The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 148: Bastard?

The princess saw through Concubine Jiang's thoughts at a glance, and became more and more amazed.

There are many smart people in the palace, so it is rare to see such a fool occasionally.

The princess only asked, "At this point, Concubine Jiang, are you still refusing to admit your mistakes?"

"What have I done wrong?!"

Concubine Jiang said confidently, "It was that Concubine Lian who was disrespectful to her superiors. I was kind enough to help her get rid of the remnants of evil, but she didn't understand at all and even struggled and dropped the abortion pills."

"Since she entered the palace, the prince has never summoned her to serve. And she was born in such a place, who knows whose bastard she is carrying?!"

"This concubine sent her abortion pills. It was clearly helping her, and it was also for the reputation of the palace!"

"If the news of her being pregnant gets out, I wonder what others will say about the prince."

The more Concubine Jiang spoke, the more confident she became, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with her behavior at all.

Xie Run and others were speechless listening.

Although Concubine Jiang is not very smart, she has her own twisted logic when it comes to handling things.

The princess looked down at her with cold eyes.

It feels like looking at a dead person.

"Mother Li, slap your face!"

Concubine Jiang was stunned: "What are you doing?!"

"How dare you!"

As soon as she shouted, Mother Li came forward and slapped Concubine Jiang on the fair face.

Without giving Concubine Jiang a chance to shout, another slap came down.

Concubine Jiang wanted to struggle at first.

After being slapped more than a dozen times, both sides of her face were swollen and her head was buzzing.

The princess slowly said, "Stop."

Mother Li stopped immediately and retreated to the side of the princess.

All the other concubines held their breath and were actually frightened by the princess's power.

The affairs of the backyard of Prince Jing's Mansion have always been under the management of the princess.

No matter how much people outside say she is flashy, in Prince Jing's Mansion, she is the princess who has the final say and holds the power of life and death over hundreds of people.

She looks gentle and amiable on weekdays, but when something really happens, who dares to speak loudly in front of her?

Seeing that Concubine Jiang had finally calmed down, the princess slowly said, "If Concubine Jiang is clear-headed, then we can continue to investigate today's matter."

She glanced at Mother Li and said, "Bring the person up here."

Soon, Xing'er and Dong'er, who were beside Concubine Jiang, were brought up.

Concubine Lian's personal maid, Zi Su, also came forward.

As soon as Concubine Jiang quieted down, the entire Songya Courtyard became a little quieter.

The princess said calmly, "You also said that a country has its own laws, and a family has its own rules."

"In this case, I cannot let you suffer injustice."

He glanced at the maids and said, "Let's start with the maidservants beside Concubine Lian."

Zi Su was feeling very aggrieved and was just waiting for this moment to complain.

When she heard the princess ask her to speak, tears immediately fell.

"Please, Princess, please seek justice for our master. Concubine Jiang is truly a bully!"

"She was just jealous of our master's pregnancy and wanted to deliberately kill her twice!"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Jiang immediately glared at Zi Su.

Unfortunately, her cheeks were red and swollen, and she was dizzy and in pain, while Mother Li next to her was staring at her hungrily.

She didn't dare to speak casually.

When Zi Su thought about what happened today, she wanted to eat Concubine Jiang's flesh and her blood!

The words that had been held back for a long time burst out like a flood.

Zi Su: "Today, Concubine Jiang heard from somewhere that our master was pregnant. She tricked our master into coming to Songya Courtyard and humiliated her. She also had someone bring a bowl of abortion pills and insisted that our master's belly was a bastard and that she had to abort it."

"My mistress refused and was forcibly held down to force-feed her with medicine. To protect the fetus in her belly, she struggled to break free and dropped the medicine bowl."

Zi Su said, looking at Concubine Jiang with hatred in her eyes: "Who knew she would come up and kick my master, kicking him into the pile of broken porcelain!"

"Master Wan just said that the broken porcelain pieces were extremely sharp. If they accidentally cut my neck, I would have lost my life today!"

Not to mention Zi Su, everyone else present felt a pang of pain in their flesh and teeth when they heard this, as if they could see the dangerous scene before their eyes.

Zi Su cried aggrievedly, "Luckily, my mistress is lucky, and Master Wan arrived just in time to save the unborn child. The only scar on her face... the doctor said it'll be there for life."

"How important is a woman's appearance? My master's life was ruined by Concubine Jiang!"

"Concubine Jiang is so arrogant, reckless, and cruel. I only ask the princess to seek justice for my master!"

After hearing Zi Su's crying words, the princess' eyes became more indifferent.

It fell on Xing'er and Dong'er, making them feel cold all over.

"You were serving Concubine Jiang and were present at the time." The princess said calmly, "I just want to ask, is what she said true?"

Xing'er pursed her lips and said nothing, not daring to speak casually.

Dong'er was wholeheartedly protecting Concubine Jiang, so she naturally spoke out to protest her injustice.

"It's unfair! Please forgive me, Princess. In order to protect her master, Zi Su turned right and wrong and blamed me!"

"Oh? Then tell me what happened?"

Dong'er rolled her eyes, and naturally she didn't dare to open her mouth like Concubine Jiang and curse Concubine Lian for being pregnant with a bastard.

She could only speak in a roundabout way: "Since entering the mansion, Concubine Lian has never served the prince. Suddenly she is pregnant. Who wouldn't have some suspicions?"

"If it were just that, it would be fine. Concubine Pianlian already knew she was pregnant, and she did everything she could to hide it, refusing to tell anyone."

"My master accidentally learned of this and, out of consideration for Concubine Lian, worried that she would be stigmatized and the reputation of the palace would be affected, he considered helping her abort the fetus... But she was so ungrateful that she refused to give up, insisting on having this child of unclear origins be born under the prince's name."

There are some things that Dong'er said even if she is wholeheartedly on the side of Concubine Jiang.

After I said it out loud, I felt it was extremely outrageous.

If she can't even convince herself, how can she convince others?

Dong'er had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "My master was only concerned about the reputation of the palace and the prince. In a fit of rage, he had some conflicts with Concubine Lian. During the shoving, he accidentally bumped into Concubine Lian, which led to today's accident."

"Accident?!" Zi Su was angry and hateful, her eyes were red.

"My master is lying in bed, his life or death uncertain, and you're trying to brush it off with just a word like an accident?!"

Zi Su gritted her teeth and said, "This is too much!"

She clenched her fists tightly and used all her strength to restrain herself from being impulsive, lest she become unreasonable.

But the qi and blood in the chest are surging, making the person want to vomit blood.

The princess spoke succinctly and pointedly, asking, "Did your master give you the abortion pill?"

Dong'er: "...Yes."

"Did Concubine Lian get injured on the face by being kicked into broken porcelain by your master?"

Dong'er's lips moved, her heartbeat was very fast, and her voice was trembling a little: "Princess, yes."