Leaving aside Meng Qi following Meng Zhi, the Crown Princess pulled Princess Duan aside and asked, "Tell us, what exactly happened just now?"
Although Princess Duan dared not look at Prince Duan’s expression, she had already weighed her options. Since things had come to this, she decided to crush Lady Meng as ruthlessly as she could.
She took a sip of tea and said, "You all know that ever since she was grounded at Hanyuan Courtyard, the sixth sister-in-law has been quite hostile toward me, targeting me at every turn. Just now, after you all left and headed back, I was walking at the rear because I had dropped my handkerchief. Who would have thought that when the sixth sister-in-law saw me behind her, she deliberately slowed her pace and walked right down the middle of the winding corridor, refusing to let me pass?"
Chapter 123