Chapter 158 Jiang Fenghua Loses Her Temper Against Xie Shang

Just then, Xie Shang returned to the two of them. Seeing the tense atmosphere, he asked, "What's wrong? Why are you all outside?"

Su Tingwan looked at Xie Shang with a soft and pitiful expression. In front of Jiang Fenghua, she pulled Xie Shang to a corner and said, "Your Highness, didn't you promise me you would take me back to the border? My grandmother and elder brother are still waiting for us."

Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "The plan has changed. Now that the Empress Dowager is seriously ill, it is impossible for her to be left without someone to take care of her. You are a concubine of the Prince Heng's mansion and also the Empress Dowager's daughter-in-law. You should stay and serve her."

He then said softly, "Wanwan, you and the Empress Dowager didn't get along well before, so this is a good opportunity to repair your relationship." He was worried that Su Tingwan would disrespect the Empress Dowager because of this, so he came to talk to her in person to make things clear.

“Your Highness knows perfectly well that the Empress dislikes me. No matter what I do, she despises me. I have no idea how to serve anyone, and I’m afraid that if I do something wrong, I’ll anger the Empress and only deepen her resentment.” Su Tingwan said directly, “These things are better handled by the Princess Consort.”

At this moment, Jiang Fenghua, holding Aoxue's hand, turned and left. Lianye ran over angrily, bowed to Xie Shang, and said, "Your Highness, the Princess Consort suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach. She said she wouldn't wait for Your Highness and the Consort."

Xie Shang watched her departing figure with worry in his eyes, "What's wrong with the Princess? Quickly, summon the imperial physician."

"The princess said there's no need to call the imperial physician. She's just been busy all day and has been standing for too long, so her stomach hurts a bit. She'll be fine after a rest." She meant that the princess had been working herself to the bone taking care of the empress all day.

Upon hearing this, Xie Shang abandoned Su Tingwan and chased after Jiang Fenghua.

"Your Highness." Su Tingwan was furious. She had finally found an excuse to come out so that she could ask Xie Shang to take her away from the palace. At least Xie Shang needed the support of the Su family right now, and what could Jiang Fenghua do to help him?

Xie Shang caught up with Jiang Fenghua and grabbed her hand, "Ruan Ruan, what's wrong?"

Jiang Fenghua withdrew her hand. "Your Highness, please go ahead with your business. I will stay at Kunning Palace tonight and leave the palace once Mother is feeling better."

"You're pregnant, how can you stay here? Come back to the palace with me..."

Jiang Fenghua's voice was cold, "Let Consort Su and the Prince go back!"

She was too lazy to argue with him. Su Tingwan was only treated leniently by Xie Shang because she had the Su family backing her up.

Then she turned and left.

Xie Shang was quick-witted and agile, not giving her a chance, and firmly grabbed her hand, "Ruan Ruan".

"Your Highness, please don't call me that. Go call your Wanwan! I finally understand. No one can replace Consort Su in Your Highness's heart." She frowned, her eyes flashing with anger. Even if she didn't get angry, Xie Shang would always think she was easy to coax. Today, she would have to put in a lot of effort to keep Su Tingwan here.

In her previous life, Su Tingwan had always been with Xie Shang.

Hearing this, Xie Shang's heart trembled slightly. "Did Wanwan say something to you?"

"Your Highness can ask her yourself. Why do you ask me everything?" Her eyes were slightly red, and she looked like a wronged wife. She continued, "Your Highness has been lenient with Consort Su time and time again, and I can understand that. I understand even more that Your Highness likes her and puts her in the most important place in your heart. I knew this from the day I married you, and I have never dared to forget it or ask for too much. I am already very satisfied to be able to be your husband and wife with mutual respect."

"From childhood to adulthood, nothing I've done or learned has ever taught me to instigate someone to feign illness, and I've never had the ability to instigate Mother." Did he think she had no temper?

Upon hearing this, Xie Shang thought to himself: Su Tingwan said that the Empress Dowager was faking her illness? He had witnessed the Empress Dowager's illness with his own eyes. Su Tingwan really dares to say anything!

Does she really think that he can only rely on her Su family to drive back the Hu people? She still doesn't respect her mother.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Fenghua left directly. No one saw the moment she turned around, a sly smile appeared on her lips. The more Su Tingwan did this, the further away Xie Shang would be pushed.

She truly believed that only the Su family knew how to fight, that the Su family had made great contributions and that everyone should respect them. She thought that everything should be done in moderation, otherwise it would be considered that their achievements were too great and would be disliked by others.

Did the emperor not have any considerations in mind when he forbade Xie Shang from marrying Su Tingwan as his principal wife?

Jiang Fenghua didn't believe it. Such a suspicious emperor was wary of even his own son, let alone a general who had been stationed on the border for many years.

Seeing the two arguing and Jiang Fenghua storm off, Su Tingwan was secretly overjoyed. "Your Highness, see? I really..."

Xie Shang's fierce and terrifying eyes were fixed on her face, causing Su Tingwan to shut her mouth instantly.

Before she could even speak coquettishly, Xie Shang's voice was as cold as ice, and his eyes were even colder, devoid of any warmth: "Did I ever tell you to take good care of your mother?"

"Yes, but..."

"But what? You think the Empress Dowager is faking illness, and that the Princess Consort is deliberately trying to harm you?" Xie Shang said coldly.

Su Tingwan's heart trembled. Wasn't that right? After they all left, she saw Empress Cheng sit up from her bed, and her condition didn't seem as serious as if she needed someone to take care of her.

Empress Cheng hates her to the core and will definitely find an opportunity to deliberately torture and humiliate her.

She certainly wouldn't say these things in front of Xie Shang. She asked, "What did the Princess and the Prince say?"

"She didn't say anything. It's always been you, you who are petty and jealous, you who use dirty tricks to harm the Princess. Even this time, I thought that after three months away, you would have learned to restrain yourself and learn even a little bit of the Princess's dignity and propriety. But you have never learned your lesson and now you are even slandering the Empress Dowager." If the Su family wants to support Su Tingwan, it depends on whether I am willing to do so.

Xie Shang had already made up his mind, leaving Su Tingwan speechless, and immediately chased after Jiang Fenghua.

A moment later, Xie Shang forcefully carried Jiang Fenghua past Su Tingwan without even glancing at her.

Jiang Fenghua looked up at Su Tingwan, a provocative smile playing on her lips. This time, Su Tingwan shouldn't be so smug as to think that just because the Su family is back to support her, she can rest easy.

Seeing this, Su Tingwan was so angry that she jumped up and down, feeling like she was about to choke on her own blood. "Your Highness!"

Xie Shang coldly said to the palace maids of Kunning Palace, "Stop Consort Su. The Empress Dowager is ill. Let her stay and take good care of her. If anything happens to the Empress Dowager, I will hold you all accountable."

The palace maids were terrified and said repeatedly, "Respectfully seeing off the Prince and Princess."

Granny Xi ordered someone to stop Su Tingwan and said coldly, "Her Majesty the Empress is ill. Please invite the concubine to the palace to take care of Her Majesty and her mother-in-law. This is the concubine's duty as a daughter-in-law."

She doesn't even know this much, yet she wants to compete for the prince's favor. What makes her think she can compete with the prince's rightful wife?