in2ebook Chapter 356 Madam He
Chapter 356 Madam He
Shen Sui'an looked at the half wet hem of her skirt, raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at the maid.
The maids in Prince Kang's mansion who were able to help entertain guests at banquets must have been strictly trained and such mistakes would not have occurred.
That's intentional.
Looking at the way Princess Kang scolded with a gloomy face, it didn't seem like she was the one who ordered it.
“Princess Chen, it’s all my fault for not teaching my maids well. That’s why the maids in my family are so unruly.” Princess Kang really wanted to tear this maid to pieces.
Fortunately, the tea was not boiling hot, otherwise Princess Chen would have been scalded by it. She would have to go to the palace and kneel outside Kunning Palace tomorrow.
Shen Sui'an lowered his eyes to look at the maid, and said to Princess Kang with a smile, "My servant is clumsy, what does it have to do with Princess Kang."
"No problem, I'll go change my clothes."
Princess Kang glared at the maid, and then ordered her to take Shen Sui'an to the warm room to change clothes.
Jiang said, "Sui Sui, I will go with you."
Shen Sui'an smiled and said, "Mother, please take a walk in the garden first. I will be back soon."
She wanted to know what the purpose of deliberately throwing tea on her was.
There were no accidents along the way to the warm room.
There was no suspicious incense in the house.
Qingsu and Ningshuang looked around carefully and shook their heads slightly at Shen Sui'an.
The doors and windows were all normal, and there was no one lurking in any secret place. Everything was normal.
Shen Sui'an chuckled. Could it be that she was overthinking like a frightened bird?
Did the maid really spill her tea accidentally?
She changed her clothes in the house, and Ningshuang put the cloak on her, "Princess, the maid was locked up in the woodshed by Princess Kang."
"It was just an unintentional mistake. Don't be too harsh on me." Shen Sui'an said in a low voice, planning to go to Princess Kang to plead for mercy later.
When we walked back, we didn’t take the same route we came from, but instead took a route that bypassed the center of the garden lake.
Under the rockery at the corner, a slender woman stood there quietly.
The woman had a veil on her face, revealing only a pair of eyes that seemed to be filled with mist. When she saw Shen Suian appear, a light appeared in her eyes.
"Princess Chen, may I have a moment to talk to you? I just want to say a few words." The woman stopped Shen Sui'an.
Shen Sui'an looked at the other person. Although he couldn't see her face, he could still tell that she should be a woman, probably in her thirties.
Qing Su felt that this person looked somewhat familiar and stared at him.
The woman lowered her head and said timidly, "If the princess doesn't want to, I can say it here."
"I know Yaoer did something wrong. You can beat him or scold him, but please, don't kill him." The woman cried softly.
Qing Su frowned, "Are you Madam He?"
Everyone knows that He Zhiyuan's brother has a widow, the eldest lady of the He family, but she has never appeared in public.
He Jingyao rarely mentioned his mother.
When did she appear in Prince Kang's mansion today? I didn't see her at all in the garden just now.
Mrs. He lowered her head even lower, as if she was afraid of seeing people.
"Princess Chen, Jingyao is the only son of my husband and me. He is the only bloodline of our He family. If he does something wrong, I can kill him. Can you... let him go?"
After saying that, Madam He knelt down on her knees.
Shen Sui'an took two steps back and said, "Help her up."
"Madam He, did He Zhiyuan ask you to come and beg for mercy?"
If this is the case, she really needs to re-examine He Zhiyuan. It is really shameless for him to let a woman take the lead.
"No, no." Madam He shook her head in fear. "Master He doesn't know I came to see you. I beg you, can you please let Jing Yao go? I can die for him."
Shen Sui'an frowned slightly, "Madam He, your son is indeed reckless and stupid, but he is not in my hands."
Madam He looked up, a look of disbelief on her face, thinking that Shen Suian was unwilling to let the person go.
"I have no need to lie to you. If he was really in my hands, I would have brought him with me when I came to the Southern Dynasty this time. You can go and ask around. I didn't catch him."
"He was captured by the Imperial Guards. If you want to save him, you can only let He Zhiyuan negotiate with the Yong Dynasty."
Mrs. He's body shook and tears rolled down her eyes.
Shen Sui'an was very confused. The Madam He in front of him was really... too weak.
And she just addressed her brother-in-law as Lord He?
Is it so unfamiliar?
"Sorry to bother you, Princess Chen." Madam He apologized with sobs, covered her face and turned away.
"Qing Su, have you met Madam He before?" Shen Sui'an asked.
"This is the first time I've seen it, but I feel like I've seen it somewhere," Qing Su said.
"Go and find out later whether Princess Kang has invited Madam He to a banquet today. She was not in the garden just now." Shen Sui'an said.
Qing Su responded with a yes.
When they returned to the garden, they found that the women had gathered together, discussing something.
"Princess Chen, you are finally back. Hurry, your mother has offended Princess Jinyun." A lady saw her and hurried over to remind her in a low voice.
Shen Sui'an frowned, and Qing Su immediately stepped forward and shouted, "Get out of the way."
When everyone saw that it was Princess Chen who returned, they all made way for her.
Princess Jinyun's proud and arrogant face was full of impatience. Jiang was standing in front of her with a frosty face as well.
Shen Sui'an calmly came to Jiang's side, smiled at her with firm trust in his eyes.
"Mother, what's wrong?" she asked softly.
Jiang retracted her angry gaze and said sarcastically, "I didn't know that this banquet was divided into different levels. I can't sit in this pavilion, and I was ordered to leave as soon as I sat down. Otherwise, I would offend the noble."
Huang Bizhu pointed at Jiang and said, "The princess picked some plum blossoms and placed them on this stone table. Weren't they swept to the ground by you? We were only away for a while, and you..."
"If you point at my mother again, I will chop off your hands." Shen Suian's eyes turned fierce and he stared at Huang Biju and said coldly.
Huang Bizhu's face changed and she quickly withdrew her hand.
Who could have thought that the softly and politely spoken Princess Chen would suddenly become so strong.
"Princess Chen, this is the royal capital, not a place for you to bully others by taking advantage of your power." Princess Jinyun scolded.
Shen Sui'an glanced at her calmly, "Who is bullying others by taking advantage of their power? Who of you saw my mother sweep your plum blossoms to the ground?"
"Did you see it? Miss Huang, or did Princess Jinyun see it?"
Huang Bizhu looked at Princess Jinyun timidly.
"Mrs. Shen is in the pavilion..."
"What I'm asking is, did you see it with your own eyes?" Shen Suian asked coldly.
"..." Of course they didn't see it with their own eyes. If they had, the princess would have gone crazy a long time ago.
"The government requires evidence to make judgments. You don't even have any personal evidence, yet you dare to question others here." Shen Sui'an snorted coldly.
She knew that someone in the royal capital wanted to intimidate her. Her husband used to be the commander of the Pacification Division, and she had never suffered any injustice, let alone that he was a prince now.
If she watched her mother being wrongly accused and swallowed her anger today, Fu Jinyuan would never be able to hold her head up in the royal capital.