Jiang Rongyin didn’t know how she left the East Palace.
Just as she stepped out of the palace gate, she twisted her ankle and almost fell, but luckily Bao Yin caught her.
“Princess, are you alright?”
Bao Yin looked at the red marks on Jiang Rongyin’s delicate neck and felt like crying.
His Highness is always like this, never caring about the princess. I don’t know how many days it will take for this mark to fade.
Xiang Ming followed behind them without saying a word, watching the distraught Jiang Rongyin.
“Don’t follow me!”
After saying that, Jiang Rongyin stopped and then lowered her head and said in a low voice, “I can go back by myself.”
Upon hearing her words, Xiang Ming stopped following.
Jiang Rongyin walked very fast, and only after leaving the East Palace did she lean against the artificial rock as if she had no strength left.
The soft moonlight illuminated her panicked face as she gasped for breath and then lowered her head.
On the palms of his outstretched hands were ten bright crescent-shaped bloodstains.
When she heard Jiang Yun say that he wanted to send her out of the palace to be a concubine.
Jiang Rongyin really wanted to disregard everything and kill Jiang Yun, or kill herself.
But after calming down, Jiang Rongyin realized that she wasn’t the one who should die.
Forcing herself to calm down despite the pain, she left with the words, “I will listen to Your Highness,” before stepping out.
As expected, Jiang Yun had no intention of letting him off the hook.
Even though he was going to get married, he never intended to let her go.
“Princess, are you alright? Does it hurt a lot?”
Bao Yin supported Jiang Rongyin and looked at her outstretched palms, which were covered in bloodstains, and even the exposed skin was covered in red marks.
“If all else fails, you can plead with His Highness and beg him to go easy on you.”
Bao Yin’s voice choked with emotion; she only regretted that she couldn’t help in any way.
His Highness the Crown Prince fought his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. His own princess had been raised in the deep palace for sixteen years and had never suffered such hardship.
Bao Yin was worried that Jiang Rongyin’s health would be ruined by Jiang Yun’s antics.
Upon hearing Bao Yin’s words, Jiang Rongyin gave a sorrowful smile: “If he cared about me, he wouldn’t have done such a thing with me.”
He pinned her to the bed in the East Palace, kissed her red, tear-filled eyes, and tormented her again and again.
They wouldn’t let her go, forcing her to say one unspeakable thing after another.
Jiang Yun treated her as a plaything to vent his anger; in his hands, she was nothing more than a convenient object to play with.
Therefore, he never cared about Jiang Rongyin’s situation.
Even if they are discovered, it will only be Jiang Rongyin who dies.
However, Jiang Yun’s words today forced Jiang Rongyin to reconsider her plans.
She could never be Jiang Yun’s mistress, much less his kept woman, trapped here for the rest of her life.
We have to run away, and we have to make sure Jiang Yun can never find us again, so he’ll give up on the idea.
However, Qin Shiyan’s matter made Jiang Yun even more wary. During this period, she had to behave herself to put his mind at ease, and also take this opportunity to think about her way out.
“Let’s go back to the Radiant Hall.”
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Rongyin straightened up and returned with Baoyin.
The next morning, just as dawn broke, Jiang Rongyin woke up. The red marks on her body had turned somewhat bluish-purple. Unfortunately, it was summer, and her clothes were thin, so the neckline couldn’t cover them up.
Especially the tooth mark on her collarbone, it just can’t be covered up.
Jiang Rongyin lowered her eyes, grasped the hairpin on the dressing table, and amidst Bao Yin’s exclamation, slashed the mark.
She didn’t want any of the things Jiang Yun offered her.
These teeth marks were something that could kill her, but Jiang Yun never cared whether leaving them on her body would be discovered.
“Princess, this servant will go and get some medicine for your wounds.”
Bao Yin wiped away her tears and got up to get the medicine.
Jiang Rongyin’s pale face was reflected in the bronze mirror. She smiled, looking like a female ghost who had died tragically.
“As long as you’re alive, there’s hope.”
Therefore, she will definitely be able to escape, leave the palace, and leave Jiang Yun.
After treating the wound, Jiang Rongyin wrapped a piece of fine gauze around her neck before taking Baoyin to the school.
Xuezhi Hall was a royal academy, exclusively for the study of princes and princesses.
There were also children of high-ranking officials studying there.
A year ago, Jiang Rongyin would have been the center of attention, but now, everyone avoids her like the plague.
Jiang Yun kept her in the palace, but never offered her any protection.
In order to curry favor with His Highness the Crown Prince, others naturally wouldn’t give Jiang Rongyin a friendly look.
Ignoring the strange looks, Jiang Rongyin took the book box from Bao Yin and went inside.
Xuezhi Hall was closed for the past two days, and today is the first day of classes.
However, when Jiang Rongyin reached her seat and saw the torn books on her desk, she could no longer contain her frustration that had been building up for several days.
“Who did this?”
She asked in a cold voice, and after looking around, she saw the Sixth Princess Jiang Xueping looking at her with a smug expression.
Jiang Xueping’s birth mother, Consort Wan, was a member of Empress Wei’s faction. Therefore, in the Xuezhi Hall, Jiang Xueping always targeted Jiang Rongyin.
She enjoys bullying Jiang Rongyin, but most of the time, it’s to please Jiang Yun.
Because of the relationship between Consort Wan and Empress Wei, Jiang Yun would also glance at Jiang Xueping more often.
However, Jiang Rongyin felt that Jiang Yun thought Jiang Xueping was stupid.
“Jiang Xueping, did you make this?”
Jiang Rongyin fixed her gaze on Jiang Xueping, placed the book box heavily on the desk, and walked towards her.
Jiang Xueping looked at Jiang Rongyin’s calm face, her clear eyes still filled with anger, and stood up: “Jiang Rongyin, stop trying to drag me into this.”
“You didn’t watch the things properly, so how can you blame me?”
Jiang Rongyin listened to Jiang Xueping’s words and did not refute her. Instead, she walked towards her step by step until she cornered Jiang Xueping.
“Apologize to me.”
“Why?! Ah! Jiang Rongyin, you mad dog, let me go!”
Just as Jiang Xueping was about to push Jiang Rongyin away, Jiang Rongyin grabbed Jiang Xueping’s hair.
Even a clay figure will have some temper, no matter how many times it happens.
Last time Jiang Xueping smashed her inkstone, this time she tore up her book. Did she want to see her embarrassed so she could step on her face and curry favor with Jiang Yun?
Before long, the two were wrestling. If others hadn’t intervened, Jiang Xueping would probably have been beaten by Jiang Rongyin.
“Jiang Rongyin, you’re a madwoman! I’m going to tell my brother, you’re dead!”
Jiang Xueping covered her face, which was swollen and red from Jiang Rongyin’s slap, and cried out that she wanted to find Jiang Yun.
Jiang Rongyin stood there with her messy hair, looking like a stubborn little tiger cub, staring intently at Jiang Xueping.
What’s all this noise about?
As the two sides argued, a gentle yet authoritative voice rang out.
Everyone turned to look at the doorway and bowed respectfully, saying, “Mr. Sheng.”
Jiang Rongyin looked up and met Sheng Huai’an’s gentle eyes.
“Sir! Jiang Rongyin attacked me at the Xuezhi Hall.”
When Jiang Xueping saw Sheng Huai’an, she hurriedly tidied herself up and walked towards him, sobbing.
“Ninth Princess, is that so?”
Sheng Huai’an, who was holding a book, asked Jiang Rongyin a question upon hearing this.
Jiang Rongyin was stunned. She thought Sheng Huai’an would punish her directly, but she didn’t expect him to ask questions.
She lowered her head and replied, “She tore up my book, and I was just angry.”
The torn book was her face, which Jiang Xueping trampled under her feet.