Chapter 180 Retribution
This is truly a great joy.
A surge of ecstasy surged in Shen Wan's heart, but his nose felt sore.
I am happy for Shen Yu and the Prince of Zhaoping. They have finally gotten their happy ending after suffering so much.
Chen Yu had been married to the Prince of Yongqing for more than two years and had never gotten pregnant. Although Chen Wan firmly believed that Chen Yu would be able to have children, she was still somewhat worried in her heart, and Yun was even more afraid.
Although the Prince of Zhaoping was deeply in love with Shen Yu, and the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion also agreed that Shen Yu would be married for ten years and would not allow the Prince of Zhaoping to take a concubine, there are three unfilial acts, and the worst of them is to have no descendants. If she really couldn't conceive, Shen Yu would be the one who suffered the most.
On the day Chen Yu returned home, Yun Shi told her to ask the imperial physician to take her pulse and regulate her body, but she only gave one reminder. After all, Chen Yu had just gotten married, so there was no need to be too anxious.
They didn't expect that Chen Yu would get pregnant so quickly, so quickly that it was beyond everyone's expectations. They had really worried for nothing before.
The carriage was already waiting outside the door. Shen Wan did not go back to see how happy Yun was. He said to Shen Li, "Brother, I'm leaving first. If mother wants to go to Zhaoping Marquis's mansion to see my elder sister tomorrow, please tell her to tell my elder sister that I will go to see her the day after tomorrow."
"And Big Brother should be careful too."
Worried, Shen Wan gave another warning.
Shen Li said, "Brother will definitely be careful."
Shen Wan took the carriage back to the Jingbei Palace, smiling all the way.
If she hadn't just returned to Duke Dingguo's Mansion today, it would have been inconvenient for her to go out one after another. She wanted to go to Marquis Zhaoping's Mansion tomorrow to congratulate her elder sister. However, it wouldn't matter if she went a few days later. Marquis Zhaoping's son would take good care of Shen Yu, so Shen Wan couldn't worry.
After returning to the Jingbei Palace, Chen Wan walked briskly towards Zhaolanxuan. It was already time for lunch, and when she returned to the room, Xie Jingyu had already started eating.
Seeing Shen Wan coming back, Xie Jingyu was a little surprised, "Why did you come back without having lunch at Duke Dingguo's Mansion?"
If she stayed at the Duke Dingguo's mansion for lunch, she would have to eat with the old lady and her aunt, Madam Liu, but she didn't want to, so she came back.
But it was not easy to tell Xie Jingyu these words. Just as he was hesitating about how to respond, Shanhu said, "The Crown Prince's Consort hurried back to have dinner with the Crown Prince..."
boom.
Shen Wan's face flushed red, and she wished she could cover Shanhu's mouth.
She was just trying to fool the old lady and the others, but the maid took it seriously.
It would have been fine if she took it seriously, but she also told it to Xie Jingyu, letting Xie Jingyu know that she was using him as a shield. Isn't that embarrassing?
Shen Wan chuckled and sat down silently.
Yinchuan added a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and Xie Jingyu picked up some food for Chen Wan, "Why didn't you tell me when you returned to Duke Dingguo's Mansion?"
...She goes back to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion for such a small matter, so she doesn't need his consent, right?
Seeing that Xie Jingyu didn’t look angry, Shen Wan said, “I told my mother.”
Xie Jingyu said, "I'm free this month. I can accompany you wherever you want to go."
It was the time when they were newly married and were in the sweetest time of their lives. No one would assign any tasks to Xie Jingyu at this time. Moreover, in such a big capital, the only people who could order Xie Jingyu around were the prince, the emperor, and Chen Ji.
Chen Wan felt that her relationship with Xie Jingyu was not good enough, and it was not necessary, so she didn't dare to trouble Xie Jingyu. But now that Xie Jingyu took the initiative to speak, she would definitely take advantage of the situation.
Chen Wan blinked, "My eldest sister is pregnant. I plan to go to Zhaopingbo's mansion to congratulate her the day after tomorrow. Do you want to accompany me?"
“…It’s not appropriate for me to go here.”
Xie Jingyu held his forehead.
He had just said that he would accompany Shen Wan wherever she went, but he ended up getting slapped in the face.
Seeing Chen Wan looking at him, Xie Jingyu said, “I’ll let Chen Ping take you there the day after tomorrow, and I’ll pick you up when you come back.”
Shen Wan, “…”
There's no need to cause yourself so much trouble for what you just said.
It is indeed not appropriate for Xie Jingyu to go. What if the Prince of Zhaoping is not in the mansion, no one will greet him. The one who is pregnant is her elder sister, so she must be in the mansion. She can't send someone to greet her in advance and ask Xie Jingyu to accompany her and ask the Prince of Zhaoping not to go anywhere and stay in the mansion.
Shen Wan said, "You don't have to pick me up. I don't know how long I will stay in Zhaopingbo's mansion."
The topic ended here and the two of them had their meal.
Normally, if a person got pregnant, the news wouldn't be widely spread. However, Chen Yu was special. Because she couldn't get pregnant, she was plotted against by the Yongqing Marquis's Mansion. A divorced woman who was very likely to be unable to have children remarried. Everyone would know that the Prince of Zhaoping valued her more than his children. Who would have thought that she would get pregnant less than two months after her marriage? Everyone who heard about the pregnancy of the Prince of Zhaoping's wife would discuss it for a few words, and then the news spread.
The next day, when Shen Wan went to Wing Chun Court to pay her respects, the Third Lady asked, "There's a rumor out there that the wife of the Prince of Zhaoping is pregnant. Is that true?"
Shen Wan nodded lightly, looked at the princess and said, "I was just about to tell my mother about this. My eldest sister is pregnant. I plan to go to Zhaoping Marquis's mansion to see her in the next two days. I hope my mother will agree."
The princess smiled and said, "That's as it should be."
The Second Madam said, "The wife of the Prince of Zhaoping became pregnant shortly after her marriage. It's most likely a first marriage. I wonder if our Jingbei Palace will be so lucky?"
Shen Wan, “…”
Definitely not.
She and Xie Jingyu haven't consummated their marriage yet, so how could they have a child?
But everyone in the room looked at Shen Wan, especially the expectant look of the princess, and Shen Wan's face became hot uncontrollably.
Concubine Wen said, "Children also depend on fate. The wife of Prince Zhaoping was married to Prince Yongqing for two years without getting pregnant, but she got pregnant within two months of marrying Prince Zhaoping."
If it weren't for the fact that Prince Yongqing and his cousin were pregnant, everyone would definitely suspect that he was infertile.
Chen Wan really hoped that when people mentioned her elder sister, they would not mention the Yongqing Earl's Prince. The Yongqing Earl's Prince was not worthy of it.
Chen Wan hoped so much, and the Yongqing Marquis's Mansion hoped even more than Chen Wan, because being mentioned would only bring shame, and there would be even worse consequences.
Chen Wan was in a good mood. After greeting everyone, she admired the flowers in the garden for a while before going back.
Chen Wan reclined on the small couch, eating fruit and reading a book. Chun'er hurried in, grinning, "Crown Princess, good news! The Yongqing Marquis's Mansion has suffered retribution!"
When Shen Wan looked up, Shanhu had already asked, "What retribution did the Yongqing Marquis' Mansion suffer?"
Chun'er said, "The wife of the Yongqing Earl's son has lost her child..."
Shen Wan was stunned, "The child is gone?"
Chun'er nodded repeatedly. "The news of my eldest aunt's pregnancy spread to the Yongqing Marquis's residence. The Yongqing Marquis's son was in a bad mood and got drunk. His wife started arguing with him, and he slapped her. His wife ran out crying, but she accidentally tripped over the threshold and dropped the baby in her belly..."
If such a tragedy happened to someone else, Shen Wan would definitely feel sympathy, but when it happened in the Yongqing Marquis' Mansion, Shen Wan just felt that it was retribution.
Not only Chen Wan felt this way, but when the news spread, many people laughed at the Yongqing Marquis's mansion behind his back, saying that everything was lost.
The Yongqing Marquis's Mansion harmed others for the sake of his offspring, but in the end he lost his offspring.
God has eyes.
It’s not that there is no retribution, it’s just that the time has not come yet.
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