Chapter 47: Suffering in silence
In the room, the concubine sitting at the top looked unhappy, and the ladies sitting on both sides were
The guards brought in the young ladies who had been fighting. Huang Ying'er was walking at the back. She was supported by two maids. Her face was beaten beyond recognition. She was unrecognizable.
"Your humble servant pays homage to Her Majesty the Concubine Shu."
Several noble ladies knelt down one after another
Concubine Shu glanced at them one by one, then said sternly, "Today is Prince Duan's wedding day. Are you here to attend the wedding banquet or to disrupt it?"
The wife of the Minister of Revenue, who was sitting at the bottom, was so distressed when she saw her daughter being beaten that way that she almost fainted. She was supported by her maid and walked to the middle of the room.
She knelt down with a plop: "Empress Shufei, please do something for my little girl. She has been spoiled by us since she was a child. When has she ever encountered such a thing? Not to mention that she didn't do anything wrong, even if she did do something wrong, she can't be beaten up like this. Look at the wounds on her face, wuwu... wuwu, my daughter, mother is so heartbroken..."
Concubine Shu was annoyed by the tears of the Minister of Revenue's wife. She also knew that she had to give an explanation today. These young ladies were all noble ladies from imperial court. If the punishment was too lenient, the Minister of Revenue's wife would definitely not be able to accept it. If the punishment was too harsh, the other four families would all be offended, which would be equivalent to making enemies for Prince Duan in the court. Prince Duan had finally achieved an in-law relationship with the Prime Minister's Mansion and made a name for himself in the court. She absolutely could not let these women ruin things...
The first time she felt a headache, but after weighing the pros and cons, she still chose to side with Huang Ying'er. No matter what the truth was, her injuries could not be deceived. She was a victim. The important thing was that the Minister of Revenue was in charge of the court's purse. This position was so important that she could not offend him.
Huang Ying'er pointed at the four young ladies kneeling beside her and said angrily:
"Your Highness, please help me. I didn't do anything to offend them, yet they pinned me to the ground and beat me for no reason!"
The four of them looked at each other, all of them were bewildered at the moment, thinking back to what they had just done, as if they were out of control!
Yes, their hands and feet kept moving, and they rushed towards Huang Ying'er, but that was not their intention. They didn't know why things turned out like this, and they couldn't explain themselves.
Looking at Huang Ying'er's pig-like face, everyone lowered their heads guiltily.
Wei Sisi looked at Huang Ying'er and said seriously, "Huang Ying'er, if I say I didn't mean to hit you, do you believe me?"
She herself didn't have the confidence to ask this question
Huang Ying'er was furious when she heard this. Enduring the pain in her arm, she raised her hand and slapped her in the face: "You beat me up, and you tell me it was unintentional? Have you any shame? I'm going to fight you today!"
After she finished speaking, she rushed towards Wei Sisi, and the other three people kneeling beside her all moved back at the same time.
Concubine Shu's expression changed, and she shouted:
"All of you, stop it! You are all daughters of noble families, how can you behave like this? Where are your manners? Do you even take me seriously?"
The maid quickly pulled the two apart.
"Tell me, what happened? Why did you hit Miss Huang?"
The four people looked at each other and lowered their heads guiltily.
Huang Ying'er looked at the four people and felt like the fire in her heart was about to erupt. Today was really a great humiliation for her.
"Madam Shufei, let me speak for you."
"Well, then tell me."
"I was having fun with the four of them by the lake, and then I saw the third daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the pavilion across the lake. We crossed the lake and came to the pavilion to talk to the third daughter. Suddenly, they went crazy, threw me to the ground, and beat me up.
I shouted loudly for them to stop, but they didn't listen. Instead, they attacked me even harder. Look at the wounds and scratches on my body. My clothes were torn like this.
If you don’t believe me, you can ask the Third Miss of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, she was also there at the time.”
As Huang Ying'er spoke, she pulled up her sleeves and pulled down her collar to show Concubine Shu the scars on their bodies.
Concubine Shu frowned and looked at the four young ladies coldly: "Is this what Miss Huang said, that you hit people for no reason?"
The four of them lowered their heads, not daring to speak. The truth was exactly the same. Huang Ying'er had simply concealed the fact that she had gone to the pavilion to provoke the Third Young Lady, but that had nothing to do with them beating Huang Ying'er up...
"Come here, go and invite the Third Miss of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Palace Doctor of Prince Duan's Mansion."
"Yes! As ordered by you."
A moment later, Yunli was brought in by the maid. When she saw the scene in the room, she sneered in her heart, "Serves her right!"
"Your humble servant greets Her Majesty the Concubine Shu."
"Come on, they said you were there too? Can you tell me what happened?"
Out of consideration for Princess Duan, Concubine Shu did not embarrass her and let her stand up and speak.
"I was sitting peacefully in the pavilion with my two maids when Miss Huang and these four young ladies suddenly came over and started to mock me. I didn't know what I had done to make Miss Huang so upset, but I thought that today was my sister's wedding day and I was also from the Prime Minister's Mansion. Everyone who came here today was a guest.
So I didn't argue with Miss Huang and the others and left the pavilion.
I don't know what happened in the pavilion after I left. It was only after a while that I passed by from the other side of the lake that I saw them still in the pavilion, hugging each other. I was too far away to see them clearly at the time.
I just wanted to avoid any accidents, and told the guards by the lake, and they went to check, and I left, so I was not there when they fought..."
The guards standing nearby also stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, what the Third Young Lady said is absolutely true. She alerted me when she was passing by the lake. I ran to the pavilion and saw several young ladies fighting. Their maids were also fighting. It was difficult for me to separate them, so I immediately went to inform the housekeeper..."
"Doctor Li, please check Miss Huang's injuries first."
"Yes! I obey your command."
Concubine Shu glanced at Yun Li and waved at her: "Go down!"
"I'll take my leave!"
Concubine Shu looked at the four people and asked, "Miss Huang, Miss San, as well as the testimony of the guards and the housekeeper, do you all have any objections?"
The four hesitated for a moment and then shook their heads: "Your Highness has no objection!"
One of the women in purple kowtowed to Concubine Shu and said, "This humble servant would like to apologize to Miss Huang. I know today's actions are unforgivable, so I plead guilty. Please punish me, Concubine Shu and Miss Huang!"
Then he turned to look at Huang Ying'er and kowtowed heavily: "Miss Huang, I'm sorry! Please forgive me! I will accept any punishment you have!"
She is the lowest status among these young ladies. Her father worked hard to climb from the magistrate of Ancheng County to the prefect, and only came to the capital at the end of last year to become the fourth-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice. It took him more than 20 years to reach his current position.
She must not drag her father down, so she knew she was in the wrong and had to swallow it even if it meant breaking her teeth.
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