readytorunbook Chapter 348: Slap in the face, prove your innocence
Chapter 348: Slap in the face, prove your innocence
Everyone was puzzled as to what Miss Shen was trying to do. What was so good about a kitchen lady?
Then Yao Qingnian scooped out a little ointment and gently applied it on the woman's face. After a while, when the ointment was fully absorbed, he asked the woman to face everyone again: "Everyone, take a look again, what is the difference between this woman's face and before?"
Everyone leaned over to look at the woman, even the eldest princess and Prince Jing couldn't help but become curious, and their eyes widened after seeing the woman's face.
"This...how is this possible?" Many people rubbed their eyes and looked at the woman's face again, only to see that the places where Yao Qingnian asked them to look were covered with wrinkles, but now, not only have they faded a lot, even the skin has a sharp contrast. Although it is impossible to completely remove the wrinkles, this is already amazing, okay?
"The wrinkles have obviously become lighter!"
"Yes, I saw it clearly just now."
When the princess saw this, she couldn't help but ask the woman to come forward and take a closer look: "It really works!"
She suddenly felt distressed. Yao Qingnian had just scooped a large spoonful of ointment for the woman. It was just a small amount of ointment, and she used it like that. It was all the fault of the young lady of the Pei Mansion. Why was she making such a fuss? She looked at Pei Qianhuan: "Miss Pei, do you have anything else to say?"
"Princess, she must have used some kind of sleight of hand. How could there be such obvious effects in such a short time?" In fact, it wasn't just Pei Qianhuan, everyone had a look of disbelief on their faces.
"A trick? Why don't you try it in front of everyone?" Yao Qingnian looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"Ms. Shen has proved her innocence in front of everyone. Is Miss Pei trying to cheat?" Prince Jing also spoke up for Yao Qingnian.
"Your servant... I dare not. Her things must be fake. Your Highness Prince Jing, you must believe your servant!" Pei Qianhuan looked in the direction of Shen Youran. She didn't know when she was no longer in her position.
"Okay, now that the matter has been made clear, Miss Pei, you should apologize to Miss Shen in front of everyone!" King Jing said with a cold face.
"I don't! I won't apologize! I did nothing wrong! The ointment she took was fake and poisonous! If there was such a good thing, the scar on the princess' face would have been cured long ago. There are so many doctors in the palace, how could it be the turn of a country girl like her?" Pei Qianhuan knelt on the ground and shook her head. You Ran would not lie to her. She must have done something to blind the princess and the others. Pei Qianhuan had already lost her mind and had no idea what she had said!
"How dare you! You were the one who said that you would kowtow and apologize if you had wrongly accused Miss Shen. Now that the facts are in front of us, you actually still want to wrongly accuse her!" King Jing was a little annoyed. Is there something wrong with this young lady from the Earl's Mansion's brain?
"How dare you criticize the princess in front of everyone? Come on! Slap her!" The nanny beside the princess shouted. The scar on the princess' face was left when she saved the emperor, so how could she, a young lady, be allowed to comment on her.
The palace servant immediately took the order and stepped forward, slapping Pei Qianhuan twice. Madam Pei felt something was wrong, and knelt down to beg for mercy: "Qianhuan, stop being rude! Princess, Qianhuan is also thinking about your safety, and she is anxious, so she spoke without thinking. Please forgive her this time." Madam Pei stepped forward, and then looked at Chen Shuhua: "Shuhua, Qianhuan was wrong today, I apologize to you on her behalf."
"Why are you compensating me? It's Nianran you wronged. What right do I have to forgive her?" Chen Shuhua was also very angry. She was so kind and caring to the Earl's Mansion on a daily basis, but in the end, they actually wronged Nianran in front of so many people.
"Okay! Madam Pei, today, for the sake of the late Earl Pei, I will not bother about this matter. Let her apologize to Miss Shen, and from now on, she is not allowed to appear in front of me!" The eldest princess gave the order, and they dared not disobey.
Mrs. Pei grabbed Pei Qianhuan and forced her to kowtow and apologize, then took her away. Now it was all over. Qianhuan not only offended the eldest princess, but also Chen Shuhua. What should she do in the future? She looked at her daughter with despair, and fainted as soon as she reached the door of the eldest princess's mansion.
After everyone left, the matter was over. After a long while, the eldest princess felt a little tired, so she told everyone to relax and drink to their heart's content and have fun, and then she went back to rest.
After the eldest princess left, Chen Shuhua was called away by several ladies. The banquet was really boring, and after what happened just now, she didn't want to cause any more trouble. Yao Qingnian prepared to get up and find a place to rest.
Some ladies could no longer hold back and gathered around Yao Qingnian, asking her about the eldest princess's face in a roundabout way. The usually popular Shen Youran was pushed aside.
Yao Qingnian laughed awkwardly. She had underestimated the pursuit of beauty by women in Beijing. "Miss Shen, I heard that you were just brought back from the countryside. Don't get me wrong. I didn't mean to make fun of you. Look at me, I never leave the house, but my skin is so beautiful. Look at you, your skin is so soft and smooth. It's really enviable."
"Yes, Miss Shen, tell us how you maintain your looks."
Everyone was talking at once, and it took Yao Qingnian a long time to finally get rid of them all, and things around him finally quieted down.
But before she could catch her breath, a maid ran in hurriedly: "Oh no, something happened to the princess!"
"She was fine just now, what happened? Didn't you say that the ointment is non-toxic?" They saw the face of the woman in the kitchen clearly just now.
"The princess' face suddenly felt unbearable pain, so I came here to ask the imperial physician to take a look." The maid explained a few words anxiously and ran away in a hurry. Everyone looked at Yao Qingnian.
The people who were praising Yao Qingnian just now immediately changed their expressions. They were afraid of being associated with him and kept their distance from him.
Some people who were gloating mocked her, saying, "I thought she was just a country woman, how could she be good? She actually dared to use it on the princess's face. Now the princess's face has been ruined. Let's see how she ends up!"
"Things haven't been clarified yet, so don't jump to conclusions."
"Yeah, I don't know what the situation is now."
Shen Youran, who was standing aside, was listening to what everyone said and felt particularly happy. Qian Huan had failed to bring her down just now, and now it depended on what this bitch would do. If something happened to the eldest princess's reputation, what would it matter even if Chen Shuhua protected her? Murdering the eldest princess was a serious crime, hahahaha.
"Chen Shuhua, this is the good daughter you taught. How can she deliver ointment to the princess if she doesn't have the ability? She almost implicated the Shangshu Mansion just now, and now such a thing has happened. If something really happens to the princess, I will make you and your daughter pay!" Shen Wenting heard what everyone was talking about and raised his hand to teach Yao Qingnian a lesson. He had repeatedly told this rebellious girl not to cause trouble before she left the house, but he didn't expect that she still caused him trouble.
But his hand that was suspended in the air was grabbed by someone, and with a slight force, he was thrown down to the ground.
"What does it have to do with you that I discipline my daughter..." In front of so many people, Shen Wenting was thrown to the ground. He felt a little embarrassed. He turned around and saw that it was King Jing. He immediately smiled and said, "It turned out to be His Highness King Jing. I didn't know it was you. Please forgive me."
King Jing did not speak, but looked at Yao Qingnian who was sitting calmly in her original seat. There was no panic on her face. If it was because of her things that caused the eldest princess's face to be rotten, someone would have come to find her long ago. How could she be so quiet? Besides, the doctor had just checked it, so no matter what the scumbag father said, she just pretended not to hear it. But she was surprised. Why did this King Jing help her again and again today?
"Sir Shen, this is the eldest princess' birthday banquet. As an official appointed by the court, how can you be so loud and noisy? Moreover, the imperial physician has just proved that the ointment is non-toxic. How can you be sure that it was Miss Shen who harmed my aunt? Could it be..."