HRPM – Chapter 286 Encountering a Treacherous Consort (4)

Seeing that Consort Hui had already made up her mind to provoke Jin Luoluo, Xiao Yu sighed inwardly. The one who was going to suffer this time was probably Consort Hui herself. Nevertheless, he still tried to persuade her out of sympathy.

“Your Highness, no matter what, she is still my third brother’s fiancée. You are her elder, so why bother arguing with a junior?”

Consort Hui sneered.

“Hmph, I don’t particularly wish to lower myself to quarrel with such an ignorant girl either. But if I don’t teach her a lesson, I won’t be able to vent my anger. How can a woman who is to become a prince’s consort behave like this? I’ll take this opportunity to discipline her on your brother’s behalf. He’ll surely be grateful to me.”

Jin Luoluo let out a cold laugh as well.

“You really are unreasonable to the extreme. If you want to punish someone, you should at least come up with a reason that people can accept. All you do is put on airs and throw your weight around. Do you really think I’m afraid of you?”

She couldn’t help thinking that the women in the palace must spend so much time trapped in this gloomy place that they either exploded from repression or became mentally twisted. Clearly, the woman before her was an example of the latter.

“I’m an imperial consort. Are you saying I can’t deal with a little brat like you?” Consort Hui raised her noble bearing even higher. In this palace, power was the most useful thing of all. What did reason matter? If she wanted to punish someone, who would dare object?

Seeing that her elder sister intended to discipline Jin Luoluo, the Princess Consort of the Northern Commandery Prince immediately added fuel to the fire.

“That’s right, Sister. Teach her a lesson. Offending an imperial consort is no minor crime. We can punish her openly and justifiably. Give her a hundred strokes of the paddle first, then slap her dozens of times. Let’s see whether that sharp tongue of hers can still speak afterward.”

By now, Xiao Yu had already retreated to one side, watching Consort Hui and the Princess Consort with sympathetic eyes.

That was because he could see blazing fury burning in Jin Luoluo’s eyes. In his experience, this was usually the sign that she was about to explode. It would be best if he didn’t get caught in the crossfire of her wrath.

“And just who are you planning to paddle? Who exactly are you planning to slap?” Jin Luoluo glared at them with a terrifying expression.

For some reason, when Consort Hui looked at the dark and menacing Jin Luoluo, a chill crept into her heart. However, the feeling vanished in an instant.

She angrily ordered the elderly maids standing nearby, “Seize her first and slap her mouth!”

The two senior maids stepped forward with fierce expressions. One look at them was enough to tell that this was far from the first time they had carried out such tasks.

Suddenly, Jin Luoluo pulled something out from her robes.

“Take a good look at what this is,” she said. “This is a gold medal personally bestowed by the Emperor. If you dare lay a hand on me, I’ll make sure you get a taste of the consequences first.”