I woke up as the Villainous Empress

However, he was still trying to put on a fake smile, which was making him look scarier.

Before things could go worse, she decided to take the charge of the situation in her hands.

Seeing the conversation leading to nowhere and things getting uncomfortable for everyone, Chang Ah cleared her throat to interrupt their conversation and called Xing Bao to ask her to arrange the dishes on the dining table.

It’s already lunch time and everyone must be hungry. Having lunch will be a better option to avoid this suffocating conversation.

At the least, their mouths will be engaged in eating rather than talking.

“Xing Bao, Go and prepare the dining table. It’s getting late, Yang Ning and His Highness must be starving.” Chang Ah said.

Yang Ning raised her brows in amusement to see the way Chang Ah was trying to change the topic of the conversation.

Her lips curled in a smirk to see the way they were fearing that Zheng Liang might continue to attack Yang Luoyang and that this small face-off might turn into a full-fledged war.

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Well, anything can be possible. But the victory will be in the hands of the Male lead in the end!

‘Hah! It was a good show. Only if I had a can of beer and shrimp chips as snacks, it would have been the best show ever.’ She thought while putting a piece of roasted peanut in her mouth.

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“Yes, Madam. I will get it done right away.” Xing Bao answered Chang Ah enthusiastically before getting on with work.

Xing Bao looked around and saw the other maids who were standing in the corner. However, rather than ordering them to get on with work, her eyes rested on Xiaowei, who was standing in the corner as if she was also a guest like Yang Ning and the Crown Prince.

How dare she stand in the corner as if she doesn’t belong here? Does she think that she belongs to the royal palace now?

Hah! What a joke.

She walked up to Xiaowei, who was standing in the corner, and berated her in front of everyone, ” What are you standing here for? Are you waiting for someone to serve you tea and snacks as well?”

” Can you not see that it’s lunchtime already? Go and help the kitchen staff to arrange the dining table.” She pointed at her and ordered her to help the kitchen staff rather than idling around.

After going to the palace as Yang Ning’s maid, she thinks that her status has upgraded as well.

Even if Yang Ning went to the royal palace after getting married to the Crown Prince, Xiaowei is still considered the low-class maid of the Yang Household.

Hah! She doesn’t know that even if Yang Ning becomes the Crown Princess, at the Yang Household, she will be treated as trash forever.

No one can change this fact.

Yang Luoyang and Chang Ah have been pretending to be nice and hospitable because the Crown Prince has come along with her.

However, after he leaves Yang Ning at the Yang Household for a night, which is a part of the ritual, Yang Ning will get to know her true position at the Yang Household.

This also means that if Yang Ning’s status stays the same in the Yang Household, Xiaowei will be treated the same as before.

As the Head Maid of the household, who has a higher status than her, she can order Xiaowei around to help with the work.

How dare a low-class maid like her to stand in the corner and not step forward to find work for herself to do?

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Xiaowei was surprised when Xing Bao suddenly approached her and spoke to her in an authoritative manner in front of everyone.

“Ah, Yes. I’ll go and help the kitchen staff to arrange the dining table.” She bit her lower lips and answered in a trembling voice.

She lowered her eyes and couldn’t raise her head to look at her in fear.

She might have followed Yang Ning to the royal palace, but she still cannot forget the way Xing Bao had treated them in the past.

Those wounds and humiliations were still vivid in her memory that she cannot help but flinch whenever she comes close to her and shouts at her, ordering her to do something.

Compared to those loathings, shouting in front of everyone was nothing.

“Where are you going?” Xiaowei was about to go to the kitchen when she heard Yang Ning’s voice.

“Milady!” Xiaowei exclaimed to see Yang Ning looking at her, waiting for her response.

She pursed her lips and felt embarrassed when everyone stopped talking and was looking at her, waiting for her to say something.

“Milady, I was going to the kitchen to help them to arrange the dining table.” She explained.

Yang Ning pursed her lips and glared at Xing Bao before questioning Xiaowei in a stern voice, “Who told you to go anywhere?”

“Did I ask you to leave from here?” Yang Ning’s voice turned colder as she questioned Xiaowei in front of everyone.

She wouldn’t have minded if Xing Bao had asked Xiaowei to help with work. She used to work at Yang Household before she went to the royal palace after all.

She can help them at work if asked nicely. But she did not do that.

Instead, she chided and ordered Xiaowei when the other maids of the Yang Household were standing like mannequins in the corner and were not doing anything.

She didn’t say anything to them but she came to order Xiaowei, who came to the Yang Household along with her.

Xing Bao didn’t ask for help, she ordered Xiaowei and looked down at her in front of everyone.

She does not work at Yang Household anymore. How dare she humiliate her in front of everyone?

She was still treating Xiaowei like before. The way she used to look down on Xiaowei in the past for having a weak and incapable Master!

She is indirectly looking down on her!

Chang Ah frowned to see Yang Ning getting worked up for no reason. She put down her teacup and said, “Yang Ning, I asked Xing Bao to arrange the dining table. Why are you getting irritated for a small matter like this?”

“She only asked your maid to help with the work. Don’t you think that your reaction is a bit unreasonable?” She asked.

That’s right. This way Zheng Liang will realize that Yang Ning is not as gentle and pure as he thinks her to be.

This girl has a sharp, blade-like tongue that doesn’t spare anyone.

The rumors about Yang Ning were all true, she is a vicious bitch.

Yang Ning scoffed at Chang Ah trying to act nicely in front of everyone. She took a deep breath and controlled her expression before saying, “Mother, I am not upset that Xing Bao asked Xiaowei to help her with work. However, it was because of the way she did that.”

“She skipped all the other maids and pointed at Xiaowei as if it was her fault for not doing the work.”

Zheng Liang’s lips curled in a pleased smile to see Yang Ning who was standing against Chang Ah in front of everyone.

It wasn’t even a big deal but it tells how the servants of the Household look up to their masters.

Seeing the way Chang Ah was supporting her maid rather than taking Yang Ning’s side, it was clear that she cares about her maid more than her precious daughter.

” Moreover, you asked your maid to do the work. Who gave her the right to go and order Xiaowei when she doesn’t even work at Yang Household anymore?” Yang Ning continued.

“Don’t you think that she was being disrespectful towards me by doing this?”

“Yang Ning! Is this the way you speak to your mother? Don’t forget that you’re speaking to your mother. Mind your manners.” Yang Luoyang glared at Yang Ning and scolded her for being rude to Chang Ah.

This girl is going out of hand these days. How dare she go against Chang Ah in front of everyone and question her intentions?

Does she think of them as a joke just because she came along with His Highness?

He then turned to Zheng Liang whose expression turned cold and said, “Your Highness, I apologize for not teaching my daughter manners to talk to an elder. I hope you will not take this incident seriously.”

Yang Ning scoffed to see the way he was trying to act like a father to her. Disgusting!

“As if you have something to teach me.!” She scoffed and murmured in a low voice. .

The others failed to hear her words but Zheng Liang who was sitting next to her heard her words.

His stiffened facial muscles loosened when he heard her words.

He cleared his throat and looked up at Yang Luoyang who was apologizing for Yang Ning’s mistake.

“Minister Yang, you do not need to apologize to me for anything. Yang Ning was speaking the truth after all.” He said, causing Chang Ah’s expressions to stiffen at his remark.

“A mere maid of the Yang Household has indeed humiliated the lady-in-waiting of the Crown Princess in front of everyone. It means that she was looking down on the Crown Princess as well.”

” I do not see it as a problem that the princess was trying to reprimand the insolent maid for her rude behavior. However, it looks like Minister Yang believes that it was my wife who was in the wrong.”