The mistress just wanted to be bad, but she took off after being replaced

Seeing this, Sheng Junwei had no choice but to speak again, raising her voice to show respect: "I, Sheng Junwei, pay my respects to King Jingxuan."

However, King Jingxuan seemed not to have heard it. He continued to sip his tea leisurely, his eyes never leaving the teacup in his hand.

Han Yue'er and Pei Yu noticed this subtle change. Han Yue'er showed a subtle expression, but did not remind King Jingxuan.

On the contrary, Pei Yu had a trace of pity in his eyes. He looked at Sheng Junwei who was still kneeling to salute, and said gently: "Your Highness, Junwei is here."

Han Yueer snorted coldly when she heard this, with a hint of sourness in her words: "Mr. Pei is indeed a good man who loves his wife."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the air became more subtle, and Sheng Junwei maintained a dignified posture, quietly waiting for King Jingxuan's response.

These words were filled with a mixture of bitterness and sarcasm, piercing the hearts of everyone present.

She deliberately prolonged the last syllable of her words, with a hint of sarcasm flowing between them: "My Lord, you see, Master Pei is so caring and loving to his wife. Shouldn't you show some mercy and spare Madam Pei the courtesy? After all, it doesn't seem worthwhile to hurt your friendship of many years for a woman."

Upon hearing this, King Jingxuan raised a cold arc at the corner of his mouth, revealing his undisguised contempt: "Just relying on her?"

Although the words were short, they were like a cold arrow in the cold wind, pointing directly at Sheng Junwei, full of contempt and provocation.

When Pei Yu heard this, his brows furrowed, and an urge to defend Sheng Junwei surged in his heart.

He knew very well that during this period of time, Sheng Junwei was innocently involved in the dispute between him and Yue'er and had to bear undue blame.

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Yuer, Junwei is innocent. Our conflict cannot be implicated in her. It is unfair to her."

When Han Yueer heard this, a sneer appeared on her lips, as if she had heard something absurd.

Her eyes were sharp and her tone was sharp: "Innocent? If she was really innocent, she wouldn't have chosen to marry you, and she wouldn't have deliberately tried to drive me out of the Pei family! This kind of woman who appears to be pitiful on the surface but is actually scheming is best at using insidious and cunning means to achieve her goals."

Her words were like knives, piercing Pei Yu's heart with every word, leaving him speechless for a moment.

Although he vaguely felt that Han Yue'er's accusation was biased, he couldn't help but fall into deep confusion and contradiction when he thought about the series of changes Han Yue'er had encountered after Sheng Junwei entered the mansion.

Originally, Han Yue'er's parents had agreed to let her move into Yuexia Pavilion to enjoy the tranquility and honor.

But now, her mother strictly forbids her to set foot there again.

All signs seem to prove that Han Yueer's accusation is not groundless.

King Jingxuan watched the verbal sparring silently, but his eyes were quietly fixed on Han Yueer's pale but beautiful face.

"Please wait a moment." Just when the atmosphere was tense, a female voice as clear and melodious as a mountain spring suddenly sounded, instantly breaking the stagnant air.

Even King Jingxuan, who had murderous intentions, couldn't help but be slightly stunned by the sudden voice.

Pei Yu and Han Yue'er's argument came to an abrupt end. They both turned their heads at the same time, their eyes focused on the source of the sound.

Sheng Junwei had calmly stood up from her bent knees, without showing any signs of fatigue.

There was no obvious joy, anger, sorrow or happiness on her dignified and beautiful face, but her expressionless look silently told of her love and ridicule.

"Han Yue'er, you actually said that I was the reason why you expelled me from Yuexia Pavilion... With such words coming from your mouth, did you ever feel a little ashamed?" Sheng Junwei's tone was calm, but every word was powerful.

"Looking back, it's clear that you ran away from home in anger because you were involved in a theft case and were afraid that you would be investigated. How come today, this crime has become ironclad evidence that I deliberately forced you to leave? What you said is tantamount to throwing dirty water on me."

"Besides, the Xiangfu has been rejecting you for a long time. If the Xiangfu could accept you, how could I, Sheng Junwei, have a place to stand as the mistress of Pei Mansion today? You, Han Yue'er, should have been the one sitting there long ago, right?

As Sheng Junwei spoke, her expression was as calm as still water.

Han Yueer could not bear the accusation and stood up suddenly, "When did I instruct him to steal? I didn't even know that those jewellery were bought with dirty money!"

She defended herself at the top of her voice, "I should be the innocent person in this farce!"

Upon hearing this, King Jingxuan agreed with it and nodded slightly: "Indeed, this matter has nothing to do with Yue'er."

He turned his sharp eyes to Sheng Junwei and rebuked her, "Sheng, don't speak nonsense and try to slander Yue'er's reputation."

Before he finished speaking, King Jingxuan's tone suddenly turned low, revealing his majesty: "How dare you stand up without permission?"

Faced with the wrath of the royal family, an ordinary woman in the harem would probably have trembled in fear and knelt down on her knees begging for forgiveness.

However, Sheng Junwei's expression did not change. She calmly stroked a strand of hair by her ear, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Of course, it was you, King Jingxuan, who graciously allowed me to get up."

"When did I allow you to stand?" King Jingxuan questioned sternly with a cold look in his eyes.

Sheng Junwei responded calmly, "It is said among the people that King Jingxuan treats people with gentleness and elegance, and treats the people like his own children. No matter whether they are high-ranking officials or ordinary people, you treat them equally, and never abuse your status as a prince to oppress others. Instead, you use this noble position to help the people out of their difficulties, do good deeds, and accumulate virtues, and you are deeply respected by the people."

"Since you treat all living beings equally, it means that in your eyes, you and I are of equal status."

Her eyes were clear as she looked directly at King Jingxuan, "I know that deep in your heart, I don't need to bow down to you and perform this kneeling ceremony."

King Jingxuan smiled bitterly in his heart.

However, who could have expected that the woman in the backyard of the palace would dare to use this incident as a breakthrough.

This sudden change caught him off guard and left him with no way to refute.

Helpless, he could only grit his teeth, appearing calm on the surface, but burning with anger inside.

This time he came here, he was shouldering the important task of seeking justice for Han Yueer.

But now, this carefully designed "show of strength" not only failed to show the proper majesty, but instead seemed like a slap in the face in public.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and his eagle-like gaze was fixed directly on Sheng Junwei.

Just when he was about to attack again, vowing to let Sheng Junwei learn a lesson from his methods, Sheng Junwei took the lead and broke the silence.

"Your Majesty, did you intend to intimidate me just now?"

Pei Yu frowned slightly and whispered: "Jun Wei, don't talk nonsense. How could the prince act like this?"

In fact, Pei Yu knew clearly in his mind that King Jingxuan did this just to vent his anger for Han Yueer.

As expected, King Jingxuan's face suddenly turned gloomy, and he shouted sternly: "How dare you!"

Han Yueer stared at Sheng Junwei coldly and accused her mercilessly: "Don't think that everyone in the world is as sinister and cunning as you."