In his previous life, Meng Xun was beaten. He was afraid of being beaten to death in the Palace, so in a moment of desperation, he ran onto the Palace road to find someone to save him.
In this life, he endured and didn't move, fearing he might run into Chu Ningzhao.
He didn't come, but Chu Ningzhao actively sought him out.
"Why is it so noisy here?" Chu Ningzhao reprimanded, needing to first confirm whether this hostage had been reborn.
Meng Xun was greatly alarmed, and those young eunuchs also looked flustered, not daring to speak.
The leading eunuch, Yan Ggonggong, greeted her with a face full of smiles.
"Why has the Princess come to such a place? We servants were just serving Xun Gongzi his meal, but who knew Xun Gongzi had such a temper, he threw everything." Yan Ggonggong twisted the truth.
Anyone with eyes could see what was happening, but Yan Ggonggong just spoke nonsense with his eyes wide open.
He felt that Chu Ningzhao would not save Meng Xun.
There were too many people in the Palace who hated him, and even the Emperor didn't care about this matter. If Chu Ningzhao intervened, how many people would she offend?
Of course, as a Princess, offending a group of eunuchs and Palace maids was nothing.
But she would be scolded! As a Princess, how could she help a Yun Country person?
Had she forgotten those Li Country soldiers who died on the battlefield?
It was with this confidence that Yan Ggonggong dared to lie in front of Chu Ningzhao.
Meng Xun's face was ashen, thinking that he was still saved by Chu Ningzhao! In this life, he didn't want to owe Chu Ningzhao anything more.
What Chu Ningzhao could do, Chu Yu could also do. It wouldn't be long before Chu Yu would come to save him!
Chu Ningzhao looked at Meng Xun, but couldn't discern anything, then she quietly said to Yan Ggonggong: "Don't waste food."
Yan Ggonggong was startled, thinking, is this what the Princess cares about?
Then he eagerly responded: "Yes, the Princess's instruction is correct."
It seemed the Princess had no intention of interfering!
The two whispered, and Meng Xun, seeing them, excitedly shouted: "Chu Ningzhao, you don't need to be so hypocritical, you are not worthy of being a Li Country Princess, and you don't need to save me!"
Yan Ggonggong looked at him in surprise, suspecting he had been beaten silly.
Seeing the Princess here, instead of asking for help, he started cursing.
Chu Ningzhao was not angered, and smilingly stepped forward to probe: "Do you know? No one here is willing to save you, but if you beg me, I will save you!"
In his previous life, he knelt and begged, kowtowing as if his life depended on it, just to have Chu Ningzhao save him.
In this life, he didn't need to suffer such humiliation. As long as he waited for Chu Yu to arrive, he wouldn't even need to speak; a kind-hearted person like Chu Yu would actively save him.
Unlike Chu Ningzhao? She had to humiliate someone before saving them.
Now she was doing this again, wanting him to kneel and beg her! Dream on!
"Even if I die here, I will not ask you for help!" Meng Xun said decisively, cutting off all his escape routes.
Don't say no one is willing to save him! Chu Ningzhao saying this was just to force him to beg for mercy.
Once he opened his mouth and begged this time, letting Chu Ningzhao feel the pleasure, there would inevitably be a next time!
Chu Ningzhao was inherently malicious and enjoyed this kind of cruel amusement, liking to see them humbly beg while she remained high above.
Unlike Chu Yu, she didn't have so many bad intentions.
Chu Ningzhao got the answer she wanted and was in a great mood, walking past him.
After walking a distance, she waved to Yan Ggonggong, signaling him to come over.
"Princess, he is so ungrateful, do I need to teach him a lesson?" Yan Ggonggong asked ingratiatingly.
Chu Ningzhao said quietly: "Although I am angry, I must also consider you, Ggonggong. You can make as much trouble as you want, but absolutely don't beat him to death."
As long as he wasn't dead, anything was fine. In his situation, living was far more painful than dying.
Yan Ggonggong smiled and said: "Princess, rest assured, I will be careful. Killing a hostage is no small matter, and we servants cannot bear the responsibility."
"Then it's fine!" Chu Ningzhao rewarded him with some silver and no longer bothered with him.
After Chu Ningzhao had walked far away, Yan Ggonggong returned to Meng Xun's side and spoke a few sarcastic remarks.
"Xun Gongzi, I was truly afraid you would speak softly to the Princess just now. This Zhaoyang Princess, though she appears cold, is indeed a kind-hearted person. The only one in the Palace who can save you is her..."
Before he finished speaking, Meng Xun spat fiercely on his face.
He did it on purpose, deliberately provoking Yan Ggonggong at this moment, because Chu Yu was coming.
Yan Ggonggong trembled with anger, pointing at him and saying: "Beat him!"
His voice was distorted; he wished he could go up and punch him himself, but he was afraid of wrinkling his clothes and being disrespectful in front of a noble.
Meng Xun calculated the time, feeling that Chu Yu was about to arrive, so he seized the opportunity when no one was looking and ran out.
In his previous life, he was rescued this way, but this time, the one who saved him was the truly kind-hearted Chu Yu!
A person suddenly running out onto the Palace road startled Chu Yu.
Her maidservant angrily rebuked: "Presumptuous! Who allowed you to make noise in the Palace? And you bumped into the Princess, what crime do you deserve!"
Yan Ggonggong frantically stepped forward to beg for mercy, not knowing what day it was that both Princesses had come and both had encountered Meng Xun.
Meng Xun had been waiting for this opportunity. He struggled forward with all his might and knelt before Chu Yu, begging for help.
"Princess, I am Meng Xun, the hostage sent from Yun Country. These eunuchs have been bullying me. I beg the Princess to save me."
Chu Yu raised her eyes, looking at him with a cold smile.
Cold sweat ran down Yan Ggonggong's back, and at the same time, he cursed inwardly, Meng Xun seemed to be sick.
The previous one who was easy to talk to, he didn't actively ask for help, but instead cursed her away. Meeting this one who was difficult to talk to, he knelt here begging.
Had he regretted it? Regretted being so arrogant in front of Chu Ningzhao, fearing he would miss Chu Yu again? Then he was truly seeking death!
"Yan Ggonggong." Chu Yu's voice was clear and cold, showing no emotion.
Meng Xun let out a long breath. This was it! Chu Ningzhao was like this back then; she would first reprimand Yan Ggonggong, then warn them to take good care of him and not beat or scold him.
But Chu Ningzhao didn't punish these eunuchs. If it were Chu Yu, seeing him beaten so badly, she would definitely avenge him!
Yan Ggonggong stepped forward with a fawning smile, responding: "Princess, your command."
"This Princess is going to pay respects to her Imperial Mother, but you let this lowly thing block my path. Are you tired of living?" Chu Yu coldly questioned.
After speaking, she also glanced at Meng Xun, her disdain undisguised.
A hostage from Yun Country, it was already good enough that he was alive. How dared he step forward and block her path?
The maidservant beside her chimed in: "He almost dirtied the Princess's clothes! How do you people work? Can't so many of you hold one person down?"
Meng Xun looked up in disbelief. Chu Yu had clearly told him that if she had met him first back then, she would definitely have actively saved him!
When she said this, Chu Yu's long eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes filled with tears, and her tone was one of undisguised heartache and regret.
Chu Yu felt heartache for his experiences over those years and regretted not saving him that day.
At the same time, she also cursed Yan Ggonggong and others, speaking out for him!
Had he misheard just now? Chu Yu called him lowly?
In his previous life, Chu Ningzhao's way of saving him was too rough. After that day, he suffered no less humiliation.
Some even said that Chu Ningzhao saved him because she was attracted to his face.
These Palace maids and eunuchs would occasionally mock him, asking why Chu Ningzhao didn't take him away, saying that a Yun Country Prince remaining here to be a male favorite for a Princess was also a beautiful story...
Chu Yu knew all the humiliations he suffered. Chu Yu told him that if she had been the one to save him, the outcome would definitely not have been what it was.
Now everything was starting over... Why wasn't she saving him?
