blogombal Chapter 1994 She Regretted It
Chapter 1994 She Regretted It
Aunt Yao and Shui Xin boarded Lu Zhaoling's carriage.
After exchanging greetings, the mother and daughter sat somewhat reservedly opposite Lu Zhaoling.
Lu Zhaoling also sized them up for a while, but didn't say anything for the time being.
Shui Xin felt she couldn't stand the silence any longer, so she looked up at Lu Zhaoling and spoke up.
And the first thing she said was about Cui Xiaoxing.
"Your Highness, I know that Cui Xiaoxing was rescued by the Prince on the street yesterday, and she even went to see Your Highness."
Lu Zhaoling looked at her and raised an eyebrow slightly.
"um, yes."
Shui Xin said somewhat nervously, "I think she brought me up, didn't she?"
"It has indeed been brought up."
Lu Zhaoling said, "How do you know she would definitely mention you?"
"Because there was an aunt in the alley where we used to live, she always spoke to me in a sarcastic way. When I met Cui Xiaoxing, she said some random things, which made Cui Xiaoxing misunderstand that I was very familiar with the prince."
Shui Xin bit her lower lip and gently tugged at her clothes.
“Although I explained it to her, I don’t know if she believed me. Yesterday, when she was being chased by thugs from the gambling den, I didn’t dare to help her directly. So I poured some beans on the road to hold off the thugs for a while, allowing her to try to escape.”
Only then did Lu Zhaoling realize how Shui Xin had helped Cui Xiaoxing.
"Didn't those thugs give you any trouble?" Lu Zhaoling asked.
Generally speaking, if the thugs at a gambling den see such a beautiful girl who is interfering with their business, they certainly won't let her go.
And knowing she lived nearby, you must have seen her all the time, right? Didn't you go and cause her any trouble?
“They,” Shui Xin lowered her head slightly, a little embarrassed, “they know we know the Prince…”
She felt a little embarrassed after she finished speaking. She had said that she had nothing to do with the Prince's Mansion, but in fact, she was still protected by the Prince of Jin's identity.
She herself knew this, otherwise she wouldn't have dared to lend a helping hand to Cui Xiaoxing.
Given her appearance and lack of a powerful enough background, she would naturally be surrounded by dangers.
So now she's conflicted.
Lu Zhaoling didn't hold it against her.
"Leaving aside other matters, if it concerns your safety, as long as the Prince's Mansion has the background to protect you, you can bring it out of the manor," Lu Zhaoling said.
This time, not only Shui Xin, but also Aunt Yao looked at Lu Zhaoling in shock.
They never expected that Lu Zhaoling would actually allow them to use the Prince of Jin's mansion to intimidate others.
Aunt Yao had witnessed a great deal of intrigue and jealousy in the palace during her time there.
What Shui Xin did to the Prince before must have seriously offended Princess Jin. Logically speaking, even if the Prince could tolerate Shui Xin, Princess Jin would not.
Seeing Shui Xin, it was already magnanimous of her not to teach her a lesson, so how could the Princess Consort of Jin still think about protecting Shui Xin?
"Your Highness..." Aunt Yao didn't know what to say for a moment.
Lu Zhaoling said, "Protecting yourself is the most important thing. In this world, it's already very difficult for women."
Shui Xin's eyes reddened slightly.
She blurted out, "Your Highness, I really didn't have any ulterior motives in helping Cui Xiaoxing; I just wanted to save her!"
Lu Zhaoling glanced at her again. "Yes, I believe you."
"I never expected that she would run into the prince passing by. Really, I never thought it would be such a coincidence... What? You believe me?"
Shui Xin was about to explain when she suddenly realized what Lu Zhaoling had just said.
"I believe you."
Because she saw a glimmer of goodness in Shui Xin's face.
That was something Shuixin didn't have before.
This suggests that she helped Cui Xiaoxing not only this time, but also did other good deeds recently.
If she had ulterior motives, she wouldn't have had such a good deed.
Small acts of kindness may not accumulate into great virtue, but they may cause some good karma.
Small acts of kindness, if accumulated over time, can potentially lead to great merit, though it's unlikely that ordinary people can accumulate that much.
However, even the smallest good deed will be counted in the cycle of reincarnation, and the next life may be a little easier, or one or two less difficult ones.
Therefore, do not refrain from doing good deeds just because they are small.
Aunt Yao has done more good deeds than Shui Xin.
This is why Lu Zhaoling believed them after seeing their faces.
“If you had ulterior motives, you wouldn’t have fought so hard against Buhanda back in the royal palace. Actually, I know you’re a good girl who values herself,” Lu Zhaoling said.
Shuixin couldn't hold back her tears, which immediately rolled down her cheeks.
Aunt Yao held her heart in her hands.
"I thought, I thought you and the Prince had already decided that I was a bad person, that I was the one who was trying to frame the Prince. I, although I was a little impulsive at the time, I came to my senses later!"
Shuixin couldn't help but cry. She had been truly scared and regretful during this time.
Her grandfather was a barbarian, so she was practically a half-barbarian herself. The barbarian high priest wanted to use her to frame the Prince of Jin and his wife. She had done such things before, and there was no way to clear her name.
Moreover, she did waver during her days at the Prince's residence—
The prince is so handsome and capable. If he could take a liking to her, and if the princess could tolerate her, how wonderful it would be if she could stay in the prince's mansion.
She will probably never meet a man more handsome and powerful than the prince again.
Moreover, with the protection of the Prince's Mansion, she no longer needs to live in fear or be forcibly taken by any old man.
But then she regained her senses.
The prince and princess have such a good relationship, how could she possibly squeeze in between them? Besides, the princess saved her life, if she were to compete with the princess for her husband, wouldn't that be repaying kindness with enmity?
So Shuixin really regretted it.
But she didn't have the courage to go to Lu Zhaoling and admit her mistake.
What if Lu Zhaoling doesn't listen and gets even angrier?
Shuixin was also very sad during this period.
But now, hearing Lu Zhaoling say that she wasn't angry and was even willing to make things convenient for her and protect her, Shuixin couldn't hold back her tears any longer.
Aunt Yao could only wipe away her tears along with her daughter.
She said to Lu Zhaoling, "Your Highness, Shuixin's father didn't actually want the identity of a barbarian, but he couldn't do anything about the bloodline. The fact that he threw away the barbarian tokens back then already showed that he didn't want to return to the barbarian tribe and didn't want to have any connection with that side."
Lu Zhaoling said, "You don't need to worry too much. Just stay in the capital for now. If you have any difficulties, you can go directly to the Prince's Mansion to find Uncle Yun. If you can't find him, you can go to the Jingzhao Prefecture to find Lord Chen."
"Once the matter is investigated, you will be allowed to return. As long as you truly have no connection with the barbarian high priest, you will not be implicated in anything in the end."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Aunt Yao quickly said, "Really, there isn't any!"