Most importantly, after Zhao Zhaorong gave birth to her, Yu Jingchen never went to her place again. Therefore, Zhao Zhaorong blamed everything on Yu Wan'er and thought that Yu Jingchen was dissatisfied because she gave birth to a daughter.
This led Zhao Zhaorong to completely disregard her daughter, even disliking her intensely and frequently beating and scolding her. Even the palace maids could bully her; she was incredibly cowardly. However, seeing Yu Wan'er's cowardice only fueled Zhao Zhaorong's dissatisfaction.
"Is this how you serve us?" Nan Zhiyun asked.
"Your Highness, the Second Princess is still young. She tripped and fell by herself. It's normal for children to stumble and fall; she'll be fine in a couple of days," the palace maid replied.
"She is a royal princess after all, is this your attitude?" Nan Zhiyun didn't understand. No matter what, she was Yu Jingchen's daughter.
"Your Highness, please calm down. I will treat the Second Princess's wounds when we get back," the palace maid said.
Yu Wan'er didn't know if it was from the pain of her wound or from being frightened, but tears immediately fell without her making a sound, trying her best to suppress her emotions. She was so young, but she seemed very sensible.
"Why is the Second Princess crying? If your wound hurts, I'll take you back, okay?" The maid forced a smile and was about to pull her away.
Nan Zhiyun clearly saw Yu Wan'er tremble, but... she didn't know whether she should intervene. Just then, Zhao Zhaorong's voice came over.
"Yu Wan'er!" Zhao Zhaorong shouted, and Yu Wan'er was startled when she heard the voice.
Then Zhao Zhaorong came over: "This concubine greets Consort Shu." Zhao Zhaorong bowed.
"The Second Princess has caused Consort Shu trouble, so I'll take her back first," Zhao Zhaorong said, then looked at Yu Wan'er with a stern expression: "What are you still standing there for? Get back here right now! Is all you do is make a fool of yourself here?"
As she spoke, she nudged Yu Wan'er, only to find her crying. She immediately slapped Yu Wan'er: "Cry, cry, cry! All you know how to do is cry! What else can you do besides cry?"
Nan Zhiyun frowned as she watched, but she couldn't very well interfere, so she stood up to leave: "The Second Princess is still young, she can be taught slowly. She's injured, so Consort Zhao should take a look at her, after all, she's His Majesty's child. I'll be leaving now." After saying this, Nan Zhiyun prepared to depart.
What she didn't expect was that the second princess would actually dare to grab her. Feeling the tugging of her skirt, Nan Zhiyun turned around and looked at her.
"No..." The little girl's voice trembled; she was pitiful, and it was clear she was terrified. Previously, when Zhao Zhaorong was punished by Yu Jingchen to kneel, she went back and punished Yu Wan'er, saying she was useless and that even her own father didn't care about her. Therefore, Yu Wan'er dared not go back. She knew that if she really went back, she would definitely be beaten; she was afraid.
This action undoubtedly angered Zhao Zhaorong, who pushed her away: "Yu Wan'er, what do you want to do? Don't you want to come with me anymore? What, don't you want me as your mother anymore?"
Not content with that, she then looked at Nan Zhiyun: "Your Highness, children may not know any better, but you should know that you can't say everything to them." She blamed the whole thing on Nan Zhiyun.
"What does Consort Zhao mean by this? Does she think I just instigated this?" Nan Zhiyun frowned. What did this have to do with her?
"This concubine wouldn't dare, but this is my matter, so please, Consort Shu, don't interfere," Zhao Zhaorong said, and then went to pull Yu Wan'er.
Yu Wan'er refused to leave, but dared not resist, so she could only hold onto Nan Zhiyun. Zhao Zhaorong, momentarily losing her composure, shoved Yu Wan'er forcefully, causing her to bump into Nan Zhiyun. By sheer coincidence, she touched Nan Zhiyun's injured foot. Just then, they heard, "His Majesty has arrived—!"
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