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You all got tricked by her.

"Oh no! Cui Cairen fell into the water! Help! Help!"

Rong Qianyu struggled to get up and saw Cui Rumei desperately holding Shu'er's head down. When she was rescued, she was already unconscious and had choked on a lot of water.

As the crowd gathered around, Cui Rumei's maid, Hua Xue, panicked and cried out, "Crown Princess, what are you doing? Even if my concubine has a grudge against you, and the princess is still a babe, how can you be so cruel?"

“I…I didn’t…”

She was also frightened by Cui Rumei. It was the first time she had seen such a scene, and she just stood there in a daze, not daring to move.

After several eunuchs rescued the person, they directly alarmed the queen. Shu'er was unconscious, and because of Shu'er, she was carried to Tan Lu's bedroom.

Cui Rumei was soaked, her hair was disheveled, and she was shivering all over, which made her look even more charming. There were icicles hanging on the ends of her hair, dripping with water.

She knelt on the ground and sobbed, as if she had suffered a great injustice. Her voice was not loud, but thin, yet very penetrating, and it was extremely annoying to listen to.

"That's what happened. I just said a few words, and the Crown Princess took such a cruel approach. I'm a lady, so I'm not in any danger. But if I hurt the princess, how could it be? The water is so cold, and she's so young!"

Naturally, no one present believed what she said.

Especially Bai Yi, she had just recovered from a serious illness and encountered such a thing, which was also very troubled.

"Shut up!" As Shu'er's biological mother, Tan Lu naturally hated her with gnashing teeth.

Everyone around knew what kind of person Cui Rumei was, but she still acted tough and pretended to be weak even though it made others dizzy.

"Sister Liangdi, you've been fooled by her! This woman is very thoughtful and cunning. You've all been fooled by her!"

There were some frostbite on her rosy cheeks, but she was still crying hard, grabbing the corner of Tan Lu's clothes to complain.

Bai Yi said nothing, and didn't even want to see her embarrass herself here any longer. "Liang Di, this matter is about Shu'er falling into the water. You are her mother, so you should ask."

"Thank you, Queen."

She turned and asked Cui Rumei, "You said you were holding Shu'er and fell into the water because the Crown Princess pushed you, right?"

"Yes..." Her big watery eyes looked pitiful.

"Then let me ask you again, why were you hugging Shu'er? How could the Crown Princess, who was so well behaved, push you? You said you slipped, but even if you did, you should have fallen straight into the water below. How could you have been more than six feet away?"

She couldn't answer, feeling extremely aggrieved, and could only pretend to cry, "Of course I'm scared... I'll flutter around when I'm scared, I can't swim..."

"Throwing yourself around? How deep is the lotus pond? If you don't throw yourself towards the shore, won't you be flying farther and farther away?" This hit the nail on the head, leaving Cui Rumei at a loss for words.

Her pretentiousness might work on men, but for the women in the deep palace, these little tricks are simply ignored.

"I think you jumped into the lake." Tan Lu looked at her with murderous eyes. She just wanted to use this to suppress Rong Qianyu, but she used her own child as an excuse.

The truth is obvious, but she is still struggling.

"I'm not, I didn't. Shu'er is the eldest daughter of the Crown Prince. How could I..."

Tan Lu knelt on the ground, crying bitterly, not exposing anyone, but more like complaining helplessly.

"Empress, my poor Shu'er is less than two years old. She was born prematurely and is weak. She just recovered from a serious illness. She fell into the lake in the cold winter and is still unconscious. There is no evidence for either of us. If my Shu'er wakes up and is fine, that would be great. If anything happens, I will kill you with all my might and bury her with me!"

The more she spoke, the angrier she became, and she wanted to just go up and tear this bitch apart with her bare hands.

"Liang Di, that's enough." Bai Yi said with a slightly tired look.

Upon hearing the news, Fu Hua rushed over and said, "My Lord, what happened? Is Shu'er awake?"

"Shu'er is still in the side hall, she's not awake yet. Fortunately, she's okay."

"What's going on?"

When Cui Rumei saw Fu Hua coming, she used the same trick again and threw herself beside him to cry. This time it was very effective. She used up all the tears that had just been thundering but not raining.

Bai Yi had always refused to give in and let Cui Rumei marry Fu Hua. Although she knew that Fu Hua had been hanging out with this woman for a long time, he was still unwilling to give her an identity.

This time, it was thanks to Rong Qianyu's generosity and her willingness to endure years of exhaustion that she agreed to the marriage. Unexpectedly, Cui Rumei continued to intensify her behavior, showing no signs of restraint. She had anticipated the current situation.

"Your Highness, please understand. I met the Crown Princess in the back garden. Seeing Shu'er was well-behaved, I took her in and brought her closer. But the Crown Princess refused and we had an argument. She said I didn't know how to distinguish between high and low, and advised me not to pretend to be ignorant."

Rong Qianyu was standing aside when she was suddenly singled out and blamed. Everyone looked at her in unison, "I didn't..."

"Is this what you said?" Fu Hua asked seriously.

“…”

Rong Qianyu really had no way to defend herself and could not explain herself. All signs were against her.

"Why is the Crown Princess like this? The servants present here can all testify to this. Why do you have to do this?" Cui Rumei felt extremely aggrieved and seized upon a point that the other party could not refute and exaggerated it.

No matter how absurd the matter was, as long as Cui Rumei said it, even if it was saying that the sun rises at night, Fu Hua would believe it unwaveringly.

This time, he naturally believed in his sweetheart.

"I felt I had wronged you before. I thought you were virtuous and polite, and I didn't expect you to be so two-faced, saying one thing and doing another! It's good that Shu'er is fine now, but how could you be so jealous that you can't even tolerate such a pitiful woman!"

"Your Highness!"

Seeing this, Tan Lu immediately pleaded with Fu Hua, "Your Highness, please have mercy on me. For the sake of my mother and her young age, let this matter go. Don't pursue it any further."

Seeing Fu Hua wavering, she said, "Dear Concubine Liang just said the same thing. How come..."

"You are so presumptuous. It's best if you know what's going on in your mind, Prince. This is such a glorious thing, right? Forget it, and don't mention it again. If you can't treat everyone equally, you should at least treat everyone equally. If you favor one over the other, it will only create resentment."

"Liang Di, you..."

Cui Rumei was held in Fu Hua's arms, crying breathlessly and with tears in her eyes. She seemed to be so angry that she suddenly fainted in Fu Hua's arms.

The farce ended. It was nothing more than bullying Shu'er because she was young and couldn't argue, otherwise he would have dragged this woman out and shaved her.

"Is Shu'er feeling better?"

Tan Lu's eyes were dim, probably because she hadn't slept all day. "I have a fever and choked on a lot of water. I just woke up and kept crying, and now I'm asleep again."

"I really didn't expect that she..."

Tan Lu felt sick when she thought of her face, "Vile, what a thing."

"I was too hasty and careless this time. I should be more careful with her next time."

"Be on guard against her. You can prevent her from crying and making a fuss. You have no intention of harming anyone, but how can you be sure she won't frame you later? Can you avoid disasters? She's so arrogant, plotting against Shu'er's life. From now on, I won't have to show any mercy."

Tan Lu has always been a noncompetitive person. She wants to take good care of her daughter, live in peace and protect herself, and just raise her daughter. But there are always people who try to touch her reverse scale.

"You knew it was her?"

"Who else could it be but her? She's so delicate and weak, crying like that, who's she going to show it to? She was sharp-tongued before the prince came, but now she's playing the victim. Your Majesty, don't just be patient. A wife should treat you like one. How can you let her trample on you?"

I already disliked her, and now this guy has harmed Shu'er like this. Women are weak by nature, but they become strong when they become mothers.

She must make Cui Rumei pay the price.

After returning to the palace, Rong Qianyu was also full of thoughts. What she and Rong Pan said on the wedding night might be feasible now.

The purpose of the marriage is to save the people of the motherland from suffering from war, but not for herself. She must gain a firm foothold in the Great Zhou. Blindly enduring will only make them worse. She must have someone to rely on.

The situation had calmed down for now, and Shu'er had recovered, but the eunuchs and maids in the harem were still discussing the matter. "Have you heard? The Crown Princess pushed Consort Cui into the lake a few days ago!"

"Really?" asked a little palace maid.

The maid at the beginning looked disgusted at her delay in reporting the news. "That's right, the news has spread everywhere. I never thought that the Crown Princess looks kind, but is such a person behind the scenes. She even harmed the Princess!"

The young palace maid who asked the question was surprised and said, "How old is the princess? She's not even two years old yet and she's so cruel?"

"Since the marriage, the Crown Prince has never spent the night with the Crown Princess. They used to argue frequently, and I guess he must have annoyed her."

Fu Hua was not nice to her to begin with, and later because of sending Cui Rumei into the palace, Fu Hua still felt a little guilty towards her. Although they had no feelings for each other, they were still treated as equals.

Now, because of this incident, his good impression of her has disappeared again. Now, it has become a secret in the palace that they have not slept together for more than a month after their marriage.

"Look at how she tried to please me and agreed to take Cui Cairen in. I thought she was being magnanimous, but it's true that you can only judge a person by their appearance but not by their heart."

"That's right, but no matter how hard she tries, the prince just isn't interested in her."

The two of them chatted happily, not noticing Xue Ji approaching slowly.

"What are you talking about?" He looked so determined that frightened the two palace maids.

"Lord Xue! Meet Lord Xue!" The two men were so scared that they fell to their knees on the ground.

"What are you talking about?" Xue Jihe asked in a serious tone.

Although the tone was extremely gentle, the two little palace maids knew that something big was happening.

The braver one spoke first, "This servant, this servant, was idle from work, so I just said this nonsense."

Xue Ji bowed slightly and lifted the maid's head with his cold fingers.

"I was in such a good mood today, but you guys have ruined it. Is it because the work is done, or is it because there's not much to do that you're tired enough to find faults? You're so free to speculate about the master's right and wrong. Why don't you go to the menial work room and wash the silk? There's more work there, so I guess you can keep your mouths shut."

The two men immediately understood what he meant and knelt down to beg for mercy.

"Sir, we were wrong. We won't do it again."

Lian crawled to Xue Ji crying, but he retreated and avoided her.

He had a gentle expression as he touched the tear-stained face of a man and said, "No, washing the silk is useless. It's better to just sew the mouth shut."

The muscles on their faces were tense, as if frozen, their brows were furrowed, the corners of their mouths twitched, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

"Please spare my life, sir!"

However, Xue Ji has time today, and he must compete with them to establish his authority, otherwise anyone will dare to talk about the master's right and wrong in the future.

"I'm about to go to the Eastern Palace. How about I introduce you to the Empress and ask her for clarification to resolve your doubts?"