At this moment, Yuheng's inner self was not as calm as his outward appearance suggested.
Although he has only recently been recognized by his family and has had limited time to interact with his father, mother, and brothers, that does not mean he does not care about the kinship with them.
However, Yuheng was truly uncertain.
She was stolen when she was one year old, and there has been an eight-year gap since then.
Although Ling'er was not her parents' biological child, she had actually spent several years with them.
Humans aren't plants or trees, how can they be without feelings? Besides, Ling'er seems to be a very well-behaved girl with a sweet tongue.
Her mother, father, and five brothers who were princes probably believed her more.
I've only been back at the manor for less than two days. Even though I spent more than ten days with my father on the way back, we weren't together every single moment.
At this moment, Hong Xiaoduo's thoughts were actually quite similar to Yuheng's. She couldn't help but worry about the attitude of Prince Yi's family, fearing that they would believe this little green tea bitch's words and not Yuheng. How sad and disappointed Yuheng would be then!
Even so, Hong Xiaoduo did not express any intention to participate for the time being.
I just wanted to see how the Prince of Yi's family would react.
Although Fei Yan was worried, with Hong Xiaoduo by her side, she felt reassured and sat quietly watching.
Quan Jinghuai paid attention to Hong Xiaoduo's expression and reaction. There was no use in thinking about it. Anyway, with her there, he probably wouldn't be needed to do anything later, whether it was physical or verbal.
Before she knew that the other six children all had families and special identities, Hong Xiaoduo was able to defy imperial power and the emperor's attempts to keep her were futile. How could she possibly be afraid of a mere prince?
No matter who they are or what their status is, if they touch her sore spot, her response will always be the same—get them!
Hopefully, the Prince Yi family won't make a mistake. Otherwise, not only will they break the heart of their daughter who has worked so hard to find her, but this fearless man won't let them off easily and won't let them have an easy time.
“Chaohua, you were there at the time, did you see what happened?” Prince Yi also spoke up.
The maid Chaohua stepped forward and replied, "Reporting to your mistress, I was looking after Miss Yaoguang at the time. When I heard the screams and looked over, Miss Ling had already fallen into the water."
After hearing this, Prince Yi gestured for her to stand aside, then asked the maid Xi Shi, and then the old gardener. He also said that he did not see the scene at the time, but heard screams and the sound of falling into the water. He then looked in the direction of the sound, saw someone fall into the water, and rushed over to rescue the person.
Two other people were brought back from the back garden. One was Ah Shan, a thirteen-year-old servant who was responsible for cleaning. He had been bought into the household more than two years ago.
The other was an old woman nearing fifty, Yan Pozi, the manager of the laundry room in the Prince's mansion.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this old servant saw it. It was indeed the Prince who pushed Miss Ling into the water. However, I was standing at a distance at the time and could not hear what the two of them were arguing about." Granny Yan went back and forth, looking at Yuheng and then at Ling'er. After going back and forth several times, she hesitated to speak. She was scolded and urged by Prince Yi, and then she quickly spoke.
"Old woman, what nonsense are you talking about? I was standing so close to Sister Chaohua, and I didn't see her arguing with her at all. How could you, who was standing far away, see them arguing?"
"If you keep spouting nonsense and slandering my sister, I'll tear your mouth apart!" Yao Guang was furious when she heard Granny Yan's words and tried to rush forward, but Tian Quan grabbed her back.
Actually, Tianquan didn't want to stop it either, but his mother gave him a meaningful look.
"Heavens! Thank you so much, old sister, for your righteousness and for speaking the truth. Your Highness and Princess, look at this little girl! She has such a bad temper and is so fierce. It's clear how her master raises her. No wonder our princess is like this." Ling'er's servant knelt down to thank Granny Yan and pointed at Yao Guang.
The servant's words further enraged Tian Shu and the others, especially Yu Heng, who was standing beside her: "You scoundrel, how dare you say my mother didn't teach you well?" With that rebuke, he lashed out at the servant's face with a whip kick.
The next moment, the kneeling servant was knocked aside by Yuheng's whip kick, and at the same time, a slight cracking sound was heard.
She can tolerate being slandered, but would she tolerate being slandered by her mother for even a moment?
Everyone present was stunned by Yuheng's violence. However, when the servant struggled to her knees and stand up, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, her lips trembling but unable to utter a sound, and everyone in the Prince Yi's mansion gasped when they saw that half of the servant's face had been deformed by the whip.
Feiyan, Tianshu, and the other younger ones all felt very relieved.
Quan Jinghuai raised his hand to his forehead. "Sigh, look what I've done to Yuheng."
Hong Xiaoduo looked at the servant woman whose face had been disfigured because of her, without feeling any sympathy, but her nose tingled with emotion when she looked at Yuheng.
The children valued her so much, while she herself only thought about returning to the modern world.
Ling'er stared blankly at the maidservant, who had become like this right in front of her. Wasn't this princess younger than her? How could she be so cruel?
"It's your turn to speak." Prince Yi finally came to his senses, shifting his gaze from his brave daughter's face to the servant Ashan.
When Ashan heard her name called, she came to her senses and looked at Yuheng with eyes full of admiration. She quickly knelt down and said to the prince, "Your Majesty, what I saw was the opposite of what Steward Yan said. I saw that she fell into the lotus pond by herself. The princess's hands were like this at the time."
As he spoke, Ah Shan made a gesture with one hand at his waist and the other raised to his shoulder, as if he were feeding the lotus in the pond.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, he's been frightened by the princess and doesn't dare to tell the truth!" Ling'er cried out as she realized what was happening.
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