Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 197 - 20: Butterfly Wings (Second Update, Asking for Votes)

Susu’s thoughts quickly turned, "You just said Princess Ke has gone too far, could it be she set a trap to kill two birds with one stone?"

Old Madam patted Susu’s hand and nodded. Meanwhile, Nanny Qin was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out, and she couldn’t quite believe it, saying, "Did Princess Ke get her head stuck in a door? No, what I mean is, did a donkey kick her head?"

Although these words were somewhat disrespectful to the nobility, that’s exactly what she meant, and this was something she learned from Susu. Now, it seemed quite vivid and fitting.

Old Madam and Susu were left dumbfounded by Nanny Qin’s words, and all their previous anger dissipated like a deflated balloon, leaving them bemused.

Actually, Old Madam Song also felt that maybe Princess Ke’s head was indeed kicked by a donkey; otherwise, how could she come up with such a foolish idea?

Prince Ke, do you know your wife is dragging you down so desperately?

Plotting against a pregnant concubine could be overlooked, but their Fourth Girl hasn’t even entered the Prince Mansion yet. If today, they have solid evidence against the Fourth Girl for conspiring against the prince’s heir, it wouldn’t just be her life at risk. It meant implicating her entire family, confiscating property, stripping titles, and potentially involving Consort Xi in the palace.

This isn’t just killing two birds with one stone; it’s hitting three with one stone. What good will it do Prince Ke?

Previously blinded by anger, Old Madam now calmed down and, upon reconsidering, felt that perhaps Princess Ke was unjustly blamed.

Because this really didn’t seem like something an "adequate princess" would do.

What Old Madam realized, Susu quickly caught on to as well: Princess Ke is definitely no fool, unless her head really was caught in a door, which is an impossible assumption!

"Princess Ke is known in the royal family for her wisdom and kindness, known to strive to meet the standards of a ’Queen’. She might have harmed a pregnant concubine, but she shouldn’t make things difficult for Fourth Miss now, unless she no longer wishes to be the main wife!"

From all indications, Prince Ke definitely possesses the character of "not being particular about details for the sake of great deeds". While Princess Ke drags her feet this way, he might not divorce her, but there are plenty of ways to leave someone in living death. If he were harsher, it wouldn’t be impossible to make Princess Ke "die suddenly".

Old Madam Song heard Susu’s words and became more convinced of her suspicions, though she was slightly relieved. However, the fact that Fourth Girl suffered an undeserved disaster at Prince Ke Mansion was real, and the Song Family being nearly destroyed is no falsehood; Prince Ke will have to give them an explanation!

Furthermore, after this incident, Old Madam became secretly vigilant, it seemed the news that the Song Family would side with Prince Ke had leaked, and the other princes who had neither meat nor soup felt ashamed and angry, and now aimed at the Song Family.

Perhaps today’s matter is just the beginning. I wonder which prince acted, such insidiousness, harming the womenfolk, truly a petty villain’s conduct!

The master and her two servants analyzed the whole situation in detail, suspecting the greatest possibility was that the person behind knew some of Princess Ke’s backyard secrets, then used her plan for their own purposes, swapping her intended victim for Fourth Girl.

Fortunately, Ruan Qiniang arrived in time and caught one servant who wildly accused others, but that maid took the opportunity to commit suicide by crashing into a pillar.

The only reason Old Madam initially thought Princess Ke was behind it was because Concubine Leng from Prince Ke Mansion pointed out the golden hairpin the maid wore was suspected to have been a token from Princess Ke.

Now thinking back, that maid must have been bought off long ago, and Concubine Leng is no saint either, what a chaotic mess!

Susu casually asked, "What about the pregnant concubine at Prince Ke Mansion?" Ruan Shiniang mustn’t have any issues, the current situation is even more critical than in the original novel, Susu now dared not even think about the child.

Old Madam sighed and said, "In the end, Princess Ke isn’t stupid. Once this happened, the garden was immediately sealed off. Because this involved Fourth Girl, I was summoned there, so I know a bit. That concubine was nearly in labor, was pushed hard, although Fourth Girl was quick to react and blocked a bit, she still fell heavily to the ground. Blood soaked the earth."

Hearing this, Susu’s face turned ashen, while Old Madam just assumed Susu was frightened by what was said, quickly patting Susu’s back, "Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, thankfully the Second Young Madam from Annan Earl Mansion, who is Qing He’s cousin, arrived in time. That concubine was a strong mother, by the time we left the mansion, had already given birth, reportedly to a son, later the Imperial Physician arrived too, presumably, it wasn’t too serious."

Involving the secrets of Prince Ke Mansion’s back courtyard, regardless of her inclination, Old Madam knew little; the news was something she learned, unable to ignore the pool of blood, spending significant silver to hear from a rough maid there.

Old Madam Song despised women’s squabbles causing back-courtyard disasters; this event only made her more stringent in her education of Fourth Girl.

This matter is for later discussion, so let it be.

As for Susu hearing Old Madam’s words, her mind wasn’t at ease, until two days later when Ruan Qiniang sent word that Ruan Shiniang and her son were safe, could she truly relax. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Yet she didn’t know the day’s situation was truly perilous; Ruan Qiniang used all her might to give birth to a boy, face blue and breathless.

If it weren’t for Ruan Qiniang disregarding Princess Ke’s indifferent look and insisted on entering the delivery room, later recalling what Susu had mentioned and not giving up on the seemingly lifeless baby.

Ruan Shiniang, despite her torn body, struggled to breathe life into her son, giving him CPR and resuscitation, successfully pulling the tiny baby back from death’s grip; the two sisters were overjoyed to tears in that moment!

Furthermore, Prince Ke had high hopes for the child; as soon as the accident happened, he dispatched people to urgently summon the Imperial Physician, who crucially stabilized the child’s condition.

In the original story where the child had died, the baby survived, the butterfly’s wings have flapped, history turns in a new direction, and a new Chapter is about to unfold.