Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 872

"careful......"

Fortunately, Xiao Ling'er reacted quickly, catching her daughter with one hand and the falling prince with the other.

Murong Yun did it on purpose; she wanted to kill this bastard.

"Oh dear, I didn't mean to. It's all Madam Yun's fault. I just wanted to hold the child, why did you try to take it from me?"

"Really are."

Snapped!

Madam Yun trembled with rage and couldn't help but raise her hand to slap the Princess hard across the face. "If anything happens to Xiao Bao, I'll skin you alive!"

"Pass on the Imperial Physician!"

Xiao Ling'er had already taken the child inside.

The princess flew into a rage, shouting, "You vile woman, how dare you hit me?"

"Stop!" At this moment, the Empress Dowager's angry voice rang out.

"Mother, look..."

Snapped!

The Empress Dowager stood up from her chair, handed her granddaughter to the wet nurse, and slapped the Princess. "You are utterly insolent! Send the Princess back to her residence. She is not allowed to enter the palace without my permission."

Everyone was shocked.

Murong Yun looked on in disbelief that her mother would beat her for the sake of a merchant's wife.

"Mother, do you really not love your daughter anymore? She is Yun Xiyue's mother. The Emperor treated you like that because of Yun Xiyue. Now I'm helping you teach her a lesson. What's wrong with that?"

The Empress Dowager clutched her chest, "Stop... What were you doing just now!"

Murong Yun felt guilty. Her eyes darted around nervously, and she dared not look directly at anyone. Her fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes, as if that was the only outlet for her panicked heart.

Although she tried to appear calm, her slightly trembling lips betrayed her.

"Your Majesty, I didn't mean to. I just thought the little prince was cute and wanted to hold him and play with him..."

"If Madam Yun hadn't come to snatch it, I wouldn't have accidentally dropped the child. Besides, isn't Xiao Bao alright?"

The Empress Dowager was furious. She raised her hand, unable to resist striking her again, and shouted, "Shut up!"

"Guards, drag her away!"

Murong Yun's face turned ugly. She picked up her daughter and turned to leave. "Fine, since Mother Empress does not welcome me, then I will not come to Funing Palace again."

He watched his daughter storm off in a huff.

The Empress Dowager suddenly felt weak all over and slumped into the chair.

"Empress Dowager." Granny Su quickly helped her up.

Madam Yun stepped forward and pressed an acupoint on her.

The Empress Dowager finally caught her breath and opened her eyes.

"How is Xiao Bao'er?" She leaned against the couch, her face as pale as paper, her lips bloodless, like a withered flower.

His eyes were half-closed, the former majesty in them replaced by weariness. His breathing was weak and rapid, his chest rising and falling slightly, each breath as if he had used up all his strength.

Her hand rested limply on the edge of the tatami mat, her slender fingers trembling slightly, as if she didn't even have the strength to lift it.

Madam Yun said, "Xiao Bao is drinking milk and has already fallen asleep. Luckily, Xiao Bao is brave and thought he was just playing around."

"And Ling'er was quick-witted and agile; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable. From now on, no one is allowed to touch the child."

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, the Empress Dowager would never have believed that the Eldest Princess was so vicious as to want to kill her own nephew.

The Empress Dowager seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant. "The eldest princess will no longer enter the palace."

“It’s not only the eldest princess who would harm children.” Madam Yun said helplessly, not wanting to say more.

"Your Majesty, please rest first! I will take care of the child for now."

After saying that, she left.

"Mother, how is the Empress Dowager?" Xiao Ling'er asked, carrying her sleeping daughter as she prepared to return home.

Madam Yun felt that Funing Palace was not safe at all. "Ling'er, you should stay here!"