The next day…
Yin Chujin woke up early in the morning and went to the courtyard to take care of the plants. She put on a cloak and went to the stone bench in the courtyard to read a medical book.
Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the wooden door in the courtyard. Soon, a voice came…
"Princess Consort, I'm an old maid from the front yard. His Highness and the Secondary Consort asked me to invite you to the front yard for dinner."
Yin Chujin was a little stunned when she heard that. After some thought, she stood up and opened the courtyard door.
"No need. Please go back and tell His Highness and the Secondary Consort that I'll eat here!"
The old maid was a little troubled when she heard this, but seeing her determined expression, she did not insist anymore. She could only nod and leave, muttering, "Strange, why doesn't she know how to compete at all?"
Yin Chujin naturally heard her words and shook her head with a smile. She didn't know how to compete? What did she need to compete for?
When Zhu'er and Leng'er got up, they saw her standing at the entrance of the courtyard in a daze.
"Princess, what's wrong?"
Yin Chujin shook her head and closed the wooden door.
Out of curiosity, Zhu'er poked her head out as the wooden door closed. When she didn't see any movement, she pulled back wearily.
"Princess, did His Highness send someone to invite you over again?" Zhu'er guessed.
Yin Chujin smiled. Zhu'er was much smarter than before.
"That's right. Prince Xiao actually asked me to have dinner with him in the front hall."
"Princess, His Highness' attitude has changed a lot in the past few days. Why… don't you grasp it?"
"Grasp? Grasp what? To build a good relationship with him so that he can give me half of his love for Ye Xin?" Yin Chujin asked Zhu'er teasingly. Seeing that she was stuck for a long time and could not answer, she said, "Zhu'er, I know you care about me. I also said that it's impossible between us!"
"But… the princess is already married to His Highness. You can't possibly ruin your life in Wuyuan, right?" Zhu'er muttered softly. She really felt sorry for the princess.
Yin Chujin walked into the house. When she passed by her, she patted her head lightly. "I think life here is very good."
After breakfast, Yin Chujin was preparing medicine in her room when she suddenly heard a woman's domineering voice coming from the courtyard, followed by Zhu'er's greeting.
"Greetings, Secondary Consort!"
Yin Chujin's eyebrows twitched. She put down the medicine in her hand and raised her head to see a woman in a light yellow dress appear at the door of the house. Her face was covered by a veil, but her lively eyes indicated that the owner had a beautiful face. Of course, that was if the left side of her face was not disfigured.
Ye Xin looked down at Yin Chujin from above. She looked at her flawless face and then at her calm expression as she sat at the table. Hatred slowly filled her eyes. She was the one who had ruined her appearance. Now that she saw her, she could not find any guilt in her eyes!
"You're Yin Chujin!"
"It's me." Yin Chujin nodded lightly and stood up. The two of them were about the same height, and their gazes met in the air. The pressure from before was gone.
With a whoosh, a long whip flew out of Ye Xin's sleeve and struck towards Yin Chujin's face.
Leng'er had been paying attention to Ye Xin the entire time. The moment she lashed out with her whip, she immediately rushed forward. However, Ye Xin blocked the door and she could not rush in. She watched as the whip whipped towards Yin Chujin's face…
In the next moment, the whip stopped in midair. One end was in Ye Xin's hand, and the other end was tightly held by Yin Chujin.
Yin Chujin was already prepared. She didn't even blink when the whip came at her. She leaned to the side and raised her head to grab the end of the whip.
"Miss Ye really can't keep her cool. She didn't even say a few words before whipping me." Yin Chujin sneered at her.
Under the veil, Ye Xin gritted her teeth. She was discouraged by the failure of this sneak attack. She pulled the whip in her hand hard, but the other party suddenly let go. She almost fell back.
Yin Chujin shrugged. She really didn't do it on purpose. Ye Xin came from a family of generals and was naturally skilled in martial arts. When she grabbed the whip, her hand was already burning with pain. Seeing her pull the whip, she could only wisely let go. She didn't expect to be blamed.
"Miss Ye, please leave! As for the disfigurement of half of your face, there's nothing I can do to change the past, but I'll do my best to treat your face now. If you continue to cause trouble, I can't guarantee that I'll still want to treat you because I'm very vengeful!"
When Ye Xin heard her words, the hatred and anger in her heart surged. She swung the whip at her again. "Yin Chujin, you still have the cheek to threaten me? If it weren't for you, would my face be like this? Don't be smug in front of me. I'll let you have a taste of the pain of having your appearance destroyed today!"
The whip in Ye Xin's hand was swung so quickly that Yin Chujin could not dodge in time. Her shoulder was whipped, and she frowned in pain. Fortunately, Leng'er had already flashed into the house in the next moment and raised her sword to block Ye Xin's attack.
Looking at the battle between Ye Xin and Leng'er, the two of them were equally matched in martial arts. In just ten moves, the narrow hut had already been destroyed to a tragic extent. Yin Chujin sighed. "Leng'er, step back."
The two of them had been together for a long time and had long developed a tacit understanding. Leng'er took a step back and the medicinal powder in Yin Chujin's hand was already sprinkled on Ye Xin.
At first, Ye Xin did not pay much attention to it. When she saw that Yin Chujin was finally exposed in front of her, she raised her whip and wanted to swing it at her. However, she quickly realized that she could not exert any strength. Her eyes darted around and she was so frightened that she immediately let go of the whip.
"Ah…" Ye Xin looked at her hands in horror and pulled up her sleeves. Her entire skin was covered in hideous red spots. In the beginning, there were small spots, but later on, the spots gradually swelled up and turned into red blisters. Every part of her body felt a piercing pain.
"You don't think it's satisfying to have half of your face destroyed, do you? Then let your entire body rot! Get out of Wuyuan immediately, or I guarantee that you'll lose your life! This isn't a threat! Get lost!" Yin Chujin said coldly to her, then pointed at the door and told her to get lost.
Ye Xin was terrified and asked her for the antidote.
Yin Chujin acted as if she didn't hear anything. She called for Zhu'er and Leng'er to clean up the house before opening the medicine box to look for the medicine.
"Princess, are you alright?" Zhu'er looked at the whip mark on Yin Chujin's shoulder and asked with heartache.
Yin Chujin bit her lower lip and shook her head. It was common for people to get injured here, so she didn't have the energy to fuss over it.
"Give me the antidote…" Ye Xin refused to leave. She gritted her teeth in pain and shouted for the antidote.
"Leng'er, throw that annoying thing out of Wuyuan!" Yin Chujin found the medicine and handed it to Zhu'er so that she could apply the medicine for her. She could not be bothered with the screams in her ears.
As soon as Leng'er took a step forward, Ye Xin realized that she could not get the antidote no matter what. She decided to leave first and turned to run out.