Her words naturally made some people dissatisfied, but at this moment, it was not appropriate to show their claws and oppose her, so one by one, they fell silent.

Although their faces showed discontent, in their hearts, they had already acknowledged that what she said was right. For women, the most important thing is to find a good in-law’s house. If you let a moment of jealousy cloud your mind, it is indeed not worth it. Thinking of this, each person sat upright and said no more useless words.

Seeing this, Murong Ru was filled with anger; her face, normally as lovely as moonlight, turned terrifyingly pale, green, and purple due to her rage. Yet she pointed at Hua Xiyan’s nose and cursed without any hesitation.

"Ugly woman, what are you? How dare you say that I am jealous of a wild child? Who allowed you to speak like that? Was it that wild girl? What has she given you? Making you defend her so thoroughly? You, a lowly Concubine daughter, have quite the audacity!"

The arrogant and domineering Murong Ru did not notice how her shocking image had caused people around her to frown. As her curses intensified, gasps filled the air, but the main character of the incident did not feel any impropriety and continued on her way.

"And you, Murong Wei, usually you would be cautious and flattering when you see me. Has the sun risen from the west today? Daring to mock me? What qualifications does a lowly slut’s offspring have to challenge me? Your mother is incompetent, do you think you have the ability?"

Lady Shu was initially just a Noble, and she was recently promoted to concubine because she gave birth to the tenth Prince, which made the Old Emperor Gao Xing.

The mother and daughter were indeed walking on thin ice to survive in the palace before. Even after being promoted to concubine, they did not dare to act rashly in front of Consort Hua, which was despised by Murong Ru, so she never respected Lady Shu. Now, she scolded shamefully, surprising Murong Wei, who nonetheless did not stop her; instead, she found the right moment to cry with her eyes red.

"Sister, I didn’t mean it like that. How could I dare to mock you? I just thought that Sixth Sister has been wandering among civilians for so many years and finally returned. We should treat her well and not consider her an enemy. As a Princess, instead of taking the lead, you intentionally direct the others’ jealousy onto Sixth Sister. How is this appropriate? I also care for you, Sister, for Father Emperor has said we should treat Sixth Sister kindly. How can you go back on your word?"

"Murong Wei, you are rambling, slut, you and your slut mother, equally despicable!"

The more Murong Ru listened, the more enraged she became, because Murong Wei’s pitiful expression reminded her of the Maid who climbed the dragon bed beside her mother. Back then, she accused her mother before Father Emperor with the same look, so whenever she saw such an expression, she felt immense aversion. Now, the anger was even more uncontrollable, but she didn’t expect—

"If she is a slut’s offspring, then what am I?" Suddenly, a bone-chilling voice floated into the ear.

In an instant, the venue was as silent as death. Murong Ru stood as if struck dumb, sweat slowly appearing on her forehead, and chills ran down her back. She naturally recognized whose voice it was. Her heart raced, and her mind frantically searched for words to defuse the sincere words spoken earlier!

But unexpectedly, someone was even more alarmed and uneasy than she was and knelt in fear.

"Father Emperor, please calm your anger. It’s not what you think. Sister and I were joking here. We had just been listening to a popular folk tale and whimsically performed its scenes, not that Sister was disrespectfully insulting me and Mother. Please don’t misunderstand!"

Murong Wei’s attempt to save face made Murong Yi glance at Murong Ru with suspicion. Murong Ru was no fool; at this moment, naturally, she followed Murong Wei’s lead and took the stairs down, stumbling to kneel, nodding desperately.

"Yes, Father Emperor, that’s exactly it, exactly what Sister said. Just now, I was indeed with everyone acting out the folk tale, ask them if you don’t believe it!"