Wan Jinlan didn't expect that her mother would confront Princess Guangling in the Guangling Palace.
In her impression, her mother has always been a gentle person, so polite in her dealings with others that no one could find fault with her. She has a soft but strong character.
But today, she completely stood on her mother's side. She couldn't bow down today and couldn't give in. If she gave in, she would think they were easy to bully.
Princess Guangling sneered and then pointed at a maid, "Lead Madam Wan well."
Wan Jinlan glanced at Princess Guangling and felt that she was speaking with gritted teeth.
The old woman said respectfully, "Madam, ladies, please."
After leaving the hall and walking down the corridor, Wan Jinlan always felt something blowing on her face, wet and cool. She tightened her cloak with white fox fur edges, then stretched out her hand, and snow grains melted in her palm.
“It’s snowing.”
The sky was gray and the light dimmed. There was still some not-so-warm sunshine when I left the house, but now it had all disappeared.
The nanny walked silently in front, turning one corner after another, and Wan Jinlan keenly heard the sound of dogs barking.
They had walked for a whole incense stick and still hadn't reached the destination. Shen Qing heard a dog barking very close by and was a little unable to move.
Seeing her third aunt stop, Shen Xingyu stepped forward and whispered, "Aunt, Prince Guangling has raised many ferocious beasts."
Wan Jinlan asked, "Sister Xingyu, have you never been to the Guangling Palace?"
Shen Xingyu said, "I came here once with my grandmother, but never here." So she didn't know the way either.
Shen Qing frowned and looked at the mother-in-law: "How long will it take?"
The old woman's eyes flickered twice and she said, "It's almost there, I'm taking the shortcut."
Shen Qing had been in charge of the household and had been trained by the old lady for many years, so it was not that she could not see through the tricks of a maid.
She stopped and stared at the old woman without saying a word.
"I advise you to think carefully before leading me."
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard. When they looked in the direction of the sound, they found that Shen Qing and Shen Xingyu were stiff and unable to move.
They wanted to run, but when they saw the extremely strong four-eyed dog in front of them, their legs were completely out of control.
Wan Jinlan had seen dogs, touched dogs, and liked dogs very much, but he had never seen a dog this big. It was a head taller than the guard dogs, and its hair was thick, lush, long, fluffy and clean. It was obvious that someone groomed it regularly.
The dog's hooves are very thick, and it is fat and strong, so it must eat very well on a daily basis.
The big dog slowly approached with its nose sniffing, wagged its tail, and barked again.
Seeing this scene, Wan Jinlan felt relieved. The dog had no intention of attacking anyone.
“Mother, Sister Shen, don’t move, it has no intention of attacking us.”
But Shen Xingyu couldn't stand it. Seeing the dog getting closer and closer to her, she trembled and screamed and ran away.
Shen Qing also wanted to run, but her legs were weak and she couldn't run.
As Shen Xingyu ran, the dog chased after her.
Shen Xingyu screamed in fear, and before Wan Jinlan could give the dog a whirlwind kick, Shen Xingyu fell to the ground.
Seeing Shen Xingyu's horrified look, the dog lowered its head and sniffed her.
"Fatty, come back"
A middle-aged man's voice sounded, followed by a whistle.
The dog, named Fatty, turned around and went back to find his owner when he heard the whistle.
After Wan Jinlan helped Shen Xingyu up, he heard the old woman who led them paying her respects.
"This old servant greets His Majesty."
Wan Jinlan looked in the direction of the sound and saw two men emerge from the bamboo forest. One of them, whom she didn't recognize, wore a golden crown and a blue brocade robe embroidered with a four-clawed golden dragon. His belly was as big as a woman several months pregnant, making him look very well-fed. If nothing unexpected happened, this man must be the Prince of Guangling. He and his wife were indeed from the same family.
There was another person whom she recognized, but she didn't expect to meet him here. He was King Xiao Feng of Qi.
It was a gray sky with rain and snow falling. He was wearing a moon-white robe, with a lush green bamboo forest behind him. His brows were calm, and he had a kind of casual and unrestrained calmness.
Shouldn't he be handling the official silver affairs in Kyoto?
"Didn't I tell the people in the palace not to come here, so as not to be hurt by the beasts?"
Prince Guangling had a round, fleshy face.
The old woman was panicking now. She brought the person here because of the princess's suggestion.
Fatty only likes to tease people and doesn't bite them, but if you don't know the situation and see it for the first time, you will definitely be scared.
Now that she had met Prince Guangling, the old woman didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Seeing that Shen Xingyu was fine, Shen Qing breathed a sigh of relief and then stepped forward to pay his respects: "Greetings to the Prince of Guangling and the Prince of Qi."
"I, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, Mrs. Shen, have come to your residence today to visit Concubine Shen. I wonder what the Princess of Guangling meant by sending a maid to bring me here?"
Shen Qing was really annoyed.
Is there something wrong with Princess Guangling?
Prince Guangling showed a look of sudden enlightenment: "So you are Wan Shizhong's wife, the younger sister of my concubine Shen. Madam Wan, don't be upset. My concubine is mentally ill. She couldn't give birth to a son herself, but Concubine Shen did. She has always disliked Concubine Shen, and naturally she dislikes you too."
"Madam Wan, wait a minute. I will teach her a lesson right away."
Prince Guangling looked at the old woman and said, "Go back and take ten sticks. Tell your princess that she won't need to eat dinner anymore. She should work on losing weight. From now on, your princess must come and bring the fat man his meal at this time every day."
Wan Jinlan: “…”
Shen Xingyu: “…”
Is this something we can listen to?
Not to mention the two younger generations, Shen Qing was at a loss for words. She felt that perhaps it wasn't just Princess Guangling who was ill, but even the Prince of Guangling was ill. How could someone expose the shortcomings of their partner in front of outsiders? She had seen something today, really!
The old woman felt that she was doomed. The princess would definitely blame her for her incompetence! Not being allowed to eat dinner was one thing, but serving food to the dogs was a great humiliation! Everyone in the palace knew how much the princess hated the prince's livestock.
After the King of Guangling finished speaking, he asked, "Is Madam Wan satisfied?"
Shen Qing was barely satisfied, but this time, she still took note of it.
The old woman was sent away, and Prince Guangling asked the servant beside him to lead the way for them.
This time, nothing went wrong and they arrived at Concubine Shen's courtyard smoothly.
Concubine Shen has been in a bad mood these days. At this moment, she is sitting at the table pruning branches with an expressionless face.
When the two sisters met and learned what had just happened, Concubine Shen threw the knife in her hand and said angrily: "I will go find her now!"
Today she must commit the crime of rebellion.
Shen Qing hurriedly pulled the person up, "Prince Guangling has already punished her. She is not allowed to have dinner and has to deliver food to the dog every day."
When Concubine Shen heard this, she burst out laughing.
"This is the first time in the world that I've ever delivered food to a dog, hahahahaha"
Concubine Shen laughed so hard that tears came out.
"I know the prince treasures his dog, but he shouldn't mistreat it like this."
The princess is so proud, how could she bear such a great humiliation? Hahahaha.
She deserves it.
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