Chapter 55: Exploiting Parents and Children
Liu Yuetang suffered pain on her face and looked at Mi Fei with burning eyes.
"I am just a mere talent. Is it really worth it for Concubine Mi to harm her beloved son to bring me down?"
Concubine Mi's eyes were as deep as a pool, and she smiled coldly: "Liu Cairen's clever words should be saved for the emperor."
As she spoke, she raised her voice and ordered, "Come here, bring Concubine Liu back to Lingbo Palace for me, and then go get the Emperor and the Imperial Physician."
The noise soon alarmed the harem.
Along the way, they met many concubines who were waiting to watch this good show, and they all went to Lingbo Palace on the pretext of caring about the eldest prince.
From a distance, Taxue was shocked.
"My lady, isn't that Miss Liu?"
Su Nanqing's heart skipped a beat and she looked up. Sure enough, Liu Yuetang was following behind Concubine Mi's sedan chair, with two eunuchs standing on her left and right, as if they were guarding a criminal.
"Just now, a eunuch said that the eldest prince was injured. Could it be...could it be that this is related to Tang'er?"
Taxue frowned: "Then young master...should we follow?"
"Empress Liu and Concubine Rong have all gone."
Su Nanqing looked at Liu Yuetang's gradually receding back with worry and anxiety, and his pace couldn't help but quicken a bit.
When Xiao Cheng'an returned to Lingbo Palace, he cried out, "Mother... Mother... it hurts."
Concubine Mi frowned tightly: "An'er, tell me where it hurts?"
Xiao Cheng'an's eyes were red as he rolled up his robe: "My feet hurt..."
Mi Fei quickly squatted down to check, and saw that Xiao Cheng'an's ankle was broken and faintly bleeding.
She was startled, her eyes filled with heartache and guilt.
"Be good, An'er. Mother will ask the imperial physician to apply medicine to you. The pain will go away after the medicine is applied."
The Jade Concubine who came over saw that the scar was real, and a smile flashed across her lips. She picked up the handkerchief and touched her cherry lips and said, "Look at this white and tender little foot. It makes me feel sad when I see it."
"Yes, the eldest prince is so young, how could Sister Liu have the heart to do that to him?" You Yunu said with a look of pity on her face.
"The Emperor has arrived, and the Empress has arrived~"
As the eunuch's voice sounded, the concubines quickly knelt down.
Liu Zheng asked anxiously in a low voice, "My lady, what should we do now? What if the emperor doesn't believe you?"
Liu Yuetang pursed her lips and remained calm.
The more this happens, the more we must not panic.
She must find a way to jump out of the trap instead of placing her hopes on this so-called Son of Heaven.
"Father...Father..." Xiao Cheng'an cried and called his father.
Xiao Heng rushed forward and sat beside Xiao Cheng'an to comfort him: "Don't cry, An'er, the pain will go away after the medicine is applied."
Xiao Cheng'an sobbed, "Father, it was Consort Liu who pushed me."
Xiao Heng heard the whole story from the palace servants on the way. He glanced coldly at Liu Yuetang.
Then she whispered to comfort her son in her pregnancy, and Xiao Chengan stopped crying.
The imperial physician quickly administered the medicine.
"Imperial Physician, is the eldest prince injured in other places?" Xiao Heng asked.
The imperial physician quickly replied, "Your Majesty, the eldest prince only suffered some superficial injuries...but..."
He hesitated for a moment and said, "But the eldest prince is frightened and needs to be comforted. Otherwise, he will suffer from nightmares and anxiety."
Liu Yuetang raised her eyes and glanced at the imperial physician, and she realized that this imperial physician might also be Mi Fei's man.
After the eldest prince was comforted, Xiao Heng ordered the nanny who served him personally to take him away to rest.
Mi Fei felt relieved only after seeing that her son's injuries were almost healed.
Then, with red eyes, he looked at Xiao Heng and choked up, saying, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for An'er. You must severely punish Talented Liu."
In an instant, all the concubines' eyes fell on Liu Yuetang.
Xiao Heng stared at her and said in a deep voice, "Talented Lady Liu, was it really you who pushed the case?"
Liu Yuetang knelt down, looked up into his cold eyes, without any guilt or avoidance.
"I don't have it." She shook her head.
"I have no reason to harm the eldest prince."
Concubine Yu sneered, "Does anyone in this palace need a reason to harm someone?"
Mi Fei gnashed her teeth in hatred: "You were the only one with An'er at the time. If you hadn't pushed her, would a child like An'er have fallen down by herself and put the blame on you?"
And this is exactly the fact. Mi Fei took the initiative to explain it so that Liu Yuetang could not make excuses.
Even if Liu Yuetang said that the eldest prince fell on purpose to put the blame on her, no one would believe it.
After all, who would believe that a five-year-old child would do such a thing?
Liu Yuetang forced herself to calm down and stared at Xiao Heng: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince is just a child. Not to mention that I have no grudge against the eldest prince, even if I did, I would never lay a hand on a child."
Concubine Yu lazily stroked the purple tassels dangling from her round fan with her fingers, smiling sweetly, "Does Concubine Liu really have no grudge against the First Prince? Why did I hear that Concubine Mi once punished Concubine Liu in public?"
"I don't believe that Lady Liu doesn't bear any grudge against Concubine Mi and thus has no ill intentions."
Concubine Chu also followed suit, saying, "It seems... Concubine Liu deliberately stole Concubine Mi's favor a while ago. Perhaps Concubine Liu has been wanting to take revenge on Concubine Mi since then."
As she spoke, her eyes shone brightly, and she looked at Liu Yuetang with a half-smile: "Thinking about it this way, pushing the eldest prince today should also be part of Lady Liu's plan."
"Your Highness Chu is wrong. Your Highness Mi has suffered at my hands. If we really want to deal with her, it should be Your Highness Mi who is unwilling to deal with me."
Liu Yuetang spoke word by word in an orderly manner.
"Besides, if I really wanted to harm the eldest prince, I wouldn't let him get more than a scratch. Although I'm stupid, I know the meaning of killing to silence him."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Mi was immediately enraged and said, "How dare you! Do you think my daughter An'er's injuries aren't serious enough?"
"Ean'er was born weaker than other children. I have always held him in my hands, fearing that he would get hurt. Now you are trying to kill my An'er! I will never let you go."
Liu Yuetang stared at Concubine Mi with sharp, calm eyes, and curled her lips in a cold and charming manner: "Since Concubine Mi loves the eldest prince so much, then why didn't Concubine Mi show concern for the eldest prince when he fell? Instead, she came over, slapped me, and started to blame me."
"Is it because... Empress Mi knew from the beginning that the Crown Prince's injury was not serious, or is it because... it was under control?"
Mi Fei's face turned pale and her heart tightened.
"You are so good, Talented Lady Liu! Are you questioning me?"
Seeing that Mi Fei was gradually falling into his own questioning, Liu Yuetang relaxed his grip slightly.
If you want to jump out of the trap, you can't just explain and prove yourself. You should learn to ask questions in return and throw all the questions to her.
Liu Yuetang said calmly, "I dare not question Concubine Mi. I am only trying to clear myself of the charges."
"But Concubine Mi keeps saying that it was I who recommended the Crown Prince. So please provide evidence, Concubine Mi."
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