vstars Chapter 146 I'll give you whatever you want!
Chapter 146 I'll give you whatever you want!
"And also, Your Highness, the County Princess!"
Yu Wanran turned coldly to Xiao Yao, who was huddled to the side in a daze, her face deathly pale.
"Your trusted confidante, Granny Fan, is not only an inside agent for this banditry, but also the female assassin who tried to kill the young master of the Yan family last time! Do you know that? You actually appointed such a person as your confidante..."
"I don't know, I don't know! You're lying!"
Xiao Yao trembled all over. If this charge were leveled against her, she could imagine her future in the Duke's mansion! Even the authorities wouldn't let her off the hook…
She instantly forgot the extreme fear she had felt just moments before and jumped up to pounce on Yu Wanran.
"It was you! You framed me with malicious intent! You fake, I'll tear your mouth apart..."
Yu Wanran clenched her fist.
In both her lives, driven by guilt towards the true heiress, she constantly tolerated and yielded. Yet, this only earned her further humiliation and cruelty! If not for years of ingrained habits, she would surely have died at the hands of the female assassin tonight!
If she dies, how many of her entire entourage will survive? Her family will also likely be targeted by the wicked Xiao Wang.
This father and daughter are cold-hearted by nature and inherently selfish!
This has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the real and fake heiresses were switched sixteen years ago!
Bad bamboo can't produce good bamboo shoots!
Faced with Xiao Yao's frantic attack, a strong murderous intent welled up within her.
Forget about being a real or fake heiress. Kill this enemy from two lifetimes, and let their grudges be settled in hell!
She's really tired of living!
However, as soon as she picked up the sword, she found that it was not her turn to make a move.
"Snapped"!
A slap landed heavily on Xiao Yao's face, who looked like she had gone mad.
Zheng Peipei used all her strength in that slap! Not only was Xiao Yao spun around and fell backward after being hit, but she herself also lost her balance and staggered.
Once she came to her senses, Granny Ding quickly helped her mistress up.
Xiao Yao covered her burning face and, upon realizing that the person who hit her was the Duchess of the State, her face turned deathly pale.
"Mother... Mother... Just now... I really didn't mean to push you... I thought it was someone else..."
Listening to her incoherent excuses, the maids and nannies present were all seething with anger.
It turns out that this master believed it was only natural to make them die in his place!
Zheng Peipei trembled all over as she approached Xiao Yao step by step, supported by Granny Ding. A chill ran through her heart, and her angry gaze turned into one of utter disgust.
"If it weren't for Ranran saving me...would I still be alive, standing here listening to your explanation?"
She couldn't help but slap Xiao Yao again, this time hard on the other side of her face.
This biological daughter utterly chilled her heart! If she had known this would happen, why did she insist on switching her two daughters back?
She had been trying to make amends, always feeling she owed her biological daughter something. Now it seems some people's hearts are made of stone, impossible to warm.
If she gets a dog, the dog will wag its tail at her!
Seeing the icy indifference in her eyes, Xiao Yao panicked. She immediately knelt down, hugged her leg tightly, and burst into tears.
"Mother... Mother, I was wrong! I really didn't mean to..."
"Miss Yu?"
Suddenly, Wu Jian's exclamation interrupted her pleas.
When everyone turned around, they saw Yu Wanran lying limply on the ground.
Wei Baifeng was the first to rush over and snatch the person from Wu Jian's arms!
Zheng Peipei flung Xiao Yao aside, rushed over in a panic, hugged Yu Wanran from the other side, and hurriedly directed the others.
"Where is the royal physician? Is the royal physician still alive? Go find the royal physician quickly!"
She clearly remembered that her adopted daughter had been stabbed in the back while saving her, yet she still persisted in fighting the bandits for so long...
Forgetting all about maintaining the dignity and composure of a duchess, she tearfully called out to the person in her arms, "Ranran... Ranran!"
Granny Ding quickly lifted her skirt and rushed out of the tent to find the royal physician.
Xiao Yao slumped to the ground, her eyes filled with a mixture of confusion and utter terror. She shook her head violently from time to time, as if trying to shake off the nightmare before her!
However, no matter how hard she tried, she could only see her mother from the Duke's mansion and her fiancé circling around that imposter she wanted to kill as soon as possible...
More and more tears welled up in her eyes, and she became increasingly anxious. Why did things suddenly turn out this way?
She really didn't mean to push her mother!
Did she think the person next to her at the time was her personal maid?
The personal maid cautiously approached, intending to help her mistress up. However, she suddenly saw her mistress look up and glare at her. That fierce, wolf-like gaze terrified her!
"Snapped!"
Xiao Yao slapped her hard across the face.
"Why...why weren't you by my side back then? How dare you abandon your master and run away?"
Hearing this unfounded accusation, the personal maid felt a chill run through her body, her expression went blank, and her heart felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave.
Her master's voice lingered in her ears, like the roar of a demon from hell.
Yu Wanran fainted due to excessive blood loss.
Fortunately, the imperial physician was still alive and was dragged over to bandage her wounds. She lay in the carriage for a whole day before she regained consciousness.
When she opened her eyes, Zheng Peipei and Granny Ding were taking care of her. Xiao Yao had been put on some carriage, but she didn't know.
Seeing Zheng Peipei's haggard face and smudged makeup, Yu Wanran silently watched her.
In the past, when she was sick, Cheng Pei-pei would stay up all night to take care of her like this.
However, back then, Zheng Peipei wore exquisite makeup and dressed appropriately, supervising the maids and nannies in taking care of her. Never before had she served her personally like this.
Perhaps too many servants were killed or injured, and there weren't enough people to go around.
Noticing the aloofness in her adopted daughter's eyes, and the undisguised indifference beneath the pretense, Zheng Peipei felt a pang of pain in her heart.
The mother and daughter's relationship could never be the same again. Even if she regretted it now, deeply regretted it, she couldn't undo it.
"Ran Ran……"
He called out softly, but his throat tightened.
"Thank you for saving me. Whatever you want, I'll give you!"
Even if Ranran asked to return to the Duke's mansion, she would agree without hesitation. She would even give Ranran everything she used to have, and everything she couldn't have.
"I can……"
Yu Wanran looked into her eyes and remained silent for a long time. After a long while, she softly asked the woman who had once occupied a great place in her life.
"Please, Duke's Mansion, let me go? Please let the Duke stop suspecting me and stop restricting me. Let me live freely and unrestrained outside?"
Her words dealt a fatal blow to Cheng Pei-pei's heart!
After a while, Zheng Peipei slowly caught her breath, and tears welled up in her eyes. She wiped away her tears with a handkerchief while sobbing.
"Alright! When we get to the capital, I will write a letter home to the Duke, explaining the situation and asking him not to make things difficult for you in the future!"
During this trip to the capital, she understood perfectly why Yu Wanran was in the escort team.
She had never interfered in the Duke's affairs before. This time, however, she had to give Ranran an explanation!
If even Ranran can't rest easy, shouldn't her two cold and selfish children be kept under even closer supervision?
Xiao Wang, who had spent half his life scheming and opportunistic, had fallen into a madness!
"Thank you... Madam!"
Yu Wanran relaxed for a moment, a smile appeared on her face, and she fell asleep again.
Zheng Peipei sat down beside her, held her hand, and burst into tears again, staring blankly at her adopted daughter's pale face.
You spend half your life striving to be powerful, only to find in the end that you've gained nothing.
Granny Ding sighed silently.