Chapter 45: Familiar with the road
Li Mingshan faced the sun rising in the sky outside the window and said calmly, "Good morning."
Xiao Tu let go of the little girl in his arms with a smile, and then said casually, "Who's looking for me when I just got up?"
Li Mingshan looked at her and said, "The old princess's men have already reached Nong Huawan's door."
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Xiaotu stretched her body, tilted her head and smiled cutely, "Okay, another passionate and interesting day is about to begin~"
In front of Nong Huawan's hall, seven or eight strong servants were about to force their way in.
Xiao Tu walked out slowly at this moment. When the others saw him, they said in a cold voice, "Xiao Tu, come with me!"
Xiao Tu almost raised her hands when she heard this. This familiar tone and lines made her think she was caught doing something bad again!
But when I looked down, it turned out not to be the case.
She raised her hand and patted her chest with a lingering fear, then slapped the speaker in the face with her backhand.
The person being beaten was stunned, then he said angrily, "How dare you hit me, but I am the old princess's close friend."
Xiao Tu smiled beautifully, and then slapped her in the face even louder.
The man was so angry that he wanted to rush forward, with a long sword hanging on her neck.
She looked up blankly and saw a female guard in black following the woman. She had a wound on her face and her eyes were extremely cold and terrifying, which was the look of someone who had killed someone.
This time, not only the person who was beaten, but even the person who was trying to force his way in was frightened.
One of them stammered, "Princess Xiao, yes, it was the old princess who invited you. It has nothing to do with us."
Xiaotu smiled and blew on her beautiful nails. "Oh, you're right. Let's go."
She took the lead, and the others who came to invite others followed behind her, each with their heads lowered.
Li Mingshan walked beside her and said, "These people seem to be up to no good today. Do you need me to go in with you later?"
Xiao Tu curled her red lips, "No need, I'm familiar with this~"
Seeing that she really didn't need it, Li Mingshan nodded and said no more.
The main courtyard of the palace, East Flower Pavilion.
The old princess had a headband on her head, dark circles under her eyes, a stiff expression, and a dark face.
Xiao Tu was still in the same position, wearing a beautiful light green spring outfit with a watery sheen. Her eyes were bright and clear, her skin was white and tender, her complexion was rosy, and she looked energetic.
When two people sit opposite each other, the damage is doubled by ten.
Before the conversation even began, the dark clouds hanging over the old princess's head had already deepened.
She took a deep breath and spoke gloomily, "Xiao, this princess asks you, was it you who poisoned Huaijin and Huaixiu?"
After these few experiences of getting along with each other, the old princess has grasped the essence of talking to this damn woman, which is not to say any nonsense to her, but to get straight to the point.
Xiao Tu took a sip of the fragrant tea and said, "So the two sisters were poisoned yesterday? No wonder!"
The old princess' tone was cold, "What I'm asking is, did you do it?"
Xiao Tu said innocently, "Of course not, why would mother ask that?"
The old princess sneered, "The whole palace knows that you and the two of them are not on good terms. In the past few days since you got married, there have been arguments almost every day."
Xiao Tu smiled slowly, "That was just a quarrel between girls. No matter what, I can't poison my two sisters just because of a few words."
The old princess narrowed her eyes, "But you are the only one in the palace who has a grudge against them, and you are the only one who dares to hurt anyone in the palace."
Xiao Tu looked helpless. "Mother, you said it as if I really did it. But how could I have the ability to get poison and harm my sisters?"
Princess Yu naturally knew that the poison was brought from the palace by her daughter, and that her daughter wanted to harm someone, but was outmaneuvered by the other party and thus deserved what she sowed. But how could she possibly bring up such a thing?
And now that her two daughters have suffered so much, she doesn't care what happened. She doesn't want to care about anything now. She just wants to vent her anger for her daughters first.
But she didn't expect that Xiao Tu would refuse to admit it and she had no way to deal with her.
The old princess's expression grew increasingly grim. She sat for a long while with a gloomy face, then said, "Since you say you didn't do it, I'll believe you for now. But what about yesterday, when you beat Huaixiu and Huaiyu in front of me?"
Xiao Tu was helpless again, "Mother, didn't I explain to you yesterday? It was a subconscious reaction, not intentional."
The old princess sneered, "I hit you, I hit you. No matter if it was subconscious or not, I will be punished if I hit you."
Xiao Tu shook her head. "Mother is wrong. My two sisters were the first to attack me yesterday. I was on the defensive. So even though I was attacked, I can be exempted from punishment."
The old princess glared, "Who said that?"
Xiaotu also blinked, "Da Zhaolu!"
"You..." The old princess covered her chest, unable to breathe again. She was furious and could no longer suppress her anger. "You bold Xiao, don't tell me about the Great Zhao Law. This is the Jade Prince's Mansion. In the Jade Prince's Mansion, I have the final say."
Xiao Tu shrugged, "Even if it's the royal palace, it still has to abide by the law."
The old princess was furious, "How dare you! Kneel down!"
Xiao Tu still refused, "I'm afraid that won't work. After all, the palace is not following the law and wants to punish the newly married princess. If this matter gets out, mother will have to face the impeachment of the censor directly. I can't let you, mother, be criticized."
"You...you..." The old princess slammed the table angrily, not caring about anything else. "You've gone too far. This princess will punish you today. Come, catch her for me."
The strong maids had been waiting by the side and strode forward upon hearing this.
Xiao Tu sipped her tea and smiled at the crowd that had gathered around her. "Everyone, think carefully. You all heard what happened just now. Now, guess what, if you touch me now and the old princess is about to be impeached by the censor, what will the prince do to you when he finds out?"
The servants looked at each other when they heard this, but no one dared to take another step forward.
What the princess said was that the old princess's decision to punish the princess this time was not justified and even suspected of disregarding the law.
If the censor impeaches, the prince may also be implicated. Afterwards, the prince may not blame his own mother, but he will definitely vent his anger on these accomplices.
The old princess looked at this scene in disbelief, and then fell on the couch dizzy with anger.
The servants were terrified. Some were giving them medicine, some were massaging them, and some were helping them to calm down.
Xiao Tu now gracefully put down her teacup and stood up, then bowed with a smile on her red lips, "Since mother is not feeling well, I will come to see you next time."
After saying this, she stood up. Seeing this, the servants on both sides made way for her at the same time. No one dared to stop her. They watched the woman leisurely walk out of the East Flower Hall.
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