not good!
Li and Hesheli's faces contorted in shock!
Geng, Song, and the others' expressions stiffened for a moment, and then they looked at Li and Hesheli with great sympathy—after all, they had been falsely accused by Guarjia, and the group glanced at Jiaming, knowing that the other party would not give them a chance to remove the accusation; they were doomed.
These people clearly misjudged one thing; given the opportunity, the Princess Consort would seize it to demonstrate her abilities.
Sure enough, the Fujin immediately began to scold Li and Hesheli.
"Heseri clan! Li clan! How dare you speak so disrespectfully of my master! This is utterly outrageous!"
The two men grimaced and stared at each other resentfully. Then, they both turned their gazes to the Fujin (principal wife) and hurriedly began to defend themselves.
Hesheli breathed a sigh of relief, her face no longer contorted, but it was still very dark. "My lady, that's not what I meant. It was Guarjia herself who said it."
Looking at the expression of the Fujin (principal wife), who seemed inscrutable, Li Shi couldn't discern the Fujin's true intentions in her words to Hesheli. However, she couldn't care less now; she absolutely couldn't admit to slandering the master and believing him to be someone who prioritized personal matters over public duty.
So she quickly chimed in, "Consort Hesheli is right. It's all just Guarjia's own speculation. I've been with you for so long, how could I not know what kind of person you are? How could I think you would be the kind of person who puts personal matters before public duty!"
Jiaming, who was mentioned by the two, did not utter a word in rebuttal, but only looked at the Fujin, as if the Fujin would definitely make a decision for her.
When Geng and the others saw Jiaming's appearance, they were somewhat puzzled.
Why is Guarjia so silent, and why is she arguing with Consort Li and Consort Hesheli?
Isn't she afraid that Consort Li and Consort Hesheli will really clarify things?!
Also, why was she looking at the Fujin (wife of the emperor)?
Could it be that she really believed the Princess Consort would stand up for her?!
Haha, the Fujin and she aren't on the same side, so how could the Fujin possibly stand up for her?
Uh, something's not right!
After much thought, Lady Geng, Lady Song, and the others suddenly realized that the First Lady would not give up such a good opportunity to suppress the Secondary Consort and Consort Li.
So, the group looked at Jiaming and thought to themselves: Guarjia clan must have expected this!
Then, the group withdrew their complicated gazes from each other and looked at the Princess Consort.
Sure enough, the Princess Consort sneered, "Do you all think I'm a fool? Yes, you didn't say it, but isn't that what you were implying? Heh!"
Li and Hesheli: "..."
Unable to defend themselves, the two exchanged a glance, reluctantly clutching their handkerchiefs. Then, they stood up, bowed their heads, and begged for forgiveness from the Fujin (princess's wife).
"I misspoke in my haste, but I did not mean to imply that you would neglect your duties for personal reasons. Please forgive me, my lady!"
"I was just flustered and misspoke. Please forgive me, Madam!"
Just then, Jiaming looked at the two people apologizing, a gloating expression on her face, and then opened her mouth and said, "Fu..."
Upon seeing Jiaming's expression, Geng and the others quickly recalled how she had previously pressed her advantage and, after speaking, had intensified the punishment for anyone who offended her.
She shuddered immediately, and then Gengshi quickly interrupted Jiaming, speaking loudly to drown out Jiaming's voice. She then pleaded for Lishi and Heshelishi, saying, "Fujin, the secondary Fujin and Lishu Fujin were just flustered and misspoke. They didn't really mean it that way. Fujin, please be magnanimous and forgive them!"
The Song family and others quickly echoed their agreement.
The Fujin glanced at Jiaming, who had already put away her gloating expression and was leisurely eating snacks and drinking tea, seemingly unconcerned about the others pleading for Li and Hesheli.
Immediately, the Fujin's gaze returned to Gengshi, Songshi, and the others who were pleading for the two. However, Gengshi and the others felt something was amiss with that gaze. It seemed as if she was implying that they were making a foolish mistake.
Hmm, I must be seeing things.
But when the Fujin spoke, she said, "Since both Li Shi and Hesheli Shi have admitted it, and your masters have all admitted that Li Shi and Hesheli Shi said the wrong thing, saying the wrong thing is not a big deal in itself, but because it involves the reputation of the masters, it is not a small matter. Otherwise, what if they continue to say the wrong thing and ruin the reputation of the masters in the future! So, they still need to be punished. I think you will learn your lesson from this."
The group, including Li and Hesheli, immediately realized what was happening.
At the same time, everyone felt a pang of unease.
Despite their best efforts to hurry and interrupt Guarjia's speech, they still fell into the trap.
Moreover, the look in the Fujin's eyes just now clearly showed that she understood they had fallen into a trap, no wonder the Fujin thought they had made a foolish mistake.
A subtle look immediately fell upon Jiaming, who smiled kindly at them. However, to Li and the others, that smile was clearly a mockery.
Everyone was furious, their faces turning red!
Unfortunately, it was no use. Jiaming calmly drank her tea, elegantly ate her snacks, and smiled sweetly at them!
She was in a very good mood at the moment. Hmm, the tea here is quite good, and the snacks are also delicious!
Having just finished explaining the specific punishments for Lady Li and Lady Hesheli, the Fujin was in a good mood. Immediately, just like Jiaming, she calmly drank her tea and elegantly ate her snacks, finding both the tea and the snacks quite delicious!
But for Li and the others, the tea tasted extremely bitter.
Back at Peach Blossom Courtyard, as soon as Xiao Hongjing saw Jiaming, he immediately rushed over with a smile, "Mother!"
Jiaming stopped, patted his head, and said gently, "Jing'er! Mother is back!"
After saying that, he bent down, picked up the little guy, and walked towards the kang (a heated brick bed) in the room.
Then, the mother and son sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and played with the little guy's toys.
Hongtao, who returned with Jiaming, was surrounded by Xiao Hezi and Lvliu. As usual, they wanted to know if anything had happened when their master went to pay his respects to the main wife.
It is said that one becomes like the company one keeps. Jiaming, the mistress, loves to listen to gossip, and as a result, her confidants have also come to enjoy listening to gossip and have also developed a liking for it.
And now they've even found out gossip about their own master.
Jiaming never took it to heart, nor did she try to dissuade them. So, Hongtao didn't shy away from the story. When asked, she recounted what had happened.
Perhaps because Hongtao had listened to a lot of gossip from Xiao Hezi, her ability to talk about things had improved. You could tell from the listeners that Xiao Hezi and Lvliu were clearly captivated.
Then, after listening, Jiaming was flattered by Xiao Hezi and Lvliu.
"Tsk, Master, you're really amazing. You managed to deflect all those verbal attacks one by one!"
"Yes, none of the masters in the backyard are a match for you, Master."
"Moreover, instead of being labeled, I was labeled by you, Master. You are truly brilliant!"
...
Jiaming accepted the compliments without any modesty.
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