Li Momo's body trembled violently.
"No, it wasn't me!" she denied at once, waving her hands frantically, her heart in a panic.
"It was you!" A vicious glint flashed in Li Xiangxiang's eyes as she declared with certainty, "You're An Dongzhang's wet nurse. You watched him grow up since he was a child. You dare say you were completely unaware of his actions?"
Ah, this damned little slut.
Li Momo glared at Li Xiangxiang with resentment.
"You little slut, stop spouting nonsense. It was clearly you and the Young Master who conspired together, wanting to harm the Princess and use your bastard to replace the Princess's child. Hmph, it was obviously the two of you colluding. Don't you dare shift the blame onto me."
After speaking, Li Momo let out a self-deprecating laugh.
"Who am I? I'm merely the Young Master's wet nurse, just a servant. What right do I have to interfere in the Young Master's affairs?"
When the Young Master was happy, she was his dear wet nurse. When he was unhappy, she was just a punching bag for him to vent his anger on.
Li Xiangxiang's expression turned gloomy.
What a clever old woman she's become.
"Princess, you mustn't listen to this woman's excuses. She has had a hand in almost all of An Dongzhang's dirty secrets. Also, the poison in your body was administered by this old woman. She dared to plot against your life, a crime punishable by ten thousand deaths!"
Li Momo's face went pale with fright.
In a fit of rage, she lunged at Li Xiangxiang and threw her to the ground.
Then, she grabbed her by the hair and gave her a sound beating.
"You damned little slut, how can you be so vile? I already said, I'm just a servant. What right do I have to interfere in my master's business? Everything I did was on the Young Master's orders. Ah, I'll beat you to death, beat you, you vixen, beat you, you little slut. How can your heart be so malicious? While you were carrying on with my Young Master, you were also fooling around with other men. Are you even a woman?"
Li Momo was used to heavy labor and had plenty of strength in her hands. How could the delicate Li Xiangxiang be her match?
Li Xiangxiang immediately let out a pig-like squeal.
"Ah, old woman, stop hitting me! It hurts! Someone, help! Save me…"
The five wild men looked at each other, wanting to rescue Li Xiangxiang, but they were frozen in place by Qingyang Princess's cold and terrifying gaze.
Luo Ranran clapped her little hands in excitement. [Hahahaha, the mortal realm is so much fun! Is this the legendary 'dog-eat-dog' situation?]
Gua Gua System: [Congratulations, Ranran, you guessed correctly! You're amazing!]
Only after Li Xiangxiang had been beaten into a bloody pulp and her eyes rolled back as she fainted did Li Momo kick her a few more times, stopping her actions with some reluctance.
She had figured it out.
It was death either way, so she might as well ask for a quick end.
With a look of grim determination, she knelt before Qingyang Princess. "Your Highness, this servant is willing to expose all of the Young Master's dirty deeds. I only ask that the Princess, seeing this servant's sensibility, grant me a quick death."
Qingyang Princess's lips curled into a sneer. "What do you think you are? You're not qualified to bargain with me."
Li Momo trembled like a leaf in the wind. She indeed had no right. She quickly prostrated herself on the ground, not daring to say another word.
Just then, An Dongzhang, covered in wounds, dragged himself shakily to the cell door. His hands gripped the iron bars tightly, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Qingyang Princess.
His voice was hoarse and full of menace.
"Luo Shihan, you can't kill me. If you kill me, the parentage of that bastard in your belly will be known to everyone."
The Little Ginseng Sprite's small mouth fell open in astonishment. [Guagua, what did that scumbag just say?]
Gua Gua System: [Ranran, he called you a bastard!]
Luo Ranran: [A… a bastard? This Baby has become a bastard?!!]
Gua Gua System: [Ranran, my heart aches for you for three seconds.]
Luo Ranran: …
An icy aura radiated from Qingyang Princess as she looked down at An Dongzhang. "An Dongzhang, I will clarify my precious baby's parentage to the world myself. And she is not a bastard. She never was, from beginning to end."
An Dongzhang was utterly defeated and furious, roaring hoarsely, "She is! She is a bastard! Luo Shihan, since we married, I have never been intimate with you, let alone slept in the same bed. How could you possibly be pregnant with my child?"
Qingyang Princess's eyes narrowed, a deep killing intent lurking within them. Then, she burst out laughing.
"An Dongzhang, oh, An Dongzhang, let me tell you the truth. Long before you, I had already found a Princess Consort who was to my heart's content. As for you… to put it nicely, you are a concubine I took. To put it bluntly, you were nothing more than a tool for me to make my Princess Consort angry."
An Dongzhang was both shocked and enraged.
The others in the prison cell all lowered their heads.
Oh, my heavens! This kind of secret is not for them to hear. Retreat, retreat, retreat!
Luo Ranran's mouth was wide open, almost big enough to swallow a whole egg.
[Goodness gracious, Guagua, did This Baby hear that right? This Baby's father is someone else, and This Baby's mother just dropped a bombshell. She's really playing with fire!]
The Gua Gua System's eyes lit up, thoroughly enjoying the gossip.
[Little Master Ranran, no need to be shocked. Isn't the fact that the scumbag isn't your father something to be happy about?]
Luo Ranran nodded her little head.
[Mmm, you're right. It is indeed something to be happy about. So, the question is, who on earth is my real father?]
Gua Gua System: [Umm… Ranran, please forgive Guagua's incompetence. Due to my low level, I am currently unable to find out who your real father is.]
Useless, worthless system, Luo Ranran grumbled.
[Guagua, aren't you the Gossip System? Back in the Heavenly Realm, weren't you even able to get gossip on my Master? Why have you become more and more useless since coming to the mortal realm?]
The Gua Gua System poked its little fingers together, feeling extremely guilty.
[Well, Ranran, please don't be angry. Guagua spent all of its saved-up points on the newest pink skin, so… that's why I can't get gossip on major figures.]
Luo Ranran immediately roared, [Guagua, you really are a melonhead! You bought a new skin behind my back again! The skins in your system inventory are piling up like a mountain, don't you have any self-awareness?]
Gua Gua System: […]
But, I just like them!
Luo Ranran was about to be angered to death by her own system.
Failing at a critical moment, so infuriating!
[Guagua, from now on, you are not allowed to buy any new skins behind my back. If I find out, I will directly factory reset you.]
Hmph, if the Little Ginseng Sprite doesn't show her power, does it really think she's a kitten?
[Ah, no!]
Guagua's eyes widened in terror, and it instantly dropped to its knees to beg.
[Little Master Ranran, Guagua was wrong! Guagua will never dare to buy skins behind your back again! Please, please don't factory reset Guagua!]
For the systems in their system world, a factory reset was equivalent to a public execution for humans. It was the most, most, most terrifying punishment.
Luo Ranran snorted coldly.
She decided to ignore Guagua for now. It needed to be taught a profound lesson, lest it act on its own again and spend all the points meant for major gossip. It was making her miss out, only getting half the story, which was no fun at all.