Chapter 1196: The Meal Replacement Lady is Not Likeable (11)

Yuan Shiwan sent the maid away, and then asked her wet nurse Guan worriedly, "Does my sister have any complaints about me recently?"

Nanny Guan frowned and said, "The eldest lady does seem to be a little off lately. Logically, she would come to see you even if she was not feeling well. After all, she insisted on meeting your request even when she was sicker. And now you are not only her sister, but also the consort of the third prince. How could she not give you this face?"

Yuan Shiwan bit her lip and said, "Forget it, she is my sister, how can I use my status to suppress her?"

"Your Majesty, you are too soft-hearted!" Nanny Guan was very angry with Yuan Shichu. She thought that Yuan Shichu was deliberately making excuses not to come this time just because she married a worse wife than her sister.

Yuan Shiwan shook her head, her pretty face a little pale. She had been married to the Third Prince for several months now, but unfortunately she was not liked by the Third Prince's mother, Concubine Xian, because the Third Prince's wife that Concubine Xian had chosen was not her, but the daughter of another important official in the court. However, the Third Prince would rather give up the benefits of the marriage and marry her. So from the beginning, Concubine Xian disliked her very much, thinking that she had seduced her son, but had a humble family background and could not help the Third Prince at all.

"The last time I went to pay my respects to my mother, she asked me, both explicitly and implicitly, to persuade the Third Prince to agree to marry a concubine..." Yuan Shiwan's previously bright and innocent eyes were now tinged with sadness and worry.

Nanny Guan was so distressed that she couldn't help but ask, "How could Concubine Xian force you like this? The Third Prince clearly promised you that he would never marry another woman in his lifetime. This is something the Third Prince himself doesn't want to do. If you really persuaded the Third Prince, what would he think? Wouldn't he misunderstand your feelings for him?"

Yuan Shiwan smiled bitterly and said, "My mother despises my humble family background and my father's low official position, so I can't help my husband... So she hopes that my husband will marry a few noble ladies with prominent family backgrounds, so that he will not be alone..."

Nanny Guan opened her mouth, but could only utter one sentence: "Our master is at least the Junior Minister of the Imperial Household Department. How can you say that his position is too low?"

"You are only a fourth-rank official, you can't even get a high ranking in the capital. What's more, your father's position has no real power, so he really can't help your husband." Yuan Shiwan smiled bitterly, "And the girls that the imperial concubine likes, their elders are either imperial tutors, dukes, or generals who guard a region. How can your father, a mere fourth-rank official, compare to them?"

When Nanny Guan heard this, she immediately shut her mouth. Indeed, compared with these people, her daughter's family background was really not worth mentioning.

But after a while, she thought of an angle that could comfort Yuan Shiwan, and said, "Imperial Concubine, you see that your background is not as good as these girls, but the Third Prince would rather not marry them and only marry you wholeheartedly. Doesn't this just show that the Third Prince loves you wholeheartedly? You should be happy."

Sure enough, when Yuan Shiwan heard her words of comfort, her heart was filled with sweetness, and she said, "The feelings between my husband and I are sincere, unlike those marriages that are only for profit. As long as my husband doesn't dislike me, I will not take the initiative to find other women for him. Even if the imperial concubine blames me, I will not give in."

"That's right! The Third Prince is deeply in love with you and will definitely not marry another woman to hurt your feelings, so you can rest assured!" Nanny Guan said confidently. She had seen how deeply the Third Prince loved her Second Miss, and she didn't think that the Third Prince would betray the Second Miss one day.

So after the master and servant chatted for a while, Yuan Shiwan threw the hint given to her by Concubine Xian behind her mind. As for her sister? She originally wanted to find Yuan Shichu and tell her about her sufferings. It would be best if she could provide her with useful advice, but she didn't want to come, so forget it.

Yuan Shichu had no idea that her step-sister wanted to use her as an emotional trash can, nor did she know that her mother-in-law was forcing her to persuade her husband to take a concubine just a few months after her marriage.

Now she was only worried that Zhan Shulin seemed to be getting more and more shameless recently. Not only did he occupy half of her bed, but he also took away half of her meals and the snacks she made in her spare time.

"Zhan Shulin, you're a grown man, how dare you snatch these desserts from me?" Yuan Shichu glared at Zhan Shulin who had snatched half of her colorful taro balls.

As Zhan Shulin was eating the sweet and cool taro balls in the bowl, he felt his whole body cool down all of a sudden. Why didn't he know that these taro balls were delicious before?

"Aren't desserts made for people to eat? Who said men can't eat them?" Zhan Shulin asked Yuan Shichu confidently, and even asked, "How are these colorful taro balls made? What are they dyed with? They look so good."

Yuan Shichu rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "It's dyed with the same dye as cloth. It will be poisonous if you eat it. Are you afraid?"

Zhan Shulin listened and chuckled. He didn't take Yuan Shichu's words of scare to heart at all. He said, "You ate it too. If you get poisoned, I will get poisoned with you."

Yuan Shichu choked. He didn't expect to be interrupted by him. He snorted coldly and didn't continue talking. Instead, he continued to enjoy his dessert. It was most comfortable to eat some cold sugar water in this weather. There was no need to let a stinky man ruin his mood.

After eating, Zhan Shulin finally left, and asked Yuan Shichu to make more next time, as he was not satisfied enough this time.

Yuan Shichu just rolled his eyes at him.

Sister-in-law Chen had stayed in Prince Li's mansion for five days and finally decided to come back. As soon as she came back, she brought some small gifts to show off to Yuan Shichu: "Sister-in-law, the princess specially asked Xiu Niang in the mansion to make this flower. Each one is unique. There are no such styles in other shops. You see, I'm so good to you that I even brought a few more back for you."

Yuan Shichu picked up the head flower made exclusively for Prince Li's Mansion and took a look at it. She thought that these head flowers were just so-so and she could make more exquisite and realistic ones. But considering that it was given to her as a gift, she didn't want to spoil the fun.

Therefore, she said politely: "It is indeed good, worthy of being made by Prince Li's Mansion."

After hearing this, Chen smiled even brighter. "Sister-in-law, it's a pity that you couldn't go with me. Otherwise, you could have seen the luxury and splendor of Prince Li's Mansion. The princess invited a troupe to perform several plays for us. Oh, it was really exciting!"

"Awesome!" Yuan Shichu said casually.

"And the flowers in Prince Li's mansion. The princess specially invited a gardening expert to come back and serve. I don't know how many precious and rare flowers and plants are planted in the garden. It is said that they were sent to the palace and even won the emperor's praise!"

(End of this chapter)