kingnovel Chapter 230: Venting a Mouthful of Anger
Chapter 230: Venting a Mouthful of Anger
Seeing the terrified expressions on everyone's faces, Princess Lin'an had no choice but to swallow her anger. However, her fists clenched involuntarily, and she wished she could tie Lin Rusi up and gag her glib tongue.
Unfortunately, she now has no choice but to bow her head.
Yingge is right. At this critical juncture, she cannot allow others to have something to say about her.
Her goal was to suppress Lin Rusi and ruin her reputation; a small act of impatience could ruin a great plan.
Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "Fine, be careful, none of you can afford to pay for anything here if it breaks."
Her voice was shrill, which frightened the woman so much that she hurriedly kowtowed and apologized with her child.
After this commotion, everyone's interest in watching the spectacle waned somewhat.
Princess Lin'an noticed that everyone had gone from chattering when they entered to being completely silent, and she knew that they had all been frightened by the commotion earlier, which made her feel a little better.
She finally nodded in satisfaction, took a sip of tea, and slowly asked, "May I ask what brings you all here?"
Without anyone taking the lead, naturally no one dared to speak up.
On the contrary, the child who had broken the cup earlier, seeing that no one blamed him for the broken cup, became bolder and asked in a childish voice, "Princess sister, my mother and the others are curious whether you and the brother who kicked the little brother earlier have made up?"
But saying this would have been better, because as soon as she said it, Princess Lin'an's face, which had just recovered, turned green again.
Princess Lin'an's forehead vein throbbed as she patiently explained, "Everyone has misunderstood. I don't know that Young Master Zhou at all, and I've never even met him."
"I was just passing by when I saw him making things difficult for Miss Lin, so I asked him a few questions. I was just trying to help him out, but Miss Lin made baseless accusations, saying that I had an affair with that young master Zhou. How could I, a princess, possibly look down on a brute?"
Those sitting below the hall had witnessed Princess Lin'an's extravagance firsthand upon arriving at the princess's residence, and were further skeptical by her calm demeanor.
Had they been wrong again? The crowd, who had been used as pawns, started discussing the matter once more.
"Could it be that we've misunderstood the princess?"
"Then how do you explain her claim that she personally witnessed Zhou Xun and Miss Lin being affectionate?"
"Yes, but how do you explain that?"
"Who is telling the truth and who is lying?"
……
Lin Rusi didn't give everyone a chance to think. She sighed and said, "Princess, whether you know Zhou Xun or not is none of our business, but there is one person whose opinion definitely matters."
"Who?" Princess Lin'an asked nervously.
Lin Rusi spoke with certainty and confidence: "Naturally, it's the gatekeeper of your residence."
"Others may not remember the people coming and going in the mansion, but the gatekeeper is different. His duty is to record who comes to the mansion and what they do. He knows it better than anyone else."
"You agree, Princess?"
Princess Lin'an clenched the handkerchief in her hand, her face turning pale. The situation was urgent, and she hadn't had time to tell the people in the mansion to keep quiet.
Princess Lin'an had no choice but to give Yingge a wink, signaling her to quickly inform the gatekeeper.
Unexpectedly, Lin Rusi raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying, "Does Princess Lin'an wish to invite the gatekeeper over?"
"No need, I've already found everyone."
At her command, she said, "Bring up the gatekeeper and Young Master Zhou."
Soon after, the people were brought up. The gatekeeper walked into the front hall with a puzzled look on his face. Just as this group entered, he was called to the backyard and told that the princess had something to ask him for confirmation. He was told to put down his work and wait to be questioned at any time.
Upon arriving at the front hall, he found the princess glaring at him. Although he was puzzled, he immediately adopted a cautious and submissive demeanor.
Unexpectedly, it wasn't the princess who interrogated him, but Lin Rusi, who was leisurely drinking tea to the side.
Lin Rusi abandoned her usual smiling demeanor, and her stern expression suddenly became imposing.
She slowly walked up to the gatekeeper, her sharp eyes fixed on him, and asked in a cold voice, "Have you seen this young master Zhou beside you?"
As she spoke, Lin Rusi dragged Zhou Xun, who was bound hand and foot, over and turned his face to show the gatekeeper.
"Take a good look at his face. Have you seen him before? Don't hide anything, tell the truth!"
Zhou Xun kept shaking his head frantically to signal the doorman. The doorman looked up, about to deny it, when he met Lin Rusi's icy eyes, and he instantly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
What kind of eyes were those? Cold and deep, devoid of emotion. Whether it was an illusion or not, the gatekeeper thought he saw a fleeting glint of bloodlust in those eyes the moment their eyes met.
How could a young girl, barely half a year old, have such chilling eyes? For a moment, the gatekeeper even suspected that he was in prison and being interrogated not by Lin Rusi, but by that cold-blooded jailer.
The thought sent a chill down his spine, and he completely forgot what he had prepared to say. He stammered, "This humble servant greets Young Master Zhou, he..."
"Shut up!"
Before he could finish speaking, Princess Lin'an interrupted him with a loud shout.
Princess Lin'an was so angry she almost fainted. A perfectly good game of chess had to be ruined by someone, and Lin Rusi, who should have been a chess piece, had unknowingly become the one holding the pieces. How could this not be infuriating?
She frantically racked her brains for a solution, stammering, "I...I know him! I know Zhou Xun."
As soon as she said those words, she collapsed weakly to the ground.
Those in the audience became instantly excited upon hearing this. After all, speculation and fabrication are not as satisfying as a confession from the person involved.
"I knew it! Princess Lin'an really is having an affair with Zhou Xun."
"Honestly, what's the point of hiding this?"
"Perhaps the princess is afraid that Zhou Xun will ruin her reputation?"
"What good reputation can someone have if they associate with such scum? The princess is just born into a better family than us."
"But they've known each other since they were little. Could it be that the princess has been hanging out with... people since she was a child...?"
Princess Lin'an's carefully maintained facade finally crumbled, tears streaming down her face. She looked at the whispering crowd below and cried out, "No, it's not what you think! I really didn't know Zhou Xun when I was little, I really didn't!"
She looked at Zhou Xunsheng's dejected face and, in a moment of inspiration, exclaimed, "It's him!"
"It's Zhou Xun, he's the one who's been harassing me! He's been bothering me every day, trying to get me to be with him, but I've been refusing him!"
"It's no use refusing him. He's like a ghost, impossible to get rid of. Recently, he even followed me, and he followed me to my residence..."
Princess Lin'an gradually became hysterical. She had first deceived herself with these words, so the more she spoke, the more fluent she became.
"How could I, a princess, let others know about this? Although it's not my fault, but this shameless beast's, I have no choice. He loves me too much and pesters me every moment..."