3296 She's Not Fat

"You see, the Crown Princess just ordered a good beating, and immediately those three were driven away."

"That's exactly what should be done; you should have done it ages ago. If you keep indulging them, they'll just take advantage of you, won't they?" Dan Ling rattled on.

The Princess Consort couldn't help but glance at her, then looked down at the teacup in her hand and pressed it into Dan Ling's hand. "I think you're the one who needs a drink of water to soothe your throat."

Saying so much at once, how long had she been holding it in? Is it because she couldn't stand not venting it?

Dan Ling pursed her lips and stepped back, holding the teacup.

Qiao Mu then interjected, "Dan Ling is right, Princess Consort. From the looks of it, those three might come back and cause trouble tomorrow. I'm telling you, you need to find a way to deal with it once and for all, or else you'll be constantly annoyed."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes," Dan Ling nodded frantically like a pecking chick, hastily interjecting, "Crown Princess, Crown Princess, please help our Princess Consort! Give her some ideas, find a way to keep that family of three out forever. This servant is truly disgusted every time I see them; when it's severe, I can't even eat."

Princess Consort Kang looked at her speechlessly.

"Alright, stop talking about these upsetting things. Qiao Qiao, let's not discuss this anymore." The Princess Consort smiled and took her small hand. "Come, I'll take you for a stroll in the back garden."

Qiao Mu nodded her small head.

The Princess Consort suddenly thought of something and turned to her, saying, "Qiao Qiao, I... have an impolite request. I'd like to buy another Beauty Pill."

"Imperial Aunt, one Beauty Pill is enough; taking more won't help," Qiao Mu said, glancing at her.

"Ah, it's not for me to buy; it's for my good-for-nothing sister-in-law."

"Princess Consort!" Dan Ling immediately stamped her foot. "You said you wouldn't bother with their family's affairs, but you're still getting involved."

The Princess Consort, however, slanted a look at her. She knew Liu He-shi's character best.

Was she truly evil? Absolutely not. She was just a bit petty, loved to take small advantages, and lacked generosity.

For the sake of her elder brother, she still wanted to help her if she could.

"You must have seen her that day. It was..." The Princess Consort smiled awkwardly, "The one who stopped your carriage at the entrance of Zhenhui Square."

"Oh," with Princess Consort Kang's reminder, Qiao Mu remembered.

It was that plump woman who kept claiming to be Princess Consort Kang's sister-in-law.

"My sister-in-law, she mainly wants to shed some fat," Princess Consort Kang coughed lightly. "I've seen her recently, and she's truly excessively fat. Two years ago, when I saw her, she wasn't that fat. Recently, she's like a cabbage that's had a catalyst, growing more and more strangely."

Dan Ling, following behind the two, twitched her lips fiercely upon hearing this.

Sometimes, what the Princess Consort said was quite hurtful.

"Oh," Qiao Mu nodded, turning to look at the Princess Consort. "That Liu He-shi, right?"

"Ah, that's her. She's so uniquely fat, you must remember her."

Her sister-in-law's fatness was already completely different from her own middle-aged weight gain back then.

"She's not fat." Qiao Mu shook her head, her face serious. "She's poisoned."

"Ah?" Princess Consort Kang stopped in her tracks, then turned back to look at Qiao Mu. "She's not fat? You're saying she's poisoned?"

"Mm," Little Qiao Qiao nodded her small head with a serious expression.

"I noticed it when she lunged onto my carriage that day."