In Another World, Everyone Want to Kill Me!-Chapter 224: Crossing the Line

Before this, he had been performing surgery on Rong Qinglei, how long had he slept?

And how was Rong Qinglei doing now?

With that thought, he could no longer lie still.

He flipped off the soft couch and quickly run straight toward Rong Qinglei’s sleeping quarters.

Just as he reached the entrance of the chamber, Yue Mingxuan heard a delicate and syrupy voice drifting from inside.

"Prince Qing, please try this pig heart soup Lianhua personally stewed for you. It’s very nourishing for the body."

Yue Mingxuan frowned slightly.

This Xie Lianhua had not appeared to stir trouble for quite some time, he had thought she had finally learned to behave.

Who would have guessed that a leopard truly could not change its spots?

Here she was again running over to Rong Qinglei to fawn over him.

While suppressing the irritation rising in his chest, Yue Mingxuan stood by the door without moving.

Then Rong Qinglei’s weak and restrained voice could be heard from inside.

"Xie Lianhua, it is improper for unmarried man and woman to remain alone in a room together. Please take your leave."

The first person Rong Qinglei had wanted to see upon waking was Yue Mingxuan, yet the first face he saw was Gongsun Xing’s sour expression.

On top of that, this Xie Lianhua who had appeared from who knew where had dismissed the palace servants with the air of a hostess and stubbornly refused to leave.

Thinking of the fact that Rong Qinglei had only just been dragged back from the brink of death and could not afford to be angered while still recovering, Yue Mingxuan finally could not hold back any longer.

He pushed the door open and said coldly to Xie Lianhua, "What are you doing here?"

Seeing that the newcomer was Yue Mingxuan, Xie Lianhua felt both old grudges and fresh resentment surge up at once.

However, remembering the instructions given by Imperial Consort Zhou, she forcibly swallowed her anger and spoke in a cloyingly sweet almost greasy tone.

"I heard that Prince Qing survived a great calamity. The Imperial Noble Consort said that some people are clumsy and careless, so she asked me to come and take care of him."

Hearing this, Yue Mingxuan rolled his eyes without restraint.

"Prince Qing didn’t merely survive a disaster, he removed the root cause of his heart illness. In terms of physical health, he’s now far healthier than the Second Prince. Besides, this is Chengqian Palace. There are no clumsy servants here. Princess Xie, please leave."

Xie Lianhua had originally thought that, as the rumors outside claimed Yue Mingxuan harbored feelings for Rong Qinglei, he would at least maintain some restraint in front of the man he cared about.

She never expected him to be so blunt and openly drive her away.

So angry that her voice trembled, she snapped, "Yue Mingxuan, don’t push people too far! I was sent by Imperial Consort Zhou, what right do you have to chase me away?"

Seeing Xie Lianhua fly into a rage, Yue Mingxuan instead calmed down.

"Princess Xie, my patient requires quiet rest. Please refrain from making a disturbance here. And another thing..."

He took two steps forward and lifted the lid of the pig heart soup.

A rich fragrance of shiitake mushrooms immediately wafted out.

"The mushrooms in this pig heart soup are a triggering food. Prince Qing has just undergone a heart surgery, yet you bring him something like this. What exactly are your intentions?"

Having her purpose exposed so directly by Yue Mingxuan, Xie Lianhua flushed with shame and fury.

She stepped forward and pointing a finger straight at Yue Mingxuan’s nose.

"Yue Mingxuan, who do you think you are? Who gave you the right to spout nonsense in front of me? You’d better remember who’s standing behind me. Even beating a dog requires consideration for its owner!"

"Then what if it is this emperor?"

A dignified and authoritative voice rang out as the doors were pushed open.

The Emperor then entered the room accompanied by Imperial Consort Zhou and Imperial Consort Hua.

"Go on, tell me. Who is backing you? Is their power greater than me?"

By the time he spoke the final sentence, the Emperor’s voice carried a faint but unmistakable killing intent.

A mere hostage princess dared to cause a scene and behave outrageously within Beirong’s Chengqian Palace.

If word of this spread, others might well think Beirong weak and easy to bully.

The moment Yue Mingxuan saw that it was the Emperor, he obediently dropped to his knees.

He could only hope that, in the Emperor’s current fury, he would not once again be punished with copying books.

Xie Lianhua on the other hand had gone completely rigid the moment the Emperor appeared.

After being questioned, she even forgot to kneel, until the Emperor’s attendant kicked sharply at the back of her knees from both sides.

Only then did she collapse to the ground.

The piercing pain in her knees jolted her back to her senses.

Looking up at the Emperor’s face, tinged with restrained anger, she found herself utterly tongue tied, unable to utter a single word.

Seeing her in this state, a clear trace of disgust passed through the Emperor’s eyes.

"I asking you, who exactly is standing behind you?"

Xie Lianhua cast a desperate, pleading look toward Imperial Consort Zhou, only to see her turn her head away as if she had seen nothing at all.

Her heart immediately sank.

With no other choice, she slammed her forehead heavily to the ground.

"Your Majesty, please spare me. Lianhua acknowledges her guilt. Those words were merely meant to frighten the Fifth Prince."

The Emperor gave her a cold glance and said, "Convey my verbal decree. The hostage princess Xie Lianhua has conducted herself without restraint within Beirong’s imperial palace, arrogant and overbearing, greatly damaging the dignity of our state. Henceforth, she is confined to the side hall of the Cold Palace. Without my permission, she is not to take a single step outside."