After three years of slavery, the entire mansion begged me for forgiveness

The queen arranged Qiao Nian and Meng Yingzhi to live in a courtyard, which was only separated from the queen's bedroom by a wall.

If she spoke louder, the Queen would be able to hear Qiao Nian's voice even if she was standing in front of her room.

Logically speaking, the Queen was of noble status, so even if she wanted to show her kindness and purity and brought her own niece into the palace to recuperate, she should have chosen a relatively secluded house.

But Qiao Nian no longer had the heart to guess the Queen's intentions. Now that she lived under the Queen's nose, she had to be careful with everything. She even had to be careful when sleeping at night, so as not to talk in her sleep and endanger her life.

Just as he was thinking about it, the Queen came with Princess Shu Yuan.

Qiao Nian stepped forward and saluted, but Meng Yingzhi on the side did not react at all.

The Queen glanced at Meng Yingzhi, then exempted Qiao Nian from the formality and asked, "Does she always look so dazed now?"

Qiao Nian nodded and said, "We just met Commander Xiao on the road, but Miss Meng didn't even recognize him."

There are eyes everywhere in this palace. Qiao Nian thought that instead of letting others know that they met Xiao He today, it would be better for her to mention it first, which would appear legitimate.

The queen looked at Qiao Nian thoughtfully, "Do you know the relationship between Yingzhi and Xiao He?"

Qiao Nian nodded slightly, "I heard from Commander Xiao that Miss Meng had been engaged to him, but why it ended in failure, I don't know."

The Queen did not hide it, "Back then, Xiao He's legs were injured and he was paralyzed in bed. As her aunt, I naturally couldn't bear to watch my niece jump into the fire pit, so I asked the Emperor to marry Yingzhi to the Wan family. Now it seems that I was wrong."

As he spoke, he really looked like he was filled with regret.

But Princess Shu Yuan said, "My mother is not a deity who can understand everything in the past and present. I just found the best destination for her. How can I blame her?"

After saying that, Princess Shu Yuan couldn't help but look at Meng Yingzhi, with a hint of displeasure on her face. "In my opinion, it's just that she has a bad luck. When she was engaged to Xiao He, Xiao He suddenly became disabled. After she married the Wan family, she was inexplicably tortured by Wan Zeyue."

Hearing with her own ears that Princess Shu Yuan actually blamed all of Meng Yingzhi's current suffering on Meng Yingzhi herself, Qiao Nian couldn't help but feel disgusted. She glanced at Princess Shu Yuan, but could only suppress her disgust.

Admittedly, she didn't like Meng Yingzhi either. No matter what the reason was, poisoning Brother Xiao's leg and making him a cripple was unforgivable.

But she was tortured by Wan Zeyue for five years. Of course it was Wan Zeyue's fault. How could she blame Meng Yingzhi?

At this moment, Meng Yingzhi suddenly spoke, "Xiao He."

It was a gentle call, but it was enough for everyone present to hear it.

The Queen and Princess Shu Yuan's expressions changed immediately.

Although Meng Yingzhi was not in a good state now and looked silly and dazed, she was married after all and was the legitimate wife of the Wan family. How could she call out another man's name in front of so many people?

It's not just Meng Yingzhi's reputation that will be ruined, all the girls in the Meng family will suffer.

Of course, the Queen and Princess Shu Yuan will also be implicated.

At that moment, the nanny beside the queen gave an order, "Everyone get out!"

The palace maids and eunuchs serving around all retreated.

Qiao Nian's face was also filled with shock.

She never expected that Meng Yingzhi would be so sensitive to Brother Xiao's name. She had just heard those two words from Princess Shu Yuan's mouth, but she started calling him again.

What if the Queen and Princess Shu Yuan take their anger out on Brother Xiao because of this?

Princess Shu Yuan stepped forward and shouted angrily, "You are so shameless. You look stupid and stupid, but you only react to Xiao He. Is it possible that Xiao He is the only one in your mind now?!"

Meng Yingzhi didn't understand what Princess Shu Yuan said at all. To her, all she saw was a white blur, with only one name standing out clearly.

"Xiao He...Xiao He..."

She couldn't help but murmur softly.

Seeing this, Princess Shu Yuan became even more furious. She quickly walked towards Meng Yingzhi, raised her hand, and slapped him hard, "I told you to scream!"

Qiao Nian couldn't help but exclaimed, "Your Highness!"

But it's too late to shout anything anymore.

The crisp sound of the slap was extremely loud, like a thunderclap, accurately hitting a nerve in Meng Yingzhi's brain.

She immediately started screaming.

"Ah! Don't hit me! I was wrong! Don't hit me!"

Meng Yingzhi shouted and began waving his hands wildly.

Qiao Nian hurried forward to comfort her.

Princess Shu Yuan suddenly grabbed Meng Yingzhi's hands and said, "I don't believe you at all. Are you crazy? You dare to do this in front of me. I will beat you to death today!"

After saying that, another slap came down!

Unexpectedly, Meng Yingzhi resisted fiercely.

"Let me go! Ah!"

The sharp cry was like the roar of a wild beast.

Meng Yingzhi immediately broke free from Princess Shu Yuan's hand, waving and struggling like a madman.

"ah!"

Princess Shu Yuan let out a scream, and Meng Yingzhi's not-so-long nails actually scratched a bloody mark on Princess Shu Yuan's face.

Princess Shu Yuan immediately covered her face, the anger in her eyes almost bursting out, "Bitch, you dare to hit me, princess! Come! Drag her away and chop off her hands!"

Qiao Nian was instantly panicked and was about to kneel down to beg for mercy, but she heard the queen shout, "Nonsense!"

Perhaps the Queen thought it was too little to scold Princess Shu Yuan, which made Princess Shu Yuan feel wronged instantly, "Mother! Look at my face!"

She was already injured, how could her mother still scold her?

The queen frowned and looked at Qiao Nian, "Why don't you calm down that lunatic quickly!"

"Yes." Qiao Nian then stepped forward, approached Meng Yingzhi, and called softly, "Miss Meng, Miss Meng, don't be afraid, it's me."

The gentle voice was familiar to Meng Yingzhi.

Sure enough, it gradually quieted down.

But there was still fear in those eyes.

Qiao Nian felt bad when she saw Meng Yingzhi's appearance, so she looked at Princess Shu Yuan and said, "Princess, calm down. Miss Meng is in this state because she was abused. She will lose control and go crazy if she is slightly provoked."

"What do you mean?" Princess Shu Yuan shouted, "Are you saying that the beatings I received were in vain?"

Princess Shu Yuan looked at Qiao Nian with eyes filled with strong hatred and murderous intent.

Qiao Nian's heart was suddenly stunned.

Even though she had been humble and tried hard to act for so long, she could still be killed easily in front of Princess Shu Yuan.

He immediately lowered his eyes and said in a slightly cold voice, "I dare not."

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