Chapter 413 Min Pan'er's Questioning
Min Pan'er arrived full of malice, but she was interrupted by Jiang Hongling, who suddenly appeared, before she could even open her mouth.
She frowned and stared at Jiang Hongling with an unfriendly expression. She wanted to reprimand her sternly, but found that Jiang Hongling was coughing incessantly when she spoke.
His brows furrowed immediately, and he asked impatiently, "What's wrong with you? It's been a month, and you can't even speak properly anymore?"
"I'm fine. Cough cough, I'm fine."
Before Jiang Hongling could speak, Ajiu, who had stepped forward, said on her behalf, "Miss Jiang, the knife wound you suffered earlier damaged your lungs and internal organs, leaving you with a chronic condition. Walking too fast or getting too emotional can trigger a cough."
Min Pan'er's hand gripping the palanquin armrest tightened involuntarily.
But his expression remained calm, and his tone was full of sarcasm: "It's good that you're not dead."
Jiang Hongling had just woken up from her coma when she heard that Min Pan'er had been lost because of her, and she felt extremely guilty.
Later, when he heard that Min Pan'er had fallen into the hands of the Da Lu people and had been taken to Xijing, he became even more worried.
I was initially afraid that something bad might happen to Min Pan'er.
But now, seeing Min Pan'er perfectly fine, and although she was accompanied by Da'e's soldiers, she looked like she was of noble status, being carried around. She clearly didn't look like she had suffered any hardship.
Especially her arrogant attitude and harsh words, just like the vicious pampered young lady in her memory who was pampered by the old lady of the Min family.
Seeing Min Pan'er like this, Jiang Hongling's self-blame immediately lessened.
"Looks like you're doing pretty well. Cough cough, then I don't need to blame myself so much."
Jiang Hongling couldn't stand Min Pan'er's behavior, so she stopped being polite and said, "I thought you were locked up in the embassy and couldn't get out."
"Since you were able to get out, why didn't you come to see the old lady before? You could have sent someone to deliver a message!"
"Do you know how worried we were when we heard you entered Xijing with Crown Prince Da'e's entourage? We were terrified you might meet with some misfortune!"
Min Pan'er looked at Jiang Hongling with a complicated expression and said sarcastically, "You are still as foolish as before."
Does the fact that everything looks fine mean it's really okay?
It's really nothing. Why would she sit on the palanquin and not get off?
Jiang Hongling said irritably, "Min Pan'er, speak properly! Don't think that just because we're in a different place, I'll give in to you. I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Min Pan'er lifted her skirt, revealing her right leg, which was fixed in place by a wooden board and wrapped in white gauze.
Min Pan'er wore a light blue dress today, but her white, disfigured leg was so eye-catching that it was impossible to ignore her.
"What happened to your leg?" Jiang Hongling suddenly widened her eyes.
Ajiu's pupils also involuntarily contracted.
If she remembered correctly, Min Pan'er was injured in her right leg.
But more than a month has passed, why hasn't my leg injury healed yet?
Moreover, he suffered a knife wound on his thigh.
But Min Pan'er's injury is on her calf. And it looks like it was just recently added.
Min Pan'er smiled and said softly, "Li Sanqi had someone beat him up."
"This, how is this possible?" Jiang Hongling instinctively refused to believe it. "Seven... how could Little Seven treat you like this?"
Min Pan'er is here to marry in place of Li Sanqi!
Although she didn't like Min Pan'er, she had to admit that Min Pan'er had been kind to Li Sanqi.
Li Sanqi was not only ungrateful to Min Pan'er, but how could he also have someone break Min Pan'er's leg?
Jiang Hongling couldn't understand it.
Min Pan'er did not answer Jiang Hongling's question, but looked at Min Qiaoshi with a smile, waiting for Min Qiaoshi's reaction.
Madam Min Qiao did not disappoint Min Pan'er, and asked, "Where is the Seventh Princess?"
Jiang Hongling looked at Madam Min in surprise and said nervously, "Madam, didn't you say that we can't call her Princess Xiaoqiqi anymore once we get to Da'er?"
Madam Min Qiao patiently explained, "Since Min Pan'er said that the Seventh Princess ordered her legs to be beaten, it means that the Seventh Princess's identity is no longer a secret."
Jiang Hongling was still puzzled. "Why? What's the connection between the two?"
Madam Min sighed helplessly, "Without the permission of the Great Madam, do you think the Seventh Princess would break Min Pan'er's leg herself?"
Jiang Hongling suddenly realized, then looked at Min Pan'er in shock, "But why did the Seventh Princess have your legs broken? You came to marry in her place! Shouldn't she be grateful to you?"
Upon hearing Jiang Hongling's words, Min Pan'er suddenly felt a lump in her throat.
"Haven't you always hated me? Why are you still speaking up for me?"
Jiang Hongling pouted, "I'm just stating the facts. What does it have to do with whether I like you or not?"
"Besides, after coming to Daxi, I don't dislike you as much as before."
Jiang Hongling muttered the last sentence in a low voice, but Min Pan'er still heard it clearly.
She blinked, forcing back the tears welling up in her eyes. Then, with a mixture of crying and laughing, she said, "Perhaps it's because she's a real princess, and I'm just a fake one. So, even making a joke is a heinous crime for me."
"No way?" Jiang Hongling was somewhat incredulous.
What kind of joke could make Li Sanqi break Min Pan'er's leg?
Li Sanqi doesn't seem like such an unreasonable person.
Min Qiao gave Ajiu a wink, and Ajiu understood, reaching out to pull Jiang Hongling aside.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Hongling looked at Ajiu in confusion.
Ajiu lowered her voice and said, "Don't cause trouble. The old lady has something to say to Min Pan'er."
"Alright." Jiang Hongling sighed and obediently shut her mouth.
Madam Min Qiao looked intently at Min Pan'er and asked again in a calm tone, "Where is the Seventh Princess now?"
"Want to know?" Min Pan'er smiled wickedly. "Before I tell you the answer, shouldn't you apologize to me?"
Everyone was taken aback; those unaware of the inside story were completely bewildered. Those who had followed Min Qiao Shi all the way here, however, felt resentful.
The old lady took her in for so long and later made her replace the seventh princess as the high and mighty Princess Xihe. She is not grateful, but how can she expect the old lady to apologize to her?
If it weren't for the old lady, she would probably be given away by the Min family to be a plaything among some high-ranking official!
Madam Min raised her hand to dismiss all the unrelated servants in the mansion before saying, "It was indeed my fault..."
Before Madam Min could finish speaking, Ajiu jumped out and interrupted, "No! It's my fault!"
She knelt on one knee, facing Min Pan'er, and said sincerely, "It is because my skills are not good enough that I am no match for the assassin, which is why you and Miss Jiang were injured. It is also because I did not think things through and left you alone, which is why you were taken away by the Da Shrimp."
"It's all my fault!"
"I apologize to you, I make amends. You can punish me or hit me as you please. I will not say a word."
"However, all of this has nothing to do with the old lady!"
"You are not allowed to take your anger out on the old lady, and you are even less allowed to humiliate her!"
“Hahaha…” Min Pan’er laughed loudly, her laughter filled with sarcasm.
"Insufficient skill? Lack of thorough consideration?"
"Ah Jiu, Ah Jiu... dare you say you didn't do it on purpose?"
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