The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

Seeing Master Kongwu say such things, Wang knew that she could no longer shirk her responsibility. After all, this matter was of great importance. So, when she was about to leave, she deliberately called Xue Jinhua out of the room.

Xue Jinhua came out of the door and asked in confusion, "Mother, why did you come out all of a sudden? Isn't my sister-in-law still in there?"

Wang stared at Xue Jinhua and explained, "Your sister-in-law has important matters to ask Master Kongwu for help. Letting her wait in the house will not delay her business. As for you, you don't have anything important to do anyway, so just come with me."

Xue Jinhua lowered her head slightly, revealing a trace of timidity and restraint, and whispered softly: "Mother, what's going on?"

Wang's face was tense, and she seemed a little embarrassed, but she still said calmly, "Just follow me first, and you will understand everything when you get there."

Xue Jinhua's eyes flickered. After a moment's hesitation, she followed Wang closely towards the backyard of Huangshan Temple.

This place is located at the northernmost end of Huangshan Temple, surrounded by towering trees. Coupled with the severe cold weather, it is difficult to see sunlight in this area all year round. The gloomy and cold air is chilling and creepy.

Xue Jinhua unconsciously tightened her thin clothes and asked with slightly trembling lips, "Mom, how long will we have to walk?" Her eyes were full of confusion and anxiety.

At the same time, a man's low and slightly angry voice came from the other end: "My lord, you have to understand the situation! Our Zhenguo Mansion and your Marquis Mansion have always kept to ourselves, and we have no old grudges or new hatreds. Why are you meddling in other people's business now? Aren't you meddling too much?" This man was the man known as "The Prince".

Then, a shout was heard: "Is the prince raised by the Zhenguo Mansion such an ignorant and unruly person?" The speaker's tone was full of dissatisfaction and blame. It turned out that the voice came from behind the dilapidated wall. Obviously, someone was extremely indignant about the behavior of this so-called "prince".

Wang and Xue Jinhua looked at each other when they heard the voice. They were both shocked. They quickened their pace at the same time, wanting to find out what happened as soon as possible. When they got closer, they finally heard the content of the conversation.

"Hmph! What rules? This is ridiculous! I think you are the one who has lost your mind! This prince only said hello to the princess of Prince Zhuang's Mansion, but you rushed over and beat me up without saying a word. This prince has not yet sought justice from you, but you are the first to complain!" At this moment, the prince of Zhenguo Mansion was staring at the person in front of him with an angry face. A few bruises were faintly visible at the corners of his mouth, and it was obvious that he had just experienced a fierce fight.

"You're talking nonsense! I clearly saw you acting frivolously and touching the Crown Prince's Consort, so I tried to stop you..." At this moment, Xue Qing'er was crouching on the ground, tears pouring out like a flood, and her appearance was so adorable. The maid beside her hurriedly wrapped her cloak tightly around her body.

However, from where Xue Jinhua was standing, he could clearly see that Xue Qing'er's clothes were slightly open.

Xue Jinhua couldn't help but frown, thinking to herself: Given Xue Qing'er's usual temperament, it is indeed unlikely that she would take the initiative to provoke the prince of Zhenguo Mansion. But now that things have come to this, why has the situation turned out like this...

"Hmph, this young master has already said it, it was simply a mistake for someone else." The Crown Prince of Zhenguo Mansion had a look of contempt and indifference on his face, and he was too lazy to even look up at Xue Qing'er.

Although this girl is very pretty, she is not his type. "The Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Zhuang's Mansion is indeed extremely beautiful, but unfortunately she is just a widow after all. How could this Crown Prince's taste be so vulgar?"

Hearing these words, Xue Qing'er cried even more miserably, as if she might faint at any moment. Seeing this, the veins on Zhao Yuxuan's forehead suddenly popped up, and he rushed towards her in anger, shouting, "You... do you have the guts to repeat what you just said?"

Seeing this, the prince quickly dodged to the side and said angrily, "I'm telling you, are you mentally ill? I'm not targeting you, why are you so excited?"

He was really puzzled in his heart, and couldn't help but mutter softly: "People who don't know the situation would think that you have some special connection with the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Zhuang's Mansion!"

However, these words were like a sharp thorn that pierced Zhao Yuxuan's heart, causing him to pounce on him like a madman, as ferocious as a hungry tiger pouncing on its food. Xue Qing'er, who was standing by, had already cried so hard that she was unable to speak, and had completely lost control of herself.

Xue Jinhua watched everything that was happening in front of her coldly, with an interested look on her face. She thought to herself: It's really interesting that the young master's unintentional words hit the weak spots of both of them at the same time.

"How dare you! You are simply doing this outrageously!" Wang quickly stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Yuxuan, and protected him tightly behind her, reprimanding him sternly: "Young Master Zhenguo, please be careful with your words and actions, and don't make false statements that will ruin the reputation of the Young Master's Consort. Even if the Marquis's Mansion and the Prince Zhuang's Mansion bring the matter to the Emperor, we will definitely argue with them and seek an explanation for the two families!"

The prince originally had no intention of making a big deal out of this matter. After all, he still felt a little guilty deep down in his heart. He quickly explained, "This prince has already said it. Whether you believe it or not, I really have never thought of doing anything inappropriate to her!"

However, Zhao Yuxuan obviously did not believe this, and he stared at the prince with suspicion. Seeing this, Xue Jinhua frowned and said, "Mom, this is a holy place of Buddhism. If things get out of hand, it might not be appropriate."

Wang naturally hoped to keep things quiet and avoid escalating the situation. But seeing Zhao Yuxuan's reluctance, she couldn't help but say, "This is a matter related to the innocence of the Crown Princess. Even if the matter gets out of hand, we must seek justice for her."

After hearing this, Xue Jinhua's brows were still furrowed. She turned her gaze to Xue Qing'er who had already stood up and asked in a serious tone: "Princess, you should know that this place is usually not visited by many people. Even if you were praying in the temple, why did you show up here?"

Faced with such a sharp question, Xue Qing'er immediately clenched her teeth and her face became more tense. She really didn't know how to answer, because she couldn't just say that she heard that the Crown Prince would come here, so she came here on purpose to create an encounter, right? Wouldn't that expose her own shortcomings and make people laugh? At this moment, she was in extreme embarrassment and dilemma.

Xue Qing'er's face became paler and paler, as if all her vitality had been drained away. Her body was shaky and she was about to faint again. At this critical moment, the maid beside her hurriedly spoke up to explain: "Don't talk nonsense! My prince's wife just wanted to go to the temple to pray in the morning, but she got lost on the way for no apparent reason."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuxuan's tense expression finally relaxed a little. After all, he always trusted Xue Qing'er deep in his heart.

However, Xue Jinhua had never expected that with just a few words, she could hit Xue Qing'er's soft spot so accurately. She couldn't help but cast her eyes on the prince of Zhenguo Mansion again, and asked sharply: "Prince, my sister certainly has some shortcomings, but may I ask you, Prince? Since this is not a place where the prince's wife should appear, then why did you show up here?"

Faced with such questioning, the prince seemed to have no intention of responding. Instead, he put on an arrogant and rude attitude, turned his head away coldly, and said harshly: "What does it have to do with you? This prince can go wherever he wants. Do I need to report to you?" Obviously, he did not intend to explain too much about the matter. He looked completely unreasonable and wanton.

Such a ruthless attitude was simply a blatant act of cheating. But Xue Jinhua did not show any anger, and continued to ask calmly: "My Lord, just now I vaguely heard you mention waiting for someone here, but in the end I found out that you recognized the wrong person. I wonder who is the important person who is worth waiting for here? And that person may be similar to my sister..."

"This prince said, it has nothing to do with you!" The tone was full of arrogance and conceit, as if he regarded the other party as nothing, without any mercy. Zhao Yuxuan was so angry that he trembled all over, veins popped on his forehead, and his hands clenched into fists, as if he was going to attack again in the next moment. Xue Jinhua's face became more and more gloomy, she stared at the arrogant prince in front of her, with a firm light in her eyes.

"My Lord, according to what you said, the person you are waiting for must be a woman. This is a pure land of Buddhism, and everyone who lives here will be recorded. I wonder if I can ask the abbot later? I would also like to know which women are living in this temple now. In this way, I will know who the Lord is waiting for." Xue Jinhua said neither humbly nor arrogantly. Although her voice was soft, it carried unquestionable power.

The prince was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that the wife of the Marquis's mansion would be so tough. After all, if this matter really got out of hand, it would not be a good thing for both parties. For a moment, his face turned pale as paper, and the confidence that he had just thought he had the upper hand was gone.

"Madam Hou, you are so cruel!" The prince gritted his teeth, but he was unwilling to continue pestering her. He glared at Xue Jinhua and Zhao Yuxuan fiercely, then walked away, leaving behind only a back figure that was gradually moving away.

Zhao Yuxuan was holding back his anger and wanted to take a few steps forward to question him, but Xue Jinhua stopped him. She looked at Zhao Yuxuan seriously and said in a low voice, "My Lord, please calm down and stop! Do you really want the whole temple and even the whole capital to know what happened today?"

Hearing this, Zhao Yuxuan was stunned and fell into deep thought. It was indeed as Xue Jinhua said, if the matter was too serious, he himself was not afraid of any consequences. However, when he thought of Qing'er, his heart was suddenly gripped. Qing'er was so simple, kind, innocent and pitiful, how could she bear such humiliation and pressure?

At this time, Xue Jinhua turned to look at the maid beside Xue Qing'er and ordered, "Send your Crown Prince's Consort back to her room first!"

After Xue Qing'er left, Zhao Yuxuan seemed to have let go of a heavy burden. He no longer had any scruples and snorted coldly, "Humph, that prince is an absolute bastard! I think he must have some bad intentions towards Consort Zi!"

Wang, who was standing by, couldn't help but twitch her lips as she listened to her son's words. She really couldn't understand what was wrong with her eldest son. Was he under a spell? He actually thought that Xue Qing'er was like gold and silver treasures, and everyone would love her, as if anyone who saw her would be fascinated by her.

On the contrary, Xue Jinhua frowned and said thoughtfully, "My Lord, the weather here is as cold as an ice cellar. The Crown Prince's wife is as frail as a delicate flower. Even if she just lost her way, why is she wearing such thin clothes?"

Zhao Yuxuan was just furious, like a volcano about to erupt, and didn't notice these details at all. At this moment, he suddenly woke up, as if he had been enlightened, and carefully looked at Xue Qing'er's back as she walked away... There was also a bit of suspicion in his heart that was like a haze and could not be shaken off.