Chapter 157 Both Sides Suffer
Earlier.
Inside the women's changing room.
"My lady, you are really kindhearted. Look, it's all wet."
"Mammy, don't say so much. Just change your clothes when they get wet."
After lunch, the Crown Princess, the Empresses, the Princesses, and the wives of the ministers sat and chatted in the Qingya Palace.
One of the palace maids was clumsy and accidentally spilled the tea while serving, soaking the clothes of Princess Pei Shiyin of Xiang. Now she came to change clothes with the nanny.
The two were in the inner hall.
The nanny was helping Pei Shiyin take off her coat when suddenly a noise was heard from the window not far away.
"Ning'er, what do you want in exchange for your forgiveness?"
It sounded like a clear female voice.
Pei Shiyin didn't care at first, until a slightly spoiled voice sounded:
"You also saw it in the Imperial Garden. I have feelings for Jiang Xun."
"Although my Khatun refused to agree, I kept trying to persuade him, and I saw that my Khatun was wavering."
"But what about you? I treat you as a good friend, but you turn around and discuss marriage with Jiang Xun?"
"If you two love each other, then I, Tuoba Ning, am not unreasonable. Tell me the truth. I may be unhappy for a while, but I can't break up a couple."
"But you didn't consider me at all. You agreed to the marriage so quickly without considering my feelings at all!"
"Do you know what others are saying about me now? They say I am not as good as you, Shen Jiasui!"
"I am the princess of Yue State. Even if I enter the capital, I am still a princess. How can I swallow this?"
The voice sounded very familiar, and it was not difficult to tell from the words that the people outside the window were Princess An Ning and Miss Shen.
Pei Shiyin had also heard about the grudge between the two of them. Seeing them arguing, although she had no intention of eavesdropping, it was not a good idea for her to speak out at this moment.
"Mammy, hurry up."
Pei Shiyin made a hushing gesture, signaling the nanny to fetch another set of clothes that had been prepared.
While the nanny was busy, Pei Shiyin couldn't help but recall the scene of meeting Lu Yunzheng by chance on the day of the welcoming banquet in the plum forest.
At that time, Lu Yunzheng said that Jiang Xun's favorite person was Miss Shen, and now it seems to be true.
Naturally, she didn't have a good impression of Lu Yunzheng, not to mention that he had broken his promise and had private dealings with others.
Even his inappropriate behavior of being eager for quick success and instant benefits at the welcoming banquet revealed his poor character. .
Moreover, she always felt that the encounter in the plum blossom forest that night was too coincidental, and Lu Yunzheng seemed to be eager to show his loyalty to the prince.
I don't know whether the prince went to look for Lu Yunzheng later...
Thinking of this, Pei Shiyin couldn't help but look gloomy.
The prince never let her know what he did, and she could only figure out from her mother's fits of rage that the prince had probably done something bad.
Why do we have to fight? It’s obvious that Your Highness...has no chance of winning.
Pei Shiyin was daydreaming when Shen Jiasui's voice continued to come from outside:
"Ning'er, I was indeed careless about this matter. I apologize to you."
"Just tell me what it will take for me to forgive you. I will do my best to do what I can."
"Look, the two of us and Huaizhen have similar interests and personalities. Let's not let this incident ruin our relationship, okay?"
.......
"Humph, if Huai Zhen hadn't spoken for you several times, why do you think I would be willing to see you today?"
"Sincerity for sincerity, Huaizhen is sincere to you and me, and I am sincere to you and Huaizhen, only you are not sincere in your words and deeds!"
"I still can't get over this, let's just call it quits!"
Inside the palace, the nanny was already helping Pei Shiyin change into new clothes. Upon hearing this, she lowered her voice and laughed:
"My lady, this Princess An Ning is a person of true character."
Pei Shiyin couldn't help but curl her lips. She had met Tuoba Ning many times and she was indeed a lively and innocent girl.
"Ning'er! Don't—"
"Princess! Miss Shen! Something bad has happened!"
A hurried shout came from far away, interrupting Shen Jiasui's words.
Pei Shiyin and the nanny in the hall heard such a panicked voice, and they instinctively stopped what they were doing and listened subconsciously.
"Why are you so flustered? What's wrong?" Princess An Ning scolded in a low voice.
"Hey, Princess, isn't this Huai Zhen's personal maid?"
At this moment, the panicked voice had already approached, and it even had a crying tone, "Princess, Miss Chen, it's bad! Something happened to my princess!"
"What happened to Huaizhen?"
Tuoba Ning and Shen Jiasui spoke almost at the same time, their voices rising a lot.
The maid shook her head again and again, "No! It's not the princess who's in trouble, it's the prince and Prince Xiang!"
As soon as the words fell, Pei Shiyin and the nanny in the hall were shocked.
"Mammy, did the maid just mention the prince?"
Pei Shiyin widened her eyes, looking panicked.
The nanny was about to comfort her when she heard Princess An Ning urging her from outside the window: "What's going on? Tell me quickly!"
The maid took a breath and cried, "Just now, I accompanied the princess to look for Princess Ning and Miss Shen. On the way, someone suddenly came in a hurry and said that something big happened in Qingle Palace."
"The princess hurriedly asked, it turned out that the prince had suddenly pointed out Prince Xiang at the banquet for some reason."
"They said...they said that Prince Xiang was the culprit who murdered the Crown Princess at the flower viewing banquet!"
"And for some reason, the prince was forced by Prince Xiang to do many bad things."
"Now that the evidence is solid and the charges have been determined, His Majesty is furious. I heard that there are shouts of fighting and killing in the palace. Both the Crown Prince and Prince Xiang will suffer losses and will be in trouble!"
"The princess ran over crying, saying she wanted to plead for the prince, but now I don't know what's going on -"
“Oh no!”
Shen Jiasui and Tuoba Ning shouted at the same time, and they ran away in a hurry without caring about their personal grudges.
"Come on, let's go take a look too!"
It suddenly became quiet outside the window.
Pei Shiyin stood there in a daze, her face pale.
"My queen!"
The nanny was really frightened and called out in a panic.
Pei Shiyin was shaken, and finally came to her senses at this moment. She said in a trembling voice:
"Mammy, come on, let's go and take a look! The prince... the prince..."
The nanny didn't dare to delay and hurriedly helped Pei Shiyin out.
Pei Shiyin took just one step when she staggered and her legs went weak and she almost fell.
Fortunately, the nanny was quick to help her.
Pei Shiyin's eyes instantly turned red, and she murmured, "Quick! Quick!"
Pei Shiyin hurried along the way, relying only on the breath in her chest, tears constantly welling up in her eyes.
The bad premonition I had in my heart these days finally came true.
She had originally thought that the worst that could happen was that she would no longer have any hope of competing for that position, but she had never expected it to come to a point where people would shout and kill.
No, she can't live without A Xiang, Ling'er can't live without her father!
Pei Shiyin staggered, her heart full of anxiety. At this time, the nanny beside her was also frightened and pale. She couldn't help but trembled and said, "My queen, the prince is such a good person, he must have been wronged."
"It must be that Prince Zhao gave false testimony, otherwise where would the conclusive evidence come from?"
When Pei Shiyin heard this, she stopped abruptly.
The nanny was nearly knocked down. When she turned around, she saw that Pei Shiyin's face was extremely pale, and even the last bit of blood color on her lips had completely faded away.
Mammy panicked, "Madam?"
Pei Shiyin started shaking all over because she suddenly figured out something.
Why did the mother, who had always been gentle and kind, suddenly change her temperament and get furious with Ah Xiang several times?
She knew that something went wrong at the flower-viewing banquet at Prince Rong's mansion. After all, Ah Xiang was drugged, and she couldn't hide it from him.
But she always believed that her second brother was the culprit, and A Xiang and the Crown Princess were both innocent victims.
She remembered that day when even the young Ye'er was harmed. Ah Xiang obviously loved Ye'er so much, didn't she?
The late queen was very kind to my mother. My mother often mentioned this kindness. Even though the late queen has passed away for more than ten years, she still dares not forget it.
Now it seems that my mother must have discovered long ago that Ah Xiang had attacked the Crown Princess and Ye'er, which is why she was so angry and extremely disappointed in Ah Xiang.
But as a mother, which one would be willing to expose her own son and push the child to death with her own hands?
On one side is gratitude, on the other side is family affection. I'm afraid my mother must be tormented in her heart, which is why she has become so moody, more and more withdrawn, and often angry.
Thinking of this, Pei Shiyin could no longer hold back her tears.
Her Ah Xiang was obviously so gentle, how could he...how could he throw away his conscience and be so cruel for that position!
What made her most embarrassed was that she went to comfort the Crown Princess afterwards.
The Crown Princess sat on the couch, her face pale, holding her hand so gently, and thanking her with tears...
Thinking of this, Pei Shiyin almost collapsed.
The Qingle Palace was finally in sight. She hurried over and knelt down at the entrance, shouting:
"Your son requests to see the emperor!"
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