Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower-Chapter 613: Kill the Chicken to Warn the Monkey

"I..." Li Yanran lowered her head guiltily.

Though she was a concubine, in terms of the social rules, before Prince Hanying ascended as Emperor, she was merely a secondary wife, at best.

During a banquet hosted by the head of the household, a secondary wife could neither sit at the main table nor entertain the guests.

Apart from Wenren Pingting and another Princess Consort who were on equal footing, she had already warned these six concubines not to come near this place.

However, Li Yanran chose not to heed her words.

And even had the audacity to claim that Bai Junjun tried to assassinate her!

What a joke!

Those with discerning eyes knew of the past discord between her and Bai Junjun; surely, Li Yanran, relying on her status, wanted to put Bai Junjun down, only to end up being taught a lesson by her.

If it were an ordinary day, it might not matter, but does she not realize what Bai Junjun means to them at this moment? If she ruined their plans, Li Yanran dying a hundred times would not be too great a loss!

At this moment, Wenren Pingting’s face was a sheet of frost.

"Not only did you disrupt the rules of the Prince’s Mansion, but you also dared to spout nonsense, trying to deceive everyone and disgrace the Prince’s Mansion!"

Bai Junjun instantly understood Wenren Pingting’s stance and couldn’t help but smile, piling on the misery, "The Princess Consort is wise. Just now, I was here waiting for Miss Dian Hong to pass the message, when someone came over and spoke strangely to me.

Although I am but a lonely orphan girl, I am aware of the rule that concubines should not attend the banquet. Therefore, I kindly advised the Consort to go back.

Who would have thought that she would come forward and start a quarrel with me? I merely stepped aside slightly, and the Consort herself fell into the lotus pond. Honestly, I was quite alarmed."

"Nonsense! Bai Junjun, you’re lying!" Li Yanran, her spirit crushed by Wenren Pingting, was now provoked into a fury and attempted to lunge at Bai Junjun to strike her.

"Enough!" Wenren Pingting’s face turned dark as she summoned a guard, "Take Consort Li back to her courtyard to reflect upon her actions and copy the Female Commandments a thousand times, to cultivate her heart and nature!"

"Yes!"

These were all Wenren Pingting’s Private Guards. At their master’s command, they paid no heed to Li Yanran’s wailing, and promptly escorted her away like a criminal.

Once Li Yanran was gone, the area finally became peaceful.

Only then did Wenren Pingting look towards Bai Junjun, who at the moment was blinking a pair of innocent eyes, looking shyly and timidly at her.

"" Wenren Pingting.

She couldn’t find the words to scold her, after all, Bai Junjun was the center of attention tonight, and it wouldn’t be right to trouble her.

Moreover, Li Yanran had always lacked insight and was often unruly. Wenren Pingting had put up with her in the past due to her reputation for forbearance. Seeing Li Yanran getting her comeuppance from Bai Junjun tonight, Wenren Pingting actually felt quite pleased, and thus, turned a blind eye.

"We have not attended to you properly, please forgive us, Miss Bai."

Not only did Wenren Pingting refrain from scolding Bai Junjun, but she even apologized to her.

This was extremely surprising in the eyes of all the Noble Ladies and married women present.

After all, who didn’t know that Bai Junjun and Wenren Pingting were archenemies?

Back in the day, when organizing banquets, special attention had to be paid to the seating arrangements of these two formidable figures.

They couldn’t sit too close to each other, nor too far from the center. Every time they attended a banquet, everyone was anxious, fearing that the slightest disagreement might lead to a fight between them.

Three years had passed, and one became a high and mighty Princess Consort, the other a bereft orphan from a fallen clan.

Everyone thought this round had been won by Wenren Pingting, and that she would take the opportunity to thoroughly deal with her former "nemesis." Yet, Wenren Pingting did not do so, and even protected Bai Junjun.

Who among those present wasn’t shrewd?

While they no longer had to curry favor with Bai Junjun, seeing that Wenren Pingting stood by her side, they naturally had to align themselves accordingly.

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