Chapter 17: A Poisonous Dilemma

Princess Huaning and Gu Feiyan were of the same age—both eighteen years of age. While Gu Feiyan exuded a puerile natural beauty, Princess Huaning was different. She relied on both makeup and luxury clothes to enhance her self worth and beauty.

She looked at Gu Feiyan, anxiously waiting for an answer.

According to the rules of the land, if the carriage of a royal was more than ten paces away, it was not required for non-royals to bow, but if the personage inside dismounted, then depending on their status, the rules would be overturned. With Princess Huaning’s identity, a little medicine girl should kneel down and pay respect to a royal noble

It was obvious she stepped foot out of the carriage with means to prove Gu Feiyan. Though the latter fumed with anger, she could do nothing.

The princess was favored by the emperor. She often commits sinful evils behind her back. However, facing Qi Yu’s fiancé, the princess restrained herself for no other reason but to give Qi Yu face. If she had no good reasons to provoke Gu Feiyan, it’d only cause a scene. Gossips would spread and it’d only ruin Qi Yu’s reputation.

Gu Feiyan breathed deeply. She gave the princess a pretty smile and knelt down.

Seeing Gu Feiyan not fall for her trap, a trace of anger flashed across the princess’ eyes. The bxtch really made it impossible for her to marry Qi Yu, let alone spend time with him in broad daylight. Now, she actually dared to journey to the Cheng army’s territory and save the life of Cheng Yifei. It caused to much gossip, putting a green hat on Qi Yu’s head.

She endured for so long, but this time, she, Princess Huaining, would no longer endure! For Qi Yu, she would do anything to get rid of his burden.

The more she thought of this, the more treacherous the princess’ eyes became. She stomped her foot and returned to the carriage.

“Let’s go!” She coldly ordered.

Gu Feiyan secretly let out a sigh of relief. As she was about to rise, the voice of the princess echoed, tone cold and stern.

“Did I allow you to get up?”

“What?!”

Not mentioning Gu Feiyan, even the coachman and the servant girl brimmed with shock.

Princess Huaning, this is…what do you mean?

The road was narrow. Gu Feiyan knelt in the middle of the pathway. If she did not get up and retreat, how can the carriage leave?

Princess Huaning sat in the carriage and looked at Gu Feiyan with a dark expression. She then glanced at the coachman and coldly said, “Why are you still standing there? Why aren’t we moving?”

Princess Huaning was trying to kill Gu Feiyan!

The coachman looked at the servant girl with a face full of horror. The servant girl, upon seeing the darkened look on her master’s face, gulped and did not dare utter a sound.

Gu Feiyan’s sullen eyes coldly looked at the carriage not too far from her. Meanwhile, the cauldron tied on her waist sensed her sudden anger and began swaying back and forth.

She finally understood why the princess cake to this alley in a horse carriage. Seems she had this all planned out long ago! If she didn’t get up, she’d be knocked to death! The coachman would take the blame and settle the matter peacefully in secret.

But were she to stand up, it’d be a matter of disobedience. Looks like Princess Huaining found a proper reason to punish her. There were many ways to make her live a life worse than death.

In this case, she was filled with a dilemma, an extremely vicious trap with only two choices: die or suffer a fate worse than death?

Funny, really. It really turns out the powerful and influential has the power to commit heinous crimes and disregard human life for their own selfish gains.

Gu Feiyan raised her head and looked at the princess with a cold glint. She did not want to die, and she surely did not want to die under her hands. If she had to live a life worse than death, she’ll make sure to drag the princess down as her companion.

She gently held the small medicine cauldron and used a wisp of her consciousness to summon out the poison. Meanwhile, the princess issued an ultimatum. “Let’s go!”

The coachman sighed and raised his horsewhip. At the same time, a faint wisp or green smoke drifted away from the cauldron. Gu Feiyan stood up. Sigh… conflict was imminent and unavoidable. The atmosphere was currently tense!

Suddenly, a sound of hurried footsteps came from behind Gu Feiyan. It broke the tranquility and distracted all those present.

Gu Feiyan hurriedly turned around and saw four eunuchs carrying a golden sedan. It quickly walked towards her. Behind the sedan were two fourteen-year-old eunuchs.

Those who entered and left the imperial harem with only eunuchs were not palace ladies. They were mostly princes… Who was that person…