Chapter 548 - The Dispute, Each Got Smacked on the Face (2/2)
“Consort Chu, don’t be angry. It will go to waste if you get angry with such a beautiful face. At that time, you won’t have any position in King Chu’s heart. It’s easy to contend against a living person, but it’s impossible to contend against a dead one. Not to mention King Chu, both the Empress Dowager’ and the Empress know that Second Miss Ling is the most suitable Consort Chu.”
Mo Xuetong looked leisurely with a smile on her lips, and continued to strike at Ling Rui’er with words.
“Others only say that Consort Chu enjoy a lot of glory, and that the Empress Dowager and the Empress are your backings. But in fact, look at the Empress Dowager and the Empress, who really want to protect you? I heard that due to the thing happening in the Empress Dowager’s palace last time, Duke Ding called you back and scolded you sharply. And this time, it’s not a big deal that a concubine lost the baby in her belly. But in the end, you were almost demoted into the lowest concubine. Consort Chu, it seems that your position of the legitimate wife is not stable. Even your aunt is scheming against you.”
Mo Xuetong lifted her lips slightly and lowered her voice without any intentional disdain. However, facts spoke louder than words. In the Empress had really wanted to protect Ling Rui’er last time, Ling Rui’er would not have almost created a disaster. If the Ding General Manor had not stated clearly its stand, Ling Rui’er would have been a joke of the Ding General Manor, a useless chess piece.
This was enough to drive Ling Rui’er mad in rage.
Taunted by Mo Xuetong again and again, Ling Rui’er, with little shrewdness, could not bear it any longer. She stood up abruptly and slapped toward Mo Xuetong sharply, as she scolded, “You… b*tch! You are speaking nonsense…”
Mo Xuetong held on to Mo Ye who was about to step forward. Then, Mo Xuetong moved slightly to one side to avoid the key point of Ling Rui’er’s force, and just got flipped on her face. Taking advantage of the momentum of Ling Rui’er’s palm, Mo Xuetong stumbled, as if she were unable to stand straight any longer, and she fell backward abruptly. Because Ling Rui’er stood up and a.s.sumed the slap too quickly, and Mo Xuetong seemed to be beaten away, the table shook, the cups and bowls on it shook wildly, and all the people were shocked and looked at them subconsciously.
Just now, all the people had talks in pairs, so no one notice Ling Rui’er and Mo Xuetong. Now they saw Ling Rui’er slap Mo Xuetong arrogantly, and almost flip the table upside down, so they felt disgusted with Ling Rui’er’s arrogance. They had heard that Consort Chu once blocked Consort Xuan, and now Consort Chu slapped Consort Xuan, and it happened in the palace! How arrogant would Ling Rui’er be so that she dared to do so? Or how domineering would the daughters of the Ding General Manor be so that she dared to commit that?
Anyhow, she was Consort Xuan, and King Xuan did not seem to take it lying down easily.
On the other side of the table. “Tong’er, what’s going on?” Sure enough, King Xuan’s lazy and angry voice rang from the other side of the table. Seeing an accident happen, Feng Yuran stood up immediately, his attractive eyes filled with coldness. He turned around the flower shelf in anger and walked to Mo Xuetong who fell on Mo Ye. Seeing Mo Xuetong cover her face in tears and grievance, he turned around suddenly, as if he were about to slap Ling Rui’er.
Ling Rui’er was so frightened that she took three steps back. Seeing the Emperor’s solemn face and the chilly eyes of Feng Yuxuan who followed here, Ling Rui’er hurried to explain in a loud voice, “Aunt Empress, it’s she who provoked me…”
“Your Highness, it’s my fault. Don’t blame Consort Chu. It’s because I mentioned your past consort, and Consort Chu got so angry!” Mo Xuetong’s eyes were filled with tears, and even her long lashes were soaked in tears. A trace of grievance flashed in her pure and beautiful eyes. She covered her face with one hand, but a red and swelling print was visible on her white and tender face. Evidently, Ling Rui’er slapped so heavily. But Mo Xuetong still held on Feng Yuran’s hand, which immediately won people’s favor a lot.
Consort Xuan was really sensible.
Of course, Ling Rui’er, King Chu’s consort, was losing the good graces of the people present. Since one just mentioned something about her sister, how could she invert that she was provoked to do so? Did she want to obliterate the fact that she was the King Chu’s second legitimate wife? If Ling Fengyan were still alive, how could Ling Rui’er have the chance to become Consort Chu?
Feng Yuxuan also saw them and rebuked her angrily, “Apologize to Consort Xuan!”
His eyes fell on Mo Xuetong’s face. Sad and timid as the face showed, she still pretended to be strong. Feng Yuxuan felt his heart was being torn. Although Mo Xuetong did not rest her eyes on his face from beginning to end, he could not suppress the anger in his heart at the sight of her enchanting and slightly red eyes.
“Your Highness, she said that…” Looking incredulously at the angry expression on Feng Yuxuan’s gentle face, Ling Rui’er was so worried that she was about to cry, pointed at Mo Xuetong, and hurled, “Your Highness, it was this bi*ch who brought this up. She was the one…”
“Snap!” The answer to her was a slap from Feng Yuxuan, which made her withdraw two steps and fall on the ground forcefully. She covered her right face with one hand, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her lips. Feng Yuxuan was a man after all, a man good at martial arts. So his slap was much heavier than Ling Rui’er’s.
“Eighth Brother, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I hope that you and your Eighth Sister-in-law can forgive her once.” Feng Yuxuan did not even look at Ling Rui’er. Instead, he apologized deeply to the furious Feng Yuran.
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