I patted Wan'er's hand: "Don't worry, I'm doing well in Linyang. Be careful when you go back, Li Zhaole has a bad temper."
"Who are you calling hot-tempered!" Li Zhaole had somehow gotten here too; she was so careless, only concerned with talking.
Li Zhaole walked over angrily: "Ji Ying, explain yourself clearly, when have I ever been short-tempered?"
Bizhu, standing to the side, was probably terrified; her eyes were wide open.
I quickly apologized: "Princess, I was too quick to speak. I apologize to you right now."
Wan'er bit her lip and lowered her head. Li Zhaole started pressing her point again: "You lowly servant, you openly seduced the prince consort in the Marquis's mansion, what is your crime?"
Just as she was about to strike, I quickly pulled Wan'er away, dodging her slap.
I stood in front of Wan'er and said, "Princess, I went too far with my words just now. If you're angry, take it out on me. Don't hold it against Wan'er."
Li Zhaole forced a smile and said, "You have to protect her."
Since things have already turned ugly, I might as well protect her: "Fine, I'll protect her then."
Li Zhaole's face turned red with anger: "You heartless wretch! I've been in the Marquis's mansion for many days, and you've been busy outside all day. Now that I'm leaving, you're actually protecting a mere servant."
"Wan'er is not a servant; I assigned her to Ying'er." Why did Consort Ji have to join in the fun? Not only was she dressed as a man, but she also assigned Wan'er to me.
Oh no, Xie Yuancheng isn't here. But when I looked up, he was walking over with Consort Ji. I'm in big trouble today.
Consort Ji smiled broadly: "Le'er, why are you two making such a racket so early in the morning? Also, I was the one who assigned Wan'er to Ying'er. He is weak and needs someone to take care of him. I thought Wan'er was clever, so I assigned her to him."
I looked at Xie Yuancheng; his face was expressionless, and he wouldn't even look at me. Sigh, forced to marry another woman in front of his own husband—what kind of world is this!
Li Zhaole said with a mocking expression, "Your Majesty, it's one thing for you to leave the palace without permission, but to do that in front of me, you also betrothed a maid to my husband, who is also the current imperial consort. Do you think that's appropriate?"
I could hear the sadness in her voice; could it be that yet another man has taken a liking to Ji Ying?
Consort Ji took her hand and led her inside: "Le'er, you are a princess, you should be magnanimous. Wan'er is a gentle and virtuous girl, and I have been considering it for a long time. Last time when I came to Linyang, I wanted them to come together. You have a stubborn temper, and Yin Ying'er will need many people to serve her."
Wan'er lowered her head; she wasn't afraid now, but rather shy.
Xie Yuancheng walked straight into the main hall, and I had no choice but to follow him in.
Li Zhaole had calmed down a bit and sniffled, "Your Majesty, my husband and I were just thinking of starting over. I know I had a bad temper before, but could you please take back your decision? We've only been married a short time, we haven't even had a chance to warm our beds together, and now another outsider is coming."
Consort Ji began her deceptive tactics: "Le'er, look at you today, you're angry again. I only said it because I felt sorry for Ying'er. Once words are spoken, they're like water spilled, how can you take them back?"
Li Zhaole persisted, and Consort Ji suddenly said to me, "Ying'er, come here."
I walked over to Consort Ji, and she took my hand with her other hand, then shook hands with Li Zhaole: "You two lovebirds, consider this a reconciliation, and please don't fight anymore. This is Yuan Cheng's residence after all. You can make a fuss in the palace, but you should restrain yourselves outside."
I felt like I was being stared through the back of my head before Xie Yuancheng's voice finally rang out: "Your Majesty is right."
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