The two glared at each other, neither willing to back down, and the atmosphere at the table instantly froze.
Those around them thought they were just there to attend a banquet, but they never expected to see the Regent and the Regent's wife arguing.
Gao Yufei was also terrified. She never expected that her father would argue with her mother like this over Su Liluo. You know, she had rarely seen her father and mother quarrel like this since she was a child.
At this moment, only Su Liluo, standing to the side, had a smile in her eyes, looking like she was watching a good show.
Seeing that things were going badly, Gao Junning, who was in the crowd, quickly stepped out.
"Father, Mother, it's just a misunderstanding. I saw it all in the garden just now. It was indeed a misunderstanding. Miss Zhifu fell on her own. It's not Miss Su's fault."
In order to avoid embarrassing the Regent and his group, Gao Junning had no choice but to step forward and explain.
Of course, his original intention was not to help Su Liluo, but because he knew that his father did not want Su Liluo to be taken away at this time, so he said that.
After all, his father and mother were the ones who truly held power and determined whether he could become the heir apparent and inherit his mantle.
He had to win the favor of the regent.
"Jun Ning, are you telling the truth?"
When Gao Changhong heard his son speak, he couldn't help but feel gratified and relieved.
"It's true, I saw it with my own eyes. At that time, Miss Zhifu fell right next to Miss Su, and Miss Su was about to leave."
It was probably the angle that made them mistakenly think Miss Su pushed her; actually, Miss Zhifu tripped and fell because her foot hit a stone. I was standing in the pavilion at a distance, so I could see it more clearly.”
With just a few words, Gao Junning not only absolved Su Liluo of responsibility, but also exonerated Gao Yufei and the others from their wrongful accusation against Su Liluo.
Su Liluo, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but glance at Gao Junning again.
He's clever; he doesn't offend anyone!
But I wonder if his silly sister will buy it!
Thinking this, Su Liluo deliberately gave Gao Yufei a provocative and smug look.
As expected, Gao Yufei's anger, which had subsided, was reignited by Su Liluo's gaze, and she firmly believed that Gao Junning was speaking up for Su Liluo.
Then she changed the subject again: "Even if there were stones, those stones were kicked by Su Liluo. Anyway, we all saw it. She deliberately harmed Miss Zhifu!"
"Feifei! I told you I could see better from the pavilion than you could. You've misunderstood!"
Gao Junning glared at Gao Yufei with displeasure.
"What misunderstanding! Brother, you're just bewitched by her looks, that's why you're giving false testimony for her here! We didn't even see you, how could you possibly be at some pavilion!"
Gao Yufei stiffened her neck and looked stubbornly at Gao Junning. Now she was convinced that Gao Junning was biased towards Su Liluo.
Gao Junning was furious with his stupid younger sister. He wanted to shut her up, but he couldn't do that in this situation. He could only try to reason with her.
"Smack!"
Before Gao Junning could figure out how to shut his younger sister up, Gao Changhong finally couldn't hold back anymore and slapped Gao Yufei across the face.
"She's getting more and more unruly! Guards, take the princess away and confine her to her quarters. No one is to let her out without my order!"
Gao Changhong gave the order in a cold voice.
He was utterly disappointed in his daughter. She was not only bad but also stupid. She failed in her attempt to harm others, and when her brother helped her clean up the mess, she still went out of her way to sabotage him!
How did he even give birth to such a stupid daughter?
Could it be because of the princess?
If Ruan Ruan could give birth to a daughter for herself, she certainly wouldn't be as stupid and clumsy as Gao Yufei.
Gao Changhong couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"Father, you...you hit me!"
Gao Yufei covered her instantly swollen cheek, tears streaming down her face.
This was the first time her father had ever hit her in such a public place since she was a child. With so many people watching, she had lost all face!
Gao Changhong ignored her question and instead ordered his men to take her away immediately.
He was genuinely afraid that if Gao Yufei stayed any longer, she might do something even more shameful.
Meanwhile, the Regent's wife, who was standing nearby, was also furious when she saw Gao Changhong hit her daughter. However, being older, she quickly understood the reason behind it.
She knew from the moment her son spoke up that he wanted to help Gao Yufei, but her daughter, with her temper, didn't understand.
But even knowing this, she was still angry about Gao Changhong's behavior.
However, she also understood that Gao Changhong was genuinely angry, and she couldn't go against him anymore, after all, he was the head of the Regent's Palace.
Therefore, she could only blame Su Liluo for this.
She gave Su Lilu a vicious look; the real show was yet to come!
She'll ruin her reputation in a minute!
How could Gao Changhong still have the face to let his son marry such a woman!
*
Because of Gao Yufei's farce, the atmosphere at the banquet was not very good, so Gao Changhong temporarily gave up on announcing Gao Junning's marriage at the banquet.
He planned to go directly to the palace to request an imperial decree to grant him the marriage, and then go to the Imperial Observatory to calculate an auspicious date.
The Regent's wife did not continue to show her dissatisfaction on her face, and soon she was chatting happily with the women at the banquet again.
"After sitting in this living room for so long, everyone must be feeling a bit sore. Why don't I take you all for a stroll around the Prince's mansion? We can also visit the animals we keep here!"
When the atmosphere was just right, the Regent's wife suddenly spoke with a faint smile.
When everyone heard that the princess was going to take them to the backyard of the palace to see the animals, their eyes lit up.
Yes!
In the backyard of the Regent's Palace, there was also a small amusement zoo, where monkeys, peacocks, rabbits and other small animals were kept.
Normally, this zoo is just for the masters of the royal palace to relax and enjoy themselves. Many people are particularly envious because there is no such small zoo in the entire Northern Desert, not even in the imperial palace.
Now that the Regent's wife says she'll take them to see it, how could they not be happy?
So they all happily followed the Regent's wife.
As for the Regent, seeing everyone so happy and without any sense of shame, he also thought the suggestion was good.
Only Su Liluo's eyes flickered slightly. Zoo?
Should we take them to see the monkeys properly?
She couldn't help but squeeze the sachet that the maid had specifically told her to bring that morning, a wicked smile curling at the corner of her mouth.
Looks like another good show is about to begin!
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