Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

Chu Xingchen's hands were covered with calluses and traces of old sores. How could he look like a teenager?

So, as things were going on today, Su Yingxue was bound to punish these stubborn slaves. "From now on, listen carefully to me. Chu Xingchen is a member of my palace. I will protect him. Anyone who dares to disrespect Prince Chu is disrespecting me!"

"Anyone who dares to mistreat and abuse Prince Chu, or assign him tasks, is slapping me in the face, and is bullying and abusing me. I want to see whether your fate is stronger or the scepter of palace law is stronger!"

Su Yingxue looked at the palace maids who were kneeling below, not daring to make a sound. They all held their breath, with cold expressions, as if they were very afraid of Su Yingxue.

"Since the Imperial Household Supervisor has sent you here, I believe that these palace servants who have bullied and abused their masters and failed to distinguish between master and servant will be taken back to the Imperial Household Supervisor's prison for thorough interrogation."

“I have only one request, that the Internal Supervisor be fair and strict, and let these cunning slaves receive the punishment they deserve,” Su Yingxue said coldly, “After all, Prince Chu is not only a hostage to the Dasheng Palace, but also a matter of friendship between the two countries.

The King of Dasheng has been so busy with government affairs these past few years that he's been deceived by these cunning servants with ulterior motives that he's been oblivious to the suffering of the Prince of Chu. Now that the truth has been revealed, he must give the Prince of Chu an explanation and make proper arrangements, as well as compensate him properly. Don't you agree?"

"I think that you are a smart man and already know how to report to His Majesty. So, I will return to the palace first," Su Yingxue said softly.

Upon hearing this, several people hurriedly knelt down and said yes. Seeing this, Su Yingxue helped Qiu Shuang leave the cold palace. Her goal had been achieved.

When walking out of the cold palace and heading towards the imperial garden, Su Yingxue suddenly remembered something and said to Qiu Shuang in a cold voice.

"After returning to the palace, find a few gossipy palace maids and tell them everything that happened in the cold palace today. Before tomorrow, I want all the masters and servants in the Dasheng Palace to know that Chu Xingchen is my servant..."

"Your Highness the Princess," Qiu Shuang was a little confused. After thinking for a while, she advised timidly.

"It's not a good idea to act like this. Her Royal Highness the Princess hasn't even gotten married yet, and the people in the palace are gossiping and exaggerating. I'm afraid... I'm afraid... they'll think that Your Highness wants to take Prince Chu as her lover... After all... what if doing this damages Her Royal Highness the Princess's reputation..."

"Qiu Shuang, this is the fastest way for me to protect Chu Xingchen." Su Yingxue sighed and looked at the long palace road in front of her. Now she knew that Chu Xingchen was the future emperor who would destroy the country and seize the throne, the villain, and the paranoid and yandere male protagonist who would defy the will of heaven and change his fate.

Even if she sacrifices a little bit of her reputation now, compared with the torture of skinning daylilies, her intention to protect him this time can at least offset some of the crimes of her previous whipping and humiliation!

When Chu Xingchen breaks into the palace, Su Yingxue will be dead, so what good will it do to have a good reputation? Besides, in the eyes of the masters and palace servants of Dasheng, in the eyes of the censors and the people, what good reputation can Su Yingxue have now?

This person is spoiled and arrogant, domineering, moody, and abuses lynching... he has countless bad reputations, and is he not just missing this random rule of keeping a concubine?

"I feel that as long as I can protect Chu Xingchen, I will only sacrifice my reputation in the eyes of others, which will not have much impact on me." Chu Xingchen said sadly, "When I applied medicine to him yesterday, I had already decided to protect him. As long as Chu Xingchen stays in the Dasheng Palace, he will be my brother with a different surname.

With the identity of my younger brother, and the fact that I will strictly observe etiquette with him in the future, as long as Chu Xingchen and I have nothing to do with the rumors spread by those palace people, these rumors will eventually be broken on their own...

"Yes." Qiu Shuang agreed after hearing this.

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"Master, that's what the princess said." Zhaoxue reported to Chu Xingchen, who should have been unconscious and recuperating on the bed, but now looked full of energy, though his face was a little pale.

He had followed from a distance today, and now he had mastered the art of disguising himself as a eunuch in the Dasheng Palace and was very familiar with the process.

"Did she really say that?" Chu Xingchen blushed slightly. He hadn't expected Su Yingxue to actually go to the cold palace to vent his anger, and even let the palace servants spread the news, hoping to use her as a shield to protect him.

"You are so naive. It's just a small profit. Compared with the years she abused me, you think I will remember her kindness? You are dreaming!" Chu Xingchen scolded coldly and angrily.

"Are those palace servants who abuse their power not partly her doing? It's just that Su Yingxue used to show her emotions on her face, but now she's become more cunning and calculating, and knows how to manipulate power!"

"Just keep watching. I have to see what tricks that woman has yet to play..." Chu Xingchen snorted coldly, as if thinking about something.

"Yes." Zhaoxue stepped back.

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After Su Yingxue returned to the bedroom, she saw Chunfeng, Xiahe and Dongxue all sitting in a circle around a small table in the bedroom, busy with their work.

"What are they doing?" Su Yingxue took Qiu Shuang closer with curiosity. Seeing that they were holding embroidery frames in their hands, she asked in a low voice out of curiosity.

Su Yingxue's four personal first-class palace maids all have their own strengths. For example, Chunfeng is older than the others, good at taking care of people, especially good at needlework, and is very considerate. Therefore, she is basically responsible for Su Yingxue's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Xia He is younger. Although she loves gossip and is a bit talkative and unstable, she is an excellent cook. She can brew tea, make snacks and tea drinks with ease and is very clever.

Qiu Shuang is the most cautious, careful, steady and composed of the four. She is always thinking and considering Su Yingxue, which is also very good.

Dongxue, on the other hand, has a natural, naive air about her inexperienced ways, is a bit timid, but very kind. Perhaps because of this, she is the joy of the Princess's palace.

After spending these days together, Su Yingxue felt that the atmosphere in the Princess's palace was excellent, full of joy and happiness. How could it be the oppressive atmosphere portrayed in novels? Could it be that the data the system gave her was wrong?

"Princess, the weather has become much colder these days since the beginning of winter. Today, the Clothing Bureau delivered new clothes for you and the other palace ladies. I have already prepared them for you."

Chunfeng said with a smile, she was a gentle woman with a homely air. At this moment, she was smiling, indescribably gentle like water, making Zhang Susu feel warm like a sister.

She continued, "It's only going to get colder these days. Although it's not time to use a hot water bottle yet, I think the day will come when it will be useful. The hot water bottle is hot, so I'll make you a new cloth bag for this year and put it in it, to celebrate and drive away the bad luck."

Su Yingxue looked down and saw that each of the four palace maids was holding a cloth bag, each embroidered with a different pattern.