In the main hall of Furui Hall, Shen Manshu from the second room and He Wanyun from the third room were standing next to Mrs. Jiang.
"Fifth Princess, the girls from all the rooms in the Jiang family are all here."
Mrs. Jiang always liked to flatter those above and bully those below. Zhao Yuzhan was Emperor Jinghuan's favorite princess, and her mother-in-law was Cao Guifei, the first of the four concubines in the harem. It was too late to curry favor with her, and she was looking like a flatterer at this moment.
Zhao Yuzhan sat on a high seat, with eight gong skirts embroidered with gold threads trailing to the ground, exuding the unique nobility of the royal family.
"Which of you went to the Summer Palace yesterday?"
She looked arrogant, and when she asked questions, the pearl ring on her head was ringing, and her red and phoenix eyes were full of the sharp look of someone in a high position.
Jiang Ning's heart skipped a beat as she suddenly guessed Zhao Yuzhan's purpose.
Xie Chenxu is the legitimate son of the Marquis of Yong'an, and his mother, Princess Lanqing, is the eldest sister of Emperor Jinghuan and the aunt of Princess Yuzhan. She must have secretly set up a matchmaking relationship between Xie Chenxu and Zhao Yuzhan, hoping that Zhao Yuzhan would marry into the Xie family.
According to Shen Xu's temperament, he would definitely not marry such a princess who was pampered by Emperor Jinghuan into the palace.
So yesterday, Jiang Ning was really not lucky.
"Grandma, we all went to the second brother's promotion banquet early yesterday, but the sixth sister went later..."
Jiang Xueyi said softly and thoughtfully, which also reminded Mrs. Jiang. The husband only left so little homework for the girls every day, so why did Jiang Ning have to spend several hours helping Jiang Xueyuan with her homework.
"Liu Yatou, have you been there?"
In an instant, Mrs. Jiang's shrewd eyes fell on Jiang Ning, wanting to see through her and dig her out.
Shen Manshu and He Wanyun's eyes flickered, and they both looked at her tacitly.
"No wonder the sixth sister was nowhere to be seen at the second brother's promotion banquet yesterday. She went to the Summer Palace."
Jiang Xueyan couldn't wait to catch Jiang Ning's fault, no matter how she got into trouble with Zhao Yuzhan, it would add fuel to the fire.
Jiang Ning raised her head and glanced at Jiang Xueyi and Jiang Xueyuan. Her eyes looked no different from her usual dull look, but today she seemed to be hiding a stern look, making them shrink involuntarily.
"Did you go to the Summer Palace?"
Thinking of the wound on Xie Chenxu's thin lip, Zhao Yuzhan's suspicions deepened. She frowned deeply and stared at Jiang Ning. The majesty of being born into the royal family made people shudder.
Jiang Ning's clear eyes moved, but there seemed to be a rather embarrassed look on her face. She rolled up her dress, slowly knelt down and said to Zhao Yuzhan: "Report to the Fifth Princess, this matter is related to the reputation of the Protector's Palace. , please forgive me for not being able to tell you."
"You dare to disobey my order?!"
Zhao Yuzhan's voice trembled, and anger instantly spread over her pretty pink cheeks.
The female members of the Jiang family were so frightened that they fell to their knees.
"Sixth Miss, since you are concerned about the reputation of the Protector's Palace, you should tell the truth. The fifth princess is a rich man. If you say it today, you can still protect the reputation of the Protector's Palace. If you wait for the Fifth Princess to investigate in person, Tell the truth, and by then it will be too late for you to say anything."
After all, Yang Shujin, the aunt next to Zhao Yuzhan, had worked hard for the royal family for many years. Her words were soft and hard, and she also revealed her intimidating power over the Duke Protector's Palace.
"A Ning, listen to the second aunt and tell her quickly that the fifth princess can still forgive you. If it's too late, there's nothing aunt can do."
Shen Manshu, who was in charge of the palace, immediately gave Jiang Ning the instructions as a lady in charge after looking at the key points.
"If you don't say anything, I'll let Aunt Zhang slap your mouth!"
Compared to Shen Manshu, Mrs. Jiang has less patience with Jiang Ning.
This shit basin was forced to fall on her head.
Jiang Ning pursed her lips tightly, her eyes filled with tears at some point. She looked at them with a soft voice and asked, "Grandma and Second Aunt really want Ah Ning to tell you?"
She did this to make Mrs. Jiang and Shen Manshu personally admit in front of everyone that they had forced her to say these words.
"explain!"
Mrs. Jiang gritted her back molars, and Shen Manshu nodded.
Jiang Ning forced herself to take a deep breath, her eye circles seemed to be red from fear. She wiped away her tears and lowered her head and said, "After I finished my homework for the fifth sister yesterday, I instinctively rushed to the banquet hall before the hour. I didn't want to pass by the Summer Palace. At that time, I found that my second brother was inside, having an affair with cousin Qingyao..."
"You are talking nonsense! How can you, your second brother, talk nonsense?! You can really make up anything!"
Shen Manshu's expression suddenly changed and she interrupted Jiang Ning's words sharply.
The other female members of the Jiang family all looked surprised.
Especially Jiang Xueyi, her fingertips turned white when pinched.
Shen Qingyao is Shen Manshu's niece who has been raised in Qiyun Court since she was a child. She may have known that she was under the care of someone else. Shen Qingyao has been extremely well-behaved and obedient from the day she entered the Protector's Mansion. She usually waits in the courtyard most of the time. Shen Manshu got closer to Jiang Yanzhou every time she went back and forth.
Especially when she grew up, her delicate and graceful appearance became more apparent, and she caught Jiang Yanzhou's eyes even more.
Jiang Ning innocently raised her eyes to look at Shen Manshu, and asked timidly: "But didn't the second aunt want me to say it just now? After breaking the news about the second brother, I..."
"You still said that!"
This time, it was Mrs. Jiang who interrupted Jiang Ning.
Just after Jiang Yanzhou's promotion banquet, such a scandal occurred. If the admonishers at the Yushitai knew about it, they would be afraid that the papers about him would be handed over to Emperor Jinghuan tomorrow.
"Fifth Princess, I am not strict with the juniors, so you are laughing. What happened today, I'm afraid..."
Mrs. Jiang acted very tactfully. After cursing Jiang Ning, she immediately bowed to Zhao Yuzhan and apologized. She only hoped that she could leave the Protector's Mansion as soon as possible so that they could deal with the family affairs behind closed doors.
Zhao Yuzhan grew up under the influence of Concubine Cao, and it is not that he has an inconsiderate temperament. Jiang Ning's ability to tell such things that would damage the reputation of the Protector's Palace must not be a lie. She is also too lazy to interfere in other people's family affairs.
At the moment, it is not appropriate to continue questioning.
"Present!"
After she snorted coldly, Yang Shujin led the palace ladies and left behind her.
Jiang Ning straightened her back and raised her eyes to meet Mrs. Jiang's vicious eyes.
