Chapter 251 The Crown Princess's power is still superior.

Prince Ning's Mansion.

Xiao Qingxi, wearing her newly acquired fiery red cloak, rushed into Princess Ning's room like a gust of wind: "Mother, look at my fire fox fur cloak!"

Princess Ning looked at her daughter with affection: "Walk slowly, it's freezing cold, don't fall again. Things are different now than before, you can't fall so easily."

"I'm steady, I won't fall."

Xiao Qingxi stuffed the cloak into Princess Ning's hands: "Mother, I snatched this cloak from Shen Wantang. Look at it, what fine fur, what bright colors! It's not easy to collect so many fox furs! Shen Wantang must have taken advantage of the steward's position to secretly buy the best fox furs for herself to make clothes!"

Princess Ning glared at her reproachfully: "Nonsense! Your sister-in-law isn't that kind of person."

“Mother, she’s no good at all! You’ve been fooled by her! She has such fine fur, but she only thinks about making a cloak for herself and never thinks about you. Her filial piety is all fake!”

Xiao Qingxi snorted coldly: "You can kick her out. Daughters born to concubines are never respectable. They spend money like crazy as soon as they have a little power, acting like they've never seen anything good in their lives!"

Princess Ning sighed, gently straightened her daughter's collar, and then tapped her forehead, saying, "You should try not to think badly of your sister-in-law in the future. This fox fur cloak you're wearing was originally made for you by your sister-in-law. She even came to ask me for your size."

“If you can come back in winter, you can wear it. If you can’t come back, then have someone send it to the Northwest for you. It’s freezing cold there, and you’ll need it.”

“This cloak was made long before you came back. Not only yours, but also mine and your father’s. She had them made too. Yours is too red and doesn’t suit me. Your sister-in-law made silver-gray ones for me and your father.”

As Princess Ning spoke, she instructed Granny Quan: "Bring the cloak that the Crown Princess gave me to the Princess to see."

Granny Quan responded and quickly walked up to Xiao Qingxi with a silver-gray mink cloak in her arms.

Xiao Qingxi stared at the cloak before her, her mouth agape, unable to utter a single word.

Damn Shen Wantang, how can she be so considerate?! How can she possibly find fault with her now?!

Seeing that she was speechless, Princess Ning couldn't help but chuckle. She waved her hand, signaling Granny Quan to take away the cloak, and then said, "Xi'er, do you still have any complaints about your sister-in-law this time? If you were someone else's daughter-in-law, could you be as filial and considerate as her?"

Xiao Qingxi pouted: "Why should I be so filial and considerate? I'm not like her! I don't need to be filial to my mother-in-law, and everyone in the Huo family has to respect me!"

Princess Ning slowly suppressed her smile, her expression becoming slightly solemn: "Xi'er, although your father and I dote on you and would never let anyone suffer in their husband's family, you should still respect your mother-in-law even if she has done nothing wrong. You can't always use your status to bully others."

"Tell me the truth, what does your mother-in-law think about Huo Yunzhou taking a concubine? Is she very willing to let her son take a concubine? Does she treat that woman surnamed Lin better than you?"

Mentioning this, Xiao Qingxi's eyes reddened, and she choked up as she said, "How did Mother know that my mother-in-law treated Lin Rouxin better than me?"

"That goes without saying, I guessed it right away. With your personality, it's no wonder your mother-in-law wouldn't like you. I've never met Lin Rouxin, but I think she's definitely better at sweet-talking and has a sweeter tongue than you, making it easier for elders to like her. Plus, with her tragic background, it's no wonder your mother-in-law would side with her, not you."

Xiao Qingxi gritted her teeth: "I don't care who she sides with! That Lin Rouxin cries and whine all the time, insisting on becoming Huo Yunzhou's concubine. She's no good at all, and my mother-in-law will suffer for her in the future!"

Princess Ning could tell from her expression that she was just gritting her teeth and putting on a brave face. Everyone in the Huo family liked Lin Rouxin but not her. Now even Huo Yunzhou was willing to risk divorce to take her as a concubine. One could imagine the bitterness in her daughter's heart.

She had hoped countless times that her son and daughter could have half of Shen Wantang's composure and worldly wisdom, but that could only remain a beautiful wish.

Some things, if they're not there, they're not there, and no amount of forcing them will change that.

Fearing that her daughter would be upset, Princess Ning did not mention Huo Yunzhou again. She only instructed her daughter: "Your sister-in-law is the daughter-in-law I personally chose. Unless I die, there is no way that the Ning Prince's Mansion will change the Crown Princess. Xi'er, do you understand what I mean?"

Xiao Qingxi looked up, staring blankly at her: "Does Mother like her that much? What's so good about her?"

“She’s good in every way. If you can let go of your prejudices, you’ll also think she’s good.”

"I'm biased, I just don't think she's good!"

“It’s fine if you don’t think she’s good, but you should stop causing her trouble. Your brother finally accepted her, and you’ve been stirring things up every day since you came back. Do you think you and your brother are going to get a divorce? How are your father and I supposed to face people after that? From now on, you have to respect your sister-in-law and you’re not allowed to call her by her name. Do you understand?”

Now Xiao Qingxi's eyes were no longer red, and her voice was no longer choked with sobs. She shouted with full force, "Mother no longer loves her daughter after she has a daughter-in-law! Why should I respect a daughter born to a concubine! That Shen Wantang, she is not worthy of entering our Prince's Mansion!"

After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked away angrily.

Granny Kang hurriedly followed, saying, "Grandma, slow down!"

Princess Ning couldn't help but shake her head and sigh: "This child is so unpredictable, even I, her own mother, can't stand her, let alone others. Every time Huo Yunzhou is mentioned, her eyes turn red, and every time Tang'er is mentioned, she gets angry."

Granny Quan comforted her, saying, "In the end, the Princess Consort's power is still greater. As soon as you mentioned the Princess Consort, the Princess forgot about her sadness and grief. This is actually a good thing for her. Otherwise, if the Princess kept crying, something bad might happen."

Princess Ning thought about it and felt that what she said made some sense: "It's just that I feel sorry for Tang'er. If someone else came into our manor, they really wouldn't be able to handle my two children."

Wutong Garden.

When Shen Wantang returned with her maid, she saw Xiao Qingxi standing in her courtyard again.

This time, she wore the fox fur cloak, showing no fear of the cold, and stood there ordering the maids and servants in the courtyard around.

As soon as Shen Wantang entered, Xiao Qingxi started being sarcastic again: "Oh, the Princess Consort is back from her outing? Why do you go out to play every day? Don't you care about the affairs of the Prince's Mansion? If you don't want to care, then leave and don't come back. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether you're here or not. Our Prince Ning's Mansion will still function without you."

Shen Wantang didn't want to stand outside in the cold wind with her. She wasn't wearing a cloak today and couldn't withstand the biting cold wind.

She walked past Xiao Qingxi and went into the house.

Xiao Qingxi immediately followed her in: "Shen Wantang, I'm talking to you, did you hear me!"