Chapter 30

Volume 1_Chapter 30: So, slapping people in the face is addictive

No one had expected Yun Qiyue to make a move.

And to make a move in such a public place.

"You—Yun Qiyue, you actually dare to hit me?" Wang Rushi covered her face, looking at Yun Qiyue in disbelief.

"Why wouldn't I dare to hit you?" Yun Qiyue crossed her arms and looked at Wang Rushi with a cold sneer.

Being submissive and letting others mock her had never been Yun Qiyue's style.

Her style was: when you can use your hands, don't use your mouth.

Just a moment ago, Sixue had already whispered the basic information about the two women opposite her into her ear.

The one with the foul mouth was called Wang Rushi, the daughter of a fourth-rank official, which didn't count for much in the capital's upper-class circles.

As for the one who kept looking at her with hateful eyes while appearing delicate and weak on the surface, that was Tang Simin, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue and the younger sister of that annoying Tang Sixian.

And this Tang Simin desperately wanted to become the Crown Princess, and she was usually very much at odds with Yun Yarou, who also wanted to become the Crown Princess. As the Crown Prince's fiancée, Yun Qiyue was naturally hated by Tang Simin.

Wang Rushi met Yun Qiyue's cold eyes and shivered inexplicably, but anger caused her to lose her reason, and she roared at the maids behind her, "What are you all standing there like fools for? Didn't you see that this young lady was bullied?"

Behind Wang Rushi and Tang Simin, there were a total of four maids following them.

At Wang Rushi's command, two of the maids stepped forward, approached Yun Qiyue, and reached out to slap her face.

It was a pity that before they could touch Yun Qiyue, they heard two "slap" sounds, and both maids were hit as well.

Yun Qiyue looked at her own hands, feeling very helpless: so, slapping people in the face is addictive.

She raised her head and swept a glance at the two maids who had fear in their eyes, then turned to look at Wang Rushi, "What, do you want to experience it again?"

Hearing this, Wang Rushi subconsciously covered her other cheek that hadn't been hit and took a step back.

Seeing Wang Rushi's action, Tang Simin secretly cursed her for being a piece of trash, then frowned and looked at Yun Qiyue with an expression of disapproval, "Yun Sanyuan, although you are General Yun's daughter, you cannot just hit people at will. Rushi was just being straightforward and speaking a few truths; she didn't cause you any substantial harm, yet you are so relentless—it really is a bit too much."

Tang Simin looked soft, weak, and dignified, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she pinned the crime of being arrogant and domineering by relying on her status onto Yun Qiyue. She was the very definition of a "white lotus."

Sure enough, the onlookers began to point fingers at Yun Qiyue because of Tang Simin's words.

"General Yun Tian was loyal and devoted, sacrificing his life for the country. Such an admirable person—how could he have such an arrogant and domineering daughter?"

"Exactly, this is even worse than when she was a fool; at least she wouldn't bully people by relying on her status."

"..."

The crowd criticized Yun Qiyue one after another, their eyes filled with undisguised disgust.

It was true; usually, if two parties had a dispute, the onlookers would subconsciously lean toward the better-looking side and naturally wouldn't use their brains to think deeply about the rights and wrongs.

Seeing that her words had worked, the corners of Tang Simin's lips curled into a slightly triumphant smile, though it vanished in an instant.

It could be said that in the entire capital, there was actually no young lady who didn't hate Yun Qiyue.

Because as a fool, Yun Qiyue had once held the title of the capital's number one beauty, and coupled with her good fortune, she had become the Crown Prince's fiancée the moment she was born. She didn't have to do anything to reach a peak that many women could never reach.

Especially for Tang Simin, who wanted to become the Crown Princess, she hated Yun Qiyue to the bone.

Why could that fool be the Crown Prince's fiancée when she was so excellent, yet she couldn't?

Upon learning that Yun Qiyue hadn't died but had instead recovered to normal, Tang Simin was even more unhappy, even falling slightly ill because of it, which resulted in her being unable to attend the Princess's banquet.

Meeting her here at the First Pavilion today, how could she miss the opportunity to deal with Yun Qiyue?

Yun Qiyue turned a deaf ear to the voices criticizing her and just looked at Tang Simin with a mocking smile, which made the faint triumph at the corners of Tang Simin's lips freeze.

"Miss Tang speaks very well." Yun Qiyue began to applaud.

The discussion died down because of Yun Qiyue's highly unconventional action, and everyone looked at Yun Qiyue, wanting to see what she was going to do.

Seeing Yun Qiyue like this, Tang Simin couldn't help but frown, and a sense of unease rose in her heart.

Seeing that she had whetted everyone's appetite, Yun Qiyue said, "It's just that Miss Tang said Miss Wang was only being straightforward and didn't cause me any substantial harm. I strongly disagree with this point. If those words Miss Wang just said were heard by someone with a weaker psychological endurance, I'm afraid they would have gone straight to find a rope to hang themselves, right?"

"I don't know how the Minister of Revenue taught Miss Tang, but I just think that Miss Tang treating malicious language as being straightforward is truly ridiculous. Is it that ugly people don't deserve to live and should be subjected to such malicious language until they seek death, or is it that Miss Tang is actually such a 'straightforward' person in her daily life?"

Yun Qiyue's language was sharp, every word clear, pointing straight to the point, asking Tang Simin until she was speechless for a moment.

What could she say?

Should she admit that what she said before was wrong, or admit that she thought ugly people shouldn't live?

There were so many ugly people; if she really dared to say that, she would inevitably provoke public anger.

As for saying she was that kind of "straightforward" person, she couldn't admit to that claim either.

Thinking of this, Tang Simin became a bit anxious, and the panic in her eyes couldn't be hidden.

The onlookers who had subconsciously leaned toward the better-looking side without using their brains weren't actually brainless. Once Yun Qiyue's words fell, they came to their senses.

Wang Rushi's nasty words—where were they just being straightforward? They were clearly words that pierced the heart.

And Miss Tang just brushed it off with "straightforward"—what kind of intentions did she have?

Or was it really as the Yun Sanyuan said, that Miss Tang was actually that kind of person, which was why she had such a great bias when looking at the same thing?

The way everyone looked at Tang Simin clearly changed, making the panic in Tang Simin's eyes even harder to hide.

No!

She couldn't let this misunderstanding continue; otherwise, her reputation would be damaged, and the position of Crown Princess would never be her turn again.

Although she hated her secretly, Tang Simin maintained her composure as much as possible, then looked at Yun Qiyue with great remorse, "I'm sorry, I didn't know..."

Tang Simin bit her lip innocently and remorsefully while looking at Yun Qiyue, her eyes glistening with tears. Then, as if she had made up her mind to repent, she looked at Wang Rushi, "Rushi, those things you said earlier were indeed inappropriate. Hurry up and apologize to Yun Sanyuan."

Upon hearing this, Wang Rushi immediately exploded: "Why should I apologize to her? She hit me; she's the one who should apologize!"

After finishing, Wang Rushi looked at Yun Qiyue with resentment, as if she were waiting for Yun Qiyue to come over and apologize to her.

Hearing this, Tang Simin looked at Yun Qiyue with a troubled expression, "Yun Sanyuan, Rushi isn't usually like this... How about, how about I apologize to you on her behalf?"