Chapter 394: Separation
Prince Yuzhang knew that Shen Wan was the emperor's princess and his cousin.
Originally, Xie Jingyu was so concerned about the return of Concubine Chen's coffin to the capital that Prince Yuzhang had vaguely guessed it. Now he knew that Concubine Chen was the biological daughter of Old Tutor Lin and Old Madam Lin. If he had not been so timid, he would have thought that Concubine Chen was the Princess of Jin.
The Concubine Chen gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, for the Emperor. The daughter is Shen Wan, so the Emperor must know where the son is being raised.
The grand ceremony of welcoming back Concubine Chen was obviously intended to allow the exiled prince to return to his roots.
Xie Jingyu said, "When the time comes, you will know."
Prince Yuzhang's curiosity was shattered, and he sighed, "When you put it that way, it feels like it will take a long time to find out..."
Yes, even returning Concubine Chen's coffin to the capital was so difficult, let alone the prince who had not yet recognized his ancestral roots but already had the power to compete with King Cheng. The Queen Mother and the Duke of Song would definitely spare no effort to question and oppose him, and even strangle him in the cradle.
The battle for the crown prince was paved with blood.
Xie Jingyu didn't come back after breakfast. Chen Wan thought Xie Jingyu would come back to have lunch with her, but after waiting for quarter of an hour, he didn't come back, so she ate first.
As I ate with the news that the Empress Dowager vomited blood in anger, I was in a good mood and ate too much without realizing it. Then I strolled in the yard for half an hour.
After taking a nap in the afternoon, I woke up and sat on the bed to stretch. Shanhu came in with tea and said, "The Crown Prince's Consort has woken up. News just came from the front yard that the inventory of the public palace has been completed, and the second and third rooms can be divided as early as tomorrow."
The Jingbei Palace is a large and wealthy place. Manager Zhou led people to take inventory day and night, and it took many days.
However, since the old lady moved out of the mansion, although they still lived under the same roof, Shen Wan had not seen anyone from the second and third rooms. She should have deliberately avoided her. If she upset her and the princess at this critical juncture, she would easily suffer losses.
After getting out of bed, Shen Wan washed his face, drank a cup of tea, and then copied Buddhist scriptures.
In the past few days, Chen Wan has copied nearly a hundred articles and will have them sent to the Huguo Temple for enshrinement.
After copying four Buddhist scriptures, Chen Wan copied the fifth. While she was writing, Chun'er came in and said, "Princess, the prince is back."
Shen Wan was delighted, "Where are the others?"
"I went to the bathroom."
When Xie Jingyu came back from taking a bath, Chen Wan had also finished copying the fifth Buddhist scripture and asked, "You are back at this time. Do you still need to go to the palace in the evening?"
Xie Jingyu was used to holding Shen Wan in his arms, “Not going tonight.”
Not only Xie Jingyu doesn't need it, Pei Huaijin doesn't need it either, and Prince Yuzhang and others have also returned home.
Concubine Chen is the biological daughter of Old Madam Lin, the old tutor of Lin, and also the adopted sister of Shen Ji. Shen Ji and Yun will keep vigil for Concubine Chen tonight.
Xie Jingyu and Pei Huaijin stayed there for a few days, especially Pei Huaijin, who had not returned to the Pei Mansion since he sent the coffin of Concubine Chen to the capital. Chen Ji was afraid that he would be exhausted, so he asked him to go back and rest for a night and return to the palace tomorrow.
It was already time for dinner. The maid brought the food and Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu sat down to eat.
Halfway through the meal, a maid came in and bowed behind the beaded curtain, saying, "My Lord, the princess wants you to go to her place..."
"I see."
The maid left, and Shen Wan said, "My mother is looking for you because of Shen Ling. She went to Jizhou to find Chu Yang, but she has not been heard from since. Madam Shen is very worried, so she came to the mansion today to ask if you have received any news from Jizhou..."
Xie Jingyu picked up some food for Shen Wan and said, “I haven’t received any news either.”
Shen Wan became worried, "Isn't something really wrong?"
Jizhou is the place where even the Marquis of Linjiang fell and lost his life. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a den of dragons and tigers.
Chu Yang is good at martial arts. He is serious about things and not careless. He is also meticulous. He was ordered to go to Jizhou to do business. Chu Yang should be fine, but Shen Ling——
Xie Jingyu couldn't guarantee it.
No one knew what Chu Yang did when he returned to Beijing that night that made Shen Ling take the risk to find him.
After dinner, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu went to see the princess. Even Shen Wan was so worried about Shen Ling, let alone the princess. But there was no news about Xie Jingyu, and they had no choice.
Xie Jingyu said, "I will send two more people to Jizhou."
That's all we can do.
After coming out of the Glazed Courtyard, Xie Jingyu accompanied Chen Wan for a walk in the garden. These days, he was either busy welcoming the coffin of Concubine Chen or keeping vigil for her. Although he would return home once a day, he could not stay for long. Finally, there was a night when he did not have to keep vigil, and Xie Jingyu did not even enter the study, but stayed with Chen Wan.
There is a saying that a short separation is better than a new marriage. This gentleman hasn't slept with Chen Wan in his arms for ten days. At this age when he is full of vigor and vitality, you can imagine how uncomfortable it must be to hold such a beautiful girl in his arms.
Xie Jingyu didn't know whether Shen Wan still needed to observe mourning. After all, Concubine Chen had been dead for fifteen years, but she had not yet been buried in the imperial mausoleum. He didn't dare to do anything to Shen Wan. After all, Shen Wan's life experience could not be kept secret for a lifetime, and she might find out one day.
After enduring for a long time, I couldn't stand it anymore and had to get up and take a cold shower.
Before leaving, she bit Chen Wan's earlobe and said, "You must compensate your husband in the future."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Where does the word compensation come from?
Chen Wan wanted to ask Xie Jingyu, but she was so sleepy that she fell asleep before Xie Jingyu came back.
A certain gentleman came back from a cold shower and saw Chen Wan sleeping soundly. He was such a heartless person that he hugged Chen Wan and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Xie Jingyu accompanied Chen Wan for breakfast before leisurely going into the palace. Chen Wan continued to copy Buddhist scriptures.
After copying two articles, Chun'er came in and said, "The Crown Prince's Consort, the Prince's Consort, and the second, third, and fourth wives have gone to the ancestral hall to divide the family property..."
Are you in such a hurry?
I forgot, the court is closed today and the prince is free.
The prince probably didn't want the second and third wives to stay in the palace for even a single day, so he took advantage of the day off to quickly separate them to save trouble.
We still have to join in the fun.
After Chen Wan finished copying the last few words of the Buddhist scripture in his hand, he got up and went to the ancestral hall.
There is no such thing as a peaceful division of family property. Before even entering the yard, I heard a noise coming from inside.
It was noisy and the tone was intense, and they were about to start a quarrel.
The second and third houses were very dissatisfied with the division of the family property. The eldest house took up 70% of the public property, and 30% was divided among the second, third and fourth houses. The second and third masters thought that the eldest house only took up half at most. After all, the most valuable things in the Jingbei Palace were the title and military power, which they could not get their hands on. They would not agree if they did not get more of the public property.
The old lady is a second wife, and the second and third wives are also legitimate children!
Chen Wan has been married into the Jingbei Palace for so long, but this is the first time she has seen the second and third masters jumping around in front of the prince. They will definitely be slapped to death by the prince.
The second and third masters argued fiercely, their faces red and their ears filled with righteous indignation.
The prince said coldly, "For the sake of the old prince, I have shown mercy to you, the second and third wives. If you want to be kicked out of the family, I can also grant your wish."
The Third Lady protested, "I know the prince is extremely powerful, but our Third House has done nothing wrong. Why would the prince kick us out?!"
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