Chapter 104: Arrange a retreat
Chapter 104: Arrange a retreat
Princess Jia seemed to remember the thrilling incident that just happened. Her face turned pale and her body began to tremble.
She said with some lingering fear: "Yes, someone dragged Jiaer into the water, and then..."
Lu Ying didn't listen carefully and heard it wrongly, he heard the words "someone pushed him into the water".
Her eyes sparkled, and she was impatient, "Was it Yan Qingning? Was it she who pushed you into the water?
Jiaer, tell us, did you see something? So she wanted to drown you to silence you?"
"Princess Zhenle, be careful with your words."
"shut up!"
Concubine Hui and the Grand Princess shouted at the same time.
However, the Grand Princess's stern shout drowned out Concubine Hui's voice, and Concubine Hui looked a little ugly.
She was so bold that she slandered the people in her son's backyard in front of her.
The Grand Princess did not expect that Lu Ying would be so ignorant of the seriousness of the matter and speak without thinking.
"No, Concubine Hui...
Grandma, I..."
Lu Ying was so frightened by his grandmother's powerful voice that he almost fell to his knees. He wanted to explain but didn't know where to start.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Lu Ying's face turned red.
She has always had a strong sense of self-esteem and was even more thin-skinned. She felt very ashamed to be scolded by her grandmother in public.
The Grand Princess stared at her fiercely, then turned to the Queen Mother and the Emperor and said apologetically: "I'll take care of it, Your Majesty and Concubine Hui, please don't blame me.
I have spoiled this little girl, Baby, and she always speaks without restraint."
The Queen Mother just smiled and said nothing.
Yan Xiwei, who was standing by, said softly, "Grandma, please don't be angry. It's not Sister Ying's fault.
Sister Ying also asked this question after hearing the testimony of the young eunuch at Hexin Pavilion. Sister Ying was also concerned about Princess Jia...
But let Princess Jia speak for herself. If that eunuch is making false accusations, please ask your father to seek justice for you."
Yan Xiwei said this beautifully, seemingly speaking for Lu Ying, but actually she was putting herself in a neutral position.
You can attack or defend.
This is her brilliance, and it also leaves ample room for what she said before in Hexin Pavilion.
Because no matter whether Yan Qingning will find out that she is the murderer next.
For Yu Yanxiwei, she can get away with it safely and there is no loss to her.
Compared with Lu Ying and others, the difference is obvious.
Because Lu Ying didn't understand Yan Xiwei's deep meaning, he looked at her with gratitude instead.
Decided to hang out with her more often in the future.
The Grand Princess had no idea what had happened in Hexin Pavilion. After listening to Yan Xiwei's words, she gave Yan Xiwei an appreciative look.
However, the Grand Princess was not clear about this, but the Emperor of Chu was aware of the deeper meaning behind Yan Xiwei's words.
The Emperor of Chu shook his head secretly. After all, he was still inexperienced and was a little anxious.
Yan Xiwei's little thoughts were simply not worth mentioning in the emperor's eyes.
At this moment, the more she said, the more mistakes she would make, but she insisted on moving forward.
If Lu Ying and the other girls lost the bet, Yan Xiwei would have to retreat by stepping on their heads.
Perhaps Lu Ying and the others haven't reacted yet and haven't thought about this.
But if Yan Qingning really insists on it in the end, then the Grand Princess will definitely know about their previous bet.
In this way, Yan Xiwei would have offended the Grand Princess.
The eldest princess is not a narrow-minded person. Even though she is old now, she only values dignity and face more than before.
If she tries to do this, she will lose sight of the big picture. Yan Xiwei will definitely be in a difficult situation.
Concubine Hui on the side glanced at Yan Xiwei deeply, then turned to look outside the crowd, where Chu Beiqing and Yan Qingning were quietly watching the place.
Concubine Hui immediately waved to Yan Qingning behind her and said kindly, "Ning'er, come here quickly."
Then he said meaningfully, "You, explain it clearly to everyone, and let Princess Jia carefully identify whether it was you who pushed her into the water, so that no one can accuse you of doing something evil. If it is really you who did such a thing, then I will be the first one to not forgive you."
Concubine Hui's last words were extremely cold.
The eldest princess's face froze. She gave Concubine Hui some face and was polite to her only for Chu Beiqing's sake.
Unexpectedly, she actually made insults to her in public.
After all, she is a junior in front of him.
After hearing Concubine Hui's words, everyone present consciously made way for her.
Cheng Wanshuang, who was standing behind Concubine Hui, was happy at first when she saw Chu Beiqing coming, but when she saw Yan Qingning behind the man, the joy in her eyes turned to sadness.
Yan Qingning pushed Chu Beiqing in front of everyone, looking calm and composed.
The man had firm brows, stern features, chiseled facial features, natural beauty, and an aura as cold as an abyss.
The girl was tall, with a fair face, eyebrows like willows, and eyes dark and bright, like ice and snow, and she had a graceful and elegant figure.
Originally, whenever I saw Yan Qingning and King Rui standing together, I felt that they were a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman.
But at this time, many people said in their hearts that King Qing and Yan Qingning seemed more like a perfect match, which made people's eyes light up.
King Rui, who was standing aside, was suddenly blinded by this scene.
He clenched his hands into fists and immediately raised his legs to move forward.
Consort Xian, who had been staring at Prince Rui, whispered, "Yuan Li, follow me to Xianfu Palace later."
The mother's words were like a drop of cold water, which successfully stopped Prince Rui in his tracks.
At this moment, Princess Jia, who was nestling in her mother's arms and looking a little listless, brightened her eyes the moment she saw Yan Qingning, and called out in a clear voice, "Sixth Aunt!"
Then she left her mother's arms and rushed to Yan Qingning, "Sixth Aunt..."
The child's voice caused the room to suddenly become quiet and the atmosphere became subtle.
Everyone present looked surprised.
The Prince of Jin and his wife were even more confused. They looked at each other, both of them were bewildered.
Because Jiaer had been in poor health since childhood, they seldom let her go out.
Therefore, not to mention Yan Qingning, even the emperor had only seen Jiaer a few times.
Not to mention being close, but now Jiaer is actually getting too close to her...
Sixth aunt?
Sixth aunt?
Only the queen is worthy of being called that.
However, no one present corrected the title of Princess Jia.
Yan Xiwei's heart suddenly turned cold...
She seemed to have seen what was going to happen next.
I also felt extremely insulted.
Yan Xiwei bit her lips hard to stop her from getting furious and her face from twisting.
How could this be?
Obviously, it wasn’t like this in my previous life.
Why are all things different from the previous life?
What went wrong?
Yan Xiwei was jealous that Yan Qingning had stolen her limelight and also snatched away her position behind Chu Beiqing!
It also snatched away the title that belonged to her when others spoke of her.
Even though Yan Xiwei had anticipated the result, Princess Jia's clear voice still reached her ears clearly.
"Thank you Sixth Aunt for saving Jiaer. If Sixth Aunt hadn't arrived in time, Jiaer would have died..."
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