Chapter 294 Teahouse 1
The Ninth Princess was originally very afraid that the Prince would find out the truth about County Lady Jingrou falling into the water. Now, three days have passed and everything is still calm. The Ninth Princess finally put her mind at ease.
Today she dressed up specially and sneaked out of the palace with her personal maid Haitang. Originally, the Ninth Princess wanted to wander around the streets and have a chance encounter with Commander Qian who was on duty today.
Unexpectedly, not long after leaving the palace, she and Haitang were stopped by the prince's men, "Ninth Princess, the prince invites you to come over."
The Ninth Princess thought, it's all over, it's all over, Cousin Yu has never invited me alone before, and he came today probably because he found out that I was involved in the drowning incident, and I'm afraid he wants to teach me a lesson to vent his anger on behalf of County Princess Jingrou.
The Ninth Princess asked with a guilty conscience, "Where does Cousin Yu want me to go? If he wants to see me, why doesn't he go to the palace? Why does he need to invite someone outside the palace?"
"The prince invited the Ninth Princess to the No. 1 Teahouse in the World. The prince also invited Commander Qian. The two of them are already waiting for the princess in the teahouse. Please go with me."
When the Ninth Princess heard that Commander Qian was also there, she immediately put everything else out of her mind and quickly nodded and agreed, "Okay, since Cousin Yu sincerely invites me, then this princess will grant me this favor."
But Haitang behind her advised with some concern, "Princess, let's not go."
The Ninth Princess rebuked unhappily, "Haitang, please don't interfere with my decision."
The Ninth Princess ordered the guard again, "You should lead the way quickly. I don't want to keep Cousin Yu and Commander Qian waiting for too long."
In the box of Tianxia No. 1 Garden, Commander Qian asked somewhat unhappily, "My Lord, Your Majesty is suspicious by nature. You and I really shouldn't meet in private. I wonder why the Lord is willing to take this risk and invite me to come. "
"Commander Qian, there is no need to be so nervous. This prince invited you here only to resolve one matter, which concerns the safety of the person this prince cares about most."
Qian Bolin asked uncertainly, "My Lord, are you referring to Miss Qianhuan's safety?"
"Yes."
The prince then informed Commander Qian about Qianhuan's fall into the water in the palace and the results of his own investigation.
"The Ninth Princess is innocent and can be easily provoked and used. This time, she designed a plan to make Qian Huan fall into the water. Although Huan'er was not in danger of death in the end, she suffered a lot from the cold caused by being soaked in the lake water. Although this matter is not the fault of Commander Qian, it was caused by Commander Qian. I hope Commander Qian can explain it to the Ninth Princess himself. This prince does not want Huan'er to be hurt again because of your emotional dispute."
Qian Bolin didn't expect that his rejection of the Ninth Princess last time would actually cause the Ninth Princess to target Qian Huan. He said apologetically, "Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely make it clear with the princess."
Qianhuan also learned the truth about her fall into the water from the Crown Prince. In fact, Qianhuan was not surprised at all that the Crown Princess dealt with her. She had long felt Zhao Yanran's hostility towards her.
The Ninth Princess's move was beyond her expectations. Although she looked a little willful and capricious, Qianhuan could feel that this legitimate princess who was loved by everyone was very innocent and not a vicious person at heart. Qianhuan did not have a very bad impression of her.
After Qianhuan finished her work in the teahouse, she went to the private room to greet the Prince and Commander Qian.
When the guard brought the Ninth Princess and Haitang into the box, everyone stood up and saluted the princess, "Greetings to the Ninth Princess."
The Ninth Princess was very happy to see her lover here. She waved her hand and said, "No need to be polite."
Then, with Haitang serving her, the Ninth Princess sat down, "Cousin Yu, why did you think of inviting me to have tea today?"
The prince didn't beat around the bush at this moment, and spoke directly, "Princess, I invited you here today for only one thing."
The Ninth Princess asked innocently, "What's the matter?"
"Qianhuan went to attend the princess' birthday banquet and accidentally fell into Ziyang Lake. I have already found out the truth. I already know that it was the Ninth Princess and the Crown Princess who conspired to frame her. I also know that the Ninth Princess has always been naive and is not good at these harem intrigues. I came here today only to solve the problem and prevent the princess from being used again in the future."
When the Ninth Princess saw that the Crown Prince had directly told her lover what he had done, her face immediately turned red with shame. However, she still held on to a lucky mentality, thinking that since the Crown Prince had not exposed her in front of his father, there must be no solid evidence.
She hastily denied it, "Cousin Yu, I'm afraid you have misunderstood me. I never framed Princess Jingrou. Her falling into the water was an accident. How can you blame me and my sister-in-law?"
The prince gave Chiying a look behind him, and Chiying immediately understood what he meant. After a while, Chiying picked up a little palace maid who was beaten to a bloody pulp and threw her to the floor of the box.
The Ninth Princess screamed in fear when she saw such a bloody scene.
When the little palace maid on the ground heard the familiar voice, she immediately raised her head and searched around the box. When she saw the Ninth Princess, she crawled towards her immediately as if she had found a life-saving straw.
She tugged at the princess's clothes and kowtowed to beg for mercy, "Ninth Princess, I have been doing everything according to your instructions. Please save me..."
Seeing the princess was frightened, Haitang, who was eager to protect her master, immediately kicked the little maid's hand away, "Bitch, take your dirty hands away."
The little maid was still begging for mercy, "Princess, please save me..."
The prince gave Chiying another look, and Chiying took the man away.
The prince asked casually, "Princess, I think you know who that little maid was. She has already confessed everything, so you don't have to bother to make excuses. I didn't expose the princess in front of His Majesty because I felt that the princess made such a mistake this time and was completely used by the Crown Princess."
When the Ninth Princess heard the prince slandering Zhao Yanran, she immediately retorted loudly, "You are talking nonsense. The Queen's sister-in-law is so kind-hearted. She will not use me. The Queen's sister-in-law gives advice only to help me."
"So, Princess, are you admitting that Qianhuan fell into the water because of a conspiracy between you and the Crown Princess?"
The Ninth Princess knew that she had spoken out of turn, but she still protected Zhao Yanran, "This matter has nothing to do with the Imperial Sister-in-law. This Princess wanted to teach Princess Jingrou a lesson, and the Imperial Sister-in-law was just giving this Princess advice."
The prince snorted coldly, "Are you sure it has nothing to do with the Crown Princess? Did you know that Li Mu was the person arranged by the Crown Princess in advance? If Bizhu hadn't been the scapegoat that day, Qianhuan's reputation would have been ruined by that villain. Do you still dare to say that the Crown Princess is innocent?"
"I don't believe it. How could the emperor's sister-in-law be such a good person and do such a vicious thing? We agreed that we would only let Princess Jingrou fall into the water to teach her a lesson."
"My people have already found out that the Crown Princess's personal maid, Bizhu, had already had contact with Li Mu before this. The princess is still too naive and doesn't even know that she's being used."
The Ninth Princess still looked incredulous, "Impossible, I don't believe it."
The Crown Prince knew that the Ninth Princess and Zhao Yanran had always had a good relationship. It was not an easy task to make her see Zhao Yanran's true face in a short period of time, not to mention that Zhao Yanran was now her sister-in-law.
"It's up to you whether you believe it or not. I am only telling you the truth. As the saying goes, time will tell. I believe you will know the answer in the future."
Qian Huan, who was sitting next to the Crown Prince, couldn't help but ask the Ninth Princess, "Princess, I feel that I have never offended you. I really don't know why you want to deal with me?"
The Ninth Princess said in a bad tone, "Who told you to be restless? You already have a lover, Cousin Yu, but you are still flirting with other men. This princess just can't stand you, so I want to teach you a lesson."