Chapter 72 The Protective Prince
Fengling Palace.
It was the time when many concubines paid their respects to Queen Zhou in the morning.
The tenth princess's hair was messy, her face was covered with scratches, and she was missing a front tooth.
The Tenth Princess pointed at the delicate and graceful Lu Jingbai and said, "Oh...oh...oh..."
That’s right, the Tenth Princess was speechless as soon as she opened her mouth, just like a rooster, crowing.
When Bai Taotao, Lu Jiuyuan and the others arrived, they saw the Tenth Princess with her mouth missing a front tooth, crowing like a rooster.
Many concubines watched, holding their handkerchiefs and smiling with their lips pursed.
Why would the Tenth Princess, who was such a good girl, choose to crow like a rooster?
The Tenth Princess cried out in a loud voice, unable to explain what was going on. She was so angry that she started crying, but when she opened her mouth to cry, she still cried in a loud voice.
The tenth princess is doubting her life.
Bai Taotao knew it was Xiaobao's masterpiece at first sight, so she pursed her lips and coughed, then asked, trying not to laugh, "Mother, what happened?"
Empress Zhou was also in a good mood early in the morning because of the Tenth Princess's encouragement. She hid her smile with a handkerchief and said, "The Crown Princess has arrived at the perfect time. Princess Pingle and the Tenth Princess had a fight. You will handle this matter."
The tenth princess is the daughter of Concubine Hui. Concubine Hui is beautiful and considerate, and Emperor Shengzong dotes on her very much.
At this moment, Queen Zhou watched the Tenth Princess and Lu Jingbai fighting, and she cheered from the bottom of her heart.
Lu Jiuyuan raised his eyes and glanced at the Tenth Princess coldly: "Tenth sister is two years older than Xiaobao, and as the elder, she had a fight with Xiaobao, and she has the nerve to come and complain?"
The Tenth Princess shuddered and burped when Lu Jiuyuan looked at her, but the burp was just an "ooh oh" sound.
This caused everyone to purse their lips and chuckle.
Concubine Hui felt sorry for her daughter, so she stood up and bowed, "Your Highness, it was Princess Pingle who beat Xiao Shi and frightened her to the point that she couldn't speak. How could you..."
Lu Jiuyuan looked at Hui Jieyu coldly: "What's wrong with me?"
Hui Jieyu felt cold under Lu Jiuyuan's cold eyes.
The Crown Prince will not give face to these palace concubines.
But she felt sorry for her daughter who was beaten like this. Her face was scratched, a small clump of hair was pulled out, and one of her front teeth was knocked out.
Therefore, Hui Jieyu said stubbornly, "If it was just a minor quarrel between two children, it would be fine, but Xiao Shi has done this. Even if the Crown Prince is protecting her, he can't ignore her."
Lu Jiuyuan's eyes turned even colder: "Madam Jieyu, do you think I am a reasonable person?"
Hui Jieyu was choked.
Is Lu Jiuyuan reasonable?
Five years ago, he was still that handsome and bright young prince, and still a reasonable man.
But after the accident, the prince was no longer reasonable. Everything depended on his mood. Even in front of Emperor Shengzong, if he was in a bad mood, he would not listen to reason!
Bai Taotao looked down at Lu Jiuyuan:!!!
Lu Jiuyuan is the first one who can talk about being unreasonable so confidently, right?
But he protected his shortcomings so confidently that Bai Taotao loved him!
Queen Zhou looked at it with some displeasure, but she did not show it on her face.
She said in a deep voice, "This is Fengling Palace, where most of the concubines live. The Emperor is not here, so it is not appropriate for the Crown Prince to stay for long, nor is it appropriate for him to take charge of the affairs of the harem."
Lu Jiuyuan held Lu Jingbai in his arms and looked at her raised chubby little hands, which were a little broken.
His already cold aura became even colder: "If the Empress feels that I am not suitable here, then I will ask Father to replace me with someone he thinks is suitable!"
When Queen Zhou heard this, her face darkened.
What Lu Jiuyuan said simply meant changing the queen!
Queen Zhou didn't think Lu Jiuyuan was just talking, considering his mood swings, violent and yandere personality, and Emperor Shengzong's favor towards him.
Maybe Emperor Shengzong will really agree to his request and change the queen!
Queen Zhou felt very aggrieved about Prince Lu Jiuyuan. She could only look at Bai Taotao, as this daughter-in-law could still be difficult for her.
Empress Zhou said, "The Crown Princess is the biological mother of Princess Pingle. Let her teach Princess Pingle. I will not interfere."
teach?
These two words are used well, and it seems to give Bai Taotao a way out.
But if there is nothing wrong, why teach?
Bai Taotao is also very protective and knows Lu Jingbai's soft and cute personality.
She looked up at Empress Zhou and asked, "Your Majesty, as soon as you asked your daughter-in-law to teach Xiaobao, do you think Xiaobao is wrong?"
Lu Jiuyuan, who was caressing Lu Jingbai's little hand, looked up at Queen Zhou with a stern gaze when he heard this.
Empress Zhou felt a chill in her heart, but she said with a stiff upper lip, "Two children fighting is a child's matter. Both sides are at fault. The Crown Princess teaches Princess Pingle, and Concubine Hui teaches Princess Ten. I will not be partial to either."
Bai Taotao: "This is the Queen Mother's fault. Even children have their own faults. We can't just give them fifty lashes and let it go. Otherwise..."
She glanced at Empress Zhou, who looked unhappy, and continued, "Otherwise, everyone will think we are bullying others by relying on the Crown Prince."
Hui Jieyu hugged the Tenth Princess and complained in her heart: Isn't she just relying on the Crown Prince to bully others?
Bai Taotao smiled again and said, "Although we can indeed bully others by relying on the Crown Prince."
Everyone: ...
Lu Jiuyuan looked at Bai Taotao: ...
Is she still so righteous?
Queen Zhou, who was being criticized, tried hard not to show any emotion. "The Crown Princess is quite self-aware." Bai Taotao tilted her head and asked the Tenth Princess, "I'd like to ask you, Tenth Princess. You're two years older than Xiaobao, and a head taller than her. How come you couldn't beat her? And you got beaten so badly?"
The Tenth Princess said anxiously, "Oh oh...oh oh."
No one understood what she was calling.
Bai Taotao looked at the Tenth Princess and felt like laughing, but she was just a child after all.
And you still have to take care of your own children. You can't bully others when you are not in the right just because you have a backer.
But Bai Taotao believed in her daughter, because her educational concept for the three little ones has always been:
I don't bully others, and others don't bully me; if someone bullies me, I will beat you to death!
Bai Taotao was very confident: "Although we have backers, we are not unreasonable people. Can anyone tell me why Xiaobao and the Tenth Princess are fighting?"
Concubine Hui pointed at the Tenth Princess's personal maid and said, "You speak."
Now the Tenth Princess just cries when she opens her mouth, and Lu Jingbai can't speak, so the only one who can speak is this palace maid.
The Tenth Princess looked at the palace maid with some fear.
The maid was also afraid, so she lowered her head and said, "The little princess bumped into the Tenth Princess. The Tenth Princess asked her to apologize, but she refused and scolded the princess. Then the Tenth Princess pushed her..."
The maid felt guilty, and her voice grew weaker and weaker. "Then they started fighting. The Tenth Princess gave in to the young princess and didn't fight back. That's how it ended."
Anyway, the little princess was a mute and couldn't speak, so there were only three of them involved in the incident.
She still had to protect the Tenth Princess, so she only said things that were beneficial to the Tenth Princess.
Lu Jiuyuan looked at the palace maid coldly and ordered, "Come here, take this lying slave away and cut off her tongue!"
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