Chapter 276 - Stewed in Her Own Juice!

As soon as she said these words, everyone looked at Bu Tinghe in a different way. Although they did not see what had just happened clearly, they understood what was going on after a brief thought.

Princess Zhaohua must know that there was a net in the lotus pond. Even if she really wanted to harm someone, she would not push the person down knowing that the person would not get drowned. Otherwise, wasn’t this equivalent to asking for trouble?

Moreover, they all had families and knew a little about the fights between women. They had seen this method before. Although Bu Tinghe’s method was rough, it was effective. However, it was a sad story that she had chosen Princess Zhaohua as her opponent.

The saddest thing was that after she fell into the water, got soaked in cold water and fainted. She didn’t know that she was fine and so she kept slandering Princess Zhaohua. Wasn’t this asking for a slap in the face? Alas, she could only blame herself.

The Third Prince’s expression also turned sullen. “Tinghe, Doctor Chen checked your pulse. The baby is fine.”

Bu Tinghe was instantly stunned. Her hands trembled as she placed them on her belly. She felt cold as if she was in an icehouse. “It’s fine…”

Doctor Chen stood up and took the handkerchief from the maid and gently wiped his hands.

“Princess Wenhe, the baby in your belly is more than five months old. However, I see that your belly is flat. You must have wrapped a belt around your waist. This is extremely detrimental to the baby. You had better remove it.”

When Doctor Chen said these words, everyone suddenly came to a realization. They had wondered why Bu Tinghe was willing to sacrifice her own child to frame Princess Zhaohua. Now that they saw it, they finally understood that she did not want this child. That made sense. After all, when she and the Third Prince got together, she was drugged and didn’t voluntarily…

The Third Prince noticed other people’s meaningful gaze, and he felt extremely embarrassed. Obviously, he also realized Bu Tinghe’s purpose. “Tinghe, are you not happy that the baby is fine?”

“No… no, how could I not be happy? This is our baby. I was just so happy that I didn’t know what to say.” Bu Tinghe stroked her lower belly and in an instant, her eyes became extremely gentle. Looking at her pale and beautiful face, the Third Prince was stunned for a moment. Most of the unhappiness in his heart dissipated.

“Father Emperor, Tinghe and I will get married soon anyway. Can we get married earlier?” The Third Prince looked at Baili Qingcang and asked.

Seeing the Third Prince’s performance, Baili Qingcang was extremely disappointed. As a prince, he was actually made a fool by a woman. Couldn’t he even distinguish such a clumsy scheme?

“Bu Tinghe is of low morality and does not deserve the position of princess. Since she is pregnant, she shall be your side concubine. She can enter your mansion three days later.”

The Third Prince had been thinking about how to explain it to his mother. Now that Baili Qingcang had directly demoted Bu Tinghe to a side concubine, he was even happier. He could marry Bu Tinghe and make his mother satisfied at the same time, and he did not need to personally ask Father Emperor to demote Bu Tinghe. There couldn’t be a better result!

Bu Tinghe was stunned. She felt that something was wrong when she looked at the eyes of the people around her. It was clear that Shen Ninghua had framed her. Even if she did not have a miscarriage, she was pushed into the water. How come no one showed sympathy to her when she spoke?

Bu Tinghe raised her head and looked at Shen Ninghua, only to see that she was looking at her with a mocking gaze. Her face was calm and indifferent, showing that she did not care about what had happened at all. She immediately felt a surge of anger, which almost displaced all her internal organs!

“Your Highness, as to what happened…”

Baili Jinyu’s brows suddenly twitched. Why did Bu Tinghe still mention this matter? “You lost your balance. Fortunately, we rushed over in time and saved you.”

Bu Tinghe was stunned. Baili Jinyu was lying with his eyes open? Did he not see clearly?

The Third Prince tried his best to conclude this matter, but how could Baili Junyi let him get away? Today, he and Ninghua held a full-month party for their son and daughter. Yet the two were causing trouble here and even wanted to stay clear of the blast. Daydream!

“Third Elder Brother, things aren’t so simple.”

The Third Prince looked up at Baili Junyi. “Fifth Younger Brother, I was too impulsive. I…”

“Impulsive? Your performance was more than impulsive. You were rude to my wife and even wanted to hit her. If I hadn’t stopped you in time, Ninghua would have been injured.”

The Third Prince gritted his teeth and looked at Shen Ninghua with a stiff smile. “Fifth Younger Sister-in-Law, I was reckless and thought that you pushed Tinghe into the water. That was why I panicked. I will prepare a gift come personally to apologize to you some other day. You won’t blame me for my unintentional actions, right?”

Shen Ninghua lowered her head slightly and hid her calm eyes. She took a step back to stand behind Baili Junyi and left the battlefield to him.

It would be rude for her to argue with the Third Prince. Therefore, she might as well let Baili Junyi do the job. They were brothers. No matter how they argued, it was not a big deal. Moreover, Baili Qingcang, who had just witnessed some things, was also here. She did not need to do anything.

Baili Junyi took a step forward and blocked Shen Ninghua behind him. “Unintentional action? I am afraid your unintentional action was a bit too intense. Moreover, the two of them had been standing in the corridor, how come Princess Wenhe fell in the middle of the pond? It was a cold day and there was no beautiful scenery to see. Wasn’t she standing a bit too close to the pond?”

Seeing that Baili Junyi did not give him any face, the Third Prince was extremely angry in his heart. However, he had no choice but to force a smile and respond, “Tinghe lost her balance…”

Baili Junyi directly interrupted him with ridicule, “Third Elder Brother, what you said is wrong. We also heard that before Princess Wenhe fell into the water, she shouted something. I remember she shouted, ‘ Princess Yi, why did you harm me?'”

By now, Bu Tinghe understood that her trap had been exposed. However, her plan was thorough and she chose the right angle. She even risked her baby and her life. Why did she still fail?

Looking at Bu Tinghe’s pale face, Baili Junyi’s voice suddenly turned cold. “Princess Wenhe, I would like to ask why you wanted to harm my wife.”

Bu Tinghe suddenly recalled the ferocious expression on Baili Junyi’s face when she broke her arm that day. That cold and bloody aura still left her with lingering fear. “I didn’t. When I was about to fall into the water, I was scared out of my wits. I only felt that there was a pushing force on my hand. That was why I thought that Princess Yi was the one who pushed me down. I shouted those words out of panic…”

As she spoke, she shed tears, looking both innocent and pitiful.

“Alright, you were careless. Where is the servant who ran to the front yard and shouted that Princess Yi and Princess Zhaohua had a conflict? Bring her here!”

A maid who was tied up was picked by a guard. As soon as she was brought over, she kept kowtowing. Unfortunately, her mouth was blocked and she could not speak. After the guard brought her over, he directly took out the cloth in her mouth.

“Your Majesty, please spare my life! Noble Consort, Prince Yi, please spare my life! Princess, please spare my life!”

Looking at the maid who was crying with tears all over her face, Bu Tinghe’s face turned slightly pale. Her body that was leaning against the Third Prince’s chest began to tremble.

The Third Prince hugged her tightly and looked at Baili Junyi with anger. “Fifth Younger Brother, that maid saw that Tinghe and sister-in-law were walking together. She must have made a mistake. You can just drag her down to beat her to death. Do you want to punish Tinghe because of a lowly maid?”

The maid trembled, but she did not dare to retort. Her entire family was in Princess Wenhe’s hands. It did not matter if she died. She could not implicate her family members!

Baili Junyi’s said with a mocking expression, “Of course I don’t dare. After all, Princess Wenhe is going to marry you and she is pregnant now. Who dares to do anything to her? I just don’t understand what happened, so I called this maid over to ask. Third Elder Brother, don’t be too excited. After all, Father Emperor was also here. He was alarmed by this maid and came all the way here…”

Baili Qingcang’s face was already extremely gloomy. He saw everything clearly. Apparently, Bu Tinghe had put on an act that did not succeed in the end. She was like a clown who was ridiculed by the audience!

His gaze swept over the pale-faced Bu Tinghe with a faint killing intent hidden in his eyes. Since she was pregnant, he would let her give birth to the child. The delivery process would be very dangerous and it was quite easy to take her life while keeping the child only!

“Jinyu, you are too impulsive and Bu Tinghe is pregnant. From now on, you should accompany her at home while restraining your temper. When you can restrain your temper well, you can go to court again.”

The Third Prince suddenly widened his eyes. Was Father Emperor directly depriving him of all his power?

“Father Emperor…”

Baili Qingcang frowned. “What’s wrong? Are you not satisfied with my decision?”

“I will obey the decree.”

“Take Bu Tinghe back. Don’t continue to mess around here.” Baili Qingcang said expressionlessly. He thought, “Aren’t you obsessed with this woman? Then I’ll let you take her back and watch her every day. I’ll see when you’ll get sick of her! If you don’t regret having her beside you, I will admit that you still have some good qualities!”

The Third Prince tightened his arms around Bu Tinghe. Although Bu Tinghe was in pain from being pinched, she didn’t dare to make a sound. She was a princess, but she became a side concubine, and she even let her husband lose his job the moment she entered his mansion. What was going on?

After Baili Qingcang and the officials left, Shen Ninghua turned to look at Hong Ling.

“Hong Ling, put the net back to its original place. I didn’t expect it turned out to be so useful.”

After Shen Ninghua finished speaking, she did not give Bu Tinghe a single glance. She turned around and leisurely walked away shoulder by shoulder with Baili Junyi.

Bu Tinghe looked in a daze as Hong Ling directed someone to put the net back into the water. She felt blood rushing to her head. She finally knew why no one believed her…

Shen Ninghua, this bitch had planned this in advance! Shen Ninghua!

The anger in her heart exploded. She was so suffocated that a mouthful of blood was stuck in her chest. She could neither spit it out nor swallow it down. She took a few deep breaths and still felt suffocated. Then, she rolled her eyes and fainted.