Free Web NovelChapter 85: Chapter 83: The Road to Vying for Favor
Before the Palace Master could even ask, the Mermaid Princess spoke up, confessing without being prompted.
"Great Uncle, I just wanted to teach this heartless woman a lesson for Brother Ye Yuan!"
Before Su Mo and Fei Yan could say a word,
the Palace Master roared, "Nonsense! Ye Ling, you are utterly willful and reckless! Miss Su is here to treat Ye Yuan. How could you be so rude as to attack and injure her!"
The Palace Master’s Wife, standing beside him, was also furious. "It seems we’ve spoiled you far too much, raising you to be so lawless! Lord Jian Yi, handle this according to the clan’s laws!"
Jiao Li looked at Ye Ling with heavy eyes. "Attacking someone without understanding the situation. According to the clan’s laws, the punishment is twenty lashes."
Hearing this, the Mermaid Ye Ling’s pupils shrank. "Great Aunt... I just felt bad for Brother Ye Yuan and wanted to scare this Female into calling off the engagement on her own..."
"Insolent and unrepentant. Add ten more lashes!" Lord Jian Yi waved his hand, signaling the attendants to hurry up and take Ye Ling away for her punishment.
’As expected of the underground palace’s living disaster. His Highness is over there worrying about how to keep Miss Su from breaking the engagement, and she’s rushing to do a favor for Miss Su’s other fiancés...’
The Palace Master and his wife exchanged a look, a flicker of pain in their eyes.
But a mistake must be punished. This was the unwavering rule of the underground palace, and no one could break it.
After dealing with Ye Ling, the Palace Master’s Wife walked over to Su Mo, her expression full of apology. "I have no intention of making excuses for Ye Ling, but she acted out of line because she was worried about Ye Yuan. After she receives her punishment, I will personally explain the situation to her and have her apologize to you, Miss Su."
Su Mo said coolly, "You’re being too serious, Madam. I don’t mind. She attacked me, and you and the Palace Master have already ordered her punishment. As I see it, we’re even. There’s no need to make her begrudgingly apologize to me over this. I’ve never been one to force people to do things against their will."
Hearing this, Ye Yuan’s mother furrowed her brow. When she looked at Su Mo again, her gaze held a hint of scrutiny.
Breaking the silence, Fei Yan frowned. "If you are finished, Madam, please allow me to take my wife back to her room to change."
Ye Yuan’s mother nodded slightly. "I will have a servant call for you at dinner."
"Thank you, Madam!"
With that, Fei Yan quickly left, carrying Su Mo in his arms.
Yue Ying and Mo Xiao followed close behind.
Ye Yuan’s mother went to Ye Yuan’s father’s side, frowning worriedly. "I wonder if Ye Ling’s whipping will end up ruining Ye Yuan’s chances."
Beside them, Lord Hai Yi found some poisonous powder on Su Mo’s clothing.
He held it under his nose and took a light sniff, then his body swayed.
Luckily, Jing Ming, who was standing nearby, caught him. "Lord Hai Yi, are you all right?"
A glimmer of excitement appeared in Lord Hai Yi’s eyes. "What a potent poison!"
Then his eyes rolled back and he fainted...
The Palace Master, his wife, and Lord Jian Yi watched, speechless. ’Here he goes again! He just has to try every poison he sees!’
Jing Ming looked at them blankly. "Palace Master... what now?"
Lord Jian Yi frowned, a headache suddenly coming on.
’The Sea Doctor’s nickname, "Medicine Fool," certainly isn’t for nothing. Sometimes I really can’t understand how someone can be so unafraid of death...’
He pressed a hand to his forehead and said to Jing Ming, "First, give him one of the Detoxification Pills Miss Su gave us before. During dinner, we’ll ask Miss Su for the antidote!"
The Palace Master’s Wife was about to lose her mind with anger. "Is there not a single normal person in this underground palace? Must you all cause trouble for me at such a critical moment!"
’Can’t you all spare me some dignity in front of my future daughter-in-law?!’
’That Miss Su already didn’t seem like an easy Female to win over. Now, with all this endless drama, when on earth will my dear son’s marriage ever be settled?’
The more she thought, the angrier she got. She turned to the Palace Master and declared, "You are not allowed in my room for the next ten days!"
"Uh... Madam, how can you take your anger out on me? What did I do to deserve this?"
The Palace Master’s Wife didn’t even turn her head. "You fail to manage your subordinates! You deserve to be punished!"
"No, Madam... Isn’t this punishment a bit too harsh?"
With that, the Palace Master trotted after her, dropping little pearls all along the way.
Jiao Li watched the pearls that were about to flood the floor and shook his head helplessly. "So it’s true, being love-struck is hereditary."
...
Back in Su Mo’s room, the servant Little Yu delivered a change of clothes and left.
She planned to apply some medicine to the red marks on her body before getting dressed.
But the three "door gods" in the room seemed to have no intention of leaving.
Su Mo was still wrapped in Fei Yan’s outer robe, her fair shoulders exposed.
A section of her calf was also visible, smooth and pale. She looked like a jasmine flower after a rainstorm—delicate and pitiful, stirring an urge to protect her.
The gazes of the three men, which had initially held a trace of pity, gradually grew dark and inscrutable.
Su Mo felt that the atmosphere was off. She forced herself to stay calm and said, "Get out. I... I need to get dressed!"
The movement of Yue Ying’s fan stopped. His eyes shifted. "My wife is injured. My heart aches for you. Let me see your wounds, all right?"
With that, he flashed to Su Mo’s bedside and reached for her hand.
Startled, Su Mo quickly shrank back and looked at Mo Xiao with wide eyes. "Hurry, get him out of here!"
Mo Xiao’s heavy gaze swept over her face before he grabbed Yue Ying and lifted him up.
He had intended to throw him out, then come back and get Fei Yan out as well.
But... just as they reached the door, a powerful gust of palm wind suddenly shoved them out!
Immediately after, the person inside slammed the door shut and bolted it with a BANG.
An infuriated Yue Ying stood outside, cursing, "Damn it! You walking chicken, you son of a bitch! How dare you pull such a dirty trick!"
Then he turned and glared at Mo Xiao in frustration. "This is all your fault! Now we’ve fallen for Fei Yan’s trick. Are you happy now!"
Mo Xiao’s expression was as impassive as ever, but inside, his heart was a raging tempest.
He never would have thought Fei Yan would pull such a move. After all, he had always seemed the least competitive of them all.
Right now, Mo Xiao could only feel his temples throbbing. He felt like he was about to explode.
It was the first time in his life he had ever been this angry.
Yue Ying was so angry he was about to kick the door down, but Mo Xiao stopped him. After all, this was the East Sea. If they made a scene, their wife would probably get angry.
Inside the room, Su Mo blinked her watery, bright eyes.
She frowned at the composed Fei Yan, confused. "Why haven’t you left yet?"
Fei Yan’s hands, which were hanging by his sides, relaxed slightly. He also felt that his actions just now had been less than gentlemanly, even bordering on villainous.
’He had never expected to act so despicably one day... But now it seemed this would become the new normal. In front of her, he feared he could never be a gentleman again.’
’In truth, when he had pulled her from the pool earlier, he had already seen everything there was to see...’
’The mere thought of that scene now made his blood boil.’
Fei Yan suppressed his surging emotions, took a step forward, and gently caressed her reddened cheek.
His expression as normal as ever, he coaxed her softly, "I’ll stay and help my wife apply her medicine, all right?"
