Chapter 160 Planting a Seed
Seeing the princess about to leave, she hurriedly said, "Oh, I forgot my sister knew Lord Pei. Could it be that she came to the palace because of Lord Pei's influence?"
"Sister, be careful with your words. It's fine if you slander my reputation, but how can you so casually slander Lord Pei?"
The princess had only taken a few steps when she stopped and glanced over sharply.
Song Rouxi was like a chicken with blood injected into her body, "That was my misunderstanding, but before, Lord Pei came to my rescue, and I thought my sister had a close relationship with Lord Pei."
There was misunderstanding in his mouth, and resentment that could not be concealed in his eyes.
She wanted to see if the princess, whom Pei Ji regarded as his own property, would really not be angry.
The people around frowned, and Huan Yingsi also paused, standing in the distance and watching the scene with a frown.
The princess walked towards them, and Song Ci didn't know how to deal with it. Then she saw her raise her hand and slap Song Rouxi hard in the face. She raised her hand and swung it down. There was a "pop" sound, very crisply.
Song Rouxi's smug expression had not yet faded when it was replaced by surprise.
"You, you hit me!"
Shen Qingman sneered: "This princess is hitting you, you ignorant thing. You actually confuse Pei Ji with such a person. It really makes me sick."
"You are not worthy to mention Pei Ji's name."
After she finished speaking, without even glancing at Song Rouxi, she turned to look at Song Ci, her eyes slightly narrowed, and after a while she suddenly smiled, "She is somewhat pretty, but there are so many pretty women in this world. If you want to rely on your looks to get close to the Pei family, you are totally wrong."
Her expression turned cold as she finished speaking. "If I hear you put your name and Pei Ji together again, I will smash your face in."
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and was about to leave. When the prince came out, he saw Song Rouxi crying and scolded her: "Shen Qingman, you are so brave."
A hint of annoyance flashed across Shen Qingman's eyes, and she almost forgot that this bitch was the prince's person.
"Prince."
The prince said coldly: "Why do you hurt people for no reason?"
"Your Highness knows that I, Shen Qingman, may not care about anything else, but she mentioned Pei Ji for no reason and mixed him up with a vulgar woman. How can I not be angry?"
Although she was annoyed, she was not at all panicked. The Queen was trying to win over her mother and stand on their side. If the Prince was smart, he would not offend her for a woman.
Sure enough, after the prince calmed down in anger, he was stunned for a few seconds after hearing these words, and looked at Song Rouxi with some confusion.
"Why did you mention Pei Ji?"
Song Rouxi was at a loss, "I just mentioned it casually."
Thinking of her grudge with Song Ci, the prince was irritated and felt that she was a little out of line. Knowing that the princess cared about Pei Ji, why did she deliberately bring it up? Shen Qingman was a willful and madwoman, but he and his mother really needed the snobbery behind this madwoman.
He suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Then you shouldn't have done it. Today is Queen Mother's birthday."
Shen Qingman raised her eyebrows, her tone devoid of sincerity, "Today is the Queen's birthday, Qingman acted rashly."
He said he was reckless, and it seemed like an apology, but in fact it was not directed at Song Rouxi, but at saying that it was not right to hit someone on the Queen's birthday. Does that mean that he could have hit someone else?
Song Rouxi, who was so angry at Shen Qingman that her eyes went dark, felt that she had lost more than she gained.
She wanted to shift the blame to someone else, but she had no idea that this madman didn't play by the rules and actually attacked her in public, making her feel so embarrassed.
After Shen Qingman finished speaking, Shi Shiran left, giving Song Ci a warning look before leaving.
Tian'er and Wanxiang, standing on either side of her, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait."
Song Ci was just about to leave when he heard the prince speak.
"What's the matter, Prince?"
The prince said: "You are so vicious at such a young age. Rouxi is your sister, yet you treat her like this."
Vicious? This almost made Song Ci laugh out loud.
This made Song Rouxi the victim.
"Does the prince really understand Song Rouxi?" Song Ci said this suddenly with a hint of meaning, looking at Song Rouxi who looked aggrieved.
The prince said subconsciously: "This is natural."
Song Rouxi instinctively felt that something was wrong and her face looked a little uneasy.
"Since the Crown Prince understands, he knows that Song Rouxi has never been a victim. She has always been the one bullying others, never anyone else bullying her."
"Prince, don't listen to her nonsense." Song Rouxi was indeed nervous.
The prince frowned, feeling something was wrong. Seeing Song Rouxi's face full of grievance and tears flashing in the depths of her eyes, he suppressed his doubts and comforted her gently, "Don't worry, I will trust you."
Song Ci never thought that he could make the prince believe his words with just one sentence. He just planted a seed in the other's heart, which would take root and sprout sooner or later.
Huan Yingsi watched all this quietly, and after a long while she spoke, "Let's go."
The maid beside her: "Yes."
Just when she thought the matter was over, Song Rouxi suddenly spoke up, "Third sister, don't you think you should apologize to me?"
"Apologize?" She looked sarcastic.
"Yes." Song Rouxi said softly, "You and I are sisters. As long as you apologize to me, I will let bygones be bygones. I don't care about the bullying you did to me in the past."
Her tone was generous and her expression was gentle, as if she was really aiming for reconciliation.
Song Ci didn't even need to think about it before she realized that she must be playing some tricks again.
"Is it really that simple?"
"Of course, I have another request. The maid behind you once attacked my mother and threatened other people in the family. If you are willing to hand her over to me, we can write off everything."
Tian'er's expression didn't change, and Song Ci found it funny: "You asked me to give Tian'er to you."
"Yes." Song Rouxi said earnestly, "Can't you bear to part with a maid?"
It sounds like a good deal, but in fact it is just an attempt to cut off Song Ci's left and right arms.
"I refuse."
Tian'er looked up at Song Ci and saw her firm tone, "I won't hand over the people around me easily."
Song Rouxi revealed a look of understanding and acted coquettishly towards the prince, "Prince, I knew that Third Sister would not agree. This maidservant of hers has bullied me many times. I just said a few words, and she wanted to hit me."
The prince said indifferently: "She is just a maid. Since your sister can't discipline her, leave her here. I will take her back and discipline her."
This is why they have to detain people.
"My maid, please don't bother your Highness. I have my own arrangements."
"Miss Song San, are you going to disobey my orders?"
The prince's eyes turned cold. It seemed that he was determined to keep Tian'er today, no matter what. But was keeping someone here just for training, as they said? He was afraid that if she kept Tian'er, she might never come back.
How could she bear it? Besides, she had ordered Tian'er to do all these things.
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