Chapter 38: Chapter 34: I’m Telling on Them

Shen Jingxian, being so young, cannot completely hide her emotions, and in fact, if she wishes, she can wear her emotions on her sleeve, especially anger, she is very good at it.

As soon as Duan Shaoguang saw her expression, he guessed that these two were the ones the Princess mentioned earlier as bullying her.

Thinking of this, Duan Shaoguang approached Yin Ling, wanting to see who dared to bully the Princess.

Mr. Zhao followed along. He had heard the Princess speak earlier, and was indignant about the defamation against the Imperial College. He wasn’t going over because the Princess had been bullied.

Shi Wang did not stop the two from getting closer, as long as they didn’t approach the Princess, everything was negotiable.

So, the two successfully reached Yin Ling’s side.

Duan Shaoguang noticed she was holding something small in her arms, but it wasn’t appropriate to inspect directly, so he had to observe around.

Song Yun buried her face tightly, not wanting Duan Shaoguang to recognize her.

Shen Jingxian noticed Song Yun’s action, and immediately remembered, Song Yun is Duan Shaoguang’s student!

Isn’t it possible that attacking someone’s mind is worse than attacking their body, Shen Jingxian found Xiao Green Tea extremely unpleasant.

So Shen Jingxian walked over to Duan Shaoguang with a miserable little face, pointed at Song Yun, and said aggrievedly, “It’s her, she suddenly rushed out and knocked me down, I haven’t said anything and she’s already playing the victim! Oh, and she lied saying Song Yan is her sister, but she clearly looks nothing like Sister Song Yan!”

Duan Shaoguang frowned, “Song Yan’s sister, Song Yun?”

Song Yun remained motionless when she heard Duan Shaoguang call her name. Although she was young, her mind was already quite deep.

Shen Jingxian is a reasonable person, after all, she’s not a devil. She simply told the facts as they were.

For instance, Yin Ling’s indiscriminate verbal attack on the students of the Imperial College.

For instance, Song Yun’s manipulative words.

Shen Jingxian carefully considered her words, not only reiterating Xiao Green Tea’s words verbatim but also adding her own opinion.

The Little Princess’s delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, her chubby baby face tinged with a light pink, although it was clear she was angry, she was still extremely cute, especially after she used her childish voice to complain.

“Although she didn’t say anything too excessive, somehow, this Princess just feels very uncomfortable! So we’ll have her taken away!”

Duan Shaoguang frowned. The Princess was still young and straightforwardly naive, naturally unable to hear the deeper implications of these words.

However, if this was the truth, did Song Yun say it herself, or was she instructed? If instructed, was someone trying to harm the Princess’s reputation? Or was there another reason? Those who had conflicting interests with the Princess, currently only the Empr…

Shen Jingxian, seeing that Duan Shaoguang and Mr. Zhao were not responding, emphasized again, “Mr. Zhao, I’m telling you!”

The two teachers immediately came back to their senses, feeling a newfound sense of responsibility.

Their hearts told them, immediately! Right now! They must! Cheer up the Princess!

Duan Shaoguang: “Don’t worry, Your Highness, this child should be a student from the Enlightenment Hall, if she truly said those things, she must be someone with impure thoughts. Once Mr. Zhao finds out her identity, we will give you an explanation.”

Mr. Zhao: “Hmph, I’d like to see which royal family member dares to insult the reputation of the Imperial College… Pah! Even if it’s a royal family member, we must address it on its own merits! I’ll go find the Director of Education now!”

Shen Jingxian, with her beautiful big eyes, said adorably, “You two gentlemen are amazing!”

Both of them felt even more elated.

After reporting sick leave and lodging a complaint, Shen Jingxian started making her way back to the palace.

She had already sent someone ahead to report the matter at the palace for her.

She didn’t want to have to say the same thing twice, it was too exhausting.

Out of humanitarianism, Shen Jingxian ended up letting Yin Ling and her companion onto her carriage, though they didn’t seem grateful to her, Yin Ling even gave her a glare.

That glare completely infuriated Shi Wang, who kicked them off and made them follow the carriage on foot.

Shen Jingxian sighed, so why can’t people be a little kinder.

Shen Jingxian ordered the guard to go directly to the Emperor, since when the Empress gets angry, it’s too scary, and unless she’s extremely angry, Shen Jingxian usually doesn’t complain to the Empress.

But when the guard went to report to the Emperor, the Empress happened to be there, thus…

When Shen Jingxian returned to Yi Fen Palace, the Empress was already there waiting, and she ordered that Yin Ling and Song Yun be untied and then made to kneel on… something like a washing board.

“Let me see, what filth dares to play tricks on this Palace’s Yi Fen head.”

The Empress was obviously particularly angry, Shen Jingxian’s judgment was based on the fact that her Emperor father was standing about 10 meters away from the Empress, pretending to look around but actually seeing nothing.

Each time the Emperor saw the Empress was angry and didn’t dare go up to console her, he would hover at a cautiously close distance, waiting for the opportune moment when her anger subsided to step forward and smooth things over.

Clearly now was not that moment.

However, Shen Jingxian was no such worry, she was the Empress’s sweetheart darling!!

So she signaled to Shi Wang not to act rashly, and she ran over, grabbing the Empress’s robes and shaking them, “Mother, hug me.”

The Empress, seeing her cute daughter, was immediately softened. She removed her sharp armor from her hand and handed it to the Nanny beside her, then gently embraced the Little Princess.

Shen Jingxian quickly administered a comforting cuddle package to the Empress, successfully reducing some of her anger.

The Empress, looking at the innocent Shen Jingxian, sighed, “My Yi Fen is so kind, in the future, how will she…” rule the world.

The Empress didn’t finish her sentence, just sighed, “Well, Yi Fen is still young, knowing to take shelter in the arms of Father and Mother is right.”

The Empress cuddled with Shen Jingxian for quite a while, until the Nanny said something, and she seemed to suddenly remember, looking at the two kneeling on the ground.

“Yin Ling? A mere concubine, causing chaos in the Duke Mansion’s backyard, forgetting her own status.”

“A child taught by a concubine cannot be presentable, someone, unlock their mute acupoints.”

As soon as Shen Jingxian heard the Empress’s command, out of nowhere appeared a man in a tight black outfit, before she could see his face, he unlocked the acupoints and disappeared.

Shen Jingxian was astonished, was this the legendary Hidden Guard!!

Yin Ling, once able to speak, immediately began to cry and complain, admitting fault, claiming she did not recognize the Princess and unintentionally offended her and spoke of her low status and short-sightedness and whatnot.

Shen Jingxian summed it up, Yin Ling used a general-specific-general structure to admit her fault.

First, she summarized that she was at fault, but the fault was small, as she didn’t recognize the Princess.

Then she elaborated on why she didn’t recognize the Princess, she was of low status and didn’t have the opportunity.

Finally, she concluded, you are the high Empress, arguing with people like us would surely ruin your status, don’t take it too hard.

This was probably the meaning.

But it was certainly more moving than Shen Jingxian’s plain translation, Shen Jingxian had to admit, if she were the Empress, she would definitely be moved.

Unfortunately, Yin Ling was facing the Empress, a woman of unfathomable depth, even the Emperor had to tread carefully around her!

“Since you know your status is low, you should understand that insubordination is a grave crime, let alone uttering wild words, as a concubine, scolding students of the Imperial College.

Students from the Imperial College, in the future, will largely enter the court as officials. Today you ridicule the Imperial College, tomorrow, isn’t that like mocking our Yunyi’s lack of talent, truly laughable beyond words!”

Yin Ling, seeing she hadn’t swayed the Empress, panicked.

Just as she was about to continue speaking, the Nanny beside her covered her mouth.

The Empress, while gently stroking Shen Jingxian’s head, coldly ordered, “Brand Yin Ling with the sin mark, never to be removed in her lifetime.”

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