Her voice was faint as Princess Jinfeng pursed her lips, "Jinnian, are you angry?"
Yun Jinnian remained silent.
It wouldn’t be true to say he wasn’t angry.
He took the medicinal wine to clean Princess Jinfeng’s wounds, "I’ll help you to the stool to sit, and then apply the medicine!"
Princess Jinfeng sighed softly.
She let Yun Jinnian help her up and sit on the stool, watching him bring over a candle to carefully examine the wound, wary of any splinters that might have been embedded in the flesh.
"Jinnian, I didn’t do it on purpose!"
"I know, a princess becomes flustered with concern, I understand," Yun Jinnian said as he took a damp cloth to clean his hands.
He was already addressing her as princess.
"Angry, how can I not be angry? In this world, if a woman truly fancies a man, who wouldn’t want to keep him all to herself? To share him with another woman, one might appear nonchalant, but the pain inside must be immense. Princess, you too are a woman..." Yun Jinnian said, looking towards Princess Jinfeng, "I don’t know if there is a man you fancy, Princess, but if there is, would you give another woman to him?"
If it wasn’t a matter of last resort, who would willingly bring a concubine for the man she loves?
Princess Jinfeng fell silent.
She had never expected that the wife of the Prince Zhongqin would dare to scheme against her .
It was brought up casually at the time, that some men liked to frequent those lowly entertainment houses, places of *** and thus developed a preference for the same sex.
At the time, someone casually mentioned something that she couldn’t recall at the moment.
Then she thought of her own brother and had someone procure an aphrodisiac from outside and even found a woman to bring over.
"I’ll never dare to do it again!"
The wife of Prince Zhongqin, this grudge Chu Xiangzhao remembered well.
Yun Jinnian took a deep breath, "The world is already harsh on women, and as a princess, Xiang sister..."
"Wrong is wrong, there’s no excuse for her, Jinnian. You needn’t defend her," Chu Yu said as he walked into the room.
He coldly looked at Princess Jinfeng, his voice grave, "Do you have any idea where that woman came from, or her relationship with the wife of Prince Zhongqin? And whom does the wife of Prince Zhongqin serve? You are really foolish! If the wife of Prince Zhongqin were good, why is Brother Xin Chuntang still unmarried at twenty-seven? She parades herself as humble and virtuous, yet she instigates Uncle King’s dislike for Brother Xin Chuntang, even sending assassins to kill my cousin. It’s said my cousin was gravely injured and whether he is dead or alive is unknown. And here you are, getting cozy with such people. Perhaps you find life too comfortable and seek suffering!"
Chu Yu gave a severe scolding, causing Princess Jinfeng’s face to turn deathly pale.
Yun Jinnian quickly said, "Stop, Xiang sister already knows she was wrong, and she won’t do it again!"
"Hmph!" Chu Yu snorted coldly and continued, "Behind the wife of Prince Zhongqin stands the Noble Consort Wei. I heard she found two beauties from outside, one of whom she strategized to bring before you, and the other is intended for the Emperor!"
And the one intended for the Emperor was none other than the daughter of Xiu Bingsheng from Yangxi City. She really had the skills. Amidst all the people who perished, she alone survived and caught the eye of the wife of Prince Zhongqin, who went to great lengths to secure her a status as a lady from a respectable family. The Wei Family spared no effort in this matter either.
Princess Jinfeng’s face turned white.
She had thought of this as well, just not that Chu Yu would spell it out so directly.
And she, being the Emperor’s most favored daughter, was used to everyone deferring to her, even the Emperor would give her some leeway. Yet, she never expected to be outwitted by a mere wife of her father’s vassal. Now she would see how to retaliate.
"Brother, I was wrong. I swear I’ll never dare to do it again!"
Chu Yu took a deep breath, after all, she was his own blood sister, and he couldn’t truly harbor ill feelings towards her.