Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1999 - 2007: Spices (4)
After finishing her words, she suddenly stood up and violently dashed toward the pillar in front of her.
"Wan’er—" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
"Wan’er—"
Princess Zhao Qing and Prince consort Dong simultaneously screamed out, jumping up and rushing toward Dong Wan’er, even the girls and maids on the floor swarmed over to hold her.
When Dong Wan’er mentioned that only her death could wash away her shame, a sense of caution had already arisen in my heart. I just hadn’t expected her to be so resolute.
As she stood up and charged toward the pillar, although I was shocked, it was thankfully not too late. I exerted force in my palm, using inner strength to create a forceful impact, striking her approximately at the knee.
She was hit while running forward, stumbled, and heavily fell to the ground. The two maids coming to rescue her got tangled up, but despite the fall, it was nothing serious.
Just as I relaxed, unexpectedly Dong Wan’er suddenly raised her hand, pulling out a jeweled hairpin from her head, fiercely stabbing it toward her throat.
"Miss, you mustn’t seek a short-sighted end!" A maid, quick-eyed and deft-handed, grasped Dong Wan’er’s wrist, crying out.
During the shouting, Princess Zhao Qing had already rushed to her daughter’s side, knelt on the ground and hugged her, crying out loud: "My poor child, what kind of sin have you committed..."
Prince consort Dong was also beating his chest with his feet, lamenting incessantly. Dong Wan’er’s nanny, maid, and Princess Zhao Qing’s maids were all kneeling, crying sorrowfully. The room was in chaos, as if the sky had turned upside down.
At this moment, Dong Qi suddenly stormed in furiously, reeking of alcohol. He strode up to me, grabbed my collar, and dragged me up from the ground, roaring with a fierce expression: "Mu Chongwen, I, Dong Qi, have always considered you a sincere friend for years, but what have you done to me? Do you think there’s no one to stand up for the Dong family? I had kind intentions to betroth my younger sister to you, but you refused, and instead, you took advantage of my drunkenness to molest her. What do you think my sister is? A courtesan for your amusement?"
Dong Wan’er had originally been held by a maid, embraced in her bosom, but hearing Dong Qi mention the word courtesan, she appeared to be triggered, crying heart-wrenchingly, as if she suffered immense injustice!
At this moment, my heart was in extreme pain, regretting the beastly behavior I had committed at that time. Remorse and guilt gripped me deeply, almost making me agree to marry Dong Wan’er. Yes, had the third lady of the Dong family not arrived at that moment, I might have agreed.
The third lady of the Dong family entered amid the chaos, unnoticed by anyone. It wasn’t until she spoke that people realized someone else had arrived in the room.
"Father, Mother!"
With proper etiquette, the third lady saluted Princess Zhao Qing, and didn’t forget to salute her sister half-lying on the ground and her brother who was holding my collar, then quietly stood aside, no longer speaking.
"Why have you come? Who let you in?"
Upon seeing the sudden appearance of the third lady, Princess Zhao Qing’s eyes revealed a trace of disgust, probably due to my presence, she couldn’t make things too difficult for the third lady, just gave her a disgusted glare and said nothing more.
The third lady said meekly: "I have discovered an important matter concerning the reputation of the Dong family. I dared not conceal it, so I hurried to report it to Dad and Mom.
Prince consort Dong said: "You should go back first, Dad and Mom have more important matters to attend to. We can discuss your issue when there’s time."
Though his voice carried some impatience, his gaze wasn’t as malicious as that of Princess Zhao Qing. It seemed he was kinder to this daughter than Princess Zhao Qing.
