My sister didn't see my disheveled state and originally didn't want to let it go.

However, the Emperor came.

She still feared the Emperor might notice something, so she quickly ordered the palace attendants to take me away.

Returning to the marquis's residence.

Several old ladies blocked my way.

"Young Madam, the Lady of the house requests your presence."

Chen Xiang's mother had already passed away, and the current Lady was actually the marquis's second wife.

The second wife had two sons, both of whom were uneducated and idle. But Chen Xiang became famous at a young age.

Therefore, the second wife was very jealous of Chen Xiang.

However, in those days, the marquis's residence relied on Chen Xiang, so the second wife had to swallow her pride.

Now that Chen Xiang had fallen into disrepute, the second wife naturally took the opportunity to mistreat and humiliate him.

Obviously, I too was implicated as collateral damage.

These old ladies had the attitude that if I didn't go, they would force me to go.

I followed the old ladies into the main hall.

There sat a dignified and elegant woman.

"Young Madam, according to etiquette, the new wife should serve tea to the Lady."

I held the tea and handed it to the Lady of the house.

She started to nitpick: "The tea is not full."

The old lady immediately said, "I will add more right away."

Boiling hot water was poured into the teacup. The water level rose dangerously close to the edge but the old lady didn't stop.

"Young Madam, hold it steady." The old lady said with ill intentions.

As the tea was about to overflow, I lifted my hand and splashed the tea onto the old lady's face.

The old lady screamed.

The Lady of the house was just about to explode in anger when I quickly took the initiative.

"Good old lady, adding more tea even when it's full—do you want to scald me to death? A servant like you, so insolent in the Lady's presence, who knows how negligent you are usually. Today, I will teach you a lesson on the Lady's behalf!" I said as I slapped the old lady's face.

The Lady was stunned for a moment.

When she recovered, she was enraged: "You, how dare you!"

"My Lady, I was standing up for you. How can you repay kindness with enmity?" I said innocently.

"Slap her! Slap her for me!" The Lady shouted angrily.

I looked coldly at the approaching old ladies: "My father is the Prime Minister, my sister is a noble concubine. Do you dare treat me like this? Aren't you afraid I will report you to the Emperor?"

Even though my parents and sister were not kind to me, I could still use their power at this moment.

Sure enough, the Lady hesitated with some fear.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door: "Darling, so here you are. I've been looking for you for a long time."

Chen Xiang seemed to have hurried over, pushing his wheelchair himself, slightly out of breath. Seeing I was unhurt, he sighed in relief, appearing calm and composed.

"Husband, I was just serving tea to the Lady, and I've just finished."

"Then come back with me."

The Lady's face was full of unwillingness, just about to say something, but when she saw Chen Xiang's murderous gaze, she shrank back.

Even though his legs were broken and he was a cripple, his former prestige still lingered, and the Lady still feared him.

"By the way, I am, after all, the daughter of the Prime Minister's household. Why do these servants only give me cold steamed buns to eat? I don't want this to happen a second time, otherwise, I will let everyone in the city know."

After saying that, I pushed Chen Xiang's wheelchair out of the courtyard.

In no time, I heard the sound of things being smashed in anger behind me.