Chapter 235 Standing on the Side
After lunch, Xie Jingyu went to the study. Chen Wan ate half a bowl of rice more than usual and felt a little full, so he prepared to walk a few steps in the yard to digest the food.
Just as she was about to go out, Chun'er came in and said, "Princess Consort, Sister Xia He is here."
After a while, Xia He walked in and Shan Hu went to greet her, "Why are you here, Sister Xia He?"
Xia He smiled and said, "Before, in preparation for the Third Young Lady's wedding, the Duke's Mansion sent wedding invitations to many of the ministers' residences. Now that the Second Young Lady has been kicked out, the wedding banquet will no longer be held. The Duke and his wife discussed it and decided to send someone to each residence to greet them and collect the wedding invitations."
Shen Wan said, “Why did my mother ask you to come for such a small matter?”
Xia He said, "Madam has something to tell Second Aunt..."
Shen Wanxin jumped up with a start, fearing that it was because of her that someone had sent a broom to chase Shen Ti away. She was just feeling uneasy when she heard Xia He say, "Old Madam Lin's birthday is coming in a few days. Madam is afraid that Second Aunt will forget about it because she is concerned about the injury of the Young Master, so she asked this servant to remind her. Madam said that the Young Master is injured and it's okay for him not to go to the Lin Mansion, but you, the Young Master's Consort, must go."
If Yun Shi hadn't sent Xia He to remind him, Shen Wan really wouldn't have remembered this.
Shen Wan nodded repeatedly, “I will definitely go.”
Xia He came here just for this matter, and was ready to leave after finishing it.
Chen Wan asked, "Is my mother not angry about the fact that I had Prince Cheng's concubine driven away?"
"Madam is very angry," Xia He said.
“…”
Shen Wan asked, "Scolded me?"
Xia He covered her mouth and laughed, "Madam is angry with Prince Cheng's concubine, how could she be angry with Second Aunt? Originally, Madam was planning to come to the mansion tomorrow to visit Princess Jingbei and remind Second Aunt in person that Madam Lin's birthday is coming up. Because of this, Madam is a little worried, so she asked this servant to pass on the message."
As for what he was worried about, Shen Wan knew it without having to say it explicitly.
The old lady and those aunts in the Jingbei Palace are not easy to get along with. If she runs into them in the Jingbei Palace, they will most likely be sarcastic and scold her and Shen Ji for not raising their daughter well and raising such a bold and presumptuous daughter. Will she protect her daughter then or scold her in front of them?
She definitely couldn't protect her daughter, as that would mean she had spoiled her daughter. Yun couldn't bear to scold her.
He knew he would meet him at Lin's Mansion in a few days, so he gave up the idea of coming to Prince Jingbei's Mansion.
Chen Wan has been so busy lately that she didn't even think about Madam Lin's birthday, so naturally she didn't prepare any birthday gifts. But there's no need to worry about it. Madam Lin liked the headband she gave her in her previous life very much. After Yin Chuan sent Xia He out of the house, Chen Wan hurriedly started embroidering it.
Xie Jingyu was in the study, waiting for Chen Wan to go and grind ink for him. These days he could barely live a life with his wife by his side, but today he waited and waited, but Chen Wan didn't show up for a long time.
When he returned to the room, he saw Shen Wan embroidering with needle and thread, and it was not embroidered for him. A certain master was very unhappy, "My brocade robe is not finished yet, who is this embroidered for?"
Shen Wan said, "I forgot that Madam Lin's birthday is coming soon. My mother just sent someone to remind me. I have to finish the embroidery quickly."
Seeing that Chen Wan didn't forget to embroider while talking, Xie Jingyu said, "If you can't make it in time, you can prepare something else. Do I have to give you something embroidered by myself?"
Chen Wan looked up at Xie Jingyu and said, "It's because you guys are all richer than each other that you like the things I embroider."
Xie Jingyu, “…”
There is really nothing to refute those who want a purse and a brocade robe.
Shanhu Yinchuan's cheeks hurt from trying so hard to hold back her laughter.
It takes several days to embroider an exquisite headband. Chen Wan was busy all afternoon. After dinner, she walked around the yard twice and then went back to the house to continue.
At night, Xie Jingyu came back from the study and saw Shen Wan was still embroidering. He said, "It's time to go to bed."
"You go to sleep first, I'll finish embroidering this," Shen Wan said without raising her head.
This isn't something that needs to be done in one go.
Xie Jingyu took away Chen Wan's embroidery frame and picked her up horizontally. Chen Wan struggled and said, "Your injury is not healed yet. I can walk by myself."
"It doesn't take much effort to hold you."
Fortunately, Xie Jingyu thought she was having her period and would not do anything to her, but if he didn't get serious, he would still take advantage of her. However, in the end, it would always end with him taking a cold shower and sleeping on the other side.
The worst thing is that they sleep separately at night, but she always wakes up in his arms in the morning. Can she say that she really doesn't know when she fell asleep?
After washing up and having breakfast, she went to Wing Chun Temple to say good morning. Shen Wan hoped that her trip was in vain and that the old lady would not see her.
But she was obviously overthinking it. The old lady not only saw her, but also saw Concubine Wen and the Second Madam, who had been ill for several days.
The two people recovered from their illnesses easily, but the princess has been ill for so many days and has not gotten any better.
Yesterday, the old lady wanted to punish Chen Wan by making her kneel in the Buddhist temple to reflect on her sins, but Xie Jingyu refused. Now, when she saw Chen Wan, the old lady had a cold face and sternly scolded her, "How dare you humiliate the royal family? You are truly audacious. Don't take advantage of the fact that Duke Dingguo favors you and the Crown Prince protects you and act recklessly. This time, the Emperor will forgive you for having saved him because you and the Crown Prince saved him. But next time, you won't get off so easily."
Chen Wan said, "Don't worry, old lady. After this incident, Prince Cheng's concubine will definitely not dare to provoke me again."
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The Crown Prince's Consort's attitude of admitting her mistakes seemed to be enough to anger the old lady to death.
The old lady's face turned green. Does this look like an admission of guilt?!
Concubine Wen said, "The old lady told you to follow the rules and do your duty in the future, but you are putting all the blame on Prince Cheng's concubine. Is this your attitude towards admitting your mistakes?"
A concubine really thinks she is a big shot.
Shen Wan said, "I have always followed the rules. Concubine Wen, have you ever heard of me doing anything out of line before? I haven't done it before. No one has provoked me, and naturally I won't do it in the future."
Xie Zhihuan asked, "What if someone provokes you?"
Shen Wan laughed when she heard this. "How do you want me to answer, young lady? Don't fight back when you hit me, don't talk back when you scold me? I can only promise that I will be more gentle than you, young lady. After all, I didn't provoke you, and you almost killed me."
Xie Zhihuan almost couldn't catch her breath.
It just caused her to sprain her ankle, and that's not the end of it, is it?!
The flames in Xie Zhihuan's eyes burned brightly.
The Second Madam said, "Yesterday, someone from the Duke Ding's Mansion came and took back the invitations for the wedding banquet. The invitations to the Marquis Wucheng's Mansion are still there, so they should be welcoming the bride as usual."
The old lady looked at Shen Wan and said, "The princess is ill and can't leave the house to attend the wedding. The prince's injury hasn't healed yet. You go and deliver the gift from the Wucheng Marquis' Mansion."
Does she have to go? Can't she just let the steward take it there?
He really finds every opportunity to make trouble for her.
Shen Wan is not a soft persimmon, "I will listen to my mother's arrangements."
The implication is that you, old lady, have no say.
Even if she goes in the end, she will listen to the princess, not her old lady.
The old lady's face was dark, and everyone could see that she was angry, but no one could say anything. Although the princess was ill, she did not hand over the housekeeper's power. These matters should have been arranged by the princess. In fact, the princess was bedridden, and these matters were also arranged by the princess.
After leaving Yongchun Courtyard, Shen Wan went to Liuli Courtyard and paid her respects to the princess. Shen Wan said, "I just went to pay my respects to the old lady. The old lady asked me to go to Wucheng Marquis Mansion to deliver a gift..."
The old lady's intentions in controlling Chen Wan were obvious.
How could the princess not know this? Ever since she learned the truth about the child swap, she knew that the Jingbei Palace could no longer maintain even the superficial harmony.
The princess said, "Yu'er's injury hasn't healed yet, you stay in the mansion to take care of him, and mother will take care of these things."
Shen Wan nodded repeatedly, “If it’s not possible for the steward to send it off, we can let Fourth Aunt go.”
The Prince of Jingbei's Mansion does not need to please anyone, it just welcomes and sees off guests, and emphasizes reciprocity. When the Prince of Jingbei's Mansion holds a wedding, the Wucheng Marquis' Mansion will send gifts, but if the Prince of Jingbei's Mansion does not, it will give people something to talk about.
But you don't have to go there in person, just ask the manager to go there.
Chen Wan suggested that the Fourth Madam go and send—
The princess thought for a moment and smiled knowingly, "This arrangement is also good."
I just don't know if the Fourth Madam would dare to take on this matter knowing that the Old Madam wants to use this to control the Crown Prince's Consort.
After Shen Wan left, Mother Zhao smiled and said, “Our prince’s concubine is not someone who can be bullied.”
The princess smiled and said, "Yu'er likes it so much, there must be something extraordinary about it."
That's true. There are so many ladies from noble families in Kyoto, but only the Crown Prince's wife has caught the Crown Prince's eye, no, his heart. It can be seen that she is extraordinary.
In fact, she was indeed extraordinary. She was startled by a horse and attacked, but she acted as if nothing had happened. I have never heard of such a bold girl in Kyoto. She was just too bold. She asked the maid to use a broom to chase the concubine away...
However, the emperor did not punish the Crown Prince's wife, nor did he punish the Crown Prince. It seems that it is just as the prince said. The emperor came to the mansion to drink wedding wine, more out of consideration for the Crown Prince's wife's face.
The princess asked, "Where is the fourth lady?"
"He should still be at the old lady's place right now."
The princess smiled and said, "Go and tell my message to have the fourth lady go to the Marquis of Wucheng's mansion to attend the wedding banquet the day after tomorrow."
Shaoyao went to Wing Chun Temple to pass on the message.
The old lady's already ugly face became even uglier, and the fourth lady was even more uneasy.
She didn't expect that this task would eventually fall on her. Isn't this like a fire in the city gate that affects the fish in the pond?
The Fourth Lady is cautious and prudent, but that doesn't mean she knows nothing. It's just that the Fourth Lady is born out of wedlock and has no one to rely on, so she can only survive in the cracks. Fortunately, the Jingbei Palace has been in harmony for twenty years thanks to the Prince's magical operation, and the Fourth Lady has also had a good life for twenty years.
Now that the peace has been broken, the first one to be involved is the fourth room.
This is obviously an opportunity to force the four families to take sides.
The fourth branch was born out of wedlock. How could they deserve the princess to give them the opportunity to take sides?
The princess is in charge of everything, so the fourth lady has no reason to disobey her orders. Even if she wants to refuse, she will not immediately offend the princess. The fourth lady agrees with a smile.
Shaoyao stepped back, and the old lady glanced at the fourth lady. The threatening look in her eyes made the fourth lady's head hurt.
The princess and the old lady, we can't afford to offend any of the four wives.
When the Fourth Master returned home from work, the Fourth Lady told him about this difficult situation, "The Princess asked me to go to the Marquis of Wucheng's mansion to deliver a gift, but the Old Lady won't let me go. Who should I listen to?"
The fourth master didn't understand, "What are they going to do? Our fourth house can't help. What is there to argue about?"
The Fourth Lady also found it strange. The old lady didn't let her go because the Crown Prince's Consort was disobedient. Since she couldn't control the Crown Prince's Consort, she controlled her. But the princess could obviously send a steward to send her off, so why did she let her go? The princess had a gentle personality and didn't seem like someone who would do such a thing.
The Fourth Madam said, "I always feel that this choice is related to the future of our Fourth House, so we must be cautious."
The fourth master laughed, "You are too nervous."
"Then sir, who should I listen to?" asked the Fourth Lady.
"Is there any need to ask? Of course I listen to the princess."
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