Chapter 302 Bribery
However, Zhao Yuanzheng did not leave the house directly. There were still patients in the house. The old lady was ill, and the second lady had a high fever for several days. Normally, Zhao Yuanzheng could not be invited, but he came uninvited today and he must not miss the opportunity.
When the maid came to invite him, Zhao Yuanzheng had no choice but to go, so he went to Wing Chun Courtyard first, and then to the South Courtyard.
The consultation fee was collected in three installments, and this trip was definitely worth it.
When the princess heard that Xie Jingyu had asked an imperial physician for Shen Wan, she was so worried that she didn't even have time to eat dinner and came to Zhao Lanxuan.
The princess asked, "What happened to Wan'er?"
Except for Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu, not even Shanhu and Yinchuan knew what Zhao Yuanzheng said.
Both of them have to save face. It would be embarrassing if there were no outsiders in the room, let alone a bunch of people around. It would be so embarrassing.
Now that the princess was asking, she definitely couldn't tell the truth, so she could only lie, "I accidentally bumped my back, and my stomach felt a little tight. My husband was worried, so he asked the imperial physician to come and see me. I didn't expect it to be Zhao Yuanzheng. I'm fine, I'm sorry to have worried you, mother."
The princess breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm glad you're okay. But how did you hit your back?"
Shen Wan decisively complained, “It was my husband who bumped into me!”
Xie Jingyu, “…”
The princess glared at Xie Jingyu, "You're so clumsy. Stay away from Wan'er from now on."
I have to take the blame given by my own wife, and it can't be considered a blame.
The princess was about to reprimand Xie Jingyu, but Xie Jingyu asked her to leave. "Son will be careful. Mother, please go back and have dinner."
The princess was just worried about Shen Wan, so she came to take a look. If nothing was wrong, she didn't stay long.
As for Zhao Yuanzheng, he was on duty today. After leaving the Jingbei Palace, he went into the palace.
After hesitating for a moment, he did not go back to the Imperial Hospital directly, but went to see the emperor.
Zhao Yuanzheng reported to the emperor, "Prince Jingbei has requested the imperial physician, and I went there. The princess was exhausted last night and didn't sleep well. She's a little listless, but she's fine..."
Zhao Yuanzheng did not report why Chen Wan was so tired and why he did not sleep well, but he concealed this part. The emperor thought that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion was holding a wedding banquet and Chen Wan was tired from helping to entertain the guests.
The blame fell on Shen Ji.
Chen Wan was fine, so the emperor didn't say anything. After all, Chen Li was Shen Wan's brother. Although he was busy, Shen Wan enjoyed it.
The emperor said, "If Wan'er feels unwell in the future, you will take care of her."
Zhao Yuanzheng agreed.
No one noticed when Zhao Yuanzheng went to Prince Jingbei's mansion, but when he arrived at the imperial study, the palace servants became concerned, thinking that the emperor was not feeling well. After asking around, they found out that the emperor did not summon him, but the prince of Jingbei asked for the imperial physician, so Zhao Yuanzheng went there.
When Queen Song learned about this, her face became as long as a horse's.
Dean Zhao is really good at currying favor. Prince Jingbei wants to invite an imperial physician, but there are so many imperial physicians in the palace who don't want to go, so he, the dean, has to go.
After returning from Prince Jingbei's Mansion, he went to report to the Emperor, which clearly showed that he knew that the Emperor was concerned about Prince Jingbei's Crown Princess!
Queen Song saw the emperor's favoritism towards Shen Wan and has been unable to sleep or eat these days.
Based on her understanding of the emperor, he would definitely find a way to make the Crown Prince of Jingbei a princess.
Whether it is to be adopted as a daughter, or to formally recognize the ancestors and return to the roots -
She doesn't allow it!
Queen Song glanced at the clepsydra and saw that it was still early, so she got up and went to Shoukang Palace.
…
Chen Wanjin followed the doctor's advice and fell asleep at midnight.
Have a good night's sleep.
When I woke up in the morning, I felt refreshed and energetic, having swept away my previous lethargy.
After breakfast, Shen Wan did not go to pay her respects to the old lady, nor did she go to the princess. She admired the flowers in the garden, and then picked a basket of flowers to use for flower arrangement.
While she was pruning the branches, Chun'er came in and said, "Princess, the Queen Mother has been feeling uneasy since the birthday banquet. She's going to the Huguo Temple to pray for the Emperor in three days. She just sent someone to tell her to let the Second Young Madam accompany her..."
The Queen Mother is not the Emperor's biological mother. Does she care about him that much?
Chen Wan suspected that the Queen Mother was going to cause trouble by praying for blessings.
Chen Wan felt that he was a little suspicious, but it is better to be safe than sorry, so he shared his suspicions with Xie Jingyu.
Xie Jingyu also had this suspicion, "I'll send someone to keep an eye on it."
With Xie Jingyu caring about her, Chen Wan had nothing to worry about and could just do what she had to do.
That day, Chen Wan was leaning on the small couch, still busy with Xie Jingyu's brocade robe. It had been several days, and it was still not finished. Chen Wan felt a little guilty.
But there is still a long way to go, and it will take at least seven or eight days to finish it.
While she was embroidering, Xie Jingyu came back from the study and the maid brought cakes over. Shen Wan stopped and picked up a piece of cake to eat. "It tastes good. You should try it too."
Speaking of pastries, Chen Wan's favorite is the Yunzhou pastries made by the Yun family. The Yun family dares to send pastries to the Dingguo Mansion, but dares not to send them to the Jingbei Palace. They are afraid that those difficult people in the Jingbei Palace will mock the Yun family and think that the Jingbei Palace has no pastries. Chen Wan also has less appetite.
Besides, she hadn't been to the Yun family for a while, so she had to go someday. She also had to ask her eldest cousin to do something earlier, but she didn't know if it was done properly...
Chen Wan hesitated whether to tell Xie Jingyu, but was afraid that Xie Jingyu would ask her how she knew about those natural and man-made disasters. Just as she was about to tell him, there was a knock on the window outside, "Master..."
"Come in and answer."
Chen Ping jumped in through the window and said, "Master, the Queen Mother's visit to the Huguo Temple is indeed not just to pray for the Emperor..."
Xie Jingyu asked, "What does the Queen Mother want to do?"
Chen Ping hesitated to speak.
Shen Wan asked, "Can't I know?"
Chen Ping quickly shook his head. "Duke Song sent someone to bribe the monks of Huguo Temple. They made a special fortune stick. I wrote down the words and asked Taoist Qingyuan to interpret them. He said that the emperor cannot adopt an adopted daughter, otherwise the world will be in chaos..."
After hearing this, Shen Wan said, "You don't want the emperor to adopt a daughter?"
"Um."
"Who is the emperor going to adopt as his adopted daughter?" Shen Wan looked curious.
“…”
The gossipy light on her face almost flashed to Xie Jingyu's eyes, and his eyes twitched, but Shen Wan just asked casually. She didn't think Xie Jingyu would know that the emperor had not adopted any adopted daughter in his previous life.
Shen Wan said, “The emperor wants to adopt an adopted daughter, and they want to stop him, and they use such excuses. We must not let them succeed.”
Xie Jingyu didn't say anything.
Shen Wan looked at him, "Why don't you speak?"
Xie Jingyu didn't know what to say.
He would definitely not let Duke Song succeed, but could he say that he also didn't want the emperor to adopt Shen Wan as his adopted daughter...
Whether Chen Wan has the title of princess or not, the emperor will still dote on her. But once he becomes the emperor's consort, he dare not think about how dark the days ahead will be.
Queen Song wants to use the Queen Mother to block the Emperor's way of adopting Shen Wan as his adopted daughter. If the Emperor wants to recognize Shen Wan, she can only be a real princess.
But if Chen Wan is the real princess, he, the prince consort, will have to hand over the throne of the crown prince to Xie Jingze.
If the emperor doesn't want him to lose his position as the crown prince, he will never be able to recognize Shen Wan as his daughter.
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