"Sister-in-law, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to speak so loudly to you!" After Huang Ziyao finished speaking, seeing that Bai Nuo was startled, she quickly lowered her voice. "I came here in a carriage with my cousin. The Zheng family's carriages are still parked at the gate of the Prince's Mansion. My cousin couldn't have gone back." Besides, if Zheng Qing'er had gone back, she should have told her. She shouldn't have left her alone.
"Have you searched inside the Prince's mansion?" Bai Nuo asked.
"We've searched, but we haven't found her!" Huang Ziyao said with a worried expression. Why was she so distressed? Her cousin was still injured; where could she have gone?
"Maybe she'll come out on her own soon," Bai Nuo said.
Bai Nuo's words were nonsensical, and Huang Ziyao was completely confused, not understanding what Bai Nuo meant. "Sister-in-law, I have a question I want to ask you!"
"you say!"
"Why do you say you fell down on your own? It was clearly my cousin who accidentally pushed you down!" Huang Ziyao finally voiced her long-held doubts. She saw everything clearly from behind. Bai Nuo did want to save people, but if Zheng Qing'er hadn't fallen, Bai Nuo wouldn't have fallen down either.
Bai Nuo could have easily revealed Zheng Qing'er's name and said that Zheng Qing'er pushed her.
"What's the point of me saying this?" Bai Nuo said with a smile. "Your cousin just wanted to help, but she accidentally fell. I wanted to save Mudan, but your cousin pushed me down instead. And Mudan was harmed by a tree branch. In the end, your cousin was just trying to be kind. The root of the problem lies in the tree branch and the cliff. What I said is not wrong!"
"You won't blame my cousin, will you?" Huang Ziyao looked at Bai Nuo cautiously.
Bai Nuo shook her head again, "How could that be? Your cousin was just trying to be kind."
Hearing Bai Nuo say that, Huang Ziyao was completely relieved and became very happy. She grabbed Bai Nuo's hand excitedly and said, "Sister-in-law, you are so wonderful!"
Granny Wang spoke up at the opportune moment, "Miss, please be careful, the young mistress is still injured!"
"Yes, yes!" Huang Ziyao quickly let go of her hand, stood up, and was clearly relieved compared to when she came in. "Sister-in-law, you should rest well. I'll go find my cousin again."
Bai Nuo nodded and did not try to keep Huang Ziyao any longer.
After Huang Ziyao left, Granny Wang didn't disturb Bai Nuo and went to do her own errands.
After resting for about an hour, Bai Nuo was woken up from her dream. When she opened her eyes, she saw Hu Mingmei.
Seeing that Bai Nuo was awake, Hu Mingmei sat down on the edge of the bed. Bai Nuo rested her head on Hu Mingmei's lap and mumbled, "You're here?"
Hu Mingmei gave a soft "hmm" and then touched Bai Nuo's forehead. Her forehead and face were still as fair and delicate as ever, without any scars. Hu Mingmei breathed a sigh of relief; her face was unharmed.
After looking at Bai Nuo's face, Hu Mingmei lifted Bai Nuo's hand again. Bai Nuo's hand was still slender and fair like a scallion stalk—and it was not injured.
Bai Nuo vaguely sensed that Hu Mingmei was about to check her over, but she immediately came to her senses and stopped him, saying, "We're in someone else's house, I'm fine! I didn't fall."
Although Princess Cheng addressed him as "brother and sister-in-law" affectionately, Bai Nuo still couldn't feel close to the Cheng Prince's residence. After learning what kind of person the Prince Cheng was, Bai Nuo instinctively became more wary.
"Then let's go back first!" Hu Mingmei stopped.
Bai Nuo nodded.
So Hu Mingmei helped Bai Nuo get ready and sent Granny Wang to say goodbye to Princess Cheng. Just after Bai Nuo finished dressing, Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng arrived, accompanied by Zheng Qing'er, who had been nowhere to be seen.
As soon as Zheng Qing'er saw her, she rushed over and said with tears in her eyes, "Sister-in-law, are you alright? It's all my fault. I fell down while walking, and after I got separated from my cousin, I got lost. Waaah, I wanted to find someone to rescue you."
Bai Nuo's attitude was very good, and she didn't blame Zheng Qing'er. "I'm fine. Thanks to Granny Wang, she risked her life to pull me up. But you, Ziyao said she couldn't find you anywhere. Where did you go?"
Zheng Qing'er cried with snot and tears streaming down her face. "After I separated from Ziyao, I realized I didn't know the way. I wandered around trying to find someone to rescue you, but somehow I ended up in the Prince's courtyard. It was the Prince who brought me out."
Bai Nuo's gaze swept across and landed on a man who bore a striking resemblance to the current emperor, with a dignified air about him.
"This humble woman greets Prince Cheng!" Bai Nuo tried to stand up again, but Prince Cheng quickly said, "Young Madam Hu, there's no need for such formalities. You're injured, you should rest well!"
“Yes, Madam Hu!” Princess Cheng spoke up at this moment, “I have found that useless servant. I will definitely punish him severely and give you justice.”
Bai Nuo said softly, "These are servants in the Prince's mansion. It's up to the Princess to deal with them! Your Highness, Princess, I've rested enough. My husband has arrived, so I'll go back with him first!"
Prince Cheng wanted to bring Hu Mingmei in and have a few more words with him, but Bai Nuo spoke up, and Hu Mingmei followed Bai Nuo's lead, saying that he wanted to take Bai Nuo back first, as it would be inconvenient to disturb the prince and princess in dealing with family matters. So Prince Cheng had no choice but to give up.
"Speak, what happened?" As soon as he got into his carriage, Hu Mingmei spoke up, "Didn't I repeatedly tell you to be careful? Now you've fallen off a cliff, Bai Nuo, you'd better give me an explanation!"
“I almost fell!” Bai Nuo corrected Hu Mingmei. “At the time, Granny Wang was still holding me up. There’s a difference between almost falling and actually falling!”
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