Yu Xueling was furious. Taking a step forward, she said coldly to the guards,
"Get out of the way! I'm going in!"
The guards blocked the mansion gate. They looked at Yu Xueling, then at Yu Chengyang, looking embarrassed.
"Miss Yu, please understand. We have to report to the prince before we can let you two in. This is the new rule of the prince's mansion. From the noble ministers down to Old Li, the swill collector, no one is an exception!"
Hearing the words "no one is an exception", Yu Xueling immediately raised her cold eyebrows.
"The rule of the prince's mansion? Did your mistress set this too? I think she's deliberately targeting us siblings of the Yu family!"
You know, they siblings had never been stopped when entering or leaving the prince's mansion before. How could they be compared with ordinary people?
Seeing his sister making things difficult for the guards and misunderstanding Yun Xi, Yu Chengyang immediately stepped forward to explain.
"She's not deliberately targeting you. She treats everyone equally."
Then, Yu Chengyang told his sister what he saw when he registered just now - the name of Eunuch Li.
If they dared to stop the people of the current emperor outside the gate and follow the rules of the prince's mansion, let alone them!
After hearing her brother's defense of Yun Xi, Yu Xueling still couldn't let it go.
At this time, the guard who was in charge of delivering the message came out and said respectfully to the two of them,
"Please come in, both of you. Our prince is waiting in the living room."
Hearing this, Yu Xueling's eyes immediately lit up. She quickly tidied up her clothes and walked straight into the mansion.
At this moment, she couldn't wait to see Qi Rong!
Not long after entering the mansion, Yu Xueling saw two old women chatting under the shade of a tree. One of them grabbed the other's hand and tried hard to pull the fat old woman up from the stone bench, muttering,
"I was wondering where I couldn't find you. You dared to hide here and slack off? Be careful not to let the mistress see and punish you!"
Hearing this, the fat old woman still sat on the stone, pouting and looking disdainful.
"What are you afraid of? I'm just taking a break. This prince's mansion isn't decided by just her! As long as we behave ourselves, can she drive us all out?"
Before the fat old woman could finish her words, her mouth was immediately covered by the other.
"Shh! Keep your voice down. Don't talk nonsense!"
The thin old woman looked around worriedly, glaring at the fat old woman.
"Have you forgotten how those more than a dozen people were driven out of the prince's mansion before? Now the prince listens to the mistress! If the mistress finds out that someone is gossiping about her behind her back again, we won't be able to stay in the prince's mansion in the future!"
Hearing this, the fat old woman also showed a scared expression.
"Wasn't she driven to the South Garden by our prince and fallen out of favor? Why did the prince still hand over the power of managing the mansion to her? She's just a concubine, but she acts more imposing than the legitimate princess in the prince's mansion!"
"You're so stupid. This is just for show!"
Then, the thin old woman said gossipingly,
"I heard that woman pesters our prince every night and makes insatiable demands. The prince can't stand it, so he placed her in the South Garden. I was on duty last night and saw the prince climb into the South Garden in the middle of the night."
"Think about it. Would a fallen - out - of - favor woman still be favored by the prince?"
Yu Chengyang heard the two old women talking so explicitly. It seemed as if they were deliberately saying it to their siblings. Even though they were so close, the two old women didn't notice them.
Seeing his sister's face turn ashen, Yu Chengyang coughed heavily twice and shouted sternly at the two panicked old women,
"When did there become such gossiping servants in the Prince Xian's mansion? How about I recommend them to your prince?"
Hearing this, the two old women immediately knelt on the ground with a thud and begged for mercy loudly. Yu Chengyang snorted.
"Get out of here. Don't get in the way again!"
The two old women were like they had received a pardon and immediately ran away in a hurry.
Yu Chengyang was about to remind his sister not to take it to heart, but Yu Xueling was already gnashing her teeth.
"This bitch! Relying on Brother Rong's status, she acts like a tyrant and abuses her power! She's simply lawless!"
First, she set the rules for entering the mansion and blocked them siblings outside the gate. Then, she bullied the servants in the prince's mansion and made everyone afraid of her.
Did she think she was the Princess of Prince Xian?
She was just a concubine. Who did she think she was calling herself "mistress"?
However, even though Yun Xi hadn't become the princess, it was already enough to make Yu Xueling extremely jealous!
Because at least that woman had followed Qi Rong "purely", while she was already like a withered flower.
Even if she became a concubine for her Brother Rong, she would still worry that he would despise her!
With a nervous heart, Yu Xueling followed her brother all the way to the reception hall of the Prince Xian's mansion. The moment she saw Qi Rong, the grievance in her heart, like a surging tide, could no longer be controlled and poured out.
Regardless of everything, she stepped forward and tightly hugged Qi Rong, crying and saying,
"Brother Rong, please save me quickly! I was schemed against. I'll die if I leave you!"
Yu Xueling's words might sound incoherent to outsiders, but Qi Rong immediately understood what she meant.
It was because hardly anything in the capital could escape his ears!
Looking at his frowning friend and then at Yu Xueling, who was crying so hard that her breathing was short, Qi Rong hesitated for a moment with the hand that was raised in the air. Finally, he pushed Yu Xueling away from him.
Pointing to the chair in the living room, he said to Yu Xueling in an undeniable tone,
"Sit down first."
Then, Qi Rong dismissed the others in the room, including Zhan Feng, which made Yu Chengyang feel a bit grateful.
After all, the matter of his sister being defiled had been carefully hidden. Once it spread, not only would it damage the reputation of the current emperor, but it would also be a disaster for his sister!
Because people's words could be like a gale. Even though she was the victim, his sister would still become the talk of people after meals and be hurt again by the rumors.
The former might not completely despair his sister, but the latter might very well take his sister's life!
Although Yu Xueling was heart - broken by Qi Rong's coldness, in front of him, she still obediently sat on the chair.
"Tell me. What's going on? And why did you come to the prince's mansion?"
Qi Rong said to Yu Chengyang in an unexpectedly gentle tone.
Glancing at his silently weeping sister, Yu Chengyang gritted his teeth and briefly told the whole thing as quickly as possible.
Because he was afraid that the longer they stayed, the more his sister would be immersed in the nightmare and become more painful!
Hearing Yu Chengyang's narration, Qi Rong was silent for a moment. Looking at Yu Xueling, who had lost a lot of weight, he instantly thought of the time when she always chased after him when they were young.
Although he didn't like Yu Xueling, his mother liked her very much. So, his attitude towards Yu Xueling wasn't very bad either.
After the palace coup, he was reduced to living in the streets. The siblings had tried many times to secretly help him, but he had always refused.
Because he didn't want to bring them any trouble!
After that, he became the Prince Xian, and Yu Chengyang openly associated with him. But there was always a gap between them, and they were no longer as close as they were when they were young.
But even so, this pair of siblings still had a place in his heart.