Chapter 248 Confession

There are enough people and it’s lively today.

She wants to bring shame to the Jingbei Prince's Mansion and the Dingguo Duke's Mansion in Dongliang and Beiyue!

Queen Song motioned the palace maid to come over, whispered a few instructions, and the palace maid went to find Princess Shouzhen.

Back to Chen Wan, she was admiring the flowers in the Imperial Garden with Wei Mingzhu and Zhao Ru. Soon Yun and Princess Yong came over, followed by Ye Caiwei and Princess Jiangling.

The Duke Dingguo's Mansion wanted to hold a wedding to ward off bad luck, and the Prince Yong's Mansion agreed. In the past few days, they have been busy with the division of the third branch. Once the third branch moves out completely, they will send the betrothal gifts and set the wedding date. Next month, Chen Li will be able to marry Princess Jiangling.

"mother."

Shen Wan called out, then bowed and saluted Princess Yong.

Princess Yong praised Shen Wan highly, but Yun Shi was a little worried, "Now that you're pregnant, you must be careful in the palace."

"My daughter knows."

Yun and Princess Yong left, leaving Ye Caiwei, Princess Jiangling and Shen Wan together.

Chen Wan looked at Princess Jiangling and smiled, "I don't even know how to call you..."

Just call her sister-in-law. After all, she hasn’t married into the family yet, so it’s a bit early.

It's okay to shout in private, but shouting like this in the palace will damage the reputation of Princess Jiangling.

Calling her Princess Jiangling felt a bit strange, and she was really distressed.

Shen Wan didn't call her sister-in-law, but the effect was the same as if she had called her sister-in-law. Princess Jiangling's cheeks turned red and she really couldn't stand it.

Wei Mingzhu and Zhao Ru both have a good relationship with Shen Wan. Princess Jiangling is Shen Wan's future sister-in-law, and Ye Caiwei is Shen Wan's cousin. They quickly became familiar with each other, talking and laughing, and felt that they had met too late.

It's fun to chat with a lot of people, not to mention there are so many things to do in the Imperial Garden, with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, you can enjoy the flowers, catch butterflies and feed koi, it's a lot of fun.

Princess Shouzhen was playing tossing pots when a palace maid came forward and whispered something into her ear.

Princess Shouzhen glanced towards Chen Wan without leaving any trace.

She threw the arrow out casually, and it swung twice around the mouth of the pot and fell out.

Princess Shouzhen said, "It's boring. Let's change the game."

Several ladies from wealthy families gathered around her and asked, "How about playing shuttlecock?"

"Fly a kite?"

"Catch someone?"

Princess Shouzhen said, "Then arrest him."

"Invite more people to come and play together."

Then the palace maid came over and invited Wei Mingzhu and Princess Jiangling to come over.

Princess Shouzhen invited them to play games, and it was not good to refuse her, so Shen Wan also went over, but she was just passing by. She went to the pavilion to rest and watch them play.

But as soon as she went over, Princess Shouzhen said, "The Crown Prince's wife of Prince Jingbei is pregnant, so it's better for her not to participate. Just stand over there and watch us play. Otherwise, if anything gets bumped, we won't be able to explain to the Prince Jingbei's Mansion."

She wasn't planning on participating either.

Shen Wan was about to speak, and then Princess Shouzhen winked, and the palace maid pulled Shen Wan aside.

But the way he stood there, it was almost as if the words "I'm going to plot against her" were written on his face.

Whether in the past life or now, Princess Shouzhen's methods of scheming against others are exactly the same, without any novelty.

Shen Wan stood by the lotus pond, waiting for Princess Shouzhen to come and push her into the water, but what Shen Wan didn't expect was that Princess Yunluan of Prince Kang's Mansion was involved again this time.

Princess Yunluan blindfolded herself and approached Chen Wan step by step. Chen Wan did not leave and just stood there waiting for her.

When they were about to get close, Shen Wan dodged a few steps. Princess Shouzhen suddenly twisted her ankle and bumped into Princess Yunluan, who staggered forward.

Normally, Shen Wan, who was standing next to the lotus pond, would be knocked down, and she herself would be fine. However, Shen Wan dodged and Princess Yunluan couldn't stop. Just as she was about to stand firm, Shen Wan reached out to grab her and "caught" her in the lotus pond.

If Shen Wan hadn't dodged quickly enough, the splashing water would have splashed all over her.

Princess Shouzhen was furious that Chen Wan was fine but Princess Yunluan fell into the water.

The lotus pond was not deep, and Princess Yunluan flapped her wings a few times before standing up. Her whole body was covered in stinky mud, and she didn't look like a princess at all.

She looked at Shen Wan and gritted her teeth, “You pushed me down!”

Shen Wan suddenly became unhappy and said, "There are so many people watching. Princess Shouzhen bumped into you accidentally. You almost bumped into me, but I didn't blame you. I even wanted to help you. Why are you blaming me instead?"

Everyone witnessed Princess Shouzhen bumping into Princess Yunluan. As for Chen Wan reaching out, under the circumstances, it looked like he was trying to pull Princess Yunluan, and no one believed what Princess Yunluan said.

Princess Jiangling came over quickly and said, "There are too many people here. Let's go to the pavilion over there and rest for a while."

Shen Wan and Princess Jiangling were about to leave, and Princess Shouzhen said unhappily, "Princess Jiangling hasn't even married yet, and you're already protecting the Crown Princess of Jingbei?"

The words were really harsh. Princess Jiangling said, "Princess Shouzhen should be thankful that the Crown Prince's wife of Prince Jingbei is fine, otherwise you would have been punished too."

Only the emperor can punish Princess Shouzhen.

But no one thought that Princess Jiangling was threatening Princess Shouzhen. Chen Wan had someone use a broom to drive Prince Cheng's concubine out of Prince Jingbei's mansion, but the emperor did not punish Chen Wan, which shows how powerful she was.

If the Crown Princess of Prince Jingbei fell into the water and had a miscarriage, the Emperor would definitely punish Princess Shouzhen and give an explanation to Prince Jingbei's Mansion and Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

Princess Shouzhen said, "Come here, ask the imperial physician to take the pulse of the Jingbei Prince's wife. Don't disturb the fetus, or I will be offended!"

It turned out that he was waiting for her here.

If someone falls into the lotus pond with so many people in it, they won't drown, but they will definitely be frightened, so we need to call a doctor.

This means he doesn't believe that she is really pregnant and wants the imperial physician to take her pulse.

The more they wanted to know, the more she refused.

Shen Wan said, "I'm not easily frightened. Let's ask the imperial physician to check on Princess Yunluan."

He grabbed the hand of Princess Jiangling and walked away.

Princess Shouzhen wanted to stop Chen Wan, but she couldn't. Shen Wan was not frightened at all when her horse was startled and she was assassinated. She was just almost knocked into the lotus pond, but she didn't really fall into it. She insisted on having the imperial physician take her pulse, which made people suspect that she had ulterior motives.

In fact, those ladies from wealthy families knew what had just happened.

Princess Shouzhen's plan to save the country failed, and she stamped her feet in anger.

Princess Yunluan got up from the lotus pond, her body covered in mud and smelling terrible. Her maid wrapped her in a cloak and took her to the side hall to change clothes.

Princess Jiangling accompanied Chen Wan to the pavilion. Wei Mingzhu, Zhao Ru and the others also went with them. They stayed in the pavilion and talked, which was quite interesting.

In less than two quarters of an hour, the banquet began and the palace servants invited everyone to take their seats.

Outside the main hall, Xie Jingyu came over and asked, "You almost fell into the water just now. Are you scared?"

Shen Wan shook his head, "No."

Xie Jingyu saw that Shen Wan didn't look frightened, so the two of them entered the hall and took their seats.

After everyone arrived, half a cup of tea passed before the emperor and Queen Song came over.

All officials and their families stood up to welcome the emperor.

Today is a farewell banquet for the envoys from Dongliang and Beiyue, and they arrived a little late.

The North Vietnamese envoy arrived first. Xiahou Yi said, "I had hoped that the Crown Prince of Jingbei would help me identify the assassin, but I didn't expect that the Crown Prince of Jingbei would be assassinated himself. Fortunately, he escaped unharmed. I heard that the Crown Princess is pregnant. Congratulations."

Xie Jingyu raised his glass and said, "Speaking of which, I have to thank the Third Prince of Beiyue."

If it weren't for that assassination, he and Shen Wan wouldn't know how long their cold war would last.

Xiahou Yi knew what Xie Jingyu was talking about, but he really couldn't laugh.

Did he come to Ningchao to act as a matchmaker?

However, there are many people in Ning Dynasty who want to kill Xie Jingyu. Even if Xiao Yun and Xie Jingze cannot kill Xie Jingyu, they can still make him extremely anxious.

Xiahou Yi sat down.

A drake voice came from the other side:

"The Dongliang envoy has arrived!"

Pei Miao, the prince of Gaoyang in Dongliang, walked in first. At that time, Shen Wan was pouring wine for Xie Jingyu. When he heard the sound, he looked towards the door of the hall.

She took a look, then looked away. As if she saw something, she suddenly looked up again.

I saw that Prince Gaoyang was wearing a jade pendant around his waist.

It was the piece that remained in her hands after she took Chinese medicine in Prince Kang’s Mansion in her previous life, and which later possessed her after her death!

Seeing the jade pendant, Shen Wan felt a chill running from the soles of his feet to the tips of his hair.

He completely forgot that he was still pouring wine, and the wine overflowed.

What's wrong with this woman?

Xie Jingyu grabbed Chen Wan's hand, followed Chen Wan's gaze, and saw the jade pendant——

His brows were twisted into knots.