Rong Xi came with Shen Ze'an, but was called away by the emperor halfway, so she had to come alone.
Most people had already arrived, but Shen Zean hadn't arrived yet, and she didn't want to just go to his special spot, so she walked around the perimeter.
The weather in early March was very comfortable, and she felt even more comfortable with the sun shining on her body.
But she was only quiet for a short while before she heard people talking about her and Shen Ze'an behind her back.
"Please keep your voice down. If anyone hears, your husband might be in trouble with the Western Factory."
"What are you afraid of? Why don't you let people say what you did? It's not fair for a eunuch to marry a wife. She's just a servant. Do you really think you're such a big shot?"
Rong Xi turned around to see who was saying this, but he didn't see the person who was talking. Instead, he met the eyes of Jiang Shiyue who was also talking over there.
Jiang Shiyue immediately took a few big steps to Rong Xi, grabbed Rong Xi's hand, and said excitedly and anxiously, "Let's see where you can run this time."
Jiang Shiyue had just seen this person, but she could not see his profile clearly. She searched for a long time and asked several palace maids, but they all said they had not seen him.
She had just rested and thought she had seen it wrong. She had just talked to someone for a few words when she saw the woman again. This time she would not let her escape. This bitch really hurt her badly.
Rong Xi just looked at her indifferently, wondering what she would say next.
Bao Huan, who was following behind Rong Xi, immediately stepped forward to pull Jiang Shiyue away, "Let go of my wife. Do you know her identity?"
As soon as Baohuan spoke, she looked over and confirmed that it was she who caused trouble in Yunshangzhai that day, it was she who spread the rumors, and it was she who was afraid that her father would be demoted and caused her to be confined to house arrest for a month.
She originally thought that the incident at Yunshangzhai that day was just a trivial matter. When her father got home and got so angry, she thought he was making a big deal out of nothing.
But within a few days, the streets were filled with all kinds of bad remarks about my father using his power to oppress the people. He was also reprimanded by the emperor. In just half a month, he was demoted because of this incident.
As the main person involved in the incident that day, she naturally did not end up well. Her father blamed the mistake on her and the servant. The servant was beaten to death, and she was grounded for a whole month.
No matter how much her mother pleaded, her father had no intention of letting her go.
Because of this, her father despised her mother and neglected her, the legitimate daughter, and favored the illegitimate daughter in the family and her concubine who was not presentable.
If her mother hadn't begged him at the reception, saying that she was old and this was a rare opportunity to meet him, she guessed that her father would not have spoken to her until now.
She held Rong Xi's hand tighter and tighter, fearing that she would run away.
"I don't care who she is. Go explain to His Majesty that it was you who made up lies and slandered her that day at Yunshangzhai."
Her voice was loud, attracting a lot of people's attention, and Rong Xi's face appeared in front of everyone.
Those who could attend this reception were either nobles or princes, but this was the first time they had seen such a person.
"Do you know this woman? Whose wife is she?"
"I've never seen her before. Could it be someone else's daughter being raised outside?"
"I think it's possible. It looks like the capital's aristocratic families are going to be exciting again."
A woman has been silent from the beginning until now, and looks like she is thinking.
"Mrs. Li, what are you thinking about? You're so lost in thought."
"Mrs. Chen, I'm wondering what the Dugong's wife looks like. Has anyone of you seen her?"
It seems that no one has ever seen the Ninth Princess. It is said that the Ninth Princess grew up in the cold palace, but no one knows what she looks like.
A quick-witted lady exclaimed, "You don't mean to say that it was the Dugong's wife, then she didn't hear what we just said."
Some who were afraid of implicating their husbands had quietly withdrawn from the conversations between these ladies.
Some who were used to being arrogant at home said, "That's not necessarily true. If it really was the Ninth Princess, how could she stand there and listen to us talking about her behind her back without saying a word? I can't stand it anyway."
Their conversation continued, and Rong Xi followed Jiang Shiyue to the back pavilion.
Their voices were too loud just now, so they were respectfully invited out by the eunuch in charge of the place. They all knew who the main visitor was today, and they followed them out without caring about being rude at the emperor's banquet.
And Rong Xi's hand is still in Jiang Shiyue's hand.
Baohuan wanted to go over and pull the people apart, but she was afraid of pulling her master's arm. She was extremely anxious and kept making threats.
"You must release my wife immediately, otherwise the governor will not let you go."
But how could Jiang Shiyue, who had finally found her, let her go so easily?
"She is the wife of the Governor, and I am the Queen."
She still spoke without restraint, no matter where she was, whether she could say such words, or whether there was anyone around who could hear her.
"Oh, Miss Jiang wants to be the queen."
Jiang Shiyue was stunned. That was not what she meant. The familiar feeling came back again.
"You want to slander me again, did I say this somewhere?"
"Just now, my maidservant and your maidservant heard it clearly."
"You are slandering me."
"Besides these few words, what else can you say? I haven't seen you for months and you haven't grown up at all. What can you do when you see me? What can you do with your status? You want to drag me to see the emperor, but the emperor is my brother. You want to drag me to the authorities, but what you said was heard by everyone present, and the governor of the Western Factory is my husband. What can you do? And... can you, take me away?"
Jiang Shiyue was speechless after what she said, but she decided not to give up just like that.
Her mind suddenly came to her senses and she raised her chin.
"You are using the imperial power to oppress others. Princes who break the law are subject to the same punishment as common people. Do you think you will be safe?"
"As for your ability to confuse right and wrong, you're still quite capable, but you haven't done a decent job borrowing what I said back then."
"you……"
Jiang Shiyue was so angry that she pointed at Rong Xi and tried her best to say the next vicious words to seriously hurt this person.
"What I hate most is when people point their fingers at me. Do you know what happened to the last person who did that? I broke her hand. It seems you want to experience that, too."
Shiyue was frightened and withdrew her hand. It was not good to cause trouble in the palace now. Today was an important day and the focus should not be placed here.
Anyway, she already knew this person's identity, so it wouldn't be difficult to find her later.
"I don't want to say any more to you. I'll let you go today. Just wait for me."
Rong Xi couldn't let her leave like that. "Baohuan is so long-winded. This person has committed a serious crime of disrespect to me. She even wants to overthrow the Queen and take the position herself. I punish her by making her kneel here until the banquet is over."
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