sbdcsierra Chapter 414 Now everyone is standing up for Xie Xing.
Chapter 414 Now everyone is standing up for Xie Xing.
"Does the princess think that my Xie family has no one to rely on, and that's why she's bullying my granddaughter like this?"
Having experienced the battlefield, Madam Xie's sharp gaze was intimidating as she looked at Princess De'an, who was writhing in pain on the ground.
This is the first time the Xie family has taken the initiative to stand up for Xie Xing when he was being bullied.
Once Madam Xie came out, the situation became significantly more serious.
Everyone knows that the Empress Dowager and Madam Xie have a life-and-death friendship. When the Empress Dowager speaks out, regardless of whether Xie Xing did it or not, the Empress Dowager will give Madam Xie face.
The Empress Dowager coughed lightly, her sharp gaze fixed on the maid who had spoken earlier: "Is this true?"
Knowing she was in the wrong, the maidservant glanced away and stammered, not daring to speak.
After all, it was indeed their princess who started the trouble first.
As for the princess's injuries, it's hard to say whether it was because of the remote location or because she was bitten by some poisonous insect.
But the imperial physician said it was a Gu worm, and there was no one else there except Xie Xing and Xie Jiaojiao.
So the maidservant stammered, "Reporting to Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, the Princess had no ill intentions in seeking out Miss Xie. She merely wanted to teach Miss Xie a lesson to vent her anger."
"If the princess had only been bitten by ordinary poisonous insects, that would be fine, but these are Gu worms. How could Gu worms appear out of thin air if no one was raising them or deliberately harming them?"
"Gu worms are sinister and dangerous. At best, they can cause the whole body to rot and fester, and at worst, they can cause death from the rotting of the body."
"And there were only the two young ladies of the Xie family there, so it is reasonable for me to suspect them."
Xie Xing tilted her head and looked at the maid: "According to what you're saying, just because there were only my cousin and me over there, you're going to suspect my cousin and me?"
"Whether it's true or false depends entirely on your words."
"My cousin and I had no idea beforehand that the princess would come to cause me trouble."
The maid remained silent, but kowtowed heavily in the direction of the Empress Dowager, saying, "Please, Your Majesty, investigate this matter thoroughly!"
Madam Xie snorted coldly and said, "It's really laughable. They came to cause trouble for my Xie family first, and when things went wrong, they tried to shift the blame onto my Xie family. What a show of power!"
The Empress Dowager felt a headache coming on as she listened to their back-and-forth conversation.
She painfully supported her forehead with her hand and rubbed it. After the headache subsided, she said, "Someone, send someone to investigate where the princess is injured. As for the princess, send her to Prince Jin's residence for treatment."
"Let's leave this matter at that for now."
Just as the Empress Dowager was about to give up, Old Madam Gu of the Gu family stood up and said, "Your Majesty, my Xing'er is well-behaved and sensible. Princess De'an has repeatedly provoked my Xing'er. Anyone who doesn't know the situation would think that my Xing'er has no one backing her."
“In the past, when the prince taught the princess a lesson, our Gu family let it go. But this time, although the princess was injured, it doesn’t erase the fact that she originally wanted to cause trouble for my Xing’er. How should we settle this score?”
Madam Gu usually remained silent, but when she did speak up, it was to seek justice for Xie Xing.
Queen Mother: "..."
The Gu family is not the Xie family.
The Gu family were civil officials, highly respected and virtuous. Although the Xie family has declined, they were once renowned and prestigious.
If this matter is not handled properly, it will cause another wave of trouble.
The Empress Dowager glanced at Jun Lanjin subconsciously.
Jun Lanjin met the Empress Dowager's gaze, lowered his eyes, and had no intention of intervening in the matter.
His earlier actions to teach Princess De'an a lesson were also based on his own considerations.
Princess De'an's entire family was stationed at the border, and although Xie Xing was not favored in the Xie family at that time, she was the granddaughter acknowledged by the Gu family.
If the Gu family speaks up for Xie Xing, Princess De'an will likely be punished even more severely.
Therefore, Jun Lanjin first punished Princess De'an to prevent further conflict among the officials.
However, no one expected that Princess De'an, that fool, would provoke Xie Xing again and again.
It was as if there was truly no one behind her.
Junlan Jin couldn't be bothered with such an idiot.
Therefore, the second time Jun Lanjin simply put Princess De'an under house arrest to prevent her from causing trouble.
As a result, the third time...
Jun Lanjin glanced coldly at Princess De'an, who was lying on the ground groaning, and then looked away.
Too lazy to care.
Seeing that Jun Lanjin did not want to get involved, the Empress Dowager hesitated for a long time before speaking up: "After all, Princess De'an's father and brothers are guarding the border, protecting the people there from the persecution of the Tartars."
"Although it was Princess De'an who provoked this first, she has already been punished for her suffering. Today is my birthday banquet, so please give me some face and let this matter go."
Madam Gu bowed gracefully to the Empress Dowager and said, "Since Your Majesty has said so, this old woman naturally cannot pursue the matter any further."
"But if there is a next time, I will report her to His Majesty."
The Queen Mother nodded.
She glanced at that troublesome one and felt a headache coming on.
there.
Although Yin Ruyu also attended the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, unlike Xie Xing's eye-catching red dress, she dressed very modestly and was at the very bottom of the crowd, so no one noticed her.
Yin Ruyu looked at Luo Hanfeng, who was standing next to the prince.
really.
She was not wrong.
The person I saved that day was Luo Hanfeng.
The maidservant beside Yin Ruyu, watching the scene, said, "I heard before that no one loves this girl from the Xie family. Even though her father and brothers have made great military achievements, she is still bullied by everyone."
"Now that I see it today, I feel that's not the case at all."
Yin Ruyu picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and said, "The Xie family holds a high position and great power in Shengjing. Not to mention that he was originally a general who protected the country and has two outstanding sons, the Xie family's maternal clan is also quite powerful."
"Otherwise, how could Xie Mingzhu have been able to play with these princes since childhood?"
"It's just that Xie Xing wasn't favored in the Xie family before, and that's just his personality..."
Yin Ruyu's gaze fell on Xie Xing.
She knelt before the prince with neither arrogance nor servility. In front of her stood Madam Xie, who was speaking up for her, and Madam Gu.
"His personality is cautious and low-key, not flamboyant, so naturally no one notices him, unlike Xie Mingzhu?"
Yin Ruyu curled her lips in a mocking smile. "This is interesting. Xie Mingzhu's identity has been exposed, and she has become someone that everyone hates. The Xie family has almost become a joke, but now they are trying to curry favor with their own granddaughter."
"I don't know what he was thinking."
The maid looked at Yin Ruyu and whispered, "Miss, now that the Crown Prince has been deposed, in my opinion, Prince Jin has great power and influence. If he wants to rebel..."
Yin Ruyu's smile faded slightly, and she said coldly, "Prince Jin has no interest in me. Besides, the Jun family and the Yin family have always been irreconcilable enemies."
"I heard that the Fenglang Army has surrounded and wiped out the troops raised by the remnants of the previous dynasty?"
Yin Ruyu looked at the maid beside her.
The maid nodded slightly.
Yin Ruyu said, "Then we absolutely cannot focus our attention on him."
"It would be better for us if the Jun family fell."