The girls were walking not far, and the adults were about to walk a distance. Before they turned the corner, they heard the cry of the little girl coming from the front.
Everyone stopped immediately and looked at each other with expressions of surprise and uncertainty.
Xie Ziyue also listened attentively and judged whether it was her own A-Xuan.
"Your Majesty!" At this time, the maid next to Concubine Sumire looked panicked, "It's Your Highness the Third Princess!"
Concubine Sumire also reacted at this moment. Wasn't it her daughter's voice?
She was so anxious that she didn't even care about the concubines and married women present. She took a step ahead of everyone and hurriedly turned around the path.
The others also quickened their pace and followed, not knowing what happened. The third princess couldn't be crying for no reason, right?
The ladies all prayed secretly in their hearts that their daughters must not offend the third princess. The princess is a golden person. If she is bullied at the hands of her daughter, it will be difficult for both parties to explain.
And here, the third princess was crying for her mother. The more the other ladies tried to persuade her, the more she cried and screamed. Just when the wet nurse didn't know what to do, a voice rang out.
"Rou'er!"
Concubine Sumire stepped forward quickly, and the ladies quickly stepped aside upon seeing this. After she knelt down next to her daughter, she found a cut on her hand. She opened her eyes wide and said in shock:
"Rou'er, what happened to your hand? Why did you get such a big wound?"
After saying that, she glared at the nurse of the third princess and said angrily: "How did you take care of the third princess? How could the third princess be so seriously injured?"
While talking, he took Gu Rou into his arms. Gu Rou finally saw her mother, her face turned red from crying.
"You blind slave!" Concubine Sumire's personal maid stepped forward and slapped the nanny twice. "Why are you taking care of the third princess? The princess's hand is injured like this? Watch your head!"
"Your Majesty, this slave is unjustly accused!" The wet nurse knocked her head loudly, "This slave has been looking at the third princess. The third princess was injured this time, so I really can't blame you! It's really, really..."
Having said this, the wet nurse glanced at Gu Xuan hesitantly, as if she didn't know what to say.
The eyes of Concubine Sumire's personal maid flickered for a moment, and after a moment she said sternly: "How dare you shirk it! I think you just didn't take care of the princess. I will report it to the emperor and see how you can quibble then!"
"My dear concubine, it's not that this servant is careless, but... Her Royal Highness the eldest princess pushed the third princess, so the third princess's hand hit the debris on the ground. This servant is really unjust!"
The wet nurse had no choice but to admit the guilt, so she simply broke down and told the hidden truth.
Her timing was perfect, just enough for the group of people following behind to hear her.
Xie Ziyue was supported by Taoxiang and walked in the front, while the other ladies and concubines scattered around. When they heard the nanny's words, everyone's expressions were secretive.
Although they didn't dare to say anything, everyone exchanged glances, and Xiao Jiujiu kept talking secretly.
They didn't dare to be too obvious at this time. Didn't you see that although the Imperial Concubine didn't speak, her face had darkened?
Everyone in the palace and outside the palace knew that the imperial concubine was injured and had difficulty conceiving. The eldest princess Xiangjia was acquired with great difficulty, and she had always been doted on her.
Regardless of whether this matter is true or false today, at least in front of the imperial concubine, they must show disbelief.
"Spewing shit!" Grandma Sun couldn't bear the slander against Gu Xuan. Now that her masters were here, she couldn't care less and said sternly:
"So many people were watching. It was obvious that the third princess wanted to snatch the young lady's enamel bell, and even bit her. Our princess couldn't bear it, so she came out of the pavilion and stepped forward to give the third princess a hand. Who would have thought that I would be blackmailed by you, a cheap slave!"
Although Grandma Sun was angry, she knew the art of speaking very well.
If she accuses the third princess, no matter what she says, others will think that the people in Weiyang Palace are confusing right and wrong. After all, what can such a small baby know?
She simply kept silent about the third princess, saying that it was all the nanny's fault, and explained Gu Xuan's intention of coming out just now.
If the eldest princess really planned to push the third princess, why would she come out specifically to push her?
It was obvious that Gu Rou was taking advantage of her young age and ignorance, and wanted to steal other young ladies' things. The eldest princess just couldn't bear to stand up for justice.
"She pushed me! Mother, wuwuwu, my hand hurts so much!"
Just when Nanny Sun finished speaking and everyone was quiet, Gu Rou pointed at Gu Xuan with her good hand and complained loudly.
Concubine Jin looked distressed, hugging Gu Rou and saying nothing, as if she was trying her best to hold back something.
The ladies and concubines all kept their noses and noses in mind. It was not their place to interrupt at this time, so they had better pretend to be deaf.
"Ouch!" Rong Jieyu went up to take a look, and couldn't bear to cover her mouth. "Look at this little hand, the wound on it hurts... I'd better call the doctor quickly."
"But..." At this point, Rong Jieyu covered her mouth and smiled, "The two princesses are both young. Maybe they are just playing with each other. It is inevitable that the eldest princess does not know how to restrain her strength. After all, she is still young. Woolen cloth."
Although the words were advice both inside and outside, the implication was that it was Gu Xuan who did it.
How could Gu Xuan suffer the disadvantage of being mute? She raised her head and looked at Rong Jieyu and asked word by word: "You are young, so what you say must be true?"
Rong Jieyu originally covered her mouth and spoke teasingly, just fanning the flames.
She didn't expect that Gu Xuan would directly stare at her and ask, spreading the fire directly to herself.
Especially Xie Ziyue's eyes were like daggers. Rong Jieyu was suddenly unable to get off the tiger, so she had to laugh and said: "The eldest princess misunderstood, I just said that you were not careful when you were playing around..."
"I didn't push her." Gu Xuan clapped her hand. Although it was not high, it somehow made people dare not underestimate her: "I didn't fight with her either. I just pulled her and didn't want her to go. Bite that young lady and she will fall down.”
"You didn't see it, why did you interrupt? Besides..."
At this point, she pointed to the enamel fragment not far away: "That fragment pricked her hand. She bit someone, so it fell to the ground and broke."
The implication is that if Gu Rou hadn't bit someone else, everything wouldn't have been so serious.
"Miaomiao, come here quickly!" Mrs. Youcheng, the Minister of Finance, did not expect that this matter was actually related to the concubine's daughter who was recorded in her name. She did not want to be involved in this turmoil, so she waved to Yan Miaomiao to come over quickly.
Yan Miaomiao did not dare to disobey her aunt. Although she hesitated, she still walked to Mrs. Youcheng, the minister.
But she had just walked to her aunt's side when she heard another girl's voice:
"The eldest princess is lying."
This voice made everyone a little confused. Xie Ziyue squinted her eyes and found that the speaker was actually Lin Xizhao, the legitimate daughter of the right prime minister.
Lin Xizhao ignored her mother's changed expression and said firmly with a small face: "I saw it, it was the third princess who was recommended by the eldest princess."
