She forced a smile and said, "The princess has been accompanied by me all the way, inseparable, without me she can’t sleep, so..."
"So Miss Luo Xue wants me to sleep on the floor and give up the large couch for you?"
Cai Wei spoke very directly, with a faint smile still on her face, but the smile was sarcastic, making it extremely uncomfortable to look at.
Nangong Yu, being put on the spot , suddenly felt embarrassed. After having gone through the experiences of being violated by Saknu, getting married, and escaping, her temperament had changed a lot. She was no longer as naive and fearless, spoiled and willful as before. In fact, her nature wasn’t bad, she just hadn’t been properly guided during her growth!
She glanced at Luo Xue with difficulty, wanting to express her own thoughts.
Although she also disliked Mu Caiwei, whether she liked it or not, Mu Caiwei was the person her brother loved the most. For her, her brother had publicly slapped himself; for her, her brother had traveled thousands of miles, braving dangers to fight in this place; for her, her brother had even fallen out with the Great General, jeopardizing his own reputation.
Therefore, whether she liked it or not, she had to accept Mu Caiwei. If she wasn’t mistaken, her brother would surely marry this woman as his Main Consort in the future. This woman was most likely going to be her future sister-in-law, so she had to find a way to improve their relationship and prevent any new displeasures from arising between them.
However, before Nangong Yu could finish, Luo Xue had already started to speak.
"Miss Mu, our princess has come to this point all because of your fake death and escape from marriage, forcing our princess to marry in your place. Now, not to mention giving up a bed for you, whatever you’re asked to do, you shouldn’t refuse at all. Now you’re putting up such resistance; do you think our princess is defeated and you no longer need to take her seriously?"
Cai Wei sighed inwardly. She had to admit that Luo Xue’s scheming was not shallow, and her means of instigating discord were quite astute. Originally, it was Zhao Yang who had drugged her first, which nearly cost her her life. Now, after Luo Xue’s words, it seemed as if she was the one who had wronged Zhao Yang.’
If she started to argue about who was right and who was wrong in the past now, her relationship with Zhao Yang would inevitably become violently fiery. She didn’t care about her relationship with Zhao Yang, but Zhao Yang was her sister-in-law; she didn’t want Nangong Yi to have to fight on the frontlines and also be distressed over such trivial matters between women. Therefore, she smiled at Princess Zhao Yang and asked, "Princess Zhao Yang, what do you think?"
Cai Wei had already made up her mind. If Princess Zhao Yang, like her servant, intended to make things difficult for her or bully her, she would not show any mercy. She would have to teach her a lesson to let her know just how formidable she was, to save herself from trouble in the future!
Unexpectedly, Princess Zhao Yang did not side with Luo Xue, simply stating, "Sister Luo Xue, let’s not bring up the past. Please just arrange another tent for me and Sister Luo Xue, that’ll be fine!"
Luo Xue hurriedly said, "Princess, how can this be? You are a golden branch and a jade leaf, a prized daughter of heaven; how can you live in those crude tents? If anyone should live there, it should be those of lowly birth!"
Cai Wei laughed and said, "That’s well said. In this entire camp, everyone is a good citizen, only Miss Luo Xue has the lowest status, being of slave origin. Why don’t you, Miss Luo Xue, go live in those crude tents yourself, and leave the princess in my care."
After speaking, without giving them a chance to respond, she directly called out to the outside: "Someone come!"
The soldiers guarding outside the tent immediately entered and saluted, "What does the Royal Consort command?"
"Take Miss Luo Xue down and prepare a tent for her to live in!"
The soldier replied and retreated.
Luo Xue was both angry and ashamed, her face flushing red. She pursed her lips, her eyes dark and unfocused as she glared at Cai Wei, wishing she could tear her apart.
Cai Wei saw her expression and couldn’t help but scornfully laugh. "What’s the matter? Miss Luo Xue, are you dissatisfied with my arrangement? Wasn’t it you who said you wanted to live in a crude tent?"
Nangong Yu coughed and said, "Miss Mu, why don’t we let Sister Luo Xue stay in our tent? We can lay something thick on the ground at night; it won’t be cold."
Cai Wei glanced sideways at Luo Xue, whose face was rigid, and inquired with a half-smiling face, "What does Miss Luo Xue think?"
Luo Xue clenched her fist, barely maintaining her composure, and after a good while, she finally voiced her agreement.