"Little girl, you must be scared! Don't worry, this set of headgear is my apology to you to calm you down." Shangguan Haoxuan did not forget to comfort Yun Shang before leaving. He is really a playboy.

Yun Shang was shocked and said, "I don't want it."

Shangguan Haoxuan smiled at her and turned away.

Yunchang quickly said to the proprietress, "Don't pack it, I don't want it."

The proprietress said with a serious face, "This is an apology sent to the Yun Mansion in the name of the Wang Mansion."

"We at Qizhen Pavilion are only responsible for delivery. We have no control over the rest."

Yun Shang's face darkened. What was going on? Forced gift? Didn't they say that Shangguan Haoxuan's seizure of a concubine was always consensual?

Ning Xue secretly smiled in her heart. It seemed that Shangguan Haoxuan really liked Yun Shang! Not only did he force her to leave, he also made Shangguan Haoyu faint.

Ning Xue said sarcastically, "Ms. Yun is really favored by Master Shangguan."

Yun Shang didn't have the heart to argue with Ning Xue at the moment. She curled her lips and said, "Miss Ning, Master Huo is so angry that he can't even take care of you. Why don't you go and comfort him?"

"Aren't you afraid that what you have worked so hard to get will be lost before it gets warm?"

Yun Shang smiled slightly, turned around and left, leaving Ning Xue stamping her feet in anger.

After leaving the Qizhen Pavilion, Yunchang hurried back. She wanted to intercept the headgear and return it to Prince Shangguan's Mansion before her parents found out.

"Xiaohong, run quickly. Stop anyone who comes to give you gifts."

Xiaohong responded and ran quickly back to Yun Mansion first.

"Mei'er, what on earth is your master doing?" Yun Shang said angrily.

"I don't care. I will never marry Shangguan Haoxuan. Not to mention as a concubine, I can't even marry her as a principal wife."

Yun Shang was extremely angry. If she had known that cooperating with the play would cause so much trouble, she should have just watched from the side.

Liu Mei'er hurriedly comforted Yun Shang, "Miss, don't worry, the Second Young Master and the Crown Prince have a good relationship!"

Yun Shang stopped suddenly and Liu Meir almost bumped into her back.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"of course."

Liu Mei'er nodded repeatedly, "I guess I just performed it for Ning Xue to see, and by the way, I used her mouth to let the imperial concubine in the palace know."

"acting?"

Yun Shang was shocked again, Shangguan Haoxuan's acting skills are so good?

"Are all the people in your palace actors? How come they are all acting geniuses?"

Yun Shang couldn't help but complain. Even she didn't realize that Shangguan Haoxuan was acting. How amazing!

Liu Meir laughed and didn't know how to respond. There was an even more powerful person who hadn't appeared yet!

Yun Shang was no longer in a hurry. She slowed down her pace and said to Liu Mei'er as she walked, "When we get back home, go and ask around so that I can have a better idea and cooperate with you next time."

"Okay, I'll go after the young lady returns home."

Liu Meir was also a little confused, and she needed to sort out her thoughts so that she could get things done.

Back at the Yun Mansion, Xiao Hong was pacing anxiously outside the mansion. When she saw Yun Shang, she immediately rushed over and said, "Miss, this is terrible. A name card and a gift box were just delivered. I'm afraid they are in the hands of the master now."

Yun Shang gently patted Xiao Hong's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, it's not that bad. It's just a gift, isn't it?"

"Come on, let's go in and take a look!"

As Yunshang spoke, she headed towards her father's study. During this time, the clever Liu Meir quickly slipped away.

Yun Shang walked lightly into the study room, and when she looked up, she saw the gold-plated post being tightly held in the hands of her father, who seemed to be stunned and unable to move.

"A notice from the Shangguan Palace!" Yun Zhongtang's voice broke the silence.

Yun Shang raised her eyebrows slightly and asked casually, "Dad, what exactly is this post about?"

Yun Zhongtang closed the note upon hearing the voice, but his face was full of confusion.

"The Shangguan Palace said that they had offended many people today, and sent an apology gift to show their sincerity."

Yun Chang thought to herself that there were so many onlookers in the Qizhen Pavilion just now, and it would be impossible to conceal this matter. She was afraid that she would not have to wait until tomorrow before the news would spread all over the capital and become a hot topic.

Was it the ridiculous incident of two young masters of the Shangguan Palace tearing each other apart in the Qizhen Pavilion for a woman? Or was it the scandal that Shangguan Haoxuan flirted with the official's daughter and made Shangguan Haoyu faint? Or was it her shocking act of settling accounts with Huo Beixuan and exchanging gifts in public? Furthermore, could it be the outrageous rumor that the Shangshu's daughter spent thousands of taels of gold to sever the relationship with her lover?

No matter which of the above rumors spreads, I am afraid I will be punished.

Thinking of this, Yun Shang changed her mind and felt that it was not unfair for Ning Xue to be embarrassed along with her.

Thinking of this, Ning Xue felt much more relieved. Then she pouted and knelt down without hesitation.

"Dad, I was wrong!" No matter what, I'll try to get rid of this responsibility first.

When Yun Zhongtang saw Yun Shang kneeling down to admit her fault, he could not help but feel an ominous premonition. He raised the golden card in his hand and asked in a deep voice, "This card is actually directed at you."

Yun Shang nodded quickly, looking aggrieved, "Dad, this matter really has nothing to do with me. I was implicated innocently."

So, Yun Chang recounted in detail and vividly what had happened in the Qizhen Pavilion, and even added a lot of exaggeration. Of course, all the responsibility must be pushed onto Shangguan Haoxuan, after all, it was he who caused the trouble!

"Shangguan Haoxuan was so bold and reckless that my daughter was so scared that she burst into tears."

Yun Shang pretended to wipe away her tears and said pitifully, "Dad, I won't really become Shangguan Haoxuan's concubine, will I? I absolutely don't want to do that!"

When Yun Zhongtang heard this, he slammed the table in anger and said loudly: "Don't worry, Prince Shangguan has always been a reasonable person, just talk to him nicely. As for his useless son, even if he likes you, I still don't like him!"

When Yun Shang heard this, she cheered secretly in her heart. Sure enough, this plan of shifting the blame was successful.

But Yun Shang didn't feel happy for long, Yun Zhongtang said sternly: "But, you settled the gift with Huo Beixuan in the street, this is definitely not what a lady from a noble family should do."

Yun Shang lowered her head, still aggrieved and continued to shirk responsibility, "That was because Miss Shangshu forced me to do that. My daughter was angry for a moment and lost her sense of propriety."

"Besides, when it comes to embarrassment, they are much more embarrassed than me."

Yun Shang thought for a moment and felt that what she said seemed to make some sense, so she didn't have the heart to blame her any more. After all, if she didn't refute it at that time, she would probably be ridiculed even more.

"Forget it, it's all our fault. We raised you at your grandparents' home since you were a child, so you didn't even learn these rules." Yun Zhongtang sighed, his face full of helplessness.

"Ugh!"

"You will be grounded for the next few days. Reflect on your actions."

"Yes, daughter, I will reflect on this now." Yun Shang made a bitter face and slowly left the study.

As soon as she returned to her room, Yun Chang's face immediately broke into a smile, and she was secretly happy in her heart: After all, pretending to be pitiful and shifting the blame is effective! The punishment is really light!

Xiao Hong also patted her chest and murmured with lingering fear: "Miss, you are still laughing. I was scared to death. Just now, I thought the master was going to punish us to kneel in the ancestral hall!"

"Okay, it's all right now!" Yun Shang said nonchalantly, and then collapsed on the couch. "Next, we'll just wait for Mei'er to come back and see what news she brings back."

"Xiaohong, go and have some rest! Bring dinner to your room."

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