the medicine packet, An Xiuyuan wished he could faint.

He didn’t expect Wang Yuzhen to be so stupid, actually choosing today to attack Yunzhi. He knew that Wang Yuzhen disliked Yunzhi and wanted to scheme against her, to deal with her. But could she have chosen a different time? Today was their wedding day.

“Marquis Dingyuan, what else do you have to say?”

“Your servant…”

Before An Xiuyuan could speak, Wang Yuzhen, unafraid of death, looked at Yunzhi and said, “Yunzhi, your methods are quite high. Look, the Regent King has personally come to support you. No wonder you were so eager to divorce my husband, it turns out you’ve climbed a higher branch.”

Hearing this, both Yunzhi and Dongli Lucang’s faces turned black.

As for Wang Shi and An Xiuyuan, they looked at Yunzhi with suspicion, wondering if she had already been secretly involved with the Regent King.

Their gazes made Dongli Lucang furious. He directly shouted, “You dare slander my wife? You have quite the guts.”

“Bring someone here, slap her for me!”

With Dongli Lucang’s order, the guard Mingyi, who had been waiting outside, walked in and slapped Wang Yuzhen twice.

After Mingyi finished, Dongli Lucang looked at An Xiuyuan and said, “An Xiuyuan, you can’t even manage your own inner courtyard. Starting tomorrow, you don’t need to attend court.”

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did An Xiuyuan’s face turn white, but Wang Shi and Wang Yuzhen also became pale. They immediately knelt down and begged Dongli Lucang, “Your Highness, it’s our fault. Please forgive our Far’er (husband).”

“Now you know to beg for mercy? Didn’t you have a lot to say just now? You dare to splash dirty water on my wife. Who gave you the courage?”

Seeing that Dongli Lucang wouldn’t forgive them, Wang Shi turned to Yunzhi and said, “Your Highness, please have mercy. We, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, have no eyes and spoke words we shouldn’t have. Please, for the sake of our past relationship, show mercy and forgive Far’er.”

“Past relationship?” Yunzhi sneered, looking down at the kneeling Wang Shi and said, “Did we ever have one? Didn’t you just want your servants to beat me up?”

Having the chance to complain, she wouldn’t be a fool to miss it.

Since Dongli Lucang was willing to stand up for her, she naturally had to take advantage of this opportunity and thoroughly crush these people under her feet.

She turned to Dongli Lucang and asked, “Your Highness, what crime is it to assault the princess?”

“Death penalty!”

The two words made Wang Shi nearly wet herself. She immediately kowtowed to Yunzhi and begged, “Your Highness, please be magnanimous. Don’t be petty with an old woman. Forgive this old woman this time.”

Then, she looked at Wang Yuzhen, who was kneeling there in a daze, and slapped her head, saying, “Yuzhen, what are you doing standing there? Hurry up and beg for forgiveness from Your Highness.”

Wang Yuzhen was filled with hatred.

She thought that after she forced Yunzhi away, she would be able to firmly suppress her and step on her at will. But who knew that Yunzhi would turn around and become the Regent Princess?

Although she didn’t quite believe it, the Regent King had said it himself, so it couldn’t be false.

Therefore, she was filled with both hatred and jealousy, jealous of Yunzhi’s good fortune. Even after getting divorced, she was able to marry the Regent King, who was second only to the emperor.

Why did all the good things go to her?

Yunzhi didn’t care about Wang Yuzhen’s hatred, she coldly glanced at her and said, “Don’t bother. I can’t afford it. She wanted to make me lose my reputation.”