diskusbooks Chapter 168 Give my child back to me!
Chapter 168 Give my child back to me!
The eldest princess wore a long golden smoke-gauze dress, a cross-collared top embroidered with a blue bird facing a phoenix in gold and cinnabar thread, a skirt with a phoenix tail embroidered with flowers, butterflies and clouds in gold thread, and a red smoke-gauze silk overcoat. She looked noble and elegant, and walked slowly with small steps like green lotus.
Behind him, there were dozens of maids and guards.
The dazzling and exquisite clothes, the golden jewelry and hairpins, and the exquisite makeup that was only popular in Kyoto stunned everyone.
"Is that the eldest princess?"
Someone said this, and instantly all the guards inside and outside the palace knelt down, "Welcome the Princess!"
"Welcome the Princess!"
The soldiers' voices were so deep and powerful, and their aura was so majestic that the crowd of people watching outside all dropped to their knees.
With a plop, he knelt on the ground and shouted in worship: "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Princess Zhaoming's tense expression finally eased a little at this moment.
Liu Xi looked at the people kneeling on the ground with a face full of relief, but as soon as he glanced around, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
He raised his eyebrows, pointed at the woman who was disrespectful to the princess, and suddenly rang out in a shrill voice, "Who are you? Why don't you kneel when you see the princess?"
Everyone's eyes quietly shifted to the woman standing upright.
Shu He's face was filled with weakness, and her voice was shaky. She bowed and apologized, saying, "Princess, please forgive me. I come from the countryside and don't know etiquette. Moreover, I am seriously injured and cannot kneel down. I am afraid that if I kneel down, I won't be able to get up..."
Hearing this, Baili Moqing's eyes twitched slightly, and he glanced at her with an unclear look.
Why is this woman so pretentious today?
No matter how pitiful she looked, Liu Xi would not buy it and immediately ordered someone to capture the woman.
The princess raised her eyelids slightly, and gently waved her slender fingers outside her sleeve. Even though there was a hint of displeasure in her eyes, her face remained very kind. "Since you are injured, then let it go."
After hearing this, the people kneeling outside praised the eldest princess for her magnanimity and gentleness.
"So the eldest princess is so gentle and kind. I guess it wasn't her who stole the child and refused to return him!"
"Yes, yes, yes, I think it was that Miss Zhu who deceived the Princess!"
Although the discussion was very quiet, the scene was extremely quiet, and those words still reached the ears of the eldest princess.
She looked at the people outside the courtyard, her voice gentle and warm, with a hint of intimacy, "Everyone, please stand up."
Seeing this, Liu Xi hurried forward and shouted, "The Princess has given the order: Get up!"
When the guards and people outside heard this, they stood up one after another, their faces full of respect.
"Thank you, Princess!"
This is the eldest princess! Her temperament is indeed noble, worthy of being a member of the royal family.
Everyone stood up. Only Zhu Zifeng was left kneeling.
Because she knew that today, she would become the scapegoat.
At this moment, she finally understood why Shu He questioned her like that.
Fortunately, she stopped herself in time. Otherwise, she would have been in an irretrievable state today!
The eldest princess's gaze drifted across Zhu Zifeng, and the displeasure hidden in her eyes dissipated a little.
At this time, the servants brought a royal chair, and she sat on it, looking at Baili Moqing and waving at him, "Moqing is here too, come, come to your aunt."
Baili Moqing's eyes were stern, but he still nodded with a hint of smile.
After all, everyone has to save face in front of outsiders.
"What did the princess call that man?" Someone in the crowd with sharp ears looked surprised and doubtful, as if he had heard it wrong.
"What do you mean, 'Qing'? Your voice was a little soft, I couldn't hear it clearly."
The man suppressed his doubts and asked the people around him to stop talking and listen carefully.
"Zifeng." The eldest princess said lightly.
Zhu Zifeng leaned forward and said quickly, "Zifeng is here!"
"Explain it."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zifeng lowered herself even lower, "I've done something wrong. Please, Princess, punish me!"
"Oh? What's wrong?" The eldest princess spoke again. Under her exquisite makeup, she had an extremely indifferent and ruthless face.
"I saw that the eldest princess was very fond of Doctor Heshu's child when she visited the prince's residence the day before yesterday, so I thought of taking the child back to entertain the eldest princess. However, when I went there yesterday, Doctor Heshu and the prince were not at home, so I took the initiative..."
What she meant was that her original intention was not to snatch the child away, but to say hello to the child's mother, but it just happened that the child's mother was not at home at that time.
"Then why, when the child's mother came looking for her, not only did you not return her, but you even sent someone to beat her up? Zifeng, are you trying to put me in an unkind and immoral position?"
"I dare not!" Zhu Zifeng's voice trembled, and her whole body was shaking. "I didn't know that the person outside was Doctor He Shu. It was only after the conflict that I learned that the person was the child's mother..."
"Seeing her filled with rage and murderous intent, I was worried she might harm the Princess, so I wanted to have her apprehended and handed over to the Princess for her fate..."
"Your Highness, I don't know why things have developed to this point..."
Shu He sneered. This Zhu Zifeng was truly a shrewd person. He didn't say a single word that was disadvantageous to him. He just took things out of context and said things that were disadvantageous to Shu He!
Is this implying that Shu He is unreasonable and broke into the mansion by force?
"Miss Zhu, you need to choose your words carefully. There are witnesses outside to everything that just happened. Do you want me to find a few people to confront you?"
The eldest princess' eyes darkened slightly, and the displeasure on her face deepened. She glanced at Shu He indifferently, feeling that the woman was somewhat unsure of her own course. She then asked Zhu Zifeng, her words soft and gentle, her emotions unrecognizable. "Zifeng, she said she wants to find someone to confront you. Do you agree?"
Zhu Zifeng lowered his body even lower, "Princess, this is all Zifeng's fault. It was Zifeng who was careless and brought disaster to the princess' reputation. Zifeng is willing to be punished by acupuncture or caning!"
When Liu Xi heard about the punishment of acupuncture and caning, his expression changed repeatedly. He bowed and pleaded, "Princess, this matter is not solely the fault of Miss Zhu. Isn't the punishment of caning or acupuncture too severe?"
Punishment with acupuncture is okay, but if it was a beating with a stick in the court, wouldn't Miss Zhu's body be left with scars?
By then, will I still be able to marry into Prince Nanyu's Mansion?
"Princess!" Shu He said, his face slightly dark. "Can the punishment be delayed?"
The princess looked up and saw her eyes looking straight at her, and she felt unhappy again. This woman was really bold, daring to look her straight in the eye!
"Right now, I just want to see my daughter!" Shu He stepped forward, bowed, and said loudly, "Princess, please order Zhu Zifeng to return my child to me!"
She said this on purpose in order to let the people outside know that the "kidnapping" incident had nothing to do with the eldest princess.
Her words gave the princess a way out. But on the other hand, she also pushed her to the forefront, forcing her to make a decision.
As for whether it is a step or a threat, it depends on how the eldest princess sees it.
Shu He thought that she had shown goodwill enough and the princess should return the child to her.
Unexpectedly, the eldest princess's expression became even more gloomy. She remained silent, not saying a word.