Chapter 156 Forbearance

Chen Wan had never lacked silks, satins, gold, silver and jewelry since she was a child, but she didn't care much about them and didn't want to get into trouble over them.

Xie Jingyu also knew her temper, so he didn't force her to accept it. Besides, there seemed to be something wrong with the bracelet.

Chen Wan was more interested in the layout of the Jingbei Palace. She didn't know how long she would live there, so she had to familiarize herself with it as soon as possible. However, she had a good memory, so as long as she was taken there once, she would be able to recognize the way.

It’s just that the Jingbei Palace Garden is too big. After walking half a circle, my feet can’t bear it anymore. Xie Jingyu said, “You must be tired. I’ll carry you back.”

Xie Jingyu reached out to hug Shen Wan, but Shen Wan was so scared that she walked away quickly.

Not only did he hug her yesterday, but he also hugged her today. If you didn’t know, you would think she had difficulty walking. She really wasn’t that shameless.

The maids around looked at each other and covered their mouths with their hands while laughing.

Back at Zhaolanxuan, Chen Wan went straight back to the house, and Xie Jingyu went to the study.

Sitting on the chair, Xie Jingyu was looking at the gold bracelet in his hand, and Chen Ping was standing by and watching. The Crown Prince's wife was afraid that it would delay her favoring other bracelets, so she stuffed the gold bracelet awarded by the old lady into the Crown Prince's hand. But how could the Crown Prince have the leisure to study the bracelet? This was not like what the Crown Prince would do.

Xie Jingyu looked at the bracelet inside and out, then took out a small dagger from the drawer, pried the bracelet open, and the bracelet opened.

Turn the bracelet to one side and seven or eight round little pills will fall out.

Chen Ping's eyes widened, "This..."

Xie Jingyu's eyes were cold. When he got the bracelet, he felt a slight shaking sound inside it. He thought Shen Wan didn't want it because she suspected there was something wrong with the gold bracelet. After all, there was endless internal strife in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and the methods of harming people were endless. It was normal for her to be suspicious.

"See a doctor for a checkup."

Chen Ping took a piece of paper to wrap a few pills and left.

Inside the house, Shen Wan drank a cup of tea, and Mother Li brought the dowry book to Shen Wan for her to review. Shen Wan knew what was in the dowry prepared for her by the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, but when she got married yesterday, there were also things sent by the Yun family and the Lin Old Taifu Mansion.

The account book was thick, and the things given by the Yun family were 30% more than in the previous life. It was probably because the eldest sister remarried, and the Yun family gave her another dowry. In order to be fair, they also increased her dowry by 30%.

The gifts given by Old Tutor Lin were also more than in his previous life. Judging from the gift list, it must be because of Xie Jingyu.

Needless to say, the Prince Yong's Mansion was partly grateful to her and Xie Jingyu for helping Princess Jiangling escape from the fire pit, and partly because Princess Jiangling was her future sister-in-law.

Several of my father's trusted generals also sent two pieces of gifts. It took half a day just to look through the gift book.

This is just the gift list. We'll also have to meet with the manager of the manor shop later...

Just thinking about Shen Wan makes my head swell.

Let’s talk about these trivial matters after returning home. Chen Wan closed the gift book and Mother Li went downstairs to get busy.

After Xie Jingyu asked Chen Ping to check the pills, he went back to the inner room and saw Shen Wan was busy, so he went back to the study.

While reading, Chen Ping jumped in through the window and said, "Master, I've checked everything."

Xie Jingyu asked, "What is it?"

Chen Ping said, "If a woman wears something harmful for a long time, she will not be able to get pregnant."

Xie Jingyu's face suddenly darkened.

Chen Ping was speechless. The Crown Prince had previously disliked the open and covert strife in the Xingguo Mansion, and felt that the Crown Princess was unsafe staying in the Dingguo Mansion. He regretted having given in to the Crown Princess and not marrying her sooner. As a result, on the first day after she entered the house, someone in the palace harmed her...

What's wrong with the Crown Prince's wife? Why is it that wherever she goes, there are always people trying to harm her?

Chen Ping always felt that the old lady loved the Crown Prince the most, but if she loved the Crown Prince, she should love the Crown Prince's wife as well, instead of harming her, not to mention that this would destroy the Crown Prince's offspring.

Xie Jingyu stood up and went to the outer courtyard to find the prince.

In the study, the prince was handling military affairs.

Xie Jingyu walked in, and the prince glanced at him and said, "You just got married, why are you here with your father instead of accompanying the Crown Princess?"

Xie Jingyu asked, "Why on earth doesn't father allow me to get close to other people in the palace?"

The prince asked, "Why are you asking this again?"

Xie Jingyu slammed the gold bracelet on the desk and said, "The bracelet is filled with a drug that makes women infertile."

The prince saw with his own eyes that the old lady put the bracelet on Shen Wan's wrist and asked her to wear it daily.

The prince's eyes were cold, "It seems that the old lady is not satisfied with the Crown Prince's Consort as her granddaughter-in-law."

Xie Jingyu said unexpectedly, "I married the Crown Prince's Consort, why should I ask her to be satisfied?"

The prince said, "As soon as she got it, she found the problem. The princess is quite smart."

Xie Jingyu didn’t say that Shen Wan didn’t know, “Father doesn’t seem surprised that the old lady would do this.”

The prince said, "It seems that it is indeed time to tell you."

Xie Jingyu frowned.

The prince said, "The old lady and the others really love you, but they don't like you taking the Crown Prince's Consort too seriously, so they resorted to such tactics to plot against her."

Xie Jingyu didn't understand, "Why?"

The prince said, "Because the old lady thinks you are her grandson, Concubine Wen thinks you are her son, and the second wife also thinks you are their son."

Xie Jingyu, “……???”

A black line slid down the forehead.

"What is Father saying?"

The prince said, "Your mother had no one to rely on in Kyoto except your father. Your father sent people to secretly guard her. She fell and gave birth to you prematurely. The second wife secretly replaced you with the third young master. Concubine Wen was unaware of this and replaced you with Ze'er..."

Xie Jingyu, “…”

The prince said, "Father has exchanged you back and sent them all back to their respective places."

Xie Jingyu, “…”

I have never been so speechless.

Xie Jingyu's forehead was full of black lines, "Just change it back and forget it?"

The prince said, "At that time, Dongliang was ready to make a move, and war on the border was imminent. My exposure of this matter could indeed vent your and your mother's anger, but what happened next? If I wasn't in Kyoto, your mother would have had a hard time protecting herself, let alone you."

"Wouldn't it be better if Father could hold back his anger for a moment and exchange it for twenty years of peace in the Jingbei Palace?"

"They think you're their own flesh and blood, and they truly love you. Father doesn't let you get close to them because he's afraid they might behave badly and corrupt you. He's also afraid they might discover the truth and kill you."

Xie Jingyu held his forehead with his hand. "Does mother know that I was swapped?"

The prince's eye twitched, "After you were replaced, your mother excitedly told father that you transformed yourself just by changing your clothes and she thought it was amazing."

Xie Jingyu, “…”

never mind.

No more asking.

It is not easy for him to live until now.

Chen Wan didn't want to look at the gift book, but if he didn't look at it, he would be bored and could only lie on the small couch in a daze.

Xie Jingyu walked in and handed her the gold bracelet.

Shen Wan looked at him, "Why give it to me again?"

"Put it on to stay safe."

Shen Wan asked, "Can a bracelet keep me safe?"

She's not that easy to fool.

Xie Jingyu said, "The bracelet is drugged. Wear it and they won't continue to harm you."

Shen Wan, “…”

What kind of dragon pool and tiger cave is this?

Is it too late for her to leave now?