This caused those around them to whisper among themselves.
"Oh my, whose daughter is this? How dare she challenge Princess Fu'an?"
"I've never seen her before. Judging from her clothes, she's not poorly dressed and doesn't seem like a young lady from an ordinary family."
"If she were truly a young lady from a noble family, how could she not even have a servant by her side? The maid on the ground is Pearl Girl from the Treasure Pavilion."
Soon, someone recognized the kneeling maid as Pearl from the Treasure Pavilion. Many of the ladies present had been received by Pearl.
"Oh, Pearl Girl was such a good girl, I never thought she would be implicated by this person. When I bought jewelry, it was Pearl Girl who helped me choose it, and it was just right for me."
"Who says otherwise? No matter how long I spend choosing, Pearl Girl always greets me with a smile."
"Pearl Girl is too kind-hearted, and she got dragged into this mess."
Originally, Zheng Qiaoshu thought that by speaking up for the maid, she would appear righteous in the eyes of the ladies and young women, which would also benefit her reputation.
But Zheng Qiaoshu never expected that those people were implying that she shouldn't have dragged a maid into this mess.
How dare a mere maid be compared to her?
She wouldn't have spoken up for a lowly maid if she wasn't afraid of being misunderstood by others.
"You know it was your own fault for being so blind and bumping into my princess? This staircase is so wide, yet you insisted on running into her. Are you trying to extort money from her?" Rulan sized up Zheng Qiaoshu, her words implying that Zheng Qiaoshu was stingy.
Zheng Qiaoshu was heartbroken. She didn't understand. She had only accidentally bumped into this princess, and she had apologized. The princess hadn't lost a single hair, so why was she being so persistent in picking on her?
“I offended the princess, it was my fault, and I have already apologized,” Zheng Qiaoshu said with some dissatisfaction.
"Who do you think you are? My princess is a member of the royal family. You offended my princess, and even if she drags you out and beheads you, no one can say anything against her." Rulan said sarcastically when she saw the ungrateful Zheng Qiaoshu.
She thought to herself, "This country bumpkin, I don't know where he came from, bumped into my princess and is so self-righteous."
Zheng Qiaoshu's face flushed red, then turned pale, then dark.
She couldn't understand why such a light bump would lead to her being beheaded.
Is there no law in the capital?
“My young lady is a cousin of the Prince An’s family, she’s no ordinary person.” As soon as Chu’er entered, she saw her young lady surrounded by people, seemingly arguing about something.
Startled, she quickly squeezed in.
As soon as he entered, he heard Rulan's words and was so frightened that he quickly brought up his identity as a member of the Prince An's mansion.
He was terrified that if he spoke too late, he would be dragged away and beheaded by this so-called princess.
“When did the Prince An’s Mansion have such poor relatives?” Princess Fu’an was somewhat surprised when she heard that it was a cousin of the Prince An’s Mansion.
Zheng Qiaoshu was filled with shame. What had she done to make this princess see that she was poor?
My clothes aren't bad either, okay?
What Zheng Qiaoshu didn't know was that although the fabric she was wearing was not bad, it was a style from several years ago.
These are not the latest trendy styles, because they were all left behind by the former Queen Consort of Prince An.
Currently, Li Zhiwei has not yet entered the mansion, and there are no new fabrics in the storeroom that are suitable for Zheng Qiaoshu's age. All that is available is fabric suitable for the old princess, Prince An, and Xu Qingshi.
In this capital city, everyone has sharp eyes, and Princess Fu'an's eyes are naturally much sharper than others.
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