Miss Lu frowned and whispered a few words to her personal maid before she squeezed into the crowd and looked at the puppy with distress in her eyes:
"Who did this? How could it be so cruel!"
There was anger in her voice.
One of the puppy's legs seemed to be broken, and it was now whimpering in Lin Wan'er's arms.
When Lin Wan'er heard her voice, she raised her head and immediately started to cry even more:
"Sister Lu, wuwuwu, I saw her kick Xiao Hei with my own eyes! Wuwuwu! Will Xiao Hei die?"
Miss Lu quickly took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears:
"No. Xiao Hei will be fine, dear, don't cry. I've already sent for the imperial physician. I've also sent someone to report to the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine will seek justice for Xiao Hei."
Lin Wan'er pouted, her tears slowly dried up, but her face was still full of grievance:
"Sister Lu, Xiao Hei must be in a lot of pain. I saw it with my own eyes. I just called Xiao Hei and she deliberately kicked him."
"Princess, I really didn't mean it. You can't wrongly accuse me like this! Even if you report it to the Imperial Concubine, I'm not afraid."
Miss Xiang looked aggrieved, weak, and innocent.
"That's right! Lin Wan'er, don't think that just because you're a princess you can make false accusations! I believe Miss Xiang wouldn't do such a thing!"
Beside Miss Xiang, a man in a royal blue brocade robe looked at Lin Wan'er with disgust in his eyes.
But when his gaze turned to Miss Xiang, it was full of tenderness.
Lin Wan'er glared, her eyes red with anger.
He wanted to say something, but Miss Lu held his hand.
She looked at Sister Lu in confusion.
Sister Lu gave her a reassuring look, then glanced at the man opposite and Miss Xiang with a gentle expression.
"Everyone has their own version of the story, and without other witnesses, it's hard to judge. However, Xiao Hei was a pet given to the Imperial Concubine by the Empress, so I think the Empress is willing to help Xiao Hei seek justice.
"Miss Xiang, don't be afraid. If it really wasn't done by Miss Xiang, the Queen will definitely clear your name."
The action of wiping the tears from the young lady paused, unable to believe it:
"This little...little fellow, isn't he the princess's?"
Lin Wan'er also reacted at this moment and sneered:
"That's right. Xiao Hei is the son of Da Hei, the daughter of my father. I gave him to the Empress a while ago. What's wrong? Are you feeling guilty?"
Miss Xiang pursed her lips: "I...I didn't do it, why should I feel guilty?!"
"Oh! Then keep on being stubborn! Wait until the Queen sends someone to investigate, and we'll see how long you can keep that up!"
Lin Wan'er sneered and ignored them, only looking down at the little black dog in her arms.
Both sides have their own opinions, but Miss Xiang obviously has no shortage of supporters.
Before Miss Lu said this, many people had already expressed their belief in Miss Xiang.
But at this moment, these people did not dare to speak for a moment.
After all, if the dog belonged to the princess, they were of high status and were not afraid at all.
But now, it seemed that the dog's owner was not someone they could afford to offend, so they all had to shut up.
The imperial physician arrived soon.
Ever since the imperial concubine started raising a dog, the empress even specially recruited several veterinarians who were skilled in treating dogs from the public and had them work in the Imperial Hospital.
As soon as several veterinarians arrived, Lin Wan'er quickly handed Xiao Hei over.
"Wan'er, don't be angry. With the imperial doctors here, Xiao Hei will be fine."
Miss Lu patted her hands gently.
Lin Wan'er nodded, but her eyes were always on Xiao Hei.
Xiao Hei seemed to sense her worry. He raised his little head with difficulty and whimpered towards her twice, as if to comfort her.
Lin Wan'er's tears immediately started to flow again.
While several imperial doctors were concentrating on treating Xiao Hei, the imperial concubine soon came over.
There were quite a few people coming with her.
The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, and many officials and their families who had originally stayed in Chonghuatai.
There was a huge group of people and the scene was grand.
Everyone saluted.
Before the emperor could say "no need for formalities", the imperial concubine had already seen Xiao Hei lying on the stone table, looking at his dying face.
She held up the hem of her skirt and ran over anxiously: "Xiao Hei! How is it?"
The imperial doctors were busy reporting Xiao Hei's injuries to the imperial concubine:
"My Lady, Xiao Hei has internal bleeding and a broken leg. Fortunately, his life is not in danger. He just needs to be taken good care of. I'm afraid his body will remain weak in the future."
Hearing that there was no danger to life, the imperial concubine breathed a sigh of relief.
But when I heard the next sentence, I felt terrible.
She gritted her teeth secretly: "I don't care about anything else, you must cure Xiao Hei no matter what."
"yes!"
Several imperial physicians bowed in agreement.
The emperor and others took their seats.
At this moment, the Imperial Concubine turned and looked at the group of young boys and girls with a gloomy expression:
"What exactly is going on? Explain clearly!"
Lin Wan'er has been waiting for a long time!
Hearing the Imperial Concubine's question, he immediately stepped forward and saluted:
"My Lady, it's like this. I was just strolling with Prince You and came here when I saw Xiao Hei playing in the flower bed. I called out to him happily.
"I didn't expect Miss Xiang to suddenly appear. She screamed and kicked Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei was kicked and flew out, falling heavily to the ground."
Thinking of what had just happened, Lin Wan'er couldn't control her tears again.
The imperial concubine's eyes were like sharp swords piercing Miss Xiang.
Miss Xiang was so frightened that she trembled all over and faltered as she explained:
"My God, I didn't. I really didn't. I just saw a dog and got scared, so I yelled. But I really didn't kick it!"
"Yes, Madam, Miss Xiang is so kind that she wouldn't even step on an ant. How could she possibly kick Xiao Hei? Please understand!"
"That's right, Madam. Princess Lin is so arrogant. I think she must have kicked Xiao Hei and wrongly accused Miss Xiang! She and Miss Xiang have never gotten along."
Everyone was talking at once, all trying to excuse Miss Xiang.
The Imperial Concubine's expression was icy cold:
"So, you all saw it with your own eyes?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other in surprise.
Under the sharp gaze of the imperial concubine, he could not help but lower his head.
They didn't see it.
The Imperial Concubine sneered, "Since you didn't see it, how dare you testify?!"
She looked at Miss Xiang coldly.
"Oh! Since Miss Xiang refuses to admit it, let the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs investigate! I just don't believe that such a small case can't be fully investigated!"
The emperor also nodded: "Yes. Go and call the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Miss Xiang's face turned pale. She knew she was in big trouble this time.
Lin Wan'er looked at her smugly and snorted in her heart, let's see how long you can pretend!
People from the Imperial Household Department came over quickly.
At the emperor's signal, no one left and waited for the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate.
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