Chapter 346: Starting to Tidy Up the Painting
Qin Xin couldn't help but ask, "Princess Consort, why did Chun Die eat that lychee?"
“This servant often goes to Xinghe Courtyard. This servant knows Chundie well. She really wouldn’t steal anything, and she wouldn’t have the guts to steal anything.”
"She's so honest that she doesn't even know how to fight back when she's bullied. Huayi often assigns her a lot of rough and tiring work, but she never complains. She'd rather go without sleep or food than not finish the work. She's so stubborn."
"Princess Consort, how dare someone like that steal the only lychee that the Prince brought back for Huayi?"
Shen Wantang remained silent for a long time before saying, "I didn't say she stole it. Perhaps someone deliberately gave her that bad lychee to eat."
Hua Yi had eaten fresh lychees before, so she must have known that the lychees Xiao Qingyuan gave her were spoiled.
She was pregnant and cherished the baby in her belly. She was afraid that there might be something in the food at the Prince's mansion that could cause her to miscarry, so she ate very little these past two days.
She would never eat the rotten lychee that Xiao Qingyuan gave her.
Both Qin Xin and Xia Chan said that Chun Die would never steal food.
So the only remaining reason is the lychee, which was given to Chundie by Huayi.
This answer sent a chill down Shen Wantang's spine. She knew Hua Yi was cunning and shrewd, but she never expected her to be so ruthless.
"Your Highness, are you saying that Huayi gave the bad lychees to Chundie?"
Qin Xin was furious: "This Hua Yi is no good at all. Her heart is too black. She actually killed Chun Die like this!"
"Poor Chundie, she was so young, yet she did all the dirty and tiring work for her every day. She herself made her hands delicate and tender, but Chundie's hands were incredibly rough!"
"Princess Consort, we can't let her get away with this! She's too vicious! You should kick her out of the palace!"
Granny Chai said, "We really can't touch Huayi right now. Firstly, she has captured the young master's heart. He went crazy for her and ran to the Duke's mansion to snatch her away. If the young master's wife makes a move against Huayi at this time, the young master will definitely not let it go!"
"Secondly, with the Crown Prince's child, Hua Yi has essentially gained a get-out-of-jail-free card; she can't be beaten or scolded."
"Your Highness, please don't listen to Qin Xin's nonsense. She doesn't understand how dangerous this is!"
“If you drive Huayi away now, the young master will fight you to the death, and he might even bring up the matter of divorcing you again. If that happens, you will have fallen into Huayi’s trap!”
"I noticed that Huayi didn't even kneel before you today. Her ambition is crystal clear! She wants to replace you and become the Crown Prince's consort!"
After Granny Chai finished speaking, Qin Xin's forehead was already covered in cold sweat.
She quickly said, "Granny Chai is right, Princess Consort. I was being presumptuous. I was talking nonsense. Please don't take it to heart!"
Shen Wantang waved her hand: "It's alright, say whatever you want, but I know what to do."
Qin Xin asked with some concern, "You're not really going to do anything to the painting, are you?"
"Shouldn't we have taken action against her? She's ambitious and ruthless; she deserves to be dealt with."
"But she's pregnant. What about the prince? If you do something to her, he'll go crazy again. Why don't you just be patient and wait until she gives birth?"
"Don't worry about the Crown Prince, and don't hold back any longer. When I gave the painting to the Crown Prince, I was already prepared for this day."
Qin Xin's eyes finally lit up: "What do you want to do? Do you need my help?"
"Yes, we definitely need it."
"What can this servant do? Please give your orders, Your Highness!"
"Go get a packet of turmeric powder and take it to Xia Chan, so she can apply it to her face and hands tonight."
Although Qin Xin didn't understand her intention, she immediately agreed: "Yes! This servant will go and deliver the turmeric powder to her right away!"
As she was about to leave after taking the turmeric powder, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Princess Consort, will this turmeric powder cause Huayi to miscarry?"
Shen Wantang glanced at her helplessly: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I use such despicable means to deal with her? Besides, even if she is guilty, the child in her womb is innocent. The child should not pay the price for what she did."
Qin Xin stuck out her tongue: "I thought you were going to be ruthless towards Hua Yi."
Shen Wantang nodded: "We need to be ruthless towards her, but not in the way you think, it's much more ruthless."
A surge of excitement welled up in Qin Xin's heart. Was the Crown Princess going to use an even more ruthless method?
She looked at the small packet of turmeric powder in her hand. Could this really kill Huayi? No way, turmeric powder is just a medicine that can relieve pain and promote blood circulation, right? It can't kill people!
Qin Xin muttered to herself, tucked the turmeric powder into her pocket, and went out.
Shen Wantang then instructed Granny Chai: "Granny, when Chun Die's family arrives, you should personally go and appease them, and give them more money so that they can choose an auspicious burial site for Chun Die and give her a proper burial."
"Yes, Princess Consort."
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The next day.
Early in the morning, Xinghe Courtyard was bustling with activity.
Xia Chan knelt in the courtyard, weeping and pleading, "Huayi, please, don't send me away!"
Hua Yi stood far away from her: "Xia Chan, you have a sudden and serious illness. If you stay in the Prince's courtyard any longer, you might pass your illness on to him. For the Prince's safety, you must leave. Do you want to kill him?"
Xia Chan's face and hands were ashen, and she sobbed uncontrollably, "I'm not sick, I'm...I'm..."
This is the turmeric powder that Qin Xin applied to her!
Qin Xin didn't say why she had to apply it; she only said that the Crown Princess had given it to her.
Xia Chan didn't know Shen Wantang's intentions, nor did she dare to reveal Qin Xin's identity. She could only cry and beg Hua Yi: "Hua Yi, please have mercy and don't send me away. My family still needs me to earn money to support my younger siblings! Now that you are pregnant, it's inconvenient for you to do many things. I can do them, I can do anything! If you send me away, who will do the work for you?"
Hua Yi sighed: "I really don't want to send you away, but I have no choice. Your illness looks too frightening. If the young master wants to send you away, my opinion doesn't count."
She really didn't want to send Xia Chan away, because if Xia Chan left, there would be no one to do the work.
But for the sake of the child in her womb, Xia Chan had to leave.
Who knows if she was really sick, or if someone was deliberately playing tricks on her, trying to use Xia Chan to harm her child!
Xiao Qingyuan came out of the house: "What bad luck! One died, another got sick. Why is my courtyard so unlucky? Xia Chan, you'd better leave. I don't want to see you again!"
Seeing cicadas in summer reminds him of butterflies in spring, and he thinks of how that rotten lychee might have killed someone.
He didn't sleep well at all last night, repeatedly dreaming that Chun Die's vengeful spirit was coming to claim his life, which frightened him so much that he had nightmares and woke up several times.
This summer cicada must not be allowed to live!
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