When the Jingzhao Yin government sent someone to the Princess's residence, Princess Xilan was so angry that she smashed up her house.
"That bitch! It's just a small matter, why does she have to make such a big fuss about it!" If it gets to the authorities, Anning's reputation will be completely ruined.
After saying that, she glared at An Ning and said, "And you, you can't be happy unless you cause trouble, can you? If you're going to do something, can't you do it secretly? Are you afraid that others won't be able to catch you?"
Anning felt extremely wronged and didn't say anything, just kept crying.
The officials from the Jingzhao Yin's office were also urging her to go. Princess Xilan had no choice but to go. Given Yang Cui and Cen Xiao's personalities, if she dared not go, they would immediately report it to the emperor.
Upon arriving at the yamen, Princess Xilan put aside her hatred for Yang Cui and Cen Xiao, and said with a smile, "General Cen, Madam Cen, isn't it a bit of an overreaction to bring a child's squabble to the yamen?"
“Everyone loves their own child. Your daughter attacked my child at the hot pot restaurant, and the princess hasn’t come to apologize with the assailant yet. So I have no choice but to ask Lord Xu to stand up for me,” Yang Cui said.
Many people witnessed Anning's attempt to beat up Er Ya and San Ya at the hot pot restaurant, so there's no way she can deny it.
“Originally, Anning wanted to treat the young ladies to hot pot to resolve a small misunderstanding from the past, but she didn’t expect it to end in a conflict…” Princess Xilan paused here, not explaining why the conflict occurred, but instead sighed.
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Although neither of you Miss Yangs was injured, I know it was wrong of my daughter Anning to hit someone. It's not that we don't want to apologize; we were just preparing gifts to visit and apologize in person. We never expected that you and General Cen, so concerned for your daughter, would cause such a scene at the yamen."
That's a clever way to put it. It subtly suggests that An Ning wants to reconcile and avoids conflict, shifting the blame to Er Ya and San Ya. It also makes everyone think that Yang Cui and her husband are making a mountain out of a molehill.
"Since the princess doesn't know why they had a conflict, why don't you ask the people who were there at the time?"
As soon as Yang Cui finished speaking, Xie Tong stepped forward.
Upon seeing her, Princess Xilan and her daughter's expressions changed drastically.
“Tongtong…” Anning looked at Xie Tong and became anxious, her eyes filled with “Don’t say it.”
An Ning is using Xie Tong, and Xie Tong is furious.
So she didn’t hesitate to stand up and testify: “Anning Xiangjun told me that she wanted to resolve the misunderstanding with Sisi and Qinqin, so she asked me to invite them out for hot pot. But I didn’t expect that as soon as Sisi and Qinqin arrived, she started to speak in a sarcastic tone, looking down on Sisi and Qinqin in her words. She was not there to make up at all!”
She clearly used me to lure people out, deliberately trying to embarrass Sisi and Qinqin, and to sow discord between them and Lin Huihui. She even made me feel guilty towards Sisi and Qinqin.
Xie Tong felt incredibly guilty because of this.
The Xie family also visited Cheng Yilin at the Chen residence to express their apologies, and also brought a bunch of gifts for Er Ya and San Ya to express their apologies. However, Princess Xi Lan went to the Chen residence to apologize, but she did not come to the General's residence to apologize.
With Xie Tong's testimony, An Ning gained another label: exploiting her friend and trapping her friend in an unjust situation.
"I have no other requests, I just want Lord Anning to apologize to my child, and then we'll stop having any contact with each other," Yang Cui said.
Princess Xilan felt aggrieved when she apologized to anyone else, but apologizing to Yang Cui and her daughter made her feel wronged.
Seeing that Princess Xilan remained unmoved, Cen Xiao said, "It doesn't matter if you don't apologize. This general will immediately go to the palace to ask His Majesty and the Empress to make a decision. This general does not believe that there is no place to reason under the emperor's nose."
Princess Xilan had no choice but to make Anning apologize.
"I'm sorry," An Ning said reluctantly.
“My lord, I am indeed from the countryside, but I never feel ashamed. On the contrary, I feel very lucky.”
If I had been born into a wealthy family, I wouldn't be my mother's child, nor could I be sisters with Sanya. So, if you still want to use my background to hurt me, you'll be disappointed.
Er Ya spoke confidently, standing in front of so many people from better backgrounds than her, she felt no inferiority at all, and her back was ramrod straight.
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