The clear sound of the slap echoed around the deadly quiet chamber, and Lengmei's face was burning with pain. With her face still tilted to one side, she stared at Tang Xia's phoenix pattern gold embroidered shoes.
"She slapped me? She slapped me!"
The very idea of her getting slapped was repeated in her mind, and she shook her head unbelievingly.
"When did I ever suffer such humiliation? When was I treated like this before?"
She was filled with rage and abruptly raised her head, her hand about to slap Tang Xia on the face.
"Your Grace! No!" Her maid was almost scared to death and leapt over to hold her arm, "No! Your Grace! You can't do that! She is the Queen! She is the Queen!"
"Stay your hand! Leave me alone! Stay your hand!" Lengmei glared at Tang Xia with blood-red eyes an
