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"Yanran!" The Queen Mother, who had been silent all this time, interrupted Li Yan directly.

"Don't talk nonsense, don't be angry, sit down first."

Hearing the Queen Mother's words, Li Yan came back to her senses abruptly, her face turning blue and red. She had almost fallen into the trap of this village girl. If she had really said that "of course" just now, she didn't know what others would say about her.

She took a deep breath and sat down next to the Queen Mother again.

"Aunt Queen Mother, I'm sorry. I was not sensible just now."

"You are indeed ignorant." The Queen Mother said in a pretended angry tone.

Li Yan's face froze. She had just said it casually, and she never expected that the Empress Dowager would actually say that she was ignorant.

Su Man also raised her eyebrows slightly. She didn't think that this so-called queen dowager was really saying that Li Yan was ignorant.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

"You grew up in the palace and were taught the rules by the palace maids. You are usually very dignified. How can you be so serious with Su Man now? She has never learned the rules, so it is normal for her to make some mistakes. You should forgive her."

The Queen Mother spoke with a bit of dissatisfaction and blame, and on the surface, it really sounded like she was thinking about Su Man.

But everyone present, including the two children, understood what this meant.

Li Yan's face was filled with a bright smile again.

"Aunt Queen Mother, you are right. It was Yanran who was wrong just now. I'm sorry. Yanran will change in the future and will definitely not argue with others."

The Queen Mother patted the back of Li Yan's hand with satisfaction.

Su Man listened and snorted lightly with strong sarcasm.

Li Yan naturally also heard the sarcasm, and was immediately very angry. She was about to explode, but then she thought of what the empress dowager had just said, and she had to endure it again.

"Miss Su, what did you mean by that laughter just now? And you didn't kneel down because you didn't know the rules. But don't you know now? So you must kneel down. General Fu doesn't have to because he has made great military achievements and it was an honor given to him by his cousin, the emperor, but you can't. So you still have to kneel down and pay your respects." Li Yan spoke with a dignified face.

She raised her chin slightly, her eyes full of arrogance.

She didn't want to bother with this country girl. She wanted to let Fu Xiu know that she, who was dignified, generous and well-mannered, was the most suitable person to be the mistress of the Fu family!

Of course Su Man understood Li Yan's provocation, and she gently scratched Fu Xiu's palm.

Fu Xiu was about to speak, but after feeling something strange in the palm of his hand, he stopped talking and just kept a cold face.

The two children were also very angry. This vicious princess actually dared to say that their mother had no rules!

If their mother had not repeatedly warned them not to talk too much before entering the palace, they would have spoken long ago!

Their mother is the best mother in the world, no one is allowed to slander her!

"Then Princess Yanran, what do you think my laughter just now meant?" Su Man asked with a smile instead of anger.

"You...how should I know!" Li Yan said angrily, "Although I don't know what your laughter just now means, it definitely didn't mean anything good!"

This time, Su Man laughed out loud, but there was a hint of coldness in her eyes.

"If we look at what you are saying now, can I also say that Princess Yanran's words to me at this time are all malicious?"

"You..." Li Yan stared at Su Man with angry eyes. This country girl is really sharp-tongued!

"What about me? Is what I said wrong?" Su Man interrupted her directly, "After all, that's what you just told me. And there's another thing that you don't find strange?"

"What...what?" Li Yan asked subconsciously.

The Emperor and the Empress Dowager both frowned, thinking that Su Man would definitely not say anything nice next.

But they didn't think of interrupting. After all, they knew Li Yan's character, and they still hoped that Li Yan would give Su Man a good look.

"Heh..." Su Man laughed again. She originally thought that Li Yan had some skills, but now it seems that she has no attack power at all.

"What do you think it is? You just kept saying that I didn't kneel, but did you notice that the emperor and the queen mother didn't say a word? If I really didn't know the rules and didn't kneel, shouldn't they have spoken up long ago? Why did they have to wait until you, the princess, spoke up?

Princess Yanran, you have been learning the rules in the palace since you were young, why don't you nourish your brain more?"

Su Man's tone was somewhat melancholy when she said the following sentence.

Li Yan was stunned for a moment. Why did she suddenly not understand what the village girl said? No, it seemed that she understood a little bit.

The Emperor and the Queen Mother's expressions changed, and at the same time they understood in their hearts that this Su Man was definitely not simple!

This realization made both of them feel a lot of hatred in their hearts. Originally, they were somewhat fortunate that Fu Xiu brought back a village girl, thinking that it would not only reduce the number of marriages between Fu Xiu and other ministers, but also allow them to control this village girl.

Now it seems that they had underestimated Su Man before.

This woman is definitely not just a village girl!

The emperor glanced at Fu Xiu, then his eyes fell on Su Man's face. He then laughed and spoke in a cheerful voice.

"Oh, General Fu's wife is really good! With such a person accompanying General Fu, I can rest assured, not bad, not bad."

When Fu Xiu and Su Man heard this, their expressions did not change at all.

They already knew exactly who this emperor was; he was nothing more than a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Li Yan looked at the emperor with dissatisfaction.

"Your Majesty, cousin, you..."

The emperor looked at Li Yan with a warning look, but his face was still as gentle as jade when he spoke.

"Yanran, it's also your cousin's fault that he didn't notice you just now. It's because he didn't tell you in advance. I thought you knew it, but I didn't expect you actually didn't know it at all."

"What?" Li Yan was a little confused. She was becoming more and more confused about what her cousin the emperor was talking about.

"It's like this. Did you see the jade pendant Su Man was wearing? It was given to the General's Mansion by my father. At that time, my father said that seeing this jade pendant was like seeing him. Those who hold the jade pendant don't have to kneel to anyone, including me. So do you understand why Su Man didn't kneel?"

Li Yan didn't believe it and could only look at the Queen Mother beside her.

The Queen Mother nodded with a helpless look on her face.

"Yes, Yanran, your aunt thought you knew about it, but you didn't know it either. But it's not your fault. You were young at the time, so it's normal that you didn't know about it."

Li Yan looked very embarrassed, she never expected things to turn out like this!

But why didn't the Emperor's cousin and the Queen Mother's aunt tell her earlier? If they had told her earlier, there wouldn't have been so many things, and she wouldn't have been so embarrassed?

She bit her lip, feeling a little resentful. But even if she felt a little resentful, what could she do? She couldn't blame her cousin the emperor and her aunt the queen mother.

"Cousin Emperor, Aunt Queen Mother, I'm sorry, it was Yanran who was wrong just now. It's Yanran who is ignorant."

She lowered her head slightly, pretending to admit her mistake.

Su Man sneered in her heart, I didn’t realize that this little white flower was so patient.

But given the identities of the emperor and the empress dowager, what else can this little white flower do if she can't tolerate it?

But didn't this little white flower apologize to the wrong person? Wasn't she the one who was hurt?

"Princess Yanran, the person you need to apologize to is my wife, the mistress of the general's mansion."

Fu Xiu, who had been silent the whole time, finally spoke in a cold voice.

He noticed Su Man's look telling him not to speak, but he couldn't bear to watch Su Man being ridiculed and bullied by these people.

Su Man's eyes showed helplessness, she knew that this man couldn't help it. But she had already said what she needed to say, and it was good for this man to vent her anger now, otherwise she didn't know what this man would say to her after she went back.

Thinking of Fu Xiu who had been nagging a lot these days, she couldn't help but smile, and sweetness spread in her heart.

Compared to Su Man's sweetness, Li Yan couldn't believe it.

"You want me to apologize to her? Why should I apologize to her? Who is she? What am I?"

She was really going crazy. As a princess, she had to apologize to a village girl? Why?

The coldness on Fu Xiu's face deepened.

"Who are you? My wife is the general's wife. Don't you think she deserves an apology from you?"

He looked at Li Yan with cold eyes, which made Li Yan's face turn pale.

"Aunt Empress Dowager..." She clenched the Empress Dowager's hand tightly, wanting her to support her.

But this time, she miscalculated.

"Yanran, General Fu is right. You were indeed wrong just now. You should apologize to Su Man." The Queen Mother's voice was as gentle as ever, and her tone was still very loving.

But Li Yan knew that this was an order and she had to apologize, otherwise even the Queen Mother would not let her go.

She gritted her teeth and looked at Su Man with humiliation. She wanted to apologize, but she couldn't say the words.

Su Man smiled and waited for Li Yan's apology.

"Yanran." The emperor spoke again, "Why don't you listen?"

Li Yan's face became even more embarrassed, but now even the emperor had spoken, so how could she dare not apologize?

"Miss Su, I'm sorry!" she said through gritted teeth.

Su Man was smiling in her heart, but her face still showed helplessness.

"Princess Yanran, didn't you say that you grew up learning the rules in the palace? But why do I feel that you don't know the rules at all? Or is it that the nanny who taught you is not good enough? Otherwise, how come you don't know the rules at all?"

"What do you mean? Didn't I apologize to you? What else are you dissatisfied with?" Li Yan stood up and questioned Su Man angrily.

At this moment, she didn't bother to care about maintaining her image in front of Fu Xiu. She was really mad at Su Man.

The Queen Mother's expression also turned grim. She looked at Su Man and said,

"Su Man, that's enough. Although Yanran was wrong, she also apologized to you. You should stop when you are ahead."

"Queen Dowager, of course I want to stop while I am ahead. But Princess Yanran really didn't know the rules just now, because she called me Miss Su, but I have given birth to two children for Fu Xiu and will marry him soon. She should call me the General's wife, or Madam Fu."

Of course Su Man knew that the Queen Mother was warning her, but she had nothing to be afraid of because Fu Xiu had said that she didn't need to consider anyone when entering the palace this time.

And she also understood that once she started to be cautious, it meant that she was beginning to show weakness.

If she showed weakness, she would be easily taken advantage of, so she had to be stronger.

The Queen Mother's expression froze, but she didn't say much.

Li Yan is now extremely angry. She originally wanted to marry Fu Xiu and become a general's wife.

Now she was asked to call this village girl "General's Wife". How could she possibly say that?

"Yanran?" The Queen Mother called out in a warning.

Li Yan knew that she had to call her Madam! Otherwise, if the Queen Mother ignored her, she didn't know what would happen to her.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry. I was too abrupt just now!" Li Yan finally said this through gritted teeth.

Su Man nodded with satisfaction, "It's okay, I forgive you."

Li Yan was so angry that her heart ached, but she didn't continue to provoke him. She just sat aside angrily.

The emperor looked at Su Man again and said,

"Su Man, Yan Ran is immature, don't bother with her. You all should sit down. You must be tired after standing for so long."

Hearing this, Su Man sneered in her heart.

They had been here for so long, and so many things had happened, but now they were asked to sit down? They were told that they would be tired from standing for so long?

Really pretending!

But they didn't say much and just sat down on the chairs nearby.

The two children were afraid that Su Man would be bullied, so they just stood on Su Man's left and right.

The emperor looked at this scene and something strange flashed across his eyes.

"Yanran, take these servants and go down first. We have something to say to Fu Xiu and the others." he said.

"Emperor cousin?" Li Yan was a little confused. Why should she go out?

"Something happened!" The emperor's tone became a little colder.

Li Yan's heart trembled, although the emperor was usually kind and doting to her.

But once she gets angry, there's really nothing that can be done and no one can plead for her.

"Yes!" She gritted her teeth, stood up and walked out with a room full of servants.

Before leaving, she glared at Su Man fiercely.

She wouldn't set fire to this village girl so easily! This bitch!

Su Man didn't take Li Yan's cruelty seriously at all.

Seeing the servants replacing the door of the Cining Palace, Su Man raised her eyebrows, and then looked at Fu Xiu.

Fu Xiu slightly curved his lips at her, indicating that she didn't need to worry.

Su Man was not worried at first, but after being comforted by Fu Xiu, she felt much more at ease.

The emperor and the empress dowager saw all of this, and each of them had different thoughts.

They deliberately asked Li Yan and the servants to go out in order to find out the identities of the two children.

They had been fooled by Fu Xiu before, and even though the excuses Fu Xiu gave were valid, they still couldn't feel at ease.

These two children have always been a major concern for them.