Chapter 35: Chapter 35

“You thought I had left? Your Highness, where did you want me to leave for?” Xingyi deliberately picked on Zixiu.

“I’m not a mind-reader. How come I know what was on your mind!” Zixiu thought resentfully. “Er…” Seeing that he was at a loss for words, Xingyi immediately chimed in.

“Your Highness, are you going to kick me out of the mansion?”

“Why would I do that?” Zixiu couldn’t help but blurt out. At the thought that being with a woman in the same room at night might lead to gossip, he added, “Don’t get me wrong. I was thinking that you should be in bed at this time of night!”

“Really?” Xingyi revealed an enigmatic smile, which suddenly turned into a sullen look next. “As you’re aware it was late at night, why would you sing such an obscene song?”

“An obscene song?” Zixiu was caught dumbfounded. “Is this some kind of a joke? What made this woman think this way? Moon, attic, window lattice, lake… Do these words sound obscene to her?”

“You crafty slut! You got His Highness drunk and tried to seduce him with these lewd lines…”

“He drank too much himself! Why blame me for that? Come on, you can’t just sling mud at people randomly!” As Zixiu had reached the limit of his tolerance for Xingyi’s insults, he cut in on her furiously.

“Feeling wronged? You shameless b*tch…”

“Get a grip! I haven’t gotten even with you for imprisoning me here and getting me cross-dressed! How dare you curse me? Can you be a little bit more reasonable?”

“Liu Zixiu, it turns out that you haven’t forgotten who you are!” Having been interrupted a few times, Xing Yi was further infuriated. “You wanna reason with me? Then tell me why you threw yourself into His Highness’s sedan?”

“I… Do you think I was willing to share the same sedan with him? The empress dowager shoved me in!” At the thought of what had happened in the sedan, Zixiu couldn’t help but feel awkward. “Why didn’t I dodge but still stood there for such a long time when he was about to kiss me? What an idiot I was!”

“It is you who did such a disgraceful thing! How dare you shift the blame to the empress dowager!”

“I didn’t do anything indecent! The bastard Nangong Du… He…” Needless to say, Zixiu couldn’t tell the others that Prince Mu had forced himself on him. With the rest of his words stuck in his throat, he was seized with an impulse to give someone a punch to vent his anger! However, when he was in a trance, Xingyi had landed her fist on his face!

“Pa!” Before he could realize what was happening, Zixiu felt his ears were tingling and his left cheek burning hot.

Staring at him with her bloodshot eyes, Xingyi cursed at him with her hand in midair, looking like an ugly shrew!

This woman was hideous! Terribly hideous!

Looking at the vicious woman, Zixiu suddenly remembered the proverb ‘nothing is more poisonous than the heart of a woman!’

Zixiu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. “I never thought this damn Xingyi would have been so merciless that she was even no less vicious than the bastard, Nangong Du, which makes them a perfect match! In any case, I won’t beat a woman, but… that pervert might not be as softhearted as me!”

Zixiu suddenly came up with an idea, which made him burst into laughter.

Irritated by his attitude, Xingyi raised her hand again while roaring, “You asshole, stop playing dumb!”

“Asshole?” Zixiu repeated the word in a strange tone. “Xingyi, it seems you’ve forgotten that I’m the consort of Prince Mu, whom your master usually addresses as ‘darling’!”

“Darling?” After a short pause, Xingyi withdrew her fist with a sneer. “Ha! You’ve finally shown your true colors!”

“Huh?” Though Zixiu wasn’t aware of what Xingyi meant, he shrugged with a smile. “Whatever you say!”

“Humph!” With a snort, Xingyi looked even more ferocious, but she showed no more intent to attack Zixiu.

Being cryptic for quite a while, Zixiu clicked his tongue, as if he was in a dilemma. “Xingyi, I’m afraid I’ll let you down!”

“Stop nagging! You’re making your…”

“Enough!” Zixiu shouted, gesturing her to stop cursing. “Xingyi, you’d better watch your tongue! Anyway, I’m the princess, but you… You’re no more than a maidservant!” he continued with a solemn look.

“You… How dare you!” Xingyi turned pale in an instant and she couldn’t help but clench her fists.

“I didn’t say anything wrong!” Showing no fear, Zixiu continued, adding fuel to the fire, “Though I’m just the replacement of the princess for the moment, I might be regarded as the real one someday. Who knows?”

“You wish!” Waving her fist, Xingyi suddenly bellowed in rage, “You wanker, go to hell!”

“Wait! His Highness deliberately acted like he was drunk because he wanted to kiss me!” While running about in a panic, Zixiu screamed the words which he thought would save his life.