Chapter 445 Disappointment
Inside the room, Shen Wan sat on the small couch with her belly bulging, playing with the whip given to her by the emperor.
She could ride a horse and had handled several whips, but none of them felt as good as this one.
It’s no wonder that so many people covet the throne. Everything the emperor uses, even a small whip, is carved with a dragon, a symbol of his status, and is extremely luxurious.
I just don't know how painful it is to hit someone.
There is an irresistible urge to try it.
A certain gentleman was very aware of the situation. He was afraid that his wife would really take advantage of him, so he left the house on the pretext of being busy.
Chen Wan played with the whip for a while, then looked for a place to put it in the room. Shanhu said, "Put it on the antique shelf."
The whip doesn't look good on the antique display cabinet.
Yinchuan said, "Why not put it on the bed so it's convenient to use."
Shen Wan, “…”
After all, she had read several erotic books, so when Yinchuan said this, an inappropriate picture suddenly flashed through Shen Wan's mind.
My face, neck and ears suddenly felt burning.
The emperor and the prince asked her to whip Xie Jingyu, not to whip him on the bed.
The whip can be placed anywhere, but never on the bed.
The coral and silver bracelets were still looking for a place to put them. Chen Wan said, "Let's hammer a nail into the antique shelf and hang it there later."
It is convenient to hold and looks good.
As Shen Wan finished giving the order, Chun'er came in and said, "Crown Princess, the princess is here with the wife of the Minister of War."
Shen Wan raised her hand, and Shanhu helped Shen Wan up from the small couch.
The prince said that he would not argue with Xie Jingyu, and the princess believed it and returned to the inner courtyard with peace of mind. As a result, as soon as she reached the second gate, she found out that the prince had asked the emperor for a whip for Chen Wan. It was self-evident what this whip was used for.
Although the princess knew that Shen Wan was not the type to whip anyone casually, how could a prince be like this? He didn't beat his son himself, but encouraged his daughter-in-law to beat him.
The princess was so angry that she wanted to go find the prince. As soon as she reached the outside of the prince's study, she learned that Madam Zhao had arrived.
Entertaining the guests was important, so the princess went to welcome Madam Zhao again.
Zhao Ang was assassinated and poisoned. Fortunately, he was rescued by Master Ling, Zhao Yuanzheng and his son, and Xie Jingyu, and was able to detoxify in time and save his life.
Mrs. Zhao, Minister Zhao, was deeply grateful for saving her son.
Yesterday, Madam Zhao prepared a generous gift and went to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to express her gratitude, and today she came to the Prince of Jingbei's Mansion.
Since she came to thank Xie Jingyu, the princess simply brought Madam Zhao to Zhaolanxuan.
Seeing Shen Wan holding her belly and holding the maid's hand down the stairs from a distance, Madam Zhao enviously said, "Princess Jingbei is so lucky. The prince is both civil and military, and has unparalleled wisdom. The prince's wife is pregnant with twins and will soon have two grandchildren. It's really enviable."
Zhao Ang is only two or three months younger than Xie Jingyu. The Prince of Jingbei is about to give birth to his child, but her son still hasn't found a marriage.
This time he was assassinated and she didn't know which girl kissed him on the face. She asked him no less than ten times, using threats, provocations and every other method she could think of, but in the end she didn't get a single word out of him.
Mrs. Zhao's head felt like it was going to explode these past two days. She couldn't figure out how her son could be kissed on the face by a girl when he was being assassinated. Not to mention that Chu Yang and the others suspected that he was kissed by the assassin, Mrs. Zhao couldn't help but suspect the same thing.
Knowing Madam Zhao's intention, Shen Wan went to greet her and said, "Mother, my husband has left the house."
The princess smiled and said, "It's okay, I just came to see you."
Mrs. Zhao praised Shen Wan and said, "Look at your belly, it looks like you're carrying twins, a boy and a girl."
The princess said, "I am looking forward to Madam Zhao's good words."
Twins are rare, but boy-girl twins are even rarer.
Who doesn’t want to have both a son and a daughter at once?
Mrs. Zhao praised Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu, and she felt a little embarrassed when praising Chen Wan. Mrs. Zhao brought a lot of supplements and a set of exquisite jewelry, and the thank-you gift for Xie Jingyu was even more.
Fearing that Chen Wan would get tired standing for too long, Madam Zhao didn't stay in Zhaolanxuan for long. It was rare for Madam Zhao to come to the Jingbei Palace, so the princess accompanied her for a walk in the garden.
As soon as the princess and Madam Zhao left, a maid came in and said, "Princess, the Ministry of Justice has announced the execution. The Wen family will carry out the execution in three days, but——"
"Duke Song and Prince Cheng felt that Young Master Wen had grown up in our Jingbei Palace and was unaware of the affairs of the Wen Mansion. Furthermore, Empress Song and the Queen Mother pleaded for mercy, so the Emperor pardoned Young Master Wen and Mistress Wen."
Shen Wan looked disappointed.
Because Wen Jingze wanted to make her scare the horse, Xie Jingyu could no longer bear it and wanted to get rid of the entire Wen family. As a result, everyone else in the Wen family was killed. On the contrary, Wen Jingze, because he married Song Nanyue and became the son-in-law of Duke Song, was pardoned by the emperor because a bunch of people pleaded for him.
If it hadn't been so easy to find evidence this time, she and Xie Jingyu would have been furious if the final result had been like this.
Shen Wan was very dissatisfied with the emperor's pardon of Wen Jingze and Song Nanyue, but even so, Concubine Wen could not bear it. She was heartbroken and fainted.
After all, she was the prince's concubine. After Concubine Wen fainted, the princess asked someone to call a doctor for her.
The doctor was invited into the house and prescribed medicine, but Concubine Wen refused to drink it and smashed the medicine brought to her by the maid.
"Why are you hiring a doctor for me?"
"If I die like this, it will not satisfy the mother and son!"
When this news spread, everyone in the mansion felt that Concubine Wen was being unreasonable.
Yes, the Wen family was executed because the evidence of their crimes was found by the prince and presented to the emperor, but the prince did not use a knife to force the second master of the Wen family to ignore the court laws while in office.
The prince made the crimes of the Wen family public in order to uphold justice and eliminate harm for the people.
The Wen family must abide by the rules, so how can the prince slander the Wen family?
Half of these servants were bought from outside the mansion. If life wasn't so difficult, which parent would be willing to sell their own flesh and blood? There are too many corrupt officials who suck the blood of the poor people. They work hard from dawn to dusk and have no savings. When they encounter a natural disaster, they have no way to make a living and have to sell their children and daughters, separating their flesh and blood.
The maids and servants hated those corrupt officials who embezzled the people's money. Not only did they not sympathize with Concubine Wen, they also thought that the prince was absolutely right.
Concubine Wen refused to take the medicine, and the maidservant could not persuade her, so she had to report to the prince.
The prince was very impatient to deal with these matters. "Tell the concubine that she will not die in three to five days if she does not take the medicine, but everyone in the Wen Mansion is waiting for her to see her off."
The maid relayed the prince's words to Concubine Wen without missing a word.
Concubine Wen drank all the medicine with tears in her eyes.
That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
After Chen Wan embroidered for a while, her waist ached so much that she stood up and walked around.
Yinchuan went out to tell the maid to prepare some hot water. She quickly returned and said, "Princess, there's a fire in someone's house in the north of the city. There's a huge fire..."
Shanhu helped Chen Wan out and saw a fire rising into the sky above the north of the city.
It snowed a few days ago, so even if there was a flood, it wouldn't have caused such a severe fire.
Chen Wan also knew that there were generally few accidents involving water leakage, and it was just more convenient in the north of the city. Chen Wan couldn't remember which ministers in the court had their residences in the north of the city except the Yun family.
Could it be that the Yun family is in trouble?
Worried together, Shen Wan became more and more uneasy.
When Xie Jingyu came over, Chen Wan asked, "Could it be the Yun family that suffered the fire?"
Xie Jingyu also knew that the Yun family was in that direction, and knew that Shen Wan was worried, so Xie Jingyu comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll ask Chen Ping to go and take a look."
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