Chapter 40: Being kept in the dark for so many years
The day before the birthday of the Prime Minister's daughter, Qi Qingyao sneaked out of the palace to find Lu Wanning.
General Xiao Song followed behind her.
The emperor's health still hadn't improved, and he felt suffocated staying in the palace. She wanted Lu Wanning to accompany her to the temple to pray for her father.
Lu Wanning naturally agreed.
The two went to the Baoji Temple where Princess Qi had gone to pray for a child last time.
The two men rode in a carriage, and General Xiao Song followed on horseback.
Lu Wanning glanced at Qi Qingyao's expression and said helplessly, "Your Highness is not happy with General Xiao Song?"
Qi Qingyao immediately pursed her lips, "Would you be happy if there was such a stubborn person around your sister-in-law?"
She used to think that Song Yu, who was able to become a general at such a young age and was praised repeatedly by her father, must be a very capable person, and she admired him very much.
But ever since he became her bodyguard, Qi Qingyao couldn't stand him anymore.
Lu Wanning opened the curtain a little, and through the gap, her eyes fell on General Song, slightly distracted.
Qi Qingyao spoke to her for a few words, but when she didn't respond, she immediately waved her hand in front of her, "Sister-in-law?"
She looked out along Lu Wanning's line of sight with some suspicion, and when her eyes met Song Yu's who was looking in, she immediately curled her lips.
"Why is sister-in-law looking at him?"
Lu Wanning came back to her senses. "I heard that General Xiao Song is invincible at such a young age. I'm just a little curious."
When the two arrived at Baoji Temple and got off the carriage, Qi Qingyao pointed at two familiar figures in front of them and asked, "Isn't that Luo Li? Who's the one next to her?"
Qi Qingyao and Luo Li had a pretty good relationship, so she immediately ran up to her and called out, "Luo Li!"
Luo Li turned around, looking a little surprised, and a little shy like a girl, "Why is the princess here?"
Lu Wanning just happened to walk over, and when Qi Qingyao just opened her mouth, she recognized Chen Wenjian standing next to Luo Li.
Sure enough, these two people were not involved before they passed the list. It turns out that they had been in love with each other for such a long time, right?
Well, her death was not unjust at all. It was because she was so stupid and was kept in the dark for so many years.
The moment he saw her, Chen Wenjian felt inexplicably guilty for some reason.
But no matter what he felt in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.
Qi Qingyao didn't know the entanglement between these people. After looking left and right, she suddenly understood and said to Luo Li with a teasing look, "I understand. You are here to seek marriage."
Her voice was loud, so Lu Wanning and Chen Wenjian could naturally hear it.
Chen Wenjian looked at her, his lips tightly pursed without saying a word.
Luo Li blushed and pushed Qi Qingyao, "Don't talk nonsense, Master Chen and I just met by chance."
"Just a coincidence?" Qi Qingyao continued to tease, "You're kidding me."
The two of them laughed and joked for a while, and Luo Li gave up. She quietly pulled Qi Qingyao aside and said, "Don't say anything nonsense. If my parents knew about this, they would definitely break my legs."
Qi Qingyao patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'm not such an unreliable person."
Luo Li had just dragged Qi Qingyao forward a few steps when Chen Wenjian spoke, "What are you asking for here?"
"Of course, I'm praying to the Bodhisattva to protect my husband's safety, and to bless my husband and me to have a well-behaved and lovely child as soon as possible."
Lu Wanning smiled wryly, "Mr. Chen, what are you asking for? Let me guess."
Her words were like poison, "Please pray that the evil ghost will stay away from Madam Chen as soon as possible."
"You!" Chen Wenjian was a little annoyed, his usual composure mostly gone as he glared at her, "Are you admitting that you were the one behind this?"
"Master, you must have evidence when you speak." Lu Wanning narrowed her eyes. "Also, is this how you speak to the Crown Prince's Consort?"
If Qi Qingyao and Luo Li had not returned, Lu Wanning's little mouth would have made Chen Wenjian so angry that he would throw away his manners and start fighting.
Luo Li's gaze fell on Lu Wanning. Unlike the indifference she had shown last time in Prince Qi's mansion, this time there was some contempt in her gaze.
It was she who made Chen Wenjian so depressed these days.
Not long ago, the news that Chen Wenjian and the second son of the Wu family, who had a very bad reputation, lay on the couch somehow reached her parents' ears.
This caused his parents to suddenly develop some prejudice against Chen Wenjian.
This made her give up the idea of saying a few good words for Chen Wenjian in front of her parents.
In addition, Luo Li also heard a lot about what happened in the Chen Mansion in recent days, but many of the reasons were unknown to the outside world because the Chen family was closed.
So she only knew that Mrs. Chen had fallen seriously ill and seemed to be a little confused, which angered Mr. Chen and almost caused him to be divorced.
The concubine An in the Chen family is now highly regarded by Mr. Chen and is likely to be promoted to the main wife.
That Aunt An seems to be the aunt of this Crown Prince's Consort.
As soon as Lu Wanning married into the Prince's Mansion, Madam Chen ran into trouble. Aunt An's position in the Chen family rose rapidly, naturally thanks to Lu Wanning's momentum.
As a lady from an aristocratic family, Luo Li had seen all kinds of despicable tricks, so she naturally attributed all of this to Lu Wanning and Aunt An.
Others were afraid of the Crown Prince's Consort's identity, but her father was the Prime Minister, so naturally there was nothing to be afraid of.
So when facing Lu Wanning, he no longer concealed the emotions on his face.
"What are you talking about?" She stood between Lu Wanning and Chen Wenjian, staring at Lu Wanning with a smile of obvious disdain on her face. "I heard that Baoji Temple is very effective in praying for children. Could it be that the Crown Prince's Consort is here to pray for a child?"
"But given His Royal Highness's health, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to have a son."
After she finished speaking, she covered her mouth as if she had just realized that she had spoken out of turn. "Ah, I just said it casually, please don't blame me, Princess."
Qi Qingyao frowned, "Luo Li, what are you talking about?"
"I said something wrong, don't be angry, Princess."
Accustomed to Qi Muchao's arrogant demeanor, Lu Wanning now also had some of that presumptuousness. "I had heard that the Prime Minister's daughter was well-educated and a lady from a wealthy family, but who would have thought she would talk about other people's bedroom affairs so directly? It really opened my eyes."
Luo Li choked, "You——"
"Miss Luo just made a slip of the tongue. Why is the Crown Prince's Consort taking it so seriously?" Chen Wenjian said gravely, "It has simply lowered the dignity of Prince Qi's residence."
Lu Wanning laughed out loud. "Other people talk about magnanimity, but I don't know how Master Chen came up with it. Could it be that just lying on the same couch hugging Wu Er makes you magnanimous? It seems like Miss Luo doesn't care about this matter."
"But Prime Minister Luo is a respectable man. If he knew about this, I'm afraid he would try to break up the couple."
After saying that, Lu Wanning smiled at the two of them, walked past them and entered the temple.
But he hadn't taken a few steps when he heard Luo Li gently comforting Chen Wenjian, telling him that she didn't care and that she would find a way to clarify things for him in front of his parents.
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