Chapter 144: Returning to the Capital

Bai Yingnan wanted to get closer to him, but as soon as she took two steps forward, Yun Yanyi stepped back one. She could only ask with a hint of grievance, "Your Highness, are you hurt? Yingnan has been worried about you and has been waiting outside the door."

Su Liluo, seeing her fussing over Yun Yanyi, felt a twinge of displeasure. Frowning, the Lady of Anping County interjected from the side, "Princess, Prince Yi is already very tired, and his complexion is poor as it is. You are still making such a fuss—don't you want the prince to rest properly?"

"Am I speaking to the prince or do you have the right to interrupt?" Bai Yingnan wished she could slap her to silence. Every time she tried to get closer to Yun Yanyi, she had to endure that annoying voice. A flicker of malice passed through Bai Yingnan’s eyes; one day soon, she vowed to give her a proper lesson.

Bai Yingnan focused all her attention on Yun Yanyi. Her sharp eyes caught a scar on his neck, and she gasped, "Your Highness, you’re injured! Let me tend to your wound."

Yun Yanyi, unable to bear her dramatics, said calmly, "No need. Thank you for your kindness, Princess. I will dress it myself later."

Once again, her refusal left Bai Yingnan venting her fury on Su Liluo. She shouted at her, "Su Liluo, this is all your fault! If it weren’t for you, how could the prince have been hurt like this? Why is it the prince who’s injured and not you? Can you bear this responsibility?"

"Leaving aside that the princess wasn’t even there and didn’t know what happened, isn’t it unbecoming of your status to recklessly blame others without knowing the facts?" Su Liluo was unafraid of Bai Yingnan. She had tried to avoid trouble before, but now that it concerned Yun Yanyi, a fire surged within her, and she met Bai Yingnan’s glare head-on.

"If you hadn’t insisted on competing with the prince, you wouldn’t have caused this. You knew he was weak but still dared to race him. You did it on purpose," Bai Yingnan pinned all the blame on Su Liluo, wishing she would vanish before her eyes. The thought of her and Yun Yanyi riding side by side brought tears to her eyes.

Jealousy clouded Bai Yingnan’s mind, and Su Liluo’s own anger flared. Seeing Bai Yingnan’s concern for Yun Yanyi, she too was filled with rage and couldn’t help but retort, "It’s just a minor injury. Why do you keep holding on to it? Do you want me to cut myself and give the wounds back to the prince?"

"Just a minor injury? Su Liluo, do you understand your place? The prince is of the royal family, and you are merely the daughter of a modest minister. You are ungrateful and call this a small matter? I will teach Minister Su’s daughter a lesson right now." With that, she raised her hand to strike Su Liluo.

Su Liluo wouldn’t let her slap go unchallenged. She grabbed Bai Yingnan’s hand tightly. Bai Yingnan, unable to overcome her strength, pressed down hard, her face flushed, but her hand did not descend even an inch.

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