latelenovela Chapter 1444 The elegant prince actually hit her himself.
Chapter 1444 The elegant prince actually hit her himself.
Upon hearing footsteps, Prince Jin slowly turned around.
That once gentle and handsome face was now completely expressionless.
Only his eyes were unfathomable, like two frozen pools of ice, his gaze fixed heavily on Bingqiao, carrying a chilling intent that seemed to want to peel her skin and tear her apart!
Bingqiao's legs went weak under the gaze of Prince Jin. She knelt down with a thud, buried her head deeply, and said in a trembling voice, "This servant... this concubine Bingqiao greets Your Highness!"
Prince Jin looked down at Bingqiao, who was kneeling at his feet, with a sinister gaze that seemed to be poisoned.
"Ah……"
He let out a sneer: "During the day in Quhe Garden, didn't you repeatedly accuse me, in tears, of forcing you and ruining your innocence?"
"Back then, you were so fierce and unyielding! How come you're now begging and groveling like this?"
Upon hearing this, Bingqiao trembled even more violently…
The Prince of Jin gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone else is being kept in the dark, don't you know that yourself?!"
"How did you prepare that hangover soup, and how did you bring it to me when I was alone..."
"Do you really think I'm blind, with that flirtatious look hidden in your eyes and brows?!"
Bingqiao's kneeling body trembled violently, and cold sweat instantly soaked her inner shirt.
She knew her fate was in danger; it all depended on whether she could get through this ordeal.
Facing a man of such deep cunning as the Prince of Jin, any hypocritical explanation would be tantamount to suicide. It would only further enrage him and push oneself into an abyss of no return.
The instinct for survival made Bingqiao raise her head, her eyes filled with tears, but it wasn't a pretense; it was genuine fear.
She abandoned all excuses, her voice trembling: "Your Highness, please see the truth!"
"I...I said those things during the day because I was truly driven to the brink..."
"In that situation, if I hadn't protected myself, I would have faced certain death!"
"But I swear to heaven, I did not administer the aphrodisiac. Even if I had the desire to curry favor with Your Highness, I would never have the courage, much less the ability, to obtain such forbidden items..."
"Your Highness, think about it carefully. If you were to suffer misfortune, what good would it do for me?"
"All I ask for is a place to settle down and make a living. How could I possibly ruin my future?"
"We...we were all tricked!"
"I...I am nothing more than a pawn in the hands of the person behind the scenes..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Bingqiao kowtowed heavily, her forehead hitting the cold ground with a dull thud: "Your Highness, I know I am guilty and dare not ask for your forgiveness. I only beg Your Highness to give me a chance to atone for my sins!"
"I am willing to do everything in my power to help Your Highness find the real mastermind behind this!"
"Having served in the palace for many years, perhaps... perhaps I can recall some clues that Your Highness might easily overlook!"
It must be said that Bingqiao demonstrated quick wit that matched her ambition at crucial moments.
Her words, half-frank and half-surrender, struck a chord with the Prince of Jin's current needs—
Find the real culprit.
If Bingqiao continues to argue and protest her innocence, the enraged Prince Jin will definitely not hesitate to snap her neck!
His real purpose in taking Bingqiao as a concubine was to find a way to expose the real culprit hiding in the shadows.
Prince Jin stared at Bingqiao, the murderous intent surging in his eyes subsiding somewhat.
But he didn't immediately express his opinion. Instead, he slowly straightened up, walked to the chair, lifted his shirt, and sat down.
A shadow covered half of Prince Jin's face, obscuring his expression.
“Recount to me everything that happened to you today, every single detail! If there is any omission or concealment…”
The Prince of Jin did not say what followed, but the threat in his words was more chilling than any torture.
Bingqiao dared not be negligent, and quickly calmed herself down, explaining everything in detail once again.
This time, she deliberately emphasized the description of the two palace maids who carried the flowerpots.
"...At the time, I thought it was just a coincidence, and I even felt annoyed that they had delayed the time."
"But upon further reflection, that artificial hill wasn't the necessary route for transporting the flowers, and the timing of their appearance was far too coincidental..."
Bingqiao added cautiously, "Also... before I left the palace, the Imperial Noble Consort questioned me in detail about this matter, paying particular attention to those two palace maids."
"It seems...it seems that the Imperial Noble Consort also believes there is more to this matter than meets the eye..."
She deliberately mentioned that Shen Zhinian was also investigating, which subtly increased the credibility of her words.
But who was the Prince of Jin?
His ability to survive the brutal struggle for succession and build up considerable power demonstrates that suspicion and caution are ingrained in his very being.
After listening to Bingqiao's account, Prince Jin remained calm and composed.
The Imperial Noble Consort is also investigating, but this cannot completely clear Bingqiao of suspicion.
What if this is actually a trap set by the Imperial Noble Consort?
She deliberately had Bingqiao reveal information about the two palace maids, staging a scene where the thief cries "stop thief!" to lead him to deal with the person she wanted to deal with.
He cannot ignore this possibility.
The Prince of Jin had his own plans.
He would verify the clues provided by Bingqiao, but he wouldn't believe them entirely.
Seeing that Prince Jin remained silent for a long time, Bingqiao's tense emotions relaxed slightly for a moment, thinking that her words had worked and at least temporarily saved her life.
She even began to secretly imagine how to establish herself in the Prince's residence, gradually gain the Prince of Jin's trust, and even...
Who knew that at this very moment—
Without warning, Prince Jin stood up and walked a few steps to Bingqiao.
Before Bingqiao could even react, she felt a sharp pain in her scalp!
Prince Jin suddenly grabbed her hair tightly and pulled it upwards forcefully!
"what--!!!"
Bingqiao screamed in pain, forced to tilt her head back and meet those violent eyes.
"Bitch!"
The Prince of Jin spat out two words through gritted teeth, his voice filled with extreme anger: "You think that after you've harmed me to this extent, you can still come to my manor and live a life of luxury and extravagance?!"
Before he finished speaking, his other free hand was already raised high, whistling through the air, and slapped down hard!
"Snapped!!!"
A crisp, resounding slap landed squarely on Bingqiao's delicate face.
The immense force caused her vision to go black, her ears to ring, and half of her cheek to instantly swell and burn with pain...
Bingqiao was completely stunned, her mind went blank, and she even forgot to cry and beg for mercy...
She had imagined countless scenarios of what she might face after arriving at the Prince of Jin's residence.
She faced cold treatment, harassment, exclusion by other concubines, and even secret poisoning...
Bingqiao believed she was mentally prepared; she could endure and plan.
But she never imagined that this prince, who was always gentle and refined in front of outsiders, would actually hit her himself!