Feng Ling Xi's words caused Zhao Ma Ma's face to change drastically. She hurriedly knelt on the ground and explained, "Old Empress Dowager, this old servant is loyal to you. This old servant is just worried that the young princess is too young and her medical skills are not refined. If she harms the Old Empress Dowager, this old servant doesn't know how to explain it to the Emperor."

Upon hearing this, the Dowager Queen's face softened considerably.

Get up.

Grandma Zhao got up and looked at Feng Lingxi beside her. She was so angry that her teeth ached, she almost died at her hands.

Feng Lingxi's face was expressionless. Zhao Mamu had just said that she was young and her medical skills were not refined, which was indeed a good point of question.

"Mother Empress, Zhao MaMa is right. This daughter-in-law is still young. If Mother Empress doesn't feel comfortable having this daughter-in-law diagnose, then this daughter-in-law will withdraw first."

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She didn't intend to get involved, but if she couldn't escape, she would fight them tooth and nail.

Zhao Mamá's words took away the old Princess Consort's interest in having her diagnose herself. She waved her hand, signaling for her to leave.

Feng Lingxi hurriedly bowed and took her leave, but before she could even step out, she heard the troublemaker Zhao Mama speak up.

"Old Madam, the Princess is here to pay her respects. We haven't offered tea yet, so it's not quite proper."

Feng Ling's brow furrowed, her mood was extremely agitated.

Wasn't the lesson from just now enough, Madam Zhao?

Making trouble is never enough.

"This concubine has no mood, let's talk after this tea offering."

Failing to drink this cup of "daughter-in-law tea" means refusing to acknowledge Feng Lingxi as the daughter-in-law. If this gets out, Feng Lingxi, the Fourth Princess Consort, will become a laughingstock in the capital.

The maid who served tea just happened to bring it in. Feng Lingxi walked over, took the tea, and went to the old princess's face. "Mother Concubine, please have some tea."

Feng Lingxi presented the tea, kneeling before the old matriarch with utmost respect.

The Dowager Empress looked at her posture of offering tea, and just as she was about to take it, Zhao Mama spoke up, “Your Highness, the Dowager Empress has already said that this matter of offering tea can be discussed later. Why don't you understand? Are you trying to provoke the Dowager Empress, making her unwell so you’d be satisfied?”

Feng Lingxi raised her head and looked at Zhao Mamā's sharp and sarcastic face. She placed the tea aside, slapped her hard across the face. The sudden slap startled Old Madam Wang, who glared at Feng Lingxi angrily.

"What are you doing? Zhao Mama is my person, she's the wet nurse of my son. Who gave you the audacity to hit her?"

Feng Lingxi presented the tea once more, her face impassive. "Mother Empress, after you have this cup of tea, your daughter-in-law will withdraw. Grandma Zhao has been stirring up trouble between us, and if His Majesty knew about it, he wouldn't just slap her like I did."

Feng Lingxi's words caused Zhao Mama to change color abruptly, and she immediately knelt on the ground and cried.

"Your Majesty the Dowager Queen, this servant has been loyal to you all these years. Now that the new mistress has arrived, she assigns everything to this servant...this servant..."

"Nanny Zhao, about last night's events, shouldn't you have a good explanation with Mother?"

Feng Lingxi suddenly spoke of last night's events, and Zhao MaMa's heart skipped a beat. Thinking about what happened last night, she felt uneasy.

"Grandmother Zhao, what does she mean by that?"

The Dowager Empress looked at Zhao Ma Ma's uneasy expression and asked in a low voice.

"Elder Empress Dowager, last night's incident all happened from the Princess' courtyard, old servant..."

“Zhao MaMa, as the Fourth Prince's wet nurse, you naturally know this. Last night was my and the prince's wedding night. When I arrived, unaware of the truth, I said something unflattering about the prince, which resulted in a slap from my mother. But Zhao MaMa, last night you told me not to sleep, to guard over the Fourth Prince's spirit, saying that he had passed away days ago and his seventh day after death had passed. Did you explain all of this to my mother?”

Feng Ling’s words left Zhao Mammy’s face ashen. With a thud, she knelt before the Dowager Empress and cried out in protest of innocence.

"Old Madam, how could I possibly say such things? Please, Old Madam, you must see the truth and give me justice."

The old matriarch looked at Feng Lingxi, her face darkened.

“Grandma Zhao, did you say these things last night? All the servants in the back courtyard heard them. Grandma Zhao kept saying that I should stay and keep watch over Lord Wang's spirit, and she even said I was pretending to be a ghost and scaring his soul. All the servants here heard it clearly.”

"The two of you, is everything the Princess said true?"

The Dowager Empress roared, her voice filled with anger. Cheng Xin and Yi were so frightened they knelt on the ground, trembling uncontrollably. They didn't know whether to side with Feng Lingxi or Zhao MaMa.

Feng Lingxi, knowing Zhao Mama's authority in the mansion, reminded her.

“Mother, everyone in this household is under Zhao MaMa’s control. Your daughter-in-law knows that you wouldn’t believe anything I say. If you think I am not worthy of the Fourth Prince, then please give me a divorce letter. That's all I have to say, I won't disturb you anymore.”

Feng Lingxi finished speaking, turned and left without paying any attention to her thoughts.

The old matriarch watched Feng Lingxi's departing figure, her face was very unsightly.

"Your Majesty, you know how devoted I am to you. How could I possibly say such things? Please believe me, Your Majesty, or I truly won't be able to live." Zhao MaMa cried out, sounding deeply wronged.

The old empress dowager was driven to headache by her.

"Grandmother Zhao, please get up. This concubine is tired. Let's just drop this matter. This concubine doesn't want to pursue it further."

"Could it be that the Dowager Empress truly allows her to act so arrogantly in our Fourth Prince's Manor?"

Zhao Ma's words caused the Dowager Queen to furrow her brow. "She was bestowed upon the Fourth Prince by the Emperor and is the legitimate daughter of General Fu. Now that Cheng'er is missing, she wishes to marry into our house, simply not to cause trouble. We will allow it for now. This concubine is tired and doesn't want any more fuss."

"This old servant obeys."

The Old Madam waved her hand, "Take good care of the affairs in the house."

Zhao Ma's eyes lit up with joy, the old queen still trusted her more.

"This old slave obeys. This old slave will keep an eye on the princess and won't let her cause trouble."

The Old Madam replied, "Go on then."

Grandma Zhao left Xiu Xinyuan with a determined look. After going out, she slapped them hard across the face, scaring them into kneeling on the ground, too afraid to make a sound.

"Do you really think Feng Ling Xi is your mistress? She's just a woman chosen for auspicious purposes, remember that well, this position of the Princess can only be held by the Zhao family."

With a sincere and earnest expression, she hastily replied, "This servant will remember."

"So this is why Zhao Mamā targets this queen. I really didn't see through it. Even at her age, she still dreams of being the fourth princess." Feng Lingxi suddenly walked out from behind the stone. She knew that she would come out and definitely scold Chen Xin and Chen Yi for not testifying for her. As expected, it was just this reason that left her puzzled.

This Zhao MaMa is like an old cow eating tender grass, eyeing this Fourth Prince. Or maybe this Fourth Prince has some sort of Oedipus complex and has something going on with her?