Chapter 55: Different standpoints, destined to be unable to live in harmony

The Crown Princess found out last night that the Crown Prince stayed at Wen Fengyi's place, so she didn't sleep well the whole night.

This morning, the palace maid reported that Wen Fengyi had ordered water yesterday.

The prince ordered Yongtai to inquire about the matter of He Yuanpan, but he was unable to conceal it.

Xie Zhenrong was immediately furious.

At this moment, she realized that she had never really known the prince.

She thought he was dignified and self-respecting, that he was self-disciplined and respectful to the rites, that he was not interested in women, and that he would not like fat women.

In the end, it was all what she thought!

Wen Li'er is so fat, doesn't he find her greasy and disgusting?

He had been away from Beijing for nearly half a year and now that he was back in the palace, he should have spent more time with her.

Even if you want to summon other people to sleep with you, you shouldn't summon Wen Li'er!

Your belly is so big, but you’re still not calm at all!

Xie Zhenrong felt that he was blind before. Why did he think that Wen Li'er was an easy person to deal with?

Seeing her face gradually twisted, Madam Zhuang sighed every day.

"Crown Princess, you are of a high status. You are the Crown Prince's legal wife and the future mother of the nation. Why do you always get angry over a small favor?"

"In the future, the Crown Prince will have more and more women. Wen Fengyi is favored now, but it is not certain that he will be able to keep the same favor in the future."

"There are too many women of all kinds, and men can't escape the temptation to get bored with the old and love the new."

"If you get angry every time the prince favors someone, how can your body bear it?"

"The most important thing for you now is to relax, take good care of yourself, give birth to a legitimate son for the Crown Prince, and raise him to be the future emperor." "Although the Crown Prince's favor is also important, for you, the child is the most important thing."

Xie Zhenrong's distorted face gradually warmed up.

Bitterness flashed in her eyes: "Nanny, can I really have my own child?"

Matron Zhuang nodded affirmatively, "Yes, Crown Princess, Imperial Physician Luo has already said that as long as you continue to take good care of your body, you will have hope of conceiving your own child."

Xie Zhenrong stroked her belly, with hope and... hatred in her eyes.

She hates her father.

If he hadn't taken so many concubines into the house, how could my mother compete for favor with those lowly concubines?

If it weren't for the conflict between her wives and concubines that caused her to fall into the icy pool at such a young age, how could she not have gotten pregnant?

The more medicine she took in the past two years, the more cruel she became.

I wish I could kill all those lowly bastards in the house!

Fortunately, she now finally has hope of conceiving her own child.

Xie Zhenrong closed her eyes as if she had made some important decision.

When his eyes opened again, there was a hint of determination in them.

Just as the wet nurse said, if he really did that for a concubine who was not very important, he would ruin the body that he had worked so hard to restore.

Then she might never have the hope of getting pregnant again in this life.

She looked at Matron Zhuang and asked, "Wen Fengyi served His Highness well yesterday. How about I give her the 'Peacock Holding Spring Headpiece with Jade and Pearls and Threads' given by the Empress Dowager?"

Madam Zhuang was helpless: "Crown Princess, she is only a lowly official in the Eastern Palace. How can she wear a peacock holding a spring headpiece? I think your pair of white jade bracelets are quite nice."

Hearing this, Xie Zhenrong felt a little reluctant.

The pair of white jade bracelets were carefully crafted from field jade material. The jade was as smooth and lustrous as solidified fat, and flawless throughout.

She quite likes it.

Matron Zhuang advised, "Crown Princess, the more favored Wen Fengyi is, the more generous you should be. That way, the Crown Prince will think you are sensible and remember your kindness."

Xie Zhenrong nodded: "Then let's do as the nurse said and send the pair of white jade bracelets to her, and also select a few pieces of cloth from the storehouse to send over."

Since you have to pretend, you can't be stingy.

Madam Zhuang nodded: "That's feasible. I will arrange it right away."

These things from Fuyao Palace were quickly delivered to Yaohua Palace.

Not only Qingmei and Qingzhu, but even Nanny Qin was stunned.

It is against the rules for the master to sleep with the emperor while she is pregnant. The Crown Princess did not punish her but instead gave her a reward?

Wen Li'er picked up the pair of white jade bracelets and looked at them carefully in the sunlight.

The jade is flawless and slightly green. The bracelet surface is embossed with a lotus pattern, with lotus petals stacked and stretched out, and the leaf veins are outlined with filigree carving, which creates a profound artistic conception.

Unexpectedly, the Crown Princess would give her such a good jade bracelet.

Wen Li'er felt a little hot.

She was not naive enough to think that the Crown Princess truly accepted her now.

In fact, no woman in this world can accept her husband favoring a concubine.

Although she did not volunteer to become a concubine, she eventually became one.

The Crown Princess had punished her for no reason before, and she was not wrong. She was just exercising her rights as the legal wife.

Wen Li'er sighed deeply in her heart. Life is not easy for women in this world.

Their positions are different and they are destined not to live in harmony.

Wen Li'er has never had the intention to harm anyone, she just hopes that the prince's other women will not harm her.

She looked at the dozen or so pieces of cloth placed in front of her. Eight of them were excellent silks, and there were even two pieces of Shu brocade.

One piece has a crescent white base and is woven with cloud patterns. It looks simple yet rich.

The other one was light green with pear blossom patterns woven on it.

The petals are slender and stretched, the vines are winding and intertwined, and the "warp flower" technology is used. The warp threads are colored and stacked, giving the flowers a three-dimensional effect, as thin as a cicada's wing.

Wen Li'er was surprised. The people in Fuyao Palace really put a lot of thought into choosing this piece of Shu brocade.

She asked Qingmei and Qingzhu to bring two pieces of Shu brocade to her.

He first touched the Shu brocade with pear blossom pattern and asked Qingzhu to put it away properly.

Then, she held the crescent-white Shu brocade in her hands, a smile appearing between her brows.

She turned to ask Nanny Qin, "Mammy, can I use this batch of cloth to make a few sets of clothes for the prince?"

It was most suitable for making lingerie. The prince was so good to her, she felt that she needed to repay him appropriately.

Wen Li'er calculated carefully in her mind that a piece of Shu brocade was four meters long, and after deducting some scraps, it could be used to make four to five sets of inner garments.

On normal days, Nanny Qin would naturally agree with it, but now...

"No, Master, you are still pregnant."

"It's just a few sets of underwear. It's not tiring."

But Nanny Qin still shook her head firmly: "You can't touch needles and scissors now."

Wen Li'er was puzzled: "Why?"

Nanny Qin was worried about scaring her and didn't intend to tell her, but when she saw that she insisted on making the underwear, she still said it hesitantly.

"In my hometown, there's a saying: If a pregnant woman touches needles, thread, scissors, or anything like that, her child will be born with a cleft lip."

Wen Lier: "..."

She looked at Nanny Qin with a puzzled expression and said quietly, "When my mother was pregnant with me, I don't know how many times she sewed clothes for my father and brother. She also made a lot of small clothes for me. Nanny Qin, don't you think I'm fine?"

Nanny Qin was very persistent: "Maybe the master's lack of a cleft lip is an isolated case. It's better not to take the risk."

Although Wen Li'er didn't believe these strange statements, she had to give up when she saw that Nanny Qin was very persistent.

"Then please keep this piece of Shu brocade and make it for Your Highness after I give birth to the child."

"Yes, yes, it won't be too late to do it after the master gives birth to the grandson."

After saying that, Nanny Qin quickly took the Shu brocade in Wen Li'er's hand and took it back to the warehouse, as if she was afraid that Wen Li'er would go back on her word.

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