sbdcsierra Chapter 474 The Granny Pleads for Mercy!
Chapter 474 The Granny Pleads for Mercy!
"Greetings to Your Highness." The numerous maids knelt down and bowed. The prince was in a bad mood at the moment, and they were not stupid; they absolutely could not displease him at this juncture.
Granny Song's eyes lit up as if she had seen a savior. She kept kowtowing, the thumping sound striking Mu Xin Nuan's heart one after another.
Mu Xin Nuan narrowed her eyes slightly. She didn't understand how important this Granny Song was in the prince's heart. After all, she was his wet nurse and the person who had once nurtured him. If he asked her to forgive Song Jing once because of this, it would probably be perfectly normal.
However, the thought of having to spare that lowly maid who had committed a grave mistake made Mu Xin Nuan feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, please spare her, for she once served you. Your Highness, I will keep a close watch on her and never dare to be negligent again."
“Granny Song, I have always thought you were my wet nurse and should know the gravity of the matter. But do you even know what crime this lowly servant has committed today? Stealing the Princess's clothes and even daring to poison my wine. Do you think that by not executing her entire family, I have already shown her leniency?”
Upon hearing this, Granny Song was stunned. She stopped kowtowing and prostrated herself on the ground.
The prince is right. For such a heinous crime, merely selling her into a brothel is already the most merciful punishment.
At least it didn't kill her!
But for Song Jing, who has always been proud and arrogant, this would probably be more painful than taking her life.
Granny Song's face was ashen, and it took her a while to recover. "Your Highness, as long as you spare her, I will do anything you ask."
Mu Xin Nuan raised an eyebrow and immediately understood Duanmu Chu Ze's intention.
"What can you do? Tell me then," Duanmu Chuze said leisurely, his nonchalant manner suggesting he didn't believe the old woman could possibly do anything.
Granny Song gritted her teeth, watching the princess drink her tea without even lifting her eyelids, seemingly oblivious to her conversation with the prince. She couldn't help but feel a pang of grief and indignation. Her niece, though not as beautiful as the princess, was at least charming and lovely. Besides, the princess was too young to serve the prince in bed, yet she still tried to prevent the prince from getting close to other women. She was simply a jealous woman!
At this moment, Song Mama didn't know where she got the courage, but she suddenly straightened up and straightened her back. "Your Highness, you are the master of this Yan land, a noble prince. How can you humiliate yourself like this for the sake of the princess?"
Duanmu Chuze looked at her expressionlessly, still standing by the door, showing no intention of taking another step inside.
It's unclear whether it was such a subtle gesture that led Granny Song to mistakenly believe that the Prince was actually dissatisfied with the Princess, but didn't want to offend her, so he said that.
“Your Highness, your status is noble. It is quite common for you to have three wives and four concubines. Now that the Princess is young and you have no one to serve you closely, Song Jing has developed the idea of serving you. To put it bluntly, she admires Your Highness and has no improper intentions towards you!”
Now, Mu Xin Nuan had to admire Song Mama's sharp tongue.
The original Song Jing, who shamelessly seduced her master, was actually able to use her silver tongue to portray it as admiration and service? What a clever way to argue!
Seeing that the prince did not answer, Granny Song thought she had hit the nail on the head. So she pressed on, "Your Highness, I know that Song Jing was in the wrong this time. You may punish her as you wish, and I will not say a word. But you can't keep torturing yourself like this, can you?"
“Song Jing is of lowly status and is indeed unworthy to serve the master. If you look down on her, didn’t Her Majesty the Empress previously intend to recommend a few more beauties for you? Why don’t you just go along with Her Majesty the Empress’s wishes? That way, Her Majesty the Empress can be at ease.”
Duanmu Chuze stared at her silently for a long time, making her scalp tingle and her limbs tremble. Only then did Song Mama realize that she seemed to have said something wrong.
“Granny Song, I have always regarded you as someone close to me, so I have always turned a blind eye to your actions in the manor. I never expected that you would be able to come up with such a long explanation this time! You have really disappointed me.”
After Duanmu Chuze finished speaking, he put on an extremely heartbroken look. However, in Mu Xin Nuan's opinion, he was just putting on a very convincing act!
“Your Highness, every word I speak comes from the bottom of my heart, not a single word is false. I watched Your Highness grow up. How could I bear to see Your Highness suffer even the slightest injustice? After giving birth to Your Highness, the Empress was always unwell. I was fortunate enough to fulfill my mission and raise Your Highness. Your Highness, my heart is as sincere as the sun and the moon!”
Phew!
At this extremely sad moment, when a loyal servant was expressing his devotion, Mu Xin Nuan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I simply couldn't help myself. She's just a wet nurse, yet you used the word 'raised' to describe her relationship with you. I find it rather amusing."
Upon hearing this, Granny Song's face stiffened, and she was extremely embarrassed.
Aunt Fang, standing to the side, immediately straightened her face and said, "Granny Song, you've only breastfed the Prince for a little over two months. How can you claim to have raised him? The Prince is a prince, born of noble birth. How could a lowly servant like you dare to shoulder such a heavy responsibility? If it weren't for the fact that Her Majesty the Empress favored you because you were the youngest among the wet nurses, do you think Her Majesty would have allowed you to continue serving the Prince after several years?"
Aunt Fang's words directly pointed out that when the Empress was unwell, Prince Chang Le did not solely rely on her breast milk. At most, she only fed him for two months; how could there be any great debt of gratitude for his upbringing?
Furthermore, you weren't always by the Prince's side for those few years. It was only because the Prince was getting older and wanted to leave the palace that the Empress was worried and chose Granny Song to serve him. The reason for this was simply because she was younger and could serve the Prince for a few more years.
Hearing this, Mu Xin Nuan wanted to laugh even more, but when she glanced at Duanmu Chuze's somewhat gloomy face, she forced herself to suppress it, lest she get herself into trouble later. She knew he had fallen into her trap tonight, and she hoped he wouldn't cause her any more trouble.
Looking at Aunt Fang's somewhat serious expression, she really couldn't laugh anymore.