Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 251: You’re Just a Bastard Born Out of Wedlock

Chapter 251: Chapter 251: You’re Just a Bastard Born Out of Wedlock

Seeing this scene, Shi Zhou had already furrowed his brow and was holding his sword, intending to go and rescue them.

But Qi Yu stopped him.

Shi Zhou looked at her, puzzled, "Don’t you want to save them?"

Qi Yu smiled slightly, her eyebrows raised, as she looked towards Li Mingjue, her tone teasing, "Won’t you take a look?"

She wasn’t blind; at a glance, she recognized who the surrounded person was.

In broad daylight, which family’s bandits were so bold, daring to openly abduct maidens from the city?

The peculiarity of the situation was clear with a little thought.

Li Mingjue’s face was cold, and he glanced at the surrounded Song Yuting, his tone resolute, "No."

As he spoke, Song Yuting, surrounded by people, continually looked towards Li Mingjue weeping like rain, her eyes filled with hope.

However, the hero she imagined coming to her rescue did not appear.

Instead, it was Song Ting who first exposed her identity, pointing at her and speaking to the grim-faced Song Feng, "Grandfather, aren’t those second sister and Axi?"

Song Feng, with a livid face, moved forward, and the several burly men seeing him, automatically dispersed.

Although they had taken money, they didn’t want to court death.

Shi Zhou watched this scene, his eyes becoming even more baffled.

Shen Xiheng pulled him aside and whispered, "That’s the granddaughter of Old General Song and also... the cousin of Prince Qi."

Although he didn’t know why Song Yuting suddenly appeared here, seeing her eyes ceaselessly moving over Li Mingjue and Qi Yu, he guessed a bit.

No good could come of it.

He glanced slightly at Song Yuting, a chill flashing in his eyes, then bent down and said to Shi Zhou, "She has come for Prince Qi."

It was then that Shi Zhou understood why Qi Yu hadn’t immediately allowed him to go and save them.

Originally, this person simply didn’t need him to save her.

Among those present, aside from Song Ting and him, everyone else saw through Song Yuting’s intentions.

Song Feng, battle-hardened, had immediately seen through Song Yuting’s crude tricks.

He said to Song Yuting, who was crying on the ground, "Get up quickly; do you want to keep disgracing yourself here?"

Startled by his words, Song Yuting trembled, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and was helped up by Axi.

She stopped her tears and greeted Song Feng, "Grandfather."

Axi also quickly bowed and said, "Old General."

Song Feng’s face was still livid, and he did not want to deal with these two.

Seeing that more and more spectators were gathering, Qi Yu quickly stepped forward, supporting Song Feng and entered a nearby teahouse.

In a private room on the second floor, Song Yuting and Axi knelt on the ground, heads bowed, daring not to make a sound.

Qi Yu glanced at them, her eyes devoid of any fluctuation.

She poured tea for Song Feng and then shot Li Mingjue a look, signaling him to settle the matter quickly.

Shen Xiheng had already taken Shi Zhou and Zhou Hong, along with Song Ting, to continue strolling on the street.

Song Yuting had never imagined the matter would fall apart so quickly.

She bit her lip, then said, "Grandfather, I truly do not know those people, nor do I know why they surrounded me."

Just now, Song Feng had directly pointed out the misdeeds of Qi Yu and Li Mingjue right in front of them.

Song Yuting’s face turned deathly pale after hearing this. She was just about to retort when Song Feng silenced her with a stern look.

She had been kneeling for so long that her knees were already raw. Finally, she could not bear it and spoke up.

Anyway, she would never admit to the matter even if it killed her.

Song Feng’s eyes darkened, and he said coldly, "If you do not recognize them, what were they surrounding you and your maid for? With so many people in the street, why target just the two of you?"

Song Yuting nervously swallowed, her eyes darting around as she defended, "I don’t know. Axi and I were just walking on the street when those people suddenly appeared and surrounded us."

The statement was absurdly foolish. Qi Yu scoffed and slowly said, "If I’m not mistaken, this place is still more than ten miles from the capital city. I don’t know how a young lady like my cousin managed to get here alone."

Song Yuting glared at her covertly before stiffly responding, "A few days ago at my aunt’s place I heard that Grandfather was returning to the capital. I wanted to meet Grandfather sooner, so Axi and I left the city to greet him."

"Nonsense!" As soon as the words left her mouth, they were coldly rebuked by Song Feng.

Song Yuting’s eyes reddened as she pitifully said, "I just wanted to see Grandfather sooner."

Song Feng, infuriated, his mustache quivering, glared at her, "A young lady should stay properly at home, not run about here! If word gets out, how are you going to marry in the future!"

It wasn’t that he favored boys over girls, but in the capital city, the ladies from prominent families were expected not to step outside their thresholds. Song Yuting’s actions were indeed unorthodox.

Especially since he knew her intentions, Song Feng was even more angered.

Qi Yu glanced at those still sitting aside, enjoying the show, and nearly rolled her eyes.

Li Mingjue patted her back to soothe her for a while before he turned to Song Yuting and said coldly, "In a moment, I will have Zhou Hong escort you back. If you dare do this again, you will be confined to the residence."

Hearing his harsh words, Song Yuting quickly shook her head and said, "Cousin, you can’t treat me like this!"

Li Mingjue’s eyes slightly narrowed, displeased, "I only have one cousin, Song Ting, and one cousin, Yuerou. What are you?"

His words were like a dagger to the heart, completely denying the identity of Song Yuting that she had always been proud of, that of the second young lady of the General Residence.

Song Yuting bit her lip hard, but hot tears still fell from her eyes, scalding her hand as they landed, causing her heart to ache.

Axi also felt a tightness in her heart seeing her in such a state.

But the man before her was the Prince of Qi, and she dared not say anything, only silently kneeling beside Song Yuting, crying with her.

Qi Yu looked at the mistress and maid, feeling no pity in her heart.

They had dared to snatch a person right before her, did they really think she was dead?

Song Yuting cried until her eyes were swollen, and through her teary haze, she saw that Li Mingjue’s gaze still rested only on Qi Yu beside her, not sparing her a glance, which made her cry even harder.

Axi managed to stop her tears, but seeing her mistress cry again, sadness welled up inside her, and she cried anew.

Qi Yu, getting a headache from their crying, pressed her brow and told Song Yuting, "Enough, no one here owes you a thing!"

Song Yuting vented all the resentment in her heart, angrily cursing, "You’re nothing but a bastard born to a concubine!"

At these words, both Li Mingjue and Song Feng’s expressions changed.

Axi also looked in horror at her mistress.

Even with a hundredfold courage, she would not dare to say such a thing.

Her face panicked, she tugged at Song Yuting’s sleeve, trying to make her restrain herself.

But Song Yuting had already fallen into a frenzied state, and after uttering those words, a strange sense of pleasure surged within her.

Qi Yu maintained a faint smile on her face, looking down at the contorted face of Song Yuting, and lazily responded, "I’ve never seen anyone who curses by implicating themselves first."