northernbook Chapter 172 The Cowardly Princess 1
Chapter 172 The Cowardly Princess 1
As Qingmo walked through, the man in front of her slapped her across the face.
What happened? Are you recklessly risking your life right from the start?
There was no way she would take a beating. Although the body belonged to the original owner, Qingmo was quite skilled. She dodged to the side, turned around, grabbed the man, and broke his hand.
"Aaaaah! Damn it, Huayang, are you insane? You dare hit me? I'm going to divorce you, you shrew!"
"Someone, quickly go and call a doctor! Ah, it hurts so much!"
The man was nagging and nagging, giving Qingmo a headache. So she kicked and punched him, not caring who he was, because he was no good.
Baozhu, who was guarding the door, rushed in upon hearing the commotion. She was utterly astonished by what she saw and stammered, "Princess...you...the Prince Consort..."
Qingmo looked at her. What? A princess? Then what was she still hesitating for? Isn't it only natural for a princess to beat her husband?
After a barrage of loving greetings, the prince consort was beaten so badly he was lying on the ground, unable to move.
Jinzhu trembled and dared not speak. Had the princess gone mad today? She actually hit the prince consort! Everyone in the mansion knew that the princess was madly in love with the prince consort.
Oh no, oh no, will the princess turn around and blame me again for not stopping her?
"Your Highness, should we summon the imperial physician for the Prince Consort?"
Qingmo waved her hand, telling Jinzhu to leave: "Throw him out into the yard, and nobody is allowed to interfere."
Jinzhu hesitated, wanting to advise the princess, but decided against it. The princess must be feeling extremely wronged to be like this. It's all that damned consort's fault. Our princess is so good, yet he's so fickle. I hope the princess can be more open-minded in the future. Sigh.
Jinzhu had the prince consort dragged into the courtyard. Qingmo, exhausted from the beating, sat down to rest. Her frail body was weak; she hadn't even warmed up after just a few strokes. Indeed, a princess's body was delicate.
"Xiao Wu, receive the plot."
The original owner was the ninth princess of the Great Liang Kingdom, but also the least favored princess. Her mother was just a lowly palace maid who conceived her after the emperor had a drunken encounter with her, so she was not favored, and consequently, the original owner was not favored by the emperor either.
Her mother was just a minor noblewoman who originally hoped to rise in status through her son, but unexpectedly, she turned out to be a princess. With no family background, no connections, and no favor, she naturally vented all her resentment on the original owner of this body.
In the imperial harem, without favor, one has no status and is vulnerable to bullying. Even if the empress is kind and does not deduct from the concubines' treatment, those below will still be opportunistic.
Life was already difficult, and Consort Li treated the original owner even worse. The original owner was practically invisible in the palace, and no one cared about her. Naturally, she developed a timid and introverted personality.
Until she met the imperial son-in-law Zhou Li'an, when the original owner was being bullied by the palace servants, Zhou Li'an handed her a handkerchief. With just one glance, the original owner fell in love with him uncontrollably. He was the first person to give her warmth.
When the emperor held a palace banquet to select husbands for the princesses, the original owner bravely stood up for the first time and chose Zhou Li'an.
Even the emperor was surprised. He had no impression of this ninth princess, only that she was always timid and cowardly whenever she saw him, her father. This time, however, she actually stood up and chose the second son of the Minister's family.
The emperor disliked the original owner's temperament. His daughter had the right to be spoiled and willful, and shouldn't be so petty.
In this dynasty, a prince consort who marries a princess is not allowed to serve as an official in the court, which is equivalent to cutting off his career path. Most talented and ambitious people are unwilling to marry a princess, but since imperial power is supreme, they have no right to refuse.
The emperor wouldn't arrange marriages arbitrarily. Generally, the eldest son of an official's family would not marry a princess, as the eldest son was to inherit the family business.
The second son or the son born out of wedlock is different. Marrying a princess is a blessing for them. Royal princesses cannot tolerate being disliked by others. Marrying a princess is also not allowed to involve taking concubines. They can only have one princess in their lives. Of course, there are exceptions. For example, a princess can take the initiative to help her husband take concubines.
Whether Zhou Li'an was willing or not, the original owner had chosen him, so he had to agree; the imperial majesty could not be violated.
The original owner married Zhou Li'an, but Zhou Li'an, who considered himself to be full of learning, was now married to a princess, ruining his future and feeling frustrated. He was very cold towards the original owner.
Every adult princess has a princess residence, and they usually live there after marriage. Very few princesses are willing to live in their husband's home to be filial to their parents-in-law.
But the original owner was different. Having lacked love since childhood, she naturally obeyed Zhou Li'an in everything. Zhou Li'an thought that she would live with him in the Minister's Mansion, pay her respects to her mother-in-law every morning and evening, and try her best to be a virtuous wife and loving mother to satisfy Zhou Li'an.
At first, everyone in the Zhou family treated the original owner very politely. After all, regardless of whether the original owner was favored or not, she was still a royal princess and would not tolerate being bullied by others.
However, after the original owner's series of actions, the Zhou family gradually began to look down on her and no longer took her seriously.
After all, the original owner of this body had no airs or demeanor of a princess. She was cautious and tried her best to please everyone, doing everything herself and even using her dowry to supplement the Minister's mansion. All of this showed that the princess was deeply in love with Zhou Li'an.
Zhou Li'an went from being indifferent at the beginning to becoming increasingly abusive, ordering the original owner around and frequently beating and scolding her, as if he had not married a princess but just an ordinary woman.
Even the palace maids and nannies who accompanied the original owner couldn't stand it anymore and advised the original owner to act like a princess and deal with these people.
But the original owner was hopelessly in love; no matter how much Zhou Li'an tormented her, she treated him like her first love.
When Zhou Li'an wanted to take a concubine, she helped him. Since she had no children, she registered the child Zhou Li'an had with his concubine as his legitimate son. As long as Zhou Li'an was happy, she was happy. Despite being a princess, she lived a more humble life than anyone else.
If you ask the original owner if she ever regretted it, she will answer: No.
In the palace, her mother resented that she was a princess instead of a prince, her father ignored her, and the palace servants were obsequious and servile; no one cared about her.
Since everyone is the same, what's wrong with her choosing the only person who gave her a sliver of warmth?
The original owner of this body lived a humble life. No one in the Zhou family respected her, and she only had the title of princess in name only. She didn't even love herself, so who would love her?
In fact, if she had just reported to her father, the emperor, even if she was out of favor, he would have stood up for her. After all, she was his daughter, how could he let his subjects bully her? Since the original owner was willing to accept it, she deserved it.
Just now, Zhou Li'an attacked Qingmo because it was the first time he proposed taking a concubine, and the original owner had refuted him a few times.
It's truly laughable that a princess was bullied like this, so pathetic and weak.
You can't give people face. If the original owner had acted like a princess from the beginning, Zhou Li'an wouldn't have dared to make such a request even if he had ten times the courage.
Taking a concubine? How about offering incense and visiting his grave instead?
How dare you lay a hand on the princess? Is this disrespect for the royal family? You've wiped out three generations of your ancestors. In the end, it all comes down to the original owner's incompetence.
Qingmo said: Let me do it, I'll crack open your skull.