The faces of several people instantly turned grim, including those of the Shou Wang and his family.
"An Le!!!"
"Watch your words!"
King Leng rebuked her immediately.
"Heh, did I say something wrong? He's just an abandoned prince, unloved and unwanted."
An Le paid no mind to their expressions and continued speaking.
Just then, the little Princess Chang Le, who had been standing obediently beside Shou Wang Fei, suddenly yelled angrily at An Le, "You bad woman, you're not allowed to talk about my father like that! *You* are the unloved, unwanted child."
An Le's temper flared upon hearing Little Princess Chang Le's words.
"Is this a place for a little girl like you to speak? You're so ill-mannered. I don't know how your father and mother raised you." Princess An Le continued to speak without restraint.
Unexpectedly, as soon as her words fell, she was slapped fiercely by Leng Ruo Li.
Initially, Leng Ruo Li had no intention of dealing with her, but since she refused to listen and her words became increasingly excessive, Leng Ruo Li could only resort to violence to stop her.
After being slapped by Leng Ruo Li, An Le paused slightly, then slowly looked up at Leng Ruo Li.
"Leng Ruo Li, how dare you hit me!"
"Yes, I hit you. So what? We, along with the Shou Wang family, kindly came to inform you about leaving the manor, yet you act like a mad dog, biting everyone you see. His Highness Shou Wang is your elder brother. You are shouting at him here; you are the truly ill-mannered one. If you want to stay here, I won't stop you. Let's go, we're leaving the manor!"
Leng Ruo Li rebuked her furiously.
Immediately after, Leng Ruo Li pulled Jun Mo Han and led the way out of Ning Wang Manor. The Shou Wang family, along with Prince An and Prince Ji, followed closely behind the King Leng couple. No one was willing to engage with An Le any further.
"You, you, you are utterly going too far!" An Le shouted at their retreating backs as they all left.
But King Leng and his wife did not look back, proceeding directly out of Ning Wang Manor.
Meanwhile, at Prime Minister Qin's residence.
Prime Minister Qin and Madam Qin still had proud smiles on their faces, delighted that their daughter was to marry into Ning Wang Manor and become the Wang Fei that day.
"No, no... it's bad! It's bad! Master, Madam, Ning Wang, something terrible has happened at Ning Wang Manor!"
Just then, a servant who had gone to Ning Wang Manor to gather information arrived before Prime Minister Qin and Madam Qin, running at full speed.
"What's bad? Today is the eldest daughter's auspicious day! If you babble nonsense again, I'll cut out your tongue."
Madam Qin's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot upon hearing the servant's gasping words.
"Master, Madam, something truly has happened at Ning Wang Manor! When the eldest daughter and Ning Wang were performing the wedding ceremony, a bloody worm suddenly crawled out of the eldest daughter's nose. Afterward, her face aged and became ugly at an alarming rate, terrifying everyone present. The Emperor ordered her to be thrown into prison. Ning Wang has also been imprisoned by the Emperor for this. Everyone in Ning Wang Manor has also been ordered to be confined by the Emperor."
The servant recounted all the information he had obtained to Prime Minister Qin and Madam Qin.
Upon hearing this, the couple almost collapsed to the ground if not for the support of their servants.
"Heavens! What should we do? My Xue'er! How could you be so unlucky!" Madam Qin cried out to the sky.
"Alas, Madam, how could a worm crawl out of Xue'er's nose? What exactly is going on?"
At this moment, Prime Minister Qin was the most bewildered. This morning, Madam Qin, too overjoyed, had forgotten to tell him about using the Beauty Gu to restore Qin Xi Xue's appearance. He still didn't know what had happened to his daughter's face.
Didn't his Xue'er's face only have ink characters carved and a few cuts? How did it suddenly become old, ugly, and even more hilariously, a worm crawled out of her nose?
"Master, this matter is serious. Let's discuss it indoors." Madam Qin could only then inform Prime Minister Qin about Qin Xi Xue's appearance being restored that morning.
"Good!"
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Qin's face immediately turned serious.
This was because he could guess that what his wife was about to tell him was definitely not good news.
After the two entered the room and sat down, Madam Qin slowly began, "Master, last night Ning Wang sent a Beauty Gu to Xue'er. Relying on that Beauty Gu, Xue'er's appearance was restored when she woke up this morning."
"What? Beauty Gu? Who cultivated this Beauty Gu? This is truly courting death! Doesn't he know that the current Emperor detests witchcraft the most? And he still..."
Upon hearing Madam Qin's words, Prime Minister Qin almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
"What should we do now? *Sob sob*... Xue'er married into Ning Wang Manor and hasn't enjoyed a single day of happiness before being imprisoned by the Emperor."
Madam Qin immediately burst into loud sobs.
"What else can we do? The fact that this matter has not yet implicated our Qin family is the best outcome. If... alas..."
Prime Minister Qin only managed to say half of what he intended to say, as the words he was about to utter were truly too cruel for their Qin family.
"Master, let's go to Ning Wang Manor now. I'm really worried about Xue'er."
Madam Qin's primary concern at the moment was her daughter's situation. As for other matters, they would take it one step at a time.
"Alright, we will go to Ning Wang Manor now. Perhaps we can still catch up to plead for clemency for Xue'er and the others."
As Prime Minister Qin spoke, he quickly summoned a servant to prepare the carriage.
Before long, Prime Minister Qin and his wife boarded the carriage and headed towards Ning Wang Manor.
...
At this moment, the King Leng couple, along with the Shou Wang's family of three, Prince An, and Prince Ji, were about to exit the entrance of Ning Wang Manor.
Shou Wang had come to attend Ning Wang's wedding banquet today. Fearing he might be considered inauspicious, he had not come in his wheelchair nor had he allowed servants to help him. He had been supported by Shou Wang Fei into and out of the manor. Shou Wang Fei frequently had to support Shou Wang and stop to rest after walking a short distance; both husband and wife were panting from exertion.
Prince An and Prince Ji, who were walking behind them, quickly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Eldest Imperial Brother, your health has always been poor. Why did you not come in your wheelchair today?"
"Fifth Imperial Brother, Sixth Imperial Brother, you are unaware that His Highness Shou Wang deliberately did not come in his wheelchair. He feared that if he came in his wheelchair to attend Ning Wang's wedding banquet, others might say he brought bad luck to Ning Wang. That's why he asked me to support him to Ning Wang Manor," Shou Wang Fei quickly explained for Shou Wang.
"Alas... Eldest Imperial Brother, why must you do this? No matter what you do, some people will always talk about you. Why bother with them? Just live comfortably yourself."
Prince An sighed.
"Indeed!"
Prince Ji echoed his sentiment.
Even the King Leng couple, who had been walking ahead, stopped upon hearing their conversation.