Liang Zhirou deliberately put on a forbearing expression and said timidly, "Your Highness, we were clearly kicked by you just now without knowing right from wrong."
"We haven't said anything yet, but you're holding us captive, falsely accusing us of bullying the Eighth Prince."
"Even if you are a princess, a golden branch and jade leaf of Daxia, you can't bully others like this!"
[Damn it! I underestimated these two little bastards. I didn't expect them to be so mean and scheming at such a young age!]
Xia Miaoyuan became even more angry.
[No, I can't fall for their tricks. I can't lose my temper anymore.]
Xia Miaoyuan's brain was working fast, thinking about ways to break the deadlock.
At this moment, Nanny Li, who was always gentle and kind, could not help but speak, "Miss Feng, Miss Liang, although Her Royal Highness is young, she is still a princess after all. You should speak to her with respect."
"Your roles are the princess's companions. The princess and her companion are like monarch and subject. You must always remember the proper respect and inferiority. Don't lose your composure just because the princess is easygoing."
"Are you doing this today to take advantage of the princess's youth, to violate the ancestral etiquette, and to disregard respect for hierarchy?"
Although Nanny Li's tone was still gentle, she grasped the key point in her words.
There is a tenacious strength in the gentleness.
Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou were stunned for a moment, obviously shocked.
[Ha! Aunt Li is so awesome today!]
[I need to stay calm and rational! No matter what happens today, I must support Xiao Ba.]
[Not only must justice be sought, but the humiliation Xiao Ba suffered must be returned tenfold or a hundredfold!]
Thinking of this, Xia Miaoyuan's mood has become much more stable.
"Feng Bantu, Liang Bantu, the princess is ordering you now, stop! You are not allowed to leave!" Xia Miaoyuan shouted in a baby voice.
Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou exchanged silent glances, their expressions somewhat conflicted.
"What? Are you going to disobey this princess's orders?"
"You are my study companions, so you should obey me!"
Xia Miaoyuan spoke in a firm tone, but her eyes were fierce on her childish face.
Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou hesitated for a while, but in the end, due to their different status, they did not dare to leave without permission and just stood there with their heads down.
To prove that Xiao Ba was bullied by them, we need evidence, and one of the key points is Xiao Ba's statement.
But why didn't Xiao Ba admit that Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou bullied him?
Xia Miaoyuan bit her lower lip and frowned in thought.
[Because of face? Or...]
At this moment, a sentence flashed through her mind.
[Yes! At that time, I heard someone say, 'Now the Emperor and the Empress don't care whether you live or die!']
It seems Feng Manman and Liang Zhirou frightened Xiao Ba, causing him to misunderstand that his father and mother would take their anger out on him because of Lipin's fault.
Intrigue and flattery of the powerful are common in the deep palace. It's normal for Xiao Ba to believe what they said.
[Oh, I really am. Why didn’t I think of this earlier? ]
[But Xiaoba, Xiaoba, you are too stupid! ]
If it were another emperor or empress, ignoring the children of a convicted concubine and taking their anger and hatred out on them, it might be possible. But how could our father do such a thing?
"You've been under your father's wing for almost six years, but you really don't understand him at all!"
The eighth prince lowered his eyes and listened to Xia Miaoyuan's thoughts. When he heard the last two sentences, his eyes suddenly lit up.
At this time, Xia Miaoyuan squatted down in front of the Eighth Prince again and said softly, "Eighth brother, no matter what they said to you just now, don't believe it!"
"Your mother was convicted, that's her business, it has nothing to do with you. You're just a child."
"Even Father and Mother will not vent their anger on you because of her!"
Tears shone in the Eighth Prince's eyes: "Ninth sister, are you telling the truth?"
"Little fool, think about it, if the emperor was angry with you, why didn't he just throw you into the cold palace as well?"
"Why do you still need to be kept in Empress Lu's palace?"
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope appeared in the Eighth Prince's clear eyes.
Yes, he remembered it. He had heard historical stories from his royal brothers before. When a concubine was convicted and sent to the cold palace, the concubine's children were also taken to the cold palace to live. The emperor let them fend for themselves and didn't care whether they lived or died.
Oh, I'm so stupid! I'm not as smart as my ninth sister who's two years younger than me.
Thinking of this, the eighth prince's tear-stained face suddenly brightened.
"Ninth sister, I understand. I'll tell you the truth now!"
At this time, a chaotic sound of footsteps was heard, and it sounded like there were quite a few people.
Xia Miaoyuan and others looked towards the source of the sound.
"Little Princess, are you in there?" Yingxue's voice came
Xia Miaoyuan's heart skipped a beat. "Could it be that mother is here to look for us?"
"I'm here! Yingxue, we are here!" Xia Miaoyuan shouted hurriedly.
In a blink of an eye, Yingxue ran into the lilac forest.
There was a little palace maid following behind Yingxue. Xia Miaoyuan took a closer look and found that it was Fuer.
[I was wondering why Fu Er suddenly disappeared halfway. Turns out he went back to get help!]
Xia Miaoyuan glanced at Li Ma as if she suddenly understood something, and Li Ma smiled and nodded at her.
[Good Aunt Li, knowing that she was soft-hearted, she must have been worried that she couldn't protect me and that I would suffer, so she secretly sent Fu'er to report the news.]
For a moment, Xia Miaoyuan was full of praise for Li Ma's wit in her heart.
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