Chapter 186: Chapter 186
Upon hearing this, Jun Ning cautiously pulled Jing Shu behind her to protect, then turned around and asked, "Eldest Brother, is there any other instruction?"
The Eldest Prince’s gaze settled on Jing Shu behind Jun Ning.
Jing Shu seemed very afraid of him and kept hiding behind Jun Ning under his gaze, unable to lift her head.
Jun Ning didn’t know why Jing Shu feared the Eldest Prince, but she tightly protected Jing Shu, not allowing the Eldest Prince to come any closer.
The Eldest Prince did not force her aside nor did he step forward to pull her away but rather kept a certain distance from her, perhaps mindful of her plague infection.
He looked chillingly at Jing Shu behind Jun Ning, and said, "Oh, isn’t this the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter? Why is she here as well?"
Jing Shu did not respond, her head hung lower.
"Don’t be afraid," Jun Ning comforted Jing Shu while holding her hand, and also said to the Eldest Prince, "May I ask, Eldest Brother, if there’s any issue?"
"No issue, just wondering why the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter wouldn’t greet her Eldest Imperial Uncle upon meeting? Is this how the Crown Prince usually teaches her?"
Jing Shu is still young. Generally, even if she doesn’t greet someone, others wouldn’t comment much.
The Eldest Prince was deliberately making things difficult.
"Humph!" Jun Ning mentally took note of this and then looked back at Jing Shu, signaling her to greet him. Otherwise, they couldn’t leave.
But Jing Shu was as stubborn as a weight on a balance scale, refusing to greet the Eldest Prince no matter how much Jun Ning signaled her, acting as if she didn’t see.
The little girl was indeed very stubborn.
Thinking about it, there must be some feud between the Crown Prince and the Eldest Prince, affecting Jing Shu and making her not favorably inclined towards the Eldest Prince.
Thinking of this, Jun Ning did not force Jing Shu, but instead greeted on her behalf.
But after listening, the Eldest Prince stopped troubling Jing Shu and turned to trouble Jun Ning.
He said to Jun Ning, "Who are you to replace the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter to greet me?"
In the Eldest Prince’s view, a mere princess, even if favored now, was insignificant; he did not take her seriously.
Because now the situation is settled, there is a Crown Prince, and other noble princes, what counts a princess?
A princess besides being sent for marriage alliances when grown has no practical value.
A princess for a marriage alliance?
In his view, not even as valuable as the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter.
Because with Princess Anle, the Crown Prince, after ascending, would never let his daughter be sent for marriage alliances.
The Crown Prince’s daughter would surely remain in the Imperial City, married to the aristocratic families.
Viewed this way, there was no comparison between a discarded piece princess and the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter.
"Get out of the way."
The Eldest Prince pushed Jun Ning aside with the hilt of his sword.
He used a lot of force, and Jun Ning, with one push from the sword hilt, stumbled and fell to the ground. The place where the hilt jabbed her stomach started to ache faintly, and her palm, pressing against the stones on the ground, broke, letting blood flow ceaselessly.
"Eldest Brother, what are you doing?"
Jun Ning looked at the Eldest Prince furiously, without hiding her anger.
"What do you think?" the Eldest Prince mocked, "A useless princess, not qualified to speak to me."
Before Jun Ning could say anything more, the palace gate guards came out to mediate.
"Your Highness the Eldest Prince, Your Highness the Princess, let’s discuss things calmly, please don’t resort to violence."
"I have nothing to say with her, let her quickly get lost," the Eldest Prince’s temper was really bad.
The guards looked at Jun Ning on the ground, "Your Highness the Princess, since your illness isn’t healed yet, and now your hand is hurt, why not go back for now? Otherwise... otherwise..." Staying here would only be disadvantageous.
Jun Ning insisted, "I’ve already said I’m not sick, even if I was, I’m already healed. I must enter the palace to see the Emperor."
Won’t stop until seen.
"What? You want to enter the palace to see the Emperor?" The Eldest Prince laughed maliciously, and after laughing, spoke with bravado, "Alright, I’ll take you in."
To the uninformed, it would seem as if he was indulging his only sister!
In fact, the Eldest Prince had ulterior motives.
Now, whether it’s true or false, the matter of Princess Anle being plague-stricken is known by all. The entire court is keeping a respectful but distant attitude towards her.
But at this time, instead of quietly recuperating at the National Guardian General Mansion, she dares drag her plague-stricken self and demands to see the Emperor in the palace?
Isn’t this seeking death?
After all, bringing the plague into the palace is no small crime, civil officials would first be unable to shut their mouths, let alone others.
He really wanted to see how the Emperor, under pressure from all sides, would deal with such a capricious princess disregarding the safety of the palace attendants?
Surely, she would be sentenced to death!
If she’s courting death, he certainly wouldn’t stop her.
As for whether he would be implicated after taking her into the palace?
The Eldest Prince was not worried at all about this.
Because as the elder brother, being unable to refuse his sister’s request and casually taking her into the palace isn’t a grave mistake. Not to mention he had military achievements and was currently responsible for guarding the safety of the Imperial City; neither the Emperor nor the ministers would trouble him.
They would only trouble this unobservant princess.
Thinking of this, the Eldest Prince grew even more excited.
He decided not to bicker with Jing Shu over trivial matters of greetings, and decided to take Jun Ning into the palace immediately.
The palace attendants wanted to stop him, but he was the Eldest Prince, the only Prince allowed to carry weapons into the palace, also the Emperor’s first son. If he truly wanted to bring someone into the palace, they couldn’t stop him, they could only watch helplessly as Jun Ning was taken in.
The group walked along the spacious palace path to see Emperor Yongning.
The Eldest Prince suddenly turned his head to glance at Jun Ning following behind him.
"Little girl, if you are willing to kneel and kowtow to Eldest Brother, saying some nice words, should the Emperor punish you later for entering the palace with the plague, Eldest Brother might consider speaking on your behalf."
Jun Ning gave a cold snort.
This Eldest Prince was not only ill-tempered but truly rotten to the core. At this moment, he disregarded even basic sibling relationship, leading her into the palace with bad intentions.
If something really happened to her, how could he possibly speak for her?
The reason he said this was only because he was bored, teasing her, wanting to see her make a fool of herself.
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Jun Ning wouldn’t fall for it, nor would she kneel and kowtow to him.
Not giving the Eldest Prince a single glance, she followed him from a distance, as though she hadn’t heard his words at all.
Considering they’re not that far apart.
How could she not have heard her own words?
She clearly just didn’t want to respond!
Even facing a little girl, the Eldest Prince felt somewhat annoyed, difficult to accept...