So in the eyes of the second daughter, her mother is someone who punishes her daughter indiscriminately just because of the minister's words?
Even though she was angry at the beginning, she never thought of punishing the third child.
Moreover, she was not angry because of the ministers, but because she rushed to Gu Chen and ignored her rationality for the sake of love.
Now that she heard the third brother's heartfelt words, the empress no longer felt any anger.
But at this time the second princess rushed in and started begging for mercy.
What was he trying to do? Was he trying to sow discord between her and the third child?
Let the third brother break away from her?!
The empress's expression grew colder, and her tone was gloomy: "Second brother!"
The Second Princess then looked up, and her expression almost cracked.
He stared at Xu Jinyi, who was unharmed and sitting next to the empress with his arm around her.
Her head was nestled intimately on the empress's shoulder, and the two of them didn't look like they were arguing at all.
It's clearly a drama of deep love between mother and daughter!
The second princess was a little confused and felt that her brain was not enough.
Looking at Xu Jinyi's face, he didn't understand what she had done to make the empress's rage dissipate.
This should be a tense situation, but now...
The empress saw shock and disappointment in the second princess's eyes, and when she thought of the smile that had not yet disappeared when she first came in, she still felt confused.
It turned out that this was done under the pretext of persuasion and pleading to make her completely disgusted with the third brother.
In this way, she herself will give her extra points for her kindness and generosity...
Thinking of this, the empress looked at the second princess with disappointment.
This reminded her of the Second Princess's father. Every time she came out of Fengxi Palace in a huff, her father was so understanding, explaining things for Feng Jun and pleading for him.
At that time, she thought the other person was gentle, well-behaved, kind, generous, and considerate.
But now, after hearing her daughter's words, the empress seemed to have cleared the fog and saw the true faces of the father and daughter.
Just as my beloved daughter said, if you truly love someone, how could you possibly speak for your rival?
The second and third brothers are in an opposing relationship, so how could the second brother beg for mercy sincerely?
The Second Princess hurriedly covered up: "Mother, you are not angry. When I heard you talking about the Third Princess, I thought..."
The second princess patted her chest with a look of relief.
"Thank you, Second Princess, for your concern and for coming to the palace just for my sake."
"It's okay, as long as you are okay. But Third Princess should be more careful with your words in the future. After all, Marquis Xibo is the elder. It will be difficult for the Queen Mother to handle the situation if you act like this." The Second Princess looked concerned.
Xu Jinyi suddenly sat up straight: "Elder, she doesn't deserve it!"
"Mother Queen, I want to file a complaint. You must help me decide. The son of Marquis Xibo is trying to murder me."
"If she hadn't returned the jade pendant that day, and I hadn't seen the tooth marks on Xibohou's arm, I wouldn't have known that the drama three years ago was staged and performed by them, mother and son."
"Queen Mother, if you hadn't brought people here three years ago, my daughter would have died."
The aura around the empress suddenly became cold and creepy, and her fists were clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound.
"She's so brave!"
"Come here, have the Ministry of Punishment conduct a thorough investigation and turn the Xibo Marquis's mansion upside down. She even dared to murder the princess. I want to see how capable she is."
The Second Princess felt a chill all over her body and spoke in a panic, "Third Sister, isn't it a bit reckless to conclude that the Marquis of Xibo was the masked woman who kidnapped you three years ago based solely on a tooth mark?"
"Letting the Ministry of Punishment go to such great lengths to investigate, and if they find nothing, wouldn't that mean they've wronged someone?"
Xu Jinyi looked at the Second Princess in surprise: "Second Princess, you don't believe me? If I wasn't sure of this, I wouldn't have been so adamant in complaining to the Queen Mother. Marquis Xibo is the murderer."
The empress, however, stared at the nervous Second Princess with her eyes narrowed, a look of suspicion in her eyes.
But he didn't say anything, instead he said: "Second Brother, no matter what the situation is, I hope you can understand when to unite against the outside world."
"When someone talks about your sister, the first thing you should do is defend her, regardless of whether she's right or wrong, instead of helping her attack your sister."
The Second Princess knelt down in fear and said, "I know I was wrong."
"Get up, you're going to get married soon, so you should be more tactful in your work."
The Second Princess's face stiffened. Thinking of the fat man who had been pestering her every day recently, she felt disgusted, but she had to say, "Yes, thank you for your guidance, Queen Mother."
A few days later.
The Xibohou family and the Yushi family in the capital were found guilty of several crimes, and more than 680 people from the two families were exiled to the northern cold land.
This major change made everyone in the capital look towards Prince Xian's mansion, which was safe and sound, and they understood the importance of Prince Xian in the empress's heart.
No one dared to say a word about Prince Xian’s Mansion anymore.
On that day, the empress summoned the second princess. No one knew what they talked about, but they only knew that the second princess walked out with a big slap mark on her face.
At the same time, boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were also carried to Xu Jinyi's yard.
Xu Jinyi knew that her mother must have found out who was behind the incident, and these were compensation.
Xu Jinyi never thought that an attempted murder three years ago could bring down the second princess.
After all, her mother had few children, so it would definitely not be that easy for her to kill the second princess.
But if she is disappointed again and again, what will be the ending?
The second princess was under house arrest and was not allowed to step out of the palace before her wedding.
There is still half a month before the wedding, which makes the second princess angry and resentful.
I have no idea why Xu Jinyi has been so difficult to deal with lately and isn't as easy to manipulate as before.
At the same time, the empress's attitude towards her also made her uneasy.
Especially since she is pregnant now, if she really gives birth to a daughter, she will miss out on that position.
For a moment, the second princess couldn't help but pray in her heart.
Pray that something happens to the baby in the empress's belly, preferably not even being born, or even... hope that they both die.
In this way, her chances of getting that position are a sure thing.
After all, the useless third brother can't compete with her.
Thinking of this, the Second Princess felt twisted in her heart.
The second princess called the servant and started drinking some wine in the mansion.
In addition to taking care of Gu Chen and massaging his body every day, Xu Jinyi also keeps an eye on the Second Princess's movements.
She hoped that all these troubles would be resolved when Gu Chen woke up.
So when he learned that the second princess was drinking and having fun in the mansion every day, a dangerous smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
The next day, the sun rose slowly.
The Second Princess woke up with aches all over her body, yawned, and the reek of alcohol hit her nose.
The chaotic scene of last night flashed through her mind, and the Second Princess suddenly opened her eyes.
What caught her eye were three young men with delicate looks. They were the dancers in the mansion, whom she invited to entertain herself while she drank.
Thinking of the stupid things she had done last night, the second princess's face turned pale.
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