The Heir's wife opened her mouth, but seeing the angry gaze of the Princess Consort of Qin, she swallowed back the words of rebuttal. At this moment, anything she said would be wrong, so it was better for her to remain silent.
"Treat Mingzhu better in the future, or you'll watch your son turn against you!" The Princess Consort of Qin raised her hand to rub her temples, so angry that her forehead ached.
"Your daughter-in-law understands," the Heir's wife replied.
The Princess Consort of Qin glared at her, "Don't feel wronged. I'm not scaring you. You've done this once or twice, and Xuan can tolerate it. If you do it too often, can he still tolerate it? Besides, it puts him in a difficult position."
"Yes."
"As for your good daughter-in-law, this time, she needs to learn her lesson." The Princess Consort of Qin's tone was stern. "If the Crown Princess of Nanchang doesn't let this go, do you think our princedom will fare well? His Majesty will have to abandon us. This treacherous woman almost endangered our entire family. From now on, you are not allowed to support her. Be more discerning. You treat her with all your heart, but she won't be grateful. She'll readily make you take the blame without a shred of mercy."
"Mother, she, her health is not very good..." The Heir's wife still felt a bit reluctant.
"So what if her health isn't good? Does poor health give her an excuse to do as she pleases? If her health is poor, shouldn't she just stay put and not cause trouble?!" The Princess Consort of Qin said resentfully, "Don't go back to the manor yet. Go directly to the residence of Grand Scholar Lu. I want to ask how they educated their daughter."
The Heir's wife knew that trouble was brewing but dared not advise against it. Truthfully, she was also a little disappointed. She felt she had treated Lu Jingning well enough.
If it weren't for trying to regulate her health, she wouldn't have gone to Bai Cao Tang. If she hadn't gone, she wouldn't have caused this incident. The gifts she had sent alone were enough to make her heart ache.
Madam Lu warmly welcomed the Princess Consort of Qin and the Heir's wife. The Heir's wife managed to force a smile to respond to Madam Lu, but the Princess Consort of Qin was not so polite. She was a Princess Consort and an elder, and now she was furious, not needing to consider Madam Lu's feelings.
"Heir's wife, Princess Consort, please have some tea, some tea. This is this year's new tea," Madam Lu invited.
"I'm not here to have tea. Madam Qin, you don't need to make an effort with this," the Princess Consort of Qin said coldly.
"Then, Princess Consort and Heir's wife, what is it?" Madam Lu asked.
"I'm a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush with you, Madam Qin," the Princess Consort of Qin said directly. "Lu Jingning has caused trouble. I've come to ask Grand Scholar Lu how he plans to handle it. Madam Lu, you should invite Grand Scholar Lu over."
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Upon hearing the Princess Consort of Qin's words, Madam Lu's face turned pale, and her speech became a little shaky. "Princess Consort, what happened to my Ah Ning? She's been well-behaved and obedient since childhood. How, how could she have caused trouble? What trouble did she cause? Is it serious?"
"If it were a minor mistake, would I have come all the way to your Grand Scholar's residence with such fanfare?" the Princess Consort of Qin said impatiently. "Madam Lu, please invite Grand Scholar Lu over. It's better than me saying something you can't handle and having to trouble me to say it again."
The Heir's wife felt sympathetic towards Madam Lu but dared not speak out of turn. Her mother-in-law had finally shifted her anger, and she didn't want to be reprimanded again by speaking up.