薛灵玉脚步一顿，只被这话气得不轻，怒道：“你不过就是一个农女，如今只是运气好，得了一个郡主的名号，还想让我对你恭恭敬敬，你做梦。”
她堂堂安定侯府少夫人怎么能被这女人踩在脚下。
江意绵却只是道：“宋二，教教她什么叫规矩。”
As soon as she finished speaking, the person who was sitting on the rut stepped forward to block Xue Lingyu's way. He stared at her coldly, slapped her, and said with displeasure, "Xue is disrespectful to the princess. Slap her."
Xue Lingyu's head was buzzing from the slap, and her eyes turned red with anger. It took her a while to react before she lunged at Jiang Yimian, yelling, "You bitch, how dare you let someone hit me? You're asking for death!"
However, she hadn't run more than a few steps when Song Er stopped her. He just stared at her with a displeased look on his face, slapped her across the face again, and continued, "The princess was personally appointed by His Majesty. How dare you humiliate her?"
It seems Madam Xue truly doesn't understand etiquette. Now that the Xue family has been raided, Madam Xue had better restrain her temper. If she offends someone she shouldn't, the Marquis of Anding's mansion won't protect her.
Xue Lingyu froze, staring intently at Jiang Yimian, and remained silent for a long time.
Now her life in the Marquis of Anding's mansion is in dire straits. Originally, because of her father, the mansion treated her with utmost respect no matter how much trouble she caused.
But now, the Xue family is gone, and she has no one to rely on but the Marquis of Anding's mansion.
Unfortunately, she failed to win Lu Lin's favor at the beginning, and the Marquis of Anding's attitude towards her has recently deteriorated. Even when she begged to see him so that he could help her mother, the Marquis of Anding completely ignored her, clearly indicating that he no longer wanted to pretend.
Those servants, who were used to treating people differently based on their status, became even more disrespectful to her upon seeing this.
Although she is the young mistress of the Marquis's mansion, she is now living worse than a servant. How can she be content with this?
All of this is caused by this despicable woman in front of her. Whether it's marrying Lu Lin or the Xue family being raided, it's all related to this despicable woman. She can't bring herself to bow to this despicable woman.
Seeing that Xue Lingyu was still standing in the same spot, Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow and said indifferently, "It seems that Madam Xue's manners do need to be properly taught."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Xue Lingyu suddenly burst into tears, her eyes reddening. Looking at the people behind Jiang Yimian, she said aggrievedly, "Lord Lu, I am now considered your sister-in-law, but this woman is so blatantly bullying me, letting her servants beat and scold me. Do you still want to marry such a vicious woman?"
She refused to believe that someone as promising as Lu Cijian could tolerate a vicious woman like Jiang Yimian. She couldn't marry Lu Cijian, and Jiang Yimian shouldn't expect to marry him easily either.
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and looked at the person standing next to her.
The man was dressed in a black robe today, his tall and slender body standing straight, looking exceptionally handsome. However, his face was cold, and his words were also cold: "Song Er, why don't you teach this lady some manners? Or should I petition His Majesty to issue an edict to teach the people of the Marquis of Anding's mansion manners?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Lingyu's expression immediately changed, but the grievance on her face did not disappear. She stared straight at Lu Cijian and said incredulously, "Lord Lu, how could you allow this vicious woman to bully me? I am your sister-in-law."
If it weren't for Jiang Yimian, she would definitely be standing next to Lu Cijian now.
If she had married Lu Cijian that day, she would not be in this situation today. It is all Jiang Yimian's fault.
Lu Cijian didn't even glance at her, only saying indifferently, "I don't even have a younger brother, so how could I have a sister-in-law? Song Er, teach her how to greet the princess."
Song Er quickly responded, then pressed the person to the ground and said with displeasure, "Madam Xue, you probably don't want the news of your lack of manners to spread throughout the capital tomorrow."
Lord Lu just said that if you truly don't understand the rules, His Majesty will issue an edict ordering the Marquis of Anding's residence to properly teach you what the rules are.
Upon hearing this, Xue Lingyu's expression changed drastically. Looking at the man's cold and stern face, she knew that what he said was true.
She immediately changed her previous aggrieved attitude and knelt down before Jiang Yimian, bowing respectfully. "I hope the princess will forgive me. Yes, it was I who did not know the rules and was impolite. I will definitely listen to the princess's teachings in the future."
If she were to make such a trivial matter known to everyone at this point, she would truly have no good days left in the Marquis of Anding's mansion.
She would remember this humiliation and make sure Jiang Yimian suffered a terrible death in the future.
Jiang Yimian didn't say anything, but just stared at her calmly.
Xue Lingyu was so angry that she gritted her teeth. After a while, she endured the pain and slapped herself several times. "I know I was wrong. I didn't know the rules. I hope that Your Highness can forgive me. Please have mercy on me."
Jiang Yimian found it amusing, and only after seeing Xue Lingyu slap herself until her cheeks were swollen did she say calmly, "Madam Xue should remember today's lesson."
If you offend other important people, they won't let you off so easily.
Seeing Xue Lingyu kneeling before her and begging for mercy was truly a novel experience.
Although this princess has no real power, she can intimidate people just by her title. No wonder those people are trying their best to climb up to her.
Xue Lingyu quickly responded, staring at her swollen face, her eyes red, "Yes, Princess is right, I understand."
After saying that, seeing that Jiang Yimian did not continue to make things difficult for him, he bowed to her again, then quickly got up and fled from the Ministry of Justice prison as if he were escaping, even losing his original intention to go into the dungeon to see Bai Shi.
Seeing that the troublemaker had left, Jiang Yimian looked at the person next to her and asked curiously, "Why are you here too?"
The Censorate has been extremely busy lately. Not only is it in charge of the autumn imperial examinations in half a month, but it also has to work with the Ministry of Justice to thoroughly investigate all officials in the Ministry of Rites. Everyone is so busy that they can't even breathe.
Lu Cijian's presence here was truly unexpected for her.
Lu Cijian simply smiled and said, "I was just passing by and saw you, so I thought I'd come and take a look."
Originally, I was curious about what Mianmian was doing in the Ministry of Justice prison, but to my surprise, I saw some clueless people bullying Mianmian as soon as I arrived.
Jiang Yimian nodded, and seeing that Gao Yang had come out of the dungeon, she quickly asked, "How is Yang Qiguang?"
Although she had secretly made arrangements to ensure that Yang Qiguang's life in the dungeon wasn't too miserable, it was still a dungeon after all, and no matter how good it was, it couldn't be much better.
Gao Yang simply bowed respectfully to her before saying, "Thank you, Princess. Qi Guang is doing very well. Thank you for your secret assistance."
Yang Qiguang was much better off than the other prisoners; at least he had no marks of injury and looked to be in good spirits.
The fact that he's still allowed to participate in the autumn imperial examinations proves that he's come to terms with things and is no longer troubled by the past.
Although they will no longer be able to participate in scientific expeditions, they will be able to live a good life when they return in two years.
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