The mistress has no feelings, why do you provoke her?

Song Wenjun did not want to get involved in the Qi family's affairs, so she did not say anything.

However, even though she doesn't provoke others, others provoke her.

The person downstairs seemed to have moved upstairs, their voice becoming even more arrogant: "I originally thought that the Second Young Master Qi was unreliable, but I didn't expect that his wife had no sense of romance at all and insisted on pushing him away. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get such a great deal. I thought that the Princess Consort would support her, but I didn't expect that she and her brainless mother had completely offended the Chu Prince's Mansion. Now, even if she dies, no one will come to save her."

Mei Niang swayed her slender waist, her face full of smugness.

Beside her was another woman dressed in red and green.

Both of them came from brothels and got along very well.

After entering the Earl's mansion, Mei Niang thought she had climbed the social ladder.

But all the ladies and young women looked down on her background and no one paid any attention to her.

Helpless, he had no choice but to go back to his old girlfriends to show off.

"So that means you're the one in the Earl's mansion." The young lady gave Meiniang a thumbs up, and Meiniang smiled smugly: "Who told me to be favored? Although I'm not now, I will be sooner or later. She's half-dead now, and judging from her appearance, she doesn't have many days left to live."

Mei Niang adjusted the hairpin in her hair and laughed arrogantly: "If I lived such a pathetic life, I would have killed myself long ago instead of staying in the Earl's mansion to suffer."

As the two were chatting and laughing, Mei Niang suddenly stopped in her tracks.

A figure stood quietly before her, the woman looking at her with a cold and aloof expression, her almond-shaped eyes filled with arrogance.

Although Mei Niang did not recognize Song Wenjun, she recognized the waist tag of the Chu Prince's mansion.

He turned deathly pale with fright and knelt down on the ground with a thud: "Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me!"

Song Wenjun looked at her coldly and asked, "What's wrong with your wife?"

Although she said she didn't care, she couldn't help but feel sorry for Shangguan Yulan when she heard that she was living in dire straits.

She was also a woman, and therefore understood the suffering of women even more.

Although Shangguan Yulan was confused, she was not extremely guilty, especially since the matter involved the Chu Prince's Mansion.

Mei Niang never dreamed that Song Wenjun would hear all the outrageous things she said.

She stammered in fright, "Madam, she... she suffered a shock after her miscarriage and hasn't eaten or drunk anything for three days."

Xiao Tao clenched her fists: "How dare a mere concubine like you speak ill of the Chu Prince's mansion? Don't you value your life?"

"I only meant no harm and would never have meant to criticize Your Highness. Please, Your Highness, investigate thoroughly." Meiniang was so frightened that she kowtowed repeatedly. She was truly regretting saying such things.

With a cold face, Song Wenjun ordered, "Tie her up and send her to the yamen."

Those who criticize the royal family are punished with thirty strokes of the cane for minor offenses, and fifty strokes for serious offenses, and imprisoned.

As a princess, Song Wenjun personally escorted the person to the government office, so one can imagine what fate awaited Meiniang.

Mei Niang screamed in fright, but Xiao Tao slapped her across the face and she quieted down.

She was quickly taken away.

Song Wenjun led Xiao Tao out of the teahouse.

I was excited before I came, but I was in a terrible mood when I left.

She hadn't revealed the mistress's identity before because she didn't want to get involved anymore.

But now that the other party has dared to bully her, she can't pretend not to see it.

The Earl's Mansion.

News of Mei Niang being flogged and imprisoned spread throughout the Earl's mansion.

Upon hearing this news, Qi Jin slumped into his chair.

News came from the yamen that after Meiniang was flogged, blood flowed from her lower abdomen, so they dared not continue the punishment.

After consulting a doctor, they learned that Meiniang was pregnant.

But the woman was imprisoned by Song Wenjun. Who would dare to release her without the order of the Princess of Chu?

Therefore, this matter still requires the approval of the Queen Consort of Chu.

Qi Jin thought it over and over, but no one else could be as helpful as Shangguan Yulan.

She was Song Wenjun's cousin, and Song Wenjun would definitely agree to her request.

Qi Jin made up his mind and immediately went to find Shangguan Yulan.

He kicked open the door, startling the maid inside who rushed forward to stop him: "Second Young Master, Madam is too weak to take such a fright!"

"Get out of my way." Qi Jin kicked them both away, strode to the bedside and looked down at Shangguan Yulan: "What are you pretending to be dead for? Get up now."

Shangguan Yulan's face was as white as a sheet of paper. She opened her eyes and looked at the fierce-looking Qi Jin, but there was no fear in her eyes anymore.

Instead, there was a deathly atmosphere.

She's not afraid of death now, so why would she be afraid of Qi Jin?

So she opened her eyes, glanced at Qi Jin, and then slowly closed them again.

Qi Jin was furious that Shangguan Yulan would treat him this way. He kicked her in the back, sending her crashing onto the bed.

Shangguan Yulan's head hit the corner of the bed hard, and it immediately became red and swollen.

"Get up right now and go to the Chu Prince's residence to beg the Chu Princess to release Meiniang, or I'll beat you to death today."

As Qi Jin spoke, he grabbed a vase from the table and smashed it over Shangguan Yulan's head.

Two maids screamed and rushed forward, only to see Shangguan Yulan suddenly grab a pair of scissors and frantically stab Qi Jin in the chest.

Qi Jin never expected that Shangguan Yulan would resist, and he was even more surprised that she resisted without uttering a sound, like a wild beast that had been lying in wait for its prey to approach before delivering a fatal blow.

Almost instinctively, Qi Jin turned and ran.

Shangguan Yulan's attack missed, but Qi Jin didn't fare any better; he fell to the ground in his panic.

Taking advantage of this moment, Shangguan Yulan swiftly severed his Achilles tendon with a pair of scissors.

With a scream of agony, Qi Jin writhed and convulsed on the ground in pain.

He clutched his ankle and screamed in pain, but still uttered threats: "Shangguan Yulan, do you want to die? How dare you hurt me."

With a gloomy look in her eyes, Shangguan Yulan approached step by step with scissors in hand. Qi Jin's foot was injured, so he couldn't run away.

He looked at the two maids in despair: "You wretches, what are you doing standing by? Hurry up and stop this madwoman!"

However, the maid hesitated and stood there, having witnessed how Qi Jin treated Shangguan Yulan.

If the lady hadn't resisted, she would have been beaten by him again today.

Seeing that his orders were ineffective, Qi Jin shouted, "Go now, or I'll skin you alive! Go stop her!"

The two maids were still hesitant, but Qi Jin's words made them determined.

He turned around and slammed the door shut.

They stepped forward and grabbed Qi Jin's arms from both sides. One of the maids gritted her teeth and said, "You're the one who ruined our mistress. You've defiled me and Xiuxiu. We will never allow you to hurt our mistress again."

"Ma'am, please go."

Xiuxiu pushed Shangguan Yulan out the door and then locked it from the inside.

A gust of wind finally brought Shangguan Yulan back to her senses.

When she saw that her hands were covered in blood, she realized what had just happened.

Just as they were at a loss, a thick smoke billowed out of the house, and Qi Jin's screams came from inside.