Chapter 281 Apologize!
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "Don't worry, Granny, I'm fine. This is a good thing. The Emperor and Empress have always hoped for a prosperous imperial lineage. Now, apart from my two children and the child in Concubine Ye's belly, the Crown Prince doesn't have many children. As long as they can give birth to imperial heirs for the Crown Prince, I should be happy."
"That's the right way to think about it. A family can only prosper if it has many offspring. His Highness the Crown Prince cares about the world and also has to take care of the royal family's responsibilities. The Crown Princess is still young, and His Highness dotes on you so much. There's no need to take those things too seriously. Women should learn to take care of themselves."
Granny Wang genuinely cared for her, and also because she liked Jiang Fenghua's personality—intelligent, studious, neither arrogant nor humble, and knowing what was important. She was already better than most women.
The Crown Princess remains the Crown Prince's favorite woman; she is the Crown Princess that everyone envies. Even though the Crown Prince doesn't visit Chenxi Palace, he still sends all sorts of nice things to Chenxi Palace to please her.
With all that she had, she had enough. Why should she expect a man to love her wholeheartedly? Even if she married into an ordinary family, the man would still have three wives and four concubines. Her goal wasn't a man's love, but rather how much power he could give her.
In her heart, the most important thing was how much value Xie Shang's existence could bring her.
For example, Xie Shang confined Su Tingwan to the Sandalwood Pavilion, and he had even begun to make plans for the Su family. By doing so, she had already succeeded more than halfway.
She looked forward to the day when the Su family would be completely destroyed.
Once the Crown Prince ascends the throne, she can sit securely on the throne as Empress, ruling the world. She has obtained what she wanted most, so why not? Why bother thinking about illusory love? She was so foolish in her past life; it's utterly laughable now.
Because she was the Crown Princess, the Jiang family's status naturally rose as well. This is why everyone wanted to squeeze into the harem. Whether a woman was favored by the emperor could directly determine the rise and fall, honor and disgrace of a family.
This is an indisputable fact, and it has been true throughout history.
Since that day, Tang Qianran has never flaunted herself in front of Jiang Fenghua again. She was even upset when she learned that the lowest-ranking Song Fengyi had been favored by the Crown Prince, and she focused all her attention on dealing with Song Qing.
Just then, after they had paid their respects to Jiang Fenghua and left Chenxi Palace, Song Qing accidentally fell into the lotus pond.
When Jiang Fenghua received the news, she rushed over immediately.
Not only did Song Fengyi fall in, but Tang Liangdi was also splashing around in the lotus pond.
Ye Susu and Zhu Zhenzhen stood to one side in a panic, each being protected by their respective servants.
Seeing the pond surrounded by onlookers, Jiang Fenghua's eyes turned icy cold as she sternly said, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go down to rescue the two young mistresses! If anything happens to them, none of you servants will escape punishment."
Immediately afterwards, a group of eunuchs also jumped into the water one by one, regardless of whether they could swim or not.
Soon, Tang Liangdi and Song Qing were both rescued.
The two were covered in mud, their faces and hair were filthy, but fortunately the lotus pond was not deep, the water only reached their waists, so apart from being disheveled, they were not in any danger of death.
Even after being rescued, Tang Qianran was still unconvinced and slapped Song Qing across the face, catching everyone off guard.
She was the first to burst into tears, her voice trembling and completely unlike the person who had slapped Song Qing. She whispered accusations, "It was Song Fengyi who pushed me down, boohoo..."
Song Qing's eyes were red, and she quickly explained, "I didn't push her. She deliberately tripped me, and then I accidentally bumped into her. Then she pulled me into the water. I beg Your Highness to investigate this matter thoroughly."
“I didn’t trip her at all; it was Song Fengyi who pushed me.”
Jiang Fenghua's face was cold and stern as she asked impartially, "What exactly happened back then? There were so many people there, didn't you see a single one?"
No one dared to speak.
She looked at Ye Susu and Zhu Zhenzhen, "What about you? Did you see it?"
The two women quickly shook their heads. Zhu Zhenzhen said, "I didn't see them. I was at the very front, and when I turned around, they were already in the pool."
Ye Susu said, "I was at the very back and didn't notice how Sister Song and Consort Tang fell down."
She never expected that the first person Xie Shang would favor would be the silly Song Qing. Tang Qianran was naturally furious and deliberately tripped Song Qing. She saw the trip very clearly.
However, Song Qing also pushed Tang Qianran, and the two of them fell down after a struggle.
Luckily, she was far away, otherwise she would have been harmed by them and her unborn child would have been hurt.
Even if Ye Susu saw it, she wouldn't bother to offend anyone. But now that this has happened, she wants to see how the Crown Princess will handle it.
Now that the Crown Prince has taken a liking to Song Qing, will the Crown Princess help Tang Qianran suppress Song Qing?
Unexpectedly, Jiang Fenghua personally helped Song Qing up, examined her cheeks, and said to Tang Qianran in a deep voice, "No matter what, you shouldn't have hit her. Hitting someone is Tang Liangdi's fault. Tang Liangdi should apologize to Song Fengyi first!"
Her voice was unquestionable, her eyes cold and deep, which made Tang Qianran tremble. She dared not cry anymore and whispered, "It really was Consort Song who pushed me into the water."
"I haven't dealt with who pushed whom into the water yet. We'll handle things one by one. What I personally witnessed was that Consort Tang slapped Consort Song. Either you apologize to Consort Song, or she slaps you back. You choose. Alternatively, I can invite His Highness here, and you can discuss this with him in detail."
Tang Liangdi was also afraid and whispered, "I'm sorry."
Song Qing was deeply moved to see the Crown Princess standing up for her, but Jiang Fenghua unexpectedly asked, "Just now, Consort Song admitted that you pushed Consort Tang first, is that right or wrong?"
Song Qing was stunned, then nodded, "I accidentally pushed her, I was..." She was sure she would fall into the lotus pond if she tripped, so naturally she had to push the person who tripped her.
"Apologize!"
Song Qing felt like crying. "I'm sorry, Tang Liangdi."
"Who dragged Song Fengyi into this again? Apologize!"
Tang Qianran was not convinced either. If she was pushed, she would naturally pull her back!
Finally, under the Crown Princess's piercing gaze, Tang Qianran spoke again, "I'm sorry."
"Did you trip Song Fengyi?" Jiang Fenghua asked Tang Qianran directly.
Tang Qianran instinctively wanted to shake her head, but seeing Jiang Fenghua's unsmiling face, she swallowed the words in her throat. "I did not trip Song Fengyi on purpose. I accidentally stepped on the hem of her skirt. I did not do it on purpose."
Jiang Fenghua also tried to smooth things over, saying, "So it's all a misunderstanding!"
"Apologize!" Jiang Fenghua said calmly.
Tang Qianran paused. Why did she still need to apologize? She had already said it was an accident and a misunderstanding. She added, "I'm sorry."
"The misunderstanding is cleared up, so let's all go back to our palaces and clear our names!"
Everyone was stunned. The Crown Princess had resolved the matter so easily. They had thought that since all the young ladies had made such a fuss, the Crown Princess would definitely investigate who was trying to harm whom. They hadn't expected it to be a misunderstanding.
There aren't that many misunderstandings in the deep palace!
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