Chapter 257: Thinking oneself smart

Pei Zhen heard faint voices, one of which was a male voice! Then she heard footsteps, and her heart couldn't help but beat faster, her eyes sparkled, and she couldn't control her breathing, which made the

maid beside the bed look at her strangely.

She was startled and immediately pretended again, her expression became confused and fragile, "Where is this? What happened to me?"

The maid thought she was dazzled, thinking that she was a guest attending the banquet, so she was very polite and explained: "You fell from the rockery and got hurt. The doctor has just checked it out. It's nothing serious. Don't worry."

Pei Zhen felt as if his head hurt, so he reached out and touched it, gasped, and his face turned pale.

At this time, the eldest princess also walked in. When the maid saw her, she knelt down and saluted: "Your Highness."

Pei Zhen raised her eyes with expectation and saw the eldest princess' eyes light up uncontrollably. Then she moved her eyes, but she didn't see the person she wanted to see, and she couldn't help but reveal a trace of disappointment in her eyes.

When she finally saw that the person standing next to the princess and supporting her intimately was Xu Muhua, her expression changed and she blurted out, "Why are you here?"

Xu Muhua smiled and said, "I came here with the princess."

The princess saw Pei Zhen's expression change clearly! Especially the disappointment in her eyes when she glanced at her just now.

The princess couldn't help but smile, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. She asked in a gentle tone, "How do you feel now? Why did you fall off the rockery?"

Pei Zhen was slow to react and quickly stood up and stood by the bed to salute the princess.

But Xu Muhua had been standing next to the princess, and when she saluted like this, it felt like she was saluting Xu Muhua! Pei Zhen felt that she was shorter than Xu Muhua for no reason!

Although Pei Zhen was born out of wedlock, she was favored in the Pei Mansion and never felt that her origin was bad. Instead, she felt that she was no different from a legitimate daughter except that she did not have the status of a legitimate daughter.

So she looked down on Xu Muhua!

Now it looked like she was paying respect to her, and Pei Zhen was holding back her anger. But the eldest princess was here, and she had to maintain her image, so she could only endure it.

Wait, when she gets close to the eldest princess' nephew, she will be able to ascend to heaven in one step!

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I'm fine, but I still have a headache."

Pei Zhen frowned, looking bewildered, "I don't know what happened. I was looking into the distance on the rockery, and I don't know how I suddenly fell down from it..."

"You can rest here for a while. I will ask someone to investigate. If it is something that was made up by the people in the mansion, I will definitely give you justice."

Pei Zhen was moved, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

As she was speaking, Madam Pei hurried over with Pei Shaorong, her face full of anger and worry.

She was not worried about Pei Zhen, but she was worried that Pei Zhen might do something to anger the eldest princess and implicate them mother and daughter! She didn't intend to take any responsibility for this concubine who was so ambitious!

"Please forgive me, Your Highness. It's all my fault that I didn't take good care of the girl in your mansion, which caused trouble for Your Highness."

The eldest princess stretched out her hand. "You are seriously ill, don't worry, it's just a small matter. It's just that the young lady in your mansion fell down and hurt her head. Later, I will ask someone to prepare some medicine for you to take back. I will get to the bottom of this matter!"

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Madam Pei breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not that she, as a legitimate mother, thinks too badly of her illegitimate daughter. In fact, Pei Zhen is the same as her biological mother, Aunt Zhao!

She doesn't learn good things at a young age, but only learns Aunt Zhao's methods that are not presentable. How can she be a lady of the Taifu Mansion! To put it bluntly, she is just like the brothels outside!

Only the old lady and her son are so blind that they regard these two mother and daughter as precious treasures!

Mrs. Pei is here, so of course the princess will not stay any longer. She is just a little concubine's daughter, and she can come in person because of Master Pei's face.

The princess took a step forward and remembered what Xu Muhua had just said, and patted her hand, "You talk to Miss Pei first, and I will go to take care of some things first."

Xu Muhua was eager for it!

"Your Highness, please go!"

Perhaps because it was too obvious, the princess was a little amused.

How come what others are eager for has become something she can't avoid?

Seeing the princess's expression, Xu Muhua realized that she seemed to be too obvious! She was a little embarrassed.

Awkward!

She decided to make some amends and said seriously: "Your Highness is completely different from the princess I have always thought of. Today, Your Highness is more like an ordinary elder, and I like Your Highness very much."

The princess deliberately said: "You are making it more obvious when you say that."

Xu Muhua was silent.

I don't know if the princess believes her when she says that this is her true feelings.

Seeing this, the princess laughed again and thought that this Miss Xu was very interesting.

I didn't expect to meet such an interesting girl when I came back this time.

Thinking of this, the princess looked at Xu Muhua with a different look.

The hair on the back of Xu Muhua's neck stood up, her scalp was numb, and she felt that something was wrong.

But the princess had already walked out with the hand of the maid.

Pei Shaorong had the opportunity to walk to Xu Muhua and whispered to her what was going on.

Before Xu Muhua could answer, Madam Pei said, "Let's talk later. Let's go in and see Pei Zhen."

"You come too!"

Pei Shaorong held Xu Muhua's hand and refused to let her go.

Xu Muhua was helpless.

This was her family affair. What did it mean to drag her into it?

She thought so in her heart, but her steps were honest as she followed.

Pei Zhen saw that Madam Pei panicked at first, then immediately calmed down, and even couldn't hide a little pride in her eyes. It was as if she had already received the promise of the eldest princess and could be with Ling Hongge.

Pei Shaorong curled her lips secretly, and was too lazy to pay attention to this idiot.

Pei Zhen thought that Madam Pei would reprimand her and blame her, but Madam Pei just glanced at her coldly and said, "Although you are a concubine's daughter, you have always been raised by your aunt, and I, as your legal mother, have never taught you anything."

"Naturally, it is not for me, your legal mother, to tell you what you did. You should go back to the mansion later and tell the old lady what happened in detail! I believe the eldest princess will come to a conclusion soon."

"With the character of the eldest princess, she will never wrong any guest, and will never let any guest fool her!"

She said meaningfully.