Chapter Sixty: Not Worth The Loss

  Jing Tai turned around and said: "Princess, I'm sorry, it seems that the person is beside Her Majesty, please wait a moment, Princess."

  "This is strange. Looking at how anxious he is, I'm afraid something big has happened. What do you think, Aunt Jing Tai?" Pang Luoxue asked quietly.

  "This servant girl thinks that any matter concerning Your Ladyship is a big deal." Jing Tai replied properly.

  "This is natural. Since Jing Tai is the imperial concubine's confidante, she naturally puts the imperial concubine's matters at heart, and Xue Er is also one of them." Pang Luo Xue said with a hint of a smile.

  The palace maid panted and ran over, saying: "Young Mistress... Young Mistress... You haven't left yet, that's great. The two ladies have invited you."

  Pang Luoxue said: "Since you have invited me, I'll let Auntie lead the way."

  Jing Tai smiled coldly and thought to himself, "I'm afraid this is the end of the road for you, Princess." He closely followed behind Pang Luo Xue, worried that she might try something.

  Three people walked together, Pang Luo Xue didn't say a word. The three of them arrived at the Imperial Garden. Two imperial consorts had anxious faces.

  Yi Gui Fei said: "Sister, everyone is here now, what do you want to say?"

  The imperial concubine Wang smiled and said, "Princess, the eight-tailed phoenix hairpin that the emperor bestowed upon my sister earlier has gone missing after you left. You also know that both my sister and I are very fond of this hairpin, and my sister had intended to give it to you as a gift. Could it be that you were hesitant due to your relationship with the emperor and thought that he might have already given it to you? What's wrong, Princess?"

  Yi Guifei looked at Pang Luoxue, seeing that she was just listening quietly, without a hint of fear on her face. She found it strange herself, but in her heart, she didn't suspect that Pang Luoxue had taken the hairpin, and looking at her, she didn't seem like someone who would do such a thing.

  "This remark of yours, I really don't understand. Are you implying that it was Snow who took it? As the legitimate daughter of Duke Ping, although she may not have as much experience as you, she's not someone who has never seen anything before. Your words are truly too flattering to Snow."

  "It's a good thing you're eloquent, otherwise you'd be punished. The princess doesn't intend to say anything more." Queen Wang said viciously: "Jing Tai, slap him in the mouth!"

  "Sorry, Princess. I hope you can understand." He said, stretching out his hand to lift and heavily slap downwards.

  Pang Luo Xue stood there, and as soon as her palm touched her face, she stretched out her hand to grab Jing Tai's hand, turned it over and gave her a slap, directly knocking her to the ground.

  Pang Luo Xue looked at her, in his past life, it was Su's hands that had beaten him until he was covered in blood. This is just a little interest, wait and see what you'll get next.

  "Ah! You... you... how dare you fight back? How can you be so rebellious and not know to repent?! Guards, come quickly!"

  "Why must you speak so harshly, Snow is just helping to discipline the servant. With such a reckless and foolish servant by your side, it's only a matter of time before they bring harm to you." Pang Luoxue said calmly.

  "Oh? You hit my palace maid, just like hitting me in the face, and you still dare to say it's for my own good?"

  "You don't know, Your Majesty, that although I am only the eldest daughter of the Peng State Duke's manor, Yang State Duke is also Xue Er's maternal grandfather. Moreover, Xue Er is currently the adopted daughter of Her Majesty the Empress. She is just a lowly maid who has been entered into the imperial ancestral temple, how can she dare to hit me? If Xue Er has committed an error, it should be investigated by the Ministry of Rites, Your Majesty seems to be covering up something." Peng Luo Xue stepped forward, pressing her point.

  "You!" Queen Wang glared at him angrily

  "Bang! Bang! Bang! What Snow County Master said makes sense!" Yu Wang clapped his hands and said.

  "Met two princesses"

  Xue Er has met with Prince Yu of the palace

  "I wonder what wind blew you to the Yu Wang's palace" Yigui Fei said lazily.

  "The queen mother is afraid that Princess Xue won't recognize the way back to the palace, so she specially ordered me to escort her. Since I invited Princess Xue myself, it's only natural that I should be the one to see her off. Otherwise, Duke Pang would also blame me for not taking good care of his daughter. Ah, General Pang..." The Prince of Yu deliberately dragged out the last three words very slowly.

  "General Pang?" asked Consort Yi

  "The natural heir of Duke Ping is indeed his eldest son, Pang Cheng." The King of Yu replied.

  The Empress smiled: "It's just a misunderstanding. I also believe that at this time it has nothing to do with the county master, don't you think so, little sister?"

  The princess Wang nodded reluctantly and said, "Sister is right."

  "Your Majesty, we sisters are tired, would you mind seeing us out?" said Consort Yi.

  "Wait a minute, can Your Highness Yu Wang be a witness? Xue Er doesn't want to be misunderstood." Pang Luo Xue looked at Yu Wang.

  Yu Wang rubbed his mouth and said: "This is natural, I am willing to be a witness."

  "Thank you, Your Highness"

  "What does the Snow County Master mean by this? The matter has already been investigated, please return." said Wang Guifei.

  "Oh? Is that so? Then where is the hairpin of Princess Yigui, this is the emperor's intention, and Xue'er also wants to make some efforts, what's wrong with Princess Wang?"

  "This palace is naturally without any impropriety, Princess Xue may proceed." Wang Guifei said through gritted teeth.

  "The princess wants to investigate clearly, then let's investigate." Yigui Fei said.

  "Since Princess Wang said that everyone present at the time was suspicious, and just now only suspected me, I'm afraid there's something fishy going on here." He looked towards Princess Wang.

  "It's unlikely, but does Princess Xue still suspect that I'm not genuine?" said Wang Guifei.

  "Xue Er didn't dare, but just now the Empress also said that she too liked this hairpin, Xue Er only had these suspicions. Of course, the Empress is dignified and noble, naturally wouldn't have such thoughts, but it's hard to say if those below her won't have them. Since the hairpin was gone when I left, I did leave with Jing Tai, didn't I? If I have doubts, then Jing Tai must too, don't you think, Imperial Concubine Yi?" Pang Luo Xue looked at Consort Yi with a warm smile.

  The noble consort nodded and said: "The young lady is right, go and search."

  Xier pulled up the nearby Jing Tai, carefully feeling around, and when she felt Jing Tai's sleeve, she frowned and searched in her embroidered pouch to find a beautiful phoenix hairpin, which was exactly the eight-tailed phoenix hairpin from just now.

  The scene suddenly fell into an eerie silence, and Jing Tai muttered: "No, no, no, it's not the slave who took it, Your Highness is wise." She knelt down and kowtowed incessantly, but she herself didn't know why it was on her own body, when it should have been on Xue Junzhu's body instead.

  Pang Luoxue took the hairpin from Xier's hand: "Look carefully, it's really exquisite, no wonder the princess likes it. Snow also thinks it's beautiful, and Princess Yi is right, these crystal stones are a bit lighter in color." After speaking, she returned it to Princess Yi.

  Yi Guifei took the hairpin and inserted it into Wang Guifei's hair: "Xue'er was right, it really suits you, sister. Now I'll give it to you."

  The princess Wang hastily said: "Sister's things, how can sister take them?" As she spoke, she reached out to pull down

  "Royal Concubine Yi grasped Royal Concubine Wang's hand and said, 'Sister, you don't have to be like this. If you don't take it, it would mean that you look down on the little token of sisterly affection I've given you.' As she spoke, her face fell in displeasure."

  "My sister wouldn't dare, since that's the case, my sister thanks you, elder sister." She said, taking off a ring from the table and personally putting it on Princess Yigui's hand, and continued: "This is more suitable for you."

  "What does Her Majesty think should be done with this slave?" Pang Luoxue said, looking at Wang Guifei with a sarcastic smile when she mentioned the slave.

  "It's better to drag him out and beat him to death. This kind of dirty thing, if left here, will also dirty this place," said the King of Yu.

  "Jing Tai, you've followed me for many years, sister... " Before Wang Guifei could finish speaking, Yi Guifei said: "The Empress is the master of this matter, all things are decided by her."

  The Queen nodded and said: "In that case, let's go together with the princess." She took the hand of Yi Guifei and walked towards Chenxi Palace.

  "Would you like to watch a good show?" King Yu invited.

  "This is natural!" Pang Luoxue muttered as she gazed at the two silhouettes of sisters with deep affection.