PFC Chapter 212 Where it hurts, it hurts my heart.
Chapter 212 Where it hurts, it hurts my heart.
It was obvious who it was without even guessing. Zhai Yun really wanted to cover her ears and sleep a little longer.
But the guards below were about to be overwhelmed.
Zhai Yun helplessly rolled out of bed. The bedside was empty, and her heart suddenly felt empty as well. Her face was full of confusion. Brother Yi didn't come? How did she get back last night? Why didn't anyone call her?
Zhai Yun tidied her clothes, took small steps downstairs, and appeared in front of Consort Tian before she rushed in. She put on a smiling face and said, "Why is the Consort here? The Prince hasn't finished court yet and isn't here." Zhai Yun said directly.
Consort Tian seemed very angry. Upon hearing Zhai Yun's words, she not only did not stop, but also ordered her maids to continue rushing in.
Zhai Yun quickly stepped in to stop him, saying, "Princess Consort, please calm down. The Prince really isn't inside."
Having just woken up, Zhai Yun was still unsure of the situation, but seeing that Consort Tian was determined to come in, she knew that Consort Tian had no choice but to come in.
"I refuse to believe that there's any place in Prince Rui's mansion that I can't enter!" Consort Tian, enraged, kicked away a guard who was blocking her way.
She barged in alone. When the guards saw that Consort Tian had already entered, they quickly retreated and stood to the left and right of Zhai Yun, still pretending to block her way.
When Consort Tian saw that these people dared to stop her and defy her, she walked towards Zhai Yun without saying a word, her face fierce, and raised her hand to slap Zhai Yun's face.
Zhai Yun wouldn't let her slap land on her face. She intercepted it halfway and pushed Tian Fei's hand away. As she pushed Tian Fei's hand away, Tian Fei staggered back a few steps.
She was just helped to her feet by the maid behind her when she angrily rebuked Zhai Yun: "You audacious servant, how dare you push me! Do you know that there is no principal wife in the Prince's mansion? I am the mistress of this mansion!"
Zhai Yun felt that Consort Tian was acting strangely today. If Brother Yi was not around, she would never have barged in. Today, she was both trying to hit her and barging in. Could it be that she had heard something?
Zhai Yun knew she couldn't confront her directly, so she could only be respectful. "Princess Consort, the Prince is truly not inside. If you wish to come in, you can wait until the Prince finishes court and come with him. If you barge in, the Prince will be displeased when he returns."
Upon hearing this, Consort Tian's arrogance intensified: "You dare to use the Prince to intimidate me? Who do you think you are! A servant is just a servant. I am the daughter of Marquis Lu, bestowed by the Emperor himself, and the Empress's niece. If you dare to stop me, do you still want your head?"
As Tianfei spoke, she tried to rush forward, but Zhai Yun simply gave her a gentle push, and she fell to the ground.
Just then, someone came running up and reported, "The Prince is back and is on his way here."
In the past, Feng Chenyi's whereabouts would not be informed to Zhai Yun by servants, so this servant was arranged by Consort Tian. She came here to make trouble and even instructed people in advance to tell her when the prince returned.
Zhai Yun had a bad feeling, a feeling like that of her past life in the deep palace, where she was betrayed and falsely accused.
Sure enough, when Consort Tian heard that Feng Chenyi was rushing over, she immediately messed up her hair and pretended to cry pitifully, "Young Master, I just want to know if the Prince has returned. I just miss the Prince so much. I don't have to go in. Please have mercy!"
Looking at her, Zhai Yun could only think that it was exactly the same, and that she had guessed correctly.
Zhai Yun didn't want to say anything more; she just wanted to wait for Feng Chenyi to arrive and see what he thought.
Anyway, she was already convinced that Consort Tian came here not just to frame her, but because she had heard something and wanted to come in and see.
Before long, hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard. Upon hearing the footsteps and being reminded by the people around her, Tianfei cried even louder: "Young master, I was wrong. I will never come here again. Please don't touch me, please don't touch me."
As she spoke, Tianfei waved her hands haphazardly, making it seem to an unsuspecting person that she had been sexually assaulted.
When Feng Chenyi stepped into the courtyard, he saw the terrified Consort Tian and several burly men surrounding her, including Zhai Yun.
Consort Tian saw Feng Chenyi grasping at a straw, pleading, "Your Highness, Your Highness, save me! They...they..." Consort Tian looked ashamed to speak.
She only weakly clutched the clothes in front of her chest.
Feng Chenyi didn't look at Zhai Yun, but stepped forward to help Tianfei up and listened to her continue to tell her grievances.
Finally, Feng Chenyi's face turned cold. He looked at the maid she had brought, whose clothes had been disheveled during the struggle with the guards, and then at the several burly men who seemed completely unaffected.
After appeasing Consort Tian, he coldly ordered everyone present to be flogged.
Zhai Yun didn't believe that Feng Chenyi believed Tian Fei; it was just for show. However, he really did send Tian Fei back, and Zhai Yun and the guards were indeed forced onto the stools.
Zhai Yun had been subjected to other punishments, but never to caning. When the cane came down, the others gritted their teeth in pain, and Zhai Yun was prepared to accept the cane as well.
But she found that the board didn't hurt her at all when it hit her; it felt like a tickle.
However, Zhai Yun still pretended to call out a few times, and then pretended to go back to bed. When the door to the secret room opened, Zhai Yun knew that Feng Chenyi had come over, and deliberately called out, "Ouch, ouch."
Seeing Feng Chenyi's helpless expression, Zhai Yun casually picked up the medicine, then gently sat down beside her, applied the ointment to her hands, and asked before applying it, "Where does it hurt?"
Zhai Yun clutched her chest, trying not to laugh: "It hurts here!" she said, then looked at him with a pitiful expression.
Feng Chenyi was amused by Zhai Yun and held up his hand covered in ointment. "Come on, let Brother Yi rub it on for you." With that, he pulled away Zhai Yun's hand that was covering her chest with one hand and casually hooked the front of Zhai Yun's clothes with one fingertip.
He made a gesture as if he was about to stick his finger in to apply the ointment.
Zhai Yun was so embarrassed that she quickly broke free. Her face felt hot, and she covered her chest as she got up, turning her head away from him.
Feng Chenyi gently put his arm around Zhai Yun's shoulder from behind. "Yun'er, I'm sorry. She's already made a scene here. If we don't put on a show, she'll cause you trouble."
As he spoke, his breath gently brushed against Zhai Yun's earlobe, causing her to panic.
She understood matters between men and women, so ever since Feng Chenyi came of age, she deliberately avoided getting too close to him or engaging in intimate actions.
Feng Chenyi's face is one of a kind in the world. He has such an incredibly handsome face, and he is so gentle with her, apologizing for his mistakes and thinking of her. Zhai Yun really doesn't dare to look at him.
Zhai Yun quickly broke free from his embrace, "I know."
His breath made Zhai Yun's neck feel hot.
Feng Chenyi looked at Zhai Yun, who was panicking like a deer, with a smug smile in his eyes. It seemed that the method Yan Nanheng taught him was really effective.
Feng Chenyi gently hugged Zhai Yun from behind, startling her. Just as she was about to break free, she heard him say, with his arm around her shoulder, "Yun'er, I'm so tired."