Kangxi watched as Mingxiu stood to one side, holding Chenghuan, glaring angrily at the person opposite him. Consort Guoluo looked frightened and at a loss, and the children in their arms were crying uncontrollably.
Before Mingxiu could say anything when she saw Kangxi approaching, the person who had just been in her arms burst into tears and ran to Kangxi's side, hugging his leg and crying.
"Waaah, Father Emperor, my baby's music box is broken, it was smashed, I'm gone!" Cheng Huan cried pitifully while hugging Kangxi.
Mingxiu coldly stared at the person opposite her. She saw Consort Guo Luoluo tremble and quickly realize what was happening, and begin to explain.
"Your Majesty, it was indeed the Fourth Princess who accidentally broke the Fifth Princess's toy. I am very sorry. However, the Fifth Princess also scratched the Fourth Princess's face. Your Majesty, the Fourth Princess is a girl. What will happen if she has a scar on her face?" At this moment, Consort Guo Luoluo seemed to remember the child's injury and cried while clutching her handkerchief.
More and more people were drawn to the commotion. Consort Yi, who was sitting in the palace, heard the news and rushed over.
Emperor Kangxi ordered the crowd to be dispersed. "Stop crying, everyone. Come with me and tell me what happened." After saying this, he took Chenghuan, who was crying bitterly, into the pavilion next to him.
Mingxiu hurriedly followed behind. Seeing this scene, Consort Guoluo gritted her teeth and followed with her child. She did not expect the Emperor to ignore her, but things had come to this point and the matter had to be resolved.
Inside the pavilion, all the irrelevant people had been driven away, leaving only the people on either side of Mingxiu and Consort Guoluo.
Kangxi looked at Chenghuan, who was still sobbing in his arms, and looked up at Consort Guoluo: "Tell me, what exactly happened that made you let these two children fight?"
Consort Guoluo gritted her teeth and said with some grievance, "Your Majesty, this matter was indeed not handled well by me. At first, when the Fifth Princess was playing, I happened to bring the Fourth Princess over, so the two children played together. But later, the Fifth Princess wanted to leave, but the Fourth Princess hadn't had enough fun yet, so the two of them started discussing it. I thought it was just children being noisy, so I didn't stop them. After all, the two children are sisters, and roughhousing helps to strengthen their relationship. But later, during their playful fight, they accidentally knocked the toys to the ground, and then..."
Guo Luoluo didn't say what came next, but the meaning was clear. Unexpectedly, the two children started fighting, and Chenghuan even scratched Kejing's face.
Mingxiu rolled her eyes the whole time. This Consort Guoluo really knew how to evade the important points. She didn't say anything harsh, but she just glossed over some parts. It sounded like Chenghuan was being unreasonable.
Mingxiu retorted bluntly: "Noble Lady Guoluo's words are not right. Putting aside everything else, when I came here, I saw you ordering your servants to grab all the maids next to Chenghuan and prevent them from helping, and then watching the two of them fight. What do you mean by that?"
"I'm afraid that if someone comes to help, it will only hurt the two of them. I heard the Imperial Concubine say before that children should be allowed to solve their own problems, and that's what I think too."
Mingxiu's anger surged to her head, and she glared at the people in front of her: "Why are you using my words against me? Ha, there were more than just you people here. My Chenghuan had finished playing and wanted to leave, but you stopped her from leaving and insisted on taking the toys from her. When the child didn't want to, you just started to snatch them. When you couldn't take them, you just smashed them."
"Why can't others have what you don't have? It's about children. You have to consider right and wrong when it comes to children. Are you robbers?"
"I never knew the Guo Luo Luo family was so well-mannered. When they see someone else has something, they ask for it. If they can't get it, they snatch it. The big ones just watch coldly, while the small ones grab it. Why do you want to go to the palace and become nobles? You might as well become bandits. That way, you can just rob whatever you want, and no one can rob you as well. Isn't that great?"
Mingxiu just started talking without thinking, which infuriated her. What kind of person was she?
Consort Guo Luoluo's face turned ashen upon hearing Mingxiu's words, but seeing Kangxi's expression, she dared not directly retort.
“Consort Jia, you have gone too far. It’s just two children playing around. How can you insult my family? If you continue to say such things, even if you are a consort, I will have to speak up for you to protect the honor of my family.”
Mingxiu looked at Consort Guo Luoluo, who appeared innocent but was pretending to be very strong.
She snorted coldly and retorted bluntly, "Come on, I'm talking about what you just did. Everyone knows what your intentions were. Don't pretend you don't know. You're just jealous that my daughter and I are favored and have some novelties."
"Let me tell you, we are just favored. You are so envious of others being favored that you let your child do bad things, and you are heartless and don't care about your child's health. You clearly see your child is injured but you don't call the imperial physician."
"On the contrary, those who continue to lecture others are incredibly ruthless. When things get out of control, they even try to shift the blame onto others. They are the reincarnations of green tea bitches and white lotus spirits. Who would dare to like you? If you can be this ruthless to your own child, who knows what you would do to someone who likes you if you were ever unhappy with them?"
"You, you're going too far with your words." Consort Guo Luoluo had never encountered such an overstatement before, and she was furious. Her words were practically putting her on the opposite side of everyone.
Moreover, if she doesn't explain things clearly, the Emperor might start to dislike her.
Mingxiu didn't give her a chance to explain. Since Kangxi didn't interrupt him, she could continue talking. Don't think she didn't see the look of amusement in Kangxi's eyes.
"What did I do wrong? What did I say wrong? How could an adult not be able to stand a child who is only a few years old and want to hit the child, and even use his own child? Aren't you afraid that something might happen to your child?"
“Look, look, this child’s face didn’t have any scars before, but now it will. After all this time, the child’s mother hasn’t thought about treating the child’s illness at all. She only thought about using the child to get out of trouble. Having a mother like you is truly a disaster for this child.” Mingxiu said, pointing to Kejing, who had been terrified since the beginning.
These words even displeased Emperor Kangxi, who had just been watching the show. He glanced at the wounds on Kejing's face and interrupted Consort Guoluo from saying what she was about to say.
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