Chapter 255 : You Rock, Highgod! 5 (2/2)

Their argument soon escalated into a fight. Shi Sheng silently began a mental countdown.

‘When the FL and the supporting FL fall into a body of water, the ML will show up for sure. He’ll either help the FL or the supporting FL.’

Pa!

In the midst of their struggle, Yue Yao slapped Blue Skirt Girl.

Shi Sheng’s inner countdown ended.

“General Cang Lan…”

Someone called out, and the crowd parted of their own accord.

A tall, handsome figure strode over. However, he wasn’t looking at Yue Yao. Instead, he went over to Blue Skirt Girl and lifted her up in his arms.

“Cang Lan…” Yue Yao panicked and raised her hand. “I…”

“Escort the Madam back to the estate,” Cang Lan merely instructed in a calm voice before carrying Blue Skirt Girl away.

Blue Skirt Girl was facing Yue Yao with her arms wrapped around Cang Lan’s neck. Taking advantage of Cang Lan being unable to see her expression, she raised her brows at Yue Yao triumphantly.

Yue Yao’s face turned green and then white. To make it worse, the moment she turned around, Shi Sheng’s ridiculing smile entered her eyes. This caused a sudden surge of rage to rise through her heart.

“Madam Cang, why are you staring at our Highness like that? Not even greeting our Highness upon seeing her—is this the way Chen has taught you?” Bi Xi spoke seriously. The first sentence was targeted at Yue Yao, while the second was targeted at the other people around them.

Having suddenly been implicated, the other people couldn’t help but glare angrily at Yue Yao before greeting Shi Sheng somewhat unwillingly.

“Greetings, Princess Qing Guan.”

Princess Qing Guan was the princess of Nanjin. As the younger generation nobles of Chen, if they committed any faux pas and it became known to others, they would be the ones losing face.

Shi Sheng didn’t respond, so they didn’t dare to straighten their bodies.

Yue Yao stood stiffly, appearing completely unwilling to greet Shi Sheng despite being showered with constant glares from the people around her.

Yue Yao felt very aggrieved. ‘Just why do I have to take this lying down? I’m a goddess, you foolish mortals!’

“Since that’s the case, then all of you can accompany Madam Cang in standing here,” Saying this, Shi Sheng’s lips drew up in a slightly malicious smile, “I(bg) am already being lenient by not bestowing punishment by flogging for disrespecting me(bg). No need to thank me(bg) too much.”

The crowd exchanged glances. They had heard rumours of how Princess Qing Guan was arrogant and overbearing, wilful and without a care for what others thought. They had thought that it was all an exaggeration… but after personally experiencing it today, they realised their mistake.

Just because An Yue Yao didn’t greet her, they were all being punished as well…

They couldn’t afford to offend Princess Qing Guan, so all they could do was lay the blame on Yue Yao.

Shi Sheng didn’t give Yue Yao a chance to repent; she turned to board her carriage, lifting the curtain to speak to the crowd before she left, “Four hours is enough. If anyone dares to leave before then, I(bg) await you in the throne room.”

‘Of course I’m(bbb) not going to give up the chance to torment these gossipmongers!

I(bbb) hold grudges, after all.

A pity I’m not the princess of Chen; otherwise, I would’ve made them kneel instead!’

The innocent crowd, “…” ‘We were just watching! How come we get punished too?’

Forcing these noble young lords and ladies to stand beside the lake for four whole hours was an unspeakable torment.

Apparently, several of the weaker ones fell sick and developed a fever after they had returned home. Shi Sheng specially got people to send some tonics over as well as a message: Exercise more. You’re too weak if you can’t even take this much.

Yep, those were her exact words, no paraphrasing involved.

The ones who received the message were both embarrassed and enraged, yet they couldn’t take it out on the perpetrator.

After all, they couldn’t very well blame others for their bodies being too weak, could they?

But as a result, Shi Sheng grew more and more infamous in Chang’An for being arrogant and overbearing.