When Princess An saw the blood at the corner of Luo Jiuli's mouth, she clenched her hands tightly in the sleeves of her phoenix robe.
She almost wanted to kill Luo Jiuli on the spot. She knew that the prince had a measured approach and would never hurt Luo Jiuli like this. The only possibility was that Luo Jiuli did it deliberately.
But why did she do it on purpose? For revenge? To save face? Or for——
"Miss Luo Er, please feel free to ask for anything. I just ask for Xiyun's life to be spared."
Luo Jiuli glanced at Xiao Mingxuan and understood in his heart that with Qin Yin's skill, he could kill someone with just one slap. How could he still hear Lu Xiyun's begging for mercy and Princess An's apology?
He was establishing his authority for her.
He wanted Prince An and his wife to apologize to her.
He was telling everyone that she, Luo Jiuli, was not someone to be bullied, and that she had Xiao Mingxuan and the Ninth Prince behind her.
In this case, how could he fail to live up to his good intentions?
How could he be allowed to bear the reputation of "using power to bully others"?
"Ninth Prince, may I make a request?"
Xiao Mingxuan was full of energy when he heard her speak, and his tense heart relaxed.
"nature."
"That's good."
Luo Jiuli looked at Princess An.
"I don't like beating around the bush, and I don't like people from Prince An's Palace visiting the door of my Duke Yiguo's Palace. I won't forgive what happened tonight."
"Although I won't forgive, I can reconcile."
Luo Jiuli stretched out five fingers.
"Fifty thousand taels."
Prince An and Princess An didn't react for a while, but they waited until they did.
"Luo Jiuli, you-"
Luo Jiuli raised his hand and said sarcastically.
"Lu Xiyun instigated others to drug me in the palace in order to insult my innocence. You and your wife injured me outside the palace. I just wanted to expose this matter with the words "Sir, I have a lot." Prince An, there are so many people in this world.
Is it such a cheap thing?”
"Also, Prince An, don't say that I used a hidden weapon on you. That thing is not a hidden weapon at all. It just numbs your nerves. The medicinal properties will disappear after an hour."
"Besides, if I don't use it to deal with you tonight, will I still have the life to stand in front of you and bargain with you now?"
"For an elder to be so cruel to a junior like me, Prince An is really embarrassed by the word 'Prince'."
Luo Jiuli beat him repeatedly without even looking at Prince An's face that was so angry that it was almost twisted.
"Of course, it's okay if you don't want to reconcile. Anyway, I wasn't the one who was sent to the nunnery, nor was I the one who was beaten into a pig's head."
"At worst, you two go to the palace to complain, and I will go and beat the drums to protest your grievances. By the way, I will make a big fuss in the Palace of Supreme Harmony and let the emperor thoroughly investigate what happened tonight-"
puff!
Prince An was so angry that blood spurted out from his mouth.
Luo Jiuli not only deliberately insulted his prince's reputation, he even said such things as a complaint against the emperor.
What's more, the fact that Luo Jiuli could tell that Xiyun instigated others to drug her in the palace in order to insult her innocence had already set off a storm in his heart.
If Luo Jiuli had no evidence, he would never dare to say such words at the palace gate, and the Ninth Prince would not order to slap Xiyun without any reason.
But he knew very well that his daughter did not have the courage or the meticulous strategy.
And Luo Jiuli knew the truth, why didn't he pursue it in the palace? Why didn't the Ninth Prince take this opportunity to add insult to injury?
The only possibility is that there is someone behind this that they cannot afford to offend, but there is no one else in the palace that even the Ninth Prince is afraid of.
The answer is ready to come out.
The veins on Prince An's forehead bulged one by one, his eyes were as sharp as knives staring at Luo Jiuli, his eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Fifty thousand taels, reconciliation."
Tonight, he not only lost face, but also lost his wife and lost his army.
Luo Jiuli raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Mingxuan.
"Your Majesty, please show me your noble hand."
Xiao Mingxuan didn't know whether to laugh at her for being greedy for money or for being so bold. Not only did she beat Princess An, she also used a hidden weapon against Prince An, and she even took advantage of the situation to rob her.
But this is her temperament, and I know that she deliberately doesn't want him to make things worse.
Fifty thousand taels, and she gained a reputation as greedy for money.
But fifty thousand taels also resolved the situation well.
"Qin Yin."
Xiao Mingxuan's eyes turned slightly and his voice was cold.
"yes."
Qin Yin stopped and stepped aside.
Lu Xiyun fell to the ground, her swollen face no longer resembling its original appearance.
Xiao Mingxuan calmly withdrew his gaze.
"Princess An, from now on, Lu Xiyun will be banned from Prince An's residence. Without the emperor's instructions, let her sit in seclusion and think about her past."
On the side, the Duke's wife pretended to be calm and held Luo Jiuli's arm.
"Jiu'er, let's go."
She clearly saw the Ninth Prince's actions to protect her daughter.
She could see clearly how much Prince Kean and his wife hated her daughter.
I'm afraid, after tonight, many things will change.
Luo Jiuli glanced at Xiao Mingxuan. She still had questions to ask him, about him being drugged, about Lu Mingxin, and about the doubts in her heart.
"Mother, I still want to--"
"Mother is feeling a little unwell."
The Duke's wife covered her chest and looked unhappy.
Luo Jiuli's nerves suddenly became tense. No matter how many doubts and questions he had at this moment, they were not as important as his mother's body.
"Mom, get in the car quickly, let's go back home."
"Um."
The Duke's wife nodded and let Luo Jiuli help her get into the carriage.
In the carriage, Luo Jiuli could still see the lighted palace lanterns at the palace entrance and Xiao Mingxuan standing with hands behind his back, looking over from afar.
The Duke's wife looked at the way she looked at the Ninth Prince and couldn't help but sigh.
After lowering the curtains of the car, Luo Jiuli looked back at her mother.
"Is there something I want to ask my mother?"
The Duke's wife seemed to know what she was going to ask next, and nodded.
"Well, you ask."
"Mother, Lu Mingxin drugged the Ninth Prince? When did it happen? Does mother know? Why didn't mother tell me last time?"
The Duke's wife clenched the handkerchief in her hand, with a confused look on her face.
As soon as Luo Jiuli saw his mother's expression, he knew that she knew the inside story.
She didn't care about the process of Lu Mingxin's drugging. What she cared about was how Xiao Mingxuan got rid of the drug after being drugged.
What should she do if he touches another woman because he was drugged?
"Jiu'er, you--"
"Mom, tell me everything you know."
The Duke's wife sighed.
"My mother is not sure about the specific details. This happened in the twelfth lunar month two years ago. The Nine Kings returned to Beijing and the Queen Mother was also in the palace. They hosted a banquet for several family members and important ministers. When the banquet was about to break up, we found out that the Nine Kings
The king has been drugged."
The Duke's wife spoke in general terms, her eyes were a little evasive, and her face was embarrassed.
Luo Jiuli's face was expressionless.
"For a woman to drug a man, it shouldn't be as simple as poison, right?"