"How can you not finish it?"
Zhao Letong didn't even need to step in, the princess wanted to slap her. She is a princess after all, and this is her upbringing?
The virtuous princess didn't dare to be rude to the eldest princess, so she could only say aggrievedly, "Auntie, I know you like her, but my Ah Qing is your niece's granddaughter, a family blood relative. How can she be inferior to an outsider?"
The eldest princess said coldly: "If you think so, my blood relatives can line up at the door. Having too many blood relatives is worthless.
When I do things, I only consider fairness. People should be reasonable. Don’t you understand this at your age?
You haven't even asked the truth yet, and you're already blaming a child like Xiao Letong. How can you be so embarrassed as an adult?"
The virtuous princess said in shame and indignation, "My child has suffered, and as a mother, I am too worried. Please forgive me, my aunt."
“Yes, since you as a mother are so worried, don’t send your child to my house in the future. I have no obligation to take care of your child.
You two should tell me what's going on. Don't let Princess Xian say that I don't care about my blood relatives and am unworthy of being an elder."
"I, I didn't."
The princess didn't listen to her and let the servant from Prince Xian's mansion speak for himself.
The servants did not dare to lie, after all, so many people were watching, and said, "The young lady and Miss Zhao were playing around, and she slipped and fell into the water.
The person was rescued, but she was almost dead. It was this girl who helped to treat her and saved her life."
Chen Xinyue stepped forward and saluted: "Hello, Princess Xian, your servant didn't explain it clearly enough. It was your young lady who bullied my young lady, and she didn't have enough strength to fall into the water, but it was not our young lady who bullied others first.
No matter what, human life is at stake, I saved it and I don't expect the Virtuous Princess to thank me. I just ask that the Virtuous Princess not distort the facts and bully my young lady."
It turned out to be like this. The virtuous princess was speechless. The eldest princess said again: "Don't cry while holding the child. If you really care about the child, see a doctor first. The child's health is important.
I have never been a mother, so I don't know that mothers are so focused on blaming others that the child's health is no longer important.
Also, don't call the child a princess from now on. Without the emperor's award, she's just a little lady and doesn't deserve the title of princess."
The title of Princess is not chosen casually. Every family has so many children. If they are all given the title of Princess, there will be hundreds of them, and the court cannot afford to support them all.
A family can have at most one princess, and that princess must have made contributions to the family and be granted the title by the emperor. Otherwise, she is just a young lady from a wealthy family and cannot be called a princess.
Princess Xian lowered her head and admitted her mistake, feeling very dissatisfied in her heart. Their palace would definitely ask for the title of princess for their daughter, and they couldn't let the child down.
Zhao Letong ignored their noise and just stared at the pond, as if he was thinking about something, as if he could see something inside.
The other princes' wives felt a little uneasy when looking at Zhao Letong. The child's eyes were too dark and bright, and not as clear and innocent as those of other children. Her little face sank, which was quite scary.
Xiao Shanqing was carried away and examined by the imperial physician. He was worried that there might be problems with his lungs after falling into the water, so he needed careful diagnosis and treatment.
The other princes' wives came to pay their respects one after another, and were curious about Zhao Letong. What was even more curious was the eldest princess's face, which had become so young and beautiful that they could hardly recognize her.
"Auntie, what magical elixir did you take to regain your youth? Could you share it with us so we can benefit from it too?"
"cannot."
The eldest princess retorted with one word. She was fed up with these nephews' wives. Her brother was really annoying. He had so many children and married so many wives.
Everyone was embarrassed, but they didn't dare to act rudely. The eldest princess became so beautiful that they even forgot her changeable temper.
"If you have nothing to do, go back to your home. Why are you all here without being invited? I don't provide meals here. If you want something to eat, go find your father. As your aunt, I have no obligation to support you."
They were almost told to get out. The princesses were so embarrassed that they bowed and left. However, they all remembered the little kid Zhao Letong and went back to find out which kid had won the eldest princess's favor.
"Let's go eat. We can't let our little Letong go hungry."
The eldest princess was very kind and friendly to Zhao Letong, and also praised Chen Xinyue: "You are not bad either. If it weren't for you today, I'm afraid something would have happened. Reward!"
Madam Kong asked someone to bring a jade ruyi, fifty taels of silver, and some jewelry, all useful for girls.
Chen Xinyue was not used to kneeling, so she bent down to accept it. "Thank you, Your Highness. This is what a commoner should do. A doctor's heart is compassionate, and no one would watch a patient dying without helping."
"Female doctors are rare. The medical skills you have learned are not simple. Take good care of little Letong in the future. I will not be short of your benefits."
Zhao Letong asked, "Your Highness, Sister Chen wants to learn martial arts. Can you find her a female master?"
The eldest princess and Madam Kong were both surprised: "Why do you want to learn martial arts? Your body has already grown. You have missed the best age for martial arts. If you practice martial arts now, you will suffer a lot."
Chen Xinyue said, "Practicing martial arts can protect one. My enemies are very powerful, and I have escaped death many times. Compared to suffering, life is more important."
"How could a good girl like you have enemies? Who wants to kill you?"
Chen Xinyue made up her mind and said, "My father."
"this……"
The eldest princess's eyes darkened, she was afraid there were a lot of things going on here.
Madam Kong said, "Let's go inside and talk slowly. Little Letong is starving. I've seen her drooling over the swan."
The eldest princess laughed and scolded: "Little greedy cat."
Zhao Letong was actually wondering, what's the difference between swan meat and goose meat? She had ridden a crane in her past life, and a lowly creature like a swan wouldn't catch her eye.
These swans were tributes from foreign countries. The imperial palace had a pair, and one pair was given to the princess's mansion. The prince's eastern palace had none.
The swans trembled with fear when Zhao Letong looked at them. They hugged each other and comforted each other, fearing that the little ancestor would eat them.
Fortunately, Zhao Letong was not a naughty child and was not so hungry that he would eat anything.
The meal was very rich, mostly meat dishes, and there was also rare bear paws. This was a reward from the emperor and it was not available easily, so the eldest princess specially left it for her.
Zhao Letong was very satisfied with the meal. Ginseng chicken soup was indispensable, and other medicinal ingredients were added, but it did not taste like medicinal ingredients. The royal chef's cooking skills were very high, ten times better than those of the general's mansion.
Chen Xinyue served her food and told her life story. The eldest princess and Nanny Kong listened with a look of sadness, thinking that this child had suffered so much.
"I've also seen Chen Boyang. He looks quite gentle and like a human being, but he's such a jerk.
I must take care of this matter. If Yi Yang insists on protecting that beast, let the emperor interrogate her personally. She still wants to protect the murderer, which will bring shame to the royal family.
All the men in the world are dead, why did you choose a beast named Chen?
Oh, if I had known they were so ungrateful, I shouldn't have shouldered all the responsibility myself. I should have taken them to the Northern Rong as a marriage partner. There, eating sand and blowing in the cold wind, there's no time for these trivial things."
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