Yan Nangui reminded himself that things had been going relatively smoothly these past few years.
Before I could think about it any further, someone ran up and said that the Seventh Princess had fallen.
"She's in Nanxun Palace right now, crying terribly," the young eunuch said.
"Speak properly, are you injured?" Yan Nangui frowned.
“This… when I ran back, I didn’t see any wounds,” the young eunuch said.
"You insolent brat, haven't you learned how to respond? You can't even get to the point. I'll have the headmistress teach you proper manners later," Jiangxiang said angrily.
The young eunuch knelt down in fright: "Yes, yes, the Seventh Princess got into a fight with the Fifth Prince and was pushed by him, causing her to tumble down the steps, but only two or three. I didn't see any wounds on the Seventh Princess's face or hands. When I returned, someone had already gone to the Beichen Palace. Someone had also summoned the imperial physician."
The young eunuch was startled, but then became quick-witted: "Also, it's because the Fifth Prince spoke ill of you, and the Seventh Princess got angry and argued with him. In a moment of anger, he resorted to violence."
Yan Nangui looked at him and said, "I won't punish you this time. If you still can't answer properly next time, you won't have to serve the princess anymore. Now go and follow your mistress. I'll be there in a bit."
"Yes, Your Highness." After saying this, the young eunuch quickly got up and ran away.
"That Fifth Prince is really something, how dare he make a move?" Jiang Xiang was furious.
"Forget it, let's go take a look." Kids fighting isn't a big deal. It's just that the Fifth Prince is a fool.
I still need to remind her, otherwise she'll do it again next time and the Seventh Princess will suffer.
Inside the Beichen Palace, the Seventh Princess, who had already stopped crying, burst into tears again upon seeing her father, the Emperor.
There were still court officials who hadn't left at the time, and they thought to themselves, "The Seventh Princess is really favored; she dares to cry like that in the Beichen Palace. This is not allowed."
"Father, waaaaaah, it hurts so much! Fifth Brother hit me! Waaaaaah, Father, Father..." The Seventh Princess cried so hard that tears streamed down her face. Her voice was unsteady, and she was breathing heavily. It was clear that she was extremely aggrieved.
This was the first time Shu Chengfeng had ever seen the Seventh Princess cry like this; in fact, it was the first time he had ever seen a child cry like this.
He was immediately filled with both heartache and anger: "Where's the fifth brother? Has he gone mad?"
"Good boy, don't cry, don't cry. Your father will discipline him for you." Shu Chengfeng quickly wiped away the child's tears: "Good boy, let the imperial physician take a look first."
Even though he could still cry like that, he was probably alright, but he was still worried.
Before long, the imperial physician arrived and took him inside. The female physician examined him and said that there were bruises on his knees and back. Shu Chengfeng was furious.
How was this played?
"Bring that wretched creature here!"
The Fifth Prince was terrified. He didn't mean to hit anyone, but he was just too stupid to argue, so he pushed her. He didn't expect the Seventh Princess, who was standing on the steps, to roll down.
He came in and knelt down. Shu Chengfeng walked over and kicked him in the butt.
Of course, she was her own child, so she didn't use much force in the kick: "What's wrong with you? How dare you hit your sister? You beat her up like that?"
At this point, the people following the Seventh Princess hurriedly explained that she had fallen, not been hit.
When the geese returned from the south, His Majesty was furious.
A row of princes and princesses were kneeling outside, all studying in the Nanxun Palace...
It was right under the blazing sun.
Yan Nangui sighed: "Get up, all of you. If you want to wait for news, stand in the shade. It's just a fight between siblings; your father won't blame you for anything."
"Yes, thank you, Mother Consort Chen. It's all my fault for not keeping an eye on them," the eldest prince said, rising to his feet.
“You’re the eldest brother, there’s no reason for you to follow your younger siblings around all the time. You guys find a place away from the sun first, I’ll go check,” Yan Nangui replied, and went inside.
Inside, the Fifth Prince was being scolded and looked dejected.
The seventh princess is still crying.
Upon seeing his mother, he exclaimed "Wow!" again...
Yan Nangui hugged him, asked about his injuries, and then looked back at the Fifth Prince.
The fifth prince was so frightened that he wanted to shrink back.
He knew very well that his father was his father, after all, everyone's father, but his mother, Consort Chen, was only his seventh sister's mother.
He's definitely doomed.
Outside the door, the Fifth Princess whispered, "Fourth Sister, why don't you go in and try to persuade her?"
The fourth princess shook her head: "If you're wrong, you should be punished. Even if you're arguing, how could you hit your sister? Would he have accidentally hit her if he hadn't pushed her?"
The fourth princess was not without worry, but she felt that nothing would happen.
Although Consort Chen is a formidable person, she wouldn't hold a grudge over this matter. At most, she'd just give him a scolding.
Inside the hall, Shu Chengfeng saw that the Seventh Princess had finally stopped crying and said with heartache, "Look how swollen your eyes are. Let me have the physician apply some ointment for you."
The seventh princess left, sobbing.
Yan Nangui looked at the Fifth Prince, who had shrunk into a ball: "Do you know you were wrong?"
The Fifth Prince stammered, "I know I was wrong..."
"What's wrong?" Yan Nangui asked as he sat down.
The Fifth Prince glanced at her cautiously, then lowered his head again: "I shouldn't have pushed Seventh Sister, I... I didn't mean to."
"Think carefully, where did you go wrong!" Yan Nangui slammed his fist on the table.
The Fifth Prince trembled in fright: "...I shouldn't have pushed Seventh Sister, I know I was wrong..."
“If you can’t figure out what went wrong today, don’t get up,” Yan Nangui said.
Shu Chengfeng smiled and sat down as well: "Think it over carefully."
The fifth prince was both scared and aggrieved. He couldn't figure out what he had done wrong for a long time. Wasn't it wrong to push him away?
After thinking for a while, he thought, "I shouldn't... I shouldn't have said those things to Seventh Sister..."
"What did you say?" Yan Nangui asked calmly.
The Fifth Prince's head was practically hanging down to his stomach as he picked at his fingers, saying, "Say...say bad things about Consort Chen..."
"Look up!" Yan Nangui shouted.
The Fifth Prince jolted awake again, raising his head: "Mother Consort Chen, I was wrong..."
"Jiangxiang, explain the rules to him."
Jiang Xiang responded and stepped forward with a curtsy: "Fifth Prince, princes should not speak ill of the concubines in the harem. It is disrespectful. As a junior, one should not speak ill of one's elders. It is unfilial."
"Whether I am good or bad, I am still your father's concubine. Is it reasonable for you to keep saying that?" Yan Nangui said sternly.
"Yes, son knows he was wrong and will not do it again," the Fifth Prince hurriedly replied.
"Don't dare? You need to learn to keep quiet from the bottom of your heart. It's not that I'm afraid to speak. I've never wronged you in any way, so what is there for you to say? Let me hear what you've said," Yan Nangui said.
"It wasn't me...it was..." The Fifth Prince paused, though he was slow-witted, he knew he couldn't betray his Third Sister at this moment.
"It seems you listened to someone else." Yan Nangui shook his head: "Now that you're kneeling here, has the person who told you those words been punished?"
The Fifth Prince remained silent.
"Speak properly, who told you what?" Shu Chengfeng said sternly.
The Fifth Prince, unafraid, still spoke up: "It was...it was Third Sister who said...that Consort Chen used to bully my mother the most..." The Fifth Prince cautiously continued, "I...I didn't do anything, I just mentioned it to Seventh Sister, and she got angry. I..."
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