CHAPTER 528: CHAPTER 528: MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES

Prince Zhou Mansion, Pear Garden.

Princess Li watched as Concubine Bai sat on the bed wailing, then looked at the chaotic scene in the chamber and calmly instructed the maidservants to tidy up.

Concubine Bai suddenly turned her head, her eyes bloodshot, and said, "It was you, wasn’t it? You were right by my side at the time, you pushed me."

"Insolence!" Maid Li lightly reprimanded, "Without evidence, how could Concubine Bai wrongly accuse the Princess?"

"You’re the insolent one." Concubine Bai coldly stared at her, "I am speaking with the Princess. How dare a mere lowly slave interrupt? Even if I am nothing, I am still a proper concubine on the jade disk, and you, a mere slave, dare to scold me? You disrespectful creature, Nurse Zhang, hit her for me."

Maid Li’s face changed.

Nurse Zhang, being Concubine Bai’s confidant, came over upon hearing the command.

Princess Zhou frowned slightly, saying, "Sister, your body is unwell, you should not be angry..."

To hit her servant was to hit her face.

"What? Does Sister Princess always uphold rules, but when it’s someone from her own side acting wrongly, it’s fine to pretend nothing happened?" Concubine Bai sneered, "How can this be good? You, who always prioritize rules, have a servant who ignores them. How would you govern the household in the future?"

Princess Zhou frowned.

Maid Li had already knelt down, saying, "It was this old slave who spoke impertinently and offended the hierarchy. I beg Concubine Lady’s forgiveness. No need to bother Nurse Zhang, this old slave will slap herself."

Smack, smack, smack.

She forcefully slapped her own face a few times, soon leaving several red marks.

Princess Zhou felt heartache at the sight, and said, "Sister, Maid Li has already slapped herself, is it enough now?"

Concubine Bai acted as if she hadn’t heard.

Maid Li continued to slap herself, a trace of red appearing at the corner of her mouth.

"Sister, at least save face for yourself. You’ve had a miscarriage today, you should accumulate some blessings for your child."

Princess Zhou hadn’t finished speaking when Concubine Bai yelled sharply, "Be quiet, how dare you mention my son, it was clearly you who harmed..."

Princess Zhou somberly said, "Sister, I consider these words merely uttered in your grief, so I will not argue with you. But if you speak again, don’t blame me for asking the Consort and Mother to judge. Making unsubstantiated accusations against the Official Wife, can you bear this crime?"

"You!" Concubine Bai gritted her teeth in anger.

Princess Zhou said, "Upon leaving, I also advised you to rest in the mansion, but you did not listen."

Concubine Bai was speechless, clutching the quilt tightly.

Princess Zhou saw that the room was tidy and said, "Sister, have a good rest, recuperate well, and then you can soon conceive again."

Having said this, she did not speak further and turned to leave.

Just as she stepped out the door, a voice came from behind, "Heaven is watching everything. Whoever did the dirty work knows in her heart. I curse her, that her future children will also be sickly and weak, because the mother committed an act against harmony, and such retribution should fall on her children."

Princess Zhou, with her back to her, felt a flicker of anger in her eyes, but did not turn around, instead straightening her back as she left.

Concubine Bai coldly watched her silhouette disappear, and after a while, grabbed a small piece of clothing and began to sob.

Her poor son.

When Prince Zhou arrived at the Pear Garden, he saw Concubine Bai, pale and clutching a small garment in tears, and a trace of pain flickered in his eyes as he walked over.

"Prince, our child is gone." Concubine Bai leaned into his arms, crying out, "He was supposed to be born this year, but was harmed by an evil person, and now he’s gone, sob, sob."

Prince Zhou spoke with difficulty, "Don’t think too much, take good care of yourself, there will be more children."

Concubine Bai held onto him and cried bitterly.