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Chapter 101 The Tyrant Protects His Own
"Yes."

Qin Su slowly bent her knees, the movement almost like a slow-motion video: "Qin Sangsang greets the Ninth Princess..."

"What do you want to do!"

Unfortunately, before she could actually kneel down, a strong hand reached out from the side, grabbed her arm, and pulled her up.

Before Qin Su could even look up, he saw the little princess, who had just been cold and arrogant, now wearing a delighted and charming smile: "Crown Prince, you're back?"

"Get out of my way! Who's your Crown Prince brother?!"

Chu Jiang stopped the Ninth Princess from approaching with one hand, his beautiful brows filled with a strong sense of ferocity.

The Ninth Princess was taken aback: "You're not the Crown Prince... Seventh, Chu Jiang!"

The last sentence was choked with shock.

Chu Jiang completely ignored her and looked down at the girl beside him: "Are you alright? Is she bullying you?"

As he said this, the man's undisguisedly fierce gaze swept over the Ninth Princess, who was both angry and frightened: "As long as you say so, I'll help you deal with her."

In short, the Ninth Princess and even the palace maids around her changed their expressions.

"You...you dare! I'm going to tell Father that you've bullied me!"

The Ninth Princess demonstrated what it means to be fierce on the outside but weak on the inside. Her voice trembled as she spoke, and even without the system's explanation, Qin Su could tell that she was terrified of the "Seventh Prince."

Chu Jiang sneered, almost making the Ninth Princess cry on the spot.

"Tell me, what did she do to you?"

Qin Su blinked, looked at the Ninth Princess with red eyes, then at the pleading palace maids behind the princess, shook her head, and revealed a gentle and lovely smile: "No, the princess was just greeting me, she didn't bully me."

In that instant, the Ninth Princess inexplicably felt a surge of goodwill towards Qin Su: "Did you hear that? I didn't bully her! Are you crazy?!"

Qin Su, who had been trying to maintain a calm demeanor, instantly turned cold upon hearing these words and immediately changed her story: "She bullied me! She made me kneel down as soon as she arrived! She even wanted the palace maids to beat me!"

The Ninth Princess was stunned: "You..."

However, before she could even get angry at Qin Su, the man's instantly dark expression made her legs go weak:
"Who do you think you are? I wouldn't even let her kneel, how dare you?"

Chu Jiang walked over, his handsome face dark and his eyes sinister. The undisguised ferocity emanating from him was terrifying.

"You...you don't come any closer..."

The Ninth Princess truly cried this time, grabbing a palace maid beside her and pulling her forward to shield Chu Jiang from approaching her.

She knew how terrifying this person was; even the most skilled guards in the palace couldn't get away with it.

If he catches me, I will die, I will definitely die.

However, the palace maid was equally delicate. As soon as she was pushed in front of him, the man slapped her away, and she fell to the ground, unable to get up.

When Eunuch Li arrived with his young eunuch, he was terrified by what he saw.

"No, don't go... Ah!"

The Ninth Princess was so frightened that she tripped and fell while backing away.

As the man's hands, stained with countless lives and blood, were about to grip her neck, she let out a terrified scream—

"Okay, stop scaring her, she's about to cry."

Chu Jiang's cold hand was suddenly covered by a touch of warmth, and a girl's gentle voice rang in his ear, bringing him back to his senses.

Chu Jiang didn't withdraw his hand, maintaining his bent-over posture, and said to the girl on the ground who was crying uncontrollably:

"If there's a next time, I won't let you off the hook. Get out of here right now!"

The Ninth Princess shuddered and, without the help of the palace servants, immediately scrambled to her feet and ran away. She didn't even look back after losing her shoes, as if a vengeful ghost was chasing her.

After realizing what was happening, the palace maids hurriedly followed, but dared not tell the princess to slow down, for fear of inadvertently angering the seventh prince behind her. Not far away, Eunuch Li, who had witnessed the entire incident, was completely stunned.

No, what happened that he doesn't know about?

How will he explain this when His Highness returns?
Eunuch Li swallowed hard: "Your Highness..."

Chu Jiang shot him a cold glare: "You get out too!"

Eunuch Li: "Yes."

"I actually just..."

Qin Su was about to explain that she was just angry at the Ninth Princess for saying such hurtful things, but before she could finish speaking, she was drawn to the man's hand—

"Why are you bleeding? Are you injured?"

She instantly forgot what she was going to say, grabbed the man's hand, and looked at him nervously.

Chu Jiang glanced at it, not caring at all; it was just a cut he'd made when he threw the basket earlier.

His words did not make the girl happy; instead, her brows furrowed even more, and her eyes held a hint of resentment and reproach: "Can't you take better care of yourself?"

As she spoke, she took out a handkerchief from her bosom and gently wiped the blood off his body.

Chu Jiang remained noncommittal: "No one would care about such a minor injury."

Qin Su: "I care!"

She suppressed her anger and carefully treated his wound, her little face scrunched up: "Don't do that again."

Chu Jiang remained silent, his dark eyes fixed on the anxious girl in front of him, lost in thought.
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It's not a good sign that someone doesn't care about their injuries.

Qin Su preferred that she was just overthinking things rather than that it was true.

If the tyrant really does develop self-destructive tendencies, then her treatment process will be slower.

The Ninth Princess is a favored princess. If what happened today had happened to another prince, it certainly wouldn't have been let off so easily.

But since it was the "Seventh Prince" who bullied her, she had no choice but to suffer in silence.

Even so, Eunuch Li still subtly "reminded" Qin Su:
“Miss Qin, the Ninth Princess will not pursue today’s matter any further, but His Highness still needs your guidance.”

Only after Li Gonggong finished speaking did he realize that Miss Qin, who was usually good-tempered and easy to talk to, did not agree to his request.

He asked, somewhat puzzled, "Miss Qin?"

Qin Su looked up, her voice still gentle, but what she said was surprising: "The Ninth Princess can scold me, but she shouldn't have said that His Highness is sick."

Eunuch Li: !!!

No, don't you know His Highness is ill? Even if the Ninth Princess's words were a bit excessive, they were still the truth!

Qin Su noticed Li Gonggong's reaction, and her suspicions were indeed confirmed.

She didn't explain anything, but simply looked down at the tea leaves swirling and unfurling in the teacup in front of her, and said, "He never says it, but he's still a human being, and he can feel hurt too."

Eunuch Li was taken aback. Looking at the delicate and quiet girl in front of him, he suddenly felt a strange mix of emotions.

But in the end, he didn't say anything, he just put down his teacup and took his leave.

So what if you knew?
Their only master was that exceptionally talented Crown Prince.

If only the "Seventh Prince" could disappear.

Qin Su looked up at the old eunuch's departing figure, a dark cloud inexplicably descending upon her heart:
If he really is as self-centered as he appears and doesn't care about anyone else's attitude, then so be it.

But what if... he cares?
To be honest, these past few days have been mostly slice-of-life, I don't know if everyone likes it, it was a struggle to write.