The Favored Little Peasant Seizes the Heroine's Script!-Chapter 488 - 450: Clash

Nanny Qu is the most favored managerial maid beside the Empress Dowager.

And Nanny Shen is the most trusted personal maid of the Empress Dowager.

Nanny Qu is in charge of affairs, while Nanny Shen, although not managing affairs, is considered more important to the Empress Dowager because she attends to her personally.

After all, those in managerial positions can be replaced at any time, but a personal maid who can take good care of the Empress Dowager is not easily substituted.

At this moment, when Nanny Shen spoke, even the Eldest Princess had to believe her.

However, to Yuan Bao and Wei Wushang, Nanny Shen’s words seemed more like an excuse.

In other words, the Empress Dowager was hiding something.

However, they had no evidence.

If Yuan Bao had previously doubted whether the Empress Dowager was behind this matter, he could now confirm that it was indeed her doing.

Why did the Empress Dowager do this?

Purely for Emperor Xia, her son?

Or was it for something else?

Yuan Bao did not know.

Nor did Wei Wushang.

But they knew that the Empress Dowager’s actions were instigating a war between the royal family and the Wei Family.

If today’s events were known to the Wei Family, what follows would be beyond the control of Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao.

Even though Wei Wushang is the future heir of the Wei Family, currently the one in charge is Wei Dingjiang.

Of course, above Wei Dingjiang stands Wei Wushang’s grandfather, Wei Huo.

Although this old man has retired from all positions and even handed over the leadership of the family to Wei Dingjiang, his words still carry enormous influence.

This influence does not only extend to the Wei Family; it can cause upheaval throughout Daxia with just one word from Wei Huo.

The Eldest Princess did not leave the palace with Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao but returned to Cining Palace after seeing them off.

The Empress Dowager was unwell, and as her daughter, she couldn’t just leave.

Even if she didn’t need to serve her personally, she still needed to stay nearby as an act of filial piety.

After sending off Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao, the Eldest Princess returned to Cining Palace but did not quietly go back to her room to rest; instead, she went directly outside the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber.

"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager is already resting. If you have something to say, why not wait until tomorrow?"

Nanny Shen blocked the Eldest Princess, carefully advising her.

The Eldest Princess gazed coldly at Nanny Shen and said, "Either go in and announce my presence or get out of my way!"

At this moment, the Eldest Princess was suppressing a burning rage within her.

In front of Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao, she appeared calm and demonstrated filial piety toward the Empress Dowager. But deep inside, a tempest of turmoil was raging.

She didn’t believe a word of Yuan Bao’s story about Nanny Lan and Nanny Qu being killed by assassins while trying to save her.

Growing up in the royal family, she knew all too well the nature of these royal servants.

When serving their legitimate masters, they might risk their lives.

But for other masters, they usually just perfunctorily fulfill their duties. And now, Yuan Bao claimed they were killed by assassins trying to save him.

Others might believe it, but the Eldest Princess didn’t believe a single word.

Recalling the Empress Dowager’s avoidance, if the Eldest Princess couldn’t guess the situation, she’d be wasting her intelligence.

"Calm down, Your Highness!"

Nanny Shen, who had served beside the Empress Dowager for a long time, was seeing the Eldest Princess like this for the first time.

However, as the Empress Dowager’s personal maid, she must prioritize the Empress Dowager’s interests above all, even when facing the Eldest Princess. As long as she adhered to her duties, even if she offended the Eldest Princess, the Empress Dowager would protect her.

"Very loyal!"

The Eldest Princess took a deep breath, stepped forward, and slapped Nanny Shen across the face, shoving her away from the doorway.

Then, without waiting for Nanny Shen to react, the Eldest Princess kicked the door to the Empress Dowager’s chamber.

With a loud crash, the door was kicked open.

The Eldest Princess stepped inside without any hesitation.

"Your Highness, you are overstepping your bounds!"

Nanny Shen, who had been slapped, quickly came to her senses and rushed after the Eldest Princess, trying to stop her from entering the room.

However, it was too late!

Once inside the chamber, the Eldest Princess quickly stood in front of the warm bed where the Empress Dowager rested.

"Mother, why?"

Although the Eldest Princess had no conclusive evidence to prove that the matter of Wei Wushang’s supposed jinxing of wives was orchestrated by the Empress Dowager, such things require no evidence; conviction is enough.

"What are you talking about?"

"What are you doing?"

"I risked my life to give birth to you, just so you could come here and anger me?"

"You ungrateful wretch, are you trying to give me a stroke?"

How could the Empress Dowager admit to her deeds?

In the inner palace, she had plenty of alibis for outside events.

"Mother, I am grateful to you for giving birth to me!"

"You wanted me to marry into the Wei Family, and I did!"

"Whatever you asked me to do, I have done!"

"But why do you plot against my son?"

"Isn’t he also your legitimate grandson?"

"Why are you tormenting us like this?"

The Eldest Princess angrily looked at the Empress Dowager, at the mother who bore and raised her, who once doted on her immensely.

Truth be told, the Eldest Princess couldn’t understand what schemes her mother was playing at.

Was she not her own flesh and blood?

Although the Wei Family had the posture of standing shoulder to shoulder with the royal family, in reality, their loyalty to the imperial family was evident to all. During the years the Eldest Princess was married to the Wei Family, she only witnessed the Wei Family’s dedication to Daxia’s strength.

Some suffered, some died!

Yet, the Wei Family’s loyalty to Daxia never wavered.

The Eldest Princess couldn’t comprehend why, under such circumstances, her mother would still plot against the Wei Family, especially targeting her legitimate grandson.

"You don’t understand!"

Being questioned so by her daughter, the Empress Dowager’s expression changed several times, finally turning into a long sigh.

"I don’t understand!"

The Eldest Princess stared at the Empress Dowager, "Then let me understand!"

"You are my mother. You were the one who told me to marry into the Wei Family!"

"Does giving birth to me mean I owe you and should be manipulated by you for life?"

"Fine, I owe you, and I have done everything you asked of me back then!"

"But Wushang doesn’t owe you!" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"On what grounds do you plot against him?"

"If it hadn’t been for my whim to set his marriage, does my son deserve not to marry for life?"

"Yes!"

The Empress Dowager spoke sternly, "Simply because he is Wei Dingjiang’s son, he should never marry for life!"

"Simply because he is the heir of the Wei family’s main branch, he should be childless!"

"Even if he is my grandson, it’s no exception!"