Chapter 507 Kneel Down

The next day, after breakfast, Xie Jingyu accompanied Shen Wan into the palace.

The carriage traveled smoothly all the way until it stopped at the palace horse ranch.

Without the two children, the carriage would not dare to stop near the imperial study.

Xie Jingyu got off the carriage first, then helped Chen Wan down. Chen Wan stood on the shaft and saw an extremely luxurious carriage coming over there.

It is Princess Qi Yang's carriage.

When the carriage stopped, Princess Yaoguang got off first, followed by Princess Qiyang.

Princess Qi Yang looked very unhappy. The cash cow of Jin Yu Pavilion was sealed off by the emperor, and it also attracted countless speculations. It would be strange if Princess Qi Yang looked happy.

Chen Wan was still thinking about whether to go over and say hello. After all, she was an elder and she didn't dare to be impolite. However, Princess Qi Yang left in a hurry.

No need to ask, he must be going to see the Queen Mother.

Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu strolled towards the imperial study.

In the imperial study, the emperor was reviewing memorials. The eunuch saw Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu coming from afar and hurried in to report.

The emperor was so happy to hear that his daughter was coming. A few days ago, he asked Xie Jingyu what Chen Wan was busy with and asked her to come to the palace to accompany him, her father, more often. Xie Jingyu replied, "Wan'er was unable to go out for several months during her pregnancy and confinement. There are many places she wants to go..."

I thought my daughter wouldn't come to the palace for ten days or half a month, but I didn't expect her to come so soon.

The emperor was very happy to see Shen Wan, but he was a little disappointed when he didn't see the two children.

The emperor glanced over and the corner of a certain gentleman's eye twitched. The emperor's look clearly showed that he was disgusted that the person who should have come didn't come, and the person who shouldn't have come did.

Xie Jingyu, “…”

Shen Wan stepped forward and bowed, "Father."

The emperor said, "But it's been a few days since I last visited the palace to see my father."

Shen Wan, “…”

It’s only been a few days since the palace banquet.

The emperor was busy with state affairs, and she couldn't go into the palace every now and then to disturb him.

Shen Wan said sweetly, "This son will often come to the palace to accompany father in the future."

The emperor was all smiles and asked about the two children. Speaking of children, Chen Wan had endless things to say. The emperor stopped reviewing the memorials and stood up from the dragon chair, ready to chat while playing chess.

However, before the emperor even sat down, someone came to spoil his mood. A young eunuch came in, hunched over and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother wants you to go to her place."

Why come to see the emperor at this time when there are so many other places?

The Empress Dowager has been bedridden these days, and the Emperor should visit her often. Now that the Empress Dowager has sent someone to invite her, the Emperor cannot ignore it.

Chen Wan said, "On my way here just now, I saw Princess Qiyang entering the palace..."

The emperor knew why the empress dowager wanted to see him.

After Shen Wan was conferred the title of princess, she had not yet gone to pay a visit to the empress dowager. However, the emperor knew that the empress dowager disliked Shen Wan, so he did not take Shen Wan with him.

Fearing that Chen Wan would be bored in the imperial study, the emperor thoughtfully made arrangements, "Father has someone take you to the imperial garden."

Shen Wan said, "Princess Xuanning is getting married soon, I'm going to see her, but my husband..."

The harem is an important place, so Xie Jingyu cannot go there.

Just as Xie Jingyu was about to say that he was going to the palace library, the emperor said, "Approve those memorials."

A certain prince consort, "..."

Then--

The emperor went to see the empress dowager.

Shen Wan went to find Princess Xuanning.

Only he, the son-in-law, stayed in the imperial study to review memorials.

A certain gentleman was holding a memorial and was filled with regret in his heart. Wouldn't it be better to accompany his wife to enjoy the spring? Why did he bring her into the palace? Isn't this asking for trouble?

Xie Jingyu knew that Chen Wan had entered the palace and the emperor had invited her to have dinner with him. She usually came on time, but she came so early today because Chen Wan wanted to thank Princess Xuanning.

Chen Wan brought the prepared thank-you gift and walked towards Princess Xuanning's bedroom. Halfway there, she was told that Princess Xuanning was with Concubine Zhao, so Chen Wan went to Concubine Zhao.

When they reached the outside of Zhaoyang Palace, Princess Xuanning came out to greet them, calling out, "Imperial Sister..."

Because of her conflict with Queen Song and Princess Shouzhen, Shen Wan was given the title of princess. The people in the palace who were least against her were Concubine Zhao and Princess Xuanning.

Now it seems that there is not only no rejection, but rather a certain intimacy.

Princess Xuanning wasn't this intimate at the last palace banquet. Has anything happened recently?

Seeing that Chen Wan was a little stunned, Princess Xuanning asked, "What happened to my royal sister?"

Shen Wan came back to his senses and shook his head.

She accompanied Princess Xuanning to meet Concubine Zhao.

Not only was Princess Xuanning close to her, but Concubine Zhao was also very close to Shen Wan. "The Emperor must be happy that Princess Qingning has entered the palace. Why didn't she spend more time with him?"

Shen Wan said, “The Queen Mother has something to ask, and the Emperor has gone to see the Queen Mother.”

"At the last princess banquet, thanks to Princess Xuanning's help for my cousin, the Yun family prepared some small gifts and asked me to give them to Princess Xuanning."

Concubine Zhao laughed and said, "You're being too polite. You've helped Xuan Ning so much. It's only natural that Xuan Ning would help you protect the Yun family while you're away."

Let’s treat each matter separately.

When she helped Princess Xuanning, she mostly wanted to cause trouble for Queen Song and Princess Shouzhen.

Of course, Princess Xuanning helped Yun Miao more to make things difficult for Princess Shouzhen.

However, because both Princess Xuanning and Yun Miao had benefited, their gratitude was genuine and sincere.

Concubine Zhao was very enthusiastic towards Shen Wan, so enthusiastic that Shen Wan couldn't help but be suspicious. Shen Wan was the daughter of Duke Dingguo, the princess consort of the prince of Jingbei, and the emperor's most beloved princess. No matter which of these identities, she was worthy of Concubine Zhao's enlistment, but -

She has her own brother, so it is impossible for her to ignore Xiao Huaijin and support the fourth prince born to Concubine Zhao.

Therefore, it was impossible that Concubine Zhao was so enthusiastic towards her in order to win her over, and judging from the expressions of Concubine Zhao and Princess Xuanning, they did not seem to have any ulterior motives.

However, no one in the harem is simple. Before figuring out Concubine Zhao's intentions, Shen Wan dared not take it lightly.

After sitting for a while, Concubine Zhao smiled and said to Princess Xuanning, "Accompany your sister to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the flowers."

Shen Wanfu took his leave and went to the Imperial Garden with Princess Xuanning.

Princess Xuanning's wedding date has been set. She will get married on the 18th of next month, and the palace is busy preparing her dowry.

The two were talking and laughing.

Chen Wan had always had some feelings for Concubine Zhao and Princess Xuanning, as they had never targeted her in her past life. Concubine Zhao saw through Queen Song's cruelty and even warned her, "You can only know a person's face but not their heart. I advise Princess Cheng not to be too open with others, or you'll end up being abandoned one day."

Unfortunately, at that time she only thought that Concubine Zhao was trying to alienate her and Xiao Yun. Not only did she not listen to her words, she also thought that she had ulterior motives. If she had listened to her, she would not have fallen so badly.

The two of them walked towards the Imperial Garden. Just as they arrived at the Imperial Garden and hadn't even had time to admire the flowers for half a cup of tea, Shen Ti walked towards them.

Shen Ti bowed and saluted, "Greetings to Princess Qingning and Princess Xuanning."

After getting up, Shen Ti said, “I have something to say to my second sister.”

Princess Xuanning looked at Shen Wan, Shen Wan nodded slightly, and Princess Xuanning went to the pavilion over there to drink tea.

Shen Wan looked at Shen Ti, “What do you want to tell me?”

Chen Ti raised the corner of her mouth with a bitter smile, "Thinking back to the past, I just find it ridiculous. I pretended to be pitiful and snatched the position of county lady from my second sister, but I didn't expect that my second sister would actually be the emperor's princess..."

Shen Wan said, "There's no need to beat around the bush with me."

She doesn't have the leisure time.

The bitter smile on Shen Ti's lips froze, "I am truly grateful to my second sister..."

"I'm sorry, Second Sister, but Second Sister has never treated me badly, and never revealed my plot against King Cheng. It's just that as King Cheng's concubine, I may be quite glorious in front of others, but who knows the suffering I endure behind the scenes? This time, you've beaten King Cheng up, which can be considered as a way to vent my anger..."

Shen Wan smiled.

She knew that Shen Ti would come to her for no good reason.

As expected.

Pretend to be pitiful to paralyze her so that she will accidentally tell you who beat Cheng Wang.

It seems that they haven't been in contact for too long, which made Shen Ti think that she was so easy to fool.

“Kneel down!”

Shen Wan scolded, and Shen Ti, who was squeezing out tears, was stunned.

Now Shen Wan is a princess, and she is just the concubine of King Cheng. If Shen Wan asks her to kneel, she has to kneel even if she doesn't want to.

Shen Ti knelt down with a face full of humiliation.

Seeing this, Princess Xuanning didn't even bother to drink her tea. She put it down as soon as she picked it up and came over to ask, "What's wrong?"

Shen Wan said, "She has forgotten her identity. I asked her to kneel here and reflect on herself."