The resentment and surprise in Wen Lang's eyes almost distorted his entire face.

These elders were people he couldn't possibly befriend.

But then he saw something: they were all bowing to Yu Shuyan.

What right does this bitch have? What right does she have?!

That wretched woman, if she had possessed this ability earlier, she would have kept it hidden and refused to help him in the slightest. He came from a scholarly family and married her, the daughter of a merchant. If she had possessed this ability earlier, shouldn't she have given him everything? Merchants are indeed all lowly and heartless creatures; they were truly kind enough to give her this respectable position.

At this moment, Gong Beige's face was also extremely cold.

Although she had just said she wanted to kill Yu Shuyan, it was only because she felt that Yu Shuyan was like a bedbug, making her feel disgusted and uncomfortable.

At this moment, she was truly taking the matter of killing Yu Shuyan to heart.

She not only wanted her to die, but she also wanted her to die a painful and gruesome death.

Why should these elders treat a mere merchant with such courtesy?

This kind of treatment should only be given to her, the princess.

No one else deserves it!

"What are you looking at? You're an eyesore, just crush you!"

With disgust, Gong Beige flicked her sleeve at Wen Lang and turned to leave.

Clearly, she was taking her anger out on Wen Lang.

Wen Lang was startled, sensing Gong Beige's true anger. His eyes darkened, but he lowered his head and followed, never looking at Yu Shuyan again.

Zhou Guoye and Wang Zinian, who were following behind them, did not look too good at this moment.

Wang Zinian sighed deeply and complained:

"Zhou Guoye, look at what we've done! We shouldn't have followed Wen Lang and pulled this stunt. Now, not only have we failed to please the princess, but we've also displeased Miss Situ. And it's made those old guys have a very bad impression of us."

A flicker of disgust and impatience flashed in Zhou Guoye's eyes, but she concealed it very well, frowning and sighing:

"Alas, it's not easy for us to refuse the prince consort's order. Fortunately, Her Highness knows our loyalty; otherwise, given her temper, she would surely blame us."

Wang Zinian sighed deeply:

"Then tell me, what do we do now? Are we just going to let this loss we suffered today go?"

Zhou Guoye looked intently at Yu Shuyan, her voice low and soft:

"Of course not~ Never mind~"

Sensing something was wrong, Yu Shuyan turned her head and met Zhou Guoye's cold and stern gaze.

When Zhou Guoye saw her looking at him, a smile slowly crept onto his lips, and he even nodded slightly to her.

He turned around and, with Wang Zinian in tow, slowly walked away.

Yu Shuyan watched his retreating figure, her brows unconsciously furrowing slightly.

A dog that bites doesn't bark; Zhou Guoye is ruthless.

Keeping a man with such a gloomy mind, who is determined to harm her, around is always a potential problem.

It seems we need to take away his fangs!

As he pondered, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

~~~~~~

After everyone had left.

Situ Yue no longer needed to pretend. She suddenly turned around and slapped Wang Mama, who was standing behind her, hard across the face.

Startled by the blow, Wang's mother staggered. Regaining her senses, she disregarded the pain and immediately knelt down, kowtowing several times, her voice trembling with tears:

"Miss, Miss, I really don't know what happened. We were busy, and suddenly my mind went blank. When I came to my senses, I saw you come in. Miss~ Miss~ This old servant really doesn't know~ really doesn't know~ what happened~"

The servants, seeing her crying and kowtowing, were all frightened and followed suit, kowtowing and shouting:

"Miss, spare me! Miss, spare me!"

Situ Yue's eyes were filled with impatience and disgust as she coldly ordered:

"What are you waiting for? Drag these useless things out of here! I don't want to see them again!"

As soon as the sound faded, a group of servants rushed forward, grabbed the pale-faced servants, and dragged them out.

Wang Mama was Situ Yue's wet nurse, so no one went up to pull her away.

Clearly, everyone was waiting for Situ Yue's further instructions.

Situ Yue frowned slightly, staring intently at Wang Mama.

Just as Wang's mother was so frightened that her heart was about to jump out of her chest, Situ Yue finally spoke coolly:

“Aunt Wang, you have disappointed me this time.”

Mother Wang trembled with fear and kowtowed several more times, pleading:

"Miss, Miss, please forgive this old servant this time. I will never let you down again. I will go through fire and water for you without hesitation."

Tears welled in her eyes, blood trickled from her forehead, and she stared at Situ Yue with a pitiful, expectant look.

However, Situ Yue didn't even frown, and her voice remained icy:

"Would you go through fire and water without hesitation?"

Wang's mother, oblivious to her coldness, hurriedly nodded in all her might to show her loyalty.

"Yes, yes, yes, this old servant would go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"

Situ Yue nodded, a smile actually appearing at the corner of her lips:

"Yes, I knew it. Aunt Wang loves me the most. She would even give her life for me, right?"

Mrs. Wang felt a great sense of relief, realizing that Situ Yue still appreciated her. She smiled as she wiped away her tears.

"I knew it, Miss understands this old servant best."

Situ Yue's smile suddenly deepened:

"Since Mother Wang is willing to die for me, then this time, I'm counting on you!"

The smile that Wang's mother had just managed to muster suddenly froze on her lips. Fear filled her eyes as she stared at Situ Yue in disbelief, her voice trembling:

"Miss, what...what do you mean?"

Situ Yue sneered:

“Aunt Wang, you’ve been a long-time friend of mine. What do you think is the best way to explain what happened today?”

Wang's mother instantly turned ashen-faced, realizing what she meant.

After all, with so many people witnessing this incident, someone has to be pushed forward to take the blame.

So, as an elderly woman from the Prime Minister's residence, someone favored by Situ Yue, possessing some power, and being caught red-handed, wasn't she the perfect scapegoat?

Seeing that she understood, Situ Yue's smile deepened even more:

“Aunt Wang, don’t worry. You are my wet nurse. You have confessed your crimes, and I will help you take good care of your children and family.”

The struggling light in Wang's mother's eyes vanished instantly. She had no choice; what choice did she have? Like a puppet, she slowly kowtowed again, her head hitting the ground.

"Thank you for your kindness, Miss. I will take full responsibility for what I have done. I will never bring shame upon the Prime Minister's residence!"

Situ Yue nodded in satisfaction:

"Then go! I'll have someone escort you to the Lingjin City government office. Once you get there, confess your crimes properly, understand?"

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