Chapter 48

"Reporting to the Princess Consort, this old servant will report to his highness. After this old servant greeted the Princess Consort, she became seriously ill and will need to rest in bed. She won't be able to recover without resting for ten days to half a month."

Mother Lin guessed Chen Ning's intentions as she replied.

Chen Ning nodded in satisfaction.

Sure enough, the older the ginger, the spicier it was. She really was an old maid that had been in the king's palace for so many years. She knew what to do with just a nod.

Dealing with smart people really saved a lot of effort.

She smiled and said, "This kind of report is very good. Mother Lin is very capable, his highness will definitely reward you."

"This old servant still has to thank the Princess Consort."

Mother Lin's wrinkled face actually revealed a smile.

The two of them spoke as if they were speaking in riddles, and the people around them were all confused by their conversation.

But when they saw the princess and Mother Lin smiling at each other, as if they had turned from enemies to friends, they all let out a sigh of relief.

Chen Ning slowly opened her mouth, "Mother Lin, we can be considered friends who don't fight. If this princess has offended you in any way, I hope Mother Lin will be magnanimous and not blame this princess."

Mother Lin said with a face of fear, "This old servant doesn't dare, this old servant doesn't dare."

She indeed didn't dare.

She had only interacted with Chen Ning once and she knew that the other side was a strong person that she couldn't afford to offend. This kind of person, would she dare to offend her in the future?

"Xiao Ru, Chun Tao, Xia He!"

Chen Ning suddenly put away the smile on her face and revealed a serious expression.

"This servant is here."

"Regarding what happened today, you did not see or hear anything. Do you understand? If a single word were to be spread to the ears of outsiders, then don't blame this princess for being impolite! "Chen Ning said in a serious tone.

"This servant doesn't dare!" The three maids all kneeled down with a look of fear on their faces.

"Stand up." Chen Ning raised her hand. Her red lips slightly opened and she revealed a faint smile.

"Mother Lin, this princess will watch over the mouths of these three maids and definitely won't leak a single word of what happened today. You can be assured, you are still the steward of this palace. If anyone dares to be disrespectful to you, just send someone to tell this princess. This princess will definitely not forgive them!"

This time, Mother Lin was completely convinced.

This Princess Consort really gave him a sweet date after giving him a slap.

The others could not understand Chen Ning's words, but how could she not understand?

Chen Ning's meaning was clearly telling her that as long as she obediently listened in the future, then the shameful matter of her being slapped in public today, other than the people present, no one else would know about it. She, Mother Lin, would still be the Mother Lin from before and the entire palace would still respect her like before.

Although her face was still burning from the slap, the sweet date that Chen Ning gave her had calmed the anger in her heart.

"Princess Consort, this old servant will remember the kindness you've shown this old servant. If you have any requests in the future, Princess Consort only needs to send someone to tell me and this old servant will do his best."

Mother Lin was filled with admiration and gratitude towards Chen Ning.

She had lived for a long time, and the only thing she could not afford to lose was her old face.

Now that she had Chen Ning's promise, it was like she had eaten a pill of peace.

As for her old maids, they were all her confidants. She was not worried at all that they would tell others that she had been beaten, unless they didn't want to live anymore.