Chapter 254 Sister, you've arrived

Qin Xin stared at her blankly, she hadn't expected the Crown Princess to be so kind to Hua Yi.

After a long while, she finally responded and left.

Outside the house, Granny Chai naturally heard Shen Wantang's instructions. She took out a token and handed it to Qin Xin: "Go to the storeroom to get the fabric and tonics!"

Qin Xin held the plaque and whispered, "Granny, is this really okay? Isn't the Princess Consort being too kind-hearted? How can she let a maid bypass her and get pregnant with the Prince's child first? If Hua Yi really gets pregnant, won't she be able to ride roughshod over the Princess Consort in the future?"

Granny Chai didn't understand Shen Wantang's actions either. She was such a perceptive and intelligent person, so why didn't she care about the matter of the eldest son?

Even if her relationship with the Crown Prince is just so-so, she should still set rules for him. On the first and fifteenth of each month, the Crown Prince should stay in the Crown Princess's courtyard.

Since their marriage, the Crown Prince has only spent one night in his wife's room, which is far too little.

Granny Chai sighed: "The Crown Princess has her own reasons. Just follow her orders and don't make wild guesses."

"But the painting is her..."

"Don't worry, even if Huayi gives birth to a son, she won't be able to surpass the Crown Princess. With her abilities, she can't even get ahead of the Crown Princess. At most, she'll just be a concubine. The Crown Princess can easily control a concubine."

Qin Xin felt somewhat relieved after hearing this, and she took the sign and left.

A moment later, she led people to deliver the fabric and nourishing medicine to Xinghe Courtyard.

Xiao Qingyuan had been drinking heavily all night and had spent half the night with Huayi. Now, his head was throbbing with pain, and he was leaning against Huayi, asking her to massage his head to relax him.

When he saw Qin Xin enter, he frowned: "What is this? Who is it for?"

"Your Highness, it was the Crown Princess who bestowed these gifts upon Huayi. Huayi served Your Highness well last night, and the Crown Princess specially rewarded her with two bolts of fine fabric and nourishing medicine, hoping that Huayi will serve Your Highness even more diligently in the future."

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned: "This was a gift from Shen Wantang to Huayi?"

"yes."

"She is... truly virtuous and generous."

If Chu Yanluo were the Crown Prince's wife, and she knew he had taken Huayi last night, she would definitely cause a huge scene. She might even beat Huayi up and sell her off.

Xiao Qingyuan couldn't quite describe the feeling in his heart. On one hand, he liked Shen Wantang's magnanimity, but on the other hand, he felt that Shen Wantang was too magnanimous. She clearly didn't care about him, her husband, which was why she appreciated the painting.

He turned to look at Huayi and saw a blush rising on her cheeks as she looked at him with adoring and joyful eyes.

His heart softened, and he patted her back, saying, "Since it was a gift from the Crown Princess, you should accept it!"

Hua Yi quickly stood up: "Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness's Consort!"

She took the ingredients from Qin Xin, put them down, and then took the medicine: "Ouch, it's a bit hot. I'll drink it after it cools down a little!"

Qin Xin gave her a cold look, then turned and left, no longer caring whether she drank or not.

After returning to Wutong Courtyard, she complained to Shen Wantang: "Princess Consort, that Huayi, she doesn't know what's good for her!"

Seeing her puffed-up face, Shen Wantang couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"The tonic you asked me to send to Huayi, she refused to drink it. She's wary of us, afraid it's a contraceptive soup! What an ignorant thing. That soup is made with old ginseng, it nourishes yin and strengthens the body, and has a rich and pure taste. Can't she smell it?"

So that's what she was upset about. Shen Wantang smiled faintly: "It's alright, if you don't want to drink, then don't. Next time, we'll have the kitchen make some for us to drink. We don't need to send any more to Huayi."

"good!"

Just then, Granny Chai came in: "Princess Consort, your elder sister from your maiden family is here. She's shouting outside, demanding that we release her husband, Liao Youhe. What do you think..."

Shen Wantang tapped her fingers lightly on the table: "Let her in, take her to the flower hall to wait. Also send someone to inform the young master that he detained my brother-in-law last night, and my sister has come to ask him for him."

"yes."

Granny Chai left, and after a while, she took Shen Mingxuan to the flower hall.

Shen Mingxuan's face turned ugly: "Granny Chai, what do you mean by this? Why did you bring me here? I want to see Shen Wantang! I want to go to her courtyard!"

Granny Chai spoke coldly: "Not just anyone can enter the Princess Consort's courtyard. The flower hall is where we entertain guests. You can wait here."

“I went into Shen Wantang’s courtyard last time. Anyone can clearly enter that dilapidated courtyard. Do you think I don’t know that? Humph, I lived in that courtyard for ten years in my past life. I know it much better than Shen Wantang!”

Granny Chai looked at her with disdain.

Shen Mingxuan constantly proclaims that she has been reborn, claiming that she has already lived a lifetime and can predict the future. This is known throughout the capital, but few people believe her; they all laugh at her.

But if what she said is true, then the fact that she could still live like this even after being reborn is enough to prove how incredibly stupid she is.

If she made all of this up, then she's just as stupid.

Fortunately, it was Shen Wantang who married into the Ning Prince's Mansion. If it had been Shen Mingxuan instead, wouldn't the mansion have been in chaos?

As Granny Chai was thinking, a calm and clear voice came from behind her: "Sister, you've arrived."

She quickly turned around and bowed to Shen Wantang: "Princess Consort."

Shen Wantang nodded lightly and looked at Shen Mingxuan, saying, "Why are you standing, sister? Sit down and wait. Your brother-in-law is still having breakfast and will probably be here to see you in a while."

Shen Mingxuan's eyes were incredibly dark: "Shen Wantang, how dare you! You actually dared to let my husband stay here overnight without permission! Do you regret marrying into the Ning Prince's mansion? Do you want to steal Liao Youhe from me!"

Shen Wantang chuckled: "What nonsense are you talking about, sister? Everyone knows that your husband is a homosexual. Why would I compete with you for him? I'm not a man."

Shen Mingxuan froze, her face turning ugly from being choked by Shen Wantang's words.

"Besides, it wasn't me who asked my brother-in-law to stay overnight at the Prince's residence, it was the Crown Prince. He heard from someone that my brother-in-law could solve the Xin family's case, so he brought him and General Xin back to the Prince's residence."

Shen Wantang looked at her leisurely: "Sister, did you tell the prince that your brother-in-law can solve cases?"

Shen Mingxuan was so angry she almost vomited blood: "How could I possibly tell Xiao Qingyuan that my husband can solve the case! It was that bitch Chu Yanlu who told him!"

Shen Wantang feigned confusion: "How did Aunt Chu know that my brother-in-law would solve the case?"

"Hmph! Of course she's been reborn too! Shen Wantang, you're just waiting to die. Chu Yanluo is extremely vicious. Now that she's been reborn, she definitely won't let you occupy the position of the Crown Prince's consort! She'll kill you!"

"Sister, Consort Chu has been confined to her quarters by the young master. She's locked in the courtyard and can't get out. How can she kill me?"

Shen Mingxuan's pupils dilated in shock: "What?! This is impossible! Xiao Qingyuan loves her madly, how could he bear to confine Chu Yanluo!"