Everyone outside the door gasped when they heard those screams!
Even so, Song Yaoyao showed Bai Yucheng no mercy, raining punches and kicks on him!
Eventually, the screams inside grew fainter and fainter, and someone outside muttered:
"She hasn't beaten him to death, has she?"
"Exactly, his screams are getting quieter and quieter!"
"Something does seem wrong!"
The emperor signaled the guards with his eyes, and two of them stepped forward and rammed the door open.
Song Yaoyao was thoroughly enjoying the beating and hadn't expected the door to be smashed open like that.
Her fist froze in midair. Seeing the crowd at the door, Song Yaoyao smiled awkwardly and lowered her hand. She stood, stepped forward to pay her respects, and asked:
"Your Majesty, what brings you all here?"
The emperor gestured for the empress beside him to explain. She gave two dry coughs and said:
"At the banquet, we noticed that you weren't feeling well, Princess Jiahe. We were worried, so we came to check on you!
"We never expected to see the newly appointed top scholar enter the Palace Hall where you were staying as soon as we arrived..."
Didn't that mean the emperor and the others had heard everything they had said and done inside the Palace Hall?
"Then, I..."
The empress interrupted Song Yaoyao and continued:
"All of us can testify that although you and the new top scholar were alone in the same room, there was nothing improper between you.
"You can rest assured of that. No rumors damaging your reputation will get out!
"If anyone dares to spout nonsense, I certainly won't spare them!"
That wasn't what Song Yaoyao wanted to say. She wanted to ask whether they had all heard her beating him up just now.
But since the empress had