During the day, Chen Mianmian helps her wife manage the household affairs, but whenever she sees Fengchu at night, she constantly reminds him to stay away from Prince Jin, as he will bring misfortune!
Fengchu was obedient and patient. No matter how many times Chen Mianmian emphasized it, he never got annoyed and patiently comforted her, saying that he would never get close to Prince Jin.
There are still some days before the results are released, but the results have already been reported to the Ministry of Rites.
The Minister of Rites was extremely excited to see that Bai Shizi had won the Junior Triple Crown. Bai Qingzhou immediately brought gifts and visited the Minister of Rites, Scholar Ma, and Mr. Ouyang to express his gratitude.
Literati have many activities, such as poetry gatherings or drinking parties. Bai Qingzhou used to not participate in these, firstly because he disliked such social activities, and secondly because they never invited him.
But this time, as long as it's a large-scale gathering, or if the organizer is influential and invites him, Bai Qingzhou will actively participate without affecting his studies.
Bai Shizi's uncharacteristic behavior shocked everyone.
Outsiders believe that Prince Bai didn't participate before because he felt inferior due to his lack of achievements, but now he's participating because he's achieved good results and wants to show off.
But only Bai Qingzhou himself knew the reason for his hard work—the Prince of Jin reminded him that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." If Mianmian's beauty were to be coveted by someone with power and taken away, he might not be able to protect her if he did not have the strength.
Justice?
Where is justice in this world? Power is the greatest justice.
Even the founding emperor of the Southern Chu Kingdom seized the throne from the previous dynasty, let alone a woman.
Aren't there countless examples of spoiled brats forcibly taking women from respectable families? If spoiled brats can rob ordinary people, then higher-ranking nobles can rob the property and women of weaker nobles.
Powerful families often form alliances through marriage, but the Bai family was small in number. His father did not marry into a marriage alliance, and after his divorce from Jiang Yinjin, there was no further marriage alliance.
Since there's no powerful alliance, we can only rely on ourselves!
Therefore, he not only had to take the imperial examinations and obtain official titles, but also had to socialize and befriend wise people in order to become strong enough to protect his woman and the Anning Marquis's mansion.
Since you're attending a party, you're bound to run into King Jin.
The two were very tacit; when they met, they would simply exchange polite greetings and then keep their distance. Where Prince Jin was, Prince Bai would never appear; similarly, where Prince Bai was, Prince Jin would never appear.
At first, everyone was surprised, but later they accepted it—so what if they look alike? Their personalities are truly incompatible! They wish they could never see each other again.
With several months to go before the Prince of Jin's rebellion and Jiang Yinjin's divorce, Shen Mianmian thought that the days would pass peacefully for a few months. However, on this day, she was clumsily using an abacus in the main courtyard to reconcile accounts with the stewards when a maid rushed in with a panicked expression.
Standing at the door of the house, I was so panicked that I didn't know who to turn to.
Ding looked up and asked, "What happened? Why are you in such a panic?"
The maid hesitated, then turned her head and saw Consort Shen. She immediately looked as if she had found a savior, "Reporting to Madam, this servant has urgent business with Consort Shen!"
Everyone was taken aback—the servants from the main courtyard had urgent business with Consort Shen?
Madam Ding didn't think much of it and complained, "If you're stammering, just say it. Do you think I wouldn't help you?"
Granny Li keenly sensed something and quickly reassured her, "Madam, your pregnancy is progressing, so Aqi probably doesn't dare to trouble you." As she spoke, she winked at Aunt Shen.
Shen Mianmian could not see that there was a problem in the middle, so she hurriedly comforted the lady with a few words, then put down the abacus and went out to ask the maid about the situation.
The maid was cautious; she immediately pulled Consort Shen outside the courtyard gate before exclaiming in alarm, "Consort, something terrible has happened! The young master was poisoned at a poetry gathering today and is now unconscious!"
Shen Mianmian was shocked. "What? Poisoning? He's unconscious? Where is the young master now?!"
"It's at the poetry gathering venue, and it hasn't arrived yet. Young Master Guanshui said he's already reported it to the Princess's residence and sent someone out of the capital to find the Marquis. The organizer of the poetry gathering has also reported it to the authorities. Madam is pregnant, so I dare not tell her. I can only tell my aunt." The maid's voice trembled as she spoke.
Shen Mianmian's face was also pale. Thinking of Fengchu's poisoning, she felt empty inside and wished she could rush to the prince's side right now.
But reason told her she couldn't go.
Putting aside the fact that Jiang Yinjin and Fengchu have not yet divorced, and even the legal wife has not shown up, she, as a concubine, has no right to show up; just to put it another way, in ancient times, there should not have been any women who would show their faces to deal with these matters, right?
Besides, she has to wear a veil when she goes out, otherwise her face would be a real nuisance.
But in TV dramas, we never see any ancient women wearing veils when handling matters; they don't act pretentious or hypocritical.
After a moment of contemplation, Shen Mianmian said, "Go and tell the messenger that Guanshui is handling the situation with the young master. If he needs to rest, send him to Qingfeng Residence first, and we will decide what to do when the Marquis returns. This matter must not be made public, and the madam must not know about it. If we disturb the madam's pregnancy, none of us can bear the responsibility!"
After all, the lady was an older mother and her health was not very good.
"Yes, Aunt."
"If Madam asks later, just say that your family needs money and I have agreed to lend it to you."
"I understand, Auntie. Don't worry, I won't let it slip."
"Go."
The maid Aqi hurriedly went to the front yard to report the news, while Chen Mianmian rubbed her face to bring some color to her pale face, then smiled and went back to her house as if nothing had happened.
Ding asked, "What happened?"
Chen Mianmian smiled and said, "Reporting to Madam, it's nothing serious. Xiang Ning told me before that Aqi's family had encountered some problems, so I told Aqi that if she needed money, she could come to me."
Ding had no doubts, after all, there was the matter of Han Rong first.
Previously, when Hanrong's younger brother had an accident, she first asked Shen Mianmian to lend her money. Shen Mianmian refused, which allowed Jiang Yinjin to take advantage of the situation. Ding Shi believes that Shen Mianmian may have been afraid of a repeat of Hanrong's situation, so she lent Aqi money in advance.
Madam Ding said unhappily, "Aqi is a maid in the main courtyard. Why didn't she tell me if something was wrong? Do you think I wouldn't help her?"
Shen Mianmian comforted her, "Madam, don't be angry. Aren't you pregnant now? You are the most important person to be protected in our entire Marquis's mansion. Who would dare to disturb you for such a trivial matter?"
Ms. Ding muttered a few words shyly, and the matter was dropped.
Taking advantage of the lady's inattention, Granny Li looked at Shen Mianmian questioningly. The latter frowned, shook her head, and implied that there was indeed a situation, and it was not good.
When Li Mama heard this, she was also worried, but in front of the Madam, she could only force a smile.
finally,
In the afternoon, the lady went to sleep.
Granny Li handed the lady over to a maid, and she and Consort Shen left the main courtyard, pressing for details about what had happened.
Hearing that the prince had been poisoned, she was terrified and handed her wife over to Shen Mianmian. She then inquired about the location of the poetry gathering and went out herself.
Before you know it, it's evening.
Granny Li is back, the young master is back, and the marquis is back too.
However, the crown prince was carried back.
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