Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

Chapter 501 The Ruthless Princess Ruyi

The woman stood there dumbfounded, covering her blood-covered face, seemingly unable to believe that her face had been ruined like this. When she came to her senses, she screamed and wanted to demand justice, but the Grand Princess, who was in charge of the flower viewing party, simply sent someone to bandage the woman and take her home.

Princess Ruyi feigned concern and sent some tonics to the woman's house. The woman was unharmed and, as if nothing had happened, casually took her leave and went home.

Everyone stared in disbelief, but dared not say anything. Even the Grand Princess dared not provoke the junior Princess Ruyi!

When the Zhang family, the head of the Imperial Academy, brought their daughter back, they saw that her face was ruined after she went to a flower viewing party. The head of the Imperial Academy's wife almost fainted.

Upon waking, Zhang Jijiu held his daughter and cried uncontrollably, nearly fainting. He was both angry and heartbroken. Unable to contain his anger, he decided to go to Prince Li's residence to demand justice.

He was an upright man, and regardless of the difference in status between him and Prince Li, he was determined to seek justice for his daughter. Why should a princess be allowed to hurt others at will?

However, he was stopped by people sent by the Grand Princess, who kindly advised Zhang Jijiu not to fight a losing battle. Zhang Jijiu was furious and refused the Grand Princess's advice, going directly to the palace to file a complaint.

Although the position of the Imperial Sacrificial Officer was only a fifth-rank official, Emperor Yuande still met with him. After learning the purpose of his visit, the Emperor was momentarily at a loss for words.

Prince Li was his elder brother and benefactor. He had supported him in ascending the throne. Since his daughter had made a mistake, he couldn't be too harsh on her.

Ruyi was a bit spoiled, but she was still quite filial to her father. In addition, she had a straightforward personality, so Emperor Yuande also liked this niece.

But Zhang Jijiu is also my subject. If this matter is not handled well, it will also hurt the feelings of my subject. What should I do?

Just as Emperor Yuande was worrying, a eunuch announced that Prince Li was requesting an audience. Emperor Yuande felt relieved and quickly let Prince Li in.

Prince Li hurriedly entered, his face still bearing an apology. Seeing Zhang Jijiu standing in the hall, he quickly went over to pay his respects to Emperor Yuande and then apologized to Zhang Jijiu. This left Zhang Jijiu's anger stuck in his throat, unable to speak or swallow it down for a moment.

Prince Li was amiable and bowed to apologize on behalf of his daughter. He presented a thick list of gifts to express his apologies and asked the Emperor to bestow upon him a secret scar-removing cream from the palace. He also promised to confine Princess Ruyi to her quarters for three months.

Emperor Yuande was already very satisfied with his brother’s sincere attitude and the Prince Li’s earnest intentions, so he could not be too harsh on Princess Ruyi.

Seeing the Emperor's attitude, Zhang Jijiu had no choice but to swallow his anger. He dared not offend Prince Li, and only regretted that he was too insignificant to speak up for his daughter.

Princess Ruyi was only confined to her quarters for three months, but her daughter's life was ruined. For a young woman of marriageable age, disfigurement is no less than a life ruined.

But what could he do? Since ancient times, the imperial family has always been superior to others.

So the matter was over, and the Zhang family never made a fuss again. However, after this incident, Princess Ruyi's ruthlessness was witnessed by the powerful and influential people in the capital. Many families with young men of marriageable age directly rejected the Prince Li family.

Who would dare marry such a ruthless woman?

Princess Ruyi showed no restraint whatsoever. Seeing that many families avoided her, she became even more reckless and unruly, causing many people in the capital to complain bitterly.

But who could easily do anything about Prince Li, who was both the emperor's savior and elder brother, and who had rendered meritorious service in supporting the emperor's rise to power?

Furthermore, the Emperor believed that Prince Li only had one daughter and no sons, making it even less likely that he would covet the throne. Therefore, he continued to treat his half-brother with great respect.

This discouraged many people from filing complaints, and they simply chose to hide.

The matter concerning Zhang Jijiu's family did not cause any further trouble, and everyone thought that the matter was over.

A few months later, a fire suddenly broke out in the courtyard of Zhang Jijiu's house. Zhang Jijiu's family was almost burned to death inside the house. After the fire department put out the fire, they searched the courtyard.

An extinguished tinderbox was found under the desk in the room of Zhang Jijiu and his wife, and tung oil was splashed on the door, seemingly to help it burn.

It's obvious that someone deliberately set the fire. This person has a mortal feud with the Zhang family and is determined to kill the entire Zhang family.

What a vicious thought!

What grudge could there be that would warrant such a ruthless act?

Everyone sighed in dismay. The Fire Department could not find the arsonist and had to close the case as an accident.

Zhang Jijiu was trembling with hatred. What grudge could they have? This must have been done by the Prince Li family!

As a mere Chancellor of the Imperial Academy, who could he possibly offend? He was kind to everyone, and the only person he had a grudge against was Princess Ruyi of the Prince Li's family.

Moreover, the conflict with Princess Ruyi was nothing but an undeserved disaster!