Cui Yunchu's gaze lingered on her abdomen for a moment and then he oddly withdrew his sight.
The two of them came to the flower hall. Xiao Lan was sitting in the main seat, sipping tea. She looked extremely relaxed, as if she was in her own backyard. Cui Yunchu stared at her for a moment, his eyes cold and frosty.
They stepped forward and slightly bowed in salute.
Xiao Lan was an arrogant one. Having been so humiliated by Cui Yunchu and Shen Xiabai that day, if she didn't come, wouldn't it seem as if she was afraid of them?
"Eldest Miss Cui invited me sincerely," she put down the teacup and said indifferently, "I'm here. I wonder what advice Eldest Miss Cui has for me?"
"I wouldn't dare to give advice. You are a princess, and soon to be my step - mother," Cui Yunchu's smile was impeccable. "I'm eager to curry favor with the princess. If the princess doesn't mind, I can directly call you step - mother."
Cui Yunfeng, "..."
She tugged at Cui Yunchu's sleeve. Weren't they here to pick a fight? Why was she suddenly acknowledging her as a mother?
Xiao Lan's face was even gloomier than theirs. "Who's your step - mother? Cui Yunchu, don't talk nonsense to me."
Cui Yunchu blinked. "Don't all the officials in the capital know about it? How is it nonsense? Could it be that the step - mother doesn't want to marry my father?"
"Don't call me step - mother." Xiao Lan growled.
Cui Yunchu's expression was calm. "If you don't want me to call you, I won't. Why are you growling, step - mother? If others asked me to call them, I wouldn't even do it."
Xiao Lan pointed at Cui Yunchu, her eyes full of cold light. "Cui Yunchu, do you want to know how your nanny died?"
"I don't want to know." Cui Yunchu replied.
She had seen the corpse and didn't want to hear the details from the culprit's mouth.
"Why don't you want to know?" Xiao Lan was admiring her nails, her tone sarcastic. "I heard that Eldest Miss Cui's aunt passed away early, and she has been relying on that nanny since childhood. Don't you want to know the process of her struggling before death?"
"I can be kind enough to tell Eldest Miss Cui."
Cui Yunchu's gaze was cold and indifferent. "I don't know how she died, but I saw with my own eyes how the princess's nanny died."
The princess's smile froze for a moment and then she smiled again. "A low - life, not worth a single mention to me."
Cui Yunfeng frowned and stepped in front of Cui Yunchu. "Princess, you've come to my eldest sister's birthday banquet today. Didn't you come empty - handed?"
Xiao Lan frowned. "Princess An, you should call me aunt."
Cui Yunfeng, "Xiao Yi said that in the end, you're just a princess. I can get along with you as I like."
In terms of title, she was an aunt, but in fact, she was just a princess. Compared with the power of a prince, she was nothing.
Xiao Lan's face suddenly turned cold, but she didn't say anything harsh to Cui Yunfeng.
Because Consort Liang and her son were no easy targets.
She slowly looked up and stared at Yunchu. "That day when we met at the market, she rushed at me without saying a word and questioned my nanny why she had used her to harm you."
"She was very loyal to you, so I had her killed. Even before she died, she wanted to drag me down with her. A servant, it's really ridiculous."
Xiao Lan laughed happily, as if she was telling a funny joke. "She couldn't kill me. She was cursing me until she died. She really did her best for you. It's a pity that a mere servant couldn't stir up much trouble."
"Originally, I wanted to cut out her tongue and chop up her corpse. Who asked her to keep your name on her lips even when she was dying? The box of rouge in her hand was stained with blood. She wiped it and wiped it with her sleeve, but ah, she just couldn't wipe it clean. Even I felt a twinge of pity looking at it."
"I also heard her mutter that she just recognized a godson."
Cui Yunchu stared at Xiao Lan's extremely arrogant face, and her slightly clenched palms were trembling.
Xiao Lan tilted her head and looked at her. "Eldest Miss Cui, after hearing this, do you feel much more relieved? No need to thank me."
Cui Yunchu gritted her teeth. "Indeed, I'm not as heart - hard as the princess. I can't remain indifferent when the nanny who served me for several years has blood splattered on the spot."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly frowned and moved a bit closer. "My voice is soft. Can the princess hear me clearly? Do you want me to come closer and speak?"
Xiao Lan suddenly stood up. Cui Yunfeng was startled and immediately grabbed Cui Yunchu's wrist and took a few steps back.
Xiao Lan said, "I will surely avenge the humiliation of that day."
She hooked her lips, successfully seeing the pain in Cui Yunchu's eyes.
She then described in detail the scene of Nanny Zhang's death. Just listening to it made one's hair stand on end. Cui Yunfeng tightly grabbed Cui Yunchu's wrist and whispered, "Eldest sister, she's just trying to provoke you. You mustn't fall for her trick."
Cui Yunchu's face remained unchanged, but her nails dug deeply into her palm.
Cui Yunfeng could feel the change in Cui Yunchu's emotions. She roared at Xiao Lan, "Second Princess, stop talking!"
But the more she did so, the more delighted Xiao Lan became and the more vigorously she spoke. She told Cui Yunchu how Nanny Zhang questioned her, how she stood up for her, and what expression she had when the blade stabbed into her abdomen.
As the knife stabbed again and again, how warm her blood was.
Cui Yunfeng gritted her teeth. With one hand holding Cui Yunchu, she swung the other hand hard across Xiao Lan's face. "I told you to stop talking. Didn't you hear?"
Growing up together, she clearly knew what Nanny Zhang meant to her eldest sister.
Not only Xiao Lan, but even Cui Yunchu was a bit taken aback and looked at Cui Yunfeng.
Cui Yunfeng's hand hurt, but she said expressionlessly, "I just told you to stop."
She had given her a warning.
Xiao Lan couldn't believe it. "Cui Yunfeng, you dared to hit me."
Cui Yunfeng straightened her back. "Why wouldn't I dare? You're just a princess. Do you dare to hit me back?"
Could she take on her mother - in - law, Consort Liang, or her husband, Xiao Yi?
"I told you to shut up. If you dare to say another word, I'll slap you again."
Although she was very tough - talking, the hand gently stroking Cui Yunchu's back was extremely gentle.
How could Xiao Lan endure this?
Although she had no foundation in the capital when she first returned, she was still a princess and Cui Yunfeng's aunt. How could she endure being slapped by a junior?
Xiao Lan raised her hand. Cui Yunchu immediately wanted to stop her, but Cui Yunfeng quickly grabbed her hand and winked at her.
She had said she would teach her a lesson, and Eldest sister should just wait and see.
Xiao Lan's slap was full of anger and was swung at Cui Yunfeng's face without any regard for the consequences.
Cui Yunfeng neither dodged nor evaded. She fell to the ground with a thud following the force of the slap.
Xiao Lan said, "Don't think that just because you're Princess An, you can be so arrogant. Although I have no power, I'm of the same generation as the emperor."
She snorted, flicked her sleeves, and looked down at Cui Yunfeng condescendingly.
Cui Yunchu quickly went to help Cui Yunfeng up.
"Are you okay?"
Cui Yunfeng shook her head. Cui Yunchu was utterly speechless. "Your eyes are blinking like lightning. I thought you were really capable."
Cui Yunfeng glared at Cui Yunchu defiantly.
I'm trying to take revenge for you, and yet you're mocking me?
Cui Yunfeng pushed her hand away. "Watch closely. I'm not a pushover anymore."
Cui Yunchu frowned. Before she could say anything, Cui Yunfeng leaned on her shoulder, clutching her stomach.
"Eldest sister, I... I have a stomachache. Quickly, send for a doctor," she said.
Cui Yunchu was stunned for a moment and hurriedly ordered the servants. The maid of Cui Yunfeng who was standing outside the door also scurried away at full speed.
