Concubine Shu gritted her teeth and looked at her: "Hu Hongzhi was deliberately thrown into the garden, and he also caused such a thing as an assassin. Was it you who did it?"
Concubine Wen was stunned for a moment, frowned coldly and said: "What nonsense are you talking about, sister? How could I do such a thing?"
"Who else could it be but you?"
The more Concubine Shu thought about it, the angrier she became: "I feel strange. You clearly said you couldn't come before, so why did you suddenly come to celebrate my birthday? And not long after you arrived, something happened to Hu Hongzhi, and you even wanted to pull it out.
His tongue."
Concubine Wen narrowed her eyes: "I want to pull out his tongue to punish him for slandering the princess and insulting the royal reputation."
Concubine Shu was aggressive: "Isn't it because you protect your daughter and want to take revenge?"
Concubine Wen retorted: "The concubine is the one, right? Hu Hongzhi is your nephew. He caused such a big scandal in the palace and the concubine refused to punish him severely. Who is protecting whom?"
The smell of gunpowder between the two women suddenly arose.
The ladies were too frightened to express their anger, but they couldn't help but be excited, and looked secretly at the two high-ranking concubines who were arguing.
Concubine Shu was so angry that her face was livid: "Even if I favor my nephew, I will punish him severely in accordance with the palace rules. Even if I am in front of His Majesty, I will have a clear conscience!
It's you, Concubine Wen.
Aren't you always kind to others and never care about others?
Hu Hongzhi just mentioned the eighth princess, but you actually wanted to pull out his tongue, so cruel and ruthless.
I have to wonder, did you already know the purpose of Hu Hongzhi entering the palace? You have a grudge against him, so you acted so cruelly when you came!
besides.
Hu Hongzhi said that he was knocked unconscious and thrown into the garden. He did not know who this person was.
I am very suspicious now, did you, Concubine Wen, send someone to do it?
You deliberately caused such a scandal and ruined my birthday party—Concubine Wen, what are your intentions?!"
Concubine Shu slapped her palm heavily on the table, making a muffled sound.
The wine in the wine glass swayed and a little bit of it spilled out.
It was quiet in the waterside pavilion.
Everyone watched with wide eyes, and Hu Hongzhi on the ground was so frightened that he dared not speak out.
In fact, he suspected that the person who knocked him unconscious was Xiao Lingyue.
But the problem is, he has no evidence.
It's useless to say it.
Hu Hongzhi had suffered at the hands of Xiao Lingyue before and knew that she was not someone to be trifled with, and Concubine Shu clearly wanted to abandon him and ignore her.
If he said it was Xiao Lingyue who did it and Concubine Shu asked him to provide evidence, where would he get it?
Xiao Lingyue has been staying out of the incident and watching with cold eyes.
Hu Hongzhi was also afraid that the situation would get worse if she was involved. He was frightened and did not want to cause any more trouble.
But Hu Hongwei never expected that Concubine Shu would suspect Concubine Wen, and even started to argue with her.
Hu Hongzhi was so frightened that he dared not speak for fear of being implicated.
He shrank his neck and shivered like a poor quail.
It was quiet.
The surprise on Concubine Wen's face turned into a sneer: "It turns out that this is what the noble concubine thinks. This is really an attempt to inflict a crime. Why bother?"
Concubine Shu said coldly: "Is what I said wrong?"