Chapter 17 The Crown Prince brought that person back

Of course, the princess knew that the Shen family did not take Shen Wantang, their illegitimate daughter, seriously. Initially, she had her eye on Shen Wantang, but her stepmother, Madam Qi, insisted that Shen Wantang was already engaged.

She then settled for second best and chose Shen Mingxuan, the eldest daughter of the Shen family.

But then Qi shamelessly said that she dared not go against the wishes of the Prince's Mansion and had already broken off the engagement with Shen Wantang, so that she could marry into the Prince's Mansion.

The princess was furious that Qi kept changing wives, but she really liked Shen Wantang. She had been searching for a long time but had not found anyone who looked like Chu Yanluo. She did not want to miss out on a daughter-in-law who could help her son settle down because of Qi.

So, in the end, she agreed to switch back to Shen Wantang.

But from that time on, she developed a strong aversion to the Qi family.

Judging from Shen Wantang's current demeanor, she seems to have no attachment to the Shen family whatsoever. The homecoming was over so quickly, and she seems quite happy about it.

This is good, so that the daughter-in-law can stay in the Prince's Mansion wholeheartedly and live with her son wholeheartedly.

She likes to stay in the Prince's Mansion wholeheartedly, treating it as her own daughter-in-law, so that the Prince's Mansion can be handed over to her to manage in the future.

After talking for a while, the princess rewarded Shen Wantang with a bunch of things. Seeing her leave happily, she also showed a long-lost smile: "The princess is so well-behaved and cheerful. There is always a smile on her face, as if there is nothing in the world that bothers her. She is so magnanimous and open-minded that even my mood has become more open."

Since Xiao Qingyuan fell in love with Chu Yanluo, the princess hadn't smiled for a long time. Now that she smiled again, all the nannies breathed a sigh of relief. She said with a smile, "Your Highness is absolutely right. The Crown Princess has a special temperament that can calm people down and make them feel open-minded. You've really struck gold this time. Someone like the Crown Princess is a perfect match for the Crown Prince."

The princess nodded in agreement, then asked, "Where is the Crown Prince? Why did only the Crown Princess return? Why didn't he come back?"

"This old servant will go and ask right away."

Granny Quan went out, and returned a short while later: "Your Highness, the young master is very tired and fell asleep in the carriage. The young master's wife did not want to wake him, so she came to pay her respects to you herself."

The princess knew that her son had been kept awake by his husband these past two days, so it was understandable that he was tired: "The Crown Princess is so considerate of that scoundrel, but it's a pity that he doesn't know how to be considerate of the Crown Princess."

"Princess, don't worry. We've only just gotten married, and the Prince hasn't quite adjusted yet. He'll be considerate of you in the future."

"I hope so. I don't ask for anything else, I just hope he can live a normal life. I'm afraid he'll be stubborn and want to become a monk for the rest of his life, keeping that nun company."

On the other side, after returning to her courtyard, Shen Wantang rested for a while, then changed into more comfortable clothes, took the key, and led people to Xiao Qingyuan's storeroom.

Granny Chai, standing beside her, said with a mixture of surprise and delight, "The young master actually gave the key to his private treasury to his wife. It's clear that he cares about her. This treasury is full of his treasures, and he doesn't allow anyone to enter it casually."

Shen Wantang just smiled shyly and didn't say anything.

Even if Xiao Qingyuan grew another heart, it would never contain Shen Wantang; it would only contain Chu Yanluo.

The warehouse door opened, and Shen Wantang walked in, dazzled by all sorts of rare and precious treasures.

In her previous life, she had seen many good things, but compared to this, they were nothing.

As expected, she still had to marry into a wealthy family. The starting point of a wealthy family is something that a poor family member can never reach even after a lifetime of struggle.

In her past life, she painstakingly planned for Liao Youhe, playing two roles herself, and painstakingly pushed Liao Youhe to the position of Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, but she had only just touched the threshold of wealth and status.

Now, she's just married into the family and doesn't have to do anything; she's already living a life of luxury.

Shen Wantang didn't touch any of the rare items in the storeroom, but instead picked out some common gold items and had Granny Chai and Dujuan take them away.

Those rare items are actually hard to sell, but gold can be melted down and sold, so she would have the capital to open shops all over Dafeng.

Things that could only be done five years later in my previous life, I can do now in this life.

However, since she still needed Granny Chai's help to cover up the matter of spending Xiao Qingyuan's money, she didn't hesitate to give Granny Chai a gold bracelet inlaid with five-colored tourmaline that Granny Chai had been eyeing.

Granny Chai was flattered and overwhelmed: "No, Your Highness, this is far too precious!"

Shen Wantang stuffed the gold bracelet into her hand: "Granny, I heard that you took care of the young prince when he was a child, and he still respects you very much. So, I don't think he would be stingy with such a bracelet. Look, there are many more here!"

Money can be tempting. Although Granny Chai declined the bracelet verbally, she secretly adored it. She had spent her entire life as a servant in the Prince's mansion, but she didn't want her descendants to be servants for the rest of their lives.

If you want to be successful, you need to be rich; without money, all your plans are just empty words.

She gripped the bracelet tightly and said in an even more respectful tone than before, "Thank you, Your Highness. This old servant will serve Your Highness and the Prince wholeheartedly from now on."

This means that she has already placed Shen Wantang ahead of Xiao Qingyuan.

After all, it was Shen Wantang, not Xiao Qingyuan, who gave her the things.

Shen Wantang was very satisfied with Granny Chai's attitude. She looked at the gold and silver jewelry in the storeroom and almost burst out laughing.

How wonderful! By taking Xiao Qingyuan's things, she won over Granny Chai's heart. She didn't spend a single penny and gained a loyal heart. This deal is worthwhile no matter how you look at it.

After taking some things back from the warehouse, Shen Wantang secretly gave Du Juan a gold bracelet.

It wasn't as fancy as Granny Chai's, but it was heavier.

With tears in her eyes, Du Juan immediately knelt down: "Princess Consort, you...you are too good to me. I will serve you like a slave for the rest of my life!"

Shen Wantang personally helped her up and wiped away her tears with a silk handkerchief: "If there is a next life, don't be a slave, be a young lady from a wealthy family!"

She used to not believe in reincarnation, but now she truly does.

So, maybe there will be azaleas too.

All day long, Shen Wantang's courtyard was filled with joy, because she also rewarded the other maids and servants.

Right now, they all want to please her.

In the evening, Shen Wantang had just finished dinner and was reading a book.

The head maid, Qin Xin, rushed in from outside, her face solemn, and said, "Princess Consort, the Prince went out earlier and just returned. But he didn't come back alone; he brought back the nun who was working at the Jixin Nunnery!"

Upon hearing this, those around exclaimed in unison, "What? The young master brought that person back?!"

"How could that be! Didn't she already declare that she would stay in the nunnery for the rest of her life?"

"The Prince and Princess agreed to let them in? They didn't throw them out?"

"That woman is carrying an illegitimate child. How could the young master be so foolish? Wouldn't it be better to live a good life with the young master's wife?"