The next day, before the morning court session, Yuan Zhengqing sent someone to notify the Prince of Qin's Mansion to pick up Gao Zhenzhen as usual.
The eldest princess and the King of Qin went to Shuntian Prefecture together to bring Gao Zhenzhen back.
"Zhenzhen, you've suffered." Looking at Gao Zhenzhen, who looked so haggard that she looked like she could be blown down by a gust of wind, Nangong Yu felt distressed. "Come on, I'll take you home."
Gao Zhenzhen's pale face was full of confusion. She secretly glanced at the eldest princess beside her: "Why did they let me out? Are they going to make things difficult for the eldest princess?"
"It's okay. Ling Xiang has withdrawn the lawsuit, and no one will mention this matter again." Nangong Yu comforted.
Gao Zhenzhen was relieved, "That's good."
The eldest princess couldn't stand Gao Zhenzhen's hypocritical appearance. Due to her previous promise and not wanting to have another conflict with her son, she compromised slightly:
"Miss Gao, go back and cultivate yourself. After Yu'er gets married, I will take you as my concubine."
This was originally a good thing, but after the eldest princess said this, it seemed as if she was being given the title of concubine as compensation for Gao Zhenzhen's imprisonment.
A gentleman will not accept food given out of pity, and what's more, what Gao Zhenzhen has always wanted is to be the principal wife of the King of Qin!
Gao Zhenzhen shook her head: "If the prince finds true love, I will bless you and will never come between you."
Seeing Gao Zhenzhen's humble attitude, Nangong Yu felt even more distressed and hugged her in his arms: "Zhenzhen, what nonsense are you talking about? In my heart, there has always been only you."
Gao Zhenzhen smiled shyly, "Your Highness, there are so many people here..."
"Let's go home." The eldest princess was so upset that she glanced at Xiaohong behind her and got on the carriage first, pretending to ignore it.
Gao Zhenzhen got what she wanted. Although she failed to overthrow the eldest princess, the eldest princess no longer opposed her marrying the King of Qin. As long as Ling Xiang was no longer a stumbling block, she would become a princess in no time.
Xiaohong was also released.
Before she went in, she was just Gao Zhenzhen's maid in name. After she went in, she betrayed the eldest princess. Now she follows Gao Zhenzhen, feeling anxious and uneasy.
The eldest princess did not punish Xiaohong because she wanted to see the attitudes of Nangong Yu and Gao Zhenzhen.
Nangong Yu naturally would not tolerate a servant who betrayed his master: "Come here, take this maid away who is full of nonsense and tarnishing the master's reputation. Give her a hundred strokes of the cane."
One hundred strokes of the cane is too much for a little girl, not to mention a big and strong man.
Nangong Yu wants to execute Xiaohong.
Xiao Hong quickly knelt down and said, "I know I was wrong. I beg Your Highness to have mercy on me! I beg Miss Gao to have mercy on me!"
Gao Zhenzhen was worried that she had no chance to deal with Ling Xiang. After a moment's thought, she leaned against Nangong Yu and said:
"Your Highness, although Miss Ling has been generous and withdrawn the lawsuit, we are still the ones who have wronged her. Why not send Zhang and Xiaohong, the two troublemakers, to the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion and let Miss Ling deal with them?"
Even if Xiaohong was wrong in every way, she was still a maid in the Prince Qin's Mansion, and her indenture contract was still in the hands of the Princess. If she was given to Ling Xiang, if Ling Xiang dealt with her, even if the Princess didn't mind, she wouldn't be grateful for her withdrawal of the lawsuit. If Ling Xiang didn't deal with Xiaohong, then Xiaohong would just be there to annoy the Princess, and Ling Xiang would be the one who offended her anyway.
Gao Zhenzhen threw the hot potato of Xiaohong to Ling Xiang and was looking forward to Ling Xiang's choice.
Nangong Yu felt guilty towards Gao Zhenzhen, so he naturally listened to her words and agreed immediately.
Zhang and Xiaohong were sent to the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion by people from the Prince of Qin's Mansion. They were specifically asked to be handed over to Ling Xiang for handling, and it was specifically stated that she could do whatever she wanted with them, regardless of their life or death.
Ling Xiang heard about the outrageous actions of the Prince of Qin's Mansion as soon as she woke up. She had just been beaten in the court by the Shuntian Mansion, so of course she couldn't show up in high spirits now.
Originally, Xiaohong would have just sent her away and ignored the matter, but Zhang Qian, the former second wife of Ling, was involved, so it would be best for someone from the Ling family to step in and resolve the matter.
But in this matter, if she doesn't come forward herself, there is no suitable person in the mansion to come forward. After all, grandfather is the elder and it is not easy for him to come forward to deal with the affairs of his former daughter-in-law.
Just when Ling Xiang was worried, Ling Yan came to visit Ling Xiang in plain clothes after being silent for a long time.
Ling Xiang raised an eyebrow. Ling Yan came at the perfect time. "Please let Second Sister in."
"Second Miss, you are the head of the family now, don't think about bullying us again!" When Xiaoyu saw Lingyan, she remembered the scenes when she was bullied by Lingyan and her servant in the past, so she didn't have a good face for her.
Ling Yan was taken to Ling Xiang's room. Seeing Ling Xiang lying on the bed with a pale face, she asked with concern, "What happened to Third Sister?"
"Ling Zhang, oh, no, now it's Zhang. I couldn't bear the descendants of the Ling family to bear a permanent stigma because of her. Plus, she was pregnant and couldn't stand the hardship in prison, so I withdrew the lawsuit and was beaten by the Shuntian Prefecture." Ling Xiang said weakly.
The trial of Gao Zhenzhen in Shuntian Prefecture that day was not made public. Coupled with the secret manipulation of the Princess and the King of Qin, it was even more impossible for anyone to know about it. Therefore, Ling Xiang said it was because of Zhang Qian. This was also what Nangong Yu requested - no one should know that she withdrew the lawsuit because of the Princess.
Although Ling Yan didn't believe Ling Xiang would be so kind, she still looked forward to it.
"So, mother can come back, right?"
"It's true that Zhang can come back, but she has been divorced by Ling Chengfu and is no longer a daughter-in-law of the Ling family. Even if she is pregnant, she can't enter the Ling family without Ling Chengfu's consent."
Lingyan has always been ambitious since she was a child. She didn't want her marriage to be delayed because of a mother who was in prison or divorced. She pleaded:
"Third sister, you are the head of the family now. Considering that mother is pregnant, please allow her to come back to take care of the baby. I will go and persuade father."
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