Chapter 224: Stay out of other people's troubles
The sudden appearance of the prince consort tilted the stagnant situation towards Chunxi.
Shen Qingchi has the intention of instigating and killing someone with a borrowed knife, so his intention is even more vicious than that of the main culprit.
This is something no one can tolerate.
Even in such a situation, Yun Wantang remained calm. She only showed an expression of shock and disbelief: "How could this be? When I went to see Chi'er, she didn't say that."
Yun Wantang's voice trembled slightly, as if she had been completely deceived by Shen Qingchi.
She had just returned to Beijing and had no deep hatred with Shen Qingyuan and Chunxi. If she had not been deceived, she would have no reason to help Shen Qingchi to embarrass Chunxi, so everyone believed her easily.
Atang from the Yun family has always been so kind, so it is normal for him to be deceived. After all, Shen Qingchi still has the blood of the Taifu Mansion in his belly.
Regardless of whether Yun Wantang was truly unaware or just pretending, this matter wasn't a big deal. Chunxi didn't expect her to pay any price. She didn't follow Yun Wantang's words to continue exploring the matter, but brought the topic back: "Madam, now that you know the truth, can you apologize to me?"
Whether Yun Wantang knew about it or not was none of Chunxi's business. Chunxi deserved the apology anyway.
Yun Wantang clenched the silk handkerchief tightly.
She had thought that Chunxi had been missing for so long that her body might have been left exposed in the wilderness, but she had not expected Chunxi to come back alive. She had come here today to take advantage of the opportunity to vent the anger of other ladies from aristocratic families on Chunxi so as to improve her own popularity, but the development of the matter once again exceeded her imagination.
Cao Chunxi's status is much lower than Princess Hengyang's. If she really apologized to Cao Chunxi today, her image in everyone's mind would not only plummet, but would also be much worse than before.
“Mrs. Shen…”
Yun Wantang tried to persuade Chunxi to change her mind, but Princess Hengyang urged her directly, "If you do something wrong, then apologize. If you hesitate and don't want to move, I can have someone teach you how to apologize."
Princess Hengyang was very strong, and it seemed like she would order someone to come forward and force Yun Wantang to kneel down at any moment.
If that were the case, the scene would be too ugly.
Yun Wantang placed her last glimmer of hope on Xiao Qinghe, hoping that Xiao Qinghe could plead for her. However, Xiao Qinghe just said softly, "Aunt, you were indeed wrong about what happened today."
Xiao Qinghe had just finished speaking when Xiao Qingyue added, "Auntie just asked you to apologize, but she didn't force you to forgive the enemy who wanted to kill you. You were so talkative just now, is it so difficult for you to speak now?"
The facts were before their eyes, Chunxi's request was indeed not excessive, and no one dared to speak for Yun Wantang anymore.
Yun Wantang could only speak in the end: "Mrs. Shen, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you today, I apologize to you."
"It's okay. Madam, you can get to know me better in the future. I may seem difficult to get along with, but I'm actually quite generous. Madam, you can leave now."
Apologizing to Chunxi was a great humiliation for Yun Wantang. She didn't want to stay there for a moment, but she still politely apologized to Princess Hengyang before turning to leave. However, she had only taken a few steps when she heard Chunxi say, "Your Highness, I remember that several ladies also helped to scold me. Please, Your Highness, please help me and see if these ladies should also apologize to me."
Yun Wantang suddenly stopped, turned around and glared at Chunxi: "Madam Shen, everything that happened today was caused by me. I have already apologized to you, why are you still making things difficult for others?"
Chunxi blinked, looking aggrieved. "They just scolded me like crazy, but I didn't scold them back. I just wanted an apology. I'm just making things difficult for them. So, by scolding me so harshly, aren't they trying to force me to die?"
“…”
Many people present had seen Chunxi cry, make a fuss, and even threaten to commit suicide. They were not as self-righteous as Yun Wantang, so they apologized quickly to avoid any more trouble.
After receiving the apology, Chunxi immediately gave a sincere exhortation: "You ladies are all respectable people with good reputations. From now on, when you go out, just watch the fun quietly and don't get involved in other people's affairs. It would be bad if you offend some vindictive villain, right?"
When saying this, Chunxi's eyebrows were curved, and his face was full of smug smile, which perfectly interpreted the four words "villain succeeds".
These ladies from aristocratic families felt very aggrieved, but they were also wary of Chunxi's words.
Cao Chunxi is just a carefree and vulgar person. It would be very annoying if she held a grudge because of a word and asked Shen Qingyuan to find some trivial matter to impeach their husbands in the court.
I really need to stop interfering in her affairs in the future.
Princess Hengyang was delighted by the excitement today. Seeing Yun Wantang still standing there, she said loudly, "Madam, why haven't you left yet? Your name is not on the guest list for today's banquet. I won't be serving food later."
Princess Hengyang didn't give Yun Wantang any face at all. Her face looked a little ugly, but she still insisted on apologizing to the ladies from the noble families who had spoken for her before turning around and leaving.
After this incident, all those who originally wanted to make fun of Chunxi and take advantage of her disappearance shut up.
Cao Chunxi has a very sharp tongue. Miss Mu San and Yun Wantang have both been defeated by her. They can't afford to bring trouble upon themselves again.
Princess Hengyang was so happy that she asked her servants to bring two jars of good wine despite being dissuaded by others.
Chunxi first toasted the prince consort, thanking him for coming in time to tell the truth. The prince consort said softly: "Her Royal Highness likes Madam Shen very much. I am doing this just to please the princess."
Unlike the distant attitude in their previous meetings, the prince consort's attitude towards the princess has changed a lot.
Chunxi's eyes lit up, and she looked at the prince consort and then at the princess, her eyes full of desire for gossip.
She had been away for only a month, and the prince consort and the princess were already in love. What had she missed?
Princess Hengyang rolled her eyes at Chunxi and said, "What are you looking at? Have you never seen others flattering others?"
"I've seen many cases of flattery," Chunxi nodded, then said, "but this is the first time I've seen someone as handsome as the Prince Consort flattering me."
"puff!"
Xiao Qingyue couldn't help but laugh out loud at Chunxi's words.
Princess Hengyang also narrowed her eyes. Xiao Qinghe forced a smile and reminded her, "Aunt, Yue'er is still young. Don't lead her astray."
Xiao Qingyue also felt that this was a bit rude, so she quickly changed the subject: "Aunt, so many people just said bad things about you. If you didn't have the princess to help and support you, would you have given in?"
Although she was somewhat spoiled, she did not dare to go against so many ladies from aristocratic families.
Chunxi poured himself another glass of wine and gently touched Xiao Qingyue's glass: "So many people are saying that I'm not good. If I say that I'm not good too, then wouldn't I really be bad?"
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