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After hearing this, Xu Ruoli quickly put the prayer plate on herself, fearing that others would see what she wrote.

She said in a panic, "No need to trouble Brother Chen'er, I'll go by myself." Before she finished speaking, Xu Ruoli quickly walked behind the tree, found an inconspicuous place, and hung the sign there.

"Hey...do you want to go and see what she wrote later?" Leilei asked me softly.

"No, no, no, I don't want to get stye." I replied, shaking my head slightly.

"Pfft..." A playful laugh came into Xu Ruoli's ears.

As she walked towards us, she looked at Lei Lei carefully and said, "The girl next to the princess is so beautiful. I noticed her when I was praying in the hall just now. I wonder which family this beautiful girl comes from?"

Lei Lei bowed to her and replied with a smile: "Young lady, please don't talk nonsense. The phrase 'national beauty and heavenly fragrance' is usually used to describe the peony, which is the king of all flowers! I am really unworthy of it."

After saying this, Xu Ruoli's face instantly froze. She never expected that the woman in front of her did not fall into the trap she had carefully designed.

She glanced at the queen's face in panic, then quickly trotted to the queen's side, tightly grasped the queen's sleeve, and said in a delicate voice: "Oh, look at my stupid mouth! Aunt, please don't be angry with Li'er~"

The queen shook her head helplessly and gently rebuked: "You little girl, you have been outspoken since you were young. If you don't correct yourself, you will probably cause great trouble in the future."

Xu Ruoli heard this and smiled playfully, responding coquettishly: "Hehehe, Li'er knows! In fact, Li'er simply thinks that girl is as beautiful as a fairy, and wants to make friends with her."

"Miss Ling'er is Princess Rui's adopted sister...she..." Just as the Queen was about to introduce Miss Ling'er to Xu Ruoli, she interrupted her.

"Oh? Stepsister? Where does she live then? Does she live in Prince Rui's Palace as well? Haha... this is really true that those who are close to the water get the moon first, and the good things should be kept within the family!" As soon as Xu Ruoli finished speaking, everyone in the audience was shocked and fell silent for a moment.

Even the young ladies who had just returned from tying the prayer boards couldn't help but gasp.

Seeing the emperor's face, which had been smiling just now, suddenly turned dark, the queen also looked at Xu Ruoli in confusion.

I widened my eyes, shrank my neck, held my breath, and was ready to kneel down at any time.

"How outrageous!" As expected, the emperor's voice came, full of anger.

Without any hesitation, we knelt on the ground immediately, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

"Your Majesty, please calm down~" everyone knelt on the ground and said.

The emperor frowned and said to the queen who was kneeling on the ground: "Since they are the queen's family, I cannot interfere. Please discipline them more... hum..." After that, he waved his sleeves and turned to leave.

"Yes, I obey your command~" the queen kowtowed in response.

Afterwards, a group of young eunuchs and guards hurriedly followed and disappeared from sight as quickly as a gust of wind.

Nanny Su hurried forward to help the queen up, and heard the queen say, "Xu Ruoli's words offended the royal family, slap her in the face!"

When Xu Ruoli heard this, her body, which was already trembling with fear, shook even more violently.

She had never seen the emperor so angry, and she had never thought that her words just now would lead to such a situation.

At this moment, her heart was filled with fear and regret.

"Aunt, aunt, Li'er knows she was wrong and will never speak nonsense again." Xu Ruoli's face was as pale as paper. She knelt on the ground, kowtowed continuously, and begged bitterly.

"Don't call me aunt! I was just trying to persuade you to be careful with your words and actions and to control your mouth, but I didn't expect that you would make such a big mess in the blink of an eye! Now that the emperor is furious, how many heads do you have enough to chop off?" the queen roared angrily.

Facing the Queen's rebuke, Xu Ruoli was already frightened out of her wits and trembling all over. She knew she had committed a terrible mistake, but at this moment she had no choice but to beg for mercy. So, she kowtowed again and begged with tears in her eyes: "Aunt... Queen, please have mercy..."

When she noticed the gazes of many palace maids and eunuchs around her, she couldn't help feeling a little frightened.

Xu Ruoli immediately crawled forward a few steps, clutched the Queen's skirt tightly, and pleaded to the Queen in tears: "Your Majesty has so many servants, please have mercy!"

At this moment, Nanny Su quickly stepped forward and shouted, "Hey, are you allowed to touch the Queen's skirt?" As she said this, she rudely slapped Xu Ruoli's hand away.

Seeing this, the Queen's anger was ignited again. She glared at Xu Ruoli and said sternly: "You now know how to save face. I saw that you didn't show me any mercy when you spoke just now! Nanny Su, why are you still standing there! Beat her until she learns her lesson and then come back to report to me." Before she finished speaking, the Queen turned around and left angrily, leaving behind the horrified Xu Ruoli and the cold and heartless Nanny Su.

"Brother Xuan, Brother Xuan, please save Li'er. I didn't mean to say that just now. Brother Xuan, can you please help me beg for mercy?" Xu Ruoli turned her head with tears on her face and looked pitiful, begging Xiao Zhengxuan bitterly.

However, Xiao Zhengxuan replied with a serious face: "Miss Xu's remarks just now have indeed seriously insulted the relationship between the king and the princess, and also damaged Miss Ling'er's reputation. This matter involves a lot of people, and I'm sorry that I really can't plead for you."

Hearing this, Leilei beside her let out a soft sob at just the right moment.

Xu Ruoli knelt on the ground in despair, then glared at me fiercely, but bit her lips tightly and could not open her mouth to beg for mercy.

I smiled slightly and said to Xiao Zhengxuan in a relaxed manner: "My Lord, I am a little tired from standing. Let's go back."

"Okay." Xiao Zhengxuan immediately walked to my side, carefully supported me, and turned to leave.

At this time, Xiao Zhengchen also came over and comforted Lei Lei, saying, "Don't worry, Miss Ling'er, what happened today will never be spread out. Let's go back and rest."

Xu Ruoli was still kneeling on the spot, her eyes full of resentment and unwillingness. She could never have imagined that her impulsive words would lead to such serious consequences. She regretted it at this moment, but it was too late...

Nanny Su looked at Xu Ruoli seriously and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Xu!"

At this moment, Xu Ruoli knew that she could not escape, so she could only nod helplessly.

As several loud slaps fell, Xu Ruoli's screams and cries were intertwined.

The women from the ministers' families standing nearby were so frightened that they were trembling all over.

After Su Ma Ma finished the instructions given by the Queen, she stood up and said, "Ladies, please do not disclose what happened today, otherwise the consequences... I'm sure you won't be able to bear them."

"Don't worry, Madam Su, we will keep this a secret!"

"Yes, Ma'am, don't worry, we are only here to burn incense and pray for blessings today."

"That's right, don't worry, Madam Su."

The young ladies who had been kneeling on the ground all echoed this and said that they would never spread this matter.

Seeing how cooperative they were, Madam Su smiled with satisfaction and said, "Thank you very much, ladies. I will go ahead and report."

"Hey, Madam Su, take care~"

After Nanny Su walked further away, the young ladies supported each other, stood up, and slowly walked towards the courtyard gate.

"Oh, I'm so unlucky today. I came here to pray for blessings but I didn't expect to encounter such an unlucky thing!"

"Who said it wasn't? How did we catch up with her?"

"If someone were to speak so recklessly in our palace, he would probably be caned... The Queen has shown mercy!"

"Anyone who dares to speak sarcastic words in front of the Emperor and Empress must think that he is the favorite concubine!"

"Hahahaha, it's true."

"Alright, alright, stop talking. Let's go to various places and pray to get rid of this bad luck."

Xu Ruoli slumped on the ground, put her hands on her face, but was afraid to touch it because of the pain.

She stared fiercely at the backs of the women who walked past her, her heart filled with resentment and unwillingness.

She originally wanted to come here to pray for good luck and happiness, but she didn't expect to encounter such humiliation and blow.

The words of these women pierced her heart like a knife, making her feel that she had suffered great injustice and injustice.

She thought of her status and treatment at home. Although it was not high, she had never been treated like this before.

Xu Ruoli bit her lips tightly, trying hard not to let the tears flow down. She took a deep breath, tried to stand up, patted the dust off her body, and secretly vowed to make these people pay the price.

"Aunt, aunt, I know very well that you look down on me, otherwise my mother has told you so many times, openly and secretly, that she wants to marry me to Brother Xuan, but you either said you were still young or pretended not to understand. I didn't expect that now you don't even give face to your mother's family... Then don't blame Li'er..." Xu Ruoli staggered out, muttering to herself like a madman.

[A few days later, Rui Wangfu]

Xiao Zhengchen rushed into the yard with an anxious look on his face and shouted loudly: "Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law, where are you?"

Seeing this, Xiao Cui hurried over and said, "Hey, why is the Second Prince here? Is there something urgent?"

"Where is my sister-in-law? I have something very important to tell her! Is she in the house?" Xiao Zhengchen said as he hurriedly walked into the house.

"Hey, hey, hey~ Second Prince, the princess just woke up..." Xiao Cui didn't dare to stop him forcefully, so she could only chase after him and shout anxiously.

After hearing the noise, I quickly came out. Seeing the anxious Xiao Zhengchen, I smiled and said, "Chen'er is here. You're here so early. Could it be that... you didn't go to the morning class again?"

"Humph! Now the whole city is spreading the news about my brother, so I rushed here to tell my sister-in-law! But my sister-in-law actually made fun of me!" Xiao Zhengchen pouted and complained with a face full of grievance.

I winked at Xiao Cui, she nodded in understanding, and then quietly retreated.

"Come, have a cup of tea first, don't be in a hurry, talk slowly. Tell your sister-in-law quickly, what new stories are coming out outside!" I poured a cup of tea and handed it to Xiao Zhengchen.

"The rumor is that my brother let down his childhood sweetheart, who he had been engaged to. He was ordered to go to the frontier to fight in a crisis, but when he came back he was bewitched by a foreign vixen. When he returned triumphantly he even asked the emperor to marry that vixen, totally forgetting the fate of his childhood sweetheart." Xiao Zhengchen said in one breath and took a sip of tea.

"Hahahaha! Interesting, interesting. What next?" I said curiously.

"Ah? No...no more..." Xiao Zhengchen looked at me in surprise and replied.

"No more? No latest plot?" I looked at him and continued to ask.

"No... Sister-in-law, that's not right. Don't you know who this... fox... fox spirit is talking about?" Xiao Zhengchen said hesitantly.

"Isn't it talking about me? I am the vixen, Xiao Zhengxuan is the unfaithful prince, and my childhood sweetheart is Xu Ruoli." I said casually.

"Yes!" Xiao Zhengchen looked at me and said.

"Ah? Right? And then?" It was my turn to be confused...

"Sister-in-law, isn't she angry? Many people outside believed it, saying that the foreign woman in the story was a vixen who broke up the childhood sweethearts who were in love with each other." Xiao Zhengchen said angrily.

Just then, Xiao Cui came in with a plate of crystal clear and exquisite crystal dragon and phoenix cake and gently placed it on the table.

"Chen'er, calm down and have some snacks." I comforted him softly and pushed the plate of pastries towards him.

"Humph, I'm so angry!" Xiao Zhengchen replied stubbornly, but he still reached out and took a piece of cake and put it in his mouth. He seemed to be thinking about something while chewing the sweet and delicious cake.

"Chen'er, don't be angry. In this matter, whoever gets angry will lose. Besides, no one specifically said that I, Xiao Xiaoxu, am a vixen. What can I do to the person behind the scenes? Let him spread it as he pleases." I said calmly.

Hearing what I said, Xiao Zhengchen blinked his big, lively eyes like a little deer and looked at me curiously: "Does sister-in-law mean that you already know who that person is?"

I met his gaze and nodded: "This is not difficult. It seems that whoever is the biggest beneficiary in this story is the one manipulating the situation behind the scenes." My tone was calm and firm.

"She really would do anything to marry my brother..." Xiao Zhengchen said in disbelief as he ate pastries.

"Sister-in-law, do you have any way to deal with it?" Xiao Zhengchen asked curiously.

“Well, there is, but if we take action now, I’m afraid there won’t be any obvious effect. Let’s wait a little longer... There’s no need to rush.

If Chen'er is willing to believe in sister-in-law, sister-in-law will let you see a wonderful show in the near future..." I said to Xiao Zhengchen with a smirk on my face.