Chapter 542 Someone Has Already Been Eliminated

Shen Guannian turned to look at Madam Qi and said coldly, "Didn't I tell you to prepare the best clothes and jewelry for the two of them? You only prepared for Mingxuan, but not for Wantang?"

Madam Qi hurriedly said, "Oh dear, sir, you've misunderstood me. How could I not prepare something for Tang'er? I actually prepared even better clothes and jewelry for her, but her outfit was just too exquisite, and the tailor shop couldn't finish it in time. The jewelry was also too elaborate and hadn't been completed yet!"

"Then let's get a set of Mingxuan's clothes for Wantang to wear first!"

“Well… the two children are not quite the same size, so the clothes probably don’t fit. Besides, Xuanxuan doesn’t have any other new clothes besides the one she’s wearing. They’re all worn out and not presentable. It’s really unfair to give Tang’er these clothes.”

Shen Wantang immediately said sensibly, "Mother is right. My sister's clothes don't fit me. How about I not go to the Prince Ning's residence and let my sister go instead?"

Shen Guannian's face turned extremely ugly: "If my daughter, Shen, doesn't go to the Prince's mansion as a guest because she doesn't have clothes that fit, it would be a huge joke! Would I, Shen Guannian, still have a place in the capital then?!"

More importantly, Princess Ning had already sent someone to tell him that she required both girls to go to the Prince's residence. In addition to the two of them, there would be other young ladies going together, and she would choose one of them to be the Crown Prince's consort!

Shen Guannian only regretted that he didn't have enough daughters, otherwise he would have given birth to ten or eight for Princess Ning to choose from, and surely one of them would satisfy her.

He now has only two daughters, and one of them doesn't want to go because she doesn't have clothes that fit!

You should know that the one he held the most hope for was Shen Wantang!

It wasn't just because Shen Wantang was more beautiful and refined; more importantly, she bore a striking resemblance to Chu Yanluo, the woman deeply loved by Prince Xiao!

Everyone in the capital knew that Prince Xiao was madly in love with Chu Yanluo, and had even become a monk for her sake. Princess Ning racked her brains trying to bring her son back, so she searched everywhere for a girl from a respectable family who looked similar to Chu Yanluo.

Shen Guannian went to see Chu Yanluo specifically. She and Shen Wantang did have similarities. Not only were their appearances similar, but their temperaments were also somewhat alike.

He felt that as long as Shen Wantang dressed up properly, her chances of winning were extremely high!

Therefore, even if Shen Mingxuan doesn't go to the Prince Ning's residence today, Shen Wantang still has to go!

He said with a gloomy face, "Since there is only one set of new clothes, then Mingxuan, take off your clothes and give them to Tang'er to wear!"

Shen Mingxuan was both shocked and furious, looking at him in disbelief: "Father! How could you do this? These are my clothes. If you take them off for her, what will I wear?!"

"Wear whatever you like! And take off all your jewelry and put it on Tang'er! Tang'er can go to the Prince Ning's residence today, you don't need to go!"

"What?!"

Shen Mingxuan immediately burst into tears and threw herself into Qi Shi's arms: "Mother, look how biased Father is! I am clearly the legitimate daughter, and Princess Ning must like me more, but Father actually wants me to give up my chance to marry into the Ning Prince's Mansion to my sister. I don't want to live anymore, I don't want to live anymore!"

Looking at Shen Mingxuan's crying and fussing, a hint of doubt crossed Shen Wantang's mind.

Shen Mingxuan doesn't seem to be acting; she seems to genuinely want to marry into the Ning Prince's mansion.

Could it be that she wasn't reborn this time?

She has no memories of her previous two lives?

Why?

How did she get eliminated this time?

Shen Wantang quickly recalled the deaths of everyone in her mind, and combining the situations from both lifetimes, she vaguely had a guess.

Shen Mingxuan was still crying and making a fuss, while Madam Qi was busy discussing solutions with Shen Guannian.

But Shen Guannian wouldn't listen at all. He insisted that the nanny take Shen Mingxuan to the inner room, strip her of her new clothes and jewelry, and make Shen Wantang put them on.

Moreover, they not only stripped Shen Mingxuan of her clothes, but also stripped the clothes off Shen Mingxuan's maid.

There was nothing else to it, but Du Juan was dressed more like a beggar. Shen Guannian felt that she would embarrass him by going to the Ning Prince's mansion like that, so he insisted on changing her into the clothes of Shen Mingxuan's maid.

After they had changed their clothes, Shen Wantang and Shen Mingxuan came out of the inner room. Shen Guannian took one look and was finally satisfied: "Clothes make the man, and Tang'er should wear this! I don't believe anyone can outshine you!"

Shen Mingxuan had already changed into her own old clothes. Her eyes were swollen from crying: "Mother, save me! I want to go to the Prince Ning's mansion too!"

Madam Qi was filled with remorse. If she had known this would happen, even if she hated Shen Wantang, she would have prepared a set of clothes for her. Now, she had ruined her own daughter!

But regret was useless, so she quickly tried to salvage the situation: "Master, I just remembered that Xuan'er has a set of clothes that she has never worn. They've been sitting there because they don't fit her well. Why don't we give that set to Tang'er and have both children go to the Prince Ning's residence together? What do you think?"

Shen Guannian, however, thought that Shen Wantang looked great in this outfit. He had pinned all his hopes on Shen Wantang and didn't want her to change at all: "Since there are new clothes, let Xuan'er wear them! Don't bother with anything else. It's getting late, so let's get ready to go out. I'll be waiting for your good news at home!"

Qi was so frustrated he almost ground his teeth to powder, but he had no other choice but to quickly have Shen Mingxuan change into a new set of clothes and then take her and Shen Wantang out.

All the way, Shen Mingxuan stared at Shen Wantang with a gloomy expression: "Don't think that you can be chosen by Princess Ning just because you are wearing beautiful new clothes. You are just a concubine's daughter and you are not worthy to be the Crown Prince's wife!"

Shen Wantang glanced at her, too lazy to pay her any attention.

She's so stupid she's lost her chance to be reborn; arguing with her is a waste of life.

Madam Qi also looked at Shen Wantang with a gloomy expression, but she didn't say anything else, because she wasn't afraid that Shen Wantang would be chosen by Princess Ning because she was dressed up beautifully. She already had a better plan.

She took out a hot egg and carefully applied it to Shen Mingxuan's eyes. She had been crying so hard that her eyes were swollen, so she had to treat them urgently.

They soon arrived at the Prince Ning's residence.

Shen Wantang got off the carriage and immediately recognized the maid who came out to greet them as Qin Xin!

A thought stirred within her: it would be a waste to leave such a good maid in the Prince Ning's residence; she had to find a way to bring her to her side.

She had promised Qin Xin that no matter where she was, she would take her with her and live a second life. Although Qin Xin would not remember those words, she still wanted to keep her promise.

Qin Xin was clearly not reborn. She politely invited Shen Wantang and her entourage into the palace, led them to the flower hall, and then went out to greet the next group of people.

The maids serving in the flower hall were all people that Shen Wantang knew very well.

Chess language, scholarly atmosphere, artistic conception...

Of course, Chen Wantang could no longer accept the painting, but she wanted to take the chess pieces and the books with her.

But if she took away so many maids from the Prince Ning's mansion at once, she would definitely arouse suspicion from those with ulterior motives. Therefore, she could not ask for them on her own initiative; she needed someone to force these maids upon her.

And the best candidate for this person is Xiao Qingyuan.

I wonder if he has been reborn this time?