"Princess? She's Princess Yongning?!"
An exclamation immediately erupted from the crowd.
Since there were three kings in the capital, only King Huai had a daughter, and she was still very young. So the woman in front of them must be the eldest daughter of the prime minister's mansion, Princess Yongning, personally conferred by the emperor!
Many people had heard of Yun Xi's deeds and talents, but had never seen her in person.
At this moment, everyone stared directly at Yun Xi, admiring her peerless and ethereal beauty and noble temperament, which made people not dare to violate her!
Thinking of the outburst of that maid just now, everyone couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat:
Asking Princess Yongning to kneel to a dancing girl was simply courting death!
The injured woman, Wushuang, also seemed to have just realized this. She quickly gave a look to her maid, Qiao'er, and knelt down in front of Yun Xi in fear and trepidation:
"I didn't know it was the princess coming. I even offended the princess. I hope the princess will forgive me!"
Hearing this, Yun Xi originally didn't want to bother about it.
She was just about to turn around and leave when Wushuang suddenly crawled in front of her, hugged her ankle, and cried pitifully:
"Today's incident is all my fault. If the princess wants to beat or punish me, I will never complain!"
"I just beg the princess not to tell the prince. Otherwise, based on the prince's respect for the princess, he will surely drive me out of the mansion. Then I will really have nowhere to stand!"
Seeing Wushuang crying with grief and indignation, Yun Xi narrowed her black eyes slightly, and a trace of coldness quickly appeared in the depths of her eyes.
"If you can't speak properly, just shut up, or you won't even know how you lost your tongue when someone cuts it off!"
Yun Xi coldly warned Wushuang and forcefully pulled out her foot, not wanting to waste any more words.
However, seeing Yun Xi about to leave, Wushuang seemed even more panicked. She hurriedly followed up and grabbed Yun Xi's sleeve, saying:
"Princess, please spare my life! I didn't mean to anger you! Just the other day, Zhan Feng, the number one guard in the mansion, was beaten a hundred big boards by the prince for offending the princess and has been in a coma ever since!"
"I'm just a lowly person. I've never thought of competing with the princess for the prince's favor! I just want a place to stay in the mansion. I hope the princess will show mercy!"
As soon as Wushuang said this, there was an uproar around.
"What? Does Prince Xian have that kind of relationship with Princess Yongning?"
"I once heard that the two seemed to have an engagement, but it didn't work out later. Could it be that they still have feelings for each other now?"
"What kind of words are you using? I've heard that the two have long been in love with each other and made a private promise of marriage. They will surely get married sooner or later!"
"If so, then why did Prince Xian take in Wushuang? The princess is a thousand times more beautiful than her, isn't she?"
This was an obvious fact that anyone with eyes could see, so it was really puzzling.
"You don't understand. Men are greedy for beauty. Besides, this Wushuang is not an ordinary person..."
As soon as these words were said, it immediately caused a burst of sneers among the men. Yuzhu listened more and more unpleasantly, and her face flushed with anger.
How dare they compare their young lady with a woman from a brothel? It was simply a great shame!
"Miss, don't waste your breath on her!"
Yuzhu stepped forward angrily and pushed Wushuang, who was holding onto Yun Xi, away. The force was not very strong, but Wushuang seemed to have been hit hard. She fell to the ground with a thud and curled up in pain.
At this time, the maid Qiao'er quickly stepped forward to support Wushuang and said loyally to protect her master:
"Even if you are the princess and favored by the prince, you can't bully others with your power! You haven't even entered the mansion yet, and you're already bullying the prince's woman?!"
"Qiao'er, shut up! You'll lose your life!"
Wushuang quickly covered the maid's mouth and looked at Yun Xi in horror. As if Yun Xi was a heinous female devil, making her afraid!
After this master and servant sang in chorus, Yun Xi seemed to have become a jealous and domineering woman who showed off her power before even getting married, and she was bullying and overbearing!
This scene in front of her made Yuzhu grind her teeth with anger. Her eyes were on fire, and she wanted to hit someone, but due to the other party's words, she was afraid that her impulsiveness would cause more trouble for her young lady.
After all, people would follow the crowd's opinion, and a mass of rumors could melt even metal. If her young lady was labeled as a shrew, it would be really difficult for her to get married!
"Yuzhu, take off your shoes."
Yun Xi looked calm. She stretched out her hand towards Yuzhu and said calmly.
"Ah?"
Yuzhu was surprised and didn't understand, but she still took off her shoes as told and handed them over, staring at her young lady with a puzzled look on her face.
"Hold her down. I don't want to dirty my hands!"
Yun Xi coldly gave the order, and Yuzhu immediately understood. She stepped forward and grabbed Wushuang's shoulders.
Before the other party could react, Yun Xi quickly raised the shoe in her hand and slapped Wushuang hard on the face!
Yun Xi swung her arm round and round, slapping and sneering at the same time:
"This slap is for you repeatedly indulging your maid to speak wildly and mock this princess. You deserve it!"
"These two slaps are for you, a lowly plaything, daring to slander the reputation of this princess and Prince Xian and insulting me several times. You deserve it even more!"
"The collision of the carriages was originally out of control. This princess apologized first, but you slandered me later! Since you said that this princess bullies others with power, well, I'll show you what it means to bully others with power!"
As she said this, Yun Xi slapped another ten times with the shoe sole, immediately making Wushuang's eyes starry and her nose and face swollen. Only then did Yun Xi stop.
Yun Xi held the blood - stained shoe sole and wiped it on the clothes of Qiao'er, who was already scared and trembling. Then she handed it to Yuzhu and said casually:
"Okay, this princess will be kind - hearted today and won't cut off her head!"
Looking down at Wushuang's red - eyed but forbearing expression from a high position, a cold smile appeared on Yun Xi's lips:
"You don't have to be too grateful to me. If you feel aggrieved in your heart, just tell your prince. This princess is ready to accompany you at any time!"
After saying this, Yun Xi ignored the stunned people around and pulled Yuzhu away domineeringly.
From then on, another rumor spread in the capital:
Princess Yongning beat the dancing girl in Prince Xian's mansion violently. It was really wonderful! It really showed you what it meant to crush someone with power! Whether it was in appearance, status, language, or momentum, Wushuang was no match for the princess and had no power to fight back!
Many witnesses at that time had a shuddering feeling. It was not only fear but also a kind of admiration rising from the bottom of their hearts. And the final conclusion was:
Never provoke Princess Yongning!
Yun Xi never thought that her famous battle at that time would inadvertently attract many secret admirers and followers for her.
Moreover, it would bring unexpected gains in her future business career!
In their first confrontation, Wushuang was severely deflated. Looking at herself like a pig's head in the mirror, she vented her anger by scolding and beating Qiao'er all day long. And Qi Rong, who was hundreds of miles away, not only didn't get angry after hearing this news but instead burst out laughing.
His laughter echoed through the whole room, making the guards outside stand at attention and break out in cold sweat.
Because they didn't know if their prince had thought of some new and cruel way to torture people again and were afraid that he would use them as guinea pigs!
Finally, Qi Rong not only rewarded Wushuang but also told her to continue doing well.
Wushuang benefited from the disaster but was completely confused and didn't understand the meaning. Instead, she regarded it as the prince's comfort to her and was very proud for a long time.
And Yun Xi saw Qi Rong in her bedroom again that night and was almost scared to death!