"Who are you? You broke my princess's jade pendant, and you still don't kneel down and beg for mercy from me!"

Jade pendant?

Song Baoling lowered her head to look at the jade pendant at her feet and blinked doubtfully, "Is this jade pendant the princess's? But I didn't..."

Before she finished speaking, Princess Pingli suddenly shouted angrily: "You still dare to quibble! You ungrateful girl, do you want to say that this princess framed you?"

When Song Baoling saw that this was obviously a deliberate attempt to cause trouble, and thinking about Song Baichuan's instructions when he came, he had no choice but to lower his head and admit his mistake: "I know I was wrong, and I hope the princess will forgive me."

Princess Pingli was a little surprised to see her admitting her mistake. She had heard Song Baochai say that this man was not only indulgent and rude, but also had a very bad temper. How could he...

"This is the jade pendant given to me by the imperial brother. You want me to spare you just because you admit your mistake. Do you really think that this princess is easy to mess with?"

"This jade pendant is indeed valuable, but it is broken. I wonder what the princess thinks?"

"What do you think? You broke the jade pendant given by the emperor's brother. This is a crime of disrespect. I want you to..."

"This matter has nothing to do with Ling'er."

A voice suddenly interrupted Princess Pingli. Song Lianming walked slowly in front of a few people, and then he pulled Song Baoling behind him.

"I was just watching from the side. Ling'er has never touched the jade pendant. The broken jade pendant has nothing to do with her. The princess cannot punish her with this."

Princess Pingli was a little surprised when she saw him, but when she saw him defending Song Baoling in such a way, she couldn't help but feel a little angry: "So you mean, I wronged her?"

"I don't think so. It's just that Ling'er has just arrived here, and the matter of the broken jade pendant really has nothing to do with her."

After a pause, Song Lianming asked again: "I'm so brave, I wonder if the princess can see Ling'er break the jade pendant with her own eyes?"

Princess Pingli subconsciously wanted to lose her temper, but looking at Song Lianming's handsome face, she couldn't say anything harsh for a moment.

"But she was the only one here just now. If she hadn't broken it, who else could have broken it?"

Seeing that she was a little angry, Song Baoling didn't want to pretend to be dumb anymore, and said bluntly: "Princess, don't be anxious, in fact, as long as the princess takes a careful look, she can see where I am standing and where the jade pendant fell.

It is impossible for a woman to touch a jade pendant."

"If the princess feels this way, why don't you think about who else has the chance to encounter a jade pendant besides you?"

Song Lianming had been observing the people around him. While Song Baoling was analyzing, he found that the maid next to Princess Pingli seemed a little nervous, so he took a closer look.

At this time, the maid suddenly quietly took half a step back, hiding her hands in front of her body as if she was afraid of being seen.

"Princess, I already know who broke your jade pendant."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Lianming found that the maid was more nervous than before, which made him believe his guess even more.

"Second Young Master Song, don't just find someone to deceive this princess just to help your sister clear her suspicions."

"Princess, don't worry, I won't do such a thing."

After that, Song Lianming walked up to the maid and said, "As long as she stretches out her hand, the truth will be known."

Princess Pingli's expression suddenly changed, and she turned to look at her maid, "You, stretch out your hand."

The maid turned pale with fright. Seeing that she was unwilling to stretch out her hand, Song Lianming motioned to the maid at the side, who stepped forward and grabbed her hand.

I saw a strip of cloth wrapped around the maid's finger. After taking off the strip, the wound on the finger that had been cut by a sharp weapon appeared in front of everyone.

"Princess, please forgive me. I didn't break the jade pendant on purpose. I was careless..."

The maid knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy. Princess Pingli wanted to take the opportunity to punish Song Baoling, but in the end she misunderstood the other party, and she was still in front of Song Lianming.

Looking at the look Song Lianming cast, Princess Pingli still felt extremely ashamed and angry, even though the other party didn't say anything else.

"How brave you are! You broke my princess's things and pretended not to know about it, which made me embarrassed in public."

Princess Pingli kicked the maid, looked at Song Lianming angrily, and then turned around and left angrily.

After watching the group leave, Song Baoling curiously approached Song Lianming and asked in a low voice: "Second brother, are you and the princess an old acquaintance?"

"I have met him several times before when I came to the palace, but we never said anything. Why do you suddenly ask me this?"

"It's nothing, I just feel like the way she looks at you is different."

"How is it different?"

"Like...like you?"

Song Lianming was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Song Baoling in shock: "You little girl, this is related to the honor of the princess, so you can't say these things nonsense."

"I'm not talking nonsense."

Song Baoling pouted her lips arrogantly. Seeing that he still wanted to educate her, she quickly made a gesture to stop him: "I know, I know, I will never say such things again in the future."

"You really have to take my words to heart, otherwise you will get into trouble sooner or later."

"Okay, go find your friends quickly."

After persuading Song Lianming to leave, Song Baoling thought about strolling around before the banquet officially started, but unexpectedly she was spotted again.

"Sister Ling'er, I thought you wouldn't come."

When Song Baoling heard the sound, she raised her eyes and saw Jin Wanlin leading a group of official ladies walking towards her. She wanted to pretend to be deaf and avoid them, but Jin Wanlin blocked her retreat with her next words.

"Everyone, this is the young daughter of the Xuanping Hou Mansion and the granddaughter of King Chengyang."

Jin Wanlin seemed to notice that she was planning to run away, so she immediately came to her quickly, and then pretended to be familiar and held her hand.

"Sister Ling'er, let me introduce to you that these are the daughters of the ministers of the DPRK. You should call them 'sister' when you are young."

Song Baoling smiled lightly, bowed and saluted: "Ling'er has met all of you sisters."

These official ladies saw that she was cute, and because she had the support of Chengyang Prince's Palace and Xuanping Marquis Palace, they were very enthusiastic towards her.

Seeing this, Jin Wanlin felt unwilling and pretended to mention casually: "By the way, I wonder if you have heard that the Holy One once praised sister Ling'er for being very smart and appreciated her very much."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of those 'gentle and considerate' official ladies suddenly changed, and they even looked at Song Baoling with a hint of jealousy.

Song Baoling was not a fool and could see their thoughts at a glance. As for Jin Wanlin, although she didn't know why she did what she did, her hostility towards him was real.

"Your Majesty was just trying to make me happy because I was young. When it comes to intelligence, how can I compare to Sister Wanlin?"

"Sister Ling'er, please stop being modest."

"Sister Wanlin, I am not being modest. The Holy One really appreciates you. Otherwise, why would you not consider the other sisters and just marry you to your uncle."

After Song Baoling finished speaking, he smiled slightly, ignored the jealous eyes of others, turned around and left coolly.
Chapter completed!