Chapter 203 How long can you keep being stubborn?

Chapter 203 How long can you keep being stubborn?

Wang Xuehua tried hard to hide the guilt in her eyes. She did not directly answer the words of the old princess. Instead, she turned her head and looked at Zhu Mingqiao fiercely, and her words shot out like sharp arrows: "Zhu Mingqiao, don't slander my maid. It was not her who bumped into Madam Pang Er. The truth is, I saw Madam Pang Er sneaking around, holding the Buddhist beads of the old princess. I was suspicious, so I asked Hong Tao to see if the Buddhist beads were stolen by her. Who would have thought that she knew the matter was exposed, and deliberately bumped into Hong Tao, trying to put the blame on Hong Tao. Such despicable behavior is really disgusting. And you, didn't I just say that you are a country boy and have no knowledge, so why are you so petty and collude with Madam Pang Er to slander me?"

Princess Lao Hui looked at Wang Xuehua sharply and asked, "Second Miss Wang, how do you know that the Buddhist beads in her hand are mine? I have been worshipping Buddha all year round, and I hardly care about worldly affairs. I rarely go out. My Buddhist beads have always been hidden and have never been revealed to the world."

Wang Xuehua's heart tightened, but she quickly calmed down and bowed slightly, saying, "Princess, calm down. I just happened to hear that you, Princess Hui, have a unique string of Buddhist beads. Today, I saw that the Buddhist beads in the woman's hand were very extraordinary, so I made a bold guess."

Princess Lao Hui snorted coldly: "Hmph, guess? Your guess is a little too accurate. Tell me, what are your intentions?"

Wang Xuehua quickly shook her head: "Princess, please understand. I have no ill intentions. I am just concerned about your things and am afraid that they will be stolen by thieves."

Seeing Wang Xuehua's stubbornness, Princess Lao Hui turned to look at Hong Tao with a sharp look in her eyes and said in a stern voice, "Why did you deliberately wet my clothes, and why did you deliberately bump into Madam Pang? You'd better tell the truth."

Hong Tao's face was filled with fear, and her body trembled uncontrollably. She turned her head in panic to look at Wang Xuehua, but she only got a warning look. Thinking that her parents and brothers were still in the mansion, if they betrayed Wang Xuehua, their lives would be in danger. Hong Tao bit her lips tightly, twisted the corners of her clothes unconsciously with her hands, and finally lowered her head and stammered, "Princess, calm down, it was... it was my servant who accidentally wet your clothes, and bumping into Madam Pang was... it was also an accident."

Princess Lao Hui had a stern expression on her face. She ordered people to take Hong Tao to the Dali Temple and said sternly, "Since you won't tell the truth, let the government handle it. I want to see how long you can keep your mouth shut under the government's interrogation. Humph, you dare to play tricks in front of me, I will make you pay the price."

At this moment, Nanny An, who was beside the princess, suddenly stood out. She was tall and straight, with sharp eyes. Nanny An walked in front of Hong Tao with steady steps. Nanny An raised her hand without hesitation, and with a crisp sound of "slap", a slap landed heavily on Hong Tao's face.

"The princess is a vegetarian and a Buddhist. She is kind-hearted and cannot bear to blame you. Yet you are so bold that you deliberately wet her clothes and stole her Buddhist beads while she was changing. Do you know that you are targeting the royal family? Your family members will not be implicated!" Nanny An's voice was as cold as ice and frightening.

Hong Tao was horrified, her face turned pale in an instant. Her body was shaking violently, her eyes were full of fear. She knelt down and begged for mercy, tears bursting out. "Princess, spare me, I know I was wrong."

Then, Hong Tao revealed the whole truth of the matter like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.

"It was the Second Miss who ordered me to do this. Just now in the banquet hall, the Second Miss mocked the wife of the Minister of Revenue, but was scolded by Madam Pang. The Second Miss was resentful and wanted to take revenge on Madam Pang, so she ordered me to steal the valuables from the princess and frame Madam Pang. Unexpectedly, I slipped and bumped into Madam Pang, and took the opportunity to hide the Buddhist beads on Madam Pang. Please forgive my family, the princess, and I am willing to die to apologize for my crime."

Princess Lao Hui looked at Wang Xuehua sternly and said in a deep voice: "What else do you have to say? Today is Shuqi's coming of age day, but you have caused such a disaster for no reason and ruined the mood of the host family. Now it has even caused Madam Pang to almost have a miscarriage. Now that my Buddhist beads have been returned to their original owner, this matter is over. But it is difficult for me to make the decision as to Madam Pang's affairs. You can take care of yourself." After that, the princess flicked her long sleeves and left resolutely with unquestionable majesty.

The wife of Ningyang Marquis hated Wang Xuehua, the troublemaker, to the core. She had caused such trouble on such a good day. The wife of Ningyang Marquis glared at Wang Xuehua fiercely, and then hurriedly chased after Princess Lao Hui.

Wang Xuehua stood there, being scrutinized by the eyes of many guests, filled with grief and indignation. At this moment, she was isolated and helpless, and her mother was summoned to the palace by her sister, Concubine Rou, so no one could help her.

Thinking of her sister, she felt more confident. She heard from her mother that her sister should be pregnant with the heir of the dragon. If that was true, she would be highly respected in the palace. She thought to herself that when her mother came back, she would know whether her sister was really pregnant with the heir of the dragon. Then she would make sure to make these people pay.

In the guest room, little Luo was leaning on the bed. Although her face was still a little pale, she looked much better.

She had just rested for a while and drank the pregnancy-preserving medicine prepared by the maid. The heart-wrenching abdominal pain she had felt before had completely disappeared.

Doctor Liu checked her pulse again and said that her pulse had stabilized and the baby was saved. When the news spread, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

When the wife of Ningyang Marquis learned the good news that the child was saved, she immediately asked the maid to carefully prepare several gift boxes filled with various precious supplements suitable for pregnant women. Afterwards, the wife of Ningyang Marquis arranged a comfortable carriage. The interior of the carriage was carefully padded with thick cushions. Little Luo was carefully helped onto the carriage, and then returned to the Grand Tutor's Mansion with Luo's mother and daughter.

Before leaving, the wife of the Marquis of Ningyang looked ashamed and promised to come and apologize another day.

Seeing that Princess Hui and the Luo family had left, Lady Ningyang suppressed her irritability and returned to the banquet hall. She tried to maintain a smile on her face and warmly entertained the guests. Although today's dishes were extremely rich and the delicacies were countless, after what happened just now, everyone felt a little uncomfortable eating. The atmosphere that should have been lively and cheerful was now shrouded in embarrassment and depression.

Soon, the banquet was over. The ladies of each family took their children and left one after another. They looked like they were eager to escape from this place of trouble. The male guests seemed to have heard the news as well, and they also left one after another. The banquet hall, which was originally very lively, suddenly became deserted.

The wife of the Marquis of Ningyang stood in the empty banquet hall, feeling extremely angry.

This afternoon, she had carefully prepared a lot of wonderful programs, and the stage was set up a few days in advance, consuming a lot of manpower and material resources. Hearing that Princess Lao Hui liked to listen to opera, she spent a huge amount of money to invite a particularly famous opera troupe from western Fujian.

Now, all this was in vain. She was so angry that she was shaking all over and wanted to strangle Wang Xuehua to death immediately.