However, the facts told her that there was indeed no crescent mark on Qianyan's arm.
Mrs. Shangshu was a little angry because she believed in Qi Xuan too much. In fact, she should have asked someone to test her and confirm that Princess Yan'an really had the crescent moon mark on her arm before entering the palace.
Too hasty.
Mrs. Shangshu pulled the dumbfounded Du Qixuan to kneel down to apologize, but the Queen Mother did not wake them up for a while.
"Yan'an is, after all, the granddaughter recognized by the Ai family. Without any evidence, she was said to have a crescent mark on her arm for no reason. Can you afford it if this gets out?"
Although the Queen Mother thinks it's okay to have two scars on her body, the world is harsh on women, especially things like branding, which sounds humiliating.
Mrs. Shangshu was relatively calm and sincerely apologized.
Du Qixuan's mind was buzzing. The news of entering the palace today was such a shock to her.
Du Qianyan was so aloof that even if she didn't say a word, she could suppress her just by standing there.
She came in and knelt three times in total. Although it was not Du Qianyan who was kneeling, Du Qianyan was standing in that direction, and she felt humiliated.
How could it not be?
Obviously that time, she really saw it.
Du Qixuan was still a little unwilling. She wanted to say something else, but Madam Shangshu pinched her arm hard. The pain made her groan, and then she remembered where she was, so she had to bury her head and not dare to say more.
"Not all the girls picked up from outside are as good as Yan'an." The Queen Mother's words were very heartbreaking, and it was a stab in the hearts of the two ministers. "But I picked them up, so I'll take them with me."
Go back and teach it well. If you don’t teach it well, don’t bring it out and embarrass yourself.”
"Yes, I accept the order." What else can Mrs. Shangshu do?
She regretted that she shouldn't have come. Even if she wanted to come, she should have inquired clearly.
Counting it all, she fell into Du Qianyan's hands twice.
At this time, she felt an uncontrollable anger in her heart, wishing that Yang Yucheng could immediately get the emperor's support and ascend to the throne in the future.
Only then would she have a chance to feel proud.
Du Qixuan's whole body was stiff and she felt her blood flowing backwards. She did not raise her head, but she knew how ugly her face was.
The Queen Mother glanced at Du Qixuan like that. How could she be deceived by her little tricks?
Du Qixuan clutched her sleeves tightly. At this time, she still didn't understand that these two words of the Queen Mother would make all the wives give up their thoughts about her, and they would never consider her when choosing a daughter-in-law.
…
On the way back home.
In the carriage, Du Qixuan explained to Mrs. Shangshu with a white face that she might have misread the crescent moon mark.
Du Qixuan was actually unwilling to give in. It was clear that she was not wrong, but she could not say that now. She could only say that she had poor eyesight and did not see clearly.
Seeing that she was still talking about this, Mrs. Shangshu looked unhappy: "We can't talk about this anymore. It will have a bad impact on Princess Yan'an. The Queen Mother will not let you go."
"Then you saw it wrong." Mrs. Shangshu said, "What I saw today is the evidence."
Du Qixuan whispered: "Actually, my daughter is not sure, but what if she used some means to cover up the brand?"
Mrs. Shangshu thought for a while that this was possible. To feel at ease, she decided to ask Concubine Ye to help test it out.
"What if not?"
Du Qixuan said reluctantly: "That was really my daughter's misunderstanding."
If that's the case, Du Qixuan has to wonder, is her memory really confused?
As for such a big scar disappearing and the skin returning to its original state, both of them thought it was impossible.
Within a few days, the incident spread in a small area.
Of course, the widely circulated version is that because Miss Shangshufu remembered it incorrectly, Mrs. Shangshu was embarrassed in front of the Queen Mother and made people in the circle of married women laugh.