Seeing that he couldn't blackmail her, Xiao Bao naturally wouldn't give up. He rolled his shrewd eyes and shouted at the top of his voice:
"It was you who pushed me into the water while I was admiring the flowers. Then, before I could call for help, you ran away. Now, in front of Grandpa Emperor, you still refuse to admit it. You are truly too brave."
Seeing Xiaobao slandering her again, Anan's face instantly turned red with anger. Her big, lively eyes flickered a few times, and she put one hand on her waist and pointed at Xiaobao angrily.
"Hmph, you dare to lie to the Emperor's face. How bold! It was you who saw the little fish in the pond and wanted to catch it for fun, but you angered the fish and it tried to drag you into the river. In my opinion, you wanted to kill that little fish, so you came to frame me. How bold!"
"You're talking nonsense. There weren't any little fish. I was clearly there to pick flowers..."
As soon as he said this, An An looked at him with a smug look, Leng Xi gasped with a dark face, and Concubine Li's face turned pale and blue.
The emperor, who had been frowning all the time, waved his hands in anger upon seeing this.
"Xiaobao, since you went to pick flowers and slid into the water by yourself, why did you accuse An An of pushing you into the water? Why would you lie at such a young age?"
Seeing that the emperor was slightly angry, Xiao Bao knew that it was useless to continue to accuse him. He immediately lowered his head and pursed his lips to argue:
"I...I didn't lie. I felt someone pushing me from behind. I thought...I thought it was her."
At this time, Luo Lan walked to the river where Xiaobao fell into the water. After bending down to take a look, his eyes flickered shrewdly for a few times, and he turned around and said:
"Xiaobao, you felt like someone pushed you. That must be your illusion. Look here, there are only your footprints, and there are traces of your footprints sliding down. If I'm not mistaken, you wanted to pick that lotus flower, right?"
As Luo Lan spoke, he pointed to a lotus flower closer to the shore and added, "Feeling wrong can be forgiven, but slandering others without any evidence is shameful. I hope you won't do such a thing again. An An is a kind-hearted child. She would never do such a wicked thing as pushing someone into the water."
An An looked at Luo Lan with joy in her eyes. No matter what time, her mother would always believe her, and this was what made her happiest.
Luo Lan didn't mean to target the child when she said these words. She was really angry. Last time in the palace, he deliberately framed An An, and he did the same trick again this time. If she didn't make it clear in front of everyone, he would do the same thing again in the future.
Fortunately, An An was smart this time and exposed his flaw with just one sentence. Otherwise, with his false accusations and the exaggerations of Concubine Li and Leng Xi, even if An An had done nothing wrong, he would have had to explain himself in front of the emperor.
Seeing Xiaobao speechless and stunned, Concubine Li took two steps forward with a pale face, came to the place where Xiaobao fell into the water, and said expressionlessly:
"Xiaobao just felt someone pushed him, how can you say that he is deliberately framing An'an? He is only five years old, how could he have the crooked thoughts of an adult? Princess Yu, please don't spread rumors in front of the emperor. Now it is Xiaobao who is hurt. Look at him, he is soaked with water, and you can still say such things. You are really vicious."
Concubine Li's words made Luo Lan's eyes seem to fall into a bottomless cold pool. Her ability to quibble was really extraordinary.
Just as Luo Lan was thinking about whether to argue with her in front of so many people, Empress Li, who had been standing silently, suddenly came over with her hands on her waist. She came to Concubine Li, looked at her, and whispered to her, "I'm sorry, Concubine Li, but I'm not going to do that anymore."
"Sister, why are you so angry about this? We're here to enjoy the flowers today, and we shouldn't let such a small thing ruin the atmosphere. Besides, it's normal for children to fight and quarrel. I think Xiaobao's hallucinations are not a good thing. He should be seen by the imperial physician. Otherwise, what if he hurts himself next time he has hallucinations?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Seeing that what Empress Li said was unpleasant, Concubine Li's eyes were immediately filled with hatred. She stared at Empress Li with a pair of charming eyes. She hated this woman to the core, and now she came to her and said such sarcastic words. How could she tolerate it?
Did she think that she wouldn't dare to teach her a lesson in front of the emperor? She really underestimated her position in the emperor's heart. Not to mention anything else, just the small pills that the emperor had to take every day were enough to make her feel proud and arrogant, and no one dared to offend her.
Seeing that Concubine Li's face had turned ugly, Empress Li hurriedly bowed timidly.
"What are you talking about, sister? I don't mean anything else. I'm really doing this for Xiaobao's own good. Don't be angry, sister."
In the interval between words, Empress Li approached Concubine Li and whispered again in a negotiating tone:
"Sister, Xiaobao is your grandson. It's understandable that you don't listen to your sister's words. But because of his momentary delusion, he falsely accused An'an of pushing him in front of so many people. This is no small matter. Princess Yu is magnanimous and doesn't bother with Xiaobao. Otherwise, it is not impossible to punish Xiaobao for the crime of false accusation. By then, you, as a grandmother, will also be ashamed, right!"
"you……"
Concubine Li's face turned pale, and she stared at her with wide eyes. Seeing that she was angry, Concubine Li hurried forward to hold her hand and comfort her softly.
"Sister, don't blame me for being nosy. I'm really doing this for Xiaobao's own good."
As Concubine Li spoke, she kept moving closer, and her pretended innocent eyes made Concubine Li feel even more disgusted.
Seeing Concubine Li approaching her, Concubine Li blocked her with her hand in disgust. At this moment, Concubine Li suddenly slipped and let out an "ah". She tried her best to grab Concubine Li's hand, but failed in the end. Before anyone could react, she fell into the lake with a "splash".
“Ah! Help… Help…”
She began to splash around in the river using her hands and feet, while Concubine Li spread out her hands, looking at a loss.
Upon seeing this scene, the emperor suddenly shouted in rage:
"Someone, come and rescue Madam Li."
Seeing this, Xiao Lingzi, Xiao Shuangzi and others who followed Leng Yu jumped into the river quickly. They worked together to rescue Empress Li.
In the blink of an eye, Concubine Li was still standing there in confusion. The Emperor hurried over to Concubine Li, squatted down, took her hand, and asked with concern:
"Mengmeng, how are you?"
Empress Li glanced at the emperor, and her eyes suddenly turned red with grievance.
"Your Majesty, why...why did Sister Li do this to me?"
Before she could say anything, she suddenly covered her stomach with her hands and a painful expression appeared on her face.
The girl beside her suddenly yelled,
"Oh no, the Queen is bleeding..."
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