Meanwhile, Yanran took Jiang'er and went out.
Jiang'er said, "Princess, please wait here for me. I'll go find someone to fetch water."
"No need," Yanran said.
She didn't want to trouble others and wanted to take the opportunity to stroll around, so she didn't have anyone bring her water in.
"I just washed my hands by the pond where Jiang Ruo and I were feeding the fish, and I can sit there for a while."
The room was noisy with many people, and Jiang Ruo, being like Meng Jiangnü, had a headache.
And so, Yanran led Jiang'er toward the pond.
But fate had other plans, and they unexpectedly ran into Consort of Prince of Ding by the pond.
Consort of Prince of Ding was dressed loosely, so her belly wasn't visible. However, being supported by two people, she did look quite pregnant.
"Jiang'er, we need to stay away," Yanran said with a half-smile, "So we don't get scammed later."
Consort of Prince of Ding was not angry when she heard her words. Instead, she smiled at her and said, "The princess has come today as well."
Yanran didn't lower her guard because of her smile. She stopped and said to Jiang'er, "Let's go back. Otherwise, if someone falls and we can't explain ourselves!"
Apart from the mistress and her servants, and the Consort of Prince of Ding and her servants, there was no one else around.
But as soon as Yanran turned around, Consort of Prince of Ding cried out in surprise and fell to the ground.
Yanran: "..."
This is so interesting.
"Guards! Guards! The Princess Consort has been pushed down by the Princess!"
Then the people eating inside came out one by one, which led to the scene where Tang Zhuyun interrogated the Consort of Prince of Ding.
"Are you sure Yanran pushed you?"
"Mother," Yanran pulled Tang Zhuyun back, "Please step back a little, I'll handle this."
Consort of Prince of Ding pressed her hand tightly to her stomach, crying, "It hurts, my stomach hurts so much!"
However, they do not confront the problem directly.
Some people shouted repeatedly to summon the imperial physician.
Yanran deliberately said loudly, "Mother, this scene is too bloody. Let's not watch anymore. Let's go. It has nothing to do with us anyway."
Bloodstains had already seeped through Consort of Prince of Ding's skirt.
Experienced elderly people were shaking their heads.
Whatever the reason, it seems that Consort of Prince of Ding's pregnancy is doomed.
"Princess, please wait!" The old woman beside Consort of Prince of Ding suddenly stepped forward and tugged at Yanran's sleeve, saying, "How can you act as if nothing happened after pushing the Princess?"
"Smack--"
Yanran slapped the old woman across the face, causing her to stagger and fall to the ground.
"Who do you think you are, daring to pull me like that?" Yanran's eyebrows shot up.
Jiang Ruo crossed her arms and said, "Well done."
Qu Hua then said, "Such a disrespectful creature should be dragged away and beaten to death."
These two are afraid of no one!
Together with Yanran, they were the "Three Tyrants of Evil Women of the Capital".
"Why are you yelling at me, you old dog, instead of checking if your master is dead or not!" Yanran cursed.
Tang Zhuyun: Indeed, the younger generation surpasses the older.
This is so awesome!
"Princess," the old woman said, touching her stinging face, "You... even if you are a princess, you cannot push the Princess Consort. Isn't the child in the Princess Consort's belly also a young master?"
Which eye of yours saw me push her?
"This old servant, this old servant saw it," the old woman said.
Jiang'er retorted angrily, "You saw it, but I didn't? How come you're the only one with sharp eyes, and I'm blind?"
The maids who accompanied Consort of Prince of Ding all said in unison that they also saw Yanran push Consort of Prince of Ding's waist.
"Are you sure?" Yanran sneered.
Everyone said they were absolutely right.
"Make a solemn oath," Yanran said. "I'm a soft-hearted person, so it doesn't have to be too harsh. Just say that if you lie, may you be beaten to death with sticks, your bodies dragged out to be fed to the dogs, and after death go to the eighteenth level of hell, never to be reincarnated."
The crowd erupted in an uproar.
Meng Yulan shook her head almost imperceptibly.
Yanran is still too naive.
Although these people are also afraid of karmic retribution, when forced to this point, making a false oath is just a matter of words.
It seems she'll have to step in and clean up the mess.
She subtly tugged at Tang Zhuyun's sleeve.
Tang Zhuyun smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, it's alright, I'm here!"
It's normal for children to not think things through, but their courage to stand up for what's right and confront things head-on is invaluable.
If children can solve everything, what's the point of having adults?
She was there to clean up Yanran's mess.
Let's see how well Yanran can resolve this.
Making a solemn oath? Tang Zhuyun thought that was a good idea too.
Meng Yulan felt slightly relieved; she understood that Tang Zhuyun was indicating that she could handle the situation.
As Meng Yulan had predicted, the servants brought by the Consort of Prince of Ding did indeed swear a solemn oath, and everyone's attention returned to Yanran.
Yanran calmly asked, "Do you know why I came out just now?"
The crowd was puzzled.
"Because I was eating a chicken leg and came out to wash my hands." Yanran smiled. "Since they're so certain I pushed Consort of Prince of Ding, let's see Consort of Prince of Ding. I just pulled my mother aside—"
She pointed to the obvious oil stain on Tang Zhuyun's sleeve, "Look, it's right here. May I ask where the oil stain on Consort of Prince of Ding's body is? And look at the face of the old woman I hit, isn't there oil on it too?"
Everyone looked over, and sure enough, it was true.
Consort of Prince of Ding's face turned even paler.
"The imperial physician is here! The imperial physician is here!" someone shouted.
The imperial physician arrived just in time to save Consort of Prince of Ding from her embarrassment.
The imperial physician who came was surnamed Chen, Tang Zhuyun had never seen before.
Imperial Physician Chen knelt on the ground to Consort of Prince of Ding's pulse. His brow furrowed, he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this child cannot be saved... Your Majesty..."
Consort of Prince of Ding fainted immediately after her eyes rolled back.
Seeing this, the servants hurriedly tried to carry her away.
"Wait," Yanran said, "Didn't you see that Consort of Prince of Ding has fainted? Why don't we wake her up first, and then we can talk about this later? Someone, go to the stables and get some horse manure; it'll be useful."
Everyone: "..."
"Hurry up and go!" Yanran scolded. "I haven't even met Consort of Prince of Ding yet, and they're already blaming me. If something really happens later, do you think they won't blame you?"
Seeing that no one moved, Jiang'er said, "Princess, this servant will go and go find it!"
Consort of Prince of Ding "woke up" again, crying for her child. It seemed that after this commotion, no one would pay attention to the oil stains anymore.
--Women who lose their children are always pitiful, as if all those little tricks from before could be forgiven for Yanran's actions. That's just how the onlookers are.
Yanran anger.
Are these people blind?
She was about to speak when Tang Zhuyun pulled her back, "Everyone saw it; Consort of Prince of Ding had no oil stains on her. They can testify for you."
Yanran was still very angry.
At this moment, Tang Zhuyun said, "Stop joking. You should know that Consort of Prince of Ding is already more than four months pregnant, and the Zidu in her belly is already fully formed. It's not just a pool of blood; it's going to be born..."
Yanran's eyes lit up immediately.
Give birth! Give birth to a stillborn baby and let's see!
She wanted to see how the Consort of Prince of Ding would handle this.
As expected, experience counts; have they forgotten what their mother did?
Hahaha, Yanran just wanted to laugh out loud.