Inside the Embassy.
Xu Rourou had been tormented by Prince Shuo and his family for several days. When she returned, not a single patch of her skin was intact.
Bloody tooth marks covered her body, and those places too shameful to speak of had suffered even more injuries. They hurt even without being touched.
She had gone completely numb, her face covered in blood and tear tracks.
She wanted to die!
Yet the Eldest Princess looked her over and said with satisfaction, "Tsk, tsk. It seems Prince Shuo showed me plenty of respect. He actually left your face intact!"
Xu Rourou's injuries were all beneath her clothes.
Appearances had been preserved, and the Eldest Princess was very pleased!
Xu Rourou's eyes were bloodshot. The moment she found an opening, she broke free of the palace attendants and hurled herself at a pillar.
The Eldest Princess's expression changed. The maid beside her, who knew martial arts, immediately leaped forward and grabbed Xu Rourou by the hair.
But Xu Rourou still struck the pillar, leaving a dark bruise on her forehead.
"A Shu, you're getting faster and faster," the Eldest Princess praised.
A Shu lowered her head and stepped aside without a word.
The Eldest Princess kicked Xu Rourou to the ground. "Want to end it all by dying? I have plenty of extraordinary people at my side who can keep your worthless life hanging by a thread!"
Xu Rourou's expression did not change, her gaze unfocused. On the brink of madness, she wore precisely that numb, calm look.
Seeing this, the Eldest Princess suddenly lost interest.
Just then.
A palace maid came to report, "Princess, Marquis Jing'an's Heir Apparent has arrived with a child. He requests an audience!"
Xu Rourou suddenly raised her eyes, her expression shifting slightly.
Seeing a reaction