Meng Qi moved her wrist and gritted her teeth, "Your princess is good-tempered, but I cannot tolerate any ingratitude. Today I will teach you the meaning of respect and inferiority, and the meaning of you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want." After saying that, she slapped Meng Zhi with her backhand, but Meng Zhi dodged and was not hit. Instead, she fell into the lake because she used too much force.
Everyone in the octagonal pavilion turned their attention when they heard Princess Duan's laughter. Prince Duan looked at his princess, who stood between the two Mengs, with disgust on his face. He took two steps forward to take a look when he saw Meng Qi raise her hand and slap Prince Cheng's concubine hard.
This slap left Prince Duan standing still. Ha, this Meng Qi was actually so fierce. The tassels swaying after the force set off her blushing cheeks, which were a bit embarrassed and angry. Interesting, interesting. Thinking that after his plan succeeded, he would have to find a way to protect this Meng family.
Prince Duan put the snuff bottle to his nose and sniffed it, while Song Chengze saw Meng Qi take a second swing and rushed over. Then he saw Meng Zhi fall into the lake with a splash.
The Crown Prince and Prince Cheng had already sat down. When they heard the sound, they first looked over here, but saw that it was their concubine who fell down. Prince Cheng stood up suddenly and hurried up the curved corridor.
Princess Cheng was flipping through the play list handed to her by the troupe owner. When she heard the noise and looked over, she saw Meng Zhi struggling in the water. Although the lake was not deep and they were standing close to the shore, it was an accident after all. Meng Zhi looked very panicked, stretching out her hands and waving.
Meng Qi was very surprised. The force she used later was not strong enough to knock Meng Zhi into the lake. Could it be that Meng Zhi fell into the lake by himself?
Before Princess Cheng could give any orders, the maid jumped down. Prince Cheng looked at Prince Rui who had followed him with a sullen face and said coldly, "Sixth brother, are you here to celebrate your sister-in-law's birthday or to mess things up?"
Song Chengze didn't respond. He frowned at Meng Qi, who was standing there in a daze. He walked over to her and asked coldly, "What's going on?"
Meng Qi refused to say a word and just watched Meng Zhi being pulled ashore by the old woman.
Princess Duan looked like she was enjoying the show. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Prince Duan slowly approaching her with a gloomy look in his eyes, which made her shiver for no reason in such sunny weather.
"What's going on?" Prince Cheng said coldly as he looked at Meng Zhi, who was standing aside with water still dripping from her body.
Princess Cheng thought for a moment and stepped forward, saying, "Your Highness, Meng is in such a state. Even though it's summer, she has been soaking in the water for such a long time. Why don't you let her go back and change her clothes first, and then ask her later."
Meng Zhi raised her head to look at King Cheng, tears glistening on her face full of grievance. King Cheng looked at this concubine, who was a rare adult woman and who even gave him some interest, and whom he occasionally fiddled with, and nodded.
Song Chengze watched the maid help Meng Zhi up and was about to leave. He stepped forward and said, "Wait a minute," and bowed to Prince Cheng. "No matter what the whole story is, everyone saw that it was Meng who caused Concubine Meng to fall into the water. I would like to ask my fifth brother and fifth sister-in-law to agree to let Meng help her cousin change her clothes."
Prince Cheng looked at Song Chengze in surprise. This attitude was too low. Even if Meng Qi was deliberately trying to slap him in the face, Song Chengze should have defended Meng Qi for the sake of the Rui Palace's reputation. How to apologize later would be a matter between the two families. There could only be one reason for his behavior: Meng Qi displeased him. Furthermore, Meng Qi had repeatedly humiliated Song Chengze, and even his unflappable sixth brother could no longer bear it.
"Sixth brother, what you said is wrong. Not to mention that it is really inappropriate for your sister-in-law, a legitimate wife, to change clothes for a concubine from another mansion. We haven't figured out the whole story yet. Who knows if it is your sister-in-law's responsibility? Maybe this concubine Meng offended your sister-in-law in some way?" Prince Duan said slowly.
When Princess Duan heard what Prince Duan said, her face turned red with anger. She was very happy with what Song Chengze said just now. If Meng Qi went to help Meng change her clothes, she would spread the news and even exaggerate it to make Meng Qi very embarrassed.
She didn't want Meng Qi to dodge in vain, so she steeled herself and took two steps forward, completely ignoring Prince Duan's warning look. "Your Highness, I can testify that your concubine is not to blame for this. It was Sixth Brother's wife who instigated it. She hit someone for no reason."
Just now, there were only three of them in Qukuo. The words of the two parties involved cannot be trusted blindly, but the words of this only witness are crucial.
After hearing what Princess Duan said, Song Chengze turned around and said to Yuan Dong in a cold voice without waiting for Prince Cheng to say anything else, "Help your princess follow Concubine Meng and help her change her clothes."
Meng Qi turned to look at Song Chengze, her eyes blazing with fire. Just as she was about to speak, Yuan Dong whispered something in her ear. Meng Qi turned back and glared at Yuan Dong for a moment before turning around and shouting to the maidservant beside Meng Zhi, "What are you still standing there for? Lead the way."
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