Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 166 - : The Woman Who Pays to Be With Me, This Prince Doesn’t Want

Chapter 166: Chapter 166: The Woman Who Pays to Be With Me, This Prince Doesn’t Want

Wang Baozhu naturally couldn’t shut the maid’s mouth.

She defied the court and ignored warnings, and was first punished by Lord Xu with twenty heavy strikes. After that punishment, she behaved herself.

If she continued to act arrogantly, Lord Xu could continue to beat her.

Wang Baozhu realized again that she was no longer the favored daughter of the Fu Family, casually subjected to beatings. She had lived for sixteen years and had never undergone such a brutal beating.

Even when she was pelted with rotten eggs and spoiled vegetable leaves the day before, it wasn’t as painful as these heavy blows striking her body.

As she grimaced in pain, she saw Yu Sha, a maid she used to beat and scold at will, showing a look of satisfaction, which made her hate her even more.

“Miss, your denials are useless. Weren’t there others besides me who suffered under your beatings? Besides, I am here only to tell the official that these letters were indeed written by you. If someone else had come, they would recognize your handwriting as well. If Lord Xu doubts my word, he could summon the General and his three sons, and they would also recognize it.”

“Yes, yes! Please bring my father and brothers here. They know my handwriting! They will vindicate me!”

Wang Baozhu exclaimed loudly, seeing General Fu and Fu Heng as her last hope.

If they came and saw her in this state, they would definitely feel heartbroken and would falsify evidence for her, just as a final act of completion, sending her off to marry into the Western Regions.

That way, Na Kesi wouldn’t dare to trouble her, feeling that she had the backing of General Fu and his sons.

The more she thought about it, the more hope Wang Baozhu felt in her heart.

She even stopped hating Lord Xu for beating her with twenty heavy strikes.

Look at her now, so miserable, lying on the ground, in so much pain that she couldn’t move. Her father and brothers had loved her for over sixteen years; surely, they could not bear to see her so pitiable!

Lord Xu scoffed:

“Wang Baozhu, General Fu and his sons are not going to see you. General Fu himself wrote a letter of disownment yesterday and had it posted on the city walls; it is already known to all. You and your birth mother, Lady Wang, nearly led to the ruin of General’s Mansion. How dare you expect them to vindicate you?”

“No! They are just angry with me, that’s why they are ignoring me. I am innocent. What has Lady Wang’s actions got to do with me? Once they realize this, they will surely take me back to General’s Mansion!”

Wang Baozhu exclaimed loudly.

Seeing Murong Jiu halt in her tea-drinking, Jun Yuyan immediately whispered to her:

“Ah Jiu, rest assured, your father-in-law and his family will no longer have any dealings with Wang Baozhu. The letters that Na Kesi brought out were intercepted by General Fu previously, but last night he had them thrown into Na Kesi’s residence, which clearly shows their intentions.”

Murong Jiu whispered back, “I understand.”

She just hadn’t expected that, after her father kicked Wang Baozhu out of the family tree, he also wrote a letter of disownment.

However, she was somewhat surprised to find that some of the evidence brought out by Na Kesi had been provided by her father.

She also well understood that her father would not let Wang Baozhu go to the Western Regions with Na Kesi. The Emperor was fickle and highly suspicious. He might not think much of it now, but later on, he might become suspicious or be incited by others, doubting her father’s dealings with the Western Regions.

Wang Baozhu had lived in the General’s Mansion for over sixteen years and had been highly favored in the past.

The Emperor might someday feel that today’s events were merely an act, and he would still be suspicious.

Therefore, her father not only publicly issued a letter of disownment but also quietly sent the evidence to Na Kesi’s residence, thereby closing off Wang Baozhu’s path to the Western Regions.

It was a double precaution.

Now, it seemed impossible for Na Kesi to take Wang Baozhu away, his firm attitude had explained everything, and even Murong Jiu had not anticipated that Wang Baozhu would lose her innocence again last night.

Of course, in her view, Wang Baozhu deserved it.

Everything was her own doing, no one had ever forced her to do anything.

Outside, Xu Darong directly closed the case.

First, it was confirmed that the letter was personally written by Wang Baozhu, and a coachman from the General’s Mansion was brought in as a witness, proving that Wang Baozhu had intentionally encountered Na Kesi.

The conclusion was clear, Wang Baozhu was attracted to Na Kesi’s status and good looks, feared her true identity being exposed, and worried there would be no place for her in Capital City. Thus, she tried to engage with the Western Region Prince to become the Prince’s Consort.

She was climbing the social ladder, actively seducing Na Kesi, trying to turn uncooked rice into cooked rice, pressuring Na Kesi to seek marriage from His Majesty.

When General Fu and Young Master Fu wanted to take her away, she even accused them of spoiling a match, revealing her true intention of marrying Na Kesi.

Because her identity was exposed, there was this interruption, and her scheme was unsuccessful.

Although Na Kesi was also at fault, Xu Darong knew he couldn’t punish Na Kesi much. He mainly said that Wang Baozhu was cunning and seductive from the beginning, there was no deception by Na Kesi, at most it was a case of mutual consent. Therefore, this case was a private dispute and should be resolved privately.

After hearing this, Wang Baozhu stood frozen, then screamed loudly, claiming she was pure and virginal and since she had given herself to Na Kesi, it was only right and proper for him to take responsibility for her!

“I’ve said it, this is your private dispute, it’s not something for the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen to handle, resolve it yourselves,” said Xu Darong, then stood up, and the government officials began to shoo people away.

Na Kesi avoided Wang Baozhu like the plague and began to walk away, but Wang Baozhu, gathering unknown strength, suddenly lunged forward and clung to his legs.

“Your Highness! His Royal Highness the Prince! We were husband and wife for a day, bound by a hundred days of grace. For the sake of our one night of passion, please take me with you. I do not need status. I will serve you well, whatever you ask me to do!”

The people never expected Wang Baozhu to degrade herself by speaking such words lacking self-respect. She had once been a wealthy young lady, now grovelling at a man’s feet to be a concubine!

Many people spat and cursed, saying she disgraced the women of Great Yan Nation, lacked shame, and that nobody wanted her even when she threw herself at them.

Frankly, Murong Jiu was at a loss for words.

Her father and brothers would probably be angry too, having raised her for so many years, carefully educating her, only for her to behave disgracefully and embarrass them publicly.

Na Kesi kicked Wang Baozhu away mercilessly and said coldly, “This Prince never lacks women, especially not those who throw themselves at me. Here, take this gold as compensation. From what I know, the most expensive courtesan in this area wouldn’t cost as much as this gold for a single night.”

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He tossed more than a dozen gold ingots onto Wang Baozhu and quickly walked away.

Wang Baozhu gritted her teeth. Na Kesi had treated her like one of those women from the Flower Tower!

Before, someone had picked up Chen Zhaorong’s silver, and seeing the gold now made them even more envious, almost wanting to rush to pick it up.

Wang Baozhu couldn’t move at all, then a dirty, sleazy man in the crowd pushed through and came forward, “Move aside, move aside, Wang Baozhu is from our family. My grandmother told me to take care of her!”

While speaking, he greedily tucked about ten gold ingots into his robe.

“Father, Mother, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and carry Wang Baozhu back!”

Wang Baozhu yelled out, “Niu Tianbao!”