The head maid is a shrewd woman; having been in the palace for so long, how could she not see through this? It seems that the reason for Consort Shu's visit today is because of Princess Yuyan.
"This is all arranged by the palace; all the young ladies-in-waiting must learn it together. However, Princess Yuyan has been exposed to these things since childhood, so her performance is quite good. Why don't you let Princess Yuyan demonstrate for Your Highness?" the head maid replied.
"Okay," Consort Shu agreed readily, but Yu Yan objected. Why should she demonstrate for Consort Shu?
"I refuse." Yu Yan's refusal was very decisive, and everyone's eyes turned to her. She really had a lot of nerve.
"Yuyan, this is Consort Shu, you should behave properly!" The head maid didn't care about Yuyan's status. Besides, Consort Shu had His Majesty behind her, she wouldn't be so stupid.
"Anyway, I just don't want to." Yu Yan didn't care about anything else; she would never kneel before Nan Zhiyun.
"How dare you!" This head maid was a ruthless character; she rushed forward and slapped her across the face.
Yu Yan was stunned by the slap. How dare a mere palace maid hit her? Yu Yan was about to retaliate on the spot. She had to admit that the beating she received from Princess Yu last time was too lenient.
"You dare hit me?" Yu Yan couldn't believe it.
"You dare to offend Consort Shu? A beating would be too lenient. I've told you before that this is the palace, and you are just imperial concubines. You need to put away all your old airs. You haven't even become a mistress yet, and you're already putting on airs!" The head maid has been in the palace for over ten years and is not one to be manipulated by a mere imperial concubine.
So what about the Prince Yu's mansion? Prince Yu has no power whatsoever, and he's sickly; he might be gone any day now. If it weren't for Princess Yu's presence all these years, the mansion would probably have been destroyed long ago. What does Yu Yan, a princess, have to be arrogant about?
“You…” Yu Yan trembled with anger.
“I didn’t know Princess Yuyan had such a temper.” Nan Zhiyun finally spoke. Yuyan looked at Nan Zhiyun, her eyes filled with resentment.
"You were just saying that the princess had good manners, but that's not necessarily true now. Last time you accompanied Princess Yu to the palace, you beat up someone close to me without even asking what happened. This shows that the rules of Prince Yu's residence are really not very good." Nan Zhiyun spoke very bluntly, and Yu Yan finally understood why Nan Zhiyun had come this time.
“That dog of a servant is blind, so it’s only right that I teach him a lesson.” Yu Yan straightened up.
Jiang Ji stood behind with his head down, his expression hidden from view, but Nan Zhiyun was the first to become unhappy.
"I heard that Princess Yan was punished when she returned last time, and was beaten until her skin was torn and bleeding. What? Is it because her injuries have healed, so you've forgotten about it now?" Nan Zhiyun's tone also turned cold.
Yu Yan's face turned pale after Nan Zhiyun said that. How could she tolerate Nan Zhiyun embarrassing her in front of so many people and taking the blame for her wounds?
"Nan Zhiyun, what gives you the right to act so high and mighty in front of me? Do you really think His Majesty will always spoil you like this? You dare to act so recklessly here today. If His Majesty finds out, aren't you afraid he will punish you?" Yu Yan had no choice but to bring up Yu Jingchen.
"Punishment is punishment, what's it to you? You should be concerned about your own situation. Insubordination and speaking disrespectfully to me deserve a slap in the face, Jiang Ji!" This was the first time Nan Zhiyun had ordered the punishment of someone.
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