CHAPTER 466: CHAPTER 465: HOW DARE YOU TOUCH MY PEOPLE?

Yan Lingzhen’s hands were pinned behind her back.

"Seeing you up close like this, you are truly beautiful," the man said with a lecherous gaze.

Yan Lingzhen looked at him, "Can you keep some distance? You have bad breath."

The man flew into a rage, raising his hand to slap her, but suddenly, something clung to his leg.

"Stop, stop..."

It was the Palace Maid who had been thrown to the ground; she had crawled from the doorway to their spot while they were fighting.

Yan Lingzhen looked at her, her eyes conveying pain.

"...Don’t, don’t touch Miss Xiaoliu!" The Palace Maid used all her strength to cling to the man’s leg, half her face covered in blood, looking grotesque and terrifying.

The man kicked her away, "Such an unlucky creature, die off to the side."

With a beauty like Yan Lingzhen before him, who would want this bland and tasteless Palace Maid.

His kick sent the Palace Maid rolling on the ground, crashing against a tree stump, motionless...

Seeing this, Yan Lingzhen’s eyes split with fury, "I want you dead!"

The man laughed upon hearing this, "With your tiny arms and legs, you want me to die?! Fine, later on the bed, I’ll make you wish for death, how about that?"

He continued with his filthy and vulgar words, unbearable to hear.

He grabbed Yan Lingzhen around the waist and lifted her up; her hands finally free, she didn’t hesitate, quickly reaching into her mouth to retrieve the poison and smeared it on the man’s nose in an instant.

The man was about to explode in anger, but instantly, he stiffened on the spot, "You?"

Yan Lingzhen struggled out of his arms, stood on the ground, and walked towards the Palace Maid without looking back; she crouched down, stretched out her hand, and felt under the nose of the Palace Maid.

...There was no breath.

Dead.

She had been kicked to death by this man!

A living being!

And now she lay motionless right before her eyes?!

Just moments ago, she was urging her to escape... but now, she lay lifeless here.

Bright red blood continuously spilled from the corners of her lips, thick like broth, unstoppable.

It stained Yan Lingzhen’s eyes red...

As Li Chengxiang was rushing back, he ran into Miss Chen.

She inwardly cried out, trying to walk away, but it turned out that the other party was heading straight for her.

The noble ladies surrounded her, and Li Chengxiang clasped his hands tightly, his gaze calm, "Miss Chen, I have urgent matters to report to the Crown Princess Consort. I hope you can show mercy and let me pass."

Miss Chen sized her up.

"A lesson later, your speech has improved. Seems like people need education just like cats and dogs." She laughed, talking to the women accompanying her, and they all giggled,

Li Chengxiang, anxious about Xiaoliu’s situation, bit her lower lip, "I will come to apologise to Miss Chen later."

As she tried to run out of the circle, they grabbed her hair and pulled her back.

"Hiss—" In pain, her face turned white, and she could hardly believe it, "Miss Chen, what is this about?"

Just now in the stands, she had already apologized by kowtowing, so why was she still being bullied?!

Miss Chen snorted coldly, "Your innocent face really makes one nauseous."

Li Chengxiang frowned, not understanding the reason.

"You clearly just tattled on Yan Family’s Xiaoliu," Miss Chen pointed at Li Chengxiang’s chest with a finger and jabbed him hard several times, "a brave accuser must also be a brave confessor—there are no walls in the world that do not leak, especially when this young lady has witnessed it with her own eyes!"

Li Chengxiang was in so much pain that she stepped back two paces, but then she was pushed forward harshly by the noblewoman behind her, and then pushed again by Miss Chen in front of her. A group of people pushed her around as if she were a plaything!

Thinking that Yan Lingzhen might be in danger, Li Chengxiang, no longer caring to be cautious in the palace, summoned her strength and suddenly lunged forward.

Miss Chen was taken by surprise and toppled to the ground.

She cried out in pain.

Taking advantage of the moment everyone was stunned, Li Chengxiang got up and ran forward, but after just a few steps, she was caught by two burly nursemaids.

By then, Miss Chen had already stood up.

Angry, she walked up to Li Chengxiang and slapped her twice.

"You must have eaten the ’Courage of the Bear and Leopard’ you wretch! How dare you collide with this young lady!"

Li Chengxiang, her hands pinned down, was forced to kneel on the ground and received another two slaps. Now infuriated, she exclaimed, "What on earth do you want to do! Aren’t you afraid that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess Consort will punish you for this behavior!"

"Punish?" Miss Chen scoffed as if she had heard an incredible joke, "Are you suggesting you’ll tattle? Do you dare to tell Yan Wanqing about getting beaten up?"

She called out Yan Wanqing’s name directly.

Li Chengxiang’s expression turned utterly somber, "Say that again?"

It mattered not how she was treated, but no one could insult the Commandery Princess!

No one could!

Li Chengxiang glared at Miss Chen like a fierce little beast on the verge of rage, her gaze making Miss Chen involuntarily step back.

Only after realizing what she had done did she burst out in fury, "Seize her for me—everyone saw just now, she intentionally charged at me, attempting to end my life. I must apprehend her and charge her; it’s completely justified!"

"You’ve captured me, have you thought about the consequences?" Li Chengxiang gritted her teeth as she spoke.

"What consequences can there be?" Miss Chen curled her lips scornfully, "Worst case, the Crown Princess Consort will retaliate on your behalf, but you crashed into me first, and even if the Crown Princess Consort favors you, she can’t simply force justice, can she?"

"Moreover, you’re not that important. Don’t overestimate your status and position. Right now, when there’s diplomatic engagement between two nations, who would go to war over a trivial person like you? My father is a veteran of three dynasties!" Miss Chen emphasized the last words.

"Take her away!" Watching Li Chengxiang’s eyes filled with rage, Miss Chen felt immensely satisfied and waved her hand to signal the nursemaids to drag her away quickly.

Li Chengxiang struggled fiercely, "Let go of me! Let go of me! I have an urgent matter to report!"

"So annoying, gag her," Miss Chen said lazily.

With no suitable cloth at hand, a nursemaid had to bend down, pull off a sock, bunch it into a ball, and was about to stuff it into Li Chengxiang’s mouth.

A noblewoman nearby could not stand to watch anymore, "Will this not be bad? After all, she is close to the Crown Princess Consort, how shall we handle this afterwards?"

"There are esteemed guests in the front for the banquet; I am only preventing her from causing a disturbance," Miss Chen rolled her eyes and commanded, "What are you waiting for, get on with it."

Stinky wretch fits stinky socks perfectly!

Just then, the noblewoman nearby suddenly stepped back several paces from Miss Chen.

"What are you..."

She hadn’t finished speaking

When she heard footsteps approaching, and then Yan Wanqing, dressed in her sumptuous palace attire, stood before her.

Miss Chen almost didn’t catch her breath from the shock.

Yan Wanqing looked at her, "You dare to lay a hand on someone from my quarters?"