TSWRLM -Chapter 196 If You Dare Lie, I’ll Wipe Out Your Entire Family

Princess Hengyang woke up with a severe headache.

As she sat up, she immediately felt her whole body ache.

It was as if her body had been dismantled and reassembled—every part was sore and uncomfortable.

She gasped in pain, her face contorted in misery. While pondering how to discipline the servants in her residence, she turned her head—and came face to face with a handsome, familiar face.

Wen Yanshu?

Princess Hengyang froze, then suddenly lashed out at the half-awake princess consort with a slap: “You dog! How dare you climb into my bed while I was drunk?”

She hit with full force. But seeing Wen Yanshu disheveled, chest marked with scratches and suspicious kiss marks, her anger only intensified.

She had tolerated this “dog” because he was good-looking and pleasant to have in the princess’s residence. How dare he take advantage of her in such a state?

Princess Hengyang gritted her teeth, murderous intent flashing in her eyes. Wen Yanshu quickly explained: “Princess, you’ve misunderstood. This is the Night Patrol Office—we didn’t do anything.”

Princess Hengyang looked around and realized the room was extremely plain—it was not her residence.

But her body’s soreness was real, so she still glared at Wen Yanshu cautiously: “What happened last night? Why are you here?”

“Last night, you and Madam Shen got drunk and beat up several noblewomen. The Night Patrol brought everyone here. Madam Shen’s husband couldn’t find her at your residence, so he brought me along to help. I came to give you a sobering soup, but you mistook me for a servant of Wuyou Pavilion and tried to… force yourself on me…”

“Nonsense! That’s impossible!”

Princess Hengyang rejected the idea outright. Seeing Wen Yanshu staring at her intently, she quickly changed the subject: “What about A-Xi? Is she alright?”

She straightened herself, opened the door, and stepped out.

Hearing that the princess had woken, the inspecting officer hurried over and carefully explained the events of the previous night.

“In the end, it’s really just a misunderstanding. The Night Patrol detained people overnight. Keeping them longer would violate the law. Princess, you are magnanimous; there’s no need to stoop to their level. Otherwise…”

“Down at the foot of the imperial city, I was attacked! You say this is just a misunderstanding?”

Princess Hengyang cut him off. Her gaze and tone were icy, radiating her royal aura.

The officer shivered, but quietly added: “Although there were many of them, none were as brave as Madam Shen. She protected you well. In fact, they were the ones injured. Since last night, many people have inquired. If the detainees aren’t released soon, it may harm the princess’s reputation.”

“Hmph,” Princess Hengyang sneered. “It’s precisely because my reputation for being spoiled and fierce isn’t loud enough that last night’s incident happened. Without A-Xi accompanying me, wouldn’t those people have eaten me alive?”

“……”

In fact, the princess herself was very strong—and she had hidden guards helping her.

The officer tried to continue reasoning, but Princess Hengyang asked first: “Where is A-Xi now?”

“Your Highness, Madam Shen has not yet awakened. Master Shen forbids anyone from disturbing her.”

Master Shen Qingyuan had been guarding here all along?

Princess Hengyang raised an eyebrow, instantly understanding how the Night Patrol could detain so many noblewomen overnight and investigate everything so thoroughly.

It seemed the old man truly liked Chun Xi.

Princess Hengyang did not disturb Chun Xi, only asking whether she was hurt.

The officer, afraid to hide anything, reported the results of Shen Qingyuan’s check to the princess.

Soon, Princess Hengyang arrived at the main hall to face the noblewomen.

After being beaten and questioned all night, even Yun Wantang could barely hold up her fatigue and disheveled appearance; the others looked like frostbitten eggplants, lifeless.

Seeing the princess, Yun Wantang immediately stepped forward: “Your Highness, if you are displeased with me, you may take it out on me. There’s no need to involve so many innocent people.”

Yun Wantang had not intended to confront the princess directly, but last night’s incident caught her off guard. If she did not speak up now, the others would resent her.

Princess Hengyang lightly glanced at Yun Wantang and said calmly: “We’ll discuss you later. Those who mocked me last night, step forward first.”

Everyone had already confessed. The Second Young Madam of the Ministry of Rites knelt before the princess, her face pale: “Your Highness, I know my fault. I beg for your mercy!”

“Don’t rush. First, tell me why you laughed. Then I’ll decide your punishment.”

“……”

The Second Young Madam was petty and jealous of others. Her husband had a good family background but was unattractive. After seeing the princess consort by chance, she began to resent Princess Hengyang. Every rumor about Yun Wantang and the princess consort delighted her.

Yesterday, seeing that Princess Hengyang “dared not” attend Yun Wantang’s gathering, she felt Yun Wantang outshone the princess and, for a moment, felt more attractive herself. So, when the princess and Chun Xi appeared drunk that night, she couldn’t help but laugh.

She did not expect that a mere laugh would cause such a huge incident. Now, in front of the princess, she didn’t dare explain why she had laughed.

“Your Highness… I just remembered an embarrassing incident from the past, so I laughed accidentally. I swear I was not mocking you!”

“Oh? Is that so? Then swear by the nine generations of your maternal and paternal families. If you lie to me today, tomorrow your entire families will be annihilated—every single one!”

Princess Hengyang’s voice was soft, even smiling, but no one present thought she was joking.

The kneeling woman turned pale as if plunged into an ice cellar.

She could not take such an oath.

Princess Hengyang was the emperor’s full sister. She truly had the power to make such a threat come true.

If the princess, in anger, really wiped out both her families, no one could save her.

The atmosphere froze. Cold sweat ran down the woman’s forehead. After a long pause, she slumped and admitted: “Your Highness, I lied. I did laugh at you last night. I thought you were distressed because Fifth Madam of the Grand Tutor Residence returned to the capital to drink away her sorrows, and I laughed at her misfortune. I am willing to accept your judgment, but I beg you to spare my family.”

Princess Hengyang was satisfied and coldly ordered: “Guards, drag her down and slap her thirty times, then release her.”

After the woman was dragged away, the princess’s gaze fell on Shen Qingchi.

Shen Qingchi panicked and soon clutched her stomach, crying out in pain.

Princess Hengyang did not make things difficult. She sent for a doctor and had Shen Qingchi brought to an adjoining room to rest. Then she turned to Yun Wantang: “Now, you can tell me properly about your matter with the princess consort.”