Chapter 102 I have never distrusted Sheng Sheng

After all, the second princess was a clever little dumpling.

Xie Yunzhang chuckled.

Xie Yunwen: "But..."

Seeing that Xie Yunwen was still hesitating, Xie Yunwen thought for a moment and asked him, "Do you think Consort Yue's dance dress was made by Shengsheng?"

Xie Yunwen replied without hesitation, "How could that be? Sheng Sheng isn't that kind of person. She wouldn't do such a thing."

Xie Yun smiled knowingly: "You see, from the very beginning, we've never distrusted Shengsheng for a single moment. Trust her, hmm?"

Xie Yunwen paused for a moment, then suddenly understood what he meant.

Xie Yunwen's attendant pushed the wheelchair over and asked him a question. Xie Yunwen waved his hand and had it pushed away again. Then his eyes fell on the cute but not weak little dumpling.

Yes, he should believe her.

"Putting everything else aside, I still have something to say about Consort Yue's predicament today."

With a gentle smile, Sheng Sheng asked Zijuan to bring out the outer garment.

Zijuan recounted how Caidie had accidentally splashed Shengsheng with water that afternoon, and how she had taken her to that room to change her clothes.

Zijuan's clear voice echoed in the empty hall. She stood tall and straight, showing no stage fright despite the occasion.

After saying that, Zijuan calmly asked Suyu, "I wonder if what you said you heard is about this matter?"

Su Yu glanced at Consort Yue, who said, "The innermost room is indeed mine..."

Consort Yue finished speaking, glanced timidly at Xie Yuxiao, and then lowered her eyes as if startled.

"Your Highness, please don't be anxious." Sheng Sheng stepped forward. "Is Your Highness trying to say that perhaps Sheng Sheng took advantage of that moment to damage Your Highness's clothes?"

Consort Yue gently shook her head: "I didn't mean that. It was the palace maid's carelessness. How can you blame the princess?"

Well, at this point, some people started guessing.

"What if someone deliberately arranged this?"

"Yes, what if that palace maid did it on purpose? Who knows if someone deliberately arranged it?"

Who knows if the palace maid was deliberately arranged by the Second Princess to get herself soaked so that she could have a chance to ruin Consort Yue's clothes.

Consort Yue was secretly pleased. So what if she was clever? When she was unable to defend herself, how many people would believe her?

I refuse to believe that a little kid like you could possibly pull off any clever tricks under the watchful eyes of everyone.

This time, His Majesty is watching from above, so you can't find any outside help!

With so many people around, His Majesty surely won't blatantly show favoritism anymore!

With a broad smile, Sheng Sheng praised them, "Wow, you all guessed so accurately!"

Everyone was stunned.

Consort Yue: ?

Everyone: Could it be that the Second Princess really orchestrated this herself? Did they guess right?

"Zijuan, quickly bring that outer garment over here for us to see."

Shengsheng took the outer garment from Zijuan's hand and held it up against herself.

Consort Yue's smile faltered, and her fingers unconsciously tightened. Upon seeing the dress, Consort Yue's alarm bells went off instantly.

Consort Yue couldn't contain herself and asked, "What is this...?"

"Oh, has Consort Yue forgotten? This is the outer garment that Shengsheng changed into in that room."

No one else thought this was anything special, but Consort Yue, who had a guilty conscience, broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing it. Did Xie Yunsheng know that she made this dress? How could that be!

Consort Yue feigned composure and said, "Your Highness is joking. How would I know?"

She asked in confusion, "Don't Consort Yue's maids know?"

Consort Yue's heart skipped a beat, and her smile became somewhat stiff.

Sheng Sheng deliberately paused several times, whetting Consort Yue's appetite. Seeing that Consort Yue's face had turned pale, she said, "Sheng Sheng thought that this palace maid had also heard about this."

Consort Yue's heart pounded and then relaxed, and she only said awkwardly when she heard Sheng Sheng say this: "Is that so?"

Pei Ji lowered his head, a smile flashing across his face.

Black-hearted little dumpling.

The mischievous little dumpling teased Consort Yue, saying, "Lady Zhao, is this also a dress made by your Imperial Wardrobe? It's so beautiful!"

Lady Zhao stared at the outer garment for a moment, then wiped the sweat from her brow with some trepidation: "Uh, Your Highness, to be honest, the Imperial Wardrobe produces so many garments that I really can't remember what each one looks like."

"Oh, really?"

The female official Zhao forced herself to say, "Yes, yes."

"But this snap is very special. I thought it was a new style from the Imperial Wardrobe." Sheng Sheng sighed, took out the snap design, and deliberately pointed it at Lady Zhao.

Consort Yue's heart skipped a beat again.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, her fingertips unconsciously tightened the hem of her clothes, and her Adam's apple bobbed as if she wanted to swallow, but she froze halfway through.

Oh no, she acted in such a hurry that she used a clasp in the Song Dynasty style!

Just as they had suspected, Cai Die had been bribed by Consort Yue to deliberately lure Sheng Sheng there.

There wouldn't be any suitable outer garments for a child in the side room. Although Consort Yue only needed to enter the room repeatedly, it would be too obvious to splash someone with water and then bring them there without doing anything.

Consort Yue then made one herself using the fabric. Of course, she wasn't stupid; she kept a backup plan for herself, using Hangzhou silk that Consort Jing had given her last year, which she herself was reluctant to use.

That way, it would be best if no one noticed the clothes; if they did, she would insist that Consort Jing had framed her.

Consort Jing, who was completely bewildered throughout, had a bad feeling.

Consort Yue was a little nervous; she had momentarily forgotten to switch to the hidden clasp style of the Yu Kingdom.

Consort Yue was already thinking about how to frame Consort Jing. When Lady Zhao saw the hidden clasp, she exclaimed, "Isn't this the kind of hidden clasp with the '回' (hui) pattern that was popular in the Song Dynasty!"

A chorus of agreement followed: "Oh, really!"

Lady Zhao: "Yes, as a lady-in-waiting of the Imperial Wardrobe, I am not so incapable of not noticing this."

Xie Yuxiao narrowed his eyes, his cool gaze falling on Consort Yue.

"What's going on? I remember that the Imperial Clothing Bureau only allowed the use of the panchang knot for clothing. How did the Song Dynasty's hidden button style appear in the palace?"

Sheng Sheng secretly praised her father, then immediately pointed out the sore spot: "Well, we'll have to ask Consort Yue about that."

Consort Yue was startled: "Don't talk nonsense, how would I know that!"

Ignoring her completely, he casually pointed to a spot and asked, "That's a good question, sir. What does this have to do with Consort Yue?"

The ministers below: ?

Who spoke?

Clap your hands and shout: "Bring the colorful butterfly up!"

Consort Yue's face turned pale. Cai Die was brought up by Thirteen and knelt down with a thud. Before anyone could speak, Cai Die confessed everything in one go.

“My father is seriously ill and needs a lot of money for treatment. Consort Yue gave me thirty taels of silver, and I was momentarily blinded by greed, which is why I agreed to it. I knew all along that this was ill-gotten gains, but the Second Princess is so kind. Even when I spilled wine on her, she didn’t show the slightest anger. I couldn’t bear it, and I was afraid that Consort Yue would blame me, so I could only act deliberately, hoping that the princess would notice something was wrong.”

After saying that, Cai Die took out a purse containing thirty taels of silver.

Cai Die lowered her head and placed the purse in front of Consort Yue, then kowtowed several times: "This servant is guilty. This servant cannot take these thirty taels of silver. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"