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Chapter 5166: 5.0918 Dog-Eat-Dog

Prince Zheng's Consort, Shi Yongyan, was so angry that she felt dizzy. She sat in her armchair, her lips pressed tightly together, her sharp eyes unforgivingly fixed on the person who had spoken.

Lin Wan'er was so startled she almost jumped off the stool. She quickly retreated to Prince Zheng Mo Xikang's side, clinging tightly to his sleeve, and pitifully called out, "Your Highness."

"Shi Yongyan, you've gone far enough!" The man put his arm around his beloved concubine's waist, glaring fiercely at Shi Yongyan.

Shi Yongyan couldn't help but burst into laughter, tears streaming down her face as she laughed. "Mo Xikang, one day you will surely be harmed by these people. There's no medicine for regret in this world." Having said that, she had no more to say. Shi Yongyan left those words hanging in the air, then immediately stood up and swept out.

Su Xitao burst into tears, screaming loudly, "Big Brother, look at Sister-in-law, look at what my sister-in-law said! Are we, our family, all a plague? Do we not have the right to stay in Prince Zheng's estate?"

"Little sister, stop crying. The Consort didn't mean that," Lin Wan'er quickly stepped forward to comfort her.

However, Su Xitao gave her no face at all, even throwing her hand away with disdain. "Lin, you're a mere concubine. What are you doing in my room, so presumptuously?"

"Is my boudoir a place for someone as lowly as you to enter?"

Lady Lin looked startled. She rose from the bed, retreated several steps, clutching her belly with one hand, her eyes watery as she looked at Su Xitao.

"Tao'er!" Mo Xikang snapped, stepping forward to support his beloved concubine.

Su Xitao, however, pounded the bed, yelling angrily, "Big Brother! You're yelling at your own sister for this shameless concubine!"

"This woman, with no proper status, came to our estate with a big belly. Don't you know that now everyone in the streets and alleys is talking about your romantic escapades, mocking our Prince Zheng's estate? How am I, an unmarried girl, supposed to find a good husband and marry in the future?!"

"Everyone thinks our Prince Zheng's estate is a mess, filled with these shameless hussies."

"Silence!!" Mo Xikang's head was fuming with anger. His sister's words were like slaps to his face, a continuous barrage of stinging blows.

"Boo-hoo-hoo, Your Highness, this concubine can't go on living!" Lady Lin called out in a sugary voice, throwing herself into Mo Xikang's arms, rubbing her eyes and crying. "This concubine has been so insulted by an unmarried young lady. This concubine can only die with her child now, boo-hoo-hoo, no one is willing to give this concubine and her child a way out!"

Mo Xikang quickly embraced her waist with affection, whispering, "Wan'er, don't be sad. My sister is talking nonsense, don't listen to her gibberish."

After that, he glared angrily at Su Xitao, roaring, "Tao'er, you are truly too audacious! Big Brother told you long ago not to provoke that Crown Princess, but you insisted on not listening. Now that you've been beaten into this state, you won't even stay put while lying in bed!"

"Some of what your sister-in-law said is not wrong. The Marquis of Huainan was fined and suspended from court by the Emperor, and Big Brother has also been implicated by this matter."

"The Guangnan City incident was a warning from the Emperor to your Big Brother. If there's a next time, your Big Brother might also suffer misfortune."

"So, you truly need to cultivate your character and stop causing trouble. For now, stay home and don't go anywhere!"