Princess Lianchun glanced at her languorously, "Could it be me?"
Yunxiang dared not disobey, hastily replied, "This servant accepts the order!"
"Get up and follow me!"
Yunxiang walked to Lin QingâEr, looked at her briefly, without giving her a chance to react, and promptly walked out!
"Wait!"
Princess Lianchun suddenly called Yunxiang.
"Do you have any other instructions?" Yunxiang quickly stopped and asked.
"Do not teach her in some remote corner, just go to the front courtyard!
The place where I met Miss Wei when I came in, itâs spacious, with a wide view and many people, allowing those interested but without the opportunity to learn palace etiquette to catch a glimpse!"
"Yes!"
Yunxiang promptly complied, leading Lin QingâEr, whose face turned pale, needing two maids to support her walking, outside.
Outside, people came and went, and soon this matter spread widely, even the young talents invited by Ji Youzhi found a concealed place to secretly watch Yunxiang teaching Lin QingâEr!
"Oh my! Princess Lianchun is truly a formidable character; such punishment is even harder to bear than death!"
"Indeed, after such an affair, this young woman will be despised by all the noble women in the capital!"
"Being despised is nothing compared to her situation; she might even implicate her family sisters!"
The young talents shook their heads and whispered amongst themselves, then returned to their seats, shaking their heads.
As for Princess Lianchun, once Lin QingâEr was taken away, her gaze shifted casually to Xie Yingying.
"What did you want to say to me just now?"
Watching her cousinâs fate, Xie Yingying was extremely nervous at this moment; facing Princess Lianchunâs question, she did not respond for quite some time.
"I... I..."
"You what?"
Princess Lianchun asked her kindly, her face full of smiles, appearing very gentle and friendly, yet for Xie Yingying, Princess Lianchun seemed like a demon!
"Nothing... I have nothing to say!"
Xie Yingying dared not speak too much, her eyes flickering uncomfortably, feeling very guilty!
"How can you have nothing? You seemed very knowledgeable!"
Princess Lianchun suddenly paused, "Ah! I forgot something. That young woman went to learn the rules and etiquette, yet she seemed to want to tell me something, and I was too anxious to let her finish. Why donât you say it for her?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Yingyingâs face turned pale, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
"Actually, I know what you want to say.
Itâs nothing but Xie PanâEr getting attached to the Ji Familyâs prominent tree, becoming arrogant, betraying her ancestors, being ungrateful, etc... Am I right?"
Princess Lianchunâs words left everyone with mouths agape, not daring to even breathe.
"Come!"
Princess Lianchun waved to PanâEr and her mother, who stood bewildered nearby, wanting to step forward but scared.
PanâErâs mother led Xie PanâEr step by step to Princess Lianchun, saluting, "Greetings to Princess Lianchun! May the Princess live long!"
Princess Lianchun did not bid them to rise, instead cuddling Xiaosuisui in her arms, tickling her small chin, acting as if PanâEr and her mother did not exist!
Xie PanâEr was indeed observant, realizing Princess Lianchunâs anger might be due to what Lin QingâEr said, linked to Xiaosuisui!
"Greetings to Chang Rongshun and Princess, may Her Highness live long!"
Xiaosuisui, quite adept, waved her chubby hands, "Pretty aunt, pretty aunt, please rise!"
PanâEr and her mother dared not rise, subtly glancing at Princess Lianchun!
"Rise! Remember, even though Suisui does not have royal blood, she is still the Emperorâs personally conferred Chang Rongshun Princess, and no one can surpass her honor!"
"Yes! We will heed Princess Lianchunâs lesson!"
Just as Princess Lianchun finished speaking, everyone in the courtyard stood up to salute.
"Alright, I have heard bits and pieces of the matter myself, isnât it just that the current head of the Xie Family is weak and incompetent, the matriarch lacks virtue, abusing the collateral branches, seizing ancestral property, turning sisters-in-law into maids, engaging in a scandalous affair, stripping Xie PanâEr of her rightful status, denying their mastersâ identity, leading the fifth branch of the Xie Family to split from the clan and form its own sect?"