Xun Beirui picked up the flowerpot and held it in front of Jin Jinzhi, looking at Yun Duoduo triumphantly, her gaze seeming to say, "What else do you have to say?"
Jin Jinzhi didn't say anything, but walked to Madam Jin's side and tucked the blanket around his mother.
Yun Duoduo watched Jin Jinzhi's movements with unease in her heart.
[Will Sumire's brother believe what his cousin said?]
After all, they are related by blood.
[Furthermore, the soil in the flowerpot was indeed wet, and you could smell the medicinal soup I had poured out.]
Will he... kick me out?
Yun Duoduo looked at Jin Jinzhi nervously, her two small hands clasped tightly together. Her mind was in turmoil. She wanted to hear what Jin Jinzhi was thinking, but she couldn't hear anything.
Although she hadn't done anything wrong, she was both afraid and expectant, wondering how Jin Jinzhi would react.
"How dare you! You dare to slander me..."
Ah Xiang, who had gone with the housekeeper to get bedding for Yun Duoduo, rushed in when she heard the commotion. She walked in front of Yun Duoduo and stood between her and Xun Beirui.
Ah Xiang was a palace maid who often dealt with and disciplined palace maids and eunuchs. When she was angry, her fierce aura frightened Xun Beirui into taking two steps back.
She had never seen such an imposing servant before.
"Aunt Xiang..."
Yun Duoduo tugged at A Xiang's sleeve, signaling her to stop talking.
"Let's go out and not disturb Madam Jin's rest."
Yun Duoduo said softly, then stood up, lowered her head, and prepared to walk outside.
When she reached Jin Jinzhi's side, Yun Duoduo stopped and said, "Brother Jinzhi, I'm going back to the palace first."
"I won't disturb Madam Jin's rest any longer."
"Tomorrow, I will have the Imperial Medical Academy and the Pharmacy send some medicine over."
She turned her head and glanced at Madam Jin lying on the bed.
Hopefully, Mrs. Jin will feel better tomorrow.
"It's late and too cold outside. Don't go back to the palace. Stay at the mansion tonight." Jin Jinzhi stopped Yun Duoduo.
"Dong'er, take the princess back to rest."
Jin Jinzhi pulled off her cloak and draped it over Yun Duoduo, signaling Dong'er to take Yun Duoduo and A Xiang to rest.
Yun Duoduo looked at Jin Jinzhi with some surprise, not expecting that he hadn't asked her anything.
Seeing this scene, Xun Beirui's eyes were filled with hatred that seemed to bleed.
"Cousin, why didn't you kick her out?!"
I've been staying by my aunt's side to serve her these past few days; I can't let her steal the credit!
"Duoduo wouldn't do that."
Hearing the voices behind her, Yun Duoduo felt a warm current flowing through her heart.
"Cousin, I saw it with my own eyes! That bastard drugged my aunt!"
Xun Beirui stared wide-eyed at Jin Jinzhi in disbelief, not understanding why he was so protective of her.
"Duoduo is just a child, why are you so fixated on her?"
Jin Jinzhi spoke with unusual displeasure, frowning as she looked at Xun Beirui.
Xun Beirui was taken aback. She was several years older than Yun Duoduo, and she would never argue or get angry with a child.
However, when she saw Yun Duoduo today, she felt a sense of crisis for no apparent reason.
Xun Beirui couldn't win an argument with Jin Jinzhi, nor could she outmaneuver Yun Duoduo, so she stomped her foot in anger and ran back to her room.
...
Xun Beirui bit her lip, her chest heaving with anger. Her maid stood by, unsure how to comfort her.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have slept during the day. I didn't even know someone had come to the manor," Xun Beirui said regretfully.
At night, Xun Beirui stayed by Madam Jin's side to take care of her, and during the day she caught up on sleep.
“Miss, there are people in the Jin family taking care of Madam Jin. I think you should also take care of your own health.”
What the maid was really thinking was that there were people in the manor taking care of Madam Jin, and her young mistress wouldn't be able to help much if she went there, and would only keep her up all night and unable to sleep well.
"Where did that girl come from?" Xun Beirui wondered. She had been to the Jin residence several times, but had never seen that little girl before.
“Miss, that is a distinguished guest of the Jin family.”
"Distinguished guest?"
"A little girl with blond hair, can she be considered a distinguished guest?"
Xun Beirui was completely unconvinced and fiddled with her fingernails.
"This servant dares not say, for fear of frightening Miss." The maid hesitated, fearing that the princess would not let Xun Beirui off the hook for offending her so badly.
"Hey, just say it! Don't be afraid to scare me. Tell me already and scare me to death!"
Xun Beirui rolled her eyes.
"Whose young lady is she?"
"His surname is Yun."
"Yun? The imperial surname?"
Xun Beirui's eyelids twitched. The Jin family already held a very high position in the capital. If someone was a distinguished guest of the Jin family, they must be someone of extremely high status.
"Is she from the royal family? Which prince's mansion's princess?"
Xun Beirui pondered which prince's mansion had a seven or eight-year-old girl.
"No, it's from the Prince's Mansion."
The maid's expression was rather unpleasant, and she sighed inwardly.
[Oh dear, when will Miss be able to learn about the current situation in the capital?]
[He spends all his time indoors playing music and singing, oblivious to the world around him, and doesn't even know many of the imperial relatives.]
Which of those well-known young ladies in the capital didn't try to marry into wealth and status, hoping to find themselves a good match?
Unfortunately, the young lady is single-minded and has set her sights on General Xiao Jin, the Prince of Jibei.
But the Prince of Jibei never even glanced at her; it was truly a case of unrequited love.
"Could she be the legitimate daughter of the Prince's mansion?"
The maid continued to shake her head.
"Oh, he's just a member of the royal family, nothing special, just a down-on-his-luck kid."
"I knew it! There wasn't even a ceremonial guard. He was all alone with just a maid. What kind of important person could he be?" Xun Beirui sneered nonchalantly.
"Nothing to fear."
"Yes, Princess, Ninth Princess..."
Xun Beirui suddenly fell off the stool, spraying the tea she was drinking all over the floor.
"What?!"
"You, say that again?!"
"She is the only Ninth Princess of Nanyang," the maid confirmed again.
"It is said that when the Ninth Princess was born, the current Prince Rui stayed by her side every day and read stories to her."
The maidservant was telling Xun Beirui about the rumors circulating in the capital.
"His Majesty has also bestowed upon the Ninth Princess a title and a fiefdom."
"In short, Miss, the princess is not just pampered in ordinary ways."
[Oh no, oh no! Just now, she was extremely disrespectful to the only princess of Nanyang...]
If her father and mother found out, they would definitely beat her to death!
"Fortunately, the princess is magnanimous and did not blame the young lady just now."
"But, as you can see, Miss, the aunt next to the princess doesn't look like someone to be trifled with."
"Oh, miss, you'd better pray for yourself..."
The maid sighed; if her mistress was punished, she certainly wouldn't escape punishment either.
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