The Cold-Hearted Princess Who Transmigrated Here

At this moment, Li Lingling, who was sitting in the courtyard, looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was setting and the sky was getting dark, but her two children had not yet returned.

She couldn't resist walking outside, intending to wait and see in a corner of the flower hall not far from the gate.

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn quickly passed, but there was still no sign of them...

Just when she was filled with worry, she finally saw her son return in a carriage.

However, she noticed that her son's expression was very serious, and she couldn't help but feel worried. She quickly went over to ask him about it.

"Why did it take you so long to come back?"

"Yue'er, have you had dinner yet?"

"Xijie, you look terrible. Are you feeling unwell or sick?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xijie first subconsciously rubbed his cheeks, then put on a smiling and somewhat ingratiating expression and tightly held his mother's arm.

"Mom, I have something important to tell you and Dad later. If Dad tries to hit me, you must stop him! Otherwise, I'll definitely get a good spanking!"

Upon hearing this, Li Lingling's heart skipped a beat, and her expression instantly turned serious. "You brat, what mischief have you been up to outside?"

"If you make your father angry, I'll beat you. You think your mother will put in a good word for you? You wish!"

Wang Xijie felt very wronged. Before he could even open his mouth, his mother slapped him on the head. If he had told the truth, his father would have chopped off his head.

"Mom, couldn't you wait until I finished explaining? Making a conclusion so soon shows you don't trust your son at all."

Wang Xiyue quickly stepped forward and grabbed her mother's other arm, gently shaking it as she pleaded, "Mother, my brother did a good deed this time; he found you a wonderful daughter-in-law."

"For the sake of my future sister-in-law, please put in a good word for my brother with Dad! Mom, I'm begging you!"

When Li Lingling heard that her son had secretly found someone he liked, she thought it wasn't such a bad thing after all, so she sighed and said, "Alright, you two don't need to bother me anymore. Talk to your father about it later. This is a good thing, and he won't make things too difficult for you no matter how much he scolds you."

Wang Xiyue felt that her brother was bound to get a beating. If he hadn't taken his sister-in-law's body beforehand, perhaps her father wouldn't have gone too far and would have just scolded him a couple of times. But now that he had broken the rules, it would be unreasonable not to punish him.

Wang Xijie wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. His mother didn't know everything yet. If she did, she would probably beat him up with his father.

To handle this important matter, the entire Prime Minister's residence was emptied of its main hall tonight.

Wang Xiyue felt that there were indeed a lot of important things happening in her family recently, and they all happened at the same time.

The first time was when she knelt down in the main hall to beg for forgiveness for her brother!

The second time was when the young man knelt down below to beg for forgiveness for her sake!

This third time, it was the eldest brother's turn to kneel down and beg for punishment for the sake of his wife!

Wang Boxing followed the butler's footsteps and slowly walked towards the main hall. The moment he stepped across the threshold, he instantly became wary of the scene before him.

The son was kneeling respectfully and obediently on the ground, his head bowed, looking as if he had admitted his mistake.

The daughter stood obediently to one side, her hands folded in front of her, her eyes occasionally glancing at her kneeling brother, seemingly worried.

Looking to the side, Dongfang Yu also stood respectfully behind his daughter, his expression calm.

Seeing this, the butler knew in his heart that the young master would likely suffer a beating tonight.

However, he knew that this was his master's family matter, and as a servant, he had neither the right to ask about it nor the right to interfere.

So he quickly turned around and left the house, his movements slow and swift, as if afraid of disturbing the people inside.

Before leaving, he made sure to close the door tightly so that no one outside could see what was happening inside.

Tonight, Mo Yun and An Ying are still guarding the door.

They stood like two silent sculptures on either side of the doorway, intently watching the surroundings, not daring to slacken their vigilance in the slightest.

At this moment, there was only a family of four in the house: Wang Boxing and his wife, and their two children. Oh, no, if you include Dongfang Yu, it should be four and a half people, he barely counts as half.

Wang Boxing stared intently at his kneeling son, secretly speculating in his heart.

Based on his understanding of his son, although the boy's behavior was not particularly steady and mature, he had always been a law-abiding person with an extremely kind heart. He had never done anything wicked or evil, nor had he ever caused his parents too much worry.

So, the son's return in such a disheveled state must have been due to some extremely difficult and troublesome situation.

Thinking of this, Wang Boxing frowned and began to ponder what had happened to his son.

Wang Boxing was the prime minister of the country, and nothing he did every day was easy to handle. So he prepared himself for the worst in advance to avoid losing his composure.

As soon as Wang Xiyue saw her father walk in and see her brother's expression, she knew that her father was definitely going to be furious tonight.

She hurriedly stepped forward to support her father's arm, and earnestly helped him sit down next to her mother. She poured them tea with sincerity, and then took out a white jade bottle from her bosom, poured out two pills, and placed them in her palm.

"Father, Mother, this is a tonic I carefully prepared under my master's guidance. It should be of some help to your health!"

"If you don't mind, could you do our daughter the honor of trying it?"

Seeing his daughter's subservient behavior today, Wang Boxing knew she was trying to curry favor and plead for her brother. He turned his head away, snorted, and ignored her, saying, "All you do is play the innocent!"

Despite his outward expression of disgust, his hand betrayed him by taking a pill and putting it in his mouth without hesitation, swallowing it directly without water.

Li Lingling guessed her daughter's intention. She was probably afraid that if they heard the truth later, they would be upset and get so angry that it would harm their health. This was a preventative measure for them!

She sighed, took the remaining pill, and drank it with her tea.

Wang Xiyue was relieved to see that her parents had taken the pills. These were the finished pills that Lord Ling had secretly kept in the great formation—the Yuan-Replenishing Pill. He had used a lot of them to treat everyone's internal injuries last time, and they were almost gone. This was the last bottle.

After this matter is over, she must thoroughly study the Chinese herbal medicine prescription and produce more of it. This is a holy medicine for healing injuries and has a great regulating effect on the five internal organs of the human body.

In this way, she and her brother no longer need to worry about their parents getting so angry that they lose their temper, since rage can easily damage the liver, spleen, kidneys, and stomach.

Seeing that it was about time, and knowing he was going to get beaten sooner or later, Wang Xijie decided to settle things quickly. So he kowtowed to his parents and said, "I want to marry Ling An from the Ling family. Please grant my request!"

Wang Boxing was surprised and puzzled. "The Ling family? Is it Ling Zhi or Ling Peng's daughter? I've never heard of them."

The name sounded familiar to Li Lingling. "Ling An?"

"Yueyue, could this Ling An be the new friend you met today?"

The thought of her daughter and son's unusual behavior over the past two days made her feel like she, as their mother, had been deceived by them. She instantly stood up angrily, her fingers trembling as she pointed at her children, one kneeling and one standing, in the hall.

"So, you two siblings deliberately went to the Ling Marquis's residence for his coming-of-age banquet because of that Ling An, didn't you?"

For the first time, Wang Xiyue felt that her mother was really smart; by connecting the dots, she had basically pieced together the truth.

Seeing his wife so angry, Wang Boxing quickly got up and gently patted her back.

Wang Xiyue, grinning mischievously, ran to her mother's side and busied herself helping her sit back down in her chair. She even patted her chest gently to soothe her, saying, "Mother, it was wrong of us to keep it from you before. Please be magnanimous and don't be angry!"

"Moreover, although Sister Ling An is from the Ling family, she is a good girl. Although she is a little bit older and her status is not high, her character and appearance are a perfect match for Brother!"

"We went to see her today to discuss her marriage to my brother. I tried so hard to persuade her, I almost wore my lips out. My brother has been begging for five years without success. Today, she finally agreed to marry me."

"She also said that her brother was her savior, so she was willing to repay his kindness. She would be content as long as she could enter the mansion as a concubine, and she would never use her status as the principal wife to make things difficult for our family."

Hearing her daughter's words, Li Lingling's anger subsided considerably. It seemed that this girl named Ling An was quite considerate of their family.

However, she was still a little worried because she hadn't seen him.

Seeing that his wife's emotions had gradually calmed down, Wang Boxing went straight to his son without hesitation.

He stormed up to his son and immediately began to berate him.

He stuck out his finger and poked his son's head hard, as if trying to transmit his anger through his fingertips.

Wang Boxing's mouth kept opening and closing, his endless criticisms accompanied by spittle flying everywhere, spraying at his son like a machine gun.

"Look at you, you ignorant brat! What have you done to make your mother so angry!"

Wang Boxing grew angrier as he spoke, and his voice unconsciously rose eight octaves.

"You, you, all you do is cause me trouble all day long! There are so many good girls in the world, why do you have to go and provoke the Ling family?"

"Don't you know that our two families can never truly reconcile and turn hostility into friendship?"

At this point, Wang Boxing became so angry that his breathing became rapid.

"If your actions arouse the Emperor's suspicion and displeasure, what will happen then? Have you even considered these consequences, you scoundrel?"

A barrage of questions rained down on his son, leaving Wang Xijie no chance to refute them.

Standing to the side, Wang Xiyue felt a pang of sympathy watching her brother being scolded mercilessly by their father, yet unable to utter a word in retort.

Seeing that her father had vented his anger, Wang Xiyue finally dared to step forward, gently hugged his arm, and said in a sweet voice, "Father, please calm down! At least listen patiently to my brother's explanation. If you're still angry after hearing it, then we can teach him a lesson together, okay?"

However, Wang Boxing, who was in a fit of anger at the moment, could not listen to his daughter's advice. He just frowned.

She abruptly flung her sleeve, breaking free from her daughter's grasp, then turned and walked to her seat, slumping heavily into it.

“You brat, now I’m giving you a chance to tell the whole story from beginning to end. If you miss anything, you’ll be living alone for the rest of your life.”

After taking a deep breath, Wang Xijie straightened his body and knelt down again.

He didn't even dare to raise his hand to wipe away the spit that his father had splashed on his cheek when he was furious, for fear that this small action would further enrage his father.

He then began to confess everything that had happened between him and Ling An.

"I first met Ling An five years ago..." Wang Xijie's gaze drifted away, and the memory was once again clearly imprinted in his mind.

……

"However, even after five long years, I still couldn't erase her from my heart. So, I thought of using Yueyue as a cover, just so I could see her one last time."