The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

Her eyes were wide open, her eyebrows were raised, her red lips were slightly parted, and she shouted angrily: "You ignorant dog slave! How dare you ask me to swear an oath? Are you really tired of living?" This shout was like thunder.

Seeing the Third Princess' arrogant and rude attitude, the Emperor's heart sank. The scale that had originally leaned towards her began to slowly tilt.

Upon seeing this, the Empress standing on the side immediately knelt on her knees, her eyes red, and said with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I have been with you and your wife for decades, and have been through many ups and downs. Don't you even have this little bit of trust now?" Her words were full of grievance and resentment.

"Your Majesty, this maid of mine has been serving you loyally for decades since she entered the palace. I can swear to heaven that she will never tell a lie." said the Queen.

Hearing this, the Third Princess suddenly widened her eyes, her sharp gaze shot straight at the Queen, and asked sternly: "According to what the Queen said, could it be that I am making up stories and deliberately framing you?"

Xue Jinhua, who was standing aside, was secretly surprised. She had never expected that a mere little princess would dare to be so arrogant and domineering.

It seems that even though the Queen Mother has changed her fate, her life is still so frustrating.

Thinking of this, Xue Jinhua couldn't help but frown slightly, and said slowly: "Your Highness, Third Princess, even if the people around the Queen made mistakes, they are still the Queen's people after all. What's more, the Queen is the Emperor's first wife and your mother. No matter what, it is not your turn to question them aggressively."

"Even if I really made a mistake, the emperor is still here, so naturally everything is decided by the emperor. How can you question it?"

"Besides, you actually don't take the Queen seriously? I wonder if this is what you, the Third Princess, want or what your mother wants?"

When the Third Princess heard her mention her mother, her face instantly turned pale and she shouted angrily, "Bitch, shut up! Who the hell are you? What qualifications do you have to mention my mother?"

Before Xue Jinhua could respond, a roar resounded throughout the palace: "Enough! Shut up!" The emperor was already enraged and furious.

The third princess widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief.

The father who used to dote on me and love me so much would now scold me harshly in front of everyone.

You know, when the emperor called him by his name, it meant that he was extremely angry.

For a moment, the noble ladies and ladies around were all trembling with fear. They all lowered their heads and did not even dare to breathe.

However, each of them has different thoughts in their hearts.

Many people secretly thought that the third princess was extremely arrogant. She relied on her mother's deep favor with the emperor to act recklessly and domineeringly.

How dare you be so rude and disrespectful in front of the Emperor today? You really don't know your place!

He showed no mercy to the Empress in front of all the ministers' wives and daughters!

Acting in this way would not only embarrass the Empress, but would also be a slap in the face to the Emperor!

But the third princess is still unable to understand the deep meaning of it.

She looked aggrieved and shouted at the emperor: "Father, would you rather trust an outsider than your son?"

Facing the Third Princess' question, Xue Jinhua responded calmly and without arrogance, "Third Princess, you are wrong. The Empress and the Emperor are married, how can they be outsiders?"

Then, she changed the subject and looked at the third princess, continuing, "It is the third princess who has never taken the Queen Queen seriously at any time or place. Now, you keep saying that the Queen Queen is an outsider. I really don't know what your intention is? Or is there someone behind you instructing you to do this?" These words were spoken righteously and everyone present looked at her sideways.

"You..." The third princess was so angry that she was shaking all over, her chest heaving violently, her pretty face flushed red, and her beautiful eyes widened.

"Someone come! Drag the third princess out to me and lock her up in the princess's mansion. No one is allowed to release her without my order!" The emperor was already furious and didn't want to hear another word she said, so he gave the order without hesitation.

When the third princess heard this, she was struck by lightning and tears instantly burst out of her eyes. She cried and shouted, "Father, how can you be so cruel to me? What did I do wrong to deserve such treatment?" However, no matter how she cried and begged, the emperor remained unmoved.

"You bunch of useless people, are you all deaf? You are just standing here like wooden stakes, why don't you take action now!" The emperor's violent roar came again, deafening and terrifying.

The guards on the side looked at each other in panic when they saw this, but they did not dare to disobey the emperor's order. They had to bite the bullet and step forward tremblingly, and forcibly dragged the third princess away.

As the third princess was dragged away from the scene, the originally noisy environment suddenly became silent, and you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was silent, not daring to make a sound.

At this moment, Xue Jinhua subconsciously turned her head to look at Ling Yan beside her, but found that he had a cold face, a tense expression, his lips were tightly closed, and he said nothing.

Only Xue Jinhua secretly found it funny. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Third Princess was at fault in this incident, which made the Emperor so angry.

But isn’t it too light a punishment to simply confine him to the princess’s mansion?

Rather than being a punishment, it seems more like the emperor is intentionally protecting him.

"Well, this matter was originally the Third Princess' fault. Now that the Third Princess has been punished, I think this matter should end here."

The emperor looked at the queen. Although his tone was calm, the majesty contained in it was unquestionable. "Queen, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the queen slowly lowered her eyes. Her delicate face was still dignified and elegant, but her drooping eyelashes perfectly concealed the true emotions in her eyes.

She nodded slightly and responded softly: "Everything is up to the emperor, and I will naturally do as the emperor wishes."

Xue Jinhua, who was standing on the side, took in the whole scene, especially the Queen's seemingly respectful and submissive posture, but her slightly bent fingers still betrayed her true thoughts.

Although the Queen appeared calm on the surface, it could be seen from her unintentional little movements that she was actually not satisfied with the outcome of the incident.

At this time, the emperor suddenly turned his head to look at Miss Wen and asked in a gentle voice: "Miss Wen, do you have any complaints about the way the Third Princess treated you this time?"

Xue Jinhua hurriedly bowed and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, I dare not have any complaints. Besides, Your Majesty has severely punished the Third Princess on my behalf. I am grateful and how can I be dissatisfied?" Although she said so, Ling Yan, who was standing aside, clearly saw that Xue Jinhua's face was a little pale.

However, Ling Yan's expression was frighteningly gloomy at this moment. He clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes were so cold that they seemed to be able to freeze the air around him.

But because he was in front of the emperor, he could only suppress the anger in his heart.

The emperor was very satisfied with Xue Jinhua's answer. He couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. He then turned to the empress and said, "That's enough for today. I see that Miss Wen looks tired and must have been frightened. Let's end this banquet now."

The queen once again responded respectfully: "Yes, I will obey your command."

After she finished speaking, the queen turned around and left in a graceful manner, followed by a group of palace maids and eunuchs.

With the Queen's departure, the originally bustling banquet hall suddenly became quiet.

Not long after, the emperor also returned to the palace. Seeing this, the others tactfully stood up and left.

For a moment, only Xue Jinhua and Ling Yan were left.

Ling Yan stared at Xue Jinhua, and saw that her pretty face looked a little pale and haggard. He couldn't help but feel distressed. He could no longer suppress the surging emotions in his heart, and just said softly, "Painting..."

Thinking back to what happened today, Ling Yan felt extremely regretful.

If he hadn't been careless for a moment, if he hadn't arrived here in time at the last moment, he didn't dare to think about what terrible consequences would have occurred.

Thinking of this, his heart tightened into a ball.

However, Xue Jinhua shook her head gently, forced a smile, and said softly, "Your Highness, please don't feel guilty or sad about this matter. In fact, from the beginning, I had already thought that the Third Princess might take action, so I did it on purpose."

Hearing this, Ling Yan was stunned for a moment, but with his intelligence, he only thought about it for a moment and instantly understood why Xue Jinhua chose to do this.

But even so, he still said with pity: "You really shouldn't take such a risk. If something goes wrong, how can I bear it?"

Facing Ling Yan's concern and worry, Xue Jinhua once again firmly shook her head, looking at him with gentle yet powerful eyes, and slowly said: "Your Highness, have you forgotten? I once said that in order for us to be able to stay together openly and legitimately in the future, what does this little suffering mean?"

Hearing this, Ling Yan's eyes could not help but turn red, and a warm current surged in his heart. At this moment, he seemed to have thousands of words in his heart that he wanted to tell the woman he loved deeply in front of him, but when he came to his mouth, it finally turned into an affectionate call: "Paint..."

"The Third Princess has now confirmed that the mole on my face is real, and everyone around has also witnessed this. I think even if the person in the dark still has doubts, he should not act rashly for the time being."

"Just now, you had a direct conflict with the Third Princess in order to protect me. I wonder if it will have an impact on your affairs?" Xue Jinhua's mind was as clear as a mirror. As for Ling Yan's ability, she knew that he did not take the Third Princess seriously.

In the past, he always looked down on her, but now that he has met her... the power behind the Third Princess will certainly not give up easily.

She naturally didn't take the Third Princess' mother seriously, but seeing that the current emperor was taking a conciliatory attitude and wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter, she was still worried that this matter would have an adverse effect on Ling Yan.

Ling Yan couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, if I can't even deal with a mere Third Princess, then my position as Crown Prince would be meaningless. No matter what happened today, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."

At this moment, a clear and pleasant voice came over. It turned out to be Lan Qin who said, "Your Highness, the Queen has specially prepared a new set of clothes for Miss Wen."

The prince just nodded slightly, indicating that he knew about it.

Then he turned to look at Xue Jinhua and said calmly, "Go and change into this dress quickly. I will personally escort you out of the palace later."

Xue Jinhua replied softly, "Okay." Then she turned and went into the inner room to change her clothes.

Not long after, Xue Jinhua came out after changing her clothes. Lan Qin looked her up and down and said apologetically, "Miss Wen, I'm so sorry. This dress may not fit you well. I'm sorry that you've been wronged."

However, Xue Jinhua waved her hand nonchalantly and responded with a smile: "It's already great to have clothes to change, how can you feel wronged?"