Chapter 38 Is Consort Jing trying to harm her?
Sheng Sheng didn't understand what she meant, but she knew she couldn't let herself be manipulated like this, so she opened her mouth and bit down hard on her hand.
"Ouch!" The female healer winced in pain, but didn't let go. "It seems you're lucky to have survived. In that case, you can't stay alive!"
A flash of silver light, and just as the dagger was about to pierce down, a small pebble appeared out of nowhere and struck the healer's hand holding the dagger precisely.
The female doctor cried out in pain, and the dagger fell to the ground.
"hateful!"
Sheng Sheng reacted very quickly, immediately lunging forward.
She almost fell to the ground, and half of the little dumpling's body was numb.
But she ignored the pain and trembled as she tried to get away from the doctor.
Outside the door, Zijuan and Huangying had already summoned the palace eunuchs, who were banging on the door. The female physician gritted her teeth and was about to pick up the dagger to stab the little dumpling again when the sparrows on the treetops outside the window swarmed up and pecked at her with their sharp beaks.
The sparrows showed no sign of stopping, and the female healer was pecked so badly by a flock of sparrows that she was completely disoriented, with several bloody holes pecked into her body. She frantically waved her hands, trying to drive the sparrows away.
It's really strange. These sparrows seem to be possessed. They usually run away from people, but now they're like charging soldiers, as if they want to peck people to death.
"Dead bird, get out of here!"
The sparrows still hadn't scattered. The female doctor, realizing her scheme had been exposed, intended to commit suicide, but she was entangled by the sparrows and couldn't find an opportunity.
The doctor chased one away, but another came to peck at her. In the chaos, one of her eyes was pecked.
A sharp beak pierced her eye, and a shrill scream ripped through the sky. Blood spurted out like shattered rubies, and her eyeball was instantly punctured, gushing out mixed with blood.
The female healer was in so much pain that she had no time to care about the sounds of her cries.
After a while, a sparrow flew to her side and chirped to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, we'll help you teach her a lesson!"
Sheng Sheng was deeply moved: "Thank you, little sparrows, you saved me!"
In just a short while, Zhui Feng heard the commotion and realized that this might be a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
Zhui Feng quickly climbed in through the window and saw Sheng Sheng lying to the side with tears streaming down her face. He picked her up, opened the door, and handed her over to Zi Juan and the others. He then went back to subdue the female doctor, whose face was being pecked beyond recognition by sparrows.
"Guards! Someone is attempting to assassinate the princess!"
Zijuan held the little dumpling tightly. The little dumpling wasn't hurt, but it was in pain from the fall.
Huang Ying calmly ordered someone to summon the imperial physician and then sent someone to the archery range to bring Xie Yunchuan back.
"Princess, Princess, are you alright?"
Sheng Sheng shook her head, holding back tears, and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Xie Yunchuan hadn't returned yet, but Xie Yuxiao had arrived first with Xie Yunyang.
The archery range is far from Yuqing Palace, while Yangxin Hall is located between the archery range and Yuqing Palace, much closer.
The palace servants from Yuqing Palace passed by Yangxin Hall on their way to the archery range, so Xie Yuxiao naturally learned of Shengsheng's assassination attempt.
At that time, he was discussing matters with Xie Yun in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Upon hearing the news, he immediately brought his men over.
"Sound and sound!"
Xie Yuxiao immediately noticed the little dumpling with wet eyes. There were still tear stains on the little dumpling's face, the ribbon in the bow in her hair was crooked, her clothes were wrinkled, and she looked extremely aggrieved.
Xie Yuxiao picked her up, his heart aching with heartache: "Shengsheng, are you alright?"
As soon as the little dumpling saw her father arrive, the tears she had been holding back finally burst forth: "Waaah! Father!"
Xie Yuxiao thought she was frightened, which made him even angrier. He handed the little dumpling to his son beside him and angrily asked the female doctor who was being suppressed by Zhui Feng, "Who sent you?"
The female doctor lowered her head and remained silent.
Xie Yun was quite flustered when she was suddenly stuffed with a little bundle of joy in her arms.
Perhaps sensing the little one's fear, Xie Yunyang patted the little one hesitantly and whispered, "Don't be afraid, be good."
This is how Xie Yunqi coaxed people when he was little.
I think it should be the same for my younger sister, right?
Sheng Sheng rubbed her eyes, tears streaming down her face, and said, "Sheng Sheng, Sheng Sheng isn't afraid!"
The little dumpling was sobbing and crying so pitifully that it even hiccuped because it couldn't breathe properly.
Xie Yunyang was at a loss for what to do, feeling sorry for her as she was heartbroken and flustered, but at the same time, he was amused by her sobbing and saying that she wasn't afraid.
It's like the left and right hemispheres of the brain are fighting.
The female physician remained silent, but Eunuch Hou recognized her as Cuilan, a third-class palace maid from Consort Jing's palace.
Consort Jing was one of the four consorts, and the only one among them who had no children.
Xie Yuxiao was furious upon hearing this: "Guards, summon Consort Jing!"
Consort Jing was quickly brought over. Upon hearing that a maid from her palace had plotted to harm the princess, Consort Jing was shocked and frightened: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please investigate! I did not instruct her to harm the princess. I didn't even know there was a maid named Cuilan in the palace!"
Cuilan, who had remained silent until now, rushed out and cried out loudly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am so sorry! I failed to complete the task you gave me! When the princess was born, magpies surrounded her, which was an auspicious sign. Back then, you were jealous that Consort Rong was the mother of this auspicious sign. Now that the princess has returned to the palace, you are resentful, which is why you ordered me to get rid of the princess!"
Consort Jing was terrified and her face turned pale: "Don't talk nonsense! When, when did I ever allow you to...!"
Cuilan remained silent, only repeatedly apologizing.
Consort Jing was so angry she couldn't speak: "Are you alright? How could I possibly be jealous of Consort Rong? And why am I inexplicably resentful?"
Cuilan choked, her bloodshot eye sockets particularly frightening: "Because, because Your Highness failed to bear His Majesty an heir, and the princess returned to the palace, you were afraid that your position as one of the four consorts would be in jeopardy, so you sent this servant..."
Cuilan seemed too afraid to continue speaking, and knelt on the ground, shouting for Consort Jing to save her.
Consort Jing was extremely wronged. She cried and tugged at Xie Yuxiao's clothes, shouting that she hadn't done it.
"Caught red-handed, yet still dare to deny it!" Xie Yuxiao shoved Consort Jing aside. "Guards! Beat this palace maid who attempted to murder the princess to death! As for Consort Jing, first deduct her salary for five years and confine her for one year. We'll discuss the rest later!"
As Sheng Sheng watched the two being dragged away, she didn't know what to feel.
Sheng Sheng felt that things weren't so simple, but she didn't have the energy to think about it anymore.
Her body was already weak, and after what had just happened, Sheng Sheng was exhausted.
With her head tilted to the side, she fell into a deep sleep in Xie Yunyang's arms.
As Consort Jing's sobbing faded into the distance, Xie Yun, fearing she might wake the little one, carefully handed her over to Zijuan, asking her to take the little one to bed to sleep.
Xie Yuxiao watched the sparrows gradually disperse from the room, lost in thought. Xie Yun asked, "Father, what about Consort Jing..."
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