The Queen Mother sneered, but could not hide the anger in her eyes, "Do you think I'm blind? Did she get the scar on her face herself?"
Zi'an stretched out his hand and waved it again, "To answer the Empress Dowager, it was not her fault. Yesterday, she beat up the maid next to me in the palace. Prince Li saw this and he accused her of being disrespectful to her master, arrogant and domineering. He only gave her a small punishment. The execution was carried out by the guards next to Prince Li. It was not my fault."
Princess Li came out and said, "This is absolutely true. This evil servant was so arrogant that he dared to beat up the old maid who had served in the palace for many years in front of his master, and he kept saying that he came here by order. If he is not punished for being so arrogant, what will happen in the future? Isn't it also the face of the Empress Dowager that is lost?"
The muscles on the Empress Dowager's face trembled and she glared at the Princess of Prince Li fiercely. The Princess of Prince Li raised her head, not afraid of her at all.
She had punished the old lady before and shocked everyone, but now she was torn apart by her man and Zi'an. She was just a paper tiger. What was there to be afraid of
The Empress Dowager held her breath and looked at Nanny Liang, "Is what Princess Li said true? If someone has wronged you, don't be afraid. I am here to stand up for you."
These words were so biased that the people present gasped.
She ignored it all and just encouraged Nanny Liang with her eyes.
Madam Liang had lost a tooth and her mouth was numb with pain. She heard that she could defend herself, so she knelt straight and cried, "Empress Dowager, please be wise. I have served you for many years. You have taught me how to be arrogant. Since I entered the palace, I have managed the servants of the palace properly, and the servants are united. That day, it was the madam beside the princess who was proud of serving the deposed Empress Liang, and saw that I was deeply trusted by the servants in the palace, so she provoked me and disrespected the Empress Dowager. I couldn't help it and wanted to stop her. I didn't know that I was tired for many days, weak, and extremely angry. I couldn't stand steadily for a while and bumped into her. She fell to the ground on the pretext of something. Prince Li happened to come, and the princess deliberately scolded me, making Prince Li mistakenly think that I was fighting with Madam Yang, and ordered me to be beaten with a stick. I was really wronged."
Zian felt that this defense was really... shameless!
The Queen Mother looked at Zi'an coldly, "Princess, is what she said true?"
Zi'an said, "Empress Dowager, do you believe me and Prince Li, or do you believe her?"
The Queen Mother snorted, "She has been by my side for many years. I know she is not a domineering or reckless person. I am afraid there is something else going on."
Zi'an said worriedly, "If there is really something wrong, I'm afraid that Prince Li has wronged Nanny. Since she is someone close to the Empress Dowager, it would be unfilial if I force her to leave. The Empress Dowager should keep her by her side."
The Queen Mother was startled, but then she calmed down and said, "We'll talk about this later. As for you accusing her of stealing, I also want to hear how she defends herself."
She didn't dare to say that Prince Li had wronged her. If Prince Li knew about this, he would probably come to the palace in the middle of the night to argue with her.
"Okay." Zi'an said quietly, blinking a few times, without any emotion.
The queen had been silent the whole time, but when the maid was explaining, she suddenly said, "The maid was sent by the empress dowager, so I don't think she would have such greed. Could it be that the servants in the palace deliberately framed her? After all, the rules of the palace have always been relatively loose. When the maid and others went there, they were upright in everything, which inevitably aroused resentment from those sloppy and cunning people. It is possible that they would take advantage of the princess's return to have sneaky thoughts."
The Empress Dowager immediately looked at the Queen with admiration, but the Queen remained expressionless and continued to stand respectfully.
After hearing what the Queen said, Madam Liang immediately cried out for injustice, "Your Majesty is wise. I am really wronged. Someone must have framed me. And the person who framed me is probably not as simple as me."
After saying that, she looked at Zi'an hatefully.
Zi'an looked at her and sighed in his heart, "You want to die, how can I stop you? Do you really think the Queen Mother can support you?"
Zi'an looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "I have also thought about this possibility. Could it be that someone deliberately framed Madam? So, I called a group of people to come and ask them clearly. Sure enough, I found a suspicious person."
"Who is it?" the Queen Mother asked immediately.
Zi'an's face was slightly sad. "But this man is not an ordinary person. Although I have doubts, it is not easy to torture him."
"Nonsense!" The Queen Mother scolded, "In the palace, you are the princess, the master, and the people below are all servants. Who dares to make a big fuss and not allow you to interrogate? If you don't dare, then report it to the palace and I will interrogate it for you."
Zi'an's face brightened, and he said quickly: "With the Empress Dowager's words, I feel relieved. While Madam Liang is here, I have a few questions to ask Madam Liang. If you ask the truth, you will know that Madam Liang was indeed framed by this person."
"Princess, please ask." Nanny Liang thought that she was afraid of the Empress Dowager and was deliberately trying to save face for herself.
Zi'an really showed a flattering look, "Mammy, since you entered the palace, have you always felt that someone is intentionally or unintentionally trying to trip you up?"
Nanny Liang nodded and said, "That's right."
“Is there always someone who questions your decisions and doesn’t follow your instructions?”
"Indeed, there is." said Nanny Liang.
"Do you always feel that something is missing from your house? Many of your jewelry has disappeared?"
Nanny Liang's heart moved. She was afraid that she would have to find someone in the mansion to confess the matter. This would be considered sensible of her. But if she really started a fight with the Empress Dowager, what would she be
"That's right!" Nanny Liang said loudly.
Zi'an smiled slightly, raised his head and looked at the Empress Dowager, "Empress Dowager, I am basically sure that Madam was framed, and the person who framed her was none other than Madam Sun who lived in the same room with her!"
"Impossible!" Upon hearing this, Nanny Liang immediately refuted loudly.
The Queen Mother sneered, "Princess, what tricks are you playing?"
Zi'an said calmly, "Empress Dowager, you should have heard it. Just now, Nanny Liang said that since she entered the palace, she has managed the servants of the palace properly. The people in the palace are united, so the original servants of the palace will not make trouble for her. This is the first reason. Nanny Liang also said that Nanny Yang provoked her because she saw that the servants in the palace believed in her. It seems that the people in the palace would not question her decision and not act according to her instructions. This is the second reason. As for the fact that the items in her room often disappeared, I have asked several maids. , their room was never open to outsiders, and was locked with a lot of copper locks. So, the only person who could do it was Nanny Sun who lived in the same room with Nanny Liang. Nanny Sun and Nanny Liang went in and out of the palace together. Both of them were respected by the Empress Dowager. So, when she saw that Nanny Liang was trusted by the servants in the mansion, she was jealous and angry. When she saw me coming back, she stole a few pieces of jewelry and put them under Nanny Liang's bed while she was packing my things. And it was Nanny Sun who suggested searching every room. "
After Zi'an finished speaking, he looked at Madam Yang again and asked gently, "Madam Liang, do you think what I said is right? You were framed, right? Or, were you the one who stole it in the first place?"
(End of this chapter)