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Chapter 5383: Annoyance

Su Xitao gnashed her teeth, thinking how much she hated this woman. This woman before her was simply beyond her reach, impossible to catch up to even if she tried.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her palm, jolting her back from her myriad thoughts. She looked down to find herself kneeling on the ground, being disciplined with a long ruler.

Su Xitao struggled fiercely, asking in a voice filled with panic, "You, you, what are you trying to do?"

"Miss Su, since you're so ignorant of the rules, then let us servants teach you what proper etiquette is." Cai Qi and Cai Xiu's faces were cold. They exchanged a look with the surrounding palace maids. Everyone quickly rushed forward and firmly pinned her to the ground.

Cai Qi, holding the ruler, struck Su Xitao's palm repeatedly and heavily, making her cry out in anguish and call for her parents.

"Su Xitao," Qiao Mu said to her coldly, "I've tolerated you once, twice. Do you truly believe that this Crown Princess has such a good temper that I'll let you jump around as you please?"

"Speaking of which, it's truly my repeated tolerance that has harmed you. Instead of repenting, you've grown worse, and now you dare to openly lay hands on the little imperial grandson!"

"I didn't!" Su Xitao was startled. She quickly raised her head, her eyes blazing with anger as she stared at Qiao Mu. "You're framing me, framing me!"

She would deny to her death that she harbored any murderous intent. She had indeed wanted to take advantage of others' unpreparedness, secretly and without a trace, preferably to eliminate that hateful mother and son.

Especially since she knew that, like her elder brother's delicate concubine, that little white flower, she was so weak after childbirth that she couldn't even get out of bed or make significant movements. She could barely even call for someone without sounding like she was about to die. Qiao Mu would definitely need good rest after giving birth too, and she might not be able to take proper precautions. As long as she had an opportunity, the effect would surely be excellent.

Unfortunately, Su Xitao's elaborate scheme backfired. Before she could even act, she was exposed, and everything hidden on her was searched out, becoming incriminating evidence.

"Su Xitao, this Crown Princess is annoyed with you," Qiao Mu said to her coldly, looking at her with indifferent eyes.

Just that one sentence scared Su Xitao greatly. She couldn't help but tremble slightly, crying out sharply, "I didn't! No. I was misled by a wicked person; I simply didn't know these things could be used to create some modified potion, I truly didn't know!"

"What are you doing?" Su Xitao looked in terror at the two guards who stepped forward and twisted her arms behind her back. "Let go, release me! Release me quickly!"

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!" Su Xitao shrieked in fright, then roared furiously, "Do you intend to stand by and watch me die? Think about my elder brother! If my elder brother knew you abandoned me to die, watching me with your own eyes. There'll be no good outcome for you!"

Princess Zheng looked at her with a complicated expression, then sighed. "I will personally explain this matter to the Prince."

Now, the entire Prince Zheng's residence was inexplicably implicated by her. The little Crown Princess not immediately attacking Prince Zheng's residence was already a courtesy shown to Empress Bai. Regardless, Prince Zheng was ultimately the Empress's adopted son. Even if he had committed many wrongs and needed to be dealt with, it would still have to be the Empress who personally handled him, so the little Crown Princess thought to herself. She coldly glanced at the loudly wailing Su Xitao.