She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

Sun Langjun kept a straight face, showing no sign of panic or apology.

His gaze was as fierce as a wolf's.

Asking him to kneel before a woman? Dream on!

Cui Jingwei took a deep breath and raised her proud and beautiful smile: "Sister Ning, no one has ever seen you compose a poem before. It's understandable that Young Master Sun might misunderstand if you suddenly produce one. Please, for my sake, don't hold it against him, okay?"

Take it out.

Instead of writing it down.

Jiang Ruining understood perfectly, and was still subtly trying to pin the plagiarism accusation on her!

But she had no evidence, so no amount of hinting would help!

"Sister Jingwei is favored by the Empress Dowager and Grand Tutor Cui, and has a noble status. She is the center of attention and everyone does not dare to speak ill of her in front of others. Therefore, you cannot understand what kind of excruciating pain it is to be slandered in public."

"He was still glaring at me fiercely, showing no remorse whatsoever. Sister Jingwei is going to sympathize with him and defend him, but who will sympathize with me, who was just publicly targeted and insulted? Who will sympathize with others who have been hurt by such malicious and hurtful people?"

Sun Langjun was narrow-minded and relied on his good family background. Countless people were humiliated by him in public, and some were even physically assaulted.

Her words had already aroused considerable dissatisfaction among many people towards Sun Langjun and Cui Jingwei.

"Miss Jiang is right! Why should the victim always forgive and smile while whitewashing the perpetrator? If Miss Jiang refuses to forgive today, what are you trying to achieve? Do you want to further slander Miss Jiang as narrow-minded?"

"If that's the case, then you people are really going too far!"

"Do you even know what the bottom line of being a human being is?"

The one who spoke was the royal princess. She disapproved of the Empress Dowager and the Cui family's ways of doing things. She was shrewd and her father and brothers were close to Xiao Che and held real power, so she was naturally not afraid of Cui Jingwei's revenge!

Jiang Ruining looked at her with teary eyes, full of gratitude: "I am so touched. Your Highness actually understood what I meant and did not accuse me of being petty!"

Then he set his sights on Cui Jingwei.

It wasn't sharp or interrogative; it was just a feeling of sadness and disappointment that "my good friend didn't help me!"

"Sister Jingwei wanted to save face for him, but when he publicly humiliated and insulted me, did he show me even the slightest bit of dignity? He even tried to use the two princes to harm me!"

"When you plead for the perpetrator, aren't you also stabbing the victim in the back?"

Annoyance flashed across Cui Jingwei's brow.

Those two damned bitches dared to criticize her in public and ruin the good image and reputation she had worked so hard to cultivate!

"Sister Ning, you've misunderstood, I..."

Jiang Ruining didn't give her a chance to argue, ignoring her attempts to justify herself, and raised her voice: "Most of you here have had the experience of being forced to forgive, right?"

His gaze swept lightly over the women, revealing a particular understanding in his eyes.

With a slightly aggrieved sob in her voice, she gently guided their emotions.

"Having to 'forgive' the perpetrators and watching them triumphantly escape punishment, don't you feel any resentment or sadness?"

High-ranking families and prominent clans valued their reputation above all else. Family scandals would be kept strictly hidden behind closed doors. To prevent outsiders from investigating, the punishment for the perpetrators was sometimes just a few words of reprimand or the confiscation of several months' salary.

Those who are victimized may lose their innocence, reputation, and suffer excruciating pain, but they are forced to understand the bigger picture and prioritize the overall situation.

really!

Many people present recalled their own aggrieved experiences, frowned, and became angry.

Feel the same.

They couldn't resist the pressure from their families, so were they just going to watch a weak and innocent girl be humiliated in public?

If they don't speak up today, who will speak up for them when it's their turn to do so in the future? Who will stand up for them and be fair to them?

No! We absolutely cannot let this go!

Therefore, all the anger and resentment accumulated over the years were directed at Sun Langjun.

"You're the one who insulted and slandered others without any evidence, and you're also the one who said that Miss Jiang would kneel down and apologize as long as she could prove her abilities. Now that Miss Jiang has proven her abilities, you still won't apologize. Your character is despicable!"

"Such arrogance in front of the two princes! He'll surely beat the weak in private! If Grand Tutor Sun were alive, he'd be too ashamed to receive offerings at the Imperial Ancestral Temple if he knew the Sun family had raised such a domineering and ill-mannered descendant!"

"a shame!"

……

Several well-off and audacious young ladies also pointed their sharp criticisms directly at Cui Jingwei.

"And you!"

"Cui Jingwei, by what status or from what standpoint do you so confidently demand that the victim forgive the perpetrator? Do you often pressure your half-siblings like this at home?"

"What gentleness and kindness? It's all just an act!"

……

Cui Jingwei was embarrassed.

Her long eyelashes trembled, like a butterfly battered by a raging storm, broken and fragile.

Enraged, Sun Langjun adopted a heroic stance, shielding Cui Jingwei behind him and glaring at Jiang Ruining: "How dare you! Who do you think you are, daring to bully the princess!"

Jiang Ruining laughed speechlessly.

So they dared not offend anyone else, so they just bullied her?

But she wasn't afraid at all!

Anyone can be arrogant!

She would also precisely target the other person's nerves: "When have I ever been mean to the princess? Your Sun family is truly arrogant, daring to repeatedly slander and defame the family of a loyal minister in front of the Regent!"

"Raising such an ill-mannered, petty, foul-mouthed, and shameless son, the Sun family is truly doomed!"

"You wretch! How dare you insult me!" Sun Langjun roared in fury, his eyes bloodshot, and raised his fist to smash her head.

His fist had just been raised when something struck him, deflecting his direction. His forward stride suddenly faltered, and his knees slammed heavily onto the hard floor tiles. His fist, unable to dissipate the force in time, also slammed heavily onto the tiles.

The bone is cracked.

The excruciating pain caused him to scream repeatedly, his face turning red and then pale.

"what!"

"it hurts!"

Before the crowd could even gasp in alarm, the danger was over.

His gaze fell on the ground, where Sun Langjun had suffered the consequences of his actions. Two small, yellowish-red apricots had split open and were dripping juice.

One of the bullets hit his wrist.

One bullet hit the back of his knee.

Who fired that shot?

Many people saw the action.

He is the regent.

It was Shao Yunting.

Shock and jealousy.

Doubt and curiosity.

Amidst a tangle of emotions, for a few moments within the vast pearl-embroidered gauze curtain, time and space seemed to freeze, and all eyes were fixed on Jiang Ruining.

Wasn't Duke Shao very annoyed by her pestering?

Why should I help her?

As for the Regent, when have you ever seen him meddle in other people's business?

Could it be that she has taken a liking to Jiang Ruining?

Shao Yunting was surprised, yet not surprised, by Xiao Che's move.

He looked over.

The other person leaned lazily to one side, elbows resting on the trading armrest, fists loosely pressed against their forehead, and looked at Jiang Ruining with undisguised interest, like someone who doesn't like small animals suddenly discovering their cuteness and wanting to possess them.

I just don't know what Jiang Ruining's attitude is towards his possessiveness.