Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Xie Qingman's hands were shaking so badly that she tried several times before she was able to pick up the jade. But before she could pick it up, a clever maid ran over and snatched the jade from her hand.

But the hook of the jade was tightly entangled with the silk thread on Xie Qingman's skirt, and the maid couldn't pull it apart no matter how hard she pulled. She was so anxious that she was sweating profusely. It was not until another maid brought a pair of scissors and cut a big hole in Xie Qingman's skirt that she was finally able to remove the jade.

Xie Qingman watched the two people's actions with a dull look, the fear in her heart was like an invisible big hand tightly grasping her. She secretly prayed that she could faint like Princess Roujia, but the opposite happened. Her senses became clearer and her breathing became more difficult, like a fish thrown ashore.

The maidservant carefully wiped the jade with her sleeve, checked it repeatedly to make sure it was safe, and then hurried to the eldest princess to report.

The princess picked up the jade with her handkerchief and examined it briefly before returning it to the maid. She looked at Xie Qingman sternly and said, "You daring thief! Who are you and how dare you steal something bestowed upon you by the Emperor?"

Xie Qingman was, after all, only a ten-year-old child, and an unfavored concubine's daughter. How could she have ever seen such a scene? She was immediately frightened and burst into tears. Although she tried her best to suppress her tears, her tears only grew louder.

She cried and sobbed, "Reply, reply to Her Royal Highness, I am the fifth daughter of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion. Thank you, thank you Qingman. I did not steal... I did not steal the jade... Wuwu..."

Xie Qingman sobbed, and the princess didn't hear what she said at all. She couldn't help but sneer, "The Jing'an Marquis's family is really good at educating their daughters. They raise daughters who are unexpectedly good!"

Xie Qingyao's body stiffened slightly. Wasn't the Princess going to be her backer? Why was she so disparaging of the Jing'an Marquisate? With these words out, no girl from the Jing'an Marquisate would ever find a good marriage, let alone the position of Empress!

Xie Qingyao turned to look at Xie Qingqi and Xie Qingrong, but saw that they both had terrified expressions on their faces, and obviously did not dare to say a word in defense in front of the eldest princess.

Xie Qingyao had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak, "Your Highness, Man'er is just a concubine's daughter in the mansion. She's not even ten years old yet. She's been raised by her aunt every day and hasn't been to a family school like the servants. That's why she's a bit naughty and playful, and that's why she made the big mistake today!"

"This humble servant is deeply ashamed. From now on, this humble servant will definitely discipline her! I hope Her Royal Highness the Princess will be magnanimous and forgive her this time!"

Xie Qingyao's words seemed to be pleading for Xie Qingman, but in fact, not only did she expose Xie Qingman's status as a concubine's daughter and devalue Xie Qingman, she also admitted to stealing the jade on Xie Qingman's behalf in order to protect Xie Qingyao's own reputation, just like a gecko that cuts off its tail to survive when in danger!

A concubine's daughter? The guests were immediately in an uproar. Why was a concubine's daughter allowed to attend the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet? Every family had a large number of concubines' sons and daughters, but no matter how outstanding they were, they were not eligible to attend the banquet. This had become an unwritten rule of the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet. So why was a family as prominent as the Marquis of Jing'an allowed to bring a concubine's daughter to the banquet?

The reason why Xie Qingman was able to come was because of the invitation from the eldest princess, and the eldest princess was just trying to deal with Xie Qingli!

She felt a little guilty and didn't want these guests to keep harping on about her being a concubine's daughter, so she waved her hand impatiently and said in a deep voice, "Alright, stop crying. I'm thinking of your young age and won't send you to the Dali Temple. However, you stole something after all, so you must be punished!"

She turned to look at the old nanny beside her and said in a cold voice: "Madame Wei, punish her by slapping her face fifty times!" Madame Wei took the order and walked straight towards Xie Qingman.

Xie Qingman's eyes widened in horror. After fifty slaps, was there any hope of saving her face?!

She shook her head in fear, a wave of reckless madness rising in her heart, and she cried out to the princess, "I didn't steal anything, and I didn't have to come here..."

She turned around and looked at the guests around her, pleading, "I don't want to come at all, but everyone written on the invitation has to come. I didn't steal anything, please save me..."

Hearing Xie Qingman suddenly mention the invitation, the princess was horrified. She must not let others know that she was rushing to send an invitation to a small official of the fourth rank!

Xie Qingyao was also startled. She hurriedly turned around and covered Xie Qingman's mouth, saying sternly, "Shut up, idiot! Do you want the entire Marquis' Mansion to be buried with you?"

Xie Qingman seemed to have truly lost her mind and wanted to destroy everything. She glared at Xie Qingyao and sobbed, "You're so bad... You asked me to give Big Sister... poisoned wine..."

Fortunately, Xie Qingyao covered Xie Qingman's mouth, and the guests didn't hear what Xie Qingman just said.

Xie Qingyao was furious. She raised her hand and slapped Xie Qingman in the face, gnashing her teeth as she whispered, "If you keep making trouble, tonight will be the day Aunt Luo dies!"

Aunt? Xie Qingman suddenly regained her sanity. Yes, she still had an aunt, and her aunt's life was even more miserable than hers. She couldn't force her aunt to death just for her own pleasure! She stopped struggling and crying, her face as pale as death, like a lifeless doll.

Nanny Wei winked at the two maids behind her, and they immediately stepped forward to hold Xie Qingman, while Nanny Wei started beating them left and right.

After one palm strike, a red palm print appeared on Xie Qingman's face. After a few more slaps, her face became swollen...

A concubine's daughter dared to be so arrogant. Everyone present felt that she deserved to be beaten. Some people even whispered to help Madam Wei keep track of the number of beatings.

But as the execution progressed, Xie Qingman's face gradually began to seep with blood, and then gradually became a bloody mess. Xie Qingman looked like a lifeless corpse from beginning to end, and did not make a single sound.

Some soft-hearted ladies and girls didn't dare to watch any further. They turned their heads away silently, secretly complaining in their hearts, is it really right for so many of them to watch a child being beaten and bleeding?

Although they would also teach their illegitimate sons and daughters a lesson, they would never do so in public, nor would they be so cruel!

The banquet hall gradually fell silent. The guests looked at Nanny Wei who was carrying out the execution with gloomy faces. The "crackling" sound seemed to slap everyone's heart.

The eldest princess also noticed the change in the atmosphere in the banquet hall. She originally wanted to vent her anger and use this incident to establish her authority, but now she felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have carried out the execution in public. She didn't know if her reputation for cruelty would spread!

Princess Fu'an could no longer bear to watch, but the "crackling" sound kept drilling into her ears. She wanted to ask her aunt to stop, but she knew that her aunt didn't like her and her plea would only backfire.

Princess Fu'an turned to look at the wife of Prince Zhong, but found that the wife of Prince Zhong was watching all this calmly, as if there was not a single ripple in her heart!

Princess Fu'an was puzzled. Usually, the wife of Prince Zhong was a kind-hearted person. She herself was weak and unable to give birth to a child, so she loved children very much. But why was she so abnormal today?