Chapter 492 Why Didn’t the Cen Mother and Daughter Come?
"Did the Second Prince's wife bring the women from the palace here today?"
Zhao Wanyi was inexplicably called out, and she stood up in fear and bowed, "Replying to the Empress Dowager, I only brought Concubine Sun."
The Queen Mother frowned in dissatisfaction, "Why didn't Concubine Li and her daughter come? I remember that there was a concubine named Cen in the Second Prince's mansion. It seems that she also gave birth to a daughter at the border. I haven't seen her once yet!"
Zhao Wanyi's heart tightened, and her hands under the protective cover unconsciously clenched into fists, and her head drooped even lower, "Empress Dowager, it's not that my granddaughter-in-law doesn't want to bring them here, but Jing'er caught a cold a while ago, and Concubine Li has been taking care of the child day and night, and she looks haggard and dares not go out.
The concubine Cen is of low status, and Ru'er is still young. Without a summons from the palace, my granddaughter-in-law dare not take them out of the palace on her own initiative. If the Queen Mother wants to see them, my granddaughter-in-law will send someone back to bring them here."
The Fourth Prince's wife was not happy, "Second sister-in-law, what are you saying? New Year's Day should be harmonious and joyful. What's wrong with bringing two more people into the palace? You can bring your maids, but why can't you bring concubines? No matter how much the Cen family has contributed to the expansion of the royal family, how can they be compared with ordinary concubines!"
The Third Prince's wife nodded seriously, "Second sister-in-law, I'm not saying this, but you're not as good as Fourth Sister-in-law in this regard. Look, every year when Fourth Sister-in-law doesn't bring Gao's mother and son to the palace for the New Year's Eve banquet? They can only enter the palace on this day throughout the year to pay their respects to the Queen Mother. Why didn't you consider this?"
Zhao Wanyi was extremely angry, but she didn't dare to show it.
The second prince withdrew his gaze from Shen Tian and glanced coldly at the third and fourth princes.
The third and fourth princes glared back provocatively, showing no fear at all.
The Queen Mother watched their every move and glanced at Aunt Gui beside her. "What time is it?"
"Just now at 9 o'clock."
The Queen Mother slowly lowered her eyes and said calmly, "Go to the Second Master's residence and bring the concubine Li and the concubine Cen and their daughter."
The second prince's expression changed slightly. He was worried that Cen Mingxue and her daughter would be suspected, and kept winking at Zhao Wanyi.
Zhao Wanyi was so angry that she pretended not to notice the second prince's little action.
Chen Tian and Murong Chen sat aside holding the child, looking as if it had nothing to do with them.
Princess Huai'an envied the baby in Shen Tian's arms. She came over and took the child without saying a word, holding the child in her arms and kissing him for a long time, "Mother, look at Zuo Zuo, this child is not shy, he laughs when you tease him!"
When the Queen Mother heard this, her expression really improved a lot. She looked at the child with eyes full of love, "He is a lovely child! If I were not so weak, I would have wanted to take this child in to raise."
Half of the people in the hall looked at Murong Chen and his wife in surprise.
However, they saw the two of them quietly eating melon seeds and whispering to each other, which was out of place with them.
The Third Prince's wife was jealous, "Concubine Shen's life is much more comfortable than ours."
It's so funny that these queens actually live worse than a concubine!
Chen Tian blinked innocently, stood up and saluted the Third Prince's wife, "Third sister-in-law, look at your outfit, and then look at my outfit. You have what I have on my desk, so why wouldn't you feel comfortable? If you don't want to eat melon seeds, I can peel them for you!"
Princess Huai'an couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The Fourth Prince's wife looked at the Third Prince's wife in surprise. She couldn't understand what was going on in the Third Prince's family. Why would they target the Sixth Prince's concubine for no reason?
In her opinion, among all the women in the room, Concubine Shen was the least threatening. Firstly, the Sixth Prince could not compete with her. Secondly, Shen was only the Sixth Prince's concubine, of low birth, and not presentable in any way. The only thing she had was that she gave birth to two sons.
But so what? They were still young and not incapable of having children. Besides, her concubine Gao also had a son. If all else failed, she could adopt one.
The Third Prince's wife was so angry that she stared blankly. After a long while, she looked at the Sixth Prince Murong Chen, "Sixth Prince, I think it's time for you to marry a proper wife. Otherwise, you won't be able to catch up with us sisters-in-law when we have something to say!"
Princess Huai'an was displeased and was about to speak.
Shen Tian immediately shook her head at her.
Murong Chen smiled faintly and said, "Third sister-in-law, if you have any important matters, you can tell me. You don't have to worry about the affairs of my mansion."
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"Madam Gui, go and see if the second prince's concubine and maidservant have arrived." The Queen Mother interrupted the Third Prince's wife.
The Fourth Prince's wife hurriedly pulled the Third Prince's wife, who looked unwilling.
When everyone talked about other topics, the Fourth Prince's wife complained to the Third Prince's wife in a low voice, "Why are you arguing with the Sixth Prince's concubine? Didn't you see how much the Sixth Prince cherishes Shen? Besides, Shen was chosen by the Queen Mother and the Empress for the Sixth Prince. Did you just say that to slap the Queen Mother and the Empress in the face?"
The Third Prince's wife's face changed, and she suddenly realized what was happening and broke out in a cold sweat.
Seeing her like that, the Fourth Prince's wife couldn't help but shake her head, "Third sister-in-law, before, Second sister-in-law held a flower-viewing banquet to target the Shen family, and what happened? The Queen Mother punished her. Why don't you learn your lesson?"
"I just forgot about it because I was angry for a moment!" The Third Prince's wife twisted her handkerchief nervously.
The fourth prince's wife sighed helplessly, "I'll find an excuse to say a few good words to Shen later, and let this matter be forgotten. If you want to help the third prince, you have to build a good relationship with the sixth prince's concubine, you see."
The Third Prince's wife followed the Fourth Prince's wife's line of sight and saw the Empress Dowager, Princess Huai'an, and the Sixth Prince's concubine talking and laughing together.
It wasn't a polite, perfunctory smile, but one that came from the heart.
She thought she couldn't do it, and even if the Sixth Prince's concubine was pretending, she had to admire her good acting skills.
From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the Second Prince's wife sitting quietly beside him.
The Third Prince's wife had a strange feeling in her heart, "What happened to the Second Prince's family today? Doesn't she hate the Shen family the most? Why didn't she help just now?"
The Fourth Prince's wife was also puzzled. "She has been distracted since the Queen Mother questioned her. I don't know what she is thinking."
"What do you think? Could it be that he is afraid that Concubine Li and Cen will complain? I heard that the second brother's family is not happy with Cen, and they even made trouble for her when she just returned to the imperial capital. I don't know if they tortured her beyond recognition!"
"No way! No matter how good the second brother's family is, they can't be that stupid! Besides, I heard that Cen is very favored, wouldn't the second brother protect her?"
The two women looked at the Second Prince Murong Xu at the same time, only to see that this guy had a gloomy face, as if someone owed him a look.
The Third Prince's wife shuddered, still feeling frightened, "Why do I feel like the Second Prince is acting strange? My prince hasn't provoked him recently! How about yours?"
The Fourth Prince’s wife shook her head.
While the two women were wondering, Concubine Li brought her daughter Murong Jing, and Cen Mingxue brought her daughter Murong Ru into the hall.
Murong Xu and his wife's faces changed when they saw them.
The Queen Mother's lips just curled up, but when she saw the appearance of the four people, she was so frightened that she spilled the hot tea beside her.
Princess Huai'an cried out in surprise and quickly asked the palace maids to clean up the situation. She took the empress dowager aside and looked at Concubine Li and her daughter in confusion.
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