Chapter 176 Guilty
Mother Zhao immediately walked towards Xie Zhirou.
But just as Mother Zhao reached out her hand, the Second Madam's scolding voice came from the other side:
"stop!"
The Second Madam came over, her face as cold as if covered with frost, "Sister-in-law, you are too indulgent to the Crown Prince's Consort!"
The princess said, "The Crown Prince's wife had just married into the Jingbei Palace when she was almost thrown out. Since she has suspicions, she should investigate thoroughly."
The Second Madam said, "Even if she has no reason to suspect you, are you going to let her do it?!"
The princess said, "If the second young lady has been wronged, I will punish the Crown Prince's wife."
The Second Madam sneered, "The Crown Prince's wife and the Crown Prince were married by the Emperor. Even if the Princess is punished, it's just to copy a few family rules in the Buddhist temple!"
"Making such a scene in the garden, and letting so many servants laugh at you, how shameful!"
Chen Wan felt that the most unbecoming thing about the Jingbei Palace was that the princess had a gentle temperament, which was not like a princess, but the other people were more like her than the other.
Not to mention Concubine Wen, the same is true for the Second Madam.
This is not just saying that she, as the Crown Prince's Consort, is unbecoming, but also criticizing the Princess as well.
She said she wanted a body search, and the princess agreed. If she didn't search her body today, not only would she, as the Crown Prince's consort, have no prestige at all, but even the princess would be implicated.
Chen Wan looked at the Second Madam, "It's obvious that the swing rope was cut by someone. It was a deliberate plot. My mother agreed to let me search her, but Second Aunt insisted on stopping her. Then I can only report someone to the police for deliberately murdering me."
The Second Madam angrily said, "Do you really have to cause chaos in the Jingbei Palace?!"
Chen Wan said, "You're just trying to find a pretext to accuse someone. I was enjoying the flowers over there, but just to maintain the so-called peace, they pulled me over and pinned me on the swing and wouldn't let me get off."
"I suspect the eldest lady is seeking revenge against me for what happened before. She wanted to search me for evidence, but Concubine Wen tried to stop her, and then Second Aunt came and stopped the search halfway through. Is she feeling guilty?"
Chen Wan emphasized the word "guilty conscience" particularly strongly.
The second lady's eyes were as cold as ice knives.
Things had gotten to this point, and Shen Wan had no way to retreat. He ordered Shanhu, "Go report to the police!"
"No one is allowed to leave until the people from the Dali Temple arrive!"
The Third Madam also arrived and pressed the issue, "It's just a small matter. If we report it to the authorities, won't the whole of Kyoto laugh at our Jingbei Palace?"
Chen Wan looked at the Third Madam and said, "If it weren't for the Fourth Miss holding me up today, I might have fallen down like that. But in the mouth of the Third Madam, it would have been just a small matter. If I don't search my clothes today, I won't stay in the Jingbei Palace anymore!"
The Second Madam was so angry that she was shaking all over. "What a Crown Prince's Consort! Threatening to ask for her own expulsion from the Jingbei Palace!"
"The marriage is granted by imperial decree. Do you think you can do whatever you want?!"
Chen Wan said, "It's just a body search. If I really wronged the two girls, I am willing to stay in the Buddhist temple for half a year and reflect on my mistakes! If you continue to stop the search, in my opinion, you will be confessing yourself!"
Shen Wan's voice became heavier with each passing moment.
Not giving an inch.
The princess glanced at the second wife and said, "My words as the princess are useless. Do you want me to ask the prince to handle it?"
If only Shen Wan wanted to search, she might be able to stop it, but the princess also insisted on searching, and it was not something the Second Madam could stop.
Things have come to this point, if we don’t search, we will be admitting guilt.
The Third Madam walked towards them, and Shen Wan asked, "Aunt San, do you want to be searched too?"
The Third Madam paused and asked, "Is the Crown Princess going to search everyone?"
Shen Wan said, “Before the second lady and her servants search each other, I will ask that anyone who approaches them be searched.”
The princess ordered Mother Zhao, "Search!"
Mother Zhao immediately walked towards Xie Zhirou's maid.
The maid had nothing on her.
Xie Zhirou hid behind the Second Madam, but the princess gave a look and two maids came over to pull Xie Zhirou away. With a casual touch, they took out a dagger from Xie Zhirou's arms.
The dagger is not big, let alone exquisite.
Being searched out in public, Xie Zhirou wanted to die.
Shen Wan said, "What else do you have to say, Second Miss?"
Xie Zhirou asked, "Who said I can't carry a dagger?"
Shen Wan said, "Of course you can take it, but where did such an inconspicuous dagger come from and when did it come into the hands of the second lady? I believe it will be easy to find out."
"Second Miss, are you sure you want to go that far?"
Shen Wan was not trying to scare her. From her resolute attitude of repeatedly searching her body, she knew that she could do what she said.
Seeing the fire burning herself, Xie Zhirou stopped helping Xie Zhihuan and decisively sold her out. "Big sister wanted to teach Big sister-in-law a lesson. Big sister-in-law insisted on searching her body, so Big sister secretly slipped the dagger into me..."
Xie Zhihuan initially refused to let Shen Wan search her body. When the princess and Concubine Wen came over, Xie Zhirou walked to her side, and then Xie Zhihuan's attitude relaxed. At that time, Shen Wan knew that the dagger was not on her.
But Shen Wan still insisted on searching her body, because she could only search Xie Zhirou after searching Xie Zhihuan.
She had not originally planned to get married, but Xie Jingyu tricked her into marrying. It would have been fine if she could have lived a peaceful life in the Prince of Jingbei's Mansion for a few days, but everyone disliked her and made things difficult for her at every turn. Was she so easy to bully?
Bullying her and asking her to maintain peace in the Jingbei Palace is too much!
She had to break up with them and let them know that she was not so easy to bully, so that they could keep to themselves in the future.
The princess glanced at Concubine Wen and the Second Madam, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Concubine Wen and the Second Madam's faces were each paler than the other.
The evidence is conclusive, what else is there to say?
It's such a shame.
The princess said, "You three go to the Buddhist temple and copy the house rules carefully. When the Crown Prince's wife's ankle is healed, you will come out!"
The third wife said dissatisfiedly, "This matter has nothing to do with my daughter..."
The princess asked, "Does the Third Miss really know nothing about this?"
Xie Zhiqing didn't dare to speak.
Obviously she knew.
"Send them to the Buddhist temple and watch them reflect on their actions!"
Xie Zhihuan, Xie Zhirou and others were sent to the Buddhist temple, while Concubine Wen and the Second Madam left with anger on their faces.
The princess looked at Shen Wan and said, "I'm sorry to have wronged you. Is your foot injury serious?"
Shen Wan shook her head, "The fourth lady just saved me and was injured..."
The princess said softly, "Mother will reward her."
Then he ordered the maid, "Support the Crown Prince's Consort back and send someone to invite the imperial physician into the mansion."
In the study.
Xie Jingyu is reading a book.
The maid was so busy watching the fun that she forgot to report it to Xie Jingyu immediately. It was the secret guard who discovered it and jumped out the window to report, "My Lord, the Crown Princess was swinging on the swing in the garden and hurt her foot. She got into an argument with the eldest and second daughters..."
Before the secret guard finished speaking, Xie Jingyu had already stood up.
When he arrived at the garden, Shanhu helped Shen Wan limp out, and Xie Jingyu said, "It's only been a short while, and you've already hurt yourself."
He picked up Shen Wan horizontally.
Shen Wan felt very aggrieved, thinking that she liked to hurt herself, "I think your Jingbei Palace is not much better than our Dingguo Palace. You should find a way to ask the emperor to grant us a divorce, otherwise I will die sooner or later at the hands of your Jingbei Palace..."
Xie Jingyu felt distressed and angry, "Are you going to abandon me because of them?"
Shen Wan, “…”
She had never wanted him to say that.
Shen Wan wanted to refute, but seeing Xie Jingyu's dark face, she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
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