Chapter 1787: Chapter 1789: Demoted to Madam
"Oh?" Baili Yan’s voice was devoid of any emotion, "Why don’t you tell me how she was so arrogant?"
The Secondary Princess Consort wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, looking like a bullied white lotus.
"Prince, this Madam Ye is too much. Her words are truly sharp. She insulted not only me but also scolded the Second Young Master, claiming he was just an illegitimate little wild seed. Prince, I know that Madam Ye is related to our mansion by marriage, but as a mother, I cannot tolerate her insulting my child, so that’s why I had someone teach her a lesson."
"Prince, it’s not my fault."
Her nanny also stepped forward and knelt, "Reporting to the Prince, this is indeed the case. Madam Ye not only disrespected the Second Young Master but also the Secondary Princess Consort. She wouldn’t even greet the Secondary Princess Consort, and disrespecting the Secondary Princess Consort is disrespecting you, Prince. If not severely punished, she will only become more arrogant."
Tsk tsk, Yang Chuxia admired this master and servant, must one be so lowly to achieve one’s goals? To even insult one’s own son and still claim to be a loving mother?
The words about her son being a wild seed were definitely not Yang Chuxia’s. How could a mother insult her own child like that?
Yang Chuxia thought that whenever she heard someone say anything negative about her child, she would want to tear those people’s mouths apart. This woman was something else.
And this nanny, their skill in fabricating lies was unmatched.
"Is that so?" Baili Yan faintly raised his voice.
"Yes, Prince, every word I said is true." The Secondary Princess Consort curtsied again.
"I see." Baili Yan gave her a cold glance and asked, "If you were lying, what then?"
The Secondary Princess Consort was taken aback when she heard that. What did he mean by that? Could it be that the Prince didn’t believe her?
She thought for a moment and then lowered her head, saying, "Prince, I haven’t uttered half a lie. If there’s any falsehood, I will accept any punishment from the Prince."
"Very well!" Baili Yan turned and instructed his personal attendant, "Go and tell State Duke Tong that the Secondary Princess Consort from the Tong family, after being in the mansion for many years, has neither accomplishments nor virtues. She now dares to slander the imperial grandson recklessly and baselessly accuses Prince An’s mother. Our Prince Zhuang’s Mansion has always been governed strictly, and princes are subject to the same laws as commoners. From now on, she is demoted from the position of Secondary Princess Consort to Madam."
"Yes!"
After the attendant left, the Secondary Princess Consort still hadn’t grasped the situation.
Why send someone to the State Duke’s Mansion?
When she replayed Baili Yan’s words in her mind, her expression drastically changed.
"Prince, Prince, why is this?" The Secondary Princess Consort looked at Baili Yan in disbelief, "What wrong have I committed to make the Prince take such severe actions? Is protecting my child wrong? I refuse to accept this!"
She was infuriated. She didn’t care much for the status of a Secondary Princess Consort because she desired the position of the principal wife. But until she could secure the principal wife position, the Secondary Princess Consort was the highest rank among the mansion’s women. It couldn’t be discarded.
So in her momentary confusion, she questioned Baili Yan.
"Why?" Baili Yan snorted coldly and said to the children behind him, "Come, you tell her why, children don’t lie."
Hearing this, the children looked at each other, but none stepped forward.
In the end, the Eldest of Baili Yan’s family came forward, "Secondary Mother Consort, just now when you were speaking with Aunt, both Father and Uncle heard it."