Yun Dong raised her chin: "There are witnesses throughout Yikun Palace, and many people passed by Taiye Pond. They must have all heard the Crown Princess and the Princess arguing."
Xu Lingqing wished she could tear Yun Dong's mouth apart.
"What is the Eighth Princess Consort doing at Taiye Pond so late? It's so deserted, there's no scenery, and it's so far from the main hall, yet she just happened to run into the Crown Princess?" Madam Jiang snorted.
“Yes, if we weren’t familiar with the palace, we might not have been able to find Taiye Pond so accurately,” someone echoed.
Xu Lingqing's face was pale.
I've been outsmarted by Song Yue again.
She was furious.
"This was my first child, who died at the hands of the Eighth Princess without any explanation. Does the Eighth Princess have anything to say about this?"
Yunke angrily asked.
Faced with the oppressive anger, Xu Lingqing nervously swallowed and looked up at Zhao Zhiyan. Zhao Zhiyan raised an eyebrow: "Why did you come to Taiye Pond?"
Xu Lingqing took a deep breath: "I was getting some fresh air in the corridor just now when I happened to see the Crown Princess passing by with her maid. Out of curiosity, I followed her and overheard the Crown Princess and her maid discussing how to get rid of the girl that the Crown Prince brought back today. I originally wanted to stop them, but I never expected that the Crown Princess would slip and fall into the Taiye Pond."
“I believe Sister Qing. It must be that the Crown Princess was feeling guilty and accidentally fell down. She was afraid of being punished, so she framed Sister Qing.” Xuan Yuanming stepped forward and said to Yun Ke, “The Crown Princess is cunning and too vicious.”
Xu Lingqing breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, someone spoke up for me.
Therefore, she gave Zhao Zhiyan a meaningful look, feeling even more disappointed.
Yun Dong's eyes widened: "How can the Eighth Princess Consort lie through her teeth? After my Crown Princess Consort found out she was pregnant, she took the initiative to arrange for His Highness to take a concubine. She even selected a list. How could she not tolerate Miss Biao?"
Yun Dong then kowtowed to Yun Ke: "You know how much the Crown Princess cherishes this child. Why would she risk coming out? It was the Eighth Prince's wife who said that she was on good terms with the two princes. If she complained, the two princes would definitely come to punish her. The Eastern Ying army is strong and powerful. If the Crown Princess does not apologize, the iron cavalry of the Eastern Ying will surely crush the Northern Chu in the future. That's why the Crown Princess knelt down and admitted her mistake."
Upon hearing this, everyone present gasped and looked at the two princes, Xuan Yuanche and Xuan Yuanming. Considering the intimacy between them at the banquet earlier, it wasn't impossible.
Xuan Yuanming was about to step forward when Xuan Yuanche stopped him. He gently shook his head at Xuan Yuanming and explained gently, "You all misunderstand. The Eighth Princess Consort has never said such a thing to us brothers. We are indeed old friends with the Eighth Princess Consort. We haven't seen each other for many years and just chatted a few more words, that's all."
Xu Lingqing quickly nodded in agreement, pointing at Yun Dong: "It must be this bitch who is slandering me."
Yun Dong's eyes widened, her face filled with fear and confusion as she looked at Yun Ke, who looked down at her condescendingly and asked, "Who went to Yikun Palace to invite someone?"
“She was a round-faced maid with a black mole below her lip and a silver magnolia hairpin in her hair,” Yun Dong said.
Xu Lingqing's heart sank. Wasn't that Mulan?
She sent Mulan away half an hour ago and went back first.
"Does Eighth Imperial Uncle know who it is?" Yunke asked.
Zhao Zhiyan knew who it was as soon as he heard it. He pursed his lips and shook his head: "I don't know."
Yun Ke stared intently at Zhao Zhiyan.
“The maids will naturally side with their masters. I was framed. We should wait until the Crown Princess wakes up and confront her to find out the truth,” Xu Lingqing said.
There must be something wrong with this.
Moreover, she didn't believe Song Yue would miscarry.
The price to pay is too high, just to frame oneself.
Xu Lingqing said, "Perhaps someone is deliberately trying to sow discord between me and the Crown Princess. Your Highness, may I go in and see the Crown Princess?"
Yunke remained silent.
Xu Lingqing had already stepped inside. A strong smell of blood filled the huge hall. A palace maid was wiping the person on the bed with a basin.
The hall was filled with cloyingly sweet incense, and the combination of the two smells was nauseating.
She forced herself to come to the edge of the bed and saw the person on it, whose face was ashen and who was glaring at her with resentment.
"Stop pretending. Your trick has been exposed. You really went to great lengths to frame me." Xu Lingqing tried to grab Song Yue's wrist to take her pulse, but Song Yue brushed her away and burst into tears.
The more they refused to let her take her pulse, the more puzzled and curious she became.
He shoved aside the palace maids and rushed forward, forcefully grabbing Song Yue's wrist.
His expression changed slightly as he touched it with his fingertips.
She really did miscarry!
"Enough!" Song Yue abruptly pulled her hand back, her eyes fixed on Xu Lingqing.
Xu Lingqing stood up, took two steps back, opened her mouth, and said to her, "Serves you right!"
After saying that, he turned to leave.
"Eighth Princess Consort, the Crown Princess has already lost her child, why do you have to upset her? Isn't this just reopening old wounds?" Amber cried out.
Upon hearing this, Xu Lingqing angrily slapped Amber: "What nonsense are you spouting again? Your mistress couldn't save the child, it's her own fault for slipping and being careless, what does it have to do with me?"
This slap drew the attention of Yunke.
"Enough!"
Xu Lingqing shrank back, stepped aside, and stood next to Zhao Zhiyan: "Your Highness, today is truly a coincidence."
Even Zhao Zhiyan himself didn't believe that.
How could there be such a coincidence in the world?
“Sister Qing, I believe you,” Xuan Yuanming said.
Xu Lingqing forced a smile, glanced around, and saw that everyone had strange expressions.
"Someone come here!"
Yun Ke gave an order to search for the maid with the round face and mole on her chin. Xu Lingqing was anxious: "Your Highness, it was only the Crown Princess who slipped and fell. How could it involve other innocent people? The child is gone, which means the time was not right. You are both young and will have children in the future. Don't let outsiders laugh at you."
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