Shen Yingruo, who was kneeling beside Shen Xihe, felt her face getting hotter and hotter. She looked at Shen Xihe carefully and saw that Shen Xihe's back was straight, his face was expressionless, and his expression was solemn.
"Oh, my princess, it's cold underground. You should get up first. If you have anything to say, go in and tell His Majesty. His Majesty is calling for you." Liu Sanzhi came trotting over. He was also worried about Shen Xihe.
Shen Xihe was still kneeling: "Please tell the eunuch Liu that Zhaoning came here with her younger sister to plead guilty. Zhaoning saw Princess Anling insulting and beating her younger sister, and she got so angry that she attacked the princess."
Liu Sanzhi then looked at Shen Yingruo beside him. He couldn't help but gasp when he saw it. Half of Shen Yingruo's face was swollen, and the marks of his rootless fingers were purple and swollen. This must be a heavy blow.
Her beautiful face looked very creepy. He knew that this was no small matter, so he had to report it to Emperor Youning. Emperor Youning came out, and just as he came out, Princess Anling also chased after him. When she saw Emperor Youning, she cried and knelt down in front of him: "Your Majesty, please make a decision for me. Zhaoning is committing a crime. She even dared to slap me. She has no respect for the emperor and is rampant!"
Emperor Youning looked at his daughter who was crying bitterly. There were also red marks on her face, but compared with Shen Yingruo, they were nothing. The slap from Shen Yingruo was really shocking.
Even if she was a princess, she couldn't beat the daughter of an important official like that, not to mention that Shen Yingruo was her cousin.
No matter what the relationship between Shen Xihe and Shen Yingruo is, they have the same surname, Shen, and this slap is a slap to the Shen family's reputation.
"Did you slap Huaiyang first, or did Zhaoning slap you first?" Emperor Youning asked Princess Anling in a deep voice.
Princess Anling paused for a moment, "I had some disagreements with Huaiyang, and I was so angry that I slapped him. I am a princess, and she should bear the slap. Zhaoning actually slapped me for this. She doesn't even take Your Majesty seriously!"
Under normal circumstances, if Princess Anling had just slapped Shen Yingruo, it would have been harmless, just like a normal quarrel or fight between brothers and sisters. But Shen Yingruo had a face like that, and Emperor Youning wanted to smooth things over by saying that they were sisters and Shen Xihe was making a fuss, but it would have been useless.
"Look at Huaiyang's face yourself!" Emperor Youning pointed at Shen Yingruo.
Princess Anling then looked past Shen Xihe and towards Shen Yingruo. She was startled herself: "Your Majesty, I didn't hit you. I just slapped you lightly..."
As she spoke, she seemed to react and pointed at Shen Xihe: "It was Zhao Ning, it was Zhao Ning who framed me!"
"How did I frame you?" There was a clearly visible slap mark on Shen Yingruo's face. No matter how capable Shen Xihe was, could he have put several slaps in the same place
Of course it is impossible. Shen Xihe did slap Shen Yingruo, but it was no different from patting her face. The purpose was to apply the perfumed powder in his hand on Shen Yingruo's face. This perfumed powder would irritate the skin. The injured area is weaker and more likely to react, which made the slap mark of Princess Anling more obvious.
Princess Anling was speechless when asked. In fact, they had been chasing Shen Xihe. It only took a moment for Shen Xihe to slap Shen Yingruo at the corner. When they caught up, they saw Shen Xihe dragging Shen Yingruo straight towards them.