"Ning'er, you have to believe me. You are the only one in my heart. I didn't know that the person I had sex with was Xiaoxiao..."
Xiao Zhenting was eager to explain that his only chance to turn things around was to gain the support of Shangguan Yue and Yiyong Hou.
If I lose Shangguan Wanning's heart, I will lose everything.
"The Second Prince doesn't know that the one who did it is Xiaoxiao, then who do you think it is?" Shangguan Wanning glanced coldly at Shangguan Xiaoxiao who was kneeling on the ground and crying, and then turned her gaze to Xiao Zhenting.
"The Second Prince and I have never had any intimate behavior. Could it be that the Second Prince will be the kind of person who will easily surrender his innocent body in the future?"
"This..." Xiao Zhenting was speechless for a moment and stood there for a long time without being able to say anything.
Shangguan Wanning sneered and pressed on. "Or did the Second Prince use some other means to achieve his goal?"
Xiao Zhenting was startled and felt guilty, and subconsciously avoided Shangguan Wanning's gaze.
The plan has failed, and if he admits that he had tampered with it, it will be all over.
Shangguan Wanning no longer paid attention to Xiao Zhenting, and walked towards Shangguan Xiaoxiao, looking down at her.
"Okay, put on your clothes and come back with me. If you want to cry... you can cry slowly when you get home."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao shuddered all over, slowly raised her head, looked at Shangguan Wanning with tears in her eyes, and said with a sob: "Sister...save me..."
Shangguan Wanning did not answer. She did not want to see the dirty scene before her, so she turned away and walked out.
At this point, even she herself was upset.
The matter between Shangguan Xiaoxiao and Xiao Zhenting will surely spread soon, and by then, I really don’t know how to end it.
Before the two sisters returned home, someone from the palace had already been sent to report the matter.
As soon as she entered the room, Shangguan Wanning noticed a strange atmosphere.
The housekeeper came forward and said with a heavy face, "Miss, Miss, the master wants you to go to the study to see him."
Shangguan Wanning sighed silently and walked towards the study, but Shangguan Xiaoxiao stood there hesitantly, not daring to move. It was not until the housekeeper urged her that she moved forward tremblingly.
In Shangguan Yue's study, Aunt Zhao knelt on the floor, her eyes red and swollen from crying. Even Shangguan's wife sat on the side, her face as pale as paper.
"mother……"
"Get down on your knees."
Shangguan Wanning felt sorry for her mother and wanted to go forward, but was stopped by her father's scolding. She was slightly stunned and slowly knelt down.
Shangguan Yue walked up to Shangguan Wan Ning and sternly rebuked her, "Ning'er, you have been gentle and sensible since you were a child, and Dad has always been very confident in you. Today, I asked you to bring your sister to celebrate the eldest princess' birthday, but what about you? You didn't even keep a close eye on her, allowing her to do something so immoral."
"My daughter knows she is wrong." Shangguan Wanning neither resisted nor argued.
I don't even know where to start talking about this matter.
It was a blessing from God that she escaped the disaster.
Mrs. Shangguan had never seen her husband scold her daughter like this, and she couldn't help but feel distressed. But under such circumstances, she could only swallow her words of pleas.
Shangguan Yue's eyes turned to the culprit Shangguan Xiaoxiao.
She was so frightened that she trembled all over and quickly hid behind her mother.
Shangguan Yue approached step by step, dragged Shangguan Xiaoxiao out from behind Aunt Zhao, raised his hand and slapped her hard in the face.
"You evil creature, you have brought shame upon me. How can I face my ancestors if I don't beat you to death today?"
Shangguan Xiaoxiao staggered and fell to the ground, bursting into tears in shock and fear.
"You still have the face to cry? Tomorrow the whole capital will know that my daughter, Shangguan Yue, is immoral and people are talking behind my back. I..." Shangguan Yue was so angry that his face turned red, and he rushed over and wanted to beat Shangguan Xiaoxiao again.
Aunt Zhao rushed over and hugged Shangguan Yue's legs, begging bitterly: "Master, Xiaoxiao is your own flesh and blood after all. No matter how wrong she is, she is still your daughter. Please let her go and don't hit her. She knows she is wrong..."
Shangguan Yue couldn't break free from Aunt Zhao's hands, and shouted in anger: "Come here, drag Shangguan Xiaoxiao out and beat her severely. Even if she is beaten to death, that's fine."
Aunt Zhao was horrified and turned around to see several strong maids coming in and dragging Shangguan Xiaoxiao out of the study.
"Mother...save me...save me, I don't want to die...save me...ah!"
Outside the study, Shangguan Xiaoxiao's heart-wrenching screams were heard, and Aunt Zhao was terrified.
"Master, tell them to stop, tell them to stop now... Xiaoxiao is weak, she will really be beaten to death."
Aunt Zhao pulled at Shangguan Yue's clothes, but Shangguan Yue was hard-hearted and remained indifferent.
She was helpless and crawled to Madam Shangguan's feet and kowtowed several times.
"Sister, since I have served the master for so many years, please save Xiaoxiao. As long as she can be spared, my mother and I are willing to leave the Shangguan family and never come back, sister..."
Mrs. Shangguan was soft-hearted to begin with, and she felt even more upset when she saw Aunt Zhao's forehead bleeding.
"Sister, you are also a mother, please understand my feelings as a mother, and have pity on us..."
Madam Shangguan helped Aunt Zhao up and turned to look at her husband.
"Master, Xiaoxiao must know she is wrong, please tell them to stop."
If it were any other matter, as long as Mrs. Shangguan asked, Shangguan Yue would agree, but today, his attitude was very firm.
"Madam, there is no need to plead for her. It would be better for such an evil creature to die."
Aunt Zhao suddenly felt cold all over.
"Ah... Mother... Save me..."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao's screams were heard again. Mrs. Shangguan looked at Shangguan Wanning who was still kneeling on the ground. She put herself in her daughter's shoes. If it was her daughter being beaten, she would definitely go crazy.
Madam Shangguan glared at Shangguan Yue, rushed to the door and shouted, "Alright, stop fighting. Take the second young lady back to her room."
"lady……"
Shangguan Yue was very angry, but he still couldn't bear to get angry with his wife.
"Master, Xiaoxiao is now the Second Prince's woman. What if the Second Prince wants to marry her and you beat her to death? How will you explain to the Second Prince?"
Shangguan Yue lowered his head and remained silent.
Based on his understanding of Xiao Zhenting, Xiao Zhenting's target was definitely not Shangguan Xiaoxiao. There might be something else they didn't know about this matter.
However, Shangguan Yue knew that his wife was soft-hearted and didn't want to make her sad while she was sick, so he could only sigh silently.
"Ning'er, help your mother go back to her room to rest."
"Yes, Dad."
From beginning to end, Shangguan Wanning just watched coldly.
The mother kindly rescued Shangguan Xiaoxiao, but she kept watching Aunt Zhao.
This woman had no gratitude at all. In fact, the way she looked at her mother was like a vicious snake.
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