Chapter 156 Concubine
After a stalemate, Xiao Ze came over, his gloomy face slightly improved, and said to Xiao Yuan, "Fourth brother, why don't you go sit at the table? You are so inseparable from your fourth brother and his wife here, and you are not afraid of being laughed at by others."
"Today there are people who are more ridiculous than me, so you shouldn't laugh at me." Xiao Yuan said, "Brother, you don't know that my second brother's concubine ceremony is more interesting than a stage. If there is a happy event in the future, I will definitely come to join in the fun."
"..." Xiao Ze's face darkened. At this moment, his dissatisfaction with Zhou reached its peak, including Duan Yingying.
“Since Second Brother invited you, just go over quickly,” Shen Anan said, wanting to send Xiao Yuan away quickly.
Xiao Yuan glanced at her and nodded slowly, "Okay, I'll tell you some interesting stories when we get back."
Shen Anan glanced at Xiao Ze, knowing that the interesting things he was talking about were the words that the Second Prince's wife had just used to teach Duan Yingying a lesson, committing adultery in broad daylight? She is really courageous.
"Okay." She nodded slightly.
Xiao Ze didn't know what the couple was trying to say, but judging from the hidden and meaningful looks in their eyes when they looked at him, it was most likely related to him.
He did not speak again to make himself look bad. He asked the maid to lead Shen Anan to the female guests' table, and the two of them left immediately.
Shen Anan glanced at the little maid leading the way in front and said softly, "Do you know which courtyard your concubine lives in?"
"Which concubine is the Fourth Prince's wife talking about?" the little maid asked respectfully.
"…The new concubine I married today is Consort Duan."
"I know that Concubine Duan lives in the west courtyard." She paused and looked back at Shen Anan, "Does the Fourth Prince's Concubine want to go over?"
"Send her some gifts to make her look good."
Mo Xiang immediately took out a brocade box from her sleeve and said to the maid, "When my princess got married, Concubine Duan went to send her a dowry gift. This is my princess' return gift."
The maid took a look at the brocade box and did not suspect anything. After all, it was normal for girls to have some friendship and play together before getting married. But later, one married the second prince and the other married the fourth prince, so it was not convenient for them to keep in touch with each other.
"I will lead the Fourth Prince's wife over there."
Shen Anan nodded and turned halfway. It was unknown whether it was Xiao Ze's intention or the Second Prince's Consort Zhou's embarrassment, but Duan Yingying's courtyard was particularly far from the front yard, and even a little remote and desolate.
The only lively thing was the pink silk hanging everywhere, which did not seem to be for liveliness but to remind some people of her status as a concubine.
"Fourth Prince's Concubine, this is it." The little maid pushed open the door and saw several old women and maids sitting together, chatting and cracking melon seeds.
He spat the shell casually on the ground, with a sarcastic look on his face. Perhaps he had never expected that someone would come here at this hour, and he was stunned for a moment when he saw Shen Anan.
The little maid's face changed slightly, and she immediately stepped forward and said, "This is the Fourth Prince's wife."
The maids all stood up, some of them still had melon seeds in their mouths, and saluted incoherently, "Greetings to the Fourth Prince's Consort."
Shen Anan knew without thinking that these were all people sent by Zhou to torture Duan Yingying, and she was too lazy to talk to them.
Mo Xiang stepped forward and said, "My princess consort is here to give your concubine Duan a dowry gift."
No matter how the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince quarreled, as Shen Anan was the legitimate wife of the Fourth Prince, they dared not act presumptuously.
"Please come in, Princess Fourth Prince. My concubine is sitting in the room."
The leading woman said respectfully, her triangular eyes drooping very low, probably because she was afraid that Shen Anan and Duan Yingying had a friendship and would teach them a lesson.
Shen Anan would not care about such trivial matters. She responded lightly, lifted her skirt and went up the stairs.
With a gentle push, the door made a heavy creaking sound, as if it had been in disrepair for a long time. Shen Anan frowned, really not understanding why she had gone to so much trouble to marry him.
"What are you doing here?" Duan Yingying was sitting on the wooden bed. The half of her face that was hit by Zhou was swollen, and her uncoordinated facial features looked a bit funny at first glance.
She had a cold face and her eyes were full of resentment. "Are you here to laugh at me?"
Shen Anan looked indifferent, "Haven't I seen all the big jokes in the main hall? Do I have so much free time to chase after you and watch it in your yard?"
"you--"
Humiliation and hatred filled Duan Yingying's entire face, and her lips trembled even when she spoke.
Mo Xiang walked forward and placed the brocade box on the table. "This is the dowry gift that my prince's wife gave to Concubine Duan."
Duan Yingying sneered, "You just come here on purpose to disgust me and laugh at me."
"If you really want to say that, you can." Shen Anan rolled up her sleeves and sat down in the chair opposite her.
"Instead of pretending to be nice to those women in the front yard, it's better to sit here and have a verbal battle with you."
“…” Duan Yingying glared at Shen Anan and said nothing.
But on this big day for her, Shen Anan was the only one who came to see her.
"You are clearly seeking revenge for your wedding day, and I made things difficult for you."
"You also know that you caused trouble for me that day?" Shen Anan looked at her indifferently, with a smile on her face, "Tsk, Duan Yingying, who can be spared by Cang Tian? You have suffered the consequences of your own actions. How does it feel to be a concubine?"
"Humph." Duan Yingying sneered, "Everything has just begun. It's too early to talk about this now."
"Indeed." Shen Anan nodded and said, "I have never doubted your fighting ability. If we were on equal terms, Zhou would never be your opponent, but unfortunately..."
"What a pity?"
"It's a pity that you are not your third sister and have no value to the second prince." Shen Anan said slowly, "Without the support of the second prince, you want to fight Zhou, who holds the power of the family, which is undoubtedly a sheep walking into the tiger's mouth."
"Look, just now in the main hall, with so many people watching, Zhou was so arrogant and domineering, embarrassing you. Did the Second Prince say a word for you?"
Duan Yingying's malice was aroused to the extreme, and she looked at Shen Anan coldly, "You don't have to provoke me, I won't be fooled by you."
Shen Anan suddenly curled her lips, "Provoke you? I'm here to laugh at you, just like you made trouble for me on my wedding day. What can I provoke? Isn't what I said the truth?"
Duan Yingying felt like her throat was clogged with a ball of cotton wool and she couldn't speak.
"You know very well that everything I said is true. Even if you have tried your best to marry into the Second Prince's mansion, a worthless woman will only be treated like a desolate courtyard, servants who flatter the powerful and bully the weak, a husband who is neither hot nor cold, and you who are ignored by everyone."
She had long seen the fickleness of the world and the fickleness of human nature. What she is experiencing now with Duan Yingying is just the beginning.
"That's not right. At least there is one person who is thinking about you. That person is Zhou. She must be hoping for your death day and night."
After saying that, Shen Anan slowly stood up and said, "Do you know what the second prince's biggest purpose in marrying you is?"
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