Baili Ning just nodded at Tan Xiaoyun with a slight smile on his face.
The other noble ladies seemed to be inspired by Tan Xiaoyun and immediately rushed to get close to Baili Ning.
One person said he wanted to invite Bailining to participate in the polo match, another said he wanted to invite Bailining to go shopping together, and another wanted to introduce his unmarried brother to Bailining.
For a moment, the hall was in an uproar, and Baili Ning was surrounded by the noble ladies like the moon surrounded by stars, unable to move.
Xia Miaoyuan sat with his legs crossed, picked up a piece of jujube and yam cake and nibbled it slowly, watching the scene in front of him with great interest.
[Hehehe, this guy is such a snob. You guys were just praising Feng Panpan.]
Feng Panpan was furious with her cousin and insulted her, but none of you stood up to defend her. You even followed Feng Panpan in insulting her, calling her a country girl.
[It's been less than half an hour, and their expressions have changed immediately, competing to flatter their cousin.]
What! Feng Panpan actually took the lead in humiliating Baili Ning?!
The queen frowned.
"Ahem, everyone!" The queen cleared her throat.
When they heard the queen's voice, the girls realized that they had lost their composure. They immediately stopped talking and stood facing the queen in silence.
"I will not pursue the matter of embroidery. However, I cannot sit idly by and watch the unwarranted humiliation of Miss Baili in the palace just now."
When Feng Panpan heard the queen say the word "humiliation", she shuddered.
Didn’t the Queen just come in when we were arguing about embroidery? How did she know that I had humiliated Baili Ning?
Her whole body was trembling slightly, and a layer of fine beads of sweat had already seeped out of her forehead.
The person he had just led the charge in humiliating was the daughter of Duke Weiguo, the current emperor's cousin.
The flatterers who had previously knelt on the ground and begged Baili Ning for forgiveness all had pale faces and looked terrified.
The Queen raised her eyes and glared at Feng Panpan. "Bai Li Ning is a descendant of a founding hero of Da Xia, a relative of the late Empress Dowager Bai Li, and your Majesty's cousin. She is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Wei."
"You humiliate her, and you humiliate the Queen Mother Baili, the Emperor, the Duke of Wei, and the heroes who founded the country!"
With a "thump", Feng Panpan rolled and crawled and knelt in front of the queen.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't know what happened just now. I really didn't know!" Feng Panpan kowtowed and begged for mercy.
The flatterers kneeling beside him also kowtowed continuously.
"Her Majesty, please spare my life! Her Majesty, please have mercy!"
"Miss Feng humiliated Miss Baili without reason. She will be slapped in the face twenty times and will be confined to reflect on her mistakes for a month. The others will be slapped in the face ten times and will be confined to reflect on their mistakes for a month!" the queen said coldly.
Feng Panpan and those noble ladies raised their heads suddenly, looking incredulous.
They did kneel down and beg for mercy, and they knew they had caused trouble, but they were just pretending.
After all, today is the Empress Dowager's fiftieth birthday, a special day. They originally expected that the Queen would at most scold them and talk back.
As long as they acted like they were begging for mercy enough, the Queen wouldn't really do anything to them.
In other words, I apologized, I begged for mercy, I was giving you face, giving Baili Ning face.
As for you, just stop while you are ahead, cooperate a little, and give us a few gentle lectures, and the matter will be over.
After all, we are ladies from a famous family with noble status. What can they do to us?
I never expected that the Queen would actually dare to slap us in the face at the palace banquet.
Is this still the same queen who was timid, kind and easy to bully?
Immediately, Xiao Luzi led a few young eunuchs over and started slapping him.
Because the process from the Queen giving the order to the eunuchs starting the fight happened so quickly, the ladies had no time to react before they were pinned to the ground and slapped in the face.
[Oh! Mom is so domineering! It really makes me feel better! Roar, roar, roar!]
In an instant, the ears were filled with begging for mercy and screaming of pain.
After a moment, Feng Panpan's little face was red and swollen.
The injuries of the other noble ladies were slightly better, but their faces were also covered with red slap marks.
"Queen! How dare you hit me like this! I'll tell my grandmother and see how she'll deal with you!" Feng Panpan covered her face, glared at the queen, and spoke vaguely.
The queen pretended not to hear anything. She asked Sang Qi and Yingxue to hold Xia Miaoyuan and Xiao Wanyin respectively, while she took Baili Ning's hand and walked out of the palace.
The banquet had already started, and everyone was wondering why neither the Queen nor the noble ladies were there.
Xia Zhengqi calmly sent someone to call the Queen, while at the same time he picked up his wine glass and took the lead in toasting the Empress Dowager.
The queen sat back at the banquet table holding her daughter, her face still with a calm expression.
Baili Ning sat next to the queen, his face calm.
Xia Zhengqi glanced towards the queen, very confused.
Just then, Feng Panpan walked in hurriedly.
She wore a veil over her face, hiding her injuries.
[Oh my god! This idiot really has no idea what's going on! Just go home quietly.]
Xia Miaoyuan looked at Feng Panpan coldly, guessing that she would definitely complain next.
Sure enough, Feng Panpan walked up to the Empress Dowager angrily, whispered a few words, and then lifted her veil to show her red and swollen face to the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother immediately glared in anger.
"Queen! Why did you beat Panpan like this?"
"Panpan is the granddaughter of the Duke of Protectorate, and the granddaughter of the Jiang family. Moreover, today is my birthday. If you hit her, you are clearly insulting me, the Duke of Protectorate, and the Jiang family!"
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