After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 424: Blame

The guards naturally dared not neglect their duties.

Following Li Jingyang's orders, they immediately went to the Mi family's residence to conduct a search.

After all, this wasn't a big deal, something the Mi family should keep hidden.

These guards made some progress after they went there.

Because these guards were exceptionally well hidden, they happened to witness the entire incident from the Mi family's residence.

Moreover, Mi Lingjun was quite dissatisfied with this matter.

After all, she had already sacrificed herself, but Lin Rusi was still unaffected.

Not only that, but even the rumor that Lin Rusi is a monster has stopped being spread.

Mi Lingjun sat down in the corridor, gritting her teeth, her expression extremely angry.

"You people can't even do one thing right, you're all useless!"

"How come you can't even spread a rumor!"

"What else can I ask you to do?"

As Mi Lingjun spoke, she reached out and slapped the nearby maid.

The maid was beaten so badly that she staggered and almost fell to her knees.

However, this did not satisfy Mi Lingjun.

After all, there is no way to enter the palace nowadays.

This made Mi Lingjun particularly resentful, and she couldn't stand anyone.

"You useless maids!"

Mi Lingjun pointed at the maids in front of her and scolded them.

He appeared extremely agitated, and even seemed ready to continue his attack.

But the maids all kept their heads down and remained silent; none of them dared to disobey her.

"Alright, I'll give you one more chance."

Suddenly, Mi Lingjun quieted down, sat on the corridor, and said the following words.

She looked down at the maids in front of her, her expression extremely vicious.

"Listen up, you better not fail to get things done this time, or I'll make sure you don't get away with it!"

Hearing Mi Lingjun's words, the maids trembled.

Even so, they still nodded repeatedly.

"Keep spreading the message, and make sure it's as harsh as possible!"

"It must be spread like wildfire and cause a huge uproar!"

"And no matter what, I must get that woman out of office!"

"Why can Lin Rusi be with the Crown Prince, but I can't? Humph! We'll see."

After Mi Lingjun finished speaking, she clapped her hands and squinted her eyes.

He scrutinized the maids in front of him.

"You guys can definitely do it this time, right? If you can't, you know what will happen to you!"

Mi Lingjun's words made the maids tremble and they couldn't help but kneel down and kowtow.

"Miss, we know!"

Seeing how obedient the maids were, Mi Lingjun was finally satisfied.

"That's wonderful! Go quickly, don't keep me waiting too long!"

Mi Lingjun waved her hand and instructed the maids to spread the rumors.

The maids, of course, dared not neglect their duties and immediately turned and left.

But just when Mi Lingjun thought everything was foolproof, she didn't expect that Lord Mi was watching all of this from afar.

Seeing that the maids were about to leave, Lord Mi couldn't stand still any longer.

After all, he didn't want to indulge his daughter and let her continue down this wrong path.

Because Lord Mi still wields considerable influence in the imperial court.

After all, he didn't want to provoke Li Jingyang right now.

At this critical juncture, if I were to fall out with Li Jingyang, the road ahead would likely become even more difficult.

Moreover, Lord Mi heard clearly what Mi Lingjun said just now.

In any case, Lord Mi must stop Mi Lingjun from spreading these rumors.

"Jun'er!"

Mi Lingjun was somewhat surprised by Lord Mi's voice.

Mi Lingjun originally thought that at this time, Lord Mi would have already arrived at the court.

But to my surprise, Lord Mi is still at home.

Could it be that Lord Mi already knows about what just happened?

Mi Lingjun was extremely conflicted, biting her lip repeatedly, but still walked up to Lord Mi.

Lord Mi looked at Mi Lingjun in front of him and felt a sense of disappointment and frustration.

He reached out and slapped Mi Lingjun across the face.

However, this slap completely stunned Mi Lingjun.

"father!"

Mi Lingjun covered her face and screamed in surprise, not knowing what her father was doing.

"What are you doing? You're already fighting first thing in the morning!"

Mi Lingjun was somewhat incredulous, after all, Lord Mi usually doted on her quite a bit.

Why are you being so harsh on yourself now?

"Don't you know why I hit you!"

"You silly girl, ever since you left the palace, stop thinking about all this useless stuff!"

"You better behave yourself and don't cause any more trouble!"

Lord Mi's words were particularly harsh, causing Mi Lingjun in front of him to widen her eyes in surprise.

"Father! What do you mean by that? After all, they bullied me first!"

Mi Lingjun stood there stubbornly, clearly not convinced.

"Do you really think Li Jingyang is so easy to fool? He's the Crown Prince! Second only to the Emperor, above all others!"

"If you really offend him, it's not just your head that will be lost, but the heads of everyone in our family will be chopped off!"

Lord Mi was trembling with anger. Looking at his good-for-nothing daughter, he felt extremely angry.

"Don't you even know what's important?! Don't let your actions endanger all of us!"

Lord Mi reached out, wanting to slap Mi Lingjun again.

But when he saw the look in Mi Lingjun's eyes, Lord Mi hesitated and put his hand back.

"Sigh... I don't know what to say to you. You have to think this through carefully and don't do anything useless anymore."

At this moment, Lord Mi was no longer so angry, and her emotions had become exceptionally calm.

But Mi Lingjun remained standing there, looking somewhat annoyed.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Lord Mi was about to turn and leave, he heard Mi Lingjun's cold laughter.

This cold laugh made Lord Mi turn his head, looking at his daughter in disbelief.

"Jun'er!"

Lord Mi called out and reached out to grab Mi Lingjun's shoulder.

It began to shake gently.

"What do you mean by that? What do you mean that what I did was useless?!"

"I was sent to attack by you back then because you wanted me to enter the palace!"

"I went there because of what you all wanted! Now they've thrown me out, and you're all ignoring me!"

Mi Lingjun spoke while trembling, her emotions running high.

After all, she had been raised by her family since birth, and her goal had always been to become empress.

But now that I've fallen so low, it's one thing for these people not to help me, but why are they kicking me while I'm down and blaming me?