This matter depends on whose attitude is more resolute.
The harder you are, the more guilty your enemy feels.
Princess Nanzhang clenched her fists in anger, and Mrs. Zhao shook her head at her, suggesting it’s not too late to clarify things first.
Princess Nanzhang intended to resolve the matter peacefully, but Su Jin had no such intention.
"Mother said in the morning, that regardless of who disrupts the Prince Yu Mansion’s lotus appreciation banquet, they must kneel in the Buddhist Hall for three days," Su Jin reminded.
Princess Nanzhang’s face turned green.
"Though the eldest girl is indeed pitiful, it is a fact that she disrupted the Prince Yu Mansion’s lotus appreciation banquet. Shouldn’t she follow mother’s words and kneel in the Buddhist Hall for three days?" Su Jin said.
Princess Nanzhang felt murderous rage.
But the words were her own, and no exceptions could be made.
Xie Jinxiu stepped out and said, "Sister-in-law, where is your compassion?"
"The eldest sister has been poisoned so severely, and you still want her to be punished by kneeling in the Buddhist Hall!" Xie Jinxiu accused.
Su Jin let out a cold laugh.
When they were poisoning her, where was their compassion?
To keep others from noticing that Xingxing was involved, today they only targeted the main culprit, Xie Jinyu, and did not poison her.
Now they reverse the bla, accusing her of lacking compassion.
Compassion for the enemy—
Is to harm oneself.
"I am not entirely without compassion, but mother handles the household matters, and her reminders before leaving still echo,"
"If the eldest girl’s illness were to excuse her from punishnt, the household rules would be too trivialized."
"The rules are fixed, people are flexible, therefore they can be executed when the eldest girl recovers."
"Of course, if mother is not afraid of being accused of unfairness and excuses the eldest girl from punishnt, I have no objections," Su Jin said indifferently.
This ti, Xie Jinyu’s punishnt was excused.
In the future, if she causes trouble outside, don’t think about punishing her.
Because feigning illness is too easy for her.
Su Jin finished speaking and withdrew with a salute.
Xingxing followed closely behind, holding Little Black.
Before leaving, Little Black barked twice at Princess Nanzhang.
Blatant provocation.
Veins bulged on Princess Nanzhang’s forehead, and the bite wound throbbed with pain.
"Princess, bear with it a bit longer, soone has already been sent to fetch the Imperial Physician," Mrs. Zhao said.
"What’s actually going on at Prince Yu Mansion?" Second Madam inquired.
In truth, Second Madam was as clear as a mirror inside.
Prince Yu Mansion changed the rules of the lotus banquet for Su Jin, how could they rashly send a maid to report that it was Su Jin who poisoned Xie Jinyu?
For such a significant matter, Prince Yu Mansion wouldn’t let a maid convey the ssage; Princess Consort Yu would definitely co personally.
Moreover, she wouldn’t state it directly, only hint subtly.
Old Madam glanced at Princess Nanzhang, then directed Mrs. Wang, "Go to Prince Yu Mansion and see if it is true that soone poisoned the Eldest Young Madam."
Mrs. Wang complied.
Mrs. Zhao supported Princess Nanzhang to Zilan Garden.
Xie Jinyu was waiting for her mother to seek revenge for her, but instead, she heard that her mother had been bitten by a dog.
She had just taken dicine, and the face that didn’t hurt much now began to hurt again.
"Mother," Xie Jinyu cried.
Princess Nanzhang was already annoyed, and Xie Jinyu’s crying made her even more irate.
Not only incapable but a bringer of disaster.
Leaving a trace after poisoning soone, how could she have given birth to such a useless thing?
Disappointed as she was, Princess Nanzhang consoled, "I’m fine."
Xie Jinyu was concerned, "Didn’t you say the Emperor was going to confer as a County Princess? Why hasn’t the edict arrived yet, and will my misstep at Prince Yu Mansion affect the confernt?"
"Rest assured, eldest girl," Mrs. Zhao said.
"Your County Princess title was granted at the Empress Dowager’s request, and the Emperor agreed personally, there’s no reason for him to renege."
"You were unintentionally rude at Prince Yu Mansion due to poisoning, even if the Emperor reconsiders the edict, Prince Yu Mansion would plead for you."
With what Mrs. Zhao said, Xie Jinyu felt a bit relieved.
But there’s a saying that when soone is down on their luck, even drinking water gets stuck between their teeth.
The Empress Dowager was overly concerned about the Emperor conferring the County Princess title to Xie Jinyu, which made the Emperor suspicious.
The Emperor sent Eunuch Fu to inquire about Xie Jinyu’s misconduct at Prince Yu Mansion.
Mrs. Wang arrived first.
When Eunuch Fu arrived, Princess Consort Yu was explaining to Mrs. Wang about soone tampering with Su Jin’s tea.
Princess Consort Yu spoke delicately, and being a smart person, Mrs. Wang naturally understood what was going on.
The eldest girl was poisoned but without evidence pinning it on the Eldest Young Madam.
But poisoning the Eldest Young Madam’s tea was evidence solid as a rock.
Princess Consort Yu’s words carried a trace of reproach.
That the chaos in Duke Zhen Country Mansion’s inner court spread to Prince Yu Mansion, nearly ruining her carefully planned lotus banquet and almost implicating her.
Mrs. Wang felt so ashad she wanted to crawl into a hole, and quickly excused herself with a bow.
But as she turned around, she saw Eunuch Fu, and her face turned pale.
Princess Consort Yu quickly stood up and said, "Why has Eunuch Fu co?"
Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager has the Emperor confer the title of County Princess to the eldest girl of Duke Zhen’s Mansion, who would have thought that just when the edict was to be issued, the news of the eldest girl’s rudeness ca to light, so the Emperor sent to inquire."
Princess Consort Yu’s face turned white.
It’s common knowledge that the Emperor favors the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion.
If Eunuch Fu knows that Duke Zhen’s eldest girl poisoned the Eldest Young Madam and the news reaches the Emperor, this County Princess title is sure to be lost.
Princess Consort Yu hurriedly said, "This matter hasn’t been clarified yet; there might be so misunderstanding."
Eunuch Fu chuckled.
"No worries, I’ll return to the palace for now."
Eunuch Fu exited.
Mrs. Wang caught up and said, "Eunuch Fu, the matter of the eldest girl poisoning the Eldest Young Madam has already been punished."
"Punished?" Eunuch Fu doubted.
Mrs. Wang whispered, "I wouldn’t dare deceive Eunuch Fu, the Eldest Young Madam’s dog bit the Princess."
Eunuch Fu, "...."
"The Eldest Young Madam and the dog are fine," Mrs. Wang added.
"...."
"I know Mrs. Wang wants to keep the County Princess position for the eldest girl, but such a big issue, I dare not hide it from the Emperor," Eunuch Fu said.
Eunuch Fu walked away.
Mrs. Wang was utterly troubled.
Returning to Duke Mansion, Mrs. Wang reported this to the Old Madam.
The Old Madam’s eyes flashed with a cold smile as she sipped her tea and said, "Losing the County Princess title isn’t necessarily a bad thing."
Mrs. Wang was puzzled.
How could it not be a bad thing?
Having a County Princess in the Duke Mansion is a matter of pride and glory.
Moreover, losing the County Princess title, although due to her missteps, would make the eldest girl resent the Eldest Young Madam.
As the feud grows, the Duke Mansion will have no days of peace.
The Old Madam’s thinking was becoming more incomprehensible to her.
As for Eunuch Fu, upon returning to the palace, he reported everything he learned at Prince Yu Mansion to the Emperor verbatim.
The Emperor was furious.
Coincidentally, the Empress Dowager arrived while the Emperor was in his anger.
Upon knowing her grandniece was poisoned and writhing in pain, the Empress Dowager was deeply agitated.
Especially when the Hanlin Academy had already drafted the edict, and the Emperor was delaying, the Empress Dowager could no longer hold back from urging.
It.
Happened to run into the Emperor’s ire.
"Empress Dowager should abandon the idea of having confer the County Princess title to the eldest girl of Duke Zhen’s Mansion!" the Emperor said coldly.
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