The cold, deep voice struck her head, and Shen Wan froze. An indescribable pain spread from the depths of her heart, and she said numbly, "I'm...I'm sorry..."
Before she finished speaking, she turned and left, almost fleeing in a panic.
She had never been this embarrassed in both her past lives. It was all her own doing. She was the one who angered Xie Jingyan and sent his bedding and pillows to the study by the maid. It was clear that she wanted to keep her distance from him. But when Eunuch Yuan came, she followed him into the study and walked right into his line of fire.
I will never set foot in the study again!
Shen Wan returned to the inner room with red eyes, wishing she could slap Shen Ying a few times. They were working together well, but because of Shen Ying, their relationship had deteriorated to this extent!
If we can't even communicate properly in the future, how can we talk about joining forces?
If they can't join forces, then what's the point of her marrying Xie Jingyan?
Shen Wan left without looking back, and Xie Jingyan was filled with anger, his face turning slightly blue.
Chen Feng's eyes hurt from watching. He had always thought the princess was quite pretentious, but now it seemed his master was no less so. He didn't know who had asked the princess to help him change his clothes, but they had turned around and angered her so much that she left. Each one of them spoke more rudely than the last; it was no wonder their relationship was strained.
Could it be that the prince will really be living in the study from now on?
Marrying a princess and ending up not even having a house to live in would be a laughing stock.
Inside the room, Shen Wan sat there sulking, not knowing whether she was angry at herself or at Xie Jingyan.
The maid brought the food into the room. Because the portion was rather large, Yinshuang said, "The prince eats in the study."
The young maidservant exclaimed "Ah!" somewhat bewildered.
The princess was terribly bullied. Not only was the prince banished to his study, but he wasn't even allowed to eat with her anymore. Was the princess worried that the prince would eat her up after he was full? It seems that her worries are not unfounded, after all, when people are well-fed and warm, they think of lust.
The maidservant immediately cleared away half of the breakfast and sent it to the study.
Shen Wan sat down to eat breakfast. Because she had run into Xie Jingyan and felt guilty, her appetite was also much worse. She didn't usually like eating steamed buns, so she took a steamed bun, broke it into pieces, and stuffed it into her mouth. It tasted like cardboard.
After a long while, she ate only half a steamed bun. A maidservant came in and reported to Shen Wan, "The Empress wants to give Miss Fu of the Duke of Zhongguo's mansion the title of equal wife, but the Marquis disagrees."
Empress Song and Prince Jin want to give Fu Shu the position of Empress Consort, but why does Father disagree?!
Shen Wan's anger surged uncontrollably to the top of her head.
Despite her anger, Shen Wan knew that her father had to stand up and stop them. As the Marquis of Pingyang and the head of the family, he had to protect the reputation of the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion. Even if he knew that the second and third branches of the family harbored malicious intentions, he had to consider the overall situation and not let people laugh at the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion.
Others are unaware of the internal strife among the brothers in the Pingyang Marquis's household. They only know that Shen Ying is the second daughter of the Pingyang Marquis's household and her father's niece. If the Pingyang Marquis's household does not stand up for Shen Ying when she is wronged, no one will dare to marry a daughter of the Pingyang Marquis's household in the future, and they will not tolerate being bullied because of their father.
The thought of Shen Ying scheming against her, and her father having to help her, made Shen Wan furious. She comforted herself that her father's obstruction was useless, it was just delaying Empress Song and Prince Jin from granting Fu Shu the position of concubine for a few days, and she felt a little better.
After breakfast, Shen Wan sat on the small couch in a daze. No one knew what she was thinking. Yin Shuang and Hai Tang didn't dare to ask. Thinking that Shen Wan hadn't eaten much in the morning, they were afraid she would be hungry, so Yin Shuang went to the small kitchen to get some pastries.
As she was leaving, she saw a servant enter the courtyard. Knowing that the prince was in the study, he went straight there in a hurry, clearly having something important to report. Yinshuang left, turning back every few steps.
Inside the study, Xie Jingyan was reading, but after half a day, he hadn't finished a single page.
The servant knocked on the door and called out, "Your Highness..."
"Come in."
The servant pushed open the door and went in to report, "Your Highness, someone from the palace has come to deliver a message that the Emperor summons Doctor Tao, Old Master Yun, and Young Master Yun."
Early in the morning, Eunuch Yuan arrived at the Ling Prince's residence. The fact that he summoned Doctor Tao and the Yun family at this hour clearly indicated that he knew of their merit in treating Xie Jingyan's leg ailment and wanted to bring them to the palace to reward them.
If Xie Jingyan were summoned, he probably wouldn't pay any attention, but he had no reason not to let Doctor Tao and the Yun family into the palace, and even have them accompany him.
Xie Jingyan put down the book, and Chen Feng said, "Young Master Yun said that the person he asked to find Doctor Tao is the Princess Consort. The Princess Consort should go to the palace with him. I will go and invite the Princess Consort."
Without waiting for Xie Jingyan's reply, Chen Feng turned and left.
As Chen Feng approached the door, Yin Shuang brought over some pastries. Chen Feng said expressionlessly, "The Emperor summons you. The Prince wants to escort Doctor Tao to the palace and requests that the Princess Consort accompany him."
Yinshuang hurriedly said, "I'll go tell the Princess."
Yinshuang carried the pastries into the room, and soon came out again, saying, "The princess said she's not going."
Chen Feng frowned. "Old Master Yun and Young Master Yun will also be going. Is the Princess Consort sure she won't be going?"
Chen Feng spoke loudly, and Shen Wan heard him clearly from inside the room. Knowing that Xie Jingyan was going to send Doctor Tao to the palace to meet the emperor, she hesitated for a moment, but she held back when she thought of Xie Jingyan's sour face. Now that she knew that Old Master Yun and Young Master Yun would also be going to the palace, Shen Wan no longer cared about Xie Jingyan's dislike of her. If he gave her a bad look, she would just ignore it.
Shen Wan quickly changed into a dress. By the time she went out, Xie Jingyan was almost out of the hospital gate. She jogged to catch up with him.
Xie Jingyan wasn't in a wheelchair; it was still at the Prince of Jin's residence and hadn't been returned to him. Besides, he didn't need it anymore. Shen Wan didn't dare to follow too closely, lagging behind by five or six steps. However, Xie Jingyan had large strides, and if she slowed down even slightly, she couldn't keep up. So, after walking for a while, she had to lift her skirt and jog a few steps.
When they arrived at the main gate, Doctor Tao was already waiting there. He bowed to Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan, and then they left the mansion together.
The carriage was already waiting at the gate. Although Xie Jingyan no longer used a wheelchair, no one dared to prepare a horse for him. After all, his leg was injured when he fell from a horse during a hunt years ago, and Doctor Tao did not approve of Xie Jingyan riding a horse until his leg injury was fully recovered.
However, only two carriages were prepared, one for Doctor Tao and one for Xie Jingyan. As the Princess Consort of Ling, Shen Wan couldn't very well share a carriage with Doctor Tao, but she was afraid that Xie Jingyan would kick her out if she rode in the same carriage.
Xie Jingyan got into the carriage, his mood was a bit better than when he left Moyuxuan, but it soon darkened again because Shen Wan instructed Steward Zhou, "Prepare another carriage for me."
Steward Zhou, “…???”
He knew that the princess had been mistreated by the prince, so he sent the prince to live in the study, but when they came to the palace, they still had to ride in separate carriages. Wasn't that going too far?
Steward Zhou disagreed, saying, "It's fine for the Princess and the Prince to do whatever they want in the manor, but if they sit separately outside, people will laugh at them."
Xie Jingyan lifted the carriage curtain, his face darkening considerably. "Get in."
What could Shen Wan do but bite the bullet and get into the carriage? Xie Jingyan hadn't waited for her. She shouldn't have chased after him; instead, she had dawdled a bit longer. If he had left, wouldn't Steward Zhou have prepared another carriage for her? Why hadn't she realized that earlier?
Once inside the carriage, Shen Wan sat close to the door, trying to stay as far away from Xie Jingyan as possible.
Xie Jingyan clenched his teeth as he watched.
Is he a monster?!
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