"Guards, lock the princess in the Buddhist hall!"

The Fifth Prince's voice was no longer gentle; it was cold and filled with murderous intent.

Jiang Jiaojiao was furious: "There are other hidden circumstances in this matter. I beg Your Highness to investigate thoroughly!"

We must never let them lock the little crybaby in the Buddhist hall.

She was already on her last breath; once she entered the Buddhist hall, there was no way she would survive. The Fifth Prince was clearly trying to kill the little crybaby!

She knew that the little crybaby had suffered a lot of grievances in the Fifth Prince's mansion, and was treated like a decoration, but the Fifth Prince sentenced her without even asking any questions, which still made Jiang Jiaojiao very angry.

No wonder Jiang Xue dared to make a move on the prince's wife even though she was already pregnant.

The Fifth Prince gave Jiang Jiaojiao a cold look but ignored her completely, and picked up Jiang Xue to leave.

He was being too naive. Who wouldn't want to sit in that supreme position? Even a sickly person would.

Jiang Jiaojiao and the Jin family are neither useful to him nor enemies.

Jiang Jiaojiao handed the crying child to A Yuan, then stood up and blocked the way, "Your Highness—"

"Get out of the way—"

The Fifth Prince's voice was icy.

Jiang Jiaojiao didn't care about the Fifth Prince's attitude at all and said loudly, "I saw it with my own eyes. It was Second Sister who accidentally slipped and fell into the water. The Princess Consort fell into the water with her to save Second Sister."

As soon as Jiang Jiaojiao said this.

Jiang Xue's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Ignoring the Fifth Prince's sinister and murderous gaze, Jiang Xue continued, "Second Sister may have been frightened by falling into the water, which is why she was talking nonsense just now. Why don't we wait until the two of them wake up and explain themselves before making a decision?"

This matter absolutely cannot be decided by the Fifth Prince today.

Seeing that Jiang Jiaojiao was not giving up, Yu Shu panicked for a moment, gritted his teeth, rushed out, and kowtowed several times to Jiang Jiaojiao.

"Eldest Miss, please spare the Second Miss! I know you don't like the Second Miss and prefer the Crown Princess, but the little prince in your belly is more important! Please let the Second Miss see a doctor first!"

Jiang Jiaojiao narrowed her eyes slightly. Yu Shu was Shu'er, Jiang Xue's former personal maid. She was very eloquent. Wasn't her statement clearly showing that she was biased towards the prince's wife and making things difficult for Jiang Xue?

Sure enough, after these words, the Fifth Prince's gaze towards Jiang Jiaojiao turned cold and murderous.

"Young Miss..."

"You're right!"

Jiang Jiaojiao interrupted Yu Shu's provocation and immediately put on a smiling face, "It was my oversight. Second sister is my own sister, how could I side with an outsider?"

"Fortunately... I had already gone to the palace to ask the imperial physician to come and help my second sister with her pregnancy. She is currently in the outer courtyard. It is not advisable for my second sister to move around during her pregnancy, Your Highness, please put her down quickly."

"A-Yuan, go and invite Physician Xu here."

Everyone was taken aback.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Jiaojiao even brought the imperial physician with her.

It's still Dr. Xu, the expert in ensuring a safe pregnancy!

Everyone was momentarily confused. To say the two sisters had a bad relationship was absurd, considering they had even brought in a renowned expert in pregnancy care.

It can't be said that Jiang Jiaojiao had precognition and knew that the prince's wife and concubine would fall into the water, can it?

Yu Shu was completely stunned and kowtowed repeatedly, "Second Miss, you are of noble birth, how can you seek medical treatment outdoors? There are female healers in Jiangxue Courtyard..."

"shut up--"

Jiang Jiaojiao feigned anger and scolded, "How can a female physician compare to Physician Xu? What are you up to? Are you deliberately delaying to kill my second sister? You traitorous wretch!"

"Young Miss, you..."

Yu Shu was speechless for a moment, not expecting Jiang Jiaojiao to turn the tables on him.

Seeing the changing expressions on the faces of the five members of the royal family, Yu Shu thumped her head several times. "Your Highness, the concubine's pregnancy has been under the care of the female physician..."

While Yu Shu was frantically trying to explain, Jiang Jiaojiao seized the opportunity to say, "Your Highness, since Yu Shu mentioned that the concubine's pregnancy has always been cared for by female physicians, then why not have Physician Xu examine the concubine carefully today?"

Jiang Jiaojiao's expression was full of concern, a true picture of sisterly affection.

Just then.

The Fifth Prince's Consort let out a soft moan and slowly opened her eyes, the blinding sunlight making her squint.

After a long while, Yuan Bao'er finally saw the scene before her clearly.

Jiang Jiaojiao rushed over, "Little Cry... Your Highness, you're awake! That's wonderful!"

"I saw it all. You were pulled into the water to save my second sister, weren't you?"

Jiang Jiaojiao spoke while giving him meaningful glances.

The thirteenth prince, soaking wet, felt a pang of pity for his pale-faced princess.

The dignified princess consort was humiliated to this extent, living like a puppet, with only bones beneath her palace attire. Under the water, he held her waist with one hand and branded her hand.

Finally, the Thirteenth Prince couldn't suppress his urge to stand up for her. "I...I saw it too. The Princess Consort was dragged down by the concubine."

Even further than Jiang Jiaojiao, he saw... the concubine deliberately slip.

even……

The maid who tried to stop Jiang Jiaojiao from going into the water and pushed herself into the water was the same maid who was kneeling next to Jiang Xue.

But he didn't dare say too much.

After all, not only did he, an outsider, follow them into the inner garden, but he also had physical intimacy with the princess while saving someone.

Sure enough, as soon as the Thirteenth Prince spoke, the Fifth Prince's expression turned even uglier. "Why is the Thirteenth Prince here? This place is full of women."

Looking at the thirteenth prince's soaked clothes, the fifth prince's eyes grew even more gloomy. He then looked at the princess consort. So... the princess consort was rescued by the thirteenth prince.

The thought of the inevitable physical contact during the rescue ignited a nameless rage in the Fifth Prince's heart, and his gaze toward the Fifth Princess and the Thirteenth Prince was devoid of any warmth.

The Thirteenth Young Master panicked for a moment and quickly explained, "I...I got lost and just happened to run into Jiaojiao...I accidentally fell down just now."

“That’s right. I saw that the Thirteenth Young Master was lost and had no one to serve him, so I brought him here. Falling into the water was an accident.”

Jiang Jiaojiao immediately testified.

For a prince's residence to allow a guest to get lost, it must be because the servants were negligent. How dare they blame the guest for walking towards the women's side?

The little crybaby fell into the water and was about to drown. Should we blame the Thirteenth Prince for saving her without regard for the difference between men and women, and for getting the little crybaby pregnant?

What kind of outrageous argument is this!

Jiang Jiaojiao was filled with anger towards the Fifth Prince. His cold and selfish attitude made her feel extremely wronged and utterly unworthy of the little crybaby.

Yuan Bao'er looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar Jiao Jiao in front of her, and her eyes reddened.

Jiaojiao... So Jiaojiao is back?

No wonder she searched for so long without finding Jiaojiao.

Thankfully, thankfully she came back.

Hot tears dripped onto her hand, and Jiang Jiaojiao realized that the little crybaby was already in tears.

Startled, she said, "Don't cry, don't cry, are you feeling unwell?"

"Wow—Jiaojiao!"

Yuan Bao'er hugged Jiang Jiaojiao tightly, crying her heart out. It was Jiaojiao! It really was Jiaojiao! Jiaojiao hadn't abandoned her and run away, but... she had come back.

Thankfully... thankfully she came back too.

Jiang Jiaojiao's eyes widened in disbelief, and she tentatively asked in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Little...little crybaby?"

"Um...it's me."

Yuan Bao'er nodded while crying.

Jiang Jiaojiao was both surprised and delighted, and her eyes also welled up with tears.

The ladies and young women around them were stunned to see the two of them crying together for no apparent reason.