Chapter 779: Chapter 779: Extremely Wronged Chapter 779: Chapter 779: Extremely Wronged “Empress Dowager, look at this little cheap person; she admits it herself that she insulted my servant lady! Empress Dowager, please punish her quickly,” She Na couldn’t help screeching.

“Without manners! Who allowed you to speak! Old Palace Maid, slap her mouth for me!” Suddenly, the Empress Dowager slammed the table, angry.

The Old Palace Maid beside her, seeing the Empress Dowager angry, immediately rolled up her sleeves, stepped forward, and slapped She Na’s mouth repeatedly.

She Na had not had time to grasp what had happened when the Old Palace Maid struck her face with a dozen slaps.

Already drenched in cold water and quite miserable, her long hair now hung loose, covering half of her face and adding to her wretched appearance.

She lay trembling on the ground, not knowing what she had done wrong.

The Emperor shook his head secretly, Minister She was such a smart person, how could he have such a foolish daughter! She didn’t even know how to observe words and moods, she deserved the beating.

Indeed, the Empress Dowager’s first impression of her was not good, yet, she did not speak properly. She whined and ranted incoherently, and even used filthy language. What kind of place is the Imperial Palace where she thought she could behave so wildly. It was no wonder she got slapped.

“Miss She, do you know your mistake?”

“I do not understand, I hope the Empress Dowager will enlighten me.”

“What kind of place is the Imperial Palace, and yet you dare to speak filthy words and be loud here. Tell me, do you think you deserve to be punished?”

This was She Na’s first visit to the palace. Although she knew there were many rules within the Imperial Palace and before leaving, Minister She had earnestly warned her to be more restrained when entering the Imperial Palace and to be very careful in everything, to not bring disaster to the Ministerial Mansion. At that time, she had agreed, and this was indeed what she thought.

Who would have known that once she entered the Imperial Palace, her temper would flare up, and she would forget everything.

It was true that back at the Ministerial Mansion, she had always been arrogant and unrestrained, never suffering any losses. Defeated by Xuexue, it was not easy for her to accept, which led to this farce.

Only after the Empress Dowager spoke did she suddenly come to her senses, and she hurriedly pleaded for mercy: “I am wrong, I hope the Empress Dowager will spare my life.”

“I am a reasonable person too and will not favor anyone,” the Empress Dowager said as she looked towards Xuexue: “Miss Situ, tell us, what exactly happened just now? Why did you call Miss She a dog?”

Xuexue: “Empress Dowager, actually it’s all a misunderstanding.”

“Oh! Feel free to tell us.”

“I was only talking to my maidservant about a dog. It was Miss She who insisted on taking it personally, I was helpless,” Xuexue said with a troubled expression.

The Empress Dowager laughed: “So it was just a misunderstanding. In that case, I will decide that this matter shall be dropped, and from now on, no one is allowed to mention it.”

Xuexue stood up, bowed towards the Empress Dowager, “I thank the Empress Dowager.”

She Na was completely flabbergasted, what was going on? Why did the Empress Dowager always side with this country bumpkin?

Having just been slapped, although filled with resentment, she kept quiet for her safety.

The Empress Dowager glanced at the completely drenched She Na and said displeased, “In front of everyone, you are hurting the public decency; hurry and go change into a dry set of clothes.”

She Na’s face was filled with bitterness; her current state was thanks to their doing.

However, these genuine thoughts, she dared not express. She just kept her head down, lying submissively on the ground.

A palace maid draped a piece of clothing over her, “Miss She, please follow this maid to change clothes.”

She Na wrapped herself tightly in the garment, carefully stood up, and followed the palace maid, preparing to change into new attire before returning to continue attending the birthday feast.