Reborn Empress: The World Originally Belonged to Her

"Leng Xiucheng, what makes you think that I will tolerate you after you have humiliated me time and time again? When I liked you, you could act like a tyrant, but now that I don't like you anymore, you are just a handkerchief that I have used."

"Yuanjie, tie him up and send him back to the Grand Tutor's mansion. I will now give you your freedom."

After Qin Yu finished speaking, she lifted the blue hem of her skirt and walked out of Songfeng Courtyard. She exhaled a breath of stale air. Fortunately, the Emperor had not yet issued an edict to make him the imperial son-in-law. It wasn't that she couldn't get rid of him, but it would be much more troublesome than it is now.

Yuan Jie received the order and showed no more courtesy to Leng Xiucheng. He tied him up even more tightly than when he was forced to kneel yesterday. The two of them lifted him onto the carriage from one end to the other, just like a butcher at the morning market carrying a freshly slaughtered white pig.

Xu Jinxin wasn't tied up, but Granny Duan personally escorted her away. This woman had served the late Empress, and her aura was unmatched by ordinary palace maids.

Xu Jinxin chased all the way to the Grand Tutor's mansion. Many people had already received the news and were waiting in front of the mansion because the way Leng Xiucheng was sent out was too humiliating, which was a blatant slap in the face to the Grand Tutor.

Grand Tutor had this one legitimate son late in life, and he doted on him like the apple of his eye. When the Eldest Princess took a liking to him, Leng Xiucheng was unhappy, so he went to the Emperor for help. However, although the Emperor did not issue an imperial decree to grant the marriage, he allowed Leng Xiucheng to cultivate a relationship with the Eldest Princess.

Now that he's been brought back tied up like this, not only are the people curious, but he's also curious about what happened.

"Commander Yuan, may I ask what the Princess means by this?"

Leng Xiucheng had already been taken over by the servants of the Grand Tutor's mansion and released from his restraints. He rushed forward in a rage, ready to strike Yuan Jie.

Yuan Jie was the commander of the Princess's mansion, and there were few people in the army who could beat him. Even a hundred of Leng Xiucheng's men wouldn't be enough for him. With a slight movement, he grabbed Leng Xiucheng's hand and pulled it gently, instantly dislocating Leng Xiucheng's arm.

Leng Xiucheng's eyes widened in disbelief, and he even forgot to cry out in pain.

He used to be favored by the eldest princess, so he never fought back when Leng Xiucheng attacked him. But now... what is Leng Xiucheng anyway?

Yuan Jie respectfully clasped his hands and bowed to the Grand Tutor: "Grand Tutor Leng, I was ordered by Her Highness the Princess to escort Young Master Leng back. Now that he has been delivered, I will return first."

"Wait, why did the Princess suddenly send my son back? There must be a reason, right?" As a member of the Grand Tutor's mansion, is he someone the Princess can summon and dismiss at will?

Although it was humiliating to be forcibly taken away by the eldest princess, it was even more humiliating to be thrown out like this.

Yuan Jie glanced lazily at Leng Xiucheng and said, "Grand Tutor, you should ask Young Master Leng. I have important matters to attend to and will take my leave."

The onlookers made way for Yuan Jie, since Yuan Jie and his entourage exuded a menacing aura and were the Princess's people; they wouldn't dare to offend them even if they had ten lives.

"It seems that Young Master Leng has fallen out of favor. I originally thought that Young Master Leng's marriage to the prince consort was a sure thing, but I didn't expect it to only last three months."

"I heard that Young Master Leng is acting arrogantly in the Princess's residence, even insulting the Eldest Princess at will. It's only a matter of time before he's kicked out."

"Let's talk about who will be the next person to be favored by the eldest princess."

The onlookers dispersed.

Leng Xiucheng could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

What angered him more than being kicked out by that woman Qin Yu was the gossip of these foolish and unruly people, as if he were just a courtesan in a brothel, and these people dared to do such a thing!