Seeing the person who suddenly came forward to testify, Huaiyao was so angry that her teeth chattered: "Miss Gu, you're really good at slandering people without any evidence."
Gu Yucha was the most beloved granddaughter of the Duke of Rongguo.
She was already a skilled painter at the age of six and could write poetry at the age of seven. She was once favored by the Empress Dowager and was granted the title of County Princess.
This time, after the Empress Dowager passed away, she accompanied the Duke of Rong to the capital, and then remained there, not leaving for a long time...
Marquis of Changdu, Duke of Rong, originally belonged to the lineage of the Empress Dowager.
It's not surprising that these people are sticking together today.
However, ganging up to bully the princess is incredibly audacious!
If it weren't for their family's status, they probably wouldn't even have enough heads to be chopped off!
Gu Yucha said solemnly, "Princess Huaiyao, I am merely stating the facts."
"Her Highness is of noble birth; how dare I, a mere granddaughter of a Duke's family, slander her?"
The more sincere her expression, the more others would think Huaiyao was the murderer, and the more unreasonable she seemed.
Moreover, by displaying the Duke's mansion, even the emperor would have to give it some face...
Huairou comforted Huaiyao, her tone still relatively calm: "Whatever the facts, it's better to leave it to my mother to handle."
"Princess, ladies, please wait a little longer."
wait?
Bai Wantao, covered in mud and soaking wet, coughed lightly.
As soon as she moved, a young lady in brocade exclaimed joyfully, "Sister Wan Tao is awake!"
However, Bai Wantao's smell was simply too unpleasant.
The young ladies all wore expressions of joy, but none of them were willing to go over and help her.
Not even a single person was willing to offer their own handkerchief to wipe her face...
Huaiyao looked angrily at Bai Wantao.
Bai Wantao coughed a few times, spitting out some muddy water, and then her gaze fell on Huaiyao's face: "Jiang Huaiyao!"
"Smack!"
The whip lashed the ground once more.
Huaiyao glared angrily and said, "How dare you, a mere subject's daughter, call this princess by her name?"
Bai Wantao sneered, glanced at her mud-covered body, and then said to Huairou, "Wantao greets Princess Huairou. I hope the princess is well."
Huairou frowned slightly, then relaxed, and said to Bai Wantao, "The imperial physician will be here soon. Miss Bai, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Bai Wantao replied, "This humble woman is in pain all over... This humble woman does not know why Princess Huaiyao pushed me."
The lotus pond was paved with stones, and I think I tripped and fell…
As she spoke, she raised her mud-covered hands.
My hands were covered in tiny thorns from the lotus stems, and when I moved them, I realized how painful it was.
At this moment, Gu Yucha walked over, squatted down, and took out a clean white silk handkerchief: "Sister Wantao, let me wipe you."
After wiping the mud off Bai Wantao's face and hands, Gu Yucha stood up leisurely, twirling the handkerchief between her fingertips.
Gu Yucha has an oval face with soft features, but her high, straight nose adds a touch of grandeur to her appearance.
Part of her hair was loose, while the top part was styled in the same way as Yuan Yao's—a petal-shaped hairstyle, adorned with a pair of tassel hairpins…
Moreover, she wore a white dress, just like Yuan Yao!
Yuan Yao: "..."
The little boy sighed.
What did she do wrong to deserve having the same hairstyle as a fully developed girl?
Fortunately, she's just a soft, cuddly little dumpling, and with this hairstyle, she looks absolutely adorable!
Thinking about it, Yuan Yao puffed out her small chest.
Yuan Yao looked around but didn't see Tangyuan.
I wonder where that brat has run off to...
What if it scares someone?
Yuan Yao was waiting for the imperial physician with Huai Rou and Huai Yao when Gu Yucha's gaze fell on her.
Everyone by the lotus pond remained silent.
Gu Yucha asked with a faint smile, "This must be the adopted daughter of the Ninth Prince, Princess Yuan Yao?"
When she arrived in the capital, Yuan Yao was already on his way to the Huai River.
She had already heard about what was happening in the capital back in Rongcheng...
The sisters in the capital say that the treacherous minister, the Ninth Prince, has a daughter whom he spoils rotten.
Everyone says that this little princess rarely walks. Even though she's several years old, she still doesn't walk at all and is always carried in the arms of the Ninth Prince wherever she goes...
My child is over three years old and is still eating liquid food; he has never even touched rice...
Moreover, this little princess is the first student in all the years since the National Academy was established to enroll at the age of just over three years old...
Furthermore, the princess was so young, yet the Ninth Prince, just to please her, gave her the imperial tea and pastry maid, allowing her to run a wildly successful dessert shop with the maid…
In the capital, everyone who tasted the desserts praised the young princess.
No matter how many rumors there are, they are still just rumors.
Gu Yucha didn't believe it at first.
Until today, when I saw Yuan Yao...
Princess Yuanyao, with the same hairstyle as her, wore a delicate and small pearl flower with a blue carp playing in a lotus flower on her head, and a snow-white flowing dress. She had short legs and short arms, making her quite cute.
That little face, though chubby, had exquisitely beautiful features.
When she grows up, she'll definitely be a rare beauty...
Gu Yucha bowed gracefully to Yuan Yao: "Gu Yucha, the Princess of Ronghe County, greets the Princess."
“No need for such formalities, Princess.” Yuan Yao didn’t give Gu Yucha any extra face.
She was quite displeased from the very first sentence the county princess uttered.
Now, this person even started by introducing themselves right from the beginning...
The eldest granddaughter of the Duke of Rongguo's family?
Princess Ronghe?
Is this identity something special?
It wasn't even bestowed by the royal family!
"Yuan Yao, come here."
Seeing Gu Yucha talking to Yuan Yao, Huaiyao reached out and pulled her over.
She looked around and asked, "Where are the glutinous rice balls?"
"I don't know," Yuan Yao blinked.
Just then, a young lady exclaimed softly, "Princess, did you bring the tiger cubs with you?"
As soon as the young lady spoke, Gu Yucha looked at Yuan Yao again: "Does the princess really raise tiger cubs?"
Is there any truth to this?
Yuan Yao raised her eyes and looked at Gu Yucha.
After looking at it for a few seconds, she casually asked, "Did the county princess come to the lotus pond to admire the flowers as well?"
Gu Yucha nodded and smiled faintly: "The lotus flowers here are in full bloom. I didn't have a good appetite today, so I came early to cool off and enjoy the flowers."
Yuan Yao nodded: "Since you arrived so early, did you witness the entire argument between Princess Huaiyao and Miss Bai?"
Unsure of Yuan Yao's meaning, Gu Yucha nodded with a smile: "I barely read some of it."
"Barely?" Yuan Yao's childish voice was filled with doubt.
Gu Yucha's smile faltered slightly: "Yes."
Yuan Yao nodded.
She ignored Gu Yucha and instead looked around.
Where are the glutinous rice balls?
Why isn't that brat back yet?
At this moment, Bai Wantao spoke up leisurely: "Princess Yuan Yao..."
Yuan Yao turned around and looked at the person on the ground: "Miss Bai?"
Bai Wantao spoke up, "Everyone says that the Ninth Prince is the most fair-minded person. You are his adopted daughter, so you must also be fair-minded?"
Yuan Yao: "?"
There's no need to remind her; she's just the adopted daughter of the Ninth Prince...
She glanced at Bai Wantao.
This Bai Wantao was quite arrogant from the very beginning.
He dares to provoke even a princess; he has a fiery temper.
Besides having a fiery temper, she's also a bit cunning...
Yuan Yao couldn't bring herself to like this kind of person.
Her eyes were dark and bright, and her expression was indifferent: "Miss Bai, do you want me to find my father to help you get justice?"
Bai Wantao pursed her lips.
Should we send the Nine Thousand Years Old?
In the end, won't she be the one who suffers?
Bai Wantao looked at Yuan Yao and said clearly, "There's no need to call me 'Nine Thousand Years.' Here, you, Princess, are an outsider, and not even a member of the royal family."
Please, Princess, bear witness.
Princess Huaiyao pushed me into the lotus pond, that's why I fell and got like this...
"As long as Princess Huaiyao apologizes to me and calls me 'cousin,' I will forgive her."
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