For Zhou Huilan's sake, Consort Ru could only swallow her humiliation.
Qin was very pleased with the words of the Prince of Zhennan. Not only today, but also in the future, Consort Ru would not be able to show the slightest disrespect to her mistress.
"I had someone inquire about it. It was Huilan who went to Prince An's residence to ask him for three thousand taels of silver as compensation, which angered Prince An so much that he threw her into prison." As Qin Shi said this, she looked at Consort Ru with a look of amusement, thinking to herself, "I didn't expect that Consort Ru, who is so glamorous herself, would be short of money for her daughter."
They even went so far as to extort money from the Prince An's mansion.
Upon hearing this, the Prince of Zhennan gasped, then glared angrily at Consort Ru beside him and roared, "You've shortchanged her on money?"
Looking at Consort Ru's head full of jewels, he knew that he had never shortchanged the mother and daughter over the years. Now, his daughter had pulled this stunt on him.
If word gets out, where will he put his old face?
“Your Highness, this is absolutely impossible. I have never shortchanged Huilan on her expenses. How could I possibly go to the Prince An’s mansion to extort money? There must be some misunderstanding!” Consort Ru said, looking at the Prince of Zhennan with teary eyes, and then glancing at Madam Qin.
The implication that Qin was slandering her daughter couldn't be clearer.
"There is indeed a reason," Qin said calmly.
"What's the reason?" The Prince of Zhennan looked at Madam Qin with displeasure, as if questioning her for not finishing her story at once.
"I also learned that Huilan demanded compensation because she said that the young master of the Prince An's mansion had injured her, and this was compensation! The Prince An's mansion sent Doctor Zhang to examine her, but Huilan claimed that Doctor Zhang was not qualified to treat her and that only the imperial physicians from the palace could do it." Qin Shi ignored the dagger-like look that the Prince of Zhennan was giving her.
Instead, he spoke very calmly.
After all, she knew very well that although her prince had a great reputation in Wuyang City, he had also suffered from many old injuries.
He came back this time specifically to have Dr. Zhang examine him.
Now, his precious daughter has personally ruined this opportunity, and the Prince of Zhennan must be even angrier than he is.
"You wretched girl!" Upon hearing this, the Prince of Zhennan was furious.
After all, he was trying every means to get someone to treat him, while she was deemed unworthy?
They want imperial physicians? Do they really think they're something special?
Besides, how old is the young heir of the Prince An's mansion?
She had been with him in Wuyang City for many years. Although he hadn't trained her to become a peerless master, she was not a weak woman who couldn't even kill a chicken. It was impossible for her to be injured by a child bumping into her!
"Your Highness, please save Huilan! There must be some misunderstanding here. Huilan is the most obedient girl. How could she possibly extort money from others?" Consort Ru knelt before Prince Zhennan in worry, pleading for mercy, seeing how angry he was.
In her eyes, Zhou Huilan would never do something so outrageous.
After all, she really had never shortchanged her money.
Moreover, she planned to have Zhou Huilan find a husband in the capital.
If this matter is settled, how will Zhou Huilan find a good family to marry into in the capital?
"Save? How do you expect me to save her? Do you expect me to save her with my own head? Do you believe that tomorrow in court, those censors might impeach me for failing to properly educate my daughter, allowing the women in my family to go to the Prince An's mansion to demand money?"
The thought of such a scene made the Prince of Zhennan feel terrible.
"Your Highness, because of Feng Hua's matter last time, Prince An had a bad opinion of our Prince's Mansion. At that time, I negotiated for a long time to persuade Prince An not to pursue your matter. Now that this has happened..." Qin Shi stopped there and looked at Consort Ru beside her.
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