The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

When Song Shengfu and Lu arrived at Zhaohua Palace, they saw Kang Ge'er pinning down a child whose face could not be seen and beating him hard.

The palace maids nearby seemed to be trying to separate the two intentionally or unintentionally, but in fact they were suppressing the child below. Duan Chengkang was riding on top of the child, with his hands swinging like spinning tops.

For a moment, the crying, the screams of the palace maids, and the jeers of the surrounding children made the whole hall a mess.

When Song Shengfu and the others arrived, Concubine Ning also hurried over with her men. Zhiyu, who was beside Concubine Ning, saw this and shouted:

"How dare you! Separate these two young masters quickly! How disgraceful!"

At this moment, Concubine Ning only had her own Xiaoliu in her eyes. She quickly walked over to Chu Qinling who was standing beside her, and pulled him to look left and right. Her face was anxious, and her voice was trembling. "Ling'er, are you hurt? Show me where you are hurt."

Chu Qinling had never seen his mother look like this before. Her eyes were filled with nervousness and a hint of fear. He kept saying, "Mother, I'm fine. Brother Kang helped me block it. I'm fine. It's just that Brother Kang got doused in boiling tea."

Chu Qinling knew that things had gotten a bit out of hand today, and he had to find a way to pass the buck, otherwise Brother Kang would be punished.

Upon hearing this, Song Shengfu and Lu were also frightened. They hurried forward to pull over Kang Ge'er, who was being controlled by the palace servants but was still kicking Zhao Chuanqi.

Mrs. Lu was so frightened that she almost collapsed on the ground, and she pulled Duan Chengkang to check on him.

Until I saw a large cold area on my left leg, I quickly lifted it up and found a large red area on my snow-white calf, some of which was still glistening with water. It was about to get blisters!

Lu exclaimed, and Song Shengfu also saw it. She felt a little guilty and regretful that she shouldn't have left Kang Ge'er alone here.

When Concubine Ning saw that Ling'er was fine, she noticed the blisters on Duan Chengkang's legs and quickly sent someone to call the imperial physician.

Looking at the large crimson patch, which forms a sharp contrast with the snow-white skin, I can't help but feel a little distressed.

Although I haven't been with this child for a long time, he is sweet-talking and good at pleasing people. Now that I see him injured like this, I can't help but feel angry.

“What the hell is going on!!”

"What happened?"

The two voices sounded at the same time, and the first one was spoken by Concubine Ning.

Later, Emperor Chu heard that something happened in the back hall. Thinking that Xiaoliu was in the back hall, Emperor Chu became a little worried and came with a large group of people. Before he even had time to inform the eunuchs outside the hall, Emperor Chu stepped straight in.

Everyone knelt down and saluted. The Emperor of Chu waved his hand and glanced at Chu Qinling. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he breathed a sigh of relief. He sat down at the head of the table and said in a deep and authoritative voice, "What happened? Why is this place in such a mess?"

Concubine Ning glanced at Yashu, who, upon receiving the instruction, quickly stepped forward and knelt, respectfully replying:

"Your Majesty, just now... Young Master Duan, seeing the Sixth Prince nearly injured, was so enraged that he accidentally struck Young Master Zhao, and the two began to fight. The servants, fearing injury to the two young masters, only dared to intervene. It was only when the Imperial Concubine arrived that the two young masters were separated."

Yashu recounted in detail what had just happened, but cleverly changed Duan Chengkang's one-sided beating into a fight between two people.

The Emperor of Chu had an unclear expression after hearing this. His eyes swept over the tea-serving maid kneeling beside him whose hands were burned beyond recognition, the stains on Yashu's body, and the exposed legs of Duan Chengkang, whom he had met several times before.

Seeing that the Emperor of Chu did not speak, Concubine Ning spoke up: "What is your name? Is the truth as the Yashu said?"

The palace maid kneeling on the ground quickly replied in a crying voice:

"My name is Bai Qi, and I work for the head chef at the Imperial Kitchen. Just now, I was about to add some tea to the Sixth Prince's table when I was suddenly bumped from the side by Young Master Zhao. The force was so strong that I fell uncontrollably towards the Sixth Prince.

"I was afraid the tea would spill on the Sixth Prince, so I turned aside, but some of it still spilled. Fortunately, Sister Yashu and Young Master Duan protected the Sixth Prince, otherwise I would have been blamed for it."

After saying that, he kept kowtowed. Mother Song, who was beside Concubine Ning, came forward and roughly checked Bai Qi's hands which were full of blisters from being burned, then nodded to Concubine Ning.

"You are such a bold slave! You haven't done anything good yourself, but you are putting the blame on a ten-year-old child. You conscienceless little hoof, why don't you burn me to death?"

Wang had just arrived in a hurry. When she heard these words, she screamed and ran to Zhao Chuanqi, hugging her little grandson and glaring at Bai Qi fiercely.

Seeing Wang staring at him fiercely, Bai Qi turned pale and felt desperate. He had made a big mistake today and offended the eldest prince's maternal family. He might not be able to escape death. Even if he didn't die, he would probably be exiled to the palace.

"I saw."

Just when Bai Qi was in despair, a child's voice rang out.

Bai Qi quickly turned around and looked in the direction that brought her hope.

Kang Ge'er didn't feel any pain just now, but when he stopped to rest, he found that his left leg was burning with pain. However, he still stood up and knelt down straight as usual, and there was another thud.

The clear voice rang out again: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I was just talking to the Sixth Prince when I saw that young man from the Zhao family charging straight at me. Sister Bai Qi lost her grip on the jade pot. Fearing that the Sixth Prince would be injured, I rushed forward, but Sister Bai Qi turned and fell."

He paused, then looked at Bai Qi who was kneeling beside him and continued, "I absolutely did not lie. You can ask someone to check if Sister Bai Qi's ankle is sprained. It was because of this that I and Sister Yashu were able to avoid disaster."

The chief eunuch, Eunuch Xiao, who was beside the Emperor of Chu, stepped forward to examine the wound. He found that there was indeed a sprain, and then he said to the Emperor of Chu and Concubine Ning, "Indeed."

Now everyone's eyes were on Wang and Zhao Chuanqi. The eldest prince was about to step forward to reply when he saw the look from the Emperor of Chu. He stopped in his tracks for a moment and didn't dare to move forward.

Wang saw that things were not going well. A little palace maid left in the palace by the eldest prince on the way here told her the whole story. She naturally knew that it was her grandson who caused this matter.

But Wang didn't think her little grandson did anything wrong. It was the sickly Sixth Prince who had no business attending the banquet and stealing everyone's attention, which made her precious grandson feel uncomfortable.

Moreover, how could a prince who was about to die have the power of the eldest prince? Now their eldest prince's faction was at the peak of power, and they were only one step away from victory...

Brother Qi just wanted to teach them a little lesson, but who knew it turned out to be a pot of hot tea.

Wang vehemently denied the situation, and just then she saw that it was the boy from the Duan family, her rival, who sneered at Song Shengfu and Lu.

"The good grandson taught by Earl Duan's Mansion is so smooth-talking and full of lies, and he's not afraid of retribution from Earl Duan."

"Shut your bitch!"

Song Shengfu shouted angrily. She had long been unable to tolerate this Wang. Now her own grandson had caused trouble and she didn't dare to admit it. She even dared to curse her eldest son in front of her!

"Your Majesty, please understand. Although our Duan family's descendants are not very capable, we are not the type to casually frame others. I don't know how my grandson and that useless eldest son offended the Right Prime Minister's wife, who used such vicious words..."

Song Shengfu knelt down tremblingly, and she even burst into tears at the end of her speech. Everyone knew that Lord Duan had been in poor health in recent years, and even the idle position he held in the court was rarely reported. Everyone knew all this.

Now that their child is openly cursed to have a short life, how can parents feel good about it?

The one who shared the same sentiments at this moment was Consort Ning. Her expression was extremely grim, and she said in a cold voice, "Zhao Wangshi, please be more polite with your words."