Song Yuqing used all her strength in that slap.
She vented all her hatred for Shen Danru on Aunt Fang.
"So what if I hit you? You're nothing but a dog servant. The reason why Consort Li was able to enter the palace is because of our Marquis's mansion."
Aunt Fang was slightly taken aback.
She didn't expect Song Yuqing to say that.
She was Consort Li's dowry maid. Over the years in the palace, everyone in Consort Li's palace treated her with utmost respect.
Even Shen Danru, who was previously the future Crown Princess, would respectfully address her as "Aunt Fang" when they met.
She never expected to be beaten by Song Yuqing, this country girl, today.
Shen Danru watched the two of them bickering like dogs, secretly pleased.
However, she always had to put on a show.
Holding a handkerchief, she looked at Aunt Fang's swollen face with immense heartache and wiped the blood from the corner of Aunt Fang's mouth.
“Miss Song, how could you assault Aunt Fang? She is our elder. Your actions are far from appropriate.”
“He’s my own dog, I can hit him whenever I want.”
Aunt Fang gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "Since Miss Song likes this dress so much, then this servant will inform Consort Li that Miss Song herself wanted to wear this dress."
Since Miss Song has repeatedly humiliated her, then she shouldn't blame her for being ruthless.
After saying that, she gave a slight curtsy and said, "Princess Chaoyun, this servant will arrange for someone to fetch another set of clothes for you to change into."
Shen Danru smiled and said, "No need, Aunt Fang. The wine stains have dried. Let's go out quickly and make room for Miss Song to change into."
At this moment, Song Yuqing couldn't wait any longer, and seeing that Shen Danru was so sensible, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She was afraid that Shen Danru would really fight her for it, and she couldn't guarantee whether Consort Li would help her or Shen Danru.
Once she changes into this outfit, I'm sure the Crown Prince will look at her with new eyes; she's going to be the center of attention today.
Shen Danru, you can't beat me.
This garment is mine, and so is my brother, the Crown Prince.
When Shen Danru returned to her seat, Shen Yulan, Jiang Jingxian and the others looked at her with concern.
"I'm fine, everyone can rest assured."
But the atmosphere was different with Consort Li.
She panicked when she saw that Shen Danru had not changed into the clothes she had prepared for her.
Did Shen Danru discover what she did?
"Aunt Fang, what happened?"
Aunt Fang lowered her head and said softly, "It is because this servant is useless."
Aunt Fang was an old servant of Consort Li, so naturally she couldn't bear to blame her.
When she saw the swollen handprint on Aunt Fang's face, she was furious: "How dare she hit you!"
Even when beating a dog, one should consider its owner; how dare Shen Danru hit the person next to her?
"This wasn't done by Miss Shen, it was...it was done by Miss Song..."
Aunt Fang hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
At this moment, Song Yuqing, dressed in fine clothes, slowly walked over.
All eyes turned to them, a hint of amazement flashing in their eyes.
Consort Li had no doubts; this dress had probably been taken by Song Yuqing.
"Why didn't you stop her... Quick, quickly tell my cousin to take Yue'er away."
However, it was too late.
Song Yuqing was seen holding a guard, murmuring "Your Highness the Crown Prince".
She pressed her entire body against the guard, even tugging at his clothes.
The young guard was quite frightened, and he kept dodging, saying, "Miss Song, please have some self-respect."
But Song Yuqing held him with all her might, and he couldn't dodge her for a moment, but he didn't dare to push her away with brute force.
She's the future Crown Prince's concubine; we really can't afford to offend her.
Everyone at the banquet was stunned.
Madam Song hurriedly ordered her maid to step forward and try to pull Song Yuqing off the guard.
But Song Yuqing refused to let go no matter what.
"Why did you all try to separate me from Cheng-gege? You're all bad people! You must have been sent by Shen Danru. Get out, get out..."
She kept screaming.
When Madam Song saw that the maids could not pull Song Yuqing away from the guard, she disregarded her dignity as a noblewoman and went forward to pull Song Yuqing away herself, but Song Yuqing pushed her away.
Madam Song had not expected her daughter to be so strong. With this push, she knocked her to the ground, her hair disheveled, and her hairpins and ornaments scattered all over the floor.
"Mother, I never thought you would try to separate us too. You only have eyes for Shen Danru. Yes, she's the one you raised, you only treat her as your daughter, completely disregarding our relationship. I am your biological daughter. Why do you want to separate me from Brother Cheng? You're just jealous that I will become the Crown Princess..."
Song Yuqing roared furiously, as if she were going mad.
The emperor's expression grew increasingly grim.
The Empress was also startled by this scene.
"Quickly, pull them apart, don't let them offend everyone's eyes."
This is her future daughter-in-law, clinging to a guard and kissing him all over; she has truly disgraced the royal family.
"Since the eldest daughter of the Song family is so fond of this guard, then let us bestow marriage upon her."
The Emperor's words sent a chill down the spines of Marquis Xuanping and his wife, who both knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, she's innocent! Yue'er is delirious and must have been murdered. We beg Your Majesty to give Qing'er justice..."
The Emperor glanced at Song Yuqing and saw that her eyes were glazed over and she was grinning foolishly at the guards, which indeed made her look like she had been drugged.
"Eunuch Yu, summon the imperial physician."
"yes."
When Consort Li heard that the Emperor wanted to summon the imperial physician, a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.
"Aunt, what should we do? If someone finds out that she was drugged, the Emperor will definitely trace it back to me."
Aunt Fang comforted her, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. This medicine only lasts for a quarter of an hour. By the time the imperial physician arrives, Miss Song will be awake, and the physician will not be able to find anything wrong."
Consort Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Sure enough, while waiting for the imperial physician, Song Yuqing had just regained consciousness when she found herself clinging to a guard, in an extremely ambiguous position.
Startled, she quickly let go.
Only then did she realize that everyone was staring at her in astonishment.
Some people were whispering, "As expected, a country bumpkin like her can't be presented properly; she's picked up bad habits."
"That's not it. Look at the other children in the Shen family, they also grew up in the countryside, and they wouldn't be like that. It's just her personal character."
“You’re right. Bloodline is indeed the most important. Even if General Shen’s bloodline grew up in the mud, it would not be tainted in the slightest.”
Song Yuqing slowly regained consciousness.
"Mother, what's wrong with me?"
Madam Song shook her head and closed her eyes, heartbroken.
It's ruined, completely ruined.
Her moonlight was framed and her innocence was ruined, and the culprit behind all of this must be…
Shen Danru, yes, it must be her!
She was just jealous of Yue'er, jealous that Yue'er received her mother's love.
Jealousy stemmed from the fact that Yue'er was a descendant of the Marquis of Xuanping.
Without hesitation, she stepped forward and swung her arm hard at Shen Danru.
Madam Song used all her strength in that slap; if it had landed on Shen Danru's face, her face would probably have been ruined.
Everyone was startled by Madam Song's sudden action, and it was too late to stop her.
Shen Danru gripped Madam Song's arm tightly and asked coldly, "Madam Song, what do you mean by this?"
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