Chapter 308 Difficult
This is really heartbreaking.
Thinking that this time I go to Jizhou, I won’t be able to anger my own father for at least one or two months, and I feel a little reluctant to leave.
Although they were not leaving until seven days later, they still had a good drink at Deyue Tower that night.
Xie Jingyu came back with a smell of alcohol, and Shen Wan said, "Are you assured that the Linjiang Marquis' son will go to Jizhou to investigate the case?"
Although Chu Yang had thoroughly investigated the Jizhou granary burning case in his previous life, Marquis Linjiang had suffered a setback in Jizhou, which shows how dangerous it was. Chu Yang had not experienced the pain of losing his father and did not have that calmness. If he were to go there now, could he handle it?
Shen Wan disagreed with Xie Jingyu's actions.
Xie Jingyu said, "Chu Yang may seem unreliable, but he is actually quite meticulous. I have obtained the Emperor's secret decree for him and prepared a protective amulet. Even if the case cannot be solved, it will not be a problem for him to escape unscathed."
If he wasn't absolutely sure, he wouldn't let Chu Yang go.
Even Marquis Linjiang didn't believe that his son could investigate such a major case. Chu Yang was going there with Young Master Du, so Zuo Xiang and Xiao Yun wouldn't be suspicious.
They are just going to assist the Yun family with disaster relief. There is no need to go in such a hurry. They will set off in seven days. It will rain heavily when they arrive in Jizhou.
Xie Jingyu was relieved, and the emperor also handed the investigation of the case to Chu Yang. What else could Shen Wan say? A certain master had not forgotten that Shen Wan wanted to borrow Chu Yang's position as the wife of the prince. There was a threatening light in his eyes, "Why are you so worried about him?"
That look and tone made Shen Wan shudder, "Don't worry, of course I'm relieved..."
Unfortunately, it was too late, a man picked her up horizontally.
Being put on the bed, Shen Wan made an excuse, "I haven't taken a shower yet..."
"Let's wash together."
He carried Shen Wan to the bathroom.
Shen Wan didn't know how he got back to the house.
Anyway, I woke up the next day and was in bed.
She was in good spirits, but she felt a little uncomfortable somewhere. During breakfast, Shen Wan used a knife to cut Xie Jingyu, and Xie Jingyu picked up some food for Shen Wan and said, "Eat more."
Shen Wan's mind flashed back to what he said when he bullied her last night, that if you don't eat enough, you will always be hungry...
Concentrating on eating.
After Zhao Yuanzheng took the old lady's pulse, she rested for a few days and recovered greatly. The second lady's injuries were also almost healed.
However, the old lady was better, so Shen Wan did not go to pay her respects and continued to make brocade robes for Xie Jingyu.
Only two sleeves are left and the brocade robe will be embroidered.
Just as he was busy, Qiu'er came in and said, "Crown Princess, the Crown Prince and Princess Jiangling are here."
Are my elder brother and sister-in-law here?
Chen Wan was overjoyed. He put down his brocade robe and stood up to greet him.
Xie Jingyu came out of the study with Shen Wan.
From a distance, I saw Chen Li and Princess Jiangling walking towards me. Chen Li was handsome, and Princess Jiangling was dignified and generous. The two of them walked side by side, looking a perfect match.
"Brother, sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Hearing Shen Wan's shout, Shen Li's expression remained normal, but Jiangling County Princess was thin-skinned and her ears turned red.
Shen Li smiled and said, “I’ve been busy these days, otherwise I would have come earlier.”
Chen Li toasted Xie Jingyu at the wedding banquet, but he hadn't thanked Chen Wan properly yet. Although siblings don't need to say so much, they should still come to the Jingbei Palace.
I came today to accompany Princess Jiangling back to her parents' home, then go to Princess Jiangling's maternal grandparents' home, then to the Yun family, and the Lin Mansion. I was very busy.
Princess Jiangling came today as the eldest sister-in-law of Chen Wan's mother. Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu led them to see the princess. The princess praised them a lot and gave Princess Jiangling a jade bracelet.
After sitting for a while at the princess's place, they left the Liuli Courtyard. Xie Jingyu and Shen Li were playing chess in the pavilion, while Chen Wan and Princess Jiangling were admiring the flowers, and they had endless things to talk about.
Song Nanyue passed by the garden and saw the two talking and laughing, which she found particularly glaring.
They have plotted against Chen Wan so many times these days, but Chen Wan is fine and they are the ones who have suffered.
When they met, Song Nanyue said hello and left. Princess Shouzhen was in a bad mood, so she went into the palace to keep her company.
Ever since the Right Prime Minister guessed that Dongliang would ask Ningchao to send a princess to marry, Princess Shouzhen felt like a huge stone was blocking her heart. She couldn't muster the energy to do anything and was a little depressed.
Song Nanyue accompanied Princess Shouzhen to appreciate the flowers in the Imperial Garden, but Princess Shouzhen knew every corner of the Imperial Garden with her eyes closed, and there was nothing interesting to visit. She used to be able to go out of the palace to play, but because of the incident in Prince Jingbei's Mansion, after being carried back to the palace, she could not leave the palace without the emperor's permission.
Thinking of this, Princess Shouzhen cursed Chen Wan in her heart, and the flowers in her hand also suffered, with the petals torn to pieces.
Suddenly, the palace maid beside her screamed "Ah".
Princess Shouzhen turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
The maid covered her hand and said, "Just now there was a wasp. I chased it away and accidentally got stung..."
Princess Shouzhen asked, "Why are there wasps in the palace?"
The maid said, "I asked someone to look around and poke the hornet's nest."
Song Nanyan asked, "Does it hurt?"
Palace maid, “…”
"It hurts."
The palace maid was in so much pain that tears came out of her eyes.
Song Nanyan said, "I heard that wasps can sting people to death..."
Princess Shouzhen and Song Nanyue looked at each other and knew what Song Nanyue wanted to do.
Princess Shouzhen, who was originally depressed, suddenly became full of fighting spirit again. She wanted to let the Jingbei Prince's wife taste what it felt like to be carried out of the palace!
The only difficulty is that Shen Wan is pregnant and won't enter the palace easily...
The two thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution, so they went to Fengyi Palace.
As the two of them arrived, a palace maid hurried into Fengyi Palace. When they entered the palace, they saw Queen Song slamming the phoenix chair with an angry look on her face. "Praying for the Empress Dowager? How could I not know what Concubine Zhao is planning?!"
Princess Shouzhen stepped forward and asked, "Why is Queen Mother so angry?"
Empress Song was so angry that she was speechless. The maid replied, "Today, Concubine Zhao went to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager. Seeing that she looked a little unwell, she went to the Emperor and said that the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet was halfway through, which was unlucky. She wanted to hold another palace banquet to pray for the Empress Dowager's blessing, and the Emperor approved it."
Concubine Zhao held a palace banquet, ostensibly to pray for the Queen Mother, but in reality she wanted to resolve Princess Xuanning's lifelong affairs.
Princess Shouzhen couldn't leave the palace, let alone Princess Xuanning.
Concubine Zhao wanted to marry her daughter to her nephew from her natal family so that she could get to know him better. But when the emperor was about to grant the marriage, the issue of marriage for foreign missions came up, and Princess Xuanning's marriage was put in jeopardy.
If Dongliang really wanted a princess to marry, the possibility of sending Princess Xuanning would be far greater than that of sending Princess Shouzhen. Concubine Zhao would never allow such a thing to happen.
Princess Xuanning couldn't go out, and her nephew from her natal family couldn't enter the palace. They could only see each other at a banquet held in the palace.
Queen Song wants to go to the emperor to pray for blessings. There is no need to hold a palace banquet. All officials can hand-copy a Buddhist scripture and pray for the empress dowager.
Princess Shouzhen was just worried that there was no reason to let Shen Wan enter the palace, but now there is one. Queen Song wanted to leave, but Princess Shouzhen decisively stopped her and said, "Let's hold a palace banquet to pray for the Queen Mother."
Queen Song said, "Princess Xuanning's marriage is set, and the one who will marry her can only be you."
Princess Shouzhen leaned over to Queen Song and whispered a few words, saying, "As for Concubine Zhao's plan, wouldn't it be enough to prevent the second young master of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion from entering the palace?"
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PS: Tomorrow's three chapters should be able to deal with Song Nanyue.
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