Chapter 149 Shen Cong helps Nan Ke find a witness, slapping Song Hui in the face.
Lady Xin Guoguo looked stunned after hearing Xie Xuanxiao's account.
He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Li Nanke, this little girl, may be young, but she has a ruthless streak."
Xie Xuanxiao couldn't help but say, "See? I told you she was no ordinary person."
Lady Xinguo couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Didn't you realize I was admiring her?"
Xie Xuanxiao...
Lady Xinguo tapped his head in an annoyed manner.
"Xie Xuanxiao, have you forgotten all the lessons your father and I have taught you?"
How can you live with yourself abandoning an eight-year-old girl in the middle of nowhere? Not to mention the Li family has been kind to us!
Don't tell me you gave in just because the princess threatened you? You're afraid of the princess's threats?
Ultimately, it all boils down to your deep-seated prejudice against the Li family's young lady.
Xie Xuanxiao lowered his head in shame.
"Mother, I...I know I was wrong."
Lady Xin patted her son on the shoulder and smiled.
"As the heir to the Duke's mansion, one must have a pair of eyes that can distinguish right from wrong, and cannot act recklessly according to one's own whims!"
Now that you know you've made a mistake, try to make amends.
Inside Empress Xue's tent.
The atmosphere was frozen.
Princess Zhaoning had no memory of what happened at the time, so Li Nanke was unable to confront her.
She first asked the two palace maids who served Princess Zhaoning.
"What were you two doing before we fell into the water?"
The two palace maids looked at each other in bewilderment.
One of the plump palace maids said, "This servant was picking up pebbles on the princess's orders."
"Which direction should we pick up the pebbles? How far is it from the princess?"
The plump palace maid thought hard for a moment, "This servant is responsible for serving the princess, so naturally I dare not stray far from her. It's only about two or three steps away."
The thin palace maid nodded repeatedly.
"That's right, that's exactly it."
Li Nanke's eyes darted around, and he asked, "Since you were so close to the princess, you must have seen how I fell into the water, right?"
The two palace maids exchanged a glance, their eyes flickering.
The plump palace maid said, "Miss Li... she lost her footing and fell into the river."
The thin palace maid quickly echoed her sentiment.
"That's right. When Miss Li fell, she was so scared that she grabbed the princess and pulled her down with her."
Li Nanke blinked, her little face full of confusion.
"You two were so close to the princess, why didn't you stop her?"
"You're both adults, you should be able to stop the princess in no time, right?"
The two palace maids' expressions changed slightly, and they stammered, unable to speak.
Li Nanke: "Oh dear, are you deliberately trying not to save the princess? Or did things happen so fast that you didn't have time to react?"
If that's the case, then you, as the princess's maids, are far too slow to react.
The two palace maids were terrified and kowtowed repeatedly.
Either of Li Nanke's two statements would mean certain death for them.
"This servant dares not, this servant also... this servant was really too far away at the time, and couldn't... couldn't save the princess in time."
"But didn't you just say you were very close to me? Which of your statements is the truth?"
Li Nanke looked confused.
The two palace maids turned deathly pale.
"This servant..."
Empress Xue's face darkened. "Enough! Haven't you embarrassed yourselves enough? You dare to lie in front of me? I think you're tired of living."
"Your Majesty, please spare me! This servant... these words were originally spoken by Madam Zhao. I didn't see clearly at the time, and I was afraid of Your Majesty's punishment, so I dared not admit it."
In her panic, the plump palace maid hurriedly pointed at Song Hui and shouted.
Song Hui's expression changed slightly.
Li Mu suddenly realized what was happening and glared at Song Hui with a gloomy expression.
"Neither of the two palace maids present saw Ke'er pull the princess into the water. You weren't even there at the time, so why are you so sure that it was my daughter who pulled her?"
Do you have superhuman eyes and ears? Or are you simply trying to harm my daughter?
Song Hui felt a little flustered, but she dared not show it on her face.
"So many people were playing by the river, but Ke'er and the princess were the only ones who fell in. If it wasn't Ke'er who pulled the princess in, then how could the princess have fallen in on her own?"
"you....."
Li Nanke grabbed Li Mu's hand and shook her head at him.
Then he continued, "I don't know how the princess fell, but I was facing away from her at the time, preparing to leave."
"The princess knocked me into the water!"
One sentence was enough to make everyone present change their expressions.
A dark cloud hung over Empress Xue's brows and eyes.
"impossible!"
Li Nanke straightened her back, raised her head, and said loudly, "Everything I have said is true. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can send someone to ask. Surely someone witnessed what happened at that time."
Empress Xue frowned.
At that moment, a slightly tired yet very cold voice came from outside the tent.
"She's right!"
The curtain was lifted, and Li Nanke turned her head to look, seeing Shen Cong walking in carrying a cat.
The two locked eyes, and Shen Cong, expressionless, looked away and walked toward Empress Xue.
When Empress Xue saw him, her brows furrowed deeply.
"It's so late, why haven't you gone to rest yet, Ah Cong? Your body can't take this kind of strain."
"Where did you get this cat? Have you taken it to a vet? Make sure it doesn't catch any unclean diseases; your health is important."
His words were full of concern.
Shen Cong smiled slightly.
"My younger brother found the cat by the Bian River. He heard from a refugee that the cat was present when Zhao Ning fell into the water."
It was barking very loudly, so I brought the person and the cat over so that my sister-in-law could hear what had happened.
Then he turned to ask Princess Zhaoning.
"Think carefully, did you hear a cat meowing before you fell into the water?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the black cat in his arms suddenly raised its head and let out a sharp cry.
"Meow..."
This instantly stirred up some memories for Princess Zhaoning. Her face paled, and she instinctively shrank into Empress Xue's arms.
"Yes, I did hear a cat meowing before I fell into the water."
Shen Cong nodded, "That's it, Your Majesty. He saw the refugee who fell into the water right outside the tent. I had him report back at the door."
Empress Xue nodded.
Soon, a trembling voice came from outside the tent.
"This humble citizen...this humble citizen had just finished eating porridge and was thinking of taking a walk by the river when a stray cat suddenly rushed over."
Fearing he might offend the noble person, the commoner chased after him, and then... then the cat suddenly pounced on a little girl wearing a pink dress.
Princess Zhaoning exclaimed, "It's me! I was wearing a pink dress today, and that cat tried to bite me!"
The voice outside the tent continued: "Then a little girl in a pale yellow dress pushed aside the little girl in the pink dress and blocked the cat herself."
The girl in the pink dress was pushed aside and bumped into the girl in the light green dress next to her. Both lost their balance and fell into the Bian River.
All eyes turned to Li Nanke.
She had just been found and hadn't had time to change her clothes yet; she was wearing a light green dress.
So, it really was Princess Zhaoning who knocked Li Nanke into the water.
Empress Xue's face stiffened.
Princess Zhaoning's face paled, she slapped her head hard, and screamed.
"I remember now, Zhao Wanqing pushed me away, I lost my balance and bumped into Li Nanke."
"This...this isn't my fault, is it? I didn't intentionally push her into the water."
Song Hui turned pale and collapsed to the ground.
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