Seeing Qingdai and Xiabing looking at her warily, the Ninth Princess said smugly, "So even the Crown Princess has moments of fear!"
“Because I’m not alone now!” Xue said.
"What do you think I could do to you! If I dared to do anything to you, the Crown Prince would never let me off the hook. He treats you much better than he treats his own sister!" The Ninth Princess said, taking a few steps back.
"Crown Princess, why did you try to kill my mother back then?"
"Because I also have people I want to protect, and she hurt the people I wanted to protect."
"It's not that I want her to die, it's that she's done too many wrong things, and Father Emperor won't allow such a person to exist and tarnish the royal family's reputation!" He Xue said calmly.
"But you made me lose my mother!" the Ninth Princess said, her face streaked with tears. "I don't know how you bewitched my fourth brother into abandoning his own mother!"
"After experiencing too much disappointment, you'll naturally stop expecting anything more!"
Fourth Brother had once longed for Uya's maternal love, but Uya never treated him as her son.
She traded her fourth brother for her status. Every time she approached her fourth brother, it was with an ulterior motive. She said the most vicious things to her fourth brother, saying that she regretted giving birth to him and that she didn't want a son like him.
Back then, Fourth Brother was about the same age as you. He used to be a sunny and cheerful person, but it was because of Uya's repeated vicious words that he became taciturn! Xue said that she felt very sorry for Fourth Brother back then.
"But no matter what, she is still his mother who gave birth to him!" the Ninth Princess said indignantly.
“Ninth Princess, don’t advise others to be kind if you haven’t experienced their suffering. If you were Fourth Brother, you might not have done as well as him!” He Xue said, standing up.
"Don't advise others to be kind if you haven't experienced their suffering!" the Ninth Princess murmured to herself.
"If you encounter any trouble, you can come to Yuqing Palace to find me. For the sake of Fourth Brother, I will try my best to help you!" He Xue said to the Ninth Princess.
He also made it clear to the Ninth Princess that he was helping her entirely because of the Fourth Prince.
After saying all this, Xue left. As for what happened to the Ninth Princess, she didn't care. She wasn't a bodhisattva and couldn't repay evil with good.
After returning to Yuqing Palace, He Xue said to Qingdai and Xia Bing, "Do you think the Ninth Princess knows about the Red Jade Fragrant Beads?"
"This servant thinks the Ninth Princess seems unaware of the matter!" Qingdai said. "When you, Your Highness, mentioned the Red Jade Fragrant Beads, the Ninth Princess was clearly stunned!"
"Could someone be using the Ninth Princess's name to harm you?" Xia Bing asked.
"Qingdai, first find out who the Ninth Princess and those around her have been in contact with recently!" He Xue felt that things done would definitely leave traces.
“Yes!” Qingdai replied.
"Is Granny Dolan in Yuqing Palace?" He Xue asked. She didn't know if the Empress Dowager would believe Granny Dolan's words.
“Granny Dolan has returned, but she encountered Consort Liang after leaving Cining Palace. Because they were quite far apart, she couldn’t hear what they were saying!” Qingdai replied.
"Consort Liang?" He Xue asked in surprise, because of the Eighth Prince, He Xue did not have a good impression of Consort Liang.
"Send someone to keep a close eye on Granny Dolan!" The fact that the Empress Dowager has not summoned her shows that she has not blindly believed Granny Dolan's words.
He Xue felt that Granny Dolan wouldn't give up and would definitely have other plans. As long as they could find something to use against Granny Dolan, they could easily get rid of her.
These past few days, Dolan's nanny has been interfering with her constantly. She doesn't want Dolan's nanny to interfere with her, but Dolan's nanny was sent by the Empress Dowager. If she were to send Dolan's nanny away directly, the Empress Dowager would probably be unhappy.
She had no reason to incur the Empress Dowager's displeasure because of a mere nun named Dolan.
If He Xue could have foreseen Dolan's next move, she would have dealt with her much earlier.
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