Chapter 144 Lifesaver
The first month of the year was a leisurely time for Shen Lingshu. She spent every day with her daughter. Seeing her daughter, who never knew how to sit, now be able to sit for a while, and watching the little teeth emerging on her pink gums, Shen Lingshu was in a particularly good mood.
Chu Cong was preparing to plant crops in the imperial farm. At the same time, he ordered his confidants to go to the south of the Yangtze River, where the temperature was high, to try to grow crops three times a year.
The sixth day of the second lunar month is Princess Lingzhao's wedding day.
The princess's mansion next door was bustling with activity. As Shen Lingshu's cousin, Chu Cong specially invited her to watch the ceremony at the princess's mansion next door.
No, I don’t want to.
Shen Lingshu had no intention of attending the wedding banquet. How nice it would be for her to play with her daughter on such a cold day?
Not only was her daughter sitting steadily now, but she also began to want to crawl when she lay on the bed. In order to deal with this, Shen Lingshu specially cleaned up the west side hall, covered the entire room with carpets, and sewed cushions all around!
A children's house was built, filled with toys that Chu Cong collected from various places, big and small. The whole house looked like an amusement park.
"Zhu Xin, you stay in the mansion and accompany An An and Bei Bei."
Shen Lingshu had no choice but to go. How could she not go since it was a grace given by the prince?
"Master, don't worry. I will take good care of them." Zhu Xin looked ready to die. People who didn't know the situation would think she was going to do something that could cost her her life.
"good."
Shen Lingshu went out with Liu Si. Liu Si's great strength was still convenient.
As soon as she arrived at the gate of the palace, Shen Lingshu ran into Concubine Fang who was going to the banquet. When Concubine Fang saw her, she smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Concubine Shen's cousin would marry Her Royal Highness the Princess. It's really a close relationship."
"Come to think of it, the Prince Consort and Concubine Shen were childhood sweethearts?"
Concubine Fang asked casually, and there was a hint of curiosity and admiration in her eyes when she looked at Shen Lingshu. How could a concubine's daughter really have no private relationship with her cousin who was a noble son from a poor family?
"Concubine, you can't talk nonsense about childhood sweethearts." Shen Lingshu corrected: "Could it be that Concubine and your cousin are childhood sweethearts?"
"No." Concubine Fang denied it quickly.
"My cousin and Her Royal Highness the Princess are destined to be together. It is a blessing for my cousin and the Shen family that he can marry the princess."
Shen Lingshu replied that no matter what time, she would not let Concubine Fang catch any handle, and went all the way to the princess's mansion next door.
When it was time to watch the ceremony, Shen Lingshu's eyes lit up when she saw Song Yuqing, dressed in wedding clothes and holding a big red silk, and Princess Lingzhao, covered with a red veil, enter the room.
I have to say that the elegant young man, Song Yuqing, is really nothing to say. He exudes a scholarly air, and he is dressed in a bright red wedding dress, gentle as jade.
"The Prince Consort and Her Royal Highness the Princess are truly a perfect match."
Concubine Fang stared at Shen Lingshu and said with a hint of meaning: "A noble son from a poor family like this should be the ideal husband that many unmarried girls want to marry, right?"
"Could it be that the concubine has taken a fancy to my cousin?"
Shen Lingshu glanced sideways. Apart from a congratulatory smile, there was no trace of emotion on her face. Listening to Concubine Fang's words, before she could refute her, Shen Lingshu said, "Concubine, you'd better give up this idea. If the prince knew, he would be angry."
"Don't talk nonsense."
Concubine Fang's face changed when she was frightened by Shen Lingshu's words. If such words were to reach the ears of the prince, wouldn't she be finished?
"Don't be so nervous, Concubine. I misunderstood. You kept praising your cousin in my ear, and I thought..." Shen Lingshu didn't finish her words, but her meaning was particularly obvious.
"I am just concerned about you." Concubine Fang interrupted, and finally stopped mentioning the matter as if to show that she had no other thoughts.
Shen Lingshu: My ears are finally quiet!
"Bow to heaven and earth."
A loud voice sounded, and the worship ceremony began. Although the emperor was not present in person, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was there, and as long as he stood there, he was the one with the highest status.
The voices of congratulations continued. Shen Lingshu looked at Song Yuqing. He still had a cold face. When he was teased by everyone, he looked serious, but there was a faint blush on his face.
"Send her to the bridal chamber, the ceremony is complete!"
After entering the bridal chamber, there was another series of ceremonies. Shen Lingshu looked at the heavy phoenix crown on the princess's head and couldn't help thinking: It's not easy for this princess, and it's not easy to get married.
After the ceremony, Shen Lingshu didn't stay long. She said a few auspicious words to the princess and went out to prepare for the banquet.
She was not familiar with the princess, and the purpose of her coming was just to have a feast.
As soon as she left the yard, Shen Lingshu was bumped into by a maid carrying a fruit plate, and the sachet around her waist was knocked off.
"Master, are you okay?"
Liu Si hurriedly protected Shen Lingshu, fearing that she would make the slightest mistake.
"fine."
Shen Lingshu was not hurt.
Liu Si looked at the maid and asked, "Don't you look where you're going? Fortunately, my master is fine."
As Liu Si spoke, she patted Shen Lingshu’s clothes that were covered with cakes, and said, “Master, how about changing your clothes?”
"No need, cakes, just pat them and they're gone."
Shen Lingshu looked down at the cakes on her body and bumped into her maid, begging for mercy repeatedly: "Please forgive me, Your Highness. I was in a hurry to deliver cakes to His Highness, so I didn't have time to look at the road."
"Your Excellency, please forgive me."
The maid kowtowed until her forehead turned red.
"Okay, get up." Shen Lingshu waved her hand. The maid looked pitiful.
"Thank you, my lady." The maid was very happy. She ran away very quickly holding the broken snacks and broken plates, fearing that she would be seen.
Shen Lingshu took a few steps and said, "Wait a minute, where is my sachet?"
Shen Lingshu touched her waist. There was a sachet hanging on it, but it was gone.
"Could it have just been knocked off?"
As Liu Si said this, she turned around and went to look for it in the place where she had just been looking, but she could not see anything except the broken cake crumbs on the ground.
"Oh no, that maid didn't pick it up, did she? She didn't do it on purpose, did she?"
Liu Si had to speculate with the greatest evil intentions. After all, the matter of the sachet could be a big deal or a small one.
"Look again."
Shen Lingshu soothed her and asked, "Do you still remember that maid just now?"
She thought carefully, if the panicked maid came out again, she would definitely recognize her. She said, "Look for her."
This sachet must be found.
"I got the thing." The maid handed the sachet to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behind the rockery not far away.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the sachet and looked at it carefully. When he saw the special knot and compared it with the old purse in his hand, he found that the craftsmanship was the same!
Considering what he had found out, Shen Lingshu did indeed fall seriously ill after he fell into the water.
It was caused by falling into the water.
So, Shen Lingshu is really his savior?
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