Chen Ziying looked at the Empress again with resentment, but the Empress was full of anger and looked away resolutely.
The Empress Dowager's face was full of displeasure, and she wished she could throw her out herself.
Being driven out of the palace by the Empress Dowager in front of all the officials and their wives, Chen Ziying felt extremely ashamed. Tears immediately fell, and she covered her face, turned around, and hurried away.
At that moment, someone outside the door exclaimed in surprise, "Princess Zhaoping, what's wrong with you!"
Only then did everyone's gaze shift from the humiliated Chen Ziying to Princess Zhaoping, who stood timidly outside the door, too afraid to enter.
Everyone was shocked to see Princess Zhaoping with disheveled hair and covered in blood.
Even Chen Ziying, who was feeling ashamed and about to run away, stopped in her tracks and stood in front of Princess Zhaoping, curiously looking her over, wanting to know what misfortune she had experienced, and whether she had suffered more humiliation or misery than herself.
"Oh dear, Princess, what happened to you? Where are those two useless maids, Siqi and Sijuan?" Seeing the Empress Dowager's anxious expression, Aunt Sun quickly stepped forward and pulled Zhaoping aside to ask with concern.
Incidentally, Aunt Sun gave Chen Ziying a cold glare, implying that she, who had been told to leave, should not stay here to watch the show, or she might get kicked out again.
Chen Ziying gritted her teeth.
What is she? She's just a dog by the Empress Dowager's side, yet she dares to glare at her like that.
Even if Chen Ziying was stupid, she knew that the current situation was not good for her, so she had to suppress her curiosity and leave.
After Chen Ziying, the troublemaker with the potential to be a "mad dog," left, Ji Fengyao rolled up her sleeves, revealing her injured and shocking left hand. With a bandit-like air, she said casually, "Auntie, are you talking about those two scoundrels who stir up trouble and then drag their mistress out to take the blame? I have already kicked them out."
Empress Dowager: "!"
Aunt Sun: "?!"
What does it mean to have it played?
Siqi and Sijuan were both carefully selected and have always followed Zhaoping. They are known for their reliability and martial arts skills. It's impossible that they would leave on their own after being talked to by this bandit for a few words. Could they have been beaten to death?
Princess Zhaoping was pulled to the Empress Dowager's side by Aunt Sun.
Upon seeing the Empress Dowager, who doted on her the most, Zhaoping burst into tears again, calling out in utter distress, "Aunt..."
"Zhaoping, what happened to you? Where are you injured? Imperial Physician Gao, please come and take a look at my Zhaoping!" The Empress Dowager anxiously and tenderly held Princess Zhaoping's hand, her anxiety evident in her words.
Ji Fengyao hadn't thought much of it before, but now, observing from the sidelines, she felt that the Empress Dowager was being a little too kind to Princess Zhaoping.
Could this Princess Zhaoping be the Empress Dowager's illegitimate daughter, granddaughter, or niece?
“You don’t need to worry, Princess Zhaoping is fine. The blood on her body is from when Siqi and Sijuan tried to push her out to shield her from the whips,” Ji Fengyao said, holding her left wrist with her right hand and shaking her bloodied, torn left hand.
That casual tone, that abrupt reminder, was like a slap across everyone's face:
Are you all blind? Can't you see the person who's actually injured right here?
The Empress Dowager had already guessed what had happened, but she couldn't ignore Ji Fengyao's injuries in front of so many people, so she questioned her.
Her face darkened, and she said in a cold, dismissive voice, "Imperial Physician Gao, go and examine the Ninth Princess's hand."
Physician Gao came over and reached out to examine the wound.
Ji Fengyao quickly moved her hand away.
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