Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage-Chapter 902 - : She wasn’t like this before_1

Chapter 902: Chapter 902: She wasn’t like this before_1

The Great Sheng Dynasty governs with filial piety and virtue.

How could someone devoid of virtue befit the high position as the Mother of the nation?

The Empress’s family’s foundation is far inferior to the Jiang family. They don’t have a single person of significance to hold up their reputation, they are all a bunch of worthless people who need her support.

The Empress only has one legitimate Princess under her knee, and she was married off at an early age.

Furthermore, she doesn’t own the Emperor’s affection, one could say, she is quite lonely.

In such a predicament, as an Empress with no merits nor transgressions, who would step forward to speak for her once she is seized by her weaknesses and attacked by the ministers?

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Looking at the deeply meaningful and beautiful eyes of the Princess Consort, she suddenly felt a slight sense of panic.

Throughout these years, she has been guarded and cautious, not daring to make any wrong moves. Is she really about to ruin her virtuous Empress’s reputation for a spoiled and wilful Princess Ling’an?

Princess Ling’an was unaware of the change in the Empress’s mind, still shedding tears and complaining.

The Empress was slightly irritated, so she pushed her away, saying: “Enough with your whining. What exactly happened to Concubine Li? Even though children can fight and play, they shouldn’t go too far. Princess Consort, why are you standing still, take me to see Concubine Li.”

Jiang Ning smiled: “Please come this way, Your Highness.”

Li Yuanyuan was still lying there, oblivious. Although the wound on her head has been treated, her face was swollen and bruised, one of her eyes was swollen like a mantou.

Compared to her usual elegant, and detached demeanor, she now looked absolutely miserable.

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Seeing this, the Empress’s brows furrowed deeply and she turned to reprimand Princess Ling’an: “It’s one thing to fight and make a ruckus, but you were excessively ruthless! A girl like you, so cruel, it’s simply unacceptable!”

Princess Ling’an choked: “I don’t know why… why she just fell down… I was merely chastising her, hit her a few times… She wasn’t like this before.”

“Indeed, she wasn’t like this before you laid your hands on her.” Jiang Ning said.

“What I meant was, I didn’t beat her to this state, I was just annoyed at her for treating me harshly, not even giving me a piece of ice in such hot weather.”

“You sure changed your tune quickly. A moment ago weren’t you saying it would be better if she died? Feeling timid in front of the Empress? ” Jiang Ning beckoned, “Come, come, all of you from Plum Blossom Cottage, anyone who saw Princess Ling’an beating and abusing Concubine Li, come and testify for your master.”

Seven or eight people knelt down at once.

Princess Ling’an remained fearlessly complacent: “They’re all Li Yuanyuan’s people, naturally, they’d take her side.”

Jiang Ning looked around. A young palace maid, from the Crystal Clear Manor, was hiding in the back.

Xiachu immediately went over and dragged her forward: “Shuihua, why are you just standing there? Weren’t you the one who led the Princess here? Didn’t you see what happened earlier, or are your just blind?”

The little palace maid Shuihua knelt down and kowtowed: “This humble servant… This humble servant was outside, I only heard the argument, I didn’t see the Princess attacking Concubine Li.”

Jiang Ning raised an eyebrow, taking another look at this little maid.

She seemed unfamiliar, probably a third-class palace maid in the Crystal Clear Manor, arranged by Huang Ying to take care of Princess Ling’an.

Was she from the Empress’s side, or did Princess Ling’an give her some benefits?

Hearing the name of the little palace maid, Jiang Ning inexplicably thought of Denghua, the palace maid who had caused harm to Concubine Jin in the past.

Back then, Denghua’s relationship with Crown Prince’s Imperial Guard, Mu Jian, was confirmed. After being tortured, Mu Jian admitted that he was instigated by the Empress.

Even though Mu Jian had personally confessed, there was no evidence found for this matter at that time, and before long, following the death of the Silla Crown Prince, Mu Jian had already escaped and is nowhere to be found.