"This kid doesn't even know about the princess, yet he dares to reach out to her?" The merchant girl who met Du Meiru sneered, and everyone laughed at her.
"Yeah, she's dressed like a beggar and she dares to recognize the princess sister. It's really hilarious." A mean-looking woman who was also a businessman was jealous of good-looking people.
In her eyes, anyone who looks good deserves to be scolded.
It's enough to tell that this child has good looks at such a young age, and he will definitely be extremely beautiful when he grows up.
"Sister Qingqing is my sister." After saying this categorically, little Ah Li squatted down, picked up a handful of sand with both hands, and threw it at the mean-looking woman.
"Ah!!! My eyes, you little bitch, how do I deal with you?"
When the other women saw this, they moved away to avoid affecting themselves.
"Catch her!" The woman ordered the maid beside her to catch little Ali.
Little Ali's calves are short and cannot compete with the adults' long arms and legs.
He was soon caught up and fell to the beach.
"Run, keep running! Let's see if you still dare to run?" The woman's maid caught up with Little Ah Li and wanted to capture Little Ah Li for meritorious service.
Little Ari was so scared that she closed her eyes.
But she didn't succeed.
Her hand was hit by a silver needle shot by Jiang Qingjiu, causing the skin to break and blood to appear.
"Ah!!! My hand!" The maid rolled on the beach in pain.
"Who, who did this? My lady will definitely not let you go!" The maid screamed in pain while threatening her loudly.
"How can your young lady not let this princess go?" Jiang Qingjiu's casual voice reached everyone's ears.
Xiao Ali opened her eyes in surprise when she heard Jiang Qingjiu's voice.
"Sister Qingqing!" When little Ali saw the person she trusted, her stubbornness and unwillingness to admit defeat disappeared and was replaced by howling.
"Wow!"
Upon seeing this, Jiang Qingjiu immediately stepped forward and picked up little Ah Li.
When little Ali arrived in Jiang Qingjiu's arms, she didn't cry as sadly as before, but she was still sobbing.
"Qingqing, hiccup, sister, hiccup, she bullied me." Little Ali burped every time she said a word, making Jiang Qingjiu feel even more distressed.
How could they be worthy enough to bully a child?
"My lord, your highness, the young lady has a lot of trouble in her eyes because of this little girl, so I asked my slave to teach her a lesson. Your highness, please spare your life!"
"Your Highness Princess, spare your life!"
The merchant lady whose eyes were filled with dirt was also invited over.
"Your Highness, this child is naughty. The girl just asked her how she dared to call Her Highness sister, and she grabbed the sand and destroyed my eyes."
"Really?" Jiang Qingjiu asked lightly as he picked up little Ah Li and sat under a big parasol.
"Your Highness the Princess is absolutely true. A common girl would never dare to deceive Her Highness the Princess."
"Which of you knows this lady?" Jiang Qingjiu asked the crowd watching the excitement.
"I know her." A woman in green clothes with clear eyes but ordinary clothes stood out from the crowd.
"Who are you to her?"
"Your Highness, my name is Qiuniang. The person who spoke just now is my half-sister, Liniang. Her father is a shipping businessman named Hu Shanxiang." The woman answered in a neither humble nor arrogant tone.
"Then did you see what happened just now?" Jiang Qingjiu continued to ask after seeing Qiuniang's calmness.
"After the little girl who just called Ah Li called her princess, first Miss Wang mocked little girl Ah Li for not knowing the meaning of the word princess, and then Liniang mocked little girl Ah Li for dressing like a beggar and daring to recognize her highness as her sister." Qiuniang said. Wuyishi described the scene at that time.
There are a few sensible people who also support what Qiuniang said.
There were even some people who took advantage of the situation and switched sides, blaming Liniang and looking at Wang Mengtian.
Wang Mengtian, who was friends with Du Meiru, was the first person to bully Xiao Ali just now.
Wang Mengtian looked panicked when she saw the situation, and her eyes signaled Du Meiru to help her speak.
Jiang Qingjiu looked at Liniang with cold eyes, "What else do you have to say? Ah Li is my sister. If you bully my sister, you are bullying me. Bullying me is the following crime."
"How should we deal with the following offenders?" Jiang Qingjiu said, scanning all the women who witnessed the incident.
"Princess, I will be punished by ten lashes according to the law." Zhu Tao announced loudly.
Ten lashes!
Liniang and her maidservant looked in panic, and immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, their foreheads turned red.
"Please, Your Highness, Princess, have mercy. Please, Your Highness, Princess, have mercy!"
"Where is Miss Wang?" Jiang Qingjiu's voice made Wang Mengtian tremble in fright, and he did not dare to stand up and admit himself.
But the girls who knew her looked at her.
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell it's her.
Time passed by little by little, and the cold sweat on Wang Mengtian's forehead accumulated more and more.
Du Meiru looked on anxiously.
Even Liniang and her maid, who were kowtowing, stopped and looked over.
"Why, can't you hear what I'm saying, Miss Wang?" Jiang Qingjiu thought that Miss Wang's sarcasm was so courageous, that's all.
Du Meiru pushed her, and Wang Mengtian walked over cautiously and knelt down.
"Your Highness the Princess, the daughter of the people is just curious about why little girl A Li calls her Princess Sister. The daughter of the people has no other meaning. I beg Your Highness the Princess to forgive me."
"Your Highness, Princess, Mengtian was just out of curiosity, so she said something rude and hurt little girl Ali. I hope that Your Highness, Princess, will go easy on Mengtian for the sake of today's competition and a national event." Du Meiru came over and knelt down, righteously. Rhetorically speaking.
Wang Mengtian also turned to look at her gratefully.
Wang Mengtian knew that the Du Meiru she knew was different from what she looked like.
But today she actually spoke for her. No matter what her purpose was, she remembered the favor of intercession today.
"Who are you? You know how to intercede." Jiang Qingjiu looked at Du Meiru and said jokingly.
"Du Meiru, a folk girl, and my father, Du Jianghai, are in the weaving and dyeing business in the south of the Yangtze River. The folk girl and Mengtian are close friends. In the future, the folk girl will advise Mengtian to take care of himself and never talk about others at will." Du Meiru said in a sincere tone, reporting herself I did not forget to plead for Wang Mengtian again.
"Yes, yes, I will keep my mouth shut." Wang Mengtian quickly echoed, fearing that Jiang Qingjiu wouldn't see her regret.
"Your Royal Highness, the same goes for civilian girls/servants. You must take care of yourself." Upon seeing this, Liniang and his maidservants quickly expressed their regrets.
"Little Ah Li, what do you think?" Jiang Qingjiu looked at Little Ah Li, whose mood had stabilized.
Jiang Qingjiu hopes that little Ah Li can learn to deal with problems on her own, but seeing that little Ah Li is so eager to be thrown sand at her, she won't suffer.
This is when I am by my side. What if I am not by my side?
"Sister Qingqing, are they playing tricks?" Little Ah Li's innocent voice sounded.
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
The three people who were kneeling felt their hearts tighten when they heard this.
