Was this still the cowardly and incompetent imbecilic princess they had previously known? Not only had she killed Ouyang Yunjin, right now she even dared to rage against the esteemed prime minister? One had to know, that the former princess was extremely deferential towards the prime minister, and didn’t dare to neglect her even the slightest amount.
“Ouyang Yunjin was extremely disrespectful towards the princess, not abiding the virtues that a husband should show, and was hence put to death.” Mo Qingli picked at her eyebrows as she coldly gazed towards the woman currently kneeling on the ground below her. “What, do you have any objection?”
Ouyang Qianlan was so alarmed by Mo Qingli that she prostrated herself against the ground, both her shoulders trembling. “This servant, this servant does not dare.”
Mo Qingli gave one satisfied laugh, before restoring her indifferent tone. “Then why don’t you get lost.”
“Yes, this servant requests to withdraw.” Ouyang Qianlan crawled upwards from the floor with fear and trepidation, both her eyebrows stooped deeply as she turned around to depart.
“Oh, right.”
Hearing the cold voice of Mo Qingli behind her, in the bottom of her heart Ouyang Qianlan began to coldly shiver from an intense fear. Turning around, she kneeled once again on the floor.
Mo Qingli was very satisfied with Ouyang Qianlan’s current attitude; she was definitely not the former Mo Qingli, whom everybody bullied and humiliated. “Next time, remember, you mustn’t speak this princess’s taboo name¹. If this offense happens again, the violator will be beheaded!”
Ouyang Qianlan didn’t know how exactly she left the sixth princess’s official residence, only that just as she exited the entranceway, both her knees became soft, almost collapsing into a kneel on the ground. Fortunately, the chamberlains waiting outside moved quickly, hurriedly supporting her.
“Your honor, are you alright? Why is your entire body covered with sweat?”
Ouyang Qianlan turned her head towards the six words that glinted gold under the sunlight: Official Residence of the Sixth Princess. Slightly narrowing her eyes, she lightly shook her head. “No matter, we’re leaving!”
“That princess…”
Before the chamberlain could finish the sentence, he was interrupted by Ouyang Qianlan: “From now on, nobody will mention anything about the princess. Consider this subject finished!”
All the chamberlains wore faces of confusion. Although Ouyang Yunjin was a male, he was still always the prime minister’s extremely precious son! Could it be that the prime minister was just going to allow her son to have been tragically killed, and do nothing?
Mo Qingli coldly looked towards Yue Yao. She didn’t like the fact that there was a ticking time bomb by her side; either they would be obedient, or else… death!
“Yue Yao.”
Yue Yao shivered violently. Currently the princess’s body was issuing out a cold aura that was enough to cause a person to tremble violently, their hearts filled with deathly fear. “This maid is present.”
“You, don’t want to stay by my side?” Mo Qingli fiddled with the ring that she wore on her finger, not looking at Yue Yao who was currently kneeling on the ground.
Hearing the words that were spoken aloud, Yue Yao raised her head with great astonishment to look towards Mo Qingli, whose face was as insipid as ever, no trace of any emotion present.
Yue Yao furrowed her eyebrows, recalling how previously, the younger her had an extremely ambitious aspiration, hoping for her own kingdom, so that in the end there would be a day where she would be able to unite the entire world. Therefore, Yue Yao had sacrificed everything in order to enlist for the army, earnestly hoping that she would be able to make a difference. Who would have thought, that the sixth princess would have taken a fancy to her, requesting for her to stay at her side and act as her bodyguard. Furthermore, the sixth princess, in order to pander to the eldest princess, had used force to rob the livelihoods of innocent men and women; ever since that affair, Yue Yao had absolutely abhorred her.
However, at this moment, when she was asked this question, that if she wanted to stay at the side of this person, Yue Yao had some hesitation. The current princess was somebody that she felt was an illusion; the person who was standing in front of her was not the princess, but a ruler who controlled the entire world.
“This maid wishes to stay by the side of the princess, and continuously serve the princess.” Yue Yao, who was still kneeling on the floor, deeply knocked her head against the floor, every word and sentence spoken earnestly.
Mo Qingli, having heard Yue Yao’s words, unexpectedly had some astonishment. However, now that she had been given a definite answer, Mo Qingli did not pry too closely. “Get up!”
Having gone through the entire affair that had happened today, Mo Qingli was slightly exhausted. This was something that she had never felt before, although it was possible that it was because she was possessing the body of a human.
“I am tired, so why don’t you withdraw. Don’t let anybody disturb me!” Mo Qingli stood at the side of the bed, preparing to lie down, when she saw Yue Yao’s expression as if she wanted to say something but was hesitating, and couldn’t help but be baffled. “Yue Yao, do have anything you want to say?”
Yue Yao finally summoned her courage, kneeling on the floor, speaking: “Princess, which advisor do you want to tend to you today?”
Mo Qingli’s mouth twitched, on her indifferent face surfacing a light shade of red, with some discomfort saying: “Today there is no need, I am too tired. Why don’t you retreat!”
¹There was a cultural taboo in ancient China about speaking or writing the given name of an “exalted person”.