The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Chapter 345: Mistake

There are only two bridges in the garden, and they are quite far apart. Shen Tang didn't believe that the little maid who stayed in the garden to serve all day would make a mistake.

Shen Tang said, "Luckily I'm fine, but that little maid couldn't even tell the difference between two bridges. She was too careless. If I had been hurt, Miss Jiang Biao would probably never be able to come to the mansion again."

……it's out of the question.

People who are scheming, cruel and ruthless are also extremely thick-skinned, and they don't think they have made any mistakes at all, so why would they stop visiting?

The princess ordered Mother Yun, "Give that maid thirty lashes of the cane and send her away from the palace."

Mother Yun went to take care of this matter, and the princess comforted Shen Tang.

When the princess was about to leave, Si'er came back and said, "Mother Yun wanted to sell that maid, but she knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, saying that when Miss Jiang asked her to wash, she pointed to that bridge, and she didn't go the wrong way..."

The two bridges are pointing in different directions, so even the most directionally challenged person can't point in the wrong direction.

Mother Yun couldn't handle the matter, so she asked the maid to report to the princess.

The princess went to the garden.

The news that Shen Tang stepped on tea seed oil and nearly fell had spread throughout the Jingyang Palace.

When the princess arrived at the garden, Concubine Jiang, Jiang Huier, as well as the second and third wives were all there. After all, this was not a trivial matter.

Seeing the princess, Jiang Huier's eyes were red, and she said aggrievedly, "I just accidentally spilled some tea seed oil on the bridge, and I didn't expect it to almost cause such a big trouble. It's my fault that my cousin's wife got scared..."

No one has said anything to her yet, but she's already feeling wronged.

Concubine Jiang defended her, saying, "Huier didn't do it on purpose. The weather was clear the next day. Who knew the Crown Prince's wife was pregnant and would come to the garden? Huier also told the maid about spilling the tea seed oil. It was the maid who didn't do her job properly and almost caused such a disaster!"

My niece from my mother's side can come to visit Prince Jingyang's Mansion, but the Crown Prince's wife from Prince Jingyang's Mansion shouldn't come to the garden. It was thanks to Concubine Jiang that she said it.

But as a princess, she cannot say this, otherwise it would mean that she does not welcome the cousin into the mansion. The Jiang family is the prince's uncle's family and has done the prince a favor. The princess has always avoided Concubine Jiang as much as possible, let alone a girl from the Jiang family.

The princess glanced at the maid kneeling on the ground and said, "You can't even listen to what I say. Drag her away and beat her to death."

The maid's face was already pale. When she heard that she was going to be beaten to death, she kowtowed repeatedly, "Princess, please understand. I didn't hear you wrongly. My cousin was pointing to that bridge, so I went to wipe it..."

Before the maid could finish her words, Concubine Jiang scolded her, "You, a maid, made a mistake, and you dare to put it on your master?!"

She is just a cousin who came to visit the mansion, how can she be considered a master?

The princess asked the maid, "Did you make a mistake, or did the cousin point in the wrong direction?"

The maidservant said, "I've been in the garden for three years. I know the way even with my eyes closed. I would never make a mistake. When my cousin pointed in that direction, I was puzzled. I knew you came from that bridge, so why did you spill tea seed oil on that bridge? But my cousin told me to wash the bridge, so I had no choice but to do as she was told. Qingli was over there when my cousin pointed in the direction. She should have seen it. If you don't believe me, ask her."

The princess ordered, "Call the maid named Qingli over here."

Soon, the maid came.

Concubine Jiang asked the maid, "Can you see which bridge the cousin is pointing to?"

Qingli was a little timid, "Slave, I didn't notice..."

The princess said coldly, "There were guests passing by in the garden, but you didn't pay any attention. Do you want to be sold along with them?"

Qingli's face turned pale, and she knelt down, "I saw it, my cousin was pointing at the bridge over there, that's where Bai Rui went!"

The maids in the mansion did not dare to provoke Concubine Jiang, but if they were to be sold out of the mansion, how could they dare to protect themselves?

Concubine Jiang said, "Princess, aren't you openly threatening the maid? If you threaten her, can she testify?"

Jiang Hui'er stood aside and said, "It was my clumsiness that nearly caused such a disaster. It's normal for the princess to be angry with me. I, I won't come to the Jingyang Palace anymore..."

The princess was already a person with the best temper, but she was also very angry when she heard what Jiang Huier said.

During her visit to the palace, Shen Tangshuang almost fell off the bridge. When she questioned the maid, it became her fault as the princess.

Concubine Jiang said, "Princess, you have absolute power in the palace, but the Jiang family has done the prince a favor. Where does Princess put the prince?!"

The princess was shaking with anger.

The Second Wife chimed in, "Look how scared your cousin is... The Crown Prince's wife is fine, so why would the Princess bother to pursue this?"

The princess always knew that she shouldn't get involved in the Jiang family's affairs, but today she was just angry.

But the princess was really angry and was not to be trifled with. She ordered Mother Yun, "Send these two maids to the front yard and wait for the prince to return home so that he can interrogate them personally."

After saying this, the princess left.

Concubine Jiang became worried instead.

When the prince returned home from the military camp, Manager Zhou reported to him what had happened in the mansion, and the prince was immediately overwhelmed.

No matter how difficult the military affairs are, they are not as troublesome to the prince as these things.

Normally, the princess would just leave the matter of Concubine Jiang to the prince and not ask any further questions. But this time, the princess not only came to the front yard herself, but also called Concubine Jiang to the front yard and asked the prince to interrogate her in front of them.

The princess said, "Tang'er has only been married into the Jingyang Palace for a few months. First, someone drugged her to make her pregnant, and today she nearly fell off a bridge, injuring her unborn baby. It's easy to avoid an open attack, but it's hard to guard against a hidden one. If we don't get to the bottom of what happened today, I don't think they need to stay in this palace anymore. I'll take them to live in the other courtyard."

The princess has been married to the prince for twenty years and has never said such harsh words. She would suffer some grievances herself, but she would never let her son and daughter-in-law suffer any grievances.

Today's incident is not just a dispute between the Princess and Concubine Jiang, but also Xie Guimo and Shen Tang are behind the scenes, who are even more of a headache for the Prince.

The prince's eyes fell on the two maids kneeling on the ground, "What happened? Tell me everything. If you lie even a little, I will not forgive you."

The two maids told the prince everything they heard and saw.

Even though she heard the maid say with her own ears that Jiang Huier pointed in the wrong direction, Concubine Jiang insisted that the maid was lying and that someone was instructing the maid to say so, either openly or secretly.

The prince didn't tolerate it and said directly to Concubine Jiang, "There are not only these maids in the garden, but also my secret guards. Do you want me to call the secret guards to question them in person?"

Concubine Jiang's face paled. "Your Highness, calm down. Hui'er already knows she was wrong. She just pointed casually, thinking the maid would know she came from that bridge and would come to deal with it. But she didn't expect the maid to be so stupid, and the Crown Prince's Concubine happened to be going down the bridge. It almost caused a disaster. She was afraid of being punished, so she didn't dare to admit that she pointed in the wrong direction."

"Huier's mistake was unintentional. She came to visit the mansion, and the Crown Prince's wife is fine. Why should we be so unreasonable..."

The prince was so angry that he laughed, "If Mo'er hadn't arrived in time today, the Crown Prince's Consort would have been injured. But you're saying that they are being unreasonable. Is it so difficult to apologize openly after making a mistake?"

Concubine Jiang's face was full of humiliation, as if she had been wronged.

The princess was too lazy to look any further and just turned and left.

As he was leaving, the prince's stern voice rang out, "Go and apologize to the Crown Princess. After you've done so, go to the Buddhist temple and reflect on your actions."

However, Concubine Jiang was not there. She neither went to Chenxiangyuan to apologize nor went to the Buddhist temple to reflect.

As soon as she entered the inner courtyard, she sprained her ankle and the maid helped her back to her own courtyard.