Yuanyuan looked up at him with a face full of surprise and said, "Thank you, Lord Yang, thank you, Your Majesty. But let bygones be bygones. My master is not the kind of person who holds grudges. It's enough for you to know about this yourself."
Yang Qi glanced at Consort Qi walking towards them from afar and nodded: "Don't worry, Miss Yuanyuan, let's go back first."
He could see Yuanyuan's concerns, and he didn't want to get entangled with them any longer, so he left without further ado.
Yuanyuan smiled and curtsied to him, saying, "Take care, Lord Yang."
Yang Qi smiled, tapped his whisk, and turned to leave. As he passed Consort Qi, he cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Greetings, Consort Qi."
Consort Qi nodded: "Lord Yang, you are too kind."
No matter what, Yang Qi was someone close to the Emperor, and she still couldn't afford to offend him.
As soon as Yang Qi left, she raised her chin and looked at Yuanyuan: "Where is your master?"
Yuanyuan smiled and looked at her: "Replying to Consort Qi, my mistress is getting ready to go to the Emperor to express her gratitude."
She deliberately pronounced the words "thank you" very loudly.
Sure enough, the next second, Consort Qi's expression changed: "You little bitch, your master just got promoted and you dare to act so arrogantly on my head."
Yuanyuan took two steps back and curtsied to her, saying, "Please show some respect, sir."
Her constant use of "noble lady" thoroughly enraged Consort Qi, who stepped forward and slapped Yuanyuan across the face: "Even if I've been demoted to a noble lady, you're still a servant. How dare you, a lowly person, climb over my head and act so arrogantly?"
"Ah!" Yuanyuan cried out, covering her face and looking at Consort Qi: "What does Consort Qi mean by this? Have I been impolite to you, or have I said something disrespectful? Consort Qi, I must seek justice for how you have treated me!"
Her voice was loud, and soon some palace maids gathered around and quietly looked in their direction.
Consort Shen, who was inside, also rushed out upon hearing the noise. Seeing Yuan Yuan's swollen face, her anger flared up instantly.
"What's going on?"
Consort Qi watched as she took two steps forward with an arrogant expression: "Your maid was disrespectful to me, so I taught her a lesson on your behalf."
Consort Shen glanced at her and then turned to look at Yuanyuan.
Yuanyuan knelt down in front of her with a "plop": "Your Highness, this servant did not. All the sisters in this courtyard saw it. This servant has always been respectful to Consort Qi and has never overstepped her bounds. On the contrary, it is Consort Qi who has been aggressive towards this servant. This servant really does not know where she went wrong."
Consort Shen glanced around the courtyard and saw that all the palace maids had lowered their heads, so she knew what it meant.
She helped Yuanyuan up and took two steps forward. Before anyone could react, she slapped Consort Qi across the face.
Consort Qi was completely stunned.
Even the palace servants present were caught off guard; none of them reacted in time.
After hitting her, Consort Shen rubbed her hand and slowly said, "You said she was disrespectful to you, so you hit her. Now you're disrespecting me. I've also reached my limit. Are you sure you have a problem with that?"
Her tone was unhurried, and even carried a hint of a smile.
Consort Qi covered her face, staring at her in disbelief. When she finally came to her senses, she exploded: "Chen Yi! How dare you hit me! I'll fight you to the death!"
As she spoke, she lunged directly at Consort Qi...
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