"This servant felt that Consort Gao harbored ill intentions towards you, and I was really worried about the things she sent, so I took them to the concubine to check." Xiao Mu had no choice but to tell the truth when she realized she couldn't hide it any longer.
"You, you're showing no respect for me, a princess? I said it was fine, but you took it upon yourself to take my things to the concubine!" Madam Su said angrily.
"Princess, this servant is only worried about your safety, and about the safety of the young prince," Xiao Mu said, sounding aggrieved.
"But you actually acted on your own without my permission!" Madam Su could hardly believe it. She had brought Xiao Mu in herself, and now he was secretly plotting against her.
"Go and get it back right now, hurry up!" Madam Su suddenly felt very uncomfortable. Xueying was meddling too much. She had explained to her many times, but Xueying was secretly plotting against her with her trusted maid.
Xiao Mu rarely saw Su Shi get so angry, and he was genuinely frightened. He could only nod immediately and head to the east courtyard.
Upon arriving at the East Courtyard, Xiao Mu met Xue Ying and told her about Su Shi discovering the small quilt.
"I'm afraid Sister Su will misunderstand me," Xueying said. "Aluo, go and get that quilt. Xiaomu, I'm telling you, you must not let Sister Su use this quilt."
"Yes, I'm afraid my princess will insist on using it. That Princess Gao keeps urging her to do so," Xiao Mu said.
"Xiao Mu, you must do everything you can. If anything happens to your princess, there will be no place for you in this manor," Xue Ying interrupted Xiao Mu.
Xiao Mu was startled. Thinking about it, it made sense. If something happened to Su Shi, she, as a dowry maid, would likely be sold or relegated to a lowly servant.
After bowing, Xiao Mu carried the quilt and walked towards Qiushui Pavilion.
Xueying's words were still echoing in her mind. She thought that if the quilt were gone, the princess wouldn't want to use it anymore, and then the things she was worried about wouldn't happen.
As she pondered, Xiao Mu suddenly looked at the blanket in her arms and had an idea.
Inside Qiushui Pavilion, Madam Su waited and waited, but Xiao Mu did not return. She began to suspect that Xiao Mu and Xueying were hiding something from her.
"Princess, the little prince is crying and making a fuss." A maid who was responsible for serving Yongzhang ran over to report.
Madam Su had no choice but to immediately follow the maid to the side room to see the young prince, Yongzhang, who was indeed crying.
"What's wrong?" Su asked.
The wet nurse was so frightened that she dared not utter a sound. She just stood there, holding the little prince and bowing her head without saying a word.
Suddenly, Madam Su felt a surge of anger rising in her chest. She had always been so kind to people that these maids and servants had ignored her orders.
"If you don't say anything today, you'll all go down and get your punishment," Madam Su shouted, snatching her son from the wet nurse's arms.
"Princess, Princess, the young prince has probably caught a cold," the wet nurse said hurriedly.
It turned out that during the evening, the wet nurses and maids responsible for serving the young prince had been lazy and, wanting to cool off, hadn't closed the windows properly, causing Yongzhang to catch a cold. They had initially thought that Madam Su was gentle and could be easily appeased. However, they hadn't expected Madam Su's temperament to suddenly change; she wasn't so easy to talk to today.
"Go and tell the Fujin (Prince's wife) that those girls didn't take good care of the young prince and have been punished by being made to do menial tasks," Madam Su said sternly.
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