Before Manzhu could speak, the young princesses all stood up, bowed, and greeted her.
Manzhu sat down to the side and glanced at the food on the plate. It was all food she was tired of eating.
"What were you talking about with the Eighth Princess just now?"
Manzhu looked down at the little princesses.
"Your Highness, we were just chatting about some interesting things that happened during the New Year."
Manzhu sneered, "For example?"
The little princesses' legs were getting numb from squatting, and they all looked at Wen Ke with pleading eyes.
Wen Ke really didn't want to provoke Man Zhu'er, but these little princesses were all her lackeys. If he didn't help now, who would follow her in the future?
"Manzhu'er, you're showing off your power in front of me, the princess. You really have a lot of nerve."
After saying that, he looked at the young princesses and said, "You and Manzhu are all members of the imperial family. You only greet her because she has the title of princess. Do you really think you are phoenixes?"
Manzhu smiled and looked at Wen Ke, "Eighth Princess, your words are surprising. I am not only inferior to them in the title of a county princess, but there are other differences as well."
Wen Ke frowned. "What else?"
Manzhu'er's face gradually turned cold. "We're still missing a mafia with the title of Prince Gong."
The girls immediately fell silent, and even Wen Ke pursed his lips.
Manzhu glanced at the little princess who had just stood up. "Since you are the Eighth Princess's playmates, you should try to mediate things in the future and not always try to sow discord and ruin the reputation of the imperial family. Even if the matter between the Eighth Princess and Qingqing goes to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, it is still a family matter. If you get involved, you should think about your own fathers and brothers."
After speaking, she stood up and gracefully returned to Wenxi and Qingqing's side, and the two sisters kept cheering for Manzhu'er.
"Sister, you're amazing!" Wenxi exclaimed, her face full of admiration.
Qingqing imitated Wenxi's manner, cupping her face in her hands and smiling, "Sister, you are really amazing."
Even the carefree Manzhu felt a little embarrassed seeing the two of them acting like this. "Ahem, what are you two doing?"
"Hehe, I was just stunned by my sister's bravery."
Manzhu scoffed, "They're all lowlifes, don't bother with them."
The quarrel between the little girls quickly reached the Empress Dowager's ears. The old lady, who was initially somewhat angry, immediately smiled and looked at the wife of Prince Gong after hearing that Manzhu had stood up for her, saying, "You have raised a good granddaughter."
At this moment, Princess Consort Gong was still somewhat dazed until Su Ma La Gu recounted what had just happened, at which point she smiled helplessly.
"That child is just that carefree, but he offended the Eighth Princess. I hope the Eighth Princess and Consort Min will not blame him."
At this moment, Consort Min wished she could rush out and send Wen Ke back to his palace. She had no family to rely on, and after having three children, she had no favor with the emperor. How could she dare to be presumptuous in front of Prince Gong's wife?
He immediately stood up and was about to kneel down to beg for forgiveness, but was stopped by the wife of Prince Gong.
"What are you doing, Consort Min? You are a consort, and I am just a concubine who is about to die. Please don't scare me to death in a moment of impulsiveness."
The Empress Dowager glared at Consort Min and said, "Take the child and go back to the palace first."
Consort Min dared not say anything more. After expressing her gratitude, she was about to leave when a young eunuch rushed in, panting, and said, "Your Majesty, a fight has broken out outside."
The Empress Dowager frowned, and Su Ma La Gu scolded, "What day is it today? How dare you talk nonsense like this?" After saying that, she looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "This servant will go out and take a look. I guess they are just bickering."
The young eunuch hurriedly kowtowed and explained, "It was the Eighth Princess and Princess Manzhu who got into a fight. In the chaos, we don't know who injured Princess Heshuo."
The wife of Prince Gong, who had just been rolling her eyes arrogantly, immediately stood up and, without waiting for the support of those behind her, ran outside.
When the Empress Dowager and her entourage arrived at the scene, they found a group of young girls split into several groups.
The group led by the Eighth Princess suffered a rather brutal battle; some had their hair loosened, others had their sleeves torn, and one of the young princesses even had a cut on her cheek.
On Wenxi's side, Qingqing's forehead was scraped by a small stone; it was just a small cut, but it still bled.
Manzhu'er was unharmed and was still brandishing her whip, yelling at the trembling Wen Ke. If Wenxi hadn't been holding her tightly from behind, she probably would have rushed over long ago.
"Stop it, all of you!" The Empress Dowager nearly fainted from anger when she saw this scene, and her face immediately darkened when she saw Qingqing's appearance.
"Qingqing, come here and let Grandma Wukuma see what's wrong?"
Qingqing wasn't one to whine or act cute. She went to the Empress Dowager's side and comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, Grandma Wukuma, it's just a little scratch. It'll be fine in a few days."
The Empress Dowager was heartbroken to see that the little girl hadn't taken the opportunity to complain, but instead was comforting her.
"Qingqing, how did your forehead get scratched?"
Qingqing glanced in the direction of the Eighth Princess, and after a moment of silence, said, "When we were breaking up the fight, a small stone flew out from somewhere and hit Qingqing on the head."
The Empress Dowager's cold gaze swept over the crowd. "Who did this? Step forward."
At this moment, even though a group of people were standing together, there was not a sound.
When Emperor Kangxi and the other princes and members of the imperial family arrived after hearing the news, they were also astonished by what they saw.
[Qingqing got into a fight? With her abilities, she shouldn't have gotten beaten up.]
Yinreng, who was following behind Kangxi, couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard his son still having the mood to analyze the battle situation.
"What's going on?" Kangxi looked at everyone with displeasure, and finally his gaze fell on the Eighth Princess. "Wen Ke, you tell me."
Wen Ke had been frightened by Man Zhu'er's fierceness, but when he saw Kangxi and Consort Min who arrived later, he suddenly felt confident.
Pointing at Manzhu'er, she said, "Father, Manzhu'er has committed an act of insubordination, chasing after me with a whip and lashing me. If it weren't for these young princesses protecting me, I don't know if I would still be able to see you. Father, you must do justice for me!"
Having just comforted her granddaughter, Prince Gong's wife immediately said, "She must have hit you because you asked for it. Why didn't she hit someone else?"
Wen Ke was stunned.
This old lady dares to be fierce to her, a princess, in front of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. Is she crazy?
"She's just being rude because her grandfather is the Emperor's brother. She's a generation younger than me, yet she's so disrespectful..."
"Nonsense!" the old lady scolded. "Zhu'er would never bully others by abusing her power. Besides, even if she did, why would she bully you and not others? You must have offended Zhu'er."
"She only does this because she sees that my mother's rank is not high and she doesn't have a powerful maternal family to rely on."
Manzhu was so angry she almost laughed. She took a few steps forward and stood in front of the old lady. "Who do I think I am to look down on a proper lady in the palace? If you continue to distort the truth like this, I'll slap you."
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