It's all ruined, who cares about the chastity arch

Faced with such temptation, Yuan did not even think about the consequences. Without a word, she pushed Pei Yuxi, whom she had carefully cultivated and regarded as a chess piece, in front of the eldest princess, fully believing that with the eldest princess's intervention, the matter of taking a concubine would be a piece of cake.

Unexpectedly, when the time came, Pei Yuxi, who had already agreed, suddenly changed his mind.

"Xi'er, don't be afraid. With your mother here and the eldest princess backing you up, no one can bully you."

Yuan walked to Pei Yuxi's side, gently held her daughter's hand, and secretly pinched her tender palm with her long and sharp nails.

Pei Yuxi's brows were furrowed in pain, and his shoulders were trembling slightly due to the pain.

During the days at home, such punishment had become the norm. Although Yuan seemed slow in many things, he was an absolute master in torturing people.

She raised her illegitimate daughters with skin as white as snow, but the scars hidden behind them were a darkness that could never be touched by the outside world.

Su Wanyu's lips curved into a smile, and she interrupted the mother and daughter's undercurrent: "Pei, Miss Six seems to have no intention of entering my princess's mansion. We should not force her."

Yuan's face turned grim, but she didn't loosen her grip. Instead, she leaned over and whispered in Miss Pei Liu's ear, her voice cold and unquestionable: "Don't forget what you promised me."

When Pei Yuxi heard the voice, his back stiffened and his pupils suddenly contracted with fear.

She bit her lower lip subconsciously, seeming to be wavering between struggling and surrendering.

Seeing this, Yuan's eyes flashed with pride, and she turned to Su Wanyu and said, "Your Highness, Xi'er is naturally timid and was afraid of displeasing you, so she spoke hastily."

Su Wanyu narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze was full of amusement, she turned to Pei Yuxi, her smile mixed with inquiry: "Oh? Is that really the case? Miss Pei Liu, tell me, is what your mother said true?"

Yuan's face was filled with a deliberate smile as she waited for Pei Yuxi's response.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yuxi, who had been timid and retreating just a moment ago, suddenly pushed Yuan away, rushed to the princess and kowtowed repeatedly, with tears in his eyes: "Your Highness, please save me, I really have no way out."

This sudden move caught the eldest princess off guard and the whole room fell silent.

Pei Yuxi pointed a trembling finger at Yuan: "She...she threatened me with my biological mother's spirit tablet and forced me to be the prince's concubine. She said that if I didn't obey, she would not only stop me from setting up a tablet for my biological mother, but also betrothed me to the old pork seller in the street market."

When Yuan heard this, her legs went weak and she almost fell down.

Pei Yuxi's voice trembled as she continued, "Your Highness, please have mercy on me and save me. I really don't want to be a concubine, nor do I want to marry that old butcher."

After hearing this, the princess angrily slammed the table, her voice shaking the whole house: "Yuan! How dare you lie to me!"

As Yuan's knees landed heavily on the ground with a dull sound, the servants around her began to whisper to each other.

She hastily defended herself, "Your Highness, she...she is talking nonsense. It was clearly her who begged me to be my concubine, but now she is biting back."

"All this is because she holds a grudge against her biological mother's death and intends to take revenge."

Yuan's eyes flickered, trying to confuse the audience and divert attention through emotional entanglement.

"Revenge? I don't think so."

Su Wanyu spoke in a gentle tone, and her steps revealed a calm elegance. She took light steps and slowly approached Pei Yuxi.

The pair of fingers as delicate as jade gently rested on Pei Yuxi's slender wrist, as if a warm power was silently transmitted to her.

She slowly opened Pei Yuxi's clenched hands, and the bright red scar appeared in front of everyone's eyes. It seemed to be crying silently, accusing the violence suffered not long ago. No one could ignore this heart-wrenching mark.

"Look, the scars are obvious, obviously the result of being pinched hard. Pei, you actually did this to a concubine's daughter. Where is your morality?"

Her voice was gentle, but like a cold winter wind, piercing the spines of everyone present and causing the atmosphere to freeze instantly.

The smile on Yuan's face froze instantly. Her usually eloquent tongue seemed to be sealed. She could only remain silent and had no words to say.

The scars on Pei Yuxi's palms were shocking. The bloodshot and skin texture were intertwined like a cruel painting, making everyone who saw it feel heart-wrenching pain.

The eldest princess's anger was almost overflowing, and there seemed to be flames burning in her eyes. She couldn't believe that Yuan dared to do such a despicable thing under her nose.

"The Pei family, you treat your daughter like this in your own home. Does Lord Pei know? Or, you two are just parents in name only, but you don't have the love and kindness that parents should have!"

The eldest princess stood up suddenly, and her words were like thunder, shaking the hall, and the echo lingered for a long time.

Yuan waved her hands hastily, trying to defend herself, but her voice couldn't help but tremble: "No, Your Highness misunderstood, I treat her as my own daughter and have never treated her harshly."

However, before she could finish her words, Pei Yuxi had quietly rolled up his sleeves, revealing a crisscross of scars. Those silent scars seemed to be whispering, telling of countless pains in the past.

"Beating and scolding have become the norm for me. Your Highness, I just want to survive. I beg you to save me from this dire situation."

Her voice was weak but carried an unyielding struggle, a cry for light in the abyss of despair.

At this moment, the scene seemed to be replayed yesterday.

Just the night before, Pei Yuxi also had tears on her face and cried to Su Wanyu about the same request.

Upon learning that Yuan was planning to give her sixth daughter Pei Yuxi as a gift to the Regent as a concubine, Su Wanyu immediately sent her confidant to investigate secretly. After learning about Yuan's series of evil deeds, she decided to meet Pei Yuxi in person and lend a helping hand.

When they first met, Pei Yuxi burst into tears before she could say anything. She knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "Your Highness, I only hope that I can survive. I hope Your Highness will have mercy on me."

Su Wanyu used her gentle but firm hands to gently help Pei Yuxi up and made a solemn promise: "Survival is not easy, but as long as you follow my arrangements, I will definitely keep you safe."

Tears rolled down Pei Yuxi's face like pearls from a broken string.

The long years spent in Pei Mansion were filled with bitterness and pain.

Now, a glimmer of hope for life flashed before her eyes, and she was determined to hold on to it tightly and never let go.

"Your Highness, if I really become a concubine, I will probably repeat my mother's fate and never be able to hold my head up high. I just want to live with dignity. This is my only wish."

Her request was simple and direct, yet it contained all her desire and persistence.

Hearing this, Su Wanyu's eyes flashed with determination: "Okay, I promise you."

A strong feeling of gratitude surged in Pei Yuxi's heart, as if he saw a ray of light in the dark night.

Following Su Wanyu's meticulous plan, she first followed Yuan to the Princess's Mansion in a pretended obedient manner.

Under the eldest princess' questioning, she poured out her suffering and the truth without reservation, hiding nothing.

At this moment, facing Pei Yuxi's sudden counterattack, Yuan Shi seemed panicked, the anger in her eyes was like a volcano about to erupt, and she finally couldn't help but utter a sharp accusation: "You! You are full of lies!"

But in front of the princess's majesty, her momentum seemed so small and vulnerable.