However, in the blink of an eye, Xiao Li tore her undergarment, and with another forceful tug, instantly revealed a pale chest.
Lu Yanzhi struggled fiercely to pull away, and Xiao Li directly knelt between his legs, then slammed herself against him.
“Mm!”
His expression changed in an instant, and his whole body curled up in pain.
Xiao Li pressed down on him forcefully, preventing him from moving. Her fingertips brushed across his handsome face, then traced down his body, as if to his chest, but finally she harshly pinched his neck.
Lu Yanzhi looked up in pain. He wasn't unskilled in combat, and as a normal man, he still couldn’t break free from Xiao Li’s grasp.
Looking at Xiao Li, her eyes were full of madness. She was laughing, but the strength in her hands was steadily increasing.
At this moment, Lu Yanzhi finally realized that Xiao Li had been driven to the brink, and she truly wanted to kill him!
He tried to pry Xiao Li’s hands apart, but her grip was as firm as rock. Even a force that would break her bones still couldn't shake her in the slightest. He could only feel his neck being squeezed tighter and tighter, and the air becoming increasingly thin.
However, just as Lu Yanzhi was about to pass out, Xiao Li released her grip.
She maintained that position, looking down at him with a sinister and regretful smile: “I really wanted to strangle you to death, but that would be too cheap of a death for you.”
Lu Yanzhi clutched his neck, gagging in pain, and blood welled up in his mouth, preventing him from speaking.
Xiao Li pinched his chin, forcing him to look at her: “Lu Yanzhi, you hate me, why do you hate me? Is it just because Xuan Yang was the one chosen in the marriage arrangement to be your wife?”
“Hah, laughable!”
“Xuan Yang didn’t fall in love with you because the Emperor arranged a marriage to you, she fell in love with you *because* the Emperor arranged a marriage to you.”
“Xuan Yang simply fell in love with her legitimately wedded husband, what's wrong with that?”
“You were forced to marry a princess, forced to marry a woman you didn't love, but you don't hate the Lu Clan for not being able to refuse on your behalf, you don’t hate the Emperor for abusing his power, but you hate a woman who can't control her own life yet loves you with all her heart. Are you a noble gentleman? No, you're just a coward who bullies the weak!”
“Xuan Yang has no birth mother and was raised under the Empress Dowager’s care since childhood, she had no choice. You? You didn’t have a choice either?”
“If you were so against the marriage, why didn’t you refuse it? The Lu Clan loves you so much, why did they still choose to sacrifice you?”
“You are proud and aloof, so your aloofness is just a facade to avoid upsetting others, yet you are willing to show your displeasure to the only one who truly loves you, Xuan Yang!”
“Three years of marriage, you poured out your heart, and Xuan Yang only asked to receive a little affection from you, to become a true husband and wife. But you think Xuan Yang is simply shamelessly lusting after a man, and even sent a guard to humiliate your wife.”
“Lu Yanzhi, where are your Confucian books, your propriety, righteousness, loyalty, and shame, your moral principles?”
Lu Yanzhi stared blankly at Xiao Li, speechless for a long time.
Xiao Li got up, but she was still unsatisfied and couldn't resist slapping him again.
“Your family all wanted to use this opportunity to get rid of me, but you all know very well that the Emperor will never issue an imperial edict for divorce, so you pinned your last hope on me, hoping that I truly detest you, and then concede to your wishes.”
“Hah, you never thought that if the Emperor doesn't allow me to divorce, would I dare to confront him directly?”
“Don't you know? You all know, but you don't want to think about it. You just bully the weak. That’s why you dare not even fart while kneeling in the palace, but you dare to come to my place and act wild after drinking!”
“And consummate the marriage? Do you think I still desire you, you scum?”
Finally, Lu Yanzhi was dragged out of Xiao Li's room in a disheveled state, with a swollen and red left cheek, and blood oozing from the edges of the wound, clearly indicating how severely he had been beaten.
The entire Chaoyang Manor was silent.
Everyone was meticulously doing what they should be doing, cleaning, mopping the floor, but they all quietly lightened their steps, daring not to make a sound, even their breaths were almost suppressed.
Hong Yue went to brew a pot of floral tea, to calm the mind, while Lan Yue and Qian Momo were both distressed, applying medicine to Xiao Li's arms and wrists.
Just now, she had used all her strength to try to take Lu Yanzhi’s life, and Lu Yanzhi had also struggled desperately. Xiao Li’s hands were scratched with countless deep blood marks, dripping with blood, a horrific sight to behold.
Both of them felt afraid just looking at them, and they didn’t dare to apply the medicine forcefully.
The fight between the consort and the princess was too brutal.
Xiao Li had vented her anger, and was still in a pleasant mood, so she didn’t feel much pain in her hands.
Previously trapped within the original body and forced to watch events unfold, Xiao Li was filled with hatred. But ultimately, all that remained was the feeling of helplessness, unable to reach through the screen.
Now that she finally had control of this body, this beating was so satisfying!
Suppressing her own frustration and venting it on others.
Straightforward and honest netizen, you do not deceive me!
News of the Princess Manor spread like wings, although it wasn't widely circulated, everyone who needed to know, did know.
The Emperor, anxiously worried: As expected, he was too optimistic.
However, Lu Yanzhi was drunk and tried to take advantage of someone, and he deserved to be beaten!
The Empress Dowager, who had just thought Xiao Li was sensible: .This is outrageous!
No, she must send someone to teach her some manners tomorrow.
Lu Clan Members: Their hanging hearts finally died.
What a sin!!!
Chen Prince Manor
Liu Xueyin wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, with bruises of varying shades covering the shoulders and arms that were exposed. The room was filled with the scent of lust, but the person was long gone, leaving only her, wounded and alone, facing an empty room.
She shed silent tears, weeping for her life.
Amidst the sadness, she thought of Lu Yanzhi, and was instantly overcome with grief.
Princess Xuanyang doesn't keep her word, and is so malicious. What will become of Yanzhi-ge in the future?
Xiao Li didn’t care what those people outside were saying. The first thing she did the next morning was to have Yang Jun arrest people.
The news spread so quickly last night, and her household’s network of informants played a significant role.
Carrier pigeons flew everywhere, making her manor look like a sieve.
“Beat everyone, and if they reveal which side they were colluding with, send them over. If they can’t say, sell them off directly.”
Xiao Li felt her attitude was harsh enough, but some people still didn’t believe it.
“This servant was bestowed by the Empress Dowager. If the Princess wants to sell this old servant, she should ask the Empress Dowager if she approves.”
“The servant was bestowed upon the Princess by Your Majesty.”
No wonder they were so bold. This backing was something she, a small princess, couldn’t touch.
But they had made a mistake. Xiao Li didn’t dare to touch the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, but she didn’t put anyone else in her eyes now.
“Beat them!”
Xiao Li not only beat them, but also had them sold off directly.
After dealing with everyone, she sent a message to the Emperor, saying it was all for the sake of the imperial face.
She wanted to keep a Male Companion, and if news spread from her manor, wouldn’t it ruin the imperial face?
Moreover, it was best if the Emperor and the Empress Dowager didn’t know about her and her Male Companion’s affairs, so as not to offend their ears.
Emperor: “.”
This seemingly fallacious yet seemingly reasonable evil argument left him speechless.
Should he praise her for being considerate?
Moreover, Xiao Li not only rebuked him, but also openly ordered him around, asking him to help explain things to the Empress Dowager, and citing her work injury as a reason to have the Emperor send the Imperial Physician, bestow medicinal materials, and tonics.
The Emperor’s vision went dark, and he couldn’t believe it. No one had ever dared to order him around so righteously and take things from his pocket.
But Xiao Li wrote at the end of the letter that she would have no mercy with the Lu Clan, that she would wipe out the Lu Clan, and make the Lu Clan disappear completely!!!
The Emperor knew this was impossible, but he couldn’t deny that he was pleased by these words.
“Come here, summon the Imperial Physician!”
Haha, it’s been a long time since I’ve written something so refreshing.
I don’t know if you can accept the Female Lead hitting people, but this beating was inevitable. The Female Lead isn’t the type to be bullied and swallow it down.