I woke up as the Villainous Empress

Being provoked by Yang Ning's words and the way she was looking down on her, Chang Ah lost her cool and shouted and cursed at her coarsely, "You wench! It was all because of you. You bloody bastard, you deserve to die. Like your mother, you should have died as well. However, it's not too late now.

Since you didn't die back then, I will kill you with my hands this time-" Chang Ah's eyes were filled with bloodshot rage, and all she could see was Yang Ning, the girl who used to tremble under her gaze, looking at her arrogantly and laughing at her.

Her blood was boiling, and her eyes were blurry. All she had was hatred for Yang Ning. Chang Ah raised her hand to slap her and wanted to beat her to death until this bastard stopped breathing, only then she could be satisfied and take her revenge.

Everything happened so suddenly that Zheng Liang's first reaction was to pull Yang Ning to his side and protect her in his embrace. He would not let any wild dog bite her and hurt her.

However, before Chang Ah's hand could touch Yang Ning's face or even hit Zheng Liang's arm, which was now protecting Yang Ning, a hand blocked her and forcefully turned Chang Ah around and slapped her hard on the face. The sudden slap and force startled Chang Ah, causing her to stagger back and fall to the ground miserably.

When Chang Ah was slapped and thrown on the ground, the ladies standing there gasped in shock. They weren't expecting Chang Ah to attack Yang Ning in front of everyone, and more than that, they weren't expecting Chang Ah to be slapped like this.

While everyone was still shocked by what just happened, Chang Ah, who was on the ground, had crimson cheeks with a clear handprint marking her face. Her face was hot, and tears fell down her scorching cheeks, making her look even more pitiful and vulnerable. However, after witnessing her crazy outburst, no one dared to think of her as pitiful or innocent.

Chang Ah, still in shock, placed a hand on her slapped cheek and hesitantly looked up to see Yang Luoyang, who was looking at her with rage and disgust in his eyes. 'He slapped her. The man she thought of as her husband and protector has now betrayed her. How can he slap her?' Disbelief was written all over her face. Shouldn't he be supporting her? Didn't he support her plan to ruin Yang Ning as well?

How can he slap her then? Out of everyone, he has no right to slap her in front of everyone.

"You… Did… you just slap me? Why? How can you do this to me?" Her voice quivered in disbelief. "You were the one who said that Yang Ning has no right-" Tears were brimming down her cheeks as Chang Ah confronted him.

However, before she could complete her words and reveal that he was also involved in her plan, Yang Luoyang slapped her once again, making the corners of her mouth bleed and shutting her up.

"SHUT YOUR DISGUSTING MOUTH! HOW DARE YOU TRY TO HURT MY DAUGHTER?" He roared at her, glaring as if uttering another word would result in him cutting off her tongue right away.

His eyes were bloodshot red, and the veins on his hands were visible, clearly showing his anger and rage, "I married you because I wanted you to take care of my daughter in my absence, but what did you do? You treated her worse than a servant and made her suffer all these years?"

"How can a woman be so vicious and evil-hearted? Are you really a mother? How dare you torture my daughter and act like a filial wife and mother in front of me?" Yang Luoyang shouted at her, pretending to be unaware of Chang Ah's doings all these years.

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Even if Chang Ah loses her reputation, he cannot afford to lose his reputation in front of everyone as well.

"I brought you to the palace with me because you said that you needed to attend Yang Ning's tea party. However, how dare you lie to me that you received the invitation when you didn't? Were you trying to ruin her tea party from the start? How can you be so black-hearted?" He shouted at her, scolding her in front of everyone, showing that he didn't know anything about the invitation conspiracy.

When he went to the royal court to attend to his duties, he had thought that dealing with Yang Ning would be a small task that Chang Ah could handle herself. However, to his surprise, when he returned, she had not only created a huge scene, turning herself into a clown but had also dragged His Highness into this mess as well.

He could have managed to deal with Yang Ning, but with Zheng Liang supporting her, he had no choice but to sacrifice Chang Ah for the sake of his status in the palace. Minister Qin had recently lost all of his reputation and assets because of his youngest son; he couldn't afford to become like him due to his foolish wife.

Minister Qin chose to save his son's life over his long-successful career, but he wouldn't be that foolish. He would sacrifice Chang Ah a hundred times if necessary to salvage his reputation and career.

Thankfully, he managed to stop Chang Ah in time; otherwise, she might have committed a heinous crime by slapping and attacking the Crown Princess in front of everyone. How could she be so reckless? Attacking the Crown Princess when so many people were there to witness the incident—did she want to ruin herself completely? How could she lose her composure so easily?

This woman surely knew how to create trouble for herself.

However, this time, she did not make a small mistake; instead, she committed a serious crime. By attempting to slap Yang Ning in front of everyone, she had implicitly admitted to all the claims made by Zheng Liang and verified that Yang Ning was right while she was wrong.

There is no way to resolve this matter anymore. The last resort he could consider is to let Chang Ah deal with the mess she created herself. He cannot allow her to drag him into this mess as well. Rather than letting her do that, he would ruin her himself.