Nanny Jing said to Tang Zhuyun, "Your Highness, her loyalty to the Prince is beyond doubt."
Although the two didn't get along, Nanny Jing was quite certain of this.
"This old servant has only been here a short time, but I already know that His Highness holds you in a very important position, let alone her. So, could there be some misunderstanding in this matter?"
She even suspected that someone wanted to eliminate the loyal old servant by the Prince of Jin's side.
Xiu'er said, "There's no doubt that Nanny Rong is now hostile towards Her Highness."
"What exactly happened to make Nanny Rong believe that my existence is more of a disadvantage than a benefit to the Prince?" Tang Zhuyun asked thoughtfully.
"Sigh, I don't want to think about it anymore," Xiu'er said. "The main character is back; you just need to wait for the Prince."
As long as the prince trusts the empress, nothing else matters.
It's no loss that Nanny Rong is dead.
They're either stupid or wicked, or even both, humph!
Prince of Jin's voice suddenly rang out. "A-Yun, come in quickly, something's wrong with Nanny Rong."
Nanny Rong has gone mad.
She was clearly lying in bed, but insisted she was in a carriage, and even complained that the carriage was bumpy.
After a while, it started chewing again, and when asked, it turned out it was eating apricots.
Prince of Jin instructed Nanxing and Xiu'er to keep Nanny Rong calm—after all, her wounds didn't allow her to move around too much—and then led Tang Zhuyun outside.
"Do you think it's real or an act?" he asked in a deep voice.
"I don't know either, we'll find out in a couple of days."
"Um?"
"She ate poisonous mushrooms, and although she induced vomiting in time, it will still have an effect," Tang Zhuyun said. "Some toxins in mushrooms can cause mental confusion; however, these effects are temporary."
In other words, even if Nanny Rong was indeed poisoned, she should regain consciousness within two days at most.
This is from a professional perspective.
Based on both logic and emotional inference, Tang Zhuyun is inclined to believe that Nanny Rong was faking it.
If Nanny Rong was truly facing a dilemma—being persecuted but not wanting to do so—going mad might be a good option for her.
Prince of Jin asked, "How many days will it take to confirm that Nanny Rong is out of danger?"
"Three to five days."
"Then let's wait three to five days." The Prince of Jin had already made his decision.
What are we going to do in three to five days?
"I'll talk to her after she wakes up; but I suspect she won't tell me the truth..."
If I could tell you, I wouldn't have chosen a dead end.
"It's alright if you don't tell me, I'll investigate thoroughly." A cold glint appeared in the Prince of Jin's eyes.
To force Nanny Rong to this point, to smear Tang Zhuyun and make him find out who it was, haha.
"And then?" Tang Zhuyun asked.
To be honest, after this incident, it was difficult for her to be completely without resentment towards Nanny Rong.
She hoped that the Prince of Jin could send Nanny Rong away temporarily.
Who wants to keep a time bomb by their side?
The Prince of Jin said, "Until this matter is investigated, you should go back to your parents' home."
Tang Zhuyun: "?"
She became the one who got kicked out?
"You won't have any trouble adjusting when you go back to your parents' home."
"Are you adapting well?" Tang Zhuyun asked.
"I just changed my sleeping place," said the Prince of Jin. "Shang Ke."
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
Does this mean I'm already planning to climb the wall?
"You can no longer live under the same roof as Nanny Rong," Prince of Jin said. "But it's not a good time to move her either. I think the people who can contact her are still in the manor. If we don't give them a chance, it'll be hard for them to slip up."
"It's fine for me to go back to my parents' home, but what's the reason?"
"Didn't you say you'd use a counter-strategy?" Prince of Jin laughed. "Then we'll just say you disrespected Nanny Rong, argued with me, and went back to your parents' home."
Tang Zhuyun: "What kind of reason is that? What master has to show respect to his servants?"
Even if an old servant has some dignity, it's because of his master; who dares to defy their master?
That doesn't make sense.
The Prince of Jin said, "That's good. This way, it's me being silly, not you."
Tang Zhuyun: "... Is it really a good idea to throw mud at yourself?"
"A lot of lice won't bite," the Prince of Jin said nonchalantly.
As long as Tang Zhuyun is alright, that's all that matters.
Tang Zhuyun was so angry that she picked up a teacup and was about to smash it on the ground.
However, after looking at it again, I put it down.
I couldn't bear to part with it.
A complete set of fine Ge kiln ink-patterned plum blossom teaware is difficult to replace if even one cup is broken.
"What's wrong?"
"If one of them breaks, the set won't be complete." Tang Zhuyun looked around, trying to find one she wouldn't mind breaking.
Unexpectedly, the Prince of Jin flicked his sleeve, and the entire tea set on the table fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Tang Zhuyun: "!"
"Go back now, but leave the door open for me tonight," Prince of Jin said softly. "I'll give instructions to my father-in-law and Old Master Xue; I won't let them worry."
Then he raised his voice. "Song Jingyang, take the Princess back and confine her to her quarters. Without my order, she is not to step out of the courtyard."
Tang Zhuyun stood on tiptoe and kissed him hard. "I'm leaving."
Then she shouted, "Let's see who dares!"
Xiu'er shouted from outside, "No more! No more! Aunt, someone help! We're not staying in this wretched manor anymore!"
Yanran rushed in like a gust of wind. "I'm going with Mother!"
Song Jingyang: "Xiu'er, stop fooling around, stop..."
Xiu'er stomped on his foot hard. "Go find Linlin for me! And Linlin too! Not one of them can be missing."
Song Jingyang: "..."
Xiu'er then asked Nanny Jing, "Why don't you come with me? This Prince's mansion is a mess; I can't stay here any longer."
Nanny Jing shook her head with a wry smile and said, "Girl, don't be angry. Things can always be resolved. You must trust the Prince..."
"I can't believe it anymore," Xiu'er said. "What kind of nonsense is this! Granny, let's be honest, a woman marries a man for food and clothing, who gets married as if it's a tribulation!"
Seeing Tang Zhuyun come out, she hurriedly went forward to help her up, and then said urgently to Nanny Jing, "I'll serve Her Highness first, and then come back to talk to you later. We're not changing our ways!"
Don't let a man ruin your relationship, it's not worth it!
If the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, Tang Zhuyun would have burst out laughing.
Back at the Tang Family, she told them the whole story.
Of course, everything I said was the truth.
Out of habit as the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Tang Mingfan stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.
Tang Baixin then said to Tang Zhuyun, "A-Yun, don't be angry that the Prince sent you home. If I were in his shoes, I probably wouldn't have handled this better either. The Prince did it to protect you."
It seems that the Prince's residence is not entirely under his control.
This feeling was unsettling, so the Prince of Jin could not feel at ease letting Tang Zhuyun stay.
Meng Yulan smiled and said, "A-Yun definitely knows. Although it's unsettling that something happened, people don't know people well until they've experienced it themselves; as long as Your Highness and A-Yun are of one mind, there's no obstacle they can't overcome."
Yanran seemed to understand but not quite, and secretly asked Linlin, "Brother, so it's true that Father and Mother were arguing?"
"Um."
Yanran felt a great weight lifted off her shoulders.
Tang Mingfan, who hadn't said much until now, suddenly asked Linlin to take Yanran out to play, and then asked, "A-Yun, who's left in the Xiao Family? Make sure everyone is accounted for, don't leave anyone out."