Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chu Yanluo had no way to understand Xiao Qingxi's behavior. It was obvious that as long as she dealt with Lin Rouxin, she could win back her husband's heart. However, she was too stubborn to maintain her pride and refused to touch Lin Rouxin.

She wanted to persuade him a little more, but she heard Xiao Qingxi say, "Come here, tie her up and give her ten whips. I want her to learn some rules! A concubine who is not worthy of being on the stage actually dares to come to my yard and make irresponsible remarks and interfere in my marriage. She is really tired of living!"

Immediately, a maid came forward and held Chu Yanluo down, then tied her up with a rope without saying a word.

Chu Yanluo struggled desperately: "Princess! I am the prince's person. If you treat me like this, the prince will not let you go! He will directly drive you out of the palace!"

Xiao Qingxi sneered: "The prince is my own brother. Would he drive me out of the palace just for a concubine? Even if he wanted to drive me away, he wouldn't be able to get past my father and mother!"

"I think you won't wake up unless I give you a good beating. My last name is Xiao, and Prince Ning's Mansion is my home. What's your last name? How dare you say something like asking my brother to kick me out?"

"Fortunately, you are not the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Ning's Mansion. If you were the housekeeper, I'm afraid you would really kick me out, right?"

When Xiao Qingxi thought of this possibility, his face darkened: "What are you all standing there for? Hit me!"

The long whip soon fell on Chu Yanluo's body, and she screamed in pain.

Xiao Qingyuan heard the sound and rushed in: "Stop it!"

He roared as he stepped forward and hugged Chu Yanluo. When he saw her red and swollen cheeks and miserable appearance, he angrily questioned Xiao Qingxi: "What are you doing? It's not enough to pick a fight with Shen Wantang, you also want to hit Yanluo? Do you have to make the whole family restless before you will stop?!"

Xiao Qingxi said coldly, "I was just teaching a concubine who didn't know the rules a lesson. She came to my courtyard and made up a ridiculous excuse that she could predict the future. She pointed fingers at my marriage and said that I would be miserable in the future. Of course I have to let her know the price of her nonsense!"

"Then you can't just hit people casually! Yan Luo's health isn't very good to begin with. What if you beat her up and make her sick? Will you treat her?"

"She's wearing such unlucky clothes, I don't know who she's cursing, she deserves to be beaten so badly! She's just a concubine, a plaything, no need to treat any problems, just bear with it!"

"Xiao Qingxi! Listen to what you are saying. Is this human language? Although Yan Luo is a concubine, she is also a person, not a plaything! How can you, a girl, speak so harshly!"

Xiao Qingxi's eyes turned red: "You are my brother, you should side with me, not with Chu Yanluo, an outsider! You think my words are unpleasant, but does Chu Yanluo's words not sound unpleasant?"

"I can tolerate you speaking for Shen Wantang, after all, she was chosen by my mother personally as the Crown Prince's Consort. But I will never tolerate you speaking for Chu Yanluo!"

"If you say another word for her, I will sever our brother-sister relationship! From now on, you go your way, and I go mine!"

Xiao Qingyuan looked at her in shock: "Qingxi, Yanluo just came to talk to you, why did you have to make such a fuss? Can't I even say a fair word?"

Nanny Kang suddenly said, "Sir, the princess is not to blame for this. It was Aunt Chu who offended the princess first."

She repeated everything Chu Yanluo had said just now, and then said, "A concubine made such outrageous remarks that she wanted to cooperate with the princess and drive the mistress out of the palace. No family would forgive such a thing lightly."

"I don't know who gave her the courage to be so arrogant. She doesn't even take the mistress of the house seriously. She thinks she can be on equal footing with the princess. When she saw the princess, she not only didn't show courtesy, but also pointed out the private affairs of the princess and her husband. It's really unruly."

"I want to advise the prince to discipline this concubine. If you really can't discipline her, then the princess can discipline her, so that this concubine won't ruin the reputation of the palace and bring shame to the prince in the future."

Nanny Kang's words were full of sarcasm and were not polite at all. After all, she was the princess's person, not the prince's, so it didn't matter even if she offended him.

The most important thing is that she has to protect the princess.

Xiao Qingyuan's face turned slightly blue after hearing what she said. He knew that Nanny Kang was complaining that the concubine he chose was unruly. He also really didn't expect that Chu Yanluo would actually come to Xiao Qingxi and want to cooperate with her to drive Shen Wantang out.

What she did made him lose face to continue speaking for her, and he couldn't even find a reason to teach Nanny Kang a lesson.

On one side was his beloved sister, and on the other was the beloved woman he brought back personally. Xiao Qingyuan felt that this was simply impossible to balance. Seeing that his sister was about to sever the sibling relationship with him, he could only grit his teeth, pick up Chu Yanluo, and walk away with a cold face without saying a word.

If it were in the past, he would have carried Chu Yanluo directly back to his own yard, but today, he carried Chu Yanluo and went to her Qingwu Courtyard.

Along the way, his face was somewhat gloomy. After entering Qingwu Courtyard, he checked Chu Yanluo's injuries and saw that it was not serious. He said coldly: "Why did you go to find Qingxi? Can't you take good care of yourself in the courtyard? Why did you have to provoke her?"

Chu Yanluo cried with tears on her face, "Your Highness doesn't care about me at all now. I was beaten by the princess, but you don't feel sorry for me. You don't seek justice for me, but blame me."

"I would like to seek justice for you, but you don't even look at what you have done. You actually want to join hands with Qingxi to drive Shen Wantang out of the palace. You can think about this kind of thing in your heart, but how can you bring it up? Aren't you just waiting for someone to catch you?"

Chu Yanluo said, "I don't have those twisted thoughts. I am a straightforward and honest person. I say what I think and never hide anything. Didn't the prince always like this kind of personality of mine? Don't you like it now?"

"Do you like a woman like Shen Wantang who is so insincere and unpredictable? The prince promised me before that he would let me be his consort. Now he not only gave the position of consort to Shen Wantang, but also gave her his heart?"

Xiao Qingyuan looked at her with a frown. In the past, he thought that everything Chu Yanluo said and did was very special and would make his heart beat faster. But now, he suddenly felt that she was just an ordinary person. She was no different from those women in the capital who were jealous and fighting overtly and secretly.

Her ethereal aura had long since disappeared.

There was disappointment in his eyes: "Shen Wantang is not as bad as you say, and you are not as honest and truthful as you say."

"You should take good care of yourself and stay out of the yard less often, so as not to offend Qingxi again. If you get beaten again, I may not be able to save you in the first place. Qingxi has been in a bad mood these days, so don't offend her."