Seeing Leng Yu's face becoming more and more ugly, Yongping came out to stop him at the right time.
"Yongning, stop talking. You've been a bit unreasonable today."
"Sister, he was the one who said those harsh words. Didn't you hear it just now? He wanted to chase us away!"
"Shut up."
Yongping glared at Yongning, then turned back and whispered to Leng Yu:
"Your Majesty, calm down. Xingnan's life or death is uncertain. Let's wait until she returns to discuss everything!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ah Cai ran in.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Princess Xingnan and Lord Ning have returned."
Hearing this, Yongping was the first to rush out. Before she reached the door, she saw Xingnan walk in, followed by Xiao Ningzi.
She hurried forward, pulled Princess Xingnan up, and kept looking at her.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
Xingnan raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his face and shook his head vigorously.
"Sister-in-law, I'm fine."
Yongping suddenly looked at Xiao Ningzi fiercely, and Xiao Ningzi quickly clasped his fists and said:
"Princess Yongping, we are late and have caused you worry. We are sorry."
Yongping did not accept his apology, but rushed to him, raised his hand, and slapped him in the face with a "slap".
This slap made Xiao Ningzi stand there in a daze, and Xingnan looked at Yongping in astonishment.
Leng Yu immediately questioned with a dark face,
"Sister, why did you hit someone?"
Yongping pointed at Xiao Ningzi with an arrogant look.
"I hit someone? I should have killed him. Look at what Princess Xingnan has become. Her clothes are disheveled, her face is pale, and there are wounds on her arms. Your Majesty, you must thoroughly investigate this matter. What did he do to Princess Xingnan? If it is confirmed that he dared to raise a finger against Princess Xingnan, I will definitely kill him first."
"Sister, no matter what he did, he is mine. You have no right to do anything to him."
After saying this, Leng Yu looked at Xiao Ningzi with a stern face.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Xiao Ningzi clenched his fists tightly, bowed and replied:
"Your Majesty, I failed to protect Princess Xingnan and caused her to be injured. Please punish me."
He admitted his mistake right away. Leng Yu really wanted to go up and smash his head. Wouldn't he just explain?
But it's not his fault. This is just his personality. He doesn't beat around the bush, nor is he the kind of person who's good at talking.
Seeing this, Xingnan, who had been standing there in a daze, suddenly took two steps forward.
"Your Majesty, Lord Ning was right. It was me who disobeyed him and ran too far, encountering a pack of wolves. If he hadn't sacrificed himself to save me, I would have been a corpse by now. Your Majesty, please understand."
Hearing this, Leng Yu's expression finally softened a little, and Luo Lan's heart, which had just risen to his throat, also calmed down.
Seeing this, Yongping looked at Xingnan coldly and questioned in disbelief,
"Xingnan, are you being bullied by him and dare not speak out? Don't worry, as long as you tell the truth, the emperor's sister-in-law will stand up for you."
Xingnan raised his chin and looked at Yongping, questioning him word by word.
"Imperial sister-in-law, I haven't asked you yet. Why did you hit him? He is my savior. You should reward him. Why did you hit him? I will remember this slap. I will report this matter to my royal brother and let her make the decision for me."
Hearing this, Yongping immediately became anxious. The reason why she took such good care of Xingnan was so that she could say a few good words for him in front of His Majesty, but now it has backfired. How could this be possible?
She immediately pursed her lips and looked at Xingnan.
"I was too anxious at the time. I apologize to you. It was my fault. I hit someone without knowing the truth."
"Sister-in-law, you shouldn't admit your mistake to me. You should apologize to Lord Ning. You hit him wrongly."
Xiao Ningzi hurriedly took a few steps back.
"Please don't be ridiculous, Princess Xingnan. I was wrong in the first place, how dare I ask Princess Yongping to apologize?"
Xingnan came directly to Xiao Ningzi, pulled his clothes, pulled him to Yongping, pointed at him,
"Sister-in-law, you slapped him, and I didn't let him slap you back. I just asked you to apologize. Isn't that too much?"
How could Yongping do such a thing as asking a princess to apologize to a guard in front of so many people?
Seeing this, Yongning took two steps forward to smooth things over.
"Xingnan, the Empress's sister-in-law just told you that she didn't mean it, so don't take it seriously. Lord Ning is a grown man, with thick skin and flesh. A slap is nothing. Besides, my sister didn't use much strength."
"His face is red, can't you see? Little Imperial Sister-in-law, this matter has nothing to do with you. Please don't come over to talk to me. I can ignore other things, but this one is irrelevant. Lord Ning has gone out with me today and has gone through so much trouble. When he comes back, not only will he not receive your praise, but he will also have to eat your mouths. How can this be justified? If you don't apologize today, I will return to Nanping Kingdom tomorrow and seek justice from my Imperial Brother."
Yongning was speechless after being retorted by her, and she looked at Yongping worriedly.
Xiao Ningzi didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so he kept shaking his head at Xingnan.
"Princess Xingnan, it's really okay. You don't have to be so serious. My face doesn't hurt."
Leng Yu and Luo Lan watched the scene quietly, no one said a word.
Yongping's indiscriminate slap on Xiao Ningzi was indeed infuriating. Due to their status, they were unable to make the decision on Xiao Ningzi's behalf. Now that Xingnan was willing to vent his anger, Leng Yu and Luo Lan were naturally willing to do so.
Yongping's face turned very ugly at this time. Although Xingnan was a dozen years younger than her, sometimes she would scold her as the eldest sister-in-law, but when she really got angry, her sister-in-law was still a little afraid of her, because she was raised by His Majesty, and His Majesty would not allow anyone to bully her. Even when she had conflicts with Xun'er in the palace, His Majesty would favor her and scold Xun'er.
"Sister-in-law, apologize."
Xingnan seemed to want to hold on to this matter, her face turned ashen, and Xiao Ningzi stood there at a loss.
The atmosphere at the scene became tense, and Yongping wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
Xiao Ningzi wanted to escape even more. He didn't want Princess Yongping to apologize to him. Who in the palace knew the tempers of Princess Yongping and Princess Yongning? If he made her look bad in front of everyone today, she would definitely come to trouble him in the future.
Even though Yongping seems to have a gentle personality, he cannot afford to offend Princess Yongning.
Thinking of this, he immediately took a few steps back and saluted in the direction of Leng Yu.
"Your Majesty, I need to go back and change my clothes. Nothing else. I will take my leave now."
"You can't leave."
Xingnan saw that he wanted to run away and wanted to call him, but Xiao Ningzi ran away without looking back.
It was not until he left the tent that he breathed a sigh of relief and ran back to his tent as if escaping.
Xingnan stomped his feet in anger, while Yongping secretly calmed down his nervous mood.
Seeing this, Leng Yu glanced at Luo Lan and waved to A Hong.
"Ahong, tell the servants to change Princess Xingnan's clothes and then have a good sleep. She must be tired."
Xingnan then covered his stomach, muttered and nodded.
"Not only am I tired, I'm also hungry. Oh, Lord Ning hasn't eaten yet. I'll go call him."
"Xingnan..."
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