Junxuan's words surprised everyone present. He had never treated a woman in such an attitude before. In particular, Lu Wanqing felt an urge to tear Shen Yunxi's mouth apart.
Damn it, it's all Shen Yunxi's fault. If it weren't for her, things wouldn't be like this now.
Shen Yunxi nodded, looking at Jun Xuan, "With Your Majesty's words, I am relieved and believe that Your Majesty will not go back on your word. If what I say later goes too far, please do not punish me. Does Your Majesty agree?"
“Okay.” Junxuan nodded again, showing no impatience whatsoever.
Seeing this, the Empress Dowager subtly gave Lu Wanqing a look, signaling her to apologize herself. She had already set up the stage and given Lu Wanqing the script; all she had to do was follow along and sing.
Lu Wanqing gritted her teeth slightly, her gaze falling on Shen Yunxi. "Yunxi, I'm sorry. Yesterday was my fault. I acted impulsively. Can you forgive me? I'm truly sorry. Although I know you might not be able to accept it, I still want to tell you..."
"I don't want to hear it," Shen Yunxi said bluntly.
Lu Wanqing was interrupted, her face turning red and then pale. She could hardly stand it anymore and didn't know what to say. She could only subconsciously look at the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager was speechless. She never expected Lu Wanqing to be so disrespectful. He really was acting lawlessly just because the Empress Dowager was backing him up.
"Yunxi, I know you are still angry, why not wait until the late Qing Dynasty explains things clearly?" the Empress Dowager said with a smile.
If the Empress Dowager and Junxuan hadn't been there, she would have lost her temper with Shen Yunxi right now. How could that brat have such a bad temper? Who spoiled her like that?
Shen Yunxi looked at the Imperial Concubine, "Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine has lived a very comfortable life in the palace for so long, you probably can't understand how I feel. Yesterday, Lu Wanqing wanted to speak with me, saying he was apologizing for reprimanding me in the Empress Dowager's palace. Who knew that was just a pretext, his real purpose was to attack me. Luckily, I didn't kowtow, otherwise I'm afraid I would be dead. How could I be standing here talking like this now?"
"But..." The Empress Dowager wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Shen Yunxi.
“No buts. Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine doesn’t know what happened between me and Lu Wanqing yesterday. She said that we would both be entering the palace as sisters and should stick together for warmth. I don’t think she should have said those things, but she still did. I argued back, she got angry, and then hit me. It’s that simple. If you want me to forgive her, that’s impossible, so Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine shouldn’t waste her energy. I’m not the kind of person who can forget everything after a slap and a sweet treat. I’m the one who’s hurt, and no one can truly understand. However, my opinion doesn’t matter. If someone wants to protect her, then disregard what I said,” Shen Yunxi said.
At this point, Shen Yunxi couldn't help but recall herself back then, hiding away, wounded and alone, licking her wounds. No one knew, and no one could empathize with her.
Junxuan frowned and looked at Lu Wanqing. He had never promised to let Lu Wanqing enter the palace; it was all just a rumor that Lu Wanqing deliberately spread.
He felt only gratitude towards Lu Wanqing, and had no romantic feelings for her whatsoever. He had previously said that he was only being kind to her to repay a debt of gratitude, and had nothing to do with love. However, he never expected that Lu Wanqing would say such things in front of Chen Yunxi, which made Junxuan a little angry.
Perhaps Lu Wanqing was behind Shen Yunxi's current attitude towards her.
Junxuan suppressed his anger and didn't show it. He also wanted to see what kind of interesting show these women would put on for him today, especially Shen Yunxi, who didn't look weak at all. He was eager to see her show a different side of herself.
Seeing that Shen Yunxi's expression was not good, the Empress Dowager's face also darkened.
“Miss Shen, one should be lenient when possible. Wan Qing has already admitted his mistake, so why are you being so aggressive? Is this the proper upbringing of the Shen family?” the Empress Dowager said coldly.
She's just the daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an, yet she dares to put on airs in front of her. She's already adopted a humble attitude, but that brat Shen Yunxi still doesn't know how to restrain herself.
It was clear that the Empress Dowager was very angry; now she was calling Shen Yunxi "Miss Shen" instead of "Yunxi."
But Shen Yunxi didn't care about that at all. Since Junxuan had said he wouldn't blame her, she was going to vent her anger today.
"I'm sorry to trouble Your Majesty. Since you know I'm not well-mannered, please don't say these things to me. After all, I'm not the one who lays the hand on me. But several young ladies saw clearly that it was Lu Wanqing who laid a hand on me, and he might want to get rid of me as soon as possible. So I don't think I need to humble myself to forgive someone who wanted to lay a hand on me," Shen Yunxi replied.
Junxuan raised an eyebrow. This girl spoke to the Empress Dowager without any politeness, so it seemed she really didn't intend to give them any face.
Shen Yunxi has really changed a lot these days, but she's also quite interesting.
"How dare you! What kind of attitude is this, speaking to me like that!" The Empress Dowager was furious.
In all these years, she had never encountered such a difficult woman, who showed no respect whatsoever to the Empress Dowager. It was as if she had nothing to fear because the Empress Dowager was backing her up.
The Empress Dowager was furious. Her gaze fell on Jun Xuan, as if she wanted to remind him to punish Shen Yunxi.
However, Junxuan stared at Shen Yunxi with great interest, without any other reaction, not even glancing at her.
Lu Wanqing naturally knew that she had to protect the Empress Dowager. "Miss Shen should know perfectly well what really happened. Is it really necessary to say it out loud?"
"Miss Lu, that's an interesting point. What do you mean by 'you have to spell it out'? I also want to know what you're trying to say, and what the truth really is. Are you saying I fell down on my own, and you just watched me fall? But why would I fall down for no reason? Even if I wanted to deal with you, I wouldn't risk my life. You're not worth it. Have I made myself clear enough?" Shen Yunxi sneered, then countered, "Or are you saying those four ladies were mistaken, and you didn't push me?"
Shen Yunxi said everything, and Lu Wanqing didn't have a chance to speak at all. She never expected that Shen Yunxi would say all the possibilities.
I almost forgot, those four young ladies also saw this. I guess Shen Yunxi did something in secret, otherwise the news wouldn't have spread so quickly.
Faced with Shen Yunxi's relentless pressure, Lu Wanqing was at a loss for words, able only to open her mouth but unable to utter a sound.
"I... I didn't mean that."
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