Chapter 104

As the screams fell, a young eunuch who looked about ten years old immediately rushed to Lin Yuan's side and pulled Lin Yuan up.

But it was too late.

The flowerbed had been crushed by Lin Yuan, and several pitiful plants were even pressed into the soil, and their original beauty could not be seen.

The young eunuch looked at this scene and sat down on the ground, "It's over, it's all over..."

As he said that, the young eunuch suddenly thought of something and grabbed the hem of Lin Yuan's skirt, "It's you! You crushed these epiphyllums to death! These were bought from Tianzhu at a high price by the princess's order! My master and I spent a lot of effort to grow these two plants. They should bloom in a few months, but now they are crushed by you! You pay for it!"

The young eunuch cried and wailed, causing everyone to gather around.

Lin Yuan's dress was also covered with a lot of mud because she fell into the flowerbed. Seeing that she was the one being laughed at by the crowd, she was anxious and hurriedly pulled her skirt back, "You, you let go!"

"I won't let go! You have to compensate me with a night-blooming cereus!" The eunuch was determined to make Lin Yuan give an explanation today, and he would not let go no matter what.

Seeing this, Lin Ye hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him, "Let go first, we will give the princess an explanation for this matter."

"I won't let go! Wuwuwu, you have to accompany me with a night-blooming cereus!" The eunuch cried loudly.

Lin Yuan was embarrassed and annoyed at this moment. Seeing that the eunuch was holding tightly and almost pulling her skirt off, she raised her foot and kicked the eunuch in the chest in a hurry.

No one would have expected that Lin Yuan, who was always timid and gentle, would actually kick a little eunuch who was only ten years old.

No one expected that the eunuch really held on tightly, and did not let go even after being kicked to the ground.

There was a sound of "ripping".

A large piece of fabric was torn off Lin Yuan's skirt.

She immediately screamed in fear, "Ah!"

Then she squatted down and hugged her legs tightly to prevent anyone from seeing her in such an embarrassing state.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, she was picked up horizontally.

It was Xiao Heng.

Lin Ye even took off his coat and covered Lin Yuan's legs.

"Get out of the way!" A low shout revealed endless anger.

Lin Ye took the lead and pushed the crowd away.

And Xiao Heng glanced at Qiao Nian from a distance.

In that look, there was disappointment, anger, and even warning.

Qiao Nian stood where he was, met Xiao Heng's eyes, but just smiled slightly.

Xiao Heng never thought that Qiao Nian could still laugh after such a thing happened, and he was even more angry. But at the moment, the most important thing was to protect Lin Yuan.

So he retracted his gaze and strode out.

But he couldn't walk a few steps, and a voice was heard, "Her Royal Highness the Princess has arrived..."

For a moment, everyone knelt down, even Lin Ye knelt down to pay his respects.

Only Xiao Heng was still standing there holding Lin Yuan.

Seeing this scene, Princess Shu Yuan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, "What does General Xiao mean?"

Xiao Heng bowed his head, his attitude was respectful, "Princess, Yuan'er's skirt is torn, and I am about to take Yuan'er back."

"Really? The skirt is torn, it's really a big deal."

Princess Shu Yuan laughed coldly, with a strong sense of sarcasm in her tone.

Lin Yuan seemed to be frightened, buried her head in Xiao Heng's neck, and even her body trembled slightly.

Xiao Heng frowned and said, "Please forgive me, Princess. Today, everyone is watching. The princess is also a woman, so she should understand..."

"General Xiao means that this princess does not understand empathy?" Princess Shu Yuan still sneered and stared at Xiao Heng.

At this point, Xiao Heng already understood that Princess Shu Yuan would not let them leave easily today.

What's more, the eunuch next to her knelt in front of the princess and cried and complained, "Princess, she crushed your Epiphyllum!"

Princess Shu Yuan looked in the direction the eunuch pointed, and immediately became furious, "How dare you! How dare you damage this princess's most beloved Epiphyllum! Lin Yuan! Do you know how precious these Epiphyllums are!"

Lin Yuan was yelled at by Princess Shu Yuan, and she trembled suddenly in Xiao Heng's arms.

Before she could speak, Lin Ye bowed and said, "Reporting to Her Highness, this was an accident. Yuan'er did not intentionally damage the Princess's favorite things. As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. Please understand, Her Highness."

"Bold!" The maid next to the princess couldn't stand it anymore, "If you damage the Princess's favorite things, you are guilty and should be punished! Isn't the young marquis accusing Her Highness of not distinguishing right from wrong?"

"I dare not!" Lin Ye hurriedly bowed again, "But Yuan'er did fall accidentally, and everyone can testify to this."

Hearing this, Princess Shu Yuan snorted coldly, "So what? Didn't you see Qiao Nian accidentally breaking the glass bowl?"

Hearing this, Lin Ye and Xiao Heng were both shocked.

Princess Shu Yuan said, "The value of these Epiphyllums is much higher than the glass bowls of that year. Don't say that this princess is unkind. What was the punishment for Qiao Nian back then is what Lin Yuan is being punished for today. This is fair."

The implication is that Lin Yuan should also be sent to the laundry bureau for three years!

Lin Ye was so frightened that he kowtowed to the princess, "Princess, please forgive me! Yuan'er really made an unintentional mistake! Everything is due to my failure to take good care of her. If you want to punish me, I am willing to bear it!"

Xiao Heng held Lin Yuan tighter in his arms and spoke again, his voice was much colder than before, "It's just a few epiphyllums, I believe the emperor will not blame."

This means that he wants to bring the matter to the emperor.

Princess Shu Yuan couldn't help but take a deep breath and sneered, "General Xiao wants to use my father to pressure me?"

"Yuan'er is Xiao's fiancée. If you can't even protect your own fiancée, how can you talk about protecting the country?"

Such a tough attitude made Princess Shu Yuan so angry that she pinched her nails into her palms.

When their eyes met, Princess Shu Yuan was full of anger, while Xiao Heng's eyes seemed particularly calm.

It was just that the powerful aura hidden in this calmness made the princess finally have to give in.

In the end, Xiao Heng still left with Lin Yuan in his arms, and even Lin Ye followed him.

Princess Shu Yuan was in a bad mood, so she naturally had no intention of appreciating the flowers and turned to leave.

Everyone stood up at this time, but one after another looked at Qiao Nian.

There was pity in her eyes.

Qiao Nian pretended not to care, patted her skirt gently, and then smiled softly, "This is the first time I know that my brother can be so tough."

This is the first time she knows that when facing the princess's blame, her brother can stand up and take the blame for his sister.

This is the first time she knows that Xiao Heng can be so tough against the princess who is favored by the emperor.

This is also the first time she knows that it turns out that "carelessness" can be "ignorance is not a crime", and it turns out that when being punished by the princess, she doesn't have to kowtow, beg for mercy, or cry for the princess to forgive herself.

Instead, just hide quietly in Xiao Heng's arms, and it will be fine.

It turns out that the punishment three years ago was not unavoidable, as long as there was someone who could protect her like this at that time...