My husband faked his death so I could remarry, but I got involved with my crazy brother and can'

"Oh? Is that so?"

Su Yingxue's face visibly darkened, and Su Zhirou hurriedly spoke up, "Sister Song, this is all a misunderstanding. My relationship with you is very good, please don't say anymore..."

Seeing that Song Ning remained silent, Su Zhirou's gaze fell on Su Yingxue. "Sister, Sister Song is just a bit straightforward; she has no ill intentions at all. Please forgive Sister Song and don't hold it against her..."

Su Zhirou quickly positioned herself as the weaker party, thus absolving herself of any responsibility.

Most of those present were ladies from the inner quarters of the household, and they saw through Su Zhirou's scheme at a glance.

But many sheltered young ladies, like Su Zhirou, had never seen anything like this before, and immediately spoke up to advise:

"Yes, Miss Song probably didn't mean it. Please don't hold it against her."

"That's right, Miss Song is just a bit straightforward. She doesn't really have any bad intentions. You mustn't argue with her. After all, we're all sisters."

Although they were very reluctant to be sisters with Su Yingxue, they still had to maintain a polite facade.

Why not just stop interacting in private?

Who wouldn't want a storm to be quelled with just a word?

"Oh? Are you all talking nonsense with your eyes wide open? Which sister would chase after me and call me a slut?"

"Or do you all think I should just swallow this grievance and bear it all?"

Su Yingxue calmly stood up, only wanting to speak to the ladies in the crowd one by one.

"You were having an affair with another man yesterday, and I caught you in the act. What a huge bed."

"You, you slept with the stable boy, engaging in illicit relations every day."

"And you, spending all your time at temples entangled with monks. I've seen it countless times, living a dissolute life."

"What nonsense are you talking about?! I didn't!"

"I don't have any either!"

"You're framing me!"

The three ladies whose names were mentioned were furious.

The way he looked at Su Yingxue was like he was looking at an enemy.

The importance of a woman's reputation goes without saying.

If this gets out, they might never get married.

"Hmm, don't be angry, we're still best friends~" Su Yingxue smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.

"Who said we're sisters? How dare you slander me!"

"Exactly, I don't have a sister like you!"

The young ladies united against Su Yingxue, their eyes filled with intense resentment.

They're at the age where they should be looking for a husband. If word gets out, what good families will they be able to marry into?

Su Yingxue is clearly a jinx, yet she still wants to be sisters with them?

It's ridiculous!

"Didn't you just say you wanted me to be sisters with Miss Ning? How come it's okay for me, but not for you?"

Everyone choked, their eyes filled with shock as they looked at Su Yingxue.

Su Yingxue raised her lips and continued, "You won't know the pain until you're hit on the head."

"So, Miss Song, even if you were instigated, I will not forgive you. You must apologize to me, or I won't hesitate to teach you a lesson."

One cannot absolve oneself of sins by saying that one was instigated. Otherwise, if everyone said that they were instigated, wouldn't all the sins in the world be gone?

"Apologize? What stupid and despicable things have you done that you expect me to point out?" Song Ning's voice rose. "This is the first time I've ever seen someone who, after only three months of marriage, doesn't remain a widow and seduce her own brother-in-law. How can someone like you have the nerve to go out in public like this?"

The way people looked at Su Yingxue changed, but the young ladies from the inner chambers no longer dared to agree.

After all, Su Yingxue has a sharp tongue, and if she throws dirty water at him again, he might never be able to get married.

Even if the story is false, people will still use it as a reason to refuse marriage.

After all, there are plenty of young ladies and noblewomen from respectable families in the capital.

Seeing that no one spoke, Song Ning was somewhat surprised and was about to say something when Madam Bai returned from greeting everyone at the door and offered a few words of reassurance:

"Everyone, please sit down. This is a misunderstanding."

"Miss Ning, please have a seat."

Bai seemed to want to settle things peacefully. She knew that inviting this little tyrant would cause trouble, so she hadn't originally invited her, but who knew she would come on her own.

Now look what's happened, they've started causing trouble as soon as they arrived.

This banquet was already difficult to prepare, and now it looks even more difficult.

"Auntie, we can't stand idly by and do nothing about this. The Crown Princess is right here; we must stand up for her!"

An Ning didn't expect that the Bai family would want to settle things peacefully. Regardless of what others thought, she was the first to disagree.

After all, this whole thing was originally Su Yingxue's fault.

We can't pin this mistake on Su Zhirou, can we?

Regardless of the circumstances, Su Zhirou is the rightful Crown Prince's consort.

She cannot let this go easily!

Absolutely not!

Once today is over, his fame will resound throughout the royal palace and among the nobles.

When that time comes, there will surely be a constant stream of people coming to propose marriage.

In this way, Father will no longer need to worry.

She never understood why, despite her stunning beauty, no one had the eye to propose marriage to her.

"What right do we have to make decisions? This is their family matter, it has nothing to do with us," Mrs. Bai said. "Alright, hurry up and take your seats, stop making a scene."

Now, just seeing Anning gives her a headache.

This prime minister is truly unlucky to have such a daughter.

This woman is not only clueless, but also easily taken advantage of.

They can hit anything you point at, but if they offend a powerful person one day, they might lose their lives.

"How can it be alright? We can't let someone like that sit at the table! Auntie, throw this vile woman out! Otherwise, she'll sullen the meal!"

Her words carried a strong sense of determination; to the uninitiated, one might have mistaken them for a family feast.

Su Yingxue was amused. She slowly stood up, went straight to An Ning, and slapped her.

"Snap—"

A sharp crack stunned An Ning.

An Ning exclaimed in disbelief, "You dare hit me? You actually dared to hit me?!"

"I'll hit you if I want to. Who told you to spew such filth? You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth. Someone like you, hitting you is too lenient!"

This was the first time Su Yingxue had ever seen such a stupid person.

The look in his eyes was tinged with pity.

It has to be said, Su Zhirou really knows how to arrange people.

This kind of person is disgusting no matter where they are placed.

"Sister, how could you hit Sister Song?"