Jinguo Grand Princess became white-faced with anger, stroking her head and questioning the Noble Consort, “Since you want to recommend your own niece as my daughter-in-law, why didn’t you tell me before? Now that I’ve already had a daughter-in-law and it is after the Spring Festival, what are you up to by pulling such a trick?”
“Your Highness, absolutely not!” Noble Consort Cui even felt like strangling her niece now. It was fine that Cui Jianlian asked Song Yixiao to give up her husband for others but the Fourth Commandery Princess? Lu Kou’er was the legitimate niece of the Noble Consort!
In this case, how could Jinguo Grand Princess not suspect the Noble Consort of being the chief plotter?
After all, how could a side concubine of the Crown Prince be bold and confident enough to ask a first-rank titled lady to get a divorce?
There must be someone to back her up!
In terms of Cui Jianlian’s identity, who else could be h
“Somebody put this maid under arrest and interrogate her well!” By far, Noble Consort Cui had known that she couldn’t make Song Yixiao take the blame. Even though Song Yixiao admitted that she had come to verbal conflict with Cui Jianlian, as a first-rank titled lady, it was rather understandable for her to get angry for being demanded by a side concubine of the Crown Prince to divorce her husband to make room for another woman.If this leaked out, no one would blame Song Yixiao for not being virtuous and generous enough. Instead, it would be believed that Cui Jianlian deserved to suffer!Therefore, Noble Consort Cui couldn’t make trouble for Song Yixiao now. All she wanted to do was to pour oil on troubled waters.However, this time she still couldn’t have Xiaoman taken away. Jinguo Grand Princess said indifferently, “Why bother? After all, we’ve got so many people here. Why don’t we interrogate her on the spot so that we can report to Mother
“As I recall, Lady Nuan has miscarried on the Qianqiu Festival before?” After the room was quiet for a while, Noble Consort Cui and Jinguo Grand Princess looked at each other in the eye, saying with one voice, “Now she is panicked. What a poor thing! Fetch some medicine in my warehouse and send it to the Pavilion of Pinglan. Ask her to take care of herself and not leave any lingering health problems at a young age!”She didn’t mention asking Lady Nuan to testify at all.The reason was simple. Regardless of Lady Nuan’s timidity, she used to be a princess anyway. Since she left in panic, the conflict between Cui Jianlian and Song Yixiao must be really fierce!If she was asked to talk about the ins and outs of the matter and it still couldn’t make the two parties bury the hatchet, what to do then?Noble Consort Cui and Jinguo Grand Princess would like to have the situation under control but Empress Su and Daiguo Grand Princess thought
Noble Consort Cui flared up immediately. The grudge between her and Daiguo Grand Princess had remained for years, so she didn’t need to show respect as she did for Jinguo Grand Princess. On the spot she thumped on the desk and rose, thundering, “Your Highness, no matter how muddle-headed the Side Concubine of the Crown Prince is, it is not acceptable to charge her with anything randomly! As a grand princess, you are a senior and noble lady. Yet, you are kicking a junior when she is down. If this leaks out, aren’t you afraid that people will laugh at the royal family’s demeanor?”“Don’t put on such a grieved face in front to me!” Daiguo Grand Princess was always egotistical. Of course she couldn’t stand Noble Consort Cui’s attitude!She flapped her wide sleeves, saying disdainfully, “Are you talking about the royal family’s demeanor with me? Let’s talk about the rules for concubines. It is well known that Dowager Consort of Hengshan is a senior of the imperi
It was midnight at the backyard of Jinguo Grand Princess’s mansion outside the waterside pavilion.The spears and halberds were glistening.The whirling snow was pervaded with a stern atmosphere.“This place is surrounded on three sides by water, only with the long winding bridge linked to the bank.” Inside the waterside pavilion, Jinguo Grand Princess, sitting on the bench, said grimly, “The long bridge is guarded by tens of guards and Jiayue is on watch at the gate. Therefore, whatever is uttered here only stays between you and me!”Song Yixiao knelt down without hesitation. “I don’t deserve your love, Mother!”The Grand Princess answered with a poker face, “Now confess!”“I do hold grudge against Cui Jianlian!” Originally, Song Yixiao planned to confess to her mother-in-law. Now the Grand Princess even kept Jian Xubai from staying inside, which clearly suggested her bias for Song Yixiao. In this case, i
Song Yixiao took a deep breath and put on a peaceful look, saying calmly, “Mother, do you remember this? As I said just now, according to my stepmother, it is not only the Liu Family but also the Jin Family who collude with Cui Jianlian in the conspiration against me.”“Exactly, but it should not be Jin Suke’s idea?” The Grand Princess said seriously. “Jin Suke is not such a person, but some of his descendants are rather disappointing!”“If I’m right, the reason why the Jin Family interferes with this matter must be that the second young mistress in Prince of Hengshan’s mansion acts as a go-between!” Song Yixiao said. “Xubai tells me that the Jin Family hasn’t shown the attitude in court by far?”The Grand Princess said with a frown, “You want to force the Jin Family to support the Crown Prince with this? It is kind of a merit, but I don’t think it will let the Noble Consort vent her anger. You’ve underestimated how mad a person of an exalted p
Song Yixiao said calmly, “Mother, think about this. If Cui Jianlian claims that she has been fallen for Lu Guanlun since her childhood and that she never wants to be a concubine of the Crown Prince, what consequence does the Cui Family will face?”It was a sin of deceiving the Noble Consort and coaxing the Crown Prince!Particularly, it was the Empress Dowager’s imperial decree to let Cui Jianlian enter the Eastern Palace. Actually, the decree was requested by Noble Consort Cui to the Empress Dowager in order to earn respect for her niece. However, her niece just had no interest in the Crown Prince!By then, even the Noble Consort would have to apologize to the Empress Dowager for the failure to know her niece well and to disrespect for the crown prince!After all, although she was the birth mother of the Crown Prince, the Empress Dowager and Emperor Xianjia were still alive. Hence, it was not the time for her to put on airs!
“Apart from seeing Lady Nuan at today’s feast, I only met her on the birthday of Her Highness Princess Yushan,” Song Yixiao said, “Therefore, I don’t know much about this lady’s temperament. Currently, there are two possibilities about her action. Either it was an honest mistake or she did it on purpose!”She hedged and said, “I think she did it on purpose!”“Why?”“Even the side hall is within the imperial palace!” Song Yixiao lowered her head and said, “When I left, I took a look at the door and the wall. They are made of quality wood, so they should be sound-proof. At that time, it was snowing heavily outside! Moreover, during the conversation, Cui Jianlian and I didn’t talk loudly! Therefore, since Lady Nuan could talk of the most important content of the conversation, I suspect that she was eavesdropping against the door! Otherwise, she could only have heard one or two words!”How could she not consider that someone might be l
When Song Yixiao woke up, she was a bit alarmed and panicked to see the familiar bed net.“Your Highness!” Upon noticing her wake up, Jinxun walked inside with a basin on her hands, saying with concern, “You are finally awake! Would you like to sleep for another while? His Highness said that you might sleep more if you felt tired. After all, there is nothing to worry about in the mansion.”Then she lowered her voice, “As to the tumult that happened in the imperial palace yesterday, His Highness said that the Grand Princess would handle it and that you didn’t need to worry about it!”“When did we come back?” Song Yixiao fetched the warm handkerchief and put it on her face, asking, “Is Xubai out? Where has he gone?”Amidst walking to the coat rack and getting the outfit for her, Jinxun said, “His Highness came back after the street gate was opened this morning. At that time, you were sleeping and it was His Highness who carried you i