Shangguan Wanning muttered to herself, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Madam, Miss, the Princess of Qin is here."
The housekeeper came in to report, and the mother and daughter looked at each other and went to the hall together.
The courtyard outside the hall was filled with guards holding steel knives. Eight palace maids and eight maids were standing in different positions, surrounding Ling Zhiru.
Ling Zhiru sat in the top seat, looking down at the mother and daughter who came in with a haughty look, a look of contempt between her brows.
"Meet the Princess of Qin."
"Get up."
Ling Zhiru hated Shangguan Wan Ning. She glanced at Shangguan Wan Ning and asked, "Where's Shangguan Xiao Xiao? I'm here, but she won't come out? What? Do you want me to go see her?"
"In reply to Princess Qin, Xiaoxiao is not in good health. She had a near-death experience last night and has not woken up yet. Please forgive me, Princess." Madam Shangguan explained on behalf of Shangguan Xiaoxiao.
"Forgive? Forgive what? The royal family has its own rules. As long as she is not dead, she should come out and salute me."
"this……"
"Okay, I'll have someone carry her out right away." Shangguan Wanning calmly pressed her mother's hand, raised her eyes and smiled at Ling Zhiru. "It's just right, Princess Qin can take her back."
Ling Zhiru was slightly startled. "Take it back?"
"Yes. Xiaoxiao went back to her parents' home to protect her pregnancy. Now that the baby is gone, she naturally has to return to the Qin Palace. If a married daughter keeps living in her parents' home, wouldn't it be a disgrace to her husband's family?"
Shangguan Wanning smiled and said, "From now on, I will trouble Princess Qin to take care of me."
Ling Zhiru didn't want Shangguan Xiaoxiao to go back at all. She suppressed her anger and stared at the sharp-tongued Shangguan Wanning.
"Let's not talk about taking her back for now. I came here today to ask why the child is gone. Is it because the people in your Prime Minister's Mansion didn't take good care of her, or... have ulterior motives?"
"Princess Qin, Xiaoxiao is our own child. We do our best to take care of her." Mrs. Shangguan had a bad feeling.
Shangguan Wanning sensed a hint of danger.
"Are you really doing your best? But I heard that the eldest lady and she had a fierce quarrel yesterday."
She even knows this?
Shangguan Wanning was certain that Ling Zhiru had placed spies around Shangguan Xiaoxiao.
However, this time when Shangguan Xiaoxiao returned to her parents' home to live permanently, the people she brought with her were all those who came as a dowry.
Who betrayed her?
Shangguan Wanning has already filtered out everyone around Shangguan Xiaoxiao in her mind.
"Moreover, my prince consulted the imperial physician about the situation. The imperial physician said that her miscarriage was not an accident, but someone deliberately tampered with her pregnancy-preserving medicine."
Shangguan Wanning's expression changed slightly.
The imperial physician did not mention this matter yesterday.
"Go and get all the people who serve Shangguan Xiaoxiao. I want to know who prepared the medicine for her pregnancy."
Shangguan Wanning's heart skipped a beat and she sank involuntarily.
Ever since Shangguan Xiaoxiao returned home, her mother has treated her like her own daughter, taking care of her food and daily life herself, especially the pregnancy-maintaining medicine.
"There will be no problem with the pregnancy-preserving medicine."
"Words are not enough, what guarantees do you have?" Ling Zhiru pressed, "Could it be... you did it?"
"No, it has nothing to do with Ning'er. I have always been the one taking care of Xiaoxiao's pregnancy-maintaining medicine." Mrs. Shangguan protected her daughter behind her.
"In that case..." Ling Zhiru sneered and shouted, "Come here, take her back. I want to interrogate her slowly."
"no."
Shangguan Wanning pulled her mother, and the mother and daughter switched places. "Don't you think it's too much for the princess to come to my prime minister's residence to take someone away?"
Ling Zhiru snorted heavily.
"I forgot to tell you just now that I am here on the orders of the Queen Mother. Although Shangguan Xiaoxiao is not my prince's legitimate wife, she is pregnant with royal blood after all, so this matter is of great importance."
"Shangguan Wan Ning, if you insist on stopping us, don't blame me for being rude and taking you and your daughter away together."
Ling Zhiru's domineering attitude made Shangguan Wanning tremble with anger.
"Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you are Princess An Ning. Your status as Princess An Ning was granted by the royal family and can be taken back at any time. Don't be ungrateful."
"Ning'er, forget it. I'll just go back with her. Those who are innocent will be innocent. I'm not afraid."
"mother!"
Shangguan Wanning really didn't know what to say to her mother.
Ling Zhiru obviously came prepared. The truth of the matter was not important at all. All she wanted was a result that she had set.
If her mother goes back with her, it would be very dangerous.
"What are you still standing there for? Take him away."
At Ling Zhiru's command, two elderly maids came over aggressively.
"stop."
Shangguan Yue came back, and his sharp eyes swept around, finally stopping on Ling Zhiru.
Ling Zhiru shuddered involuntarily.
But she still relied on her status and the power behind her, straightened her back, and said, "Sir Shangguan is back just in time. I am following the Queen Mother's order to investigate Shangguan Xiaoxiao's miscarriage. I want to bring Madam Shangguan back for questioning..."
"You two go back to your rooms." Shangguan Yue spoke to his wife and daughter, but his eyes were still on Ling Zhiru.
Mrs. Shangguan was a little hesitant, and Shangguan Wanning took her mother's hand and left.
She believed her father could handle it.
"What does Lord Shangguan mean by this?" Ling Zhiru felt that Shangguan Yue didn't take her seriously, and instantly felt humiliated, "Aren't you afraid that the Queen Mother will blame you..."
"If the Queen Mother blames me, I will go to the palace to explain. If you have nothing else to do, please go back."
Shangguan Yue ordered them to leave, which made Ling Zhiru feel very embarrassed.
"Okay, then we'll see."
Ling Zhiru stormed out angrily.
"father……"
Shangguan Xiaoxiao walked in with unsteady steps, supported by her maid.
Her face was pale, her cheeks were sunken, and she looked as if she had aged ten years.
"Is what she said... true?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shangguan Yue was a little impatient, but he suppressed his anger, "Your aunt loves you so much, how could she hurt you? Don't let your imagination run wild, go back to your room and have a good rest. Dad will find out the truth and give you justice."
After saying that, he walked straight to the inner courtyard.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao looked at her father's disappearing back, bit her lips tightly, but tears still burst out.
This man could defend his wife without fear of the Queen Mother's majesty, but he had never defended her mother in the same way.
When Shangguan Yue returned to the room, Shangguan Wanning and her daughter came to greet him.
"Master, by doing this... you are offending the Queen Mother and the King of Qin at the same time. What if..." Mrs. Shangguan was worried.
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