Chapter 558 Deep Belief

The princess only gave birth to one son, Xie Jingyu, in her life. She hoped to have one or two more children so that Xie Jingyu could have a companion. But as Xie Jingyu grew up and had several half-brothers like Prince Yuzhang, the princess had no regrets.

The princess is happy from the bottom of her heart that Chen Wan can have more children, but she can't have children continuously like this. Her body can't handle it.

The emperor had wanted to beat Xie Jingyu for a long time. As soon as he heard that the princess had returned, he asked someone to wipe the board clean. However, no matter how long he waited, Xie Jingyu did not come to the palace to apologize.

"I've become a lot bolder after leaving Beijing."

Eunuch An also felt that the prince consort was asking for a beating. After leaving Beijing, the prince consort must have forgotten the emperor's temper. The emperor was reluctant to let Princess Qingning suffer even a little bit. The prince consort made the princess pregnant one after another, without any rest. The emperor had tolerated him until now, and had not hurried to the palace to admit his mistake. The longer the emperor waited, the worse his temper would be, and the more beatings he would receive.

Maybe the emperor gave Princess Qingning thirty lashes for her sake, but now it has to be increased to fifty lashes.

Eunuch An still spoke well of a certain prince consort, "Maybe he was exhausted from riding back to the capital at full speed..."

The emperor glanced at Eunuch An and said, "Princess Jingbei didn't even collapse from exhaustion, but he is so frail."

Eunuch An, “…”

I forgot that the prince consort returned to Beijing with Princess Jingbei.

If Princess Jingbei can bear it, there is no reason why the prince consort should be so tired that he cannot enter the palace.

Eunuch An said, "This morning, a batch of Shu brocade tribute was delivered to the palace..."

The emperor said, "Pick out a few that Ma'er likes and send them to her."

When Eunuch An brought the emperor's reward to Zhaolanxuan, the sunset in the sky was as brilliant as fire.

Shen Wan was a little surprised, "Why is Eunuch An still coming to the Jingbei Palace at this time?"

Eunuch An smiled and said, "We have just sent a batch of Shu brocade as tribute, and the emperor asked the princess to deliver it..."

Shen Wan, “…???”

I gave her Yunjin as a reward a few days ago...

Why reward her again?

She knew that she was hated, but she was worried because the emperor gave her so much silk.

There's no way I can get through it.

Apart from the room and study where she and Xie Jingyu lived, and the small courtyard where two wet nurses lived with their children, the rest of the rooms in Zhaolanxuan were almost her warehouses.

When she entered the palace before, Shen Wan mentioned it tactfully, but the emperor didn't understand her meaning at all and said, "Is Zhao Lanxuan so young? You should be granted a princess mansion."

Shen Wan, “…”

We just can't talk to each other.

There is no place near the Jingbei Palace where a princess's mansion can be built for her. It is far away and Chen Wan will not live there, so the emperor will not be allowed to spend the national treasury to build a princess's mansion for her. She lives well in the Jingbei Palace. In name, she is only the emperor's adopted daughter, so it is understandable that she is not granted a princess's mansion.

Shen Wan said, “In the future, if the emperor rewards me again, Eunuch An will help me persuade the emperor. I don’t lack these things…”

Eunuch An, “…”

It was he who proposed the reward this time.

Eunuch An knew that Shen Wan was not lacking.

She is the daughter of Duke Dingguo, the princess consort of the prince of Jingbei Palace, and has a family of the Yun family that loves her dearly. Old Tutor Lin and Old Madam Lin always give good things to Princess Qingning, but the emperor's way of expressing his favor is to reward her. If he doesn't reward her, people will misunderstand that Princess Qingning has fallen out of favor.

This time the reward was just an excuse for the trip. The main purpose was to come to the Jingbei Palace to remind the prince to go to the palace to receive the punishment.

Eunuch An glanced around and asked, "Where's the prince?"

Shen Wan said, "My husband hasn't returned to Beijing..."

Eunuch An was stunned. "The prince went to look for Princess Jingbei, and Princess Jingbei returned to the capital. Why didn't he come back with her?"

Shen Wan glanced at Shanhu, and Shanhu waved her hand to send all the maids and servants in the yard away.

After no one was around, Shen Wancai said, "My husband, you must arrest all the people who kidnapped the princess before coming back..."

Eunuch An, “…”

Imperial study.

When Eunuch An returned to the palace, the emperor had already finished his dinner.

Eunuch An stepped forward, and the Emperor asked, "Where are the people?"

Eunuch An replied, "The Prince Consort has not returned to the capital."

The Emperor was drinking tea. Upon hearing this, he looked at Eunuch An and asked, "He's not back yet?"

Eunuch An nodded, "It is said that the Prince Consort wants to capture all those who are holding Princess Jingbei hostage, and then come back..."

The emperor's brows twisted into knots. "Who is so bold as to hold Princess Jingbei hostage?"

The emperor couldn't believe that anyone in Ning Dynasty had the courage to capture Princess Jingbei.

Even if there was, Princess Jingbei was rescued, but the hostage-taker should have died long ago.

Eunuch An whispered, "They say he was held hostage by the Dongliang royal family."

emperor,"……"

The emperor's mouth and eyes twitched, "He wants to destroy the Dongliang royal family?"

Eunuch An also thought this sounded a bit too outrageous.

"Listen to the princess, that's what she meant."

The emperor held his forehead and asked, "Is he not planning to come back?"

Eunuch An said, "In the letter that the Prince Consort sent to the princess, he said he would be back in half a year..."

emperor,"……"

Destroy the Dongliang royal family in half a year...

The emperor suspected that he had eaten too much for dinner and was dozing off and dreaming.

Even the Emperor of the Ning Dynasty didn't dare to say that he could destroy Dongliang in half a year. Xie Jingyu was in Dongliang without a single soldier under his command. It was already a good thing that he could rescue his mother unharmed, but he still wanted to destroy Dongliang...

The emperor said in a frown, "Did Wan'er believe it?"

"The princess is convinced."

emperor,"……"

Eunuch An, “…”

The emperor suspected that a certain prince consort was keeping a mistress outside and was not interested in her, and he did not believe that he was really busy with this matter.

The emperor was worried about his daughter's innocence.

If the prince consort dares to keep a mistress, he will break all three of his legs.

As for Chen Wan, she was mentally prepared that Xie Jingyu would not be able to come back for two years. Xie Jingyu said in the letter that he would try to come back within half a year. Based on Chen Wan's understanding of Xie Jingyu, he was not a man who boasted. If he said he would come back within half a year, he would definitely be able to do it.

It would be best if I could come back before the baby is born.

Of course, this is just Shen Wan's expectation. She will be satisfied if he can come back on time.

Half a year...

It’s a long time just to think about it.

By then, Moer and Raner would have run away.

After the princess returned to the capital, she went to Duke Dingguo's mansion to see Princess Jiangling the next day, and thanked Yun Shi for taking care of Shen Wan during her absence for several months.

After meeting Mrs. Yun, he went to visit Mrs. Lin.

After the princess returned, the Jingbei Palace became much more lively. Every day, Chen Wan would bring Mo'er Ran'er to pay her respects to the princess.

Before, the fourth master and the fourth lady were about to move out of the palace mansion. Xie Jingyu was going to find the princess, and was afraid that no one would take care of Chen Wan, so he stayed in the mansion to take care of her.

The fourth master and the fourth lady did not move. Now that the princess has returned, the fourth master and the fourth lady want to move out, but the princess refused to let them.

The princess asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to move out? The more people there are in the mansion, the more lively it will be."

The fourth room was quiet and never caused any trouble. The princess never disliked the fourth room.

What disgusted the princess and Shen Wan was that those who were always looking for trouble and causing trouble should be sent out of the house to save them the trouble.

The fourth lady said, "We've already separated, it's not appropriate to continue living here..."

The princess hugged Mo'er and said, "I won't keep you any longer. Just stay here until the prince returns to the capital."

The princess seldom goes out, and the fourth lady can chat with her. Living in the prince's mansion will be good for the fourth master's future. It is good for everyone, so there is no reason to refuse.

The fourth room's move was delayed again, which made the second and third rooms, which had already been separated from the house, very angry.

The second and third masters were implicated by King Cheng and Duke Song, and their official positions were stripped. They no longer hold any official positions.

The old lady's health was not good to begin with. After she moved out of the house, the second lady no longer respected her as much as before. After enduring a whole winter, she could no longer bear it.

That day, Shen Wan and the child were in the Liuli Courtyard. The princess was putting tiger-head shoes on the child when the maid came in and said, "Princess, the second lady sent someone to the mansion to tell you that the old lady is seriously ill and wants to see you one last time..."