Princess Jia Hua suddenly smiled, tilting her head back to look at the bright moon in the sky, trying to hide the glistening tears in her eyes.
"If I were afraid of trouble, why would I have devised a plan to lure you here?"
She didn't care about the rumors or gossip at all.
Over the years, I've experienced all sorts of major issues and challenges.
Princess Jiahua turned around and stood in front of Princess Zhennan, looking down at her. She raised her hand and slapped the other woman hard across the face.
He ripped off the veil covering her face.
She revealed her bright and gentle face.
“I have always regarded you as my own sister, yet you have repeatedly plotted against me behind my back. If it weren’t for your secret collusion with Song Kaifeng and your advice to him, how could I have married him?” Princess Jiahua was furious. “Secondly, you used Empress Dowager Xu to switch my portrait with that of the princess sent for the peace treaty. Thirdly, you colluded with Fan Lianyi to replace my Zhen’er and abuse my A’yue. How can I not hate you for all of this?”
Princess Zhennan's expression changed slightly, and her imposing manner softened unconsciously: "Jiahua, you must have misunderstood..."
"Smack!"
Another slap landed hard on her face.
“Tan Yuyan!” Princess Jiahua’s eyes turned red: “You persecuted me, and I admit that I am not as skilled as you, so I don’t blame you. But you even harmed my two children. I will settle this score with you personally.”
At this point, fear appeared in Princess Zhennan's eyes: "Jiahua, there must be a misunderstanding. We are like sisters, how could I harm you? It's the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager hates you to the bone. If it weren't for your words back then, the Empress Dowager would already be one of the four consorts."
Back then, there was still one vacancy among the four consorts. Empress Dowager Xu was still Consort Xu. After she became pregnant, Emperor Taizu intended to promote her to the fourth consort.
Princess Jia Hua happened to be present and said that Consort Xu was not worthy of her position, and the consort position she had obtained was taken by another consort.
Unexpectedly, this matter reached the ears of Empress Dowager Xu, and she remembered it for decades.
Princess Jiahua closed her eyes. Back then, Consort Xu was short-sighted and vicious. She even slapped the sixth prince's birth mother, which she witnessed.
That's why she said that.
There are some accounts she needs to settle.
"Jiahua, it was all Empress Dowager Xu's doing! You've come to the wrong person!" Princess Zhennan lay on the ground, wailing in anguish, repeatedly recounting the past: "Jiahua, we've known each other for so many years, and I was the most heartbroken when you left the capital..."
She cried uncontrollably, heartbroken and devastated.
Princess Kejiahua remained calm and simply watched.
In the past, Princess Jia Hua might have been soft-hearted, but now, her children are suffering because of the person in front of her. If she were to be soft-hearted, she would be letting her children down.
“Jiahua…”
After crying for a long time, Princess Zhennan's voice became hoarse, but Princess Jiahua's eyes remained icy cold.
"Guards!" Princess Jia Hua called out.
Xiu Shu stepped forward.
"Sever the tendons in Princess Zhennan's hands and feet and lock her in the underground dungeon. No one is allowed to approach her without my permission."
"Jiahua!" Princess Zhennan panicked. "You can't imprison me! I'm a princess, and my disappearance will surely cause a huge uproar!"
Xiu Shu punched the Princess of Zhennan hard on the back of the neck, knocking her unconscious and taking her away.
The courtyard fell silent.
The smell of blood in the air gradually faded.
…
Before dawn, Zhao Qingyan rushed to pay her respects, but on the way she encountered Xu Qing'er, who was also there to pay her respects. She glared at Xu Qing'er fiercely.
Xu Qing'er was no pushover either. She called out "Sister" without even bothering with formalities, and started walking into the courtyard. The two of them quickened their pace, afraid of being left behind.
Everyone wanted to curry favor with the Princess of Zhennan.
When the maid saw the two of them coming from afar, her eyelids twitched. The princess hadn't returned at all last night, and the two of them coming to pay their respects would definitely give them away.
The maidservant rushed forward and said, "Madams, the Princess Consort instructed that you do not need to come and pay your respects."
“How can that be? As a junior, how can I not serve you?”
"that is."
Neither of them wanted to be overshadowed by the other, and neither was willing to leave.
"The princess only had a slight cold, and she has taken her medicine and is resting..."
“It’s alright, we’ll wait for Mother to wake up.” The two said in unison.
Helpless, the maid could only coax the person to a side room, secretly anxious, hoping that the princess would return soon.
They waited all morning.
The two hadn't eaten breakfast and had been hungry all morning. Now they were starving and felt uneasy. Zhao Qingyan gave the maid a look: "Go and check on them."
"yes."
The maidservant returned quickly: "The princess has not yet woken up."
"That's strange. She was fine yesterday afternoon, how did she suddenly get sick?" Zhao Qingyan muttered to herself.
After waiting all afternoon, and seeing that it was almost evening, there was still no sign of being summoned. Xu Qing'er felt something was wrong and sent someone to invite Pei Zhao over.
Pei Zhao had just returned to the manor when he received the news and rushed over without saying a word, but the maid stopped him with the same words.
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort has caught a slight cold..."
“We’ve been waiting all day and you haven’t brought us food or medicine. Don’t try to fool us. What’s wrong with Mother?” Xu Qing’er questioned.
The maid stammered, her eyes filled with guilt.
Pei Zhao pushed aside the maidservants and pushed the door open. After looking around but not finding anyone, he glared at the maidservants and demanded, "Where is Mother?"
“Your Highness,” the maid knelt on the ground, “the Princess Consort has important business to attend to and should have returned last night, but she has not yet returned.”
After saying this, Pei Zhao's face darkened: "You bastard! Why didn't you say something so important sooner? Where is Mother?"
Seeing that she couldn't refuse, the maid had no choice but to blurt out, "It's the Duke of Jingguo's mansion."
"Prince Jingguo's Mansion?"
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