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Chapter 5145: 5.0897 A Lesson

The sound reached Su Xitao's ears, causing her entire body to inexplicably stiffen. It's her? That damned Crown Princess! This voice was unforgettable to her for a lifetime, even giving her nightmares for a while. After all, she had suffered countless hidden losses at this woman's hands, and recalling them now made her teeth itch with hatred.

Cai Xiu and Cai Qi rolled up the carriage curtains, revealing Wei Ziqin and her daughter sitting inside. Su Xitao glanced at them, then instinctively looked away.

The woman wore a moon-white gown covered by a silver-red cloak, simple yet undeniably elegant. Her hair ornaments were also very simple, with only a cloud-phoenix-holding-pearl hairpin, and two pearl tassels hanging by her temples, which added a touch of allure to her graceful presence. She was like a figure of ice and snow, needing no excessive adornment, for her beauty radiated in every movement, like a noble lady stepped out of a landscape painting, or a gentle soul spending her days burning incense and playing the zither in a secluded palace.

In just one glance, Su Xitao felt utterly outshone. In front of this woman, she was like a sparrow compared to a phoenix. Though she didn't want to admit it, she subconsciously knew it was a difference between heaven and earth.

Su Xitao bit her teeth hard, telling herself fiercely: Illusion, it's all an illusion. She knew the Crown Princess's true nature all too well. What tranquil lady from a ink-wash painting, what gentle noble residing deep within a palace—it was all fake. This woman in front of her was capable of crippling her brother, Su Xihua. She was someone who could use her power and authority to intimidate her elder brother, Mo Xikang! This woman was not at all as gentle, refined, and dignified as she appeared. She was a fiend, an Asura, someone who never reasoned with you.

Su Xitao took a deep breath, just about to speak, when she heard a palace maid beside the Crown Princess sternly rebuke her, "Audacious woman! How dare you sit in your carriage and speak to the Crown Princess in such a manner?"

At a glance from Cai Qi, two black-clad guards immediately emerged from behind the carriage and swiftly moved to Su Xitao's side. Without seeing how they moved, Su Xitao gasped. She felt her body lighten, and she was actually kicked right out of the carriage.

"Miss!" a plump maid with a thick braid cried out in alarm, rushing forward to help. However, she hadn't run far before she felt something hit her feet, and a wave of soreness and numbness washed over her. Her legs gave out, and she fell to the ground, half-sprawled in a puddle.

Su Xitao's situation was truly miserable. After being unceremoniously kicked out of the carriage by the black-clad guards, she directly knelt in a puddle, her knees aching painfully. Her pretty face flushed completely, feeling hot and stinging. She felt the gaze of all the surrounding ladies and young misses now focused on her. Some were secretly smirking maliciously, others looked sympathetic. These gazes were like steel needles, piercing her.

"Ah!" Su Xitao's shriek had just escaped her lips when she suddenly felt a pain in her throat, and inexplicably, she couldn't make a sound. She knew something was wrong. This must be another vile trick from that little Crown Princess. That woman was truly vicious! It was merely a small verbal spat between girls, and she actually used poison to make her lose her voice!

Qiao Mu merely swept a faint glance over Su Xitao.