Granny Zhou escorted Granny Wang to the gate of the Prince's mansion. After watching Granny Wang get into the carriage, Granny Zhou returned to the Prince's room with a heavy heart.
Upon hearing that the prince was injured, she rushed back from the countryside without stopping. She hadn't been able to sleep for the past two days, only managing a few hours of rest by burning incense in her room. Watching the doctors being thrown out of the prince's residence one by one, her heart was filled with unease.
Since the princess's death, the prince has become a different person. In recent years, due to his battles, his murderous aura has grown increasingly intense. Several times, she was terrified to see him return covered in blood. Back then, he was mostly covered in the blood of his enemies; now, with his body like this, what will become of him?
"Why should you put on such a show of respect for that lackey? She's obviously just here to see the Prince make a fool of himself." Shuihua helped the swaying Zhou Mama, knowing how much Zhou Mama meant to the Prince and how she always tried her best to please her.
Now that she's by Granny Zhou's side, she naturally won't miss a better opportunity to curry favor. If Granny Zhou is willing to say a few words in her defense someday, it will be better than anything she does.
Waterweed knew Waterflower was always cunning and calculating; she understood some things, but wouldn't say them outright. They were sisters, and she'd given all the necessary reminders. But it seemed Waterflower still harbored those thoughts; otherwise, the whipping that day wouldn't have been in vain.
"How could I not see that? But she was the Empress's dowry maid, someone we can't afford to offend. Besides, now that the Prince is in this state, it's best to avoid making enemies." Granny Zhou was afraid that Granny Wang would cause trouble for the Emperor when she returned. The Prince couldn't afford to lose the Emperor's trust at this time.
Neither Shuicao nor Shuihua spoke. Since the prince wasn't going to tell Zhou Mama the truth, they absolutely couldn't let the secret slip. As they walked back with Zhou Mama, passing by Qian Youxue's courtyard, Shuicao deliberately slowed her pace.
Granny Zhou then stopped, frowned, glanced at the courtyard gate, and finally decided to take a look.
"Wait, Granny!" Leng Qing, who was guarding the courtyard gate, raised her hand to block Granny Zhou's way.
"What does this mean?" Granny Zhou glanced at Leng Qing with displeasure.
"Leng Qing is ordered to guard the courtyard. No one is allowed to enter without the Prince's order," Leng Qing replied truthfully, bowing slightly to Granny Zhou.
Shuihua rolled her eyes at Leng Qing, unable to bear it any longer: "Don't you know who Granny Zhou is?"
Leng Qing ignored her, standing there motionless with a cold face: "This subordinate only obeys the prince's orders, please return, nanny!"
Granny Zhou wanted to see what was going on with this young lady from the Qian family, so she unusually adopted a tough stance: "What if I insist on going in?"
"Then I have no choice but to offend you!" Although Leng Qing knew Zhou Mama's place in the prince's heart, she dared not disobey the prince's orders.
"How dare you! Even the Prince respects Granny Zhou. How can you be so rude?" Shuicao shouted, unable to bear it any longer.
She had long been disgusted by the prince's favoritism towards Leng Qing and Leng Yu. She and Shuicao were no less capable than them, but in important situations, it was usually Leng Qing and Shuicao who followed along. She and Shuicao were often treated like ordinary maids and made to suffer. This sense of imbalance in her heart had been brewing for a long time.
Leng Qing detested people who bullied others, and given that Shui Hua's attitude towards her and Leng Yu was already not good, this incident really made her consider taking action.
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