The head palace attendant was a shrewd woman. After so many years in the palace, how could she not see what was going on? It seemed this Consort Shu was here because of Princess Yuyan today.
"This is all arranged by the palace. All the imperial concubines have to learn together. However, Princess Yuyan has been exposed to these things since she was young, so her completion rate is quite high. Why don't we let Yuyan demonstrate for you, Your Ladyship?" the head palace attendant replied.
"Alright," Consort Shu agreed readily. But Yuyan refused. Why should she demonstrate for Consort Shu?
"I refuse," Yuyan rejected him very decisively. Everyone's eyes turned to her. She was indeed audacious.
"Yuyan, this is Consort Shu. Mind your manners!" The head palace attendant didn't care who Yuyan was. Besides, behind Consort Shu was His Majesty, she wouldn't be so foolish.
"I just refuse." Yuyan didn't care about anything else. She would never kowtow to Nan Zhiyun.
"Presumptuous!" This head palace attendant was a tough character. She lunged forward and slapped her.
Yuyan was stunned by the slap. How dare a mere palace maid hit her? Yuyan immediately intended to strike back. It had to be said that the last beating from the Princess Consort Yu was too light.
"You dare to hit me?" Yuyan couldn't believe it.
"You dare to offend Consort Shu, and being slapped is light. I told you long ago that this is the imperial palace, and your identity is that of an imperial concubine. So you have to put away all your former pretenses. You haven't even become a master yet, and you're already putting on airs!" The head palace attendant had been in this palace for more than a decade, and she wouldn't be controlled by an imperial concubine.
So what if she was from Prince Yu's manor? Prince Yu had no power, and his health was poor. He might not be around any day. If it weren't for Princess Consort Yu these past few years, Prince Yu's manor would have been ruined long ago. What was there to be arrogant about being a princess like Yuyan?
"You..." Yuyan trembled with anger.
"I didn't realize Princess Yuyan had such a fiery temper," Nan Zhiyun finally spoke. Yuyan looked at Nan Zhiyun, her eyes full of resentment.
"Just now you were praised for your good manners, but now it doesn't seem to be the case. Last time you accompanied Princess Consort Yu into the palace, you hit someone by my side without rhyme or reason. This shows that the rules of Prince Yu's manor are really not very good," Nan Zhiyun said very directly. Yuyan finally understood why Nan Zhiyun had come this time.
"That servant was blind. It was natural for me to discipline him," Yuyan stood up straight.
Jiang Ji stood behind her with his head bowed, his expression unreadable. It was Nan Zhiyun who became unhappy first.
"I heard that Princess Yan was punished when she returned last time, beaten until her skin was torn and her flesh was bleeding. What? Have you recovered from your injuries and forgotten now?" Nan Zhiyun's tone also turned cold.
Hearing Nan Zhiyun say this, Yuyan's face turned ashen. Nan Zhiyun had embarrassed her in front of so many people and poked her old wounds. How could she tolerate this?
"Nan Zhiyun, why are you acting so high and mighty in front of me? Do you really think His Majesty will always dote on you like this? If you dare to come here and act recklessly today, and His Majesty finds out, aren't you afraid of him punishing you?" Yuyan, unable to do anything herself, could only invoke Yu Jingchen.
"So what if I'm punished? What does it have to do with you? You should be concerned about your own situation. You've committed insubordination and verbally attacked me. You deserve to be slapped. Jiang Ji!" This was the first time Nan Zhiyun had ordered someone to be punished.
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