The Emperor's heart is won, she sits on the Phoenix Throne! The Divine Physician's Eldest

“Zhang, you don’t discipline your son properly! How dare you lay a hand on innocent Yao Yao! The Marquis of Zhenbei and the others are gone, but the Marquis of Ding’an’s mansion still exists!”

As the voice faded, Lady Ding'an Marquis arrived in front of everyone, and the maids and servants who were about to grab Song Siyao immediately stopped.

Lady Ding'an and Song Siyao's mother were very close friends. She had come to see Song Siyao today, and was furious to see that the people from the General's Mansion dared to bully Song Siyao.

"Madam of Ding'an, I was unaware of your presence and apologize for not welcoming you properly." The Second Madam immediately came over with a smile and explained ingratiatingly, "How could I dare to lay a hand on Yaoyao? It was all a misunderstanding."

"I heard it with my own ears and saw it with my own eyes, how could there be a misunderstanding?" Lady Ding'an asked in return.

The two old ladies smiled awkwardly, speechless.

Lady Ding'an held Song Siyao's hand tightly, "Yaoyao, don't be afraid. Today I want to see who is so audacious as to dare to bully the only orphan of the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion!"

The two old ladies dared not respond to the words of the Lady of Ding'an Marquis, and could only scold Meng Zhanting and Song Yu'er inside the room, "Hurry up and put on your clothes, aren't you ashamed enough!"

Meng Zhanting and Song Yu'er searched through the wardrobe for a long time. Song Yu'er found some clothes to wear, but Meng Zhanting never stayed at Song Siyao's place, so of course there were no clothes for him. Helpless, he could only wear women's clothes, making him look quite comical.

If outsiders were to find out that he, the fourth master of the General's Mansion, was actually wearing women's clothes in public, he would surely become a laughing stock.

Thinking of this, he rushed to Song Siyao, raised his hand and slapped her, shouting, "Song Siyao, you ruined me!"

"Meng Zhanting, how dare you!"

"Snapped!"

Three voices rang out simultaneously, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

Before Meng Zhanting's hand could even touch Song Siyao's face, Song Siyao slapped him across the face, leaving five clear finger marks that stung painfully.

"Song Siyao, how dare you hit me?" Meng Zhanting, a man, felt his dignity was utterly shattered when a woman stared at him.

"Song Siyao, Ting'er is your husband. A husband is the head of the household. How dare you hit him? You are simply not a virtuous wife!" the second madam scolded.

"Brother-in-law, does it hurt?" Song Yu'er gently stroked Meng Zhanting's cheek, her eyes filled with tears. She turned to Song Siyao and scolded her, "Sister, how could you hit your brother-in-law? If word gets out, people will say that my Zhenbei Marquis's mansion has no manners! If he were my husband, I would tolerate whatever he did. This is the virtue that a wife should have."

Meng Zhanting gazed at Song Yu'er with deep affection. Only a woman with such virtues deserved to be his wife. Song Siyao, with her narrow-mindedness, shrewishness, and viciousness, was not worthy!

"This is to repay you for the slap you just gave me!" Song Siyao shifted her gaze from Meng Zhanting's face and stared at the two old ladies. "Like mother, like son! Mother, have you forgotten the maid you beat to death in your room?"

The two old ladies turned pale, wondering how Song Siyao knew about that matter.

Song Siyao turned her gaze to Song Yu'er, "How dare you, a despicable person who climbed into another woman's husband's bed, mention the upbringing of the Marquis of Zhenbei's mansion to me?"

Song Yu'er blushed and bit her lip, looking innocently at Meng Zhanting.

"Song Siyao, Yu'er and I are in love. If you have any problems, come at me. Don't make things difficult for her!" Meng Zhanting protected Song Yu'er.

"Meng Zhanting, even now, you show no remorse whatsoever and still dare to protect Song Yu'er. This is simply outrageous! You must give me an explanation for what happened today! Otherwise, I will not let you off the hook!" Lady Ding'an was so angry that her face turned ashen.

"Madam of Ding'an, this is a family matter of the General's Mansion, and it is none of the business of outsiders!" Meng Zhanting said matter-of-factly.

"Ting'er! Apologize to Lady Ding'an Marquis right now!" After finishing her scolding of Meng Zhanting, the Second Madam hurriedly tried to appease Lady Ding'an Marquis, saying apologetically, "Lady Ding'an Marquis, Ting'er is ignorant, please don't take it to heart!"

"He's twenty years old and still doesn't understand? Does he have to wait until he's sixty to understand? Zhang, indulging him will only spoil him! Besides, the person he should apologize to isn't me, it's Yao Yao."

If it weren't for the fact that Song Siyao would continue living with Meng Zhanting in the future, Lady Ding'an would not have spoken in such a tone.

"Yes, yes." The second lady smiled awkwardly. Marquis Ding'an held military power and was deeply trusted by the emperor. Meng Zhanting had previously distinguished himself in a war and returned victorious as the deputy commander of the capital's guards.

The commander of the Imperial Guard was promoted, and Meng Zhanting was the most likely candidate to take the next step and become the commander.

However, if Marquis Ding'an were to speak ill of Meng Zhanting in front of the Emperor, Meng Zhanting's position as commander would be doomed.

"Ting'er!"

The second lady glared at Meng Zhanting, but before she could speak, Meng Zhanting interrupted, "Madam of Ding'an Marquis, I was ignorant and I ask for your forgiveness. However, I did nothing wrong regarding Song Siyao, and I will not apologize to her."

"What do you intend to do?" Lady Ding'an asked coldly.

"I want to marry Yu'er as my second wife," Meng Zhanting said.

"A concubine?" Lady Ding'an was furious. "Where do you put Yaoyao? Anyone with a modicum of manners should beat Song Yu'er to death for being so shameless as to seduce her own brother-in-law!"

When she was young, she followed the Marquis of Ding'an on the battlefield and could not stand such dirty things in the backyard.

"I have ruined Yu'er's reputation, so I should take responsibility for her. With Yu'er's talent and beauty, it would be a disservice to her to be a concubine." Meng Zhanting raised his voice, showing his deep affection and determination. He didn't even want to look at Song Siyao.

"What family would marry a fool as their principal wife? It's only because I'm kind-hearted and mindful of the loyalty and bravery of the Zhenbei Marquis's family that I'm willing to take her in. She's already lucky to have the position of principal wife, what more could she want?"

"Meng Zhanting, you are heartless and ungrateful..."

"I want a divorce!"

Before Lady Ding'an Hou could finish her tirade, Song Siyao's voice, like a thunderclap in spring, suddenly shattered everyone's eardrums.