After saying that, Mo Qian climbed down the ladder, unaware of the complex emotion that flashed in Pei Shangxuan's eyes.
Mo Qian then gave instructions to the servant beside her.
"Throw some grain seeds in," Mo Qian said calmly.
"Yes, Your Highness, I will take care of it right away." After replying, the servant quickly left.
“Princess, giving them grain seeds would be a waste.”
"What a waste of the princess's kindness," Hongxiu added, her face full of indignation.
“Hongxiu, since the princess has done this, she must have her reasons,” Jinzhu said to Hongxiu. Jinzhu couldn't help but feel a little helpless; Hongxiu was a bit impulsive.
"Sister Jinzhu, of course I know, but I still feel sorry for the princess."
"The princess used to be so good to them. Knowing that the prince consort loved Zhangqiu Mountain's paintings, she spared no expense to find one for him."
"He also strives for exquisite food and clothing. In the capital, which man in any household is as pampered as our Prince Consort?"
"They also extended their affection to Zhang Wanniang, sending pearls, agates, jade, brocade clothes, and other fine garments to Qingfeng Courtyard."
"But to my surprise, they were so audacious as to use the guise of siblings to secretly exchange gifts and deceive the princess!"
Hongxiu looked indignant.
“That’s really going too far.” Jinzhu then agreed.
"If the Emperor and Empress find out that our princess has suffered such a great injustice, they will surely tear them apart with five horses."
"It's also because our princess is kind that she spared their lives."
"Now they've given them seeds to save their lives, but they've really gotten off easy!" Hongxiu stamped her foot in indignation.
"Alright, I know you're all doing this for my sake."
"You know, if they had just died, it would have been too easy for them. Watching them struggle to survive like this is more satisfying than beheading them," Mo Qian said calmly.
"Only in this environment will they realize how precious their former freedom and carefree life were, and only then will they truly regret the sins they committed."
"Let's go, you don't need to come again." Mo Qian then left first.
"Yes, Princess." Jinzhu and Hongxiu exchanged a glance and said in unison, then followed Moqian away.
As for Zhang Wanniang's pleas for mercy that came from behind, they gradually faded away as Mo Qian and the others left.
On the other side,
After investigation, the Third Prince found out the reason why Han Yuanyuan fell into the water that day.
It turned out that Jiang Nuanyi, the daughter of the Left Vice Minister's family, had pushed Han Yuanyuan in the chaos that day, causing Han Yuanyuan to jump into the water.
Jiang Nuanyi did this mainly because Han Yuanyuan had made a big splash at the banquet and attracted a group of young noblemen.
Among them was Jiang Nuanyi's cousin.
Jiang Nuanyi and her cousin grew up together as childhood sweethearts. She had a crush on her cousin since she was little and always followed him around.
After arranging their marriage, Jiang Nuanyi regarded her cousin as her husband and would not tolerate any outside interference.
As a result, at the last banquet, the female lead captivated Jiang Nuanyi's cousin with a single poem.
This made him fall deeply in love with the female lead.
Back at the mansion, he also praised the female lead highly.
This led to some objections to his marriage with Jiang Nuanyi, and he wanted to call off the engagement.
However, as soon as he raised this opinion, it was naturally met with strong opposition from his parents.
Even so, he couldn't break off the engagement, and his feelings for Jiang Nuanyi weren't the same as before.
Jiang Nuanyi was naturally very dissatisfied when she learned that her cousin had fallen in love with the female lead, Han Yuanyuan, at first sight and then wanted to break off their engagement.
However, because Jiang Nuanyi had deep feelings for her cousin, she couldn't directly blame him.
He then directed his anger at the female lead, Han Yuanyuan.
That's why the female lead, Han Yuanyuan, fell into the water at the Frosty Autumn Banquet.
After discovering the truth, the Third Prince naturally had a lot of opinions about Jiang Nuanyi.
Even Jiang Nuanyi's cousin, the Third Prince, was furious.
How dare they covet his woman!
Damn it!
So, during a banquet, the Third Prince devised a plan to scheme against the two of them.
"Mmm... Mmm..." Just as the group arrived at the artificial hill, looking for the white crane that had flown over, a series of ambiguous sounds came over.
"What was that sound?" one of the younger girls asked curiously.
Her mother, who was following behind her, quickly covered her mouth and pulled her behind her.
It turned out that since arriving at this villa, the married women, upon hearing the sounds coming from it, naturally reacted immediately.
Their faces showed a hint of bitterness.
As for the young ladies who were still unmarried, they were completely baffled.
"What's going on?" asked the Prime Minister's wife, who held the highest position among the group, with a frown.
"I wonder where these two illicit lovers came from," one of the ladies said with a look of disgust.
"Let's go and take a look, and we'll see. The sound seems to be coming from the front room."
"That's true. We originally came to find the white crane, but we haven't seen it yet. We can take a look at these wild mandarin ducks later."
...
Then, the group changed direction and headed towards the side room.
After walking a few steps, we arrived at the door of the side room.
As they got closer, the noise inside grew louder.
The ladies, experienced in such matters, couldn't help but raise their eyebrows, a hint of curiosity flashing in their eyes.
I don't know who's inside.
As for the unmarried young ladies, they all blushed with embarrassment, and some even covered their faces with handkerchiefs out of shyness.
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