It seems the Crown Princess intends to tell us tomorrow morning.
Sure enough, the next morning, the Crown Princess asked, "What happened yesterday? Lady Xiao came to the main courtyard in the middle of the night. Lady Yan, tell me, what exactly happened?"
Yan Nangui stood up and said, "Your Highness, it was my carelessness. I punished Xiao's maid yesterday, and I thought Xiao wouldn't hold it against me. Why did you go to the main courtyard? If I had known she was going, I should have gone too. It's such a festive occasion, and I'm sorry to have disturbed Your Highness."
"You're talking nonsense! What you're doing is setting up a private torture chamber!" Xiao Liangyuan said angrily. "Meng Lazhu's leg is broken! His hand is bleeding, and you still dare to say it's just punishment?"
"A private court of punishment? If it's a private court of punishment, I should close the doors and windows. Yesterday, I left the doors open while I punished you. I admit I hit you. But am I, a concubine, not allowed to discipline a servant? If I were to drag you back and beat you one day, that would be a real private court of punishment." Yan Nangui said calmly.
Ye Liangdi wanted to interject, but when she left in the morning, Aunt Lu had sternly instructed her not to say anything more.
We can only listen.
Su Liangdi asked, "What's so serious? Why did Sister Yan suddenly punish me? Did she offend you?"
“Sister Su is right. That maid is really bold. My maid Luo Kui went to fetch the food, and when she came back, this girl pushed her down and stepped on her hand. For no reason at all, a stranger like her has such audacity. I can’t tolerate it,” Yan Nan Gui said.
"So that's how it is. Although Xiao's maid is from Meng Haijiang, she is still a member of the household and receives a monthly allowance from the household. She should know better." This was clearly Su Liangdi's favoritism.
Xiao Liangyuan sneered: "Now, whatever you say goes. Even if she did something wrong, does that give you the right to beat her like this? The royal physician has already examined her; Meng Lazhu's injuries will take at least six months to heal. And you even stabbed her in the hand with scissors!"
"Your Highness, if you don't take action, I will never let this go!" Consort Xiao said angrily.
In her haste, she brought out the temper she had when she was still Meng Haijiang.
Because she was pampered since childhood and was called a princess, there were indeed few people in Meng Haijiang who would dare to offend her.
The Crown Princess slammed her hand on the table: "I'd like to see how you're going to let this go!"
The Crown Princess found these words extremely offensive. She had always been able to tolerate Ye Shi's defiance out of consideration for the Ye family, but this Consort Xiao dared to act like this. She was truly an arrogant and ignorant person.
Even in the Yan family, where things are done now, they are still very disciplined. The Xiao family is different, though.
"People say that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. You, as the master, dare to be so arrogant and domineering and don't know the rules. Shouldn't your servants be beaten?" The Crown Princess asked Consort Xiao.
"You! You all! You've gone too far! Even if I'm not from the Central Plains, I'm still a legitimate bride to His Highness! How dare you bully me like this?" Consort Xiao was so angry that she started uttering even more incoherent words.
"Your Highness, Consort Xiao is truly arrogant and ignorant of etiquette. I beg Your Highness to punish her. What do you mean by 'marry'? A mere concubine dares to speak of marriage? Only Your Highness, the Crown Princess, can marry His Highness. With such an arrogant attitude, it's no wonder your servant dared to act so recklessly like a mad dog." Yan Nangui said calmly.
"Consort Xiao's words and actions were inappropriate and disrespectful to me. She is to be fined half a year's salary." The Crown Princess glanced at Consort Xiao indifferently: "Since she does not know the rules, send two matrons to teach her properly. We'll talk again when she understands."
"Fine, I see now, you're all in cahoots! When His Highness the Crown Prince returns, I'll definitely tell him! Let's see what you do then!" Consort Xiao sneered, "It's just half a year's worth of silver, do I care?" With that, she turned and left.
Everyone was speechless.
Yan Nangui, knowing when to stop, said, "I acted impulsively, as that girl wasn't disrespectful before. I couldn't control myself. I am deeply grateful to Your Highness the Crown Princess for standing up for me, and I should be punished."
The Crown Princess waved her hand: "Alright, you only punished a servant. But as a mistress, you shouldn't do everything yourself. Try to tone it down a bit in the future. Your temper is really..."
Yan Nangui thanked the Crown Princess again, and seeing that there was nothing else wrong, everyone dispersed.
Xia Zhaoxun didn't come out today; she's about to give birth and doesn't dare to wander around too much.
I just move around in and out of my own place every day, and that will be fine.
After everyone returned, the Crown Princess said, "The Yan family and the Xiao family are now at odds."
"It's because Consort Xiao is so ignorant, and the people she brought are equally ignorant. What is her status? Even when you got married, you only brought eight maids and one wet nurse. This Consort Xiao, however, brought four maids and two old women. It's really arrogant." Madam He shook her head.
Looking further down, it appears that Consort Ye only brought two people with her when she entered the mansion: Consort Su.
Among the ladies below, one or two, none of them dared to put on such airs.
The Crown Princess snorted, "She calls herself a princess. Just wait and see, we'll talk about it when His Highness returns. What about Xia Zhaoxun?"
"There's still no news, but the imperial physician says the pregnancy is going very well. It should happen around the end or beginning of the month," Madam He said.
"Keep a close eye on her and don't let anyone get involved. It's good that His Highness likes her; it would be good for her to have a healthy baby." The Crown Princess had no intention of harming Xia Zhaoxun.
She was really not a threat, and the fact that the Crown Prince liked her was nothing special.
She's young and beautiful now, and the crown prince likes her, but what about in the future?
Even if it's a son, it's fine. His Highness the Crown Prince is still young, and he'll have many children in the future.
After Yan Nan returned, Jiang Xiang smiled and said, "Xiao Liangyuan doesn't pay attention to her words and actions. The Crown Princess has been annoyed with her for a long time."
“Now that Consort Ye has been given some guidance, things are different. Consort Xiao has filled the gap.” Yan Nangui smiled faintly. “Now we don’t know if Meng Haijiang will behave himself. When His Highness returns in triumph, Meng Haijiang will only be more submissive.”
Fortunately, Meng Haijiang has always been relatively well-behaved. Although there has been constant internal strife, he has no intention of waging war.
Presumably, with the four princes keeping each other in check, Xiao Liangyuan's father is just so-so.
"Oh dear, I wonder how our prince is doing these days. I miss him so much after not seeing him for so long," Yan Nangui sighed.
Jiang Xiang smiled and said, "Your Highness will surely succeed."
Xianyu Prefecture, Shu Zhongjing has finally started to feel better these past few days.
The emperor was furious and was about to thoroughly investigate the matter of his poisoning.
However, the minister still had to advise: "At this critical moment, the war at the front is extremely tense. Your Majesty should think twice."
"I will thoroughly investigate what this matter has to do with the war," Shu Zhongjing said angrily.
The ministers who were with him knew that His Majesty suspected that the Crown Prince was responsible for his snake bite, but there was no evidence.
Now is a critical time; how can we act recklessly?
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