Arrogant and domineering because of his good looks: His Majesty always pretends to be righteous

"How dare you! You've scratched your face like that!"

The Empress Dowager stood up, trembling with anger, and pointed at her cheek, cursing loudly.

The leader who came to arrange the marriage turned ashen-faced upon seeing the scene before him.

"He's an ugly monster!"

The civil and military officials in the court looked at each other in bewilderment and immediately lowered their heads in silence.

Are you playing me for a fool?

"What I wanted was the peerless and beautiful Second Princess, what have you given me? An ugly monster?"

"I traveled thousands of miles to ask for a marriage alliance, and this is how you treat me?"

He suddenly let out a roar like a lion, his bloodthirsty eyes fixed on the Empress Dowager in the court.

The Empress Dowager felt a chill run down her spine from that sinister gaze and hurriedly glanced at the little maid beside her.

"Please don't be angry. Come, come, have a taste. Our local specialty is very delicious."

The young maidservant, holding the fruit platter with utmost respect, slowly walked up to the burly man.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a deafening bang resounded, and my round fruit scattered all over the ground.

"You have to give me an explanation, or I'm not letting this go today. I came all this way here, not to marry an ugly woman."

"What are you doing, acting so arrogantly? I am the Second Princess, what? Can't you accept how I look now!"

"I am the legitimate second princess of yoga. You have the guts to marry me."

The air instantly dropped to freezing point, and the strong smell of gunpowder intensified.

"I ruined my appearance myself; it has nothing to do with anyone else."

"Since I already look like this, if you can accept it, then take me with you!"

The man gritted his teeth in anger, speechless in the face of such provocation. Looking at the ugly face before him, he felt nauseous.

"Your Majesty, you have three days to choose another princess for me, or don't blame me for being impolite! If I start an army to wage war then, don't blame me."

The Empress Dowager frightened him so much that he lay on the ground, unable to utter a single word, staring blankly as the imposing figure gradually disappeared into the distance.

"Snapped……"

"How could the late emperor have given birth to a daughter like you! If the emperor knew what you have done today, he would probably not be able to rest in peace even in the afterlife."

She stubbornly raised her small face and deftly wiped away a drop of blood from the corner of her lips.

"I think if the Emperor really knew about this, he would definitely regret why he listened to you and did so many wrong things."

"It's a pity that Father Emperor passed away early, leaving you to rule the court alone. Anyway, I've done what I had to do today. If you don't like me, just kill me."

"Do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?"

Empress Dowager Ning's eyes were filled with a sinister gaze.

I can make you wish you were dead!

"Killing you now would be as easy as crushing an ant."

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Considering the princess's disfigurement, please spare her life!"

The maids knelt on the ground, pleading desperately.

The room was immediately filled with the pleas of the maids.

They kowtowed one by one, their eyes brimming with tears as they gazed at the Empress Dowager. Everyone in the room was crying their hearts out.

The second princess witnessed all of this and was deeply moved, her heart overflowing with tears that seemed to fall like pearls from a broken string.

"Get up, all of you. There's no need to plead for me. If I really die, it's no big deal."

"I'm just a walking corpse now that I'm alive."

"Are you all trying to kill yourselves, you girls who are pleading for mercy? Slap them all across the face! Beat their mouths until they're a bloody mess!"

At a command, several eunuchs rushed in and forcefully subdued all the palace maids.

One after another, bloody slaps landed on his face, each slap leaving a red handprint.

Suddenly, the entire room was filled with the sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling.

The maids struggled desperately, trying to resist, but to no avail, and the entire room was left in a mess.

"Why are you taking it out on me and bullying them? They're just maids, my servants, they know nothing."

"Your Majesty, you can't be so heartless, can you? Or are you afraid to kill me?"

"Stop fighting, do you hear me? I'm a princess, after all."

The Empress Dowager gave a cold look, and the guards beside her finally stopped, and the room fell silent.

"So you really want to become a nun, don't you?"

"Since you like being a nun so much, I'll grant your wish."

"Listen up, everyone. Tomorrow, the Second Princess will be expelled and will live in a temple forever. She will never be able to return to the palace in this lifetime."

"Any of those brats who dare to come along, kill them without mercy!"

She stumbled back to her room, the candlelight flickering, making her small face appear even paler.

“Princess, I don’t think you’re feeling too well. Why don’t you rest for a couple of days before you leave?”

"What exactly is wrong with you? You must tell Longzai. Life outside won't be as comfortable as in the palace."

The little girl's voice was filled with sobs, and you could vaguely see tears glistening in her eyes.

The two looked at each other and, in that moment, understood each other's suffering.

She patted the maid's back gently and said something meaningful.

“It’s freezing cold outside. It’s already hard enough for you servants. None of you need to follow me.”

"I hope you can live well here. No matter what, the Empress Dowager can't possibly kill you all. Anyway, I have long since lost all attachment to this palace."

"No matter where I go, I will always think of you. Actually, I'm tired of this place. I just want to find a quiet place to live out the rest of my life in peace..."

She forced a smile and tried her best to comfort everyone, while the maids in the room were all crying.

The maids inside the room were all crying with snot and tears streaming down their faces, their makeup all covered in smears like little kittens.

“Princess, you are such a good person, and you have always been so upright. We really can’t bear to see you end up like this. If it weren’t for the Empress Dowager’s order, we would really be willing to follow you.”

"Who would want to stay in such a cold palace? She's just a heartless old woman. Living next to her is like being an ant! There's no dignity in living like that."

The second princess embraced each of the maids in the room tightly, all the unspoken words left unsaid.