Mistakenly recognized as a cousin, thousands of pampered

Zhong Yunxi was currently staying at the Princess's residence. She had been serving tea to Tao Hongyuan while the Princess was planning his second marriage. Seeing how well-behaved and docile she had always been, the Princess hadn't deliberately avoided her.

Unexpectedly, such a mistake occurred.

The princess had already favored the two families she had found as candidates for Tao Hongyuan's second marriage, an arrangement that would benefit all parties. If the marriage was successful, the two families would undoubtedly be grateful to the princess in the future.

But now Zhong Yunxi's interference has disrupted all her plans. It is of no benefit to her at all. How can she not be angry?

"My humble servant is too stupid and fell into the water due to negligence. I also implicated Lord Tao. I deserve to die." Zhong Yunxi knelt on the ground and answered respectfully, with her head lowered the whole time, not daring to look directly into the princess's sharp gaze.

How could the eldest princess be someone who could be easily fooled? She knew very well in her heart that this was clearly what Zhong Yunxi did on purpose, so how could she easily believe her seemingly sincere words?

After listening to Zhong Yunxi's explanation, the eldest princess frowned and her eyes became even more angry.

Without saying a word, she picked up a teacup and threw it towards Zhong Yunxi. The teacup hit Zhong Yunxi squarely on the forehead.

With a loud "clang", the teacup fell to the ground and broke into pieces, with fragments flying everywhere. One of the pieces rolled to Tao Jiuxi's feet.

Blood immediately gushed out from the corner of Zhong Yunxi's forehead, flowing down his cheeks and dripping onto the ground.

Zhong Yunxi was suddenly panicked. She had been hoping for a lucky break, thinking that even if the princess saw through her thoughts, she would not explode in public. As long as she went to Tao Hongyuan to prove her innocence, there should be room for maneuver. However, she did not expect that the princess would be so furious at this moment.

She frowned in pain, but dared not resist in the slightest. She quickly bent down and begged for mercy: "Princess, please forgive me, please forgive me!"

Tao Jiuxi was startled by the sudden noise. Seeing Zhong Yunxi in such a miserable state, she felt sorry for her. She was about to step forward to plead for Zhong Yunxi, but she saw Tao Qingwan stopping her with her eyes.

Tao Qingwan shook her head slightly, signaling her not to act rashly. If she pleaded rashly at this moment, it might make the princess even more angry.

Shen Zhiyi just listened quietly without even raising his eyelids.

Zhong Yunxi actually dared to play tricks in front of the eldest princess. If she is not taught a lesson, it will be difficult for her to leave this mansion.

The reason he was here was that he was worried that Tao Jiuxi, who was loyal and righteous, would be soft-hearted and plead for mercy, and then offend the eldest princess. If he was here, he could at least take care of her.

"You are so stupid! You have done such a shameful thing. There is no need for you to stay in the mansion anymore. Find a nunnery outside the city tomorrow and become a nun!" The eldest princess shouted angrily, her eyes full of disgust.

Zhong Yunxi also thought to herself that if her plan backfired, the worst that could happen would be that she would become a nun.

But when the eldest princess really gave such an order and really told her to become a nun, she felt filled with sadness.

Her pitiful life seemed to be coming to an abrupt end, and all her hopes were shattered like bubbles at this moment.

Zhong Yunxi felt unwilling, as she knew that if she was dragged away, she would be destined to live a lonely life in a nunnery.

So, desperately, she kowtowed to the princess repeatedly, her forehead banging against the ground as she pleaded, "Princess, I know I was wrong. I really do! Please forgive me this time. I won't do it again."

Her voice was filled with tears, and the tears and blood from the wound on her forehead intertwined to form a messy mark on her face.

"Drag down."

The eldest princess's face was as cold as ice, and she was not moved at all. She gave the order in a cold tone.

As soon as he finished speaking, two servants came forward, one of them grabbed one of Zhong Yunxi's arms and tried to drag her away.

Zhong Yunxi struggled hard, her eyes filled with fear, and her feet kept kicking on the ground, trying to break free from the servants' restraints.

However, how could a weak woman like her defeat two strong servants?

Just as she was about to be dragged away, she used all her strength to pounce on Tao Hongyuan and hugged his legs tightly, as if grabbing the last straw.

She looked up at Tao Hongyuan, her eyes flashing with the desire to live, and begged bitterly, "Master Tao, please save me! I know I made a big mistake today. If the princess sends me to a nunnery, my life will be ruined. Master, you are a good person, you have always been kind-hearted, please save me just this once!"

Her voice had become hoarse from crying, and her hands were tightly clasped around Tao Hongyuan's legs, as if she would fall into an endless abyss if she let go.

Tao Jiuxi was already extremely anxious. Seeing that Zhong Yunxi was about to be dragged away, she could no longer hold back and stood up suddenly.

But just as she stood up, she heard Tao Hongyuan's steady and powerful voice: "Your Highness, Princess, please wait a moment."

Tao Hongyuan walked calmly to the center of the room and bowed respectfully to the eldest princess.

"What happened today on the waterside pavilion was truly my fault. I was careless in not watching my feet and accidentally caused Miss Zhong to fall into the water. This mistake was all caused by me, so please, Princess Royal, don't blame Miss Zhong." His voice echoed in the silent room, and every word was clearly audible.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

A glimmer of hope suddenly flashed across Zhong Yunxi's eyes, which had been filled with despair. She raised her head and looked at Tao Hongyuan with tears on her face. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she couldn't make a sound because of excitement.

The eldest princess originally thought that with Zhong Yunxi's clumsy means and Tao Hongyuan's upright and unyielding character, he would definitely detest Zhong Yunxi's behavior, but she did not expect Tao Hongyuan to come forward to plead for her.

This seemed to be beyond the eldest princess's expectations, and there was a bit more scrutiny in her eyes when she looked at Tao Hongyuan.