The guests were also surprised by these words.

after all……

This was the only daughter of the Duke of Shen, but she had committed murder. The other party did not pursue the matter, but merely demoted her to a concubine, which seemed acceptable.

“Song Yuxiu, you should know the truth of this matter.” Shen Zhiyi stared intently at him. “Are you sure you want to do this?”

"Are you really going to force me to divorce my wife?" Song Yuxiu grabbed her hand. "Zhiyi, you love me so much, are you willing to leave me?"

"This is just a temporary inconvenience for you."

Song Ruoying, probably no longer feeling the pain in her mouth, sneered, "Sister-in-law, you did something like this, and my brother didn't look down on you and still wants you. You should be grateful."

"Being a concubine is better than being divorced."

"I never realized you were so vicious, that you even dared to kill someone."

"You..." Wen Qing was about to speak in anger when Shen Zhiyi stopped her.

"Song Yuxiu, are you sure you want me to be your concubine?" Shen Zhiyi looked at him earnestly, her eyes filled with grievance, resentment, and indignation.

"Zhiyi, if you're willing, these two children can still be registered in your name." Song Yuxiu lowered his voice, trying his best to reassure her. "This is just a temporary measure. There are so many people around. I risked my life to save you back then. Do you want to ruin me?"

Shen Zhiyi looked at him with a cold smile.

That look seemed to hold none of the love it once held.

Cold

It was as if it were the dead of winter, the wind in his eyes was as cold as frost, and his scalp suddenly tingled.

The next second,

Shen Zhiyi suddenly pulled her hand away from his grip, swung her arm, and in the blink of an eye, her speed was incredibly fast!

"Smack—"

The crisp sound of a slap landed, startling all the guests present into gasping for breath.

The hall fell silent instantly, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Song Yuxiu's face burned like fire; half of the slap landed on his ear, causing him some tinnitus, and his mouth was immediately filled with the taste of blood.

His face was twisted to one side from the blow, and he was shocked. He turned to look at her in disbelief, "Chen..."

But before he could finish speaking,

What awaited him was an even harder slap.

"Sorry, I missed the first time." Shen Zhiyi rubbed her wrist. "Young Master Song, let me see, was this slap accurate?"

As she spoke, she stepped forward and grabbed his chin!

Her nails, painted a nutmeg color and neatly trimmed, were actually stubbed out with tremendous force...

It pierced his skin!

The sharp pain made Song Yuxiu's scalp tingle, and he only came to his senses in a moment. "Chen Zhiyi, you...you dare to hit me?"

result,

She stared at his face and said, "What should I do? He only had half his face done, it's completely asymmetrical, it looks awful."

Immediately, he released his grip on his chin.

Backhand!

Another hard slap.

Having accumulated resentment over two lifetimes, these slaps were extremely forceful. Song Yuxiu's handsome face was swollen and red, his mouth was full of blood, and his ears were ringing.

"Chen Zhiyi!" Mother-in-law Chen rushed over and shielded her son.

"Are you crazy? You've made such a huge mistake, and Yuxiu hasn't divorced you. He's just made you a concubine. What more could you want? The Empress Dowager and the Prince are here, and you still dare to hurt people. Do you even respect them?!"

"It's all our fault for spoiling you too much, which has made you so arrogant and domineering."

“Zhiyi,” the old lady sighed, stepping forward to try and hold her hand, “with so many guests here, please calm down.”

"Calm down?" Shen Zhiyi sneered. "You Song family members are truly shameless."

"You hit your own husband? And you still dare to speak rudely? I'll teach you a lesson!"

As Chen spoke, she rushed over to hit her.

Shen Zhiyi frowned and subconsciously took a step back, but she didn't expect...

A flash of cold light streaked past her eyes.

In an instant,

A long sword was already held against Chen's neck.

If she had just moved a little faster, even just half an inch forward...

That gleaming, chilling blade would easily slit her throat.

Some of the more timid guests screamed in fright, while the one wielding the sword—

It's the Regent!

Chen had something on him, and seeing him make a move, she was naturally terrified, her legs went weak, and she cried out, "Your Highness..."

"Lady Hou, how dare you injure someone in front of me and the Empress Dowager?"

“Who hurt someone? I didn’t even touch her. It was clearly her who hit my son.”

"You hit him?" Zhou Xuance suddenly looked at Shen Zhiyi.

Shen Zhiyi was stunned for a moment.

she……

He slapped her several times; everyone saw it.

So she nodded.

"I apologize, but I was wearing a mask, which limited my field of vision, so I didn't see you," Zhou Xuance said, having already sheathed his sword.

Chen's face turned bright red.

The regent isn't blind or deaf; isn't he just pretending to be stupid?

Everyone says he and the Duke of Zhenguo don't get along and don't see eye to eye, so why would he help Shen Zhiyi?

But after he interfered like this, Chen dared not make any further moves.

after all……

She herself is not clean!

Shen Zhiyi walked directly to the Empress Dowager.

With a "thump," he knelt down, without saying a word, and kowtowed directly.

The Empress Dowager was startled. She had not spoken until now, because the incident had happened suddenly and the Shen family held a special position. The Duke of Zhenguo held a large army, and the young master had just made a meritorious contribution and was about to return to the capital. Even if Shen Zhiyi had really made a mistake, she would have to consider how to deal with her.

"Zhiyi, what are you doing!" She hurriedly gestured to the person beside her to help her up. "Let's talk this out."

"Empress Dowager, you watched me grow up, and you should know my character very well. In fact, you did not agree to my marriage to Song Yuxiu."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager sighed, "I wanted you to choose one of my good-for-nothing grandsons, but you prefer him, and there's nothing I can do about it."

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