Chapter 48: First Taste of Jealousy

Later in the evening, Princess Huizhen noticed Huiling staring at Cuilian from time to time, as if she trying to signal something. She narrowed her eyes slightly, but didn’t say anything. After dinner, Princess Huizhen returned to her palace. Once the doors were shut, she whirled around, slapping Cuilian sharply across the face. Cuilian shrieked and staggered backward. Her eyes welled with tears, but she didn’t dare retreat. "Princess... what… what did I do wrong?" After getting shouted at by her mother, Huizhen was in no mood to deal with a traitor. "What did you do wrong?” she shouted. “You bitch! Why are you hanging out with Huiling? Did you betray me for her? Do you want to spoil my relationship with the queen?" One side of Cuilian's face was red and swollen, and the corner of her mouth was bleeding slightly. "No, no... you've got it wrong, princess, I wouldn’t betray you!" Princess Huizhen snorted. "She complimented your hairpin! She never does anything like t