"It's fine if it's just someone listening to it, but if others hear it, who knows how they'll discredit the prince."
"This is a time of great turmoil, and Your Majesty values reputation above all else. How can you tolerate her destroying His Majesty's reputation when she loves him?"
"In a fit of rage, I might have hit her a little too hard. Xuemei apologizes to Miss Ye."
"I hope Miss Ye will be magnanimous and not argue with me."
Seeing Yuan Xuemei's expression that said, "I'm hitting you for the prince's own good," Ye Xinxin felt suffocated and didn't know what to do.
Seeing this, Shangguan Yu hurried out to act as a peacemaker.
"Ms. Ye, since Miss Yuan has already apologized to you, for my sake, how about letting this matter go?"
Ye Xinxin didn't expect that Shangguan Yu would believe Yuan Xuemei's one-sided story. She felt wronged and tears fell like crazy.
Yuan Xuemei felt even happier when she saw Shangguan Yu speaking for her.
Seeing Ye Xinxin's aggrieved look, Yuan Xuemei immediately comforted her softly.
"Miss Ye, what are you doing? You hit me first, and I apologized to you regardless of the past. Why are you crying out of grievance?"
"Those who know you think you are timid. Those who don't know you would think that His Royal Highness Prince Yu has done something to you."
When Ye Xinxin heard this, she didn't know whether to cry or not. She turned around and ran outside.
Shangguan Yu did not chase after him, but just sent his housekeeper to follow him.
After Ye Xinxin left, Shangguan Yu waved his hand and asked all the servants to leave, then he looked at Yuan Xuemei steadily.
Yuan Xuemei was a little scared when he stared at her without saying anything. Just as she was about to speak, Shangguan Yu spoke first.
"Miss Yuan, do you know why I, the king, would side with you even though I know it's your fault?"
Yuan Xuemei was startled and looked at Shangguan Yu with some guilt.
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