Both the King of Yan and the King of Heng wanted to bring Chen Mieyue under their wing.
But Shen Mieyue's brain was completely focused on marching and fighting. He was only loyal to the current emperor and was determined not to participate in the struggle between the princes. He doesn't care about money, beauty, power or wealth.
Shen Wei nodded as if she understood: "I understand."
Shen Wei subconsciously thought that King Yan wanted to win over Shen Mieyue to work for the crown prince. When the prince ascends the throne in the future, he must have military power in his hands in order to consolidate his position as monarch.
It was already dark, and as usual, Chen Wei and King Yan slept on the same bed.
Winter was approaching, and the snow was flying all over the night. When Shen Wei woke up after dawn, the yard was covered with a thin layer of white snow.
The Prince of Yan got up early and went to the baby room to listen to Le You calling "Call the Prince" several times before he went to court contentedly.
Shen Wei got up a little later and had breakfast in the warm room. The Prince of Yan basically did not return to the palace during the day. After the morning court, he often had to go to the East Palace to help the Crown Prince handle government affairs.
Cai Ping served Chen Wei a bowl of hot soup: "Master, don't worry. I heard that the Crown Prince's illness has improved a lot and he can even attend court. When the Crown Prince recovers, the prince won't be so busy anymore."
Shen Wei: "Is the prince's illness almost healed?"
Cai Ping nodded: "Yes, that's what people say. Most of the doctors stationed in the East Palace have returned to the palace, which shows that the prince's condition has improved."
Shen Wei didn't know much about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. She only knew that he had been ill and had invited the most famous doctor in the world to treat him last year.
With the miraculous healing skills of Dr. Mo and the meticulous care of the imperial physicians, the prince's chronic illness should have been cured.
Shen Wei was secretly happy. The Crown Prince and the Prince of Yan have a deep brotherly love, and it is a good thing that the Crown Prince has recovered from his illness. If the Crown Prince successfully ascends the throne in the future, the Prince of Yan will surely be given an important position.
The Prince of Yan's position is stable, and she, as a concubine, also has a bright and prosperous future. Life was going according to her plan. Shen Wei was in a good mood and drank another bowl of nutritious bone soup.
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the wedding day of Zhennan Marquis and Pingyang County Lady arrived. The Prince of Yan was busy with state affairs and the princess was "seriously ill", so Shen Wei had to go to the Zhennan Marquis's Mansion for the banquet.
The status of a prince's concubine is not low. Her name is in the royal jade book, so she can be regarded as the daughter-in-law of the royal family.
In order to avoid gossip, Shen Wei specially brought Li Yao, the eldest daughter of Prince Yan's Mansion, with her.
The news that Shen Wei took Li Yao to the banquet spread to the Kunyuyuan Buddhist Hall of the princess.
The princess lit three incense sticks and reverently placed them into the shrine. The princess said coldly: "At the Marquis's wedding banquet, Shen, a peasant girl of humble origin, actually replaced me to attend the banquet. Do you think I'm dead?"
Nanny Liu was beside her and said calmly, "Princess, you are sick now. It's cold outside, so it's really not suitable for you to walk around."
The princess sneered.
She is not sick, the so-called "serious illness" is just an excuse to suppress her.
The princess sighed, stared at the statue of the Bodhisattva, slowly raised the corners of her lips, and revealed a sick smile: "Let the Shen family be proud for a few days."
The days are long and the future is uncertain.
The princess is no longer alone now, she has help. As long as the time is right, she will find a way to send Chen Wei and all the evil people who stand in her way to hell.
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It had just snowed, and the red silk and white snow of Zhennan Marquis Mansion complemented each other beautifully. Guests arrived one after another, and the scene was very lively.
Shen Wei sat at the table with the ladies of honor. Her manners were graceful and elegant, and no one could find any fault with her. She was favored by Prince Yan and looked after by the Queen and Princess Zhaoyang. Other ladies did not dare to show any mockery in her expression. Instead, many of them came forward to curry favor with her.
Shen Wei chatted with them with ease.
She was pregnant and had difficulty moving around, so she sat almost all the time. The guests went to the door to watch the excitement, waiting for Shangguan Xuan to bring Princess Pingyang back.
Although Zhao Qing was conferred the title of county princess, for some unknown reason, the emperor delayed in granting her a house. Shangguan Xuan rented a large courtyard in Yanjing and asked Zhao Qing to dress up there, using it as a place to pick up the bride.
"Sister Caiping!" A little maid ran over hurriedly, her face full of anxiety.
Shen Wei recognized that it was the maidservant beside Zhao Qing. Without Shen Wei's reminder, Cai Ping had already taken the initiative to pull the maid aside.
The maid anxiously said, "Sister Caiping, you have to help me! That day, a South Sea pearl fell to the ground, and one of the pearls had a flaw on its surface that I couldn't remove no matter what I did."
Cai Ping comforted her: "Don't worry, take me to see it."
Zhao Qing is getting married today and is still waiting in the yard outside the mansion to get married. She has not returned yet.
The maid took Cai Ping back to Luofang Courtyard. She opened her makeup box and took out a pearl. "Ten pearls were used for the bride's phoenix crown, and there are two left. One of these two pearls had a black stain this morning, and I couldn't wipe it off no matter what I did."
If Zhao Qing came back and found black spots suddenly appeared on Pearl, he would definitely scold the maid.
The maid was very worried and could only come to Caiping for help.
Cai Ping pretended to examine the pearl and said with a smile, "It's just a little stain. It will come off if you rub it with salt. My dear sister, go get some coarse salt."
The maid had no doubts and immediately ran to the kitchen to ask for coarse salt. Caiping took the opportunity to sneak to the corner, took out the parchment book inside, and quickly stuffed the forged parchment book back in.
Just as Cai Ping was about to prepare the kerosene to create the illusion that Zhao Qing's house had "accidentally caught fire", a crisp call came from outside the yard: "Cui Er, I heard that there are South China Sea pearls in my sister-in-law's makeup box. Take them out and show them to me."
Caiping was startled. She hid the parchment book in her arms, climbed out of the window next to her, and hid outside the window to watch what happened.
There were footsteps at the door and Shangguan Qian, dressed beautifully, walked in. The maid who went to the kitchen to get salt also hurried back after hearing the noise.
Shangguan Qian walked straight into the house.
I glanced around and saw two round South Sea pearls on the dressing table. Shangguan Qian's eyes lit up. It was indeed a wonderful treasure. She had never seen such beautiful pearls.
If it is made into a pearl hairpin, it will definitely be dazzling.
The maid hurried back and tried to persuade her: "You can't touch the county lady's things."
Shangguan Qian said unhappily: "Zhao Qing is my sister-in-law. She won't blame me if I take two pearls from her."
When Sun Qingmei was in the Marquis' Mansion, Shangguan Qian often took her jewelry for herself, and Sun Qingmei never complained.
We are all family, so taking two pearls is nothing.
The maid's eyes turned red with anxiety, but she still said stubbornly: "The county lady told me to keep an eye on the house and not let anyone touch anything in it."
Shangguan Qian ignored him, grabbed the two pearls and left. His hand was not steady, and a round pearl rolled from between his fingers and fell to the ground, rolling along the floor to the edge of the wall.
"Oh, it's all your fault, you little bitch. You caused me to fail to pick up the pearls properly!" Shangguan Xuanqian was very upset and hurried forward to pick up the pearls on the ground.
The pearl fell into the corner of the wall, and Shangguan Qian's hand accidentally touched a brick while picking it up.
The brick was unstable and fell to the ground with a thud, raising a little dust and staining the corner of Shangguan Qian's expensive silk dress.
Snap——
The parchment book hidden inside also fell out.
Shangguan Qian picked up the pearl and glanced at the floor unhappily: "What a dirty book! It has stained my skirt."
Shangguan Qian bent down and picked up the parchment book.
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