The maid Jinyue went limp, collapsing to the floor in a flurry of panic. "Save me, Miss! You were the one who gave me this name! Please, Miss, save me!"
Lin Jingyan’s expression stiffened. It was true—she had given Jinyue that name specifically to disparage and mock Lin Jingyue. Bringing it up just now had been an impulsive vent of frustration, a way to stifle Lin Jingyue’s arrogance. After all, what was this so-called Crown Princess if not a lowly maid in her eyes? If Lin Jingyue grew angry, all the better; she could then play the victim and weep to her eldest brother, the heir of the Chengyuan Marquis Manor.
But Lin Jingyue hadn't grown angry. Instead, the Crown Prince had immediately ordered the maid to be beaten to death.
Chapter 148