Looking at the Nanny Xiao kneeling on the ground, the Empress Dowager was taken aback, and the Duchess of the Dukedom was even more surprised and asked, "Why is it Nanny Xiao? I thought it was some clumsy little palace maid!"
Nanny Xiao was a trusted nanny of the Empress Dowager Xiao and was also from the Xiao Family.
The Duke often said to respect Nanny Xiao as if she were the Empress Dowager Xiao.
Because Nanny Xiao knew the Empress Dowager Xiaoâs temperament very well, if she could be pleased, she could whisper a few words in the Empress Dowagerâs ear, and then whatever her mother wanted to do could be accomplished easily.
But now...
"Oh dear Nanny, my apologies, I truly didnât know it was you wandering outside!"
The Duchess of the Dukedom began to worry and feel anxious, looking regretfully at the Empress Dowager and then apologetically towards Empress Dowager Xiao.
The Empress Dowager Xiao was not a fool; seeing Xiaomo Moâs expression, she knew that something major must have happened.
"Whatâs going on with you? Look how frightened you are, why come in and immediately kneel?"
Hearing Empress Dowager Xiaoâs question, Nanny Xiao directly knocked her head onto the ground and reported with a sobbing voice, "Your Majesty, forgive me. It was this old servantâs momentary negligence that let the Princess take advantage of an opportunity, and the night pearl from the palace has been taken by the Princess!"
"What? How did the night pearl end up in the hands of that misfortune bringer?"
"Nanny Xiao, are you joking?"
Upon hearing that the night pearl was taken by Xiaosuisui, Xiao NingâEr exploded and shouted sharply at Nanny Xiao!
Upon hearing Xiao NingâErâs shout, Nanny Xiaoâs body trembled like a sieve.
"Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty, forgive me! Itâs not the decision of this old servant, it was Princess Lianchun who said, your Majesty mentioned, that the items in the warehouse were for Chang Rongshun and the Princess to pick themselves. Therefore, that night pearl, which Chang Rongshun and the Princess found delightful and unwilling to part with, Princess Lianchun allowed her to take it away."
Nanny Xiaoâs information left the Duchess of the Dukedom and Xiao NingâEr completely dumbfounded.
"Princess Lianchun?
"What does Nanny Xiao mean by this?
Wasnât Princess Lianchun taken long ago..."
The Duchess of the Dukedom hurriedly covered her mouth with a handkerchief, not daring to say another word.
She looked at the Empress Dowager with puzzled eyes.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager Xiao was not looking pleased, her anger obvious.
The Duchess of the Dukedom, seeing the Empress Dowagerâs expression, instinctively thought her anger was due to Xiaosuisui taking the night pearl, and immediately wanted to fuel her displeasure.
"This Chang Rongshun and the Princess are too bold, arenât they just commoners?
Receiving the emperorâs favor and being conferred as a princess, she truly considers herself royalty!
Daring to take the night pearl, a symbol of the position of the mother of the nation! I think sheâs just too audacious!"
The Duchess of the Dukedom began to curse Xiaosuisui in front of the Empress Dowager.
After cursing, she frowned, feeling a strong gaze fixed on her.
The Duchess of the Dukedom immediately sensed something was not right, nervously turning to look towards the source of the gaze, where she saw the Empress Dowagerâs eyes burning with fury!
"Em... Empress Dowager!"
"What did you just say?"
The Empress Dowager asked through gritted teeth, making the Duchess inexplicably anxious!
"I... I said Chang Rongshun and the Princess were too... too bold, daring to take your night pearl without permission!"
The Empress Dowagerâs eyes narrowed again, coldly snorting, "Misfortune bringer? Who are you talking about?"
The Duchess of the Dukedom hastily said, "Iâm talking about Chang Rongshun and the Princess!
Rumors are everywhere now, saying that Chang Rongshun and the Princess is a misfortune bringer, she was born and caused her parentsâ deaths and even broke her third auntâs leg.
They say that the child in her third auntâs womb was also miscarried because of her!"
The Duchess of the Dukedom had rehearsed these words before entering the palace!
In the past, the Empress Dowager always summoned her daughter NingâEr to accompany the emperor every so often!
Originally, their family thought their daughterâs position as future empress was assured, but unexpectedly, after the arrival of this Chang Rongshun and the Princess, the Empress Dowager Xiao clearly favored her more, not to mention, NingâEr, who used to enter the palace regularly to accompany the emperor, had not been summoned for a long time.
So a few days ago, when she received the news at the Li Mansion, she thought of using it, believing that as long as the Ji Familyâs baby lost favor, her daughterâs position as future empress would eventually be secured!