The girl who was on good terms with the He family said, "Miss Yi asked first. When did Miss He offend you that you would embarrass her in front of so many people?"
Miss He, who was already planning to leave, suddenly realized something.
She's mistaken. Princess Consort Chen just wants to sleep; what's wrong with that?
Without Yi Pingxiang's reminder, no one would know what Princess Consort Chen was doing.
"Miss Yi was only focused on Princess Consort Chen, and you didn't even see how well Miss He danced, and she talked quite a bit."
"A sharp tongue is no match for a sharp heart; everyone should be careful."
The crowd launched a coordinated attack on Yi Pingxiang, while Su Wenyuan watched the spectacle. Yi Pingxiang had certainly offended quite a few people.
However, many people spoke up for her, and the two sides argued heatedly until Consort Wan finally spoke up and stopped the argument.
Yi Pingxiang glared angrily at Su Wenyuan, and her accomplices also became more hostile towards Su Wenyuan.
Meanwhile, Yi Wenming and Sheng Jingyu had already entered the palace.
Ye Shan led Sheng Jingyu directly towards the inner palace. Yi Wenming dared not speak, but kept reminding Ye Shan with gestures that they had gone the wrong way.
Ye Shan explained, "His Highness wishes to visit the Princess Consort first. Consort Wan is hosting a banquet today, and the Princess Consort is in the Imperial Garden."
Although Yi Wenming was anxious, he did not dare to refute and echoed, "The Prince and Princess have a really good relationship. My daughter is here today, and I even reminded her to pay her respects to the Princess."
He didn't dare tell anyone about his troubles, and just waited for Sheng Jingyu to save him.
The more people who know about something before it's exposed, the easier it is for the truth to come out.
So Yi Pingxiang didn't know either, but when she came over this morning, Yi Wenming did remind her to be friendly to Princess Chen, not to stand out, not to cause trouble, and to return to the manor when the time came.
Sheng Jingyu didn't explicitly say he would help him, and he didn't dare to openly betray the Crown Prince, so he could only offer a subtle reminder.
Yi Pingxiang didn't hear a single word.
She wasn't just trying to curry favor with Consort Wan; she also wanted to seek justice for her friend.
Suddenly, Yi Pingxiang noticed the empty plate on her table. Looking at her own and others' plates, they were all full, with only one or two pieces missing. There were no empty plates.
She gave Consort Wan a wink and stopped the singing and dancing.
Consort Wan was truly cooperating, after all, the banquet was already halfway over, and Su Wenyuan had gained the upper hand time and time again, causing many people to change their opinions of her.
If this continues, this banquet will become something prepared for her.
As soon as the singing and dancing stopped, everyone started chatting. Su Wenyuan couldn't see the female lead for a long time and wanted to leave.
Did she remember wrong? I was hoping to see what the female lead looks like, but it seems I came all this way for nothing.
Just then, Yi Pingxiang joked, "The desserts made by the imperial chefs in the palace are really delicious. Everyone, look at Princess Chen, several plates are empty."
"Oh dear, really? Your Highness is eating too much. Did Prince Chen not feed you when you were at his residence?"
The group burst into laughter, and the laughter filled the entire Wanchun Pavilion as soon as they finished speaking.
Yi Wenming, who was behind the artificial hill, was restrained by Ye Shan and Meng Qi, his mouth covered tightly, so he could not warn Yi Pingxiang.
Taking advantage of the loud laughter, Sheng Jingyu lowered his voice and said, "If your daughter speaks up for the Princess, I will not only protect your life but also keep your official position!"
Yi Wenming stared wide-eyed, praying in his heart that Yi Pingxiang would quickly change his mind.
The mockery inside Wanchun Pavilion continued. At first, they were afraid of her because they thought Prince Chen would be her backer. Now that Yi Pingxiang said she was out of favor, what did they have to worry about?
A stranger said, "Just now, the young lady next to Madam Mo wanted to eat a piece, but Madam Mo slapped her on the arm. That's good upbringing. It's too rude of her to eat so messily at a banquet."
Mrs. Mo glared at her and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? There was just a small flying insect."
If she had a young child, she wouldn't have reacted much to such comments, but her daughter is already of marriageable age. Is it a compliment or an insult to hear people say that?
Yi Pingxiang quickly explained, "Yes, yes, the daughter of the Grand Tutor's family must be exceptional."
Sheng Jingyu's face was as calm as still water. Yi Pingxiang always treated everyone with a friendly and humble attitude, but she was different when facing Su Wenyuan.
Su Wenyuan didn't say anything, just stared at her coldly, unable to bear it any longer.
Yuexiu hurriedly explained, "Our princess saw that the guards outside were working hard, and that it would be a waste to leave these snacks there, so she asked me to secretly send them over. I even wrapped them in a handkerchief before sending them over, and there was still oil on the handkerchief! Look."
Upon closer inspection, everyone confirmed that this was indeed the case, and some even saw Yuexiu leave.
Even Su Wenyuan taking the snacks was witnessed by someone.
But no one spoke up for her, and there was no need...
They wanted to flatter Sheng Jingyu, but flattery from the princess was of no use.
The fact that Yi Pingxiang and the others dared to cause trouble so brazenly must mean they knew some details. Since Prince Chen didn't care about Princess Chen, they shouldn't go against Consort Wan.
Su Wenyuan picked up the plate and asked coldly, "Who made the rule that we can't eat this? If the Imperial Concubine is reluctant, I'll send you a bowl of it tomorrow."
After saying that, he threw the plate away. A bunch of people were just looking for trouble, and someone was even watching this piece of junk.
Seeing her angry, Yi Pingxiang became even more agitated, covering her mouth and laughing, "Some rules don't need to be explicitly stated. Even the princess's maids are so ignorant of the rules, do you even have the right to speak?"
Su Wenyuan stood up and walked towards her slowly.
Yi Pingxiang glanced to the side, feeling a little flustered.
But Consort Wan is here; I don't believe Su Wenyuan would dare to do anything to her.
"Princess Consort Chen, I'm still here," Consort Wan warned, to prevent her from going mad.
Two major fires, angrily cursing the Empress, and even injuring her stepmother—Consort Wan was truly afraid of what she might do.
Sheng Jingyu, who was behind the artificial hill, became interested. Since Consort Wan had spoken, what else could she do?
Yi Wenming was utterly despondent, collapsing to the ground, only supported by Meng Qi.
He raised his daughter well; she's got a knack for swearing.
Hearing Consort Wan's warning, Yi Pingxiang felt confident. Su Wenyuan was right in front of her, but she smiled and said, "You can't blame the Princess for not knowing manners. Her birth mother died early, and she didn't get along with her stepmother. She was born of a mother but not raised by one..."
"Smack!"
Su Wenyuan slapped Yi Pingxiang across the face.
Everyone was stunned.
Su Wenyuan kicked the table away, grabbed Yi Pingxiang's ear, and slapped her across the face again.
With her ear grabbed, Yi Pingxiang had no chance to dodge and it hit her squarely in the face, making her ears ring.
Consort Wan's mouth gaped open. Even with her favored status, she wouldn't dare to slap anyone's ear in front of everyone in the palace.
Yuexiu forgot to stop her. When Su Wenyuan walked over, she thought Su Wenyuan just wanted to get closer and scold her.
Su Wenyuan shook her hand and said, "Come on, say it again so I can hear it."
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