Many villagers, especially the young men just beginning to experience romantic feelings, blushed upon hearing these tender words and began whispering among themselves.
"This Princess Mingzhu is not only as beautiful as a fairy, but her heart is even kinder than a fairy's!"
"Yes, such a beautiful jade bracelet must be worth at least a thousand taels of silver. Yet you say you don't care, as if it were just a copper coin or two."
"The royal family is so magnanimous, especially this Princess Mingzhu. Just by looking at her, you can tell she's a kind-hearted and generous woman. Anyone who marries such a woman is truly blessed!"
"Keep your voice down, is this the kind of thing we can just say..."
Mudfish Mother, standing to the side, frowned. "Honey, something doesn't seem quite right about what you're saying."
In the center of the crowd, the three little ones standing in a row looked particularly unwell.
Mudfish scratched his head and looked at the Su brothers beside him. "Big Brother, Second Brother, what does she mean by that? Does she mean we stole the jade bracelet, but she's not going to hold it against us?"
Su Dalang and Su Erlang pursed their lips and remained silent, while the latter's anger intensified.
Madam Zhao was extremely anxious. "What are you saying, Princess? What do you mean by saying that finding the jade bracelet is enough? Isn't that the same as accusing the three of them of stealing it? How can that be! From now on, wherever the three of them go, won't they be called thieves?!"
Ah Zheng's lips curled into a cold smile. "No wonder she's called Princess Pig. Not only is she a pig, but she's a pig who eats white lotus every day. Even the lotus flowers in Zaozhuang aren't as white as her!"
Su Hua narrowed her almond-shaped eyes slightly, about to step forward.
But then Cai Die's voice rang out, "Princess, this jade bracelet was a coming-of-age gift from the Prince! I know you are kind-hearted and don't want to argue with these thieves, but today is our first day in Shanghe Village. If we let it go so easily, won't every Tom, Dick, and Harry look down on you in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Su Erlang finally lost his temper and pointed at Cai Die's nose, giving her a cold spittle: "Bullshit! It's just a piece of glutinous ice white jade bracelet. My aunt's bracelet is worth dozens of yours. Why would she bother to steal it?"
Cai Die's face instantly darkened like ink. "You thief, how dare you insult me again and again!"
They even dared to boast that one of my aunt's jade bracelets was worth ten of our princesses' bracelets! They were just bragging without thinking!
If I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll never know your place again!
Having said that, he pushed Su Dalang and Niqiu aside with one hand, and raised the other hand high to slap Su Erlang.
The force was so great that it created a whooshing sound as it cut through the air.
The villagers' hearts skipped a beat, and Su Chengde rushed forward to stop her, saying, "Princess, Miss Caidie, you can't hit her! Let's talk this out, don't resort to violence..."
The butterfly ignored her and moved even faster.
It looked like a slap was about to land on Su Erlang's face.
A large, fair hand reached out from the side, grabbed the butterfly's short arm, twisted it, and slapped it across her own face.
Snap!
It knocked the person to the ground.
"Auntie!"
"Aunt Hua'er!"
When the three little Su Dalangs saw the suddenly appearing sky-blue figure, their previously angry eyes softened instantly, replaced by a dense array of aggrieved expressions.
Su Erlang's eyes reddened, and he clenched his little fists, complaining, "Auntie, they wrongly accused us of stealing the jade bracelet, but we didn't even touch it. It just fell from the sky by itself. We're more innocent than that goose!"
"I know, the innocent will clear themselves. I'll leave this to you." Su Hua patted his head reassuringly and pulled him behind her and Zhao Shi.
Seeing this, the villagers all held their breath. Hua was too reckless, daring to hit even the princess's personal maid. This matter was probably not going to end so easily!
Jun Qingcheng raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the Su family. She saw that the girl in the lead was about thirteen or fourteen years old. She was wearing an ordinary sky blue dress, but she was so eye-catching that it was impossible to look away.
Her face, unadorned, was even more delicate than a peach blossom in spring. Her eyebrows were naturally green without makeup, and her lips were naturally red without lipstick. In particular, her almond-shaped eyes, clear and bright, seemed to speak volumes.
What a wonderful person!
Cai Die covered her face, looking at Su Hua with indignation. She was stunned for a long time. There was such a beautiful woman in this village. Her demeanor was no less than that of her princess.
However, the burning pain on his face forced him to suppress his amazement, and he glared at Su Hua with rage, "Just now, was it you who hit me?"
Su Hua raised an eyebrow. "So what if it is?"
"This is outrageous!" Cai Die was so angry at her indifferent attitude that she almost fell backward.
"Do you know who my princess is? My princess is the only direct niece of the current emperor, and she is a second-rank princess personally conferred by the emperor."
Hitting me is slapping my princess in the face.
"She's just a lowly peasant girl, how dare she disrespect the princess? Does she have a death wish?"
Upon hearing this, the villagers lowered their breathing to a minimum.
They didn't understand what a title of "second rank" meant, but they clearly understood the phrase "the emperor's only niece."
This is not the daughter of an ordinary prince, but a true member of the royal family, a natural-born gem. How could ordinary people like them possibly offend her?
They all looked at Su Hua, shaking their heads repeatedly, wishing they could pull her back as soon as possible. Those with quick feet rushed to Zaozhuang next door to ask Su Bai to come back and break up the fight.
"I hit you! Because you deserved it!" Su Hua dusted off her sleeves, her expression unchanged.
“You are you, and your princess is your princess. How can a servant girl represent her master?”
"You lowly servant girl, you wronged my nephew first, and then you assaulted him without even knowing the truth. A slap from me is too lenient; if it were anyone else, I would have killed you long ago."
Hearing the repeated use of "servant" to address her, Cai Die felt a surge of anger rising to her head. She had grown up with the princess since childhood, and even the nobles in the capital had to address her as "Miss Cai Die" and give her some face.
Unexpectedly, in this godforsaken mountain valley, this person dared to show her no respect whatsoever, and in just a few words, he even repeated exactly what she had said to the thieves earlier.
Jun Qingcheng's watery eyes flickered slightly; this woman had quite the sharp tongue!
Su Erlang grinned and peeked half his head out from behind Zhao Shi, "Little sister, you scolded well! You hit her well! You hit her hard enough..."
"Auntie?" Cai Die's ears twitched, and she suddenly stared at Su Hua, looking her up and down. "Oh! So you're the auntie these little kids are talking about. Birds of a feather flock together."
Didn't your nephew say that one of your bracelets is worth dozens of white jade bracelets belonging to my princess?
Why don't you take out this precious bracelet and let us see it? If you can produce it, I might believe you a little.
Otherwise, you'll be branded as thieves for stealing the jade bracelet today!
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