The Baili clan was unjustly exiled more than 30 years ago, and his grandparents died tragically as a result.

Feeling guilty, he recalled them to the capital and restored their titles, hoping to strengthen the Baili family and restore its former glory.

I didn’t expect that the granddaughter of the Duke of Protectorate would dare to publicly humiliate her own cousin!

"Feng Panpan, let me ask you, have you ever insulted Baili Ning in public?" Xia Zhengqi asked coldly.

Feng Panpan lowered her head and said in a very low voice: "I don't even know who she is."

"Just tell me, did the insult happen or not?!" Xia Zhengqi raised his voice, obviously angry.

Feng Panpan nodded slightly.

"You..." The Empress Dowager glared at Feng Panpan with disapproval.

Just now, when she heard that Feng Panpan was punished by the Queen, she was so angry that she was only concerned about protecting her child and didn't bother to ask the reason.

Unexpectedly, the person Feng Panpan insulted was the daughter of the Baili family.

A while ago, Xia Zhengqi overturned the case for the Baili family and promoted his two uncles, which made her very worried.

I am afraid that Xia Zhengqi will thoroughly investigate what happened that year and implicate the Jiang family.

I didn’t expect that Feng Panpan would pick on Baili Ning.

The old Duke Protector of the Country was ashamed upon seeing this and glared at his granddaughter fiercely.

"Pa!" The Queen Mother slapped Feng Panpan fiercely.

This gave all the guests a fright.

"Wow, wow, wow!" Feng Panpan felt both pain and wronged, and couldn't help crying.

"You evil creature, why don't you get out of here right now! You offended Miss Baili, and now you have the nerve to come and complain?" the Queen Mother yelled angrily.

At this time, a graceful middle-aged woman walked up to Feng Panpan in two steps, hugged her, and her face was full of heartache.

"Aunt, Panpan is still a child. Even if she did something wrong, how can you hit her like this?!"

[Looks like this is Feng Panpan's mother.] Xia Miaoyuan narrowed his eyes, sorting out the relationships between the characters in his mind.

[That is Jiang Shuyi, the second daughter of Grand Tutor Jiang and the second sister of Jiang Qiqiu.]

[She still has some charm, but her brain is not very good.]

Xia Miaoyuan looked Jiang Shuyi up and down.

Those princes, dukes, and princes were stunned and glanced at Xia Miaoyuan as if nothing had happened.

As members of the royal family with higher status, they sat at the main seats at the banquet, so they were very close to Xia Miaoyuan's position and had just heard everything Xia Miaoyuan had to say.

[You stupid bitch, your husband is having an affair with his mistress, and you don't even bother to intervene. Why are you still showing off here?]

What? What does "xiaosan" mean?

Those princes and dukes were shocked.

Although they were not sure what "xiao san" meant, they had already guessed it based on the context.

They pretended nothing had happened and glanced at Feng Shulai's position.

Feng Shulai's seat was indeed empty. He was not at the table. Could it be that he really took the opportunity to have an affair?

Feng Shulai is the son of the Duke of Huguo and the father of Feng Panpan.

"Shuyi, Panpan is young and doesn't understand things. Why are you so confused too?" The Queen Mother said coldly.

Jiang Shuyi held Feng Panpan's red and swollen face in her hands with a look of heartache, tears welling up in her eyes: "Look at what Panpan has become of her. Don't you feel sorry for her, aunt?"

Xia Zhengqi looked at the Empress Dowager and the others in confusion, his mind in a mess, because he had just heard his daughter's thoughts and was thinking about the gossip about Feng Shulai's affair.

The Crown Prince, the Second Prince, the Third Prince and others were also listening attentively.

Come on, tell me, who is Feng Shulai talking to?

[Oh, I remember this passage in the book: On the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, the Protector's son took the opportunity to meet his lover.]

Xia Miaoyuan recalled it with relish.

[Why did he choose the palace banquet? It's because it's not easy for them to meet. They only have the chance to meet when they enter the palace.]

What? We can only meet when we enter the palace?

These princes who could hear Xia Miaoyuan's thoughts became even more interested and leaned forward one by one.

Go on, could this lover be a concubine in the palace?

Thinking of this, everyone became even more excited.

Xia Zhengqi also thought of this, and his mood became even more complicated. He wanted to know who his lover was, but he was also worried that he would be the one being cuckolded.

[Thinking back then, Feng Shulai and him were deeply in love, and she would rather remain single for the rest of her life for him.]

In a rage, the Duke of Huguo had his lover castrated and sent to the palace.

Ahhhhh! Everyone suddenly felt like their brain's CPU was about to burn out.

So what? Feng Shulai's lover is actually a man?!

Oh no, to be precise, he used to be a man, but now he is a eunuch.

What a strong taste! She actually plays the game of "Love You Forever" with a man.

[Alas, Feng Shulai was then forced to marry the Jiang family's daughter, suffering from the pain of longing for her.]

Whenever he had the chance to enter the palace, he would meet with his lover in private and confide his true feelings to her.

[Looking at this time, the two of them should be hanging out in the rockery east of Shanglin Garden.]

[Because in the book, the two were caught having sex in a cave in the rockery while the palace banquet was going on.]

Ahhhhhh! I'm in the rockery cave right now!

The hearts of the group of princes surnamed Xia below immediately surged with excitement.

Oh my, what a great opportunity to eat melon!

It would be great if I could go and see it in person.

For a moment, the princes had their own thoughts.

"Ouch, my stomach suddenly hurts!" Xia Zhengqi's third uncle, King Min, stood up while holding his stomach and muttering in a low voice.

Xia Zhengqi glanced at him, and King Min nodded to him embarrassedly, then walked out holding his belly.

Everyone just thought that King Min was old and had a bad stomach, so they didn't take it seriously.

The Empress Dowager and Jiang Shuyi and her daughter were still in a stalemate.

"Shuyi, let Panpan apologize to Miss Baili in front of everyone, and this matter will be over." said the Queen Mother.

Jiang Shuyi frowned, indignant: "Why? She was beaten like this, and she still has to apologize!"

"Ouch, my stomach suddenly hurts too!" The second prince suddenly stood up and imitated King Min, holding his stomach.

Xia Miaoyuan turned her head curiously to look at the second prince, only to see him trotting out of the palace with his back bent.

[What's wrong with you, second brother? Did you have a stomachache?]

At this moment, Prince Duan pulled Prince Jin to his feet and whispered, "Excuse me for a moment. We'll go change our clothes and be back soon."

Immediately afterwards, the third prince pulled the crown prince and slipped out.

"Aunt, please let us judge for ourselves whether Panpan has been wronged or not?" Jiang Shuyi said, turning to look at the banquet table below.

The Queen Mother also looked down.

Jiang Shuyi: ...

The Queen Mother: ...

Where are the people? Where have they gone?

There were only a few people left in the VIP seats.