After waiting for the imperial physician to say that Song Bairan was fine and the empress scolded Meng Qi again, he puffed out his chest again.
"No, it wasn't me. He fell down by himself. I was just standing there watching the fun." Song Baiqing said loudly.
"Look, I asked, and it wasn't Brother Qing. What a coincidence. Our Brother Qing never lies." Princess Duan said with a smile.
Imperial Concubine Xiang slowly walked to the side of Concubine Lian and said, "Sister, your daughter-in-law is really good at talking. Now I understand why you got so angry the other day."
Concubine Lian looked up at Concubine Xiang, but didn't respond. Instead, she said to the Queen, "Please allow me to ask the Sixth Brother and the other children to go back first. Brother Ran's behavior is ruining the lively atmosphere today."
The Queen Mother nodded and told Aunt Sang to arrange a warm sedan chair.
Princess Duan smiled brightly at the look on the face of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She stepped forward and said, "It's still Concubine Lian who is so understanding. They are cousins, and when they play together, there's no need to worry about so many things. Bumps and bruises are inevitable. If everyone keeps pestering like Sixth Brother's wife, the relationship between the brothers will be affected."
"Second sister-in-law means that no matter whether it's intentional or not, as long as no one sees it, it doesn't matter if you break an arm or a leg."
Princess Duan choked, "What are you saying, Sixth Sister-in-law?"
"What's the excuse? Of course I'm going to reason with Second Sister-in-law. I think if it were the other day, Second Sister-in-law would probably be the same as me. After all, we're both second wives, and neither of us has a son. If anything happens to them, it'll be hard to explain. Or is Second Sister-in-law more confident? Even if something happens to Second Brother's child, the Imperial Concubine and Second Brother won't have anything to do with you. To put it bluntly, Second Sister-in-law is pleasing to everyone, unlike me who is hated by everyone."
Without waiting for Princess Duan to respond, he turned to look at Lady Li and Lady Zhang, who was covering half her face, and raised his eyebrows, saying, "Useless things, are you all being kept in the palace for nothing? If you see someone plotting against your master, you should protect them even if it costs your life. Even if that person is precious and you can't touch him, you have to lie there and let them hit and kick you, like a wooden stake. I will skin you alive when I get back."
Princess Duan blushed and said unhappily, "Who is Sixth Sister-in-law making such insinuations about? What do you mean by plotting against the master? What do you mean by beating and kicking someone? I've already said it was just children playing too much, but Sixth Sister-in-law is taking it to such an extreme. Isn't she too shallow?"
"Second sister-in-law, you have such long ears. I'm training my own female historians, what does it have to do with you? Or are there relatives from your palace among these two female historians? Are you saying a few words that make Second sister-in-law feel bad?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could my dignified Prince Duan's Mansion have such low-class relatives? If you talk nonsense again, be careful of me..."
"Why should I be careful with you? I have the mouth, so I can say whatever I want. Who made it so? The one who was injured was the young master of my Rui Wang Mansion, and the one who was scolded was the servant of my Rui Wang Mansion. You, an outsider, have to jump out and pretend to be a good person. If you have time, take your good son back and see if he got hurt when he stretched his foot just now. If it was because of our brother Ran's attack that delayed brother Qing's landing, it is our responsibility."
Meng Qi suddenly remembered the joke that Meng Wan told her. One person stepped on another person's foot, but the latter apologized and said that it was because he delayed the former's foot from landing. It was very appropriate to use this joke here.
Everyone felt Meng Qi was being aggressive when listening to her words, but they didn't expect that the last sentence would cause Fang Hua to burst out laughing at an inappropriate time.
Princess Duan looked at Fanghua with dissatisfaction, and saw Concubine Xiang looking at her with displeasure. Was she dissatisfied that her tongue was not as eloquent as Meng Qi's?
Princess Duan felt embarrassed and said angrily, "I know my sixth brother's wife won't be able to explain to him when she returns, but there's no need to use this as an excuse. Instead of yelling here, you should think about how to persuade my sixth brother to allow you to go to Baron Bo's mansion to watch the ceremony. Although you can go back to the Marquis of Huainan's mansion to see the bride, you won't be able to see the groom, right? If you go to Baron Bo's mansion, you can openly take a few more glances at him."
After saying this, Princess Duan looked at Concubine Xiang first, only to see that Concubine Xiang's face, which had just been gloomy, was now smiling. Princess Duan let out a breath, then turned her head and looked at Meng Qi provocatively.
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