Consort Jin showed no fear. "If you had any proof, you would have already..."
But she never expected, absolutely never expected, that Chu Qianli would suddenly produce a short knife at this moment.
The blade flashed under the moonlight, cutting a fearsome streak of cold light.
A hiss, and Consort Jin’s arm throbbed with a sharp pain.
"Ah!"
She actually dared to strike!
She actually dared to strike!
Stabbed, Consort Jin scrambled away, fleeing in disarray: "Help, help! An assassin! Help!"
"Ah! Ah..." Jing'er was even more terrified, her mind a blank except for screams.
The guards of Prince Xuan's manor were not known for nothing. Soon, someone heard the commotion and rushed over.
Just as Chu Qianli raised her knife again, heading towards Consort Jin, the guards arrived.
"An assassin!" Consort Jin cried for help.
The guards immediately drew their swords and lunged at Chu Qianli.
Chu Qianli announced loudly, "I am the Prince's person. Who dares to touch me!"
The two guards immediately recognized her as Miss Li from Qianyun Pavilion.
Their swords were instantly retracted. One guard quickly stepped forward and snatched the knife from Chu Qianli's hand.
Chu Qianli did not resist, allowing them to apprehend her.
Consort Jin finally got to her feet. Her arm still burned with pain, but she paid it no mind.
She quickly walked up to Chu Qianli and raised her hand, delivering a slap.
With a crack, Chu Qianli’s face immediately swelled and reddened.
"Bitch, you dare attempt to murder me! I will not let you go!"
But what was with this bitch?
After being slapped, she not only didn't cry out but even looked at her with a cold smile?
What did she mean by that?
Consort Jin felt goosebumps rise all over her skin from Chu Qianli's smirk, a chilling sensation washing over her.
That smile again, that very smile!
"Kill her for me... kill her for me! Quickly! Kill her!"
Consort Jin suddenly felt afraid, though she didn't know why, she was just terribly scared!
So scared her heart ached.
This bitch said she had proof. What proof could she possibly have?
No, it was impossible, she must just be trying to scare her!
Perhaps, perhaps this was Chu Qianli's scheme!
But what was her plan?
The more Consort Jin thought, the more flustered she became, the more she felt something was amiss.
Chu Qianli was meticulous. How could she do something so foolish?
In Prince Xuan's manor, she could never have killed her. Why would she resort to such a stupid method of revenge?
Impossible, this could never be Chu Qianli's goal. What was she thinking?
Consort Jin finally panicked completely. She abandoned all pretense of dignity and hissed hoarsely, "Quick! Kill her!"
Chu Qianli said coldly, "This is Prince Xuan's manor. Only Prince Xuan can decide how to deal with me. It is not your place."
The two guards, who had been in a dilemma, immediately straightened their backs.
One of them looked at Consort Jin and said respectfully, "This subordinate will hand Miss Li over to His Highness for judgment!"
One was the Prince's mother, the other his woman. How could they dare to get involved in such a matter?
Handing her over to the Prince for judgment was the best course of action.
Chu Qianli continued to smirk, "Very well, we will go to the Prince to confront each other. Excellent."
Consort Jin's heart grew more panicked. "No, that's impossible! She tried to murder me, her crime is unforgivable! She must die! She must be executed on the spot!"
She had a feeling Chu Qianli still had a trick up her sleeve.
She absolutely could not let her see Xuan'er! Absolutely not!
Consort Jin looked around and suddenly saw the short knife Chu Qianli had dropped on the ground.
Without a second thought, Consort Jin picked it up and lunged at Chu Qianli, "She must die!"
This woman could not be allowed to live. She couldn't let her confront Feng Yexuan! Absolutely not!
Only by killing her could she be safe.
She must die!
Chu Qianli merely watched her coldly. With Feng Yexuan's guards present, Consort Jin had no chance to kill her.
As expected, the two guards easily stopped Consort Jin. One of them said urgently, "Quick, go inform His Highness."
But in reality, with such a commotion in the rear courtyard, someone had already gone to inform the Prince.
Feng Yexuan was already on his way.
From afar, his tall figure could be seen rapidly approaching.
Consort Jin was flustered and anxious, still wanting to kill.
Chu Qianli, who had been calm moments before, curved her lips and whispered to her, "I will get my revenge soon, do you believe it?"
Consort Jin was flustered and confused, still unable to understand what she meant.
Unexpectedly, Chu Qianli, who had been calm and composed just moments ago, suddenly struggled and roared as she saw Feng Yexuan's approaching figure:
"I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"
The two guards were also surprised. Chu Qianli, who had been speaking calmly, had suddenly become so frenzied.
This turn of events was truly astonishing.
One of them, caught off guard, was broken free from her grip.
Chu Qianli forcefully shoved towards Consort Jin. Though restrained by a guard, her hand still managed to grasp Consort Jin's face.
"Ah..." Consort Jin felt a burning sensation on her face. Chu Qianli's fingers had grazed her skin, causing immense pain!
"My face, my face..." Consort Jin reached up to wipe it and felt the sticky blood!
"Ah! My face! My face!"
She was terrified!
For a woman in the inner palace, what would become of her if her face was ruined?
How could she become Empress Dowager then!
"My face! Ah! Ah! Bitch! Bitch, I'll kill you!"
She lunged at Chu Qianli like a madwoman.
"Mother Consort, what are you doing?" Feng Yexuan had arrived and grabbed her hand, pulling her back.
Consort Jin was immediately yanked back, falling before Feng Jinrui, who had arrived a step behind.
Feng Jinrui immediately helped her up: "Mother Consort, what happened?"
"She... she wants to kill me! Rui'er, quickly! Quickly kill her! Quickly!"
She couldn't let Chu Qianli speak with Xuan'er, absolutely not!
Consort Jin pushed Feng Jinrui hard, disregarding her own injuries.
"Rui'er, hurry! Kill her! She wants to kill Mother Consort! Quickly kill her!"
"Mother Consort, calm down. Fourth Brother is here, he won't let anyone harm you!"
Feng Jinrui didn't understand what was happening to her, but Consort Jin was indeed acting like a madwoman, and was about to lunge at Chu Qianli again.
Feng Jinrui immediately held her firmly, restraining her: "Mother Consort, you are still injured. I will take you back to recuperate!"
Her arm was still bleeding, but she was acting as if possessed, determined to kill Chu Qianli.
Feng Jinrui could only forcibly escort her away.
All the way, Consort Jin continued to shriek: "She wants to kill me, kill her quickly! Don't believe her! She's a lunatic, she's a lunatic!"
Unable to break free, she clutched Feng Jinrui's sleeve and said urgently, "Don't believe her, don't believe a single word she says."
"She just wants to kill your Mother Consort, she just wants to harm me!"
"Rui'er, tell your Fourth Brother not to believe her, she's an assassin, she's a murderer, she wants to kill your Mother Consort!"
"Quick, quickly tell Fourth Brother that Chu Qianli is a liar, don't believe her, absolutely not!"
... Chu Qianli was thrown onto the bed by Feng Yexuan.
She felt sore all over from the impact, but still struggled to get up, wanting to rush out.
"What else do you want to do? Are you crazy?"
Feng Yexuan yanked her back and pressed her against the bedside.
"Why did you want to kill her?"
After all, what deep-seated hatred drove her to such an extent?
This woman had never been so frenzied! What was going on with her?
"It has nothing to do with you!" Chu Qianli bit her lip, struggling fiercely, "Let go of me! I want to kill her! I want to kill her!"
"You are truly mad!" Feng Yexuan did not loosen his grip at all.
Moreover, Chu Qianli's acupoints were still sealed, she had no strength to struggle.
This was not her usual style!
She never did anything so uncertain. Attempting to assassinate Consort Jin in Prince Xuan's manor was simply impossible.
What was happening tonight? What had stimulated her?
"Let go of me!" Chu Qianli continued to struggle, this time even on the verge of tears from urgency.
"You're going to send her back to the palace, aren't you? No! You can't let her return to the palace! Once she's back, I'll never find her again!"
"You can't let her return to the palace! I want to kill her! Feng Yexuan, let go of me! I want to kill her!"