eurekapd Chapter 96 Lin Xingyao was taken back to the Yong Prince's Mansion
Chapter 96 Lin Xingyao was taken back to the Yong Prince's Mansion
Upon hearing this, Wei Qiming flew into a rage.
As the heir apparent of the Duke of Wei, his status was extremely noble.
The Duke of Wei's mansion wielded immense power in the capital; a single stomp of its foot could send the entire city trembling.
Wherever he went, people treated him with utmost respect and flattery.
He can get whatever he wants, and someone will cover for him no matter what mistakes he makes. He is unruly and arrogant.
He cursed, "You lowly wretch! Don't you know who you are?! You dare touch me? Do you know what the consequences will be? I can wipe you all out of thin air with a flick of my finger!"
Being treated so harshly by a mere constable, and even being taken back to the yamen, was an utter disgrace to him.
How could he swallow this insult?
Seeing Wei Qiming's arrogance, Guan Cheng no longer hesitated.
He waved his hand, and several constables behind him immediately surrounded him.
Wei Qiming tried to resist, but was quickly subdued by the experienced constables. Despite his desperate struggles and shouts, his hands were eventually firmly bound.
Just as everyone was preparing to escort them back to the yamen, the constable who had been beaten earlier leaned close to Guan Cheng and whispered a reminder: "This is the heir of the Duke of Wei. We have to be careful not to make a big scene, in case the higher-ups blame us..."
His voice was very low, and his expression was full of worry and unease.
He knew Guan Cheng had connections, but this was Wei Qiming, the current empress's younger brother.
Guan Cheng frowned slightly, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.
But soon he became resolute again and replied in a low voice, "This matter has become such a big deal, we can only handle it officially. If the higher-ups ask, we will have an explanation."
Having said that, he ignored the constable and turned to lead the man away.
Seeing that Wei Qiming and Gu Chengyan had been taken away, some people had already dispersed, but Lin Xingyao was still trapped in that room.
A few busybodies remained in the room, pointing and whispering among themselves.
Lin Xingyao felt as if those voices were sharp needles piercing her heart. She wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into and escape this endless humiliation and embarrassment.
Upon receiving the news, a group of old women rushed over to the Prince Yong's residence and quickly surveyed the room.
The leader, Granny Liu, put her hands on her hips and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Get out! You bunch of troublemakers, get out of here!"
After everyone had left, Granny Liu quickly walked to Lin Xingyao's side.
At this moment, Lin Xingyao slumped on the ground, her hair disheveled, her clothes in disarray, her eyes vacant, and tears streaming down her face.
Granny Liu felt a pang of heartache as she gently took Lin Xingyao's hand, which was as cold as ice in winter. "Princess, let's go back to the manor first. No matter how important the matter is, the Prince and Princess will take care of it for you."
Granny Liu spoke softly, trying to soothe Lin Xingyao's broken heart.
Lin Xingyao nodded slightly, but her throat felt blocked, and she couldn't make a sound.
Granny Liu gave a wink to the old women behind her.
The old women immediately understood and took a cloak from the corner, carefully draping it over Lin Xingyao, wrapping her up tightly, as if this could shield her from all the wind, rain, and humiliation.
Surrounded by the crowd, Lin Xingyao walked out of the room filled with nightmares.
Throughout the journey, she kept her head down, not daring to look at the people around her.
She could feel the gazes of passersby on the street like countless thorns piercing her.
Lin Xingyao lowered her head and quickly boarded the carriage.
After the commotion outside subsided, Chu Ruohan stood up and quietly left Qingfeng Tower through the back door with Song Ruyan.
Upon returning to the Yong Prince's residence, Lin Xingyao was taken directly to the Yong Princess's residence.
Princess Yong had already received the news and was pacing anxiously back and forth in the room.
Seeing Lin Xingyao enter, she immediately rushed forward and hugged her daughter tightly. "My child, what have you suffered!" Princess Yong's voice was choked with sobs, full of heartache.
Lin Xingyao leaned against her mother's chest and finally couldn't hold back any longer, bursting into tears.
She poured out all her grievances, fears, and despair with her tears.
Princess Yong gently patted her back, comforting her repeatedly: "Don't cry, don't cry, your mother is here."
After Lin Xingyao calmed down a bit.
The princess helped her sit down in a chair and gently wiped away her tears with a handkerchief. "Yao'er, tell your mother, is the child in your belly really Wei Qiming's?"
Upon hearing her mother's question, Lin Xingyao's emotions, which had just begun to calm down, surged again, and tears welled up in her eyes once more. Her lips trembled, but she was unable to utter a word for a moment.
She didn't know what to say...
Princess Yong grew increasingly anxious upon seeing her daughter's condition, and she held her daughter's hand tightly.
After a long silence, Lin Xingyao finally spoke, her voice choked with sobs: "Mother... he drugged me, he... he forced me."
"I...uh..."
When Princess Yong heard her daughter's words, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and tears of heartache streamed down her face.
Her eyes instantly blazed with fury, her face a mixture of heartache and anger. She gritted her teeth and said, "That damned Wei Qiming, how dare he do such a despicable thing!"
Lin Xingyao threw herself into her mother's arms, crying so hard she could barely breathe. She said intermittently, "Mother, I... I'm so scared. I thought I could keep it a secret, but I never expected things to turn out like this, and the whole city would know about it."
Princess Yong gently stroked her daughter's hair, trying to calm her down, but her own hands were trembling slightly.
"My son, you have suffered such a great injustice, why didn't you tell your mother sooner?"
“Your mother is your closest person. No matter how big the problem is, your mother can take responsibility for you. How hard it must be for you to bear all of this alone.”
Lin Xingyao just shook her head and cried; she couldn't say it, she dared not say it.
She disappointed her father and mother.
She was afraid that if she pushed Wei Qiming too far, he would expose that she wasn't the young princess of the Yong Prince's Mansion; she was just an imposter.
Back then, during the Rebellion of the Five Princes, Princess Yong suddenly went into premature labor. At the time, Prince Yong was busy quelling the rebellion and was not at home.
The household was in complete chaos. The original midwife had taken leave, so they had to hire someone from outside.
Princess Yong was exhausted from a difficult childbirth and was in great danger. Only one of them could be saved. It was the midwife who reached in and pulled the baby out, thus saving the lives of both mother and daughter.
At this moment, the shouts of battle outside grew even more intense, and it seemed that the rebels had already breached the outer defenses of the Prince's Palace.
Before she fainted, Princess Yong instructed the midwife to protect her child.
The midwife gritted her teeth and, taking advantage of the chaos, quickly hid the swaddled baby in her wide sleeve.
He climbed through the dog hole and escaped...