Xue Xing Yue looked at Madam Jiang with a cold gaze and said coldly, "If I hadn't known in advance, wouldn't you have succeeded? Madam Jiang, I don't understand. After all, I am considered your daughter-in-law now. If I were to lose my purity because of this, then in the end, it wouldn't just be the royal family who would be humiliated, but also the Marquisate of Ningguo."
Madam Jiang trembled all over. She bit her lower lip tightly and said, "Your Highness, every mistake, every wrong, it is all my fault. Your Highness, please punish me!"
After speaking, Madam Jiang buried her head on the ground.
Xue Xing Yue sneered upon hearing this, "With just a sentence of 'every mistake, every wrong, it is all my fault,' you ask me to punish you. Madam Jiang, do you really think I dare not punish you?"
"No, this subject knows her sins are grave and has no face to beg Your Highness for mercy." Madam Jiang replied.
"Pain..." A voice rang out. Xue Xing Yue looked at Jiang Xi Feng, who showed signs of waking.
Jiang Xi Feng clutched his head. He remembered that he had just carried Princess Xing Yue to the bed. But as soon as he put her down, he was struck hard from behind.
At this moment, he opened his eyes and saw the two people in the room, freezing in place.
The Princess Xing Yue, who should have been unconscious, was sitting there, and Madam Jiang was kneeling on the ground.
Although he didn't know what had happened, Jiang Xi Feng quickly guessed that the matter had been exposed.
"What's going on? What happened? Why am I here?" Jiang Xi Feng stood up, feigning ignorance.
Unfortunately, before Jiang Xi Feng could take a step, he was forcibly kicked to his knees from behind. "Not kneeling to greet the Princess?"
Jiang Xi Feng seemed to realize his mistake, saw Princess Xing Yue, and quickly bowed, "This humble subject greets Princess Xing Yue."
Xue Xing Yue cast a cold glance at Jiang Xi Feng. Her gaze was as frigid as ice. Jiang Xi Feng couldn't help but shiver.
"Jiang Xi Feng, do you know your crime?" Xue Xing Yue said, word by word.
"Your Highness, this humble subject does not know what crime I have committed. I beg Your Highness to investigate clearly." Jiang Xi Feng replied.
There were only a few people in this room. It wouldn't be so easy to convict him, especially since this was Jiangnan, not the capital. Thinking of this, Jiang Xi Feng straightened his posture a bit.
"You don't know?" Xue Xing Yue asked with a raised eyebrow.
Jiang Xi Feng pretended not to know and shook his head. "This humble subject does not know. I beg Your Highness to enlighten me."
"Since you don't know, then I'll beat you until you do. Feng Wu." Xue Xing Yue said coldly.
Feng Wu had long disliked Jiang Xi Feng, especially since he harbored ambitions for the Princess. She wondered where he got the nerve. She walked up to Jiang Xi Feng. Seeing the tall and imposing guard, Jiang Xi Feng was startled. "You... what do you want to do?"
A smile played on Feng Wu's lips as she stretched her wrists. She said coldly, "What do I want to do? Beat you."
With that, she landed a precise and fierce punch on Jiang Xi Feng.
Jiang Xi Feng cried out in pain, but no one came to his aid, no matter how much he wailed. This was because Jiang Xi Feng had already driven everyone out of the courtyard. Even if he were beaten to death, no one would come.
"Your Highness... Your Highness... You can't just beat this humble subject without reason!" Jiang Xi Feng scrambled around in pain. At first, Feng Wu intended to play with him, but then she simply grabbed Jiang Xi Feng by his collar and beat him.
Jiang Xi Feng was beaten to the point where he could no longer speak clearly.
"Stop." Xue Xing Yue suddenly said.
Feng Wu withdrew her hand, her gaze chilling as she looked at Jiang Xi Feng. Jiang Xi Feng cowered, covering his head and retreating.
Xue Xing Yue stood up from her chair and walked to Jiang Xi Feng, saying coldly, "How is it? Have you thought clearly about where you went wrong?"
Jiang Xi Feng, with slurred speech, said angrily, "Your Highness, by beating this humble subject like this, aren't you afraid that this humble subject will..."
But before Jiang Xi Feng could finish, Xue Xing Yue extended her foot and stepped on his shoulder. The sound of bones cracking could be heard.
"Ah..." Jiang Xi Feng wailed in agony.
Xue Xing Yue said coldly, "Let me tell you, even if I kill you today, no one will dare to say a word. You should know, if not for my concessions, my Imperial Brother never intended to sacrifice my happiness. So where did you get the courage to think that I am someone you can bully at will?"
Jiang Xi Feng, in his pain, could not comprehend what Xue Xing Yue was saying.
He only saw that beautiful face in his agony, looking at him like a life-claiming demon. Those eyes, cold as frost, were like sharp icy swords, piercing directly at him. With the slightest mistake, he would perish without a burial place.
"However, I value life. I will not kill you. But don't think of doing evil again, because I will make sure you can never touch any woman again." Xue Xing Yue said, word by word, coldly.
Jiang Xi Feng felt a floral scent wafting towards him, and then he lost consciousness.
Jiang Xi Feng collapsed onto the ground. Madam Jiang, standing nearby, was greatly frightened. She had never known the true Princess Xing Yue to be so decisive and ruthless.
Feng Wu dragged Jiang Xi Feng away. Madam Jiang wanted to ask the Princess Xing Yue where she was taking Jiang Xi Feng, but she knew she had no face to ask about it.
"Madam Jiang." Xue Xing Yue turned her gaze towards Madam Jiang.
Madam Jiang trembled all over. This was the second time Princess Xing Yue had addressed her by her name.
"This subject is here." Madam Jiang replied.
"You have seen Jiang Xi Feng's fate." Xue Xing Yue said coldly.
Madam Jiang's body stiffened. "Yes, this subject has seen it. So, is it my turn next?"
Madam Jiang saw that the noble and radiant face was cold, like frost, chilling to the bone.
"Madam Jiang, I will not harm you. Not only because you are my mother-in-law, but also because of the child in your womb."
Madam Jiang was stunned. Xue Xing Yue walked towards the door. As she opened it, she paused. "Madam Jiang, take care of yourself."
After speaking, Xue Xing Yue left. Madam Jiang collapsed onto the ground. After a long while, tears flowed from between her fingers.
Upon returning to the room, Feng Wu whispered a few words into Xue Xing Yue's ear.
Xue Xing Yue nodded, "This will suffice."
"Your Highness, if you ask me, killing him a hundred times would not be enough." Feng Wu was furious thinking of that toad who wanted to defile the Princess.
"It's alright. He didn't get any advantage, did he?" Xue Xing Yue said.
"Your Highness, why do you still spare Madam Jiang's life? She harmed you so much; she should be cut into a thousand pieces." Feng Wu said indignantly through clenched teeth.
Xue Xing Yue said, "If I kill her, the matter will surely reach my Imperial Brother's ears. Feng Wu, my Imperial Brother cannot endure such great torment."
Feng Wu heard this and said, "But, this way, you are letting yourself suffer unjustly."
"Suffer unjustly? When have I ever let myself suffer unjustly? Madam Jiang will always live in regret, especially with the child in her womb, who will be a witness to all her deeds." Xue Xing Yue said.