Qingyang Princess's nose suddenly stung.
An indescribable warmth spread through the bottom of her heart, and her entire being instantly relaxed. Parting the clouds to see the bright sky—that was probably the most direct way to describe her thoughts at this moment.
That's right, she still had her precious baby.
There was truly no need to be sad and heartbroken over other people.
Qingyang Princess felt as if she had been reborn, gently stroking her belly.
"My dear baby, your arrival has propped up your mother's entire world. Thank you. For you, Mother will definitely be strong, brave, optimistic, and positive."
Luo Ranran giggled. [Aww, Mother, let's cuddle! This Baby really likes you, so you must open your eyes wide and wipe the sleep from them, okay? Don't be deceived by others anymore!]
Qingyang Princess smiled helplessly.
My dear baby, we're never going to be able to shake off this "sleep from the eyes" thing, are we?
Seeing Qingyang Princess radiating a maternal glow, Rong Momo suppressed the excitement in her heart and blinked in disbelief.
"Your Highness, have you come to terms with things?"
"Yes, Momo." Qingyang Princess nodded with a smile.
"Instead of exhausting myself with internal turmoil, I'd rather go crazy and wear others down. I've come back from the gates of death, so to speak. If I still can't figure things out, I might as well just find a rope and hang myself to avoid wasting food by staying alive."
The rules of the imperial family, the decorum, the speech and conduct, the reputation and all that—they could all go to hell!
She, Luo Shihan, no longer wanted to maintain the image of a princess.
Right now… she just wanted to go crazy.
[Oh ho! Guagua, big gossip! This Baby's mother's persona has completely collapsed!]
Luo Ranran's small mouth hung open in disbelief. She furrowed her little brow in thought, feeling that something wasn't quite right, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
The Gua Gua System nonchalantly threw up its little hands.
[Little Master Ranran, isn't a persona collapse a good thing? If your mother remains as she was described in the book, you, Ranran, wouldn't even live long enough to be born.]
Luo Ranran thought about it and agreed.
[Guagua is right. Only when Mother stands up for herself can those ghouls and demons be unable to harm her. This Baby won't have to worry about this and that, and we can just slack off and enjoy the big gossip!]
Guagua immediately gave her a thumbs-up in praise.
[Like master, like system. Ranran, you are truly worthy of being Guagua's master. Your little brain really turns fast.]
That little rascal, isn't it just praising itself in a roundabout way?
Luo Ranran put her hands on her little hips and huffed. [Guagua, do you know what this is called?]
Guagua: [What is it called?]
Luo Ranran: [Granny Wang selling melons and praising her own wares.]
Guagua: […]
Qingyang Princess: … Don't worry, my dear baby. Mother will work hard to grow stronger, striving to let you just slack off, enjoy the big gossip, and live this life happily.
With Rong Momo's support, Qingyang Princess soon arrived outside the prison. A Shadow Guard swiftly moved a chair over for her to sit on.
Her arrival instantly terrified the wailing Li Xiangxiang, who didn't dare make another sound and could only hide timidly behind the other five men.
It's over, it's over!
She had a premonition that her good days were completely over!
An Dongzhang's face was filled with fury. Enduring the pain, he struggled to his feet, his eyes bloodshot and filled with hatred as he glared at Qingyang Princess.
"Luo Shihan, have you gone mad? I am the legitimate Second Young Master of Duke Anguo's Mansion! How dare you treat me like this! My father will definitely avenge me."
Qingyang Princess's eyes turned cold, the corners of her lips curling up slightly.
"Cockroach, you filthy cockroach that can't see the light of day. Do you want to know where your little caterpillar ended up?"
Zhang-lang—filthy cockroach?
An Dongzhang was utterly humiliated and enraged. "Luo Shihan, how dare you call me a cockroach! You are being too insulting! Do you believe I'll…"
"Believe you'll what?" Qingyang Princess was full of disdain. "You're just a prisoner, you filthy cockroach. If you have the guts, come and try. Let's see who dies first, this Princess or you?"
"You…"
"Oh, right. The reason I call you a cockroach is all thanks to your gentle and lovely Xiangxiang. If she hadn't called you 'Zhang-lang,' this Princess wouldn't have known that there's someone in this world who's eager to be called a cockroach. The extent of your debasement has truly been an eye-opener for this Princess."
Li Xiangxiang trembled with fear.
To be honest, it was only now that she realized that the "Zhang-lang" she had been calling him was a homonym for "cockroach."
Ew, that's so disgusting!
How did she ever manage to say it back then?
"Li Xiangxiang!" An Dongzhang was beside himself with rage. He had been called a cockroach by this woman for several years. This was a complete slap in the face.
He whipped his head around to look at Li Xiangxiang.
He only saw her shrinking her neck, hiding securely behind the five men. Seeing their intimate posture, it was obvious their relationship was far from simple.
An Dongzhang's whole body trembled with anger.
He remembered.
Luo Shihan had said that the daughter he had with Li Xiangxiang was not his, but a bastard child. And the wild man wasn't just one or two, but a full five of them.
He seriously suspected that Li Xiangxiang's wild men might number more than just five.
An Dongzhang's eyes were about to pop from their sockets, and he grew angrier the more he thought about it.
Enduring the pain, he walked toward Li Xiangxiang step by step. "You slut! How dare you cuckold me! Don't you know that without me, you are nothing?
"You spent my damn money, lived in my damn house, yet you fooled around with other wild men behind my back and even gave birth to a bastard! You're simply shameless! Are you as empty and lonely as a brothel prostitute, needing men to constantly satisfy you?"
"Ah, don't come over here!"
Li Xiangxiang's face turned pale with fright. She quickly shouted at the five men in front of her, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and stop him!"
The five men looked at each other.
Outside the cell, Qingyang Princess was watching like a tiger eyeing its prey. Inside the cell, the Second Young Master of Duke Anguo's Mansion was fuming. And Li Xiangxiang was their mistress. They could be certain that the daughter she bore was not An Dongzhang's, but she was definitely the child of one of them.
To act was not right, but to not act was also not right.
They truly didn't know how to respond.
Qingyang Princess swept her gaze over the five men, a cold smile on her face as her red lips parted. "A filthy cockroach should live like one. Anyone can step on it. If it dies, it dies. It's not a big deal."
Luo Ranran's little face was flushed with excitement. Her mother was finally unleashing her might.
[Right, right, right! If the scumbag dies, he dies! He deserves it! He's responsible for so many innocent lives, men and women, old and young.]
[Ever since he was young, the scumbag has relied on his father's power to do whatever he wanted outside.]
[Bullying men and seizing women were common occurrences. If he didn't like the look of someone, he'd order his subordinates to kill them and silence them. The number of people who have died at his hands over the years is not a hundred or eighty, but at least several dozen.]
Luo Ranran clenched her little fists, growing angrier the more she thought.
[I'm so mad! Mother, were your eyes completely glued shut with sleep? Why on earth did you fall for such a blood-soaked, filthy man?]
[The very thought that This Baby is his daughter makes me feel sick all over. And I have to bear the karma of the sins he committed. I'm so, so mad…]
Qingyang Princess rubbed her ears, which were ringing from the noise.
My dear baby, don't you worry. Mother won't let you bear his karma.
Because your real father is someone else.