Harem Daily Life

Chapter 487 Concubine De comes to seek justice

During dinner, Xiao Jinan forced himself to smile and even tried to make Tao Yanyan happy. He Xuan and He Yue ate less than usual and put down their chopsticks after only a few bites.

Tao Yanyan saw the children's behavior and was secretly annoyed. Although the eldest prince was of noble status, it was inappropriate for him to break Xiao Jin'an's treasured things. However, according to Xiao Quanzi, there were many people at the time, and it was impossible to conclude that it was definitely the eldest prince who broke the jade.

She thought about it, and finally carefully selected another similar jade pendant, and went to find Xiao Jinan after dinner.

Xiao Jinan was holding the broken pieces of the jade pendant, feeling sad.

He cherishes this piece of jade very much, because it was the first time his mother gave it to him, and it was made of jade given by his father. This piece of jade is of great significance to him.

Tao Yanyan walked in with a new jade pendant and said softly, "Jin'an, I already know about the jade pendant. Don't be sad. Look, what did I bring you?"

When Xiao Jinan saw the new jade pendant, his eyes lit up, but he immediately lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, mother, the gift you gave me has become so broken."

As he spoke, he clenched the broken jade in his hand, looking unhappy.

Tao Yanyan held Xiao Jin'an in her arms and said softly, "Mother knows how much it means to you, but the jade your father gave me was very large, and I made many jade pendants with it, thinking of giving you one every few years. Let the broken jade go today. Jade is fragile and it is really hard to keep."

Little Jin'an pouted: "Although my eldest brother was the one who caused the trouble today, I was also wrong."

Tao Yanyan encouraged him to speak out, and then Xiao Jinan said, "If I hadn't hit him directly, but had reasoned with him first, maybe the jade wouldn't have been broken in the end."

Tao Yanyan touched his head and said, "Jin'an is a great kid for being able to go up and protect Yue'er. The jade pendant thing was just an accident. Look, isn't this new jade pendant better looking than the previous one?"

After saying that, Tao Yanyan showed off the jade and focused on promoting the patterns on the jade pendant.

"This pattern is bamboo bringing peace, which is most suitable for Jin'an." As she said this, she helped him put it into his purse and carefully put it on him: "Let's keep the original fragment well, as a kind of commemoration."

Tao Yanyan took out another purse, put the broken jade pieces in it, and put it in the box for him to put away.

Xiao Jinan looked at the gentle Tao Yanyan, and touched his new jade pendant. Then he slowly put away his sadness and put on his smile again.

On Concubine De's side, looking at the scratches on the eldest prince's hands and his messy clothes, and hearing the report from the people below that the second prince and the second princess joined hands to beat He Ye, she was furious.

"That Second Prince is really thinking of himself as the master more and more. What is his status and my son's status, yet he dares to take action!" The more De Fei thought about it, the angrier she became, and she brought her people to Concubine Tao's Changle Palace in a menacing manner.

Little Jin'an, who had finally been comforted by Concubine Tao, returned to his icy little face as soon as he saw Concubine De and her son.

The second princess He Yue, who was playing acupuncture with her sister with a doll, was so angry when she saw Concubine De coming with the eldest prince that she wanted to beat him up.

Tao Yanyan asked the children's nanny to take the children away first, then he straightened his clothes and went out to greet them.

When Concubine De saw Concubine Tao, she asked loudly, "My Lady Concubine, do you know what your precious son has done? He teamed up with the Second Princess to bully the First Prince."

Tao Yanyan's eyes darkened, and she glanced at the eldest prince: "Don't worry, Concubine De. I think you should ask the people who followed you today who started this. As far as I know, the eldest prince provoked the eldest princess and the second princess with words for no reason. Jin'an cared about her sisters and wanted to protect them, so she had a conflict with the eldest prince. If the eldest prince hadn't started the trouble, it wouldn't have turned out like this."

Concubine De looked unhappy, but she also knew that it was her son who had provoked others first.

"Besides, Jin'an's jade pendant was broken during the dispute. It was something he had always cherished. We haven't asked you for compensation yet, but you came to our door first." Tao Yanyan said lightly.

Concubine De snorted coldly: "There were so many people around at that time, how can you be sure that it was the eldest prince who damaged the second prince's jade? And no matter what, the second prince and the second princess fought against each other, causing many scratches on the eldest prince's body, you have to give an explanation!"

He Yue angrily said: "But I'm injured, my hand still hurts!" After that, she raised her little fleshy hand to show Tao Yanyan: "My eldest brother twisted it, it hurts so much!"

Tao Yanyan took her over and looked at her carefully, but he couldn't see any scars.

Tao Yanyan: “…”

My dear, next time you want to play the victim, can you spend some money to disguise yourself? This way, it will be difficult for me to lie with my eyes open.

"Well, it's indeed a little red and swollen. Go and let Qingfeng apply some ointment for you." Tao Yanyan winked at He Yue and asked Qingfeng to take the person away to avoid being exposed.

She stood up straight and said calmly, "De Fei, today it was the eldest prince who caused trouble first, the second princess fought back, and little Jin'an couldn't bear to see her sister being beaten, so she stepped in to help. These were all fights between children. Jin'an and Yue'er were both injured, and Jin'an also broke a precious jade pendant. All three children were damaged. I think we should learn from this lesson, take good care of our own children, and don't make the same mistake again in the future. What do you think?"

Concubine De clenched her fists: "Both are damaged? Humph, the eldest prince is your majesty's eldest son, how can the second prince be compared with him?" After saying that, she glanced at He Xuan who was still standing at the scene: "The two princesses are now just princesses whose mothers are not of high status and are fostered under your name. Why do you stand up for them and protect them?"

When Tao Yanyan heard Concubine De belittling Jin'an and mocking the two princesses, she took a deep breath in anger. Mingyue immediately stepped forward to support her and said, "Your Majesty, don't be angry. You might get sick from anger!"

Seeing Tao Yanyan's face as cold as ice and her breathing rising and falling with anger, He Xuan immediately held her hand and said, "Mother Tao, don't be angry. What Concubine De said can't hurt us."

Xiao Jinan stood in front of Concubine De and said unhappily, "My Lady Concubine De, you are really too much. Concubine Tao is pregnant, how can you be so angry with her? And you look down on the three of us, but we are indeed the biological children of the emperor, how can you say that about us?"

Concubine De sneered, "You? Your biological child? Hahahaha, you must have heard so many lies that you think they are true. You must have forgotten where you came from."

"I am the emperor's son, absolutely his biological son!" Little Jin'an already knew his own life experience. He used to feel inferior, but now he stands straight.