Must I Kneel to This Vile Princess

The young girl saw Su Li's hand hanging in mid-air, her expression fluctuating between gloom and joy, and said triumphantly, "How about that, scared now? If you dare hit me, I'll have my princess chop off your filthy claws!"

Su Li coldly looked at the girl's smug face and suddenly slapped her: "This slap is because you hit my person, so I'm slapping back!"

The girl clearly did not expect that after revealing her identity as the princess's maid, Su Li would actually dare to hit her, and she was stunned for a moment.

After the first slap, Su Li immediately followed with another: "Since your mistress doesn't teach you manners, this slap is me teaching you manners on her behalf. My maidservants are not to be scolded by you, remember that!"

Su Li's two slaps were ruthless, and the girl's cheeks immediately swelled red. She stared at Su Li in disbelief, then turned and ran toward the carriage, sobbing to complain, "Princess, that lowly village woman actually dared to hit me! She knows I'm the princess's maid and still slapped my face, clearly showing no respect for the princess."

Inside the carriage, the coquettish voice sounded again: "Lüluo, this is your fault. Why do you bother arguing with a lowly woman who doesn't know manners? Haven't I taught you before? Some people are born lowly, uncultured and unteachable. Reasoning with them is like talking to a cow. When you meet such vulgar people, how can you confront them? Isn't that just asking for a beating?"

The maid named Lüluo shrank her head and said softly, "Yes, servant understands."

The princess continued, "Let me teach you how to deal with those lowly people. They are scum; they won't submit unless beaten. Someone!"

At the princess's sharp command, eight guards immediately dismounted and drew their swords, glaring fiercely at Su Li.

Bailu had never seen such a show of force before—drawing swords right away—was this a matter of life and death?

"Bailu, don't be afraid," Su Li said fearlessly, smiling at the guards. She knew clearly that Xiao Zetian had deployed secret guards near their home. Though usually unseen, if anyone dared to harm Su Li, the Xiao family's secret guards would immediately appear to protect her.

Bailu bit her lip and nodded. If Madam isn't afraid, then she wouldn't be afraid either.

Su Li's gaze fixed on the carriage, calm and unyielding: "I don't know who this young lady is, but you suddenly came to my doorstep, specifically asking to see me, yet you first hit my maid and then drew your sword against me. May I ask which law I have broken that merits a death sentence?"

On the carriage, the proud and coquettish princess finally stood up. With Lüluo's support, she stepped down from the carriage.

Su Li saw her dressed in red, exquisitely elegant and noble, with beautiful features and fair skin—a breathtaking beauty.

The princess gracefully descended from the carriage, sizing up Su Li with undisguised disdain in her eyes—the exact same look Lüluo had when looking at Su Li.

Lüluo pointed at Su Li's nose and said, "How dare you, vile woman! You haven't even knelt before Princess Mingyu!"

Princess Mingyu!? Su Li's heart skipped a beat. From the moment the person in the carriage was called princess, she suspected it was indeed Princess Mingyu of the Kingdom of Chu.

Sure enough... a rival had come to slap her face, and her status was higher. The only person who could intimidate Princess Mingyu, Xiao Zetian, was away dealing with mountain bandits. What should she do now?

Was she really going to kneel to this lowly princess? If she knelt, wouldn't she suffocate from humiliation!?