The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(53)
After a long time, Dr. Liu Liang breathed out slowly, breaking the silence.
"From the current point of view, the little princess developed a rash because she ate something inappropriate for her body constitution."
Chapter 42
The little princess is less than six months old now, and the only thing she eats is milk.
But Dr. Liu Liang said that the little princess got the rash because she ate something that was not suitable for her constitution. So needless to say, it should be the three wet nurses.
Because if the wet nurse eats anything, it will pass through the child's body through the milk. Everyone knows this truth, so everyone's eyes can't help but focus on Yao Niang and the other three.
Among these gazes, one was that of Prince Jin.
His face was solemn and his eyes were dark, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Yao Niang couldn't help but flinch and did not dare to raise her head to look at King Jin. She was thinking that if Nurse Qian finally found out that she had stolen something to cause the little princess to behave like this, would Prince Jin trust her?
Sure enough, as soon as Yao Niang's thoughts flashed across her mind, Nurse Qian jumped out.
Filled with righteous indignation, she said to Nanny Mu: "Mommy, you see what I said is not wrong. It was Nanny Su who ate something in private that caused the little princess to end up like this. Nanny Su is on duty during the day, and Nanny Su and the king My sister didn’t breastfeed the little princess after she arrived. The rash just broke out, and as a rule, Nanny Su had to feed the little princess before she left. Who else could she be?”
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes immediately focused on Yaoniang.
There were too many things mixed in this look, and Yao Niang felt that she couldn't bear it. She couldn't help but take a step back, and calmly defended herself: "This slave did not eat anything randomly..."
"Miss Yucui can testify." Nanny Qian interrupted her and said: "Miss Yucui, you can't favor Nanny Su. If this matter is unclear, it will become the responsibility of Sister Wang and I. After we go on duty, I didn’t give the little princess anything to eat.”
Yucui said with some hesitation: "Nanny Su did feed the little princess before going on duty, but Nanny Qian and Nanny Wang did not feed the little princess after they went on duty..."
Before she could finish her words, Concubine Hu rushed towards Yao Niang like a gust of wind and gave her a slap in the face. The movement was so swift that no one could react.
With this crisp sound, Yao Niang's face was knocked away, and her fair little face suddenly became red and swollen.
Fucheng opened his mouth slightly in surprise, Aunt Mu's eyes were focused, and Yu Yan and Yu Cui couldn't help but look at King Jin.
As for King Jin, there was no expression on his face. Only the slightly darkened eyes revealed some clues.
Princess Jin frowned slightly and scolded: "Concubine Hu, it's so shameful for you to be like this. Do you still look like a concubine?"
Concubine Hu turned and looked at her with a sneer, "I know whether I look like a concubine or not. Now I want to ask what the princess means. Is it because she wants to protect this daring slave?!"
Princess Jin was very dissatisfied and said: "What you said, Concubine Hu, makes me a little confused. What does it mean for me to protect her? I just think that people are convicted indiscriminately. Some people are too guilty." It’s just unfair. After all, Nanny Su’s achievements are obvious to all. She cured An Rong’s night crying syndrome, so she still wants to give people a chance to speak. "
Concubine Hu did not pay attention to Princess Jin anymore. She obviously did not take her seriously. Instead, she looked at Yao Niang with hatred in her eyes, as if she wanted to devour her: "You are a black-hearted bitch, Xiaojun." Master, if there is any mistake, your life will not be enough to compensate! Come on, drag this despicable slave out quickly, I will teach her a lesson!"
There was clearly a pun in this remark, and Princess Jin was very angry.
As Concubine Hu finished speaking, servants came in from the outside as ordered.
Yao Niang covered her face and shook her head desperately, "No, my concubine. Concubine, I really didn't eat anything randomly. I have been serving the little princess all day long, and the food I ate was all from the small kitchen. I am here with you today. Miss Yuyan is on an errand. Miss Yuyan and the others should know if they have eaten anything else." As she said that, she couldn't help but look at Yuyan and Yucui.
Yu Yan hesitated a little and said, "I have never seen Nurse Su eat anything else."
"I haven't seen you either." Yucui said immediately.
Yao Niang breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could breathe out, she heard Qian Niang say: "But if she hadn't eaten something messy, the little princess would not have been like this. In addition, Yu Yan and Yu Cui You two girls, you are always with Nanny Su? How can you be sure that Nanny Su is not carrying anything behind your back?"
Faced with such a question, Yuyan and Yucui looked at each other: "This... I can't guarantee this."
At this moment, Nanny Mu coughed.
"Go and call Mrs. Mo over and ask."
Lu'e nodded and quickly went down.
Not long after, Mrs. Mo was brought over. She had probably been told what happened before. After standing still, Mrs. Mo took out a piece of paper from her arms.
"The meals of these wet nurses are arranged according to the orders prescribed by good doctors, and there are no things that should be avoided. Today the three wet nurses eat something..."
She named a series of ingredients, and Doctor Liu nodded as he listened. When Granny Mo finished, Doctor Liu said, "None of these ingredients caused the young princess to have a rash."
Madam Mu nodded, and Granny Mo was led away.
The room was silent.
Concubine Hu sneered and was about to say something when she heard Madam Mu say, "Go and search Nanny Su's room. Since everyone has doubts, it's better to find out clearly."
She said the last sentence while looking at Yao Niang.
Yao Niang looked at her gratefully, "Thank you, Madam. I believe that the clear will be clear and the turbid will be turbid."
Yuyan quickly led the people down, accompanied by Taohong.
Concubine Hu probably didn't trust Madam Mu and others, so she specifically told Taohong to follow.
The room was very quiet, with only the sound of Doctor Liu telling the medicine boy to prepare the medicine. It seemed that not much time had passed, but it gave people a feeling of passing a day like a year.
Princess Jin felt a little uneasy for no reason, and she couldn't help but look at Concubine Hu.
Concubine Hu stood there, looking a little anxious. She couldn't help but walk to Doctor Liu Liang and whispered about the little princess's condition, seeming to be very worried about the little princess.
However, the little princess was born after ten months of pregnancy, so it was normal for Concubine Hu to be worried and anxious.
It seemed that everything was normal, but Princess Jin felt a little uneasy.
Before she could figure out where this uneasiness came from, Yuyan and others hurried in from outside.
Without waiting for Yuyan to speak, Taohong raised a plate in her hand and said to Concubine Hu: "My queen, I found a dish of crab meat buns in Nanny Su's room. When I found it, there was only one left, and it was cold. There were traces of soup next to it. It was indeed left over after someone had eaten it but not finished it."
Hearing this, Doctor Liu Liang looked over and said: "If it is really crab, it can match the symptoms of the little princess. This thing is cold in nature, and many substances in it can easily induce various lesions in infants, so crabs are taboos for pregnant women. If you are feeding a baby, you must not eat it. From this point of view, the little princess's rash was caused by crabs."
Concubine Hu sneered at Yao Niang, "I wonder if you have anything to say. As the little princess's nurse, you know that there are many taboos about breastfeeding, but you can't help but eat it in private. Come on, drag this cunning slave out."
At this time, Yao Niang was already stunned, and she couldn't figure out where the crab meat bun came from and how it went to her room.
However, she was very clear about the situation she was facing. This was undoubtedly someone deliberately framing her, but the problem was that she had no evidence that she had not eaten it, because there were all the evidence.
What should I do?
She couldn't help but look at the people in the small courtyard for help. Unlike before, everyone avoided her eyes.
Just as Yao Niang thought, with all the evidence, who would dare to speak up for her?
Yao Niang's heart fell to the bottom. In fact, she still had someone to ask for help, but she didn't dare to look at him.
Seriously speaking, since the King of Jin came in, Yao Niang didn't dare to look at him straight in the eye.
This was probably out of a guilty conscience, afraid that someone would see something and suspect her relationship with the King of Jin. And now she is also guilty, but it is a completely different kind of guilty conscience.
It is a guilty conscience without confidence, and it is also an uncertain guilty conscience.
She is just a servant. What qualifications do she have to compare with Concubine Hu and the little princess who has a crucial position in the eyes of the King of Jin?
The King of Jin will never protect her.
It was also because the impression that Prince Jin had left on Yao Niang in her previous life was too deep that made her understand clearly that the man on the bed and the man under the bed were completely different people.
She was just a toy.
This idea was too deep-rooted and had always affected Yao Niang. But after Yao Niang had a private relationship with Prince Jin, she tried her best to avoid it.
She never wanted to think that she pretended that Prince Jin still liked her a little.
No matter what this liking was based on.
Although the Prince Jin in this life was very different from the Prince Jin in the previous life, Yao Niang always believed in a fact that people could not change easily, let alone a cold-hearted person like Prince Jin.
In the previous life, Prince Jin also acted very fond of her, but time told her that this was just what she thought.