"We are about to have dinner, Your Highness, would you like to join us?"
Song Xibai extended an invitation, and Princess Wu did not refuse.
"I'm sorry to bother you."
The two entered the house one after the other, and after sitting down, they chatted casually in a harmonious atmosphere.
Meanwhile, the Crown Prince pulled the King of Wu a few steps behind and stood under the eaves, talking in hushed tones.
"Xiao Liu is not feeling well, so he will probably have to stay for a few more days before returning to the palace."
The crown prince spoke seemingly unintentionally, while secretly observing the expression on the King of Wu's face.
King Wu had forgotten that the sixth prince was still here.
However, seeing that the Crown Prince brought it up, King Wu, in order to demonstrate his brotherly affection, continued the conversation.
"Should I send someone to find a doctor nearby? What illness does he have?"
The crown prince examined him carefully for a long time, and seeing that there was no unusual expression on the King of Wu's face, he continued speaking.
"It's nothing, he probably ate something wrong. I have someone with medical knowledge among my companions, so there's no need to call a doctor."
Upon hearing this, the King of Wu put the matter aside and instead began to complain about his own queen.
"This is getting more and more outrageous! I'm the head of the family, and Qi Jia doesn't treat me like I'm anything special! She even chases after me asking about the money I spend..."
Meanwhile, inside the house, Princess Wu, under Song Xibai's probing, couldn't help but complain about King Wu.
"He's supposed to be a prince, but he doesn't do any productive work. He lives off his estates and shops, and he's incredibly extravagant. Every day he's either out drinking with his cronies or buying gold and silver jewelry to woo women. No amount of money could keep up with his spending!"
Song Xibai originally only wanted to get some information out of Princess Wu, but unexpectedly, as soon as she expressed her sympathy for Princess Wu, Princess Wu seemed to open up and started pouring out her grievances.
Song Xibai hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to go along with her and scold the King of Wu, or to speak up for the King of Wu.
After thinking it over, she decided not to take sides for the time being.
Song Xibai then showed a surprised expression and said.
"Is it really that bad? After all, the King of Wu is a prince, and his salary is quite substantial!"
"That little bit of salary sounds like a lot, but it's not even enough for him to spend for a month! In the past two years, since I took over the household management, I've started to control his spending, but this shameless guy still went to complain to the Empress Dowager!"
The thought of this incident still infuriated the Queen of Wu, her chest heaving as she wished she could drag the King of Wu inside and give him a good scolding.
Song Xibai opened her mouth: "This is too much!"
Who knew the King of Wu was a mama's boy!
"Is Consort Shu angry with you?" Song Xibai asked with concern.
Princess Wu sighed, "My mother is a very kind person and didn't blame me, but she still secretly gave him a lot of money. From then on, I knew this man was unreliable. He doesn't even consider that my mother is old and has long since fallen out of favor. It should be the time for her to rely on him, but instead, she has to subsidize him. How can my mother have a good life in the palace?"
Song Xibai wholeheartedly agreed.
"He's unreliable, so you just need to take care of the money and the children."
Princess Wu seemed to have found a kindred spirit, and grabbed Song Xibai's hand, deeply moved!
"Exactly! That's exactly what I think! I don't care who he spoils or promotes. But if he wants me to spend money, he can dream on!"
Song Xibai patted her hand and offered a few words of comfort.
When they heard Yue Zhuangtou's inquiries from outside, the two stopped talking.
Then, the Crown Prince and the King of Wu entered one after the other. Soon after, the food was served, and the four of them sat at the four corners of the table, eating in silence.
Song Xibai secretly kicked the Crown Prince beside her.
The crown prince raised his head and asked with his eyes.
Song Xibai glanced at the King of Wu and his wife, and wrote two characters on the table with her finger.
"how?"
The Crown Prince shook his head almost imperceptibly, then added a meatball to Song Xibai's bowl.
Song Xibai looked disgusted.
The prince glanced at it, then silently put the meatball back into his own bowl and ate it in two bites.
On the other side, King Wu and Queen Wu remained silent, but they were also secretly observing the Crown Prince and Song Xibai.
King Wu was utterly shocked by the Crown Prince's action!
The Crown Prince actually ate that woman's leftovers?!
He almost dropped the bowl, but Princess Wu stepped on his foot, which brought him back to his senses. Then he bared his teeth and yelled.
Why did you step on me?!
Princess Wu was so angry that her hands trembled.
This good-for-nothing!
Then she slammed down her chopsticks and bowl, said curtly, "I'm full," and got up and left.
Song Xibai watched as Princess Wu walked away quickly, while Prince Wu remained seated, and couldn't help but call out to remind him.
"Your Highness, aren't you going to give chase?"
"Chase her? Why should I chase her?" King Wu snorted, shoveled down a couple of mouthfuls of rice, and then put down his chopsticks.
The crown prince's face darkened as he looked at him.
"Now that you've finished eating, let's go back to your estate!"
My appetite was ruined; what a disappointment.
The Crown Prince was extremely displeased when he saw that Song Xibai had only eaten half a bowl of rice and hadn't even finished half of her dishes.
King Wu didn't want to leave, but under the crown prince's watchful gaze, he finally slunk away.
As soon as the two left, Song Xibai couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
"You've finally left. What did you find out from the King of Wu, Your Highness?"
The crown prince raised his hand to his forehead.
"Don't even mention it. That third son of mine didn't reveal anything useful. He just kept criticizing his princess."
Song Xibai smiled, revealing her teeth.
"Your Highness is truly amazing; I've gleaned quite a bit of information from Princess Wu!"
The crown prince looked surprised.
“Princess Wu is much more perceptive than the third prince. How did you manage to get information out of her?”
“Of course! The princess is furious. The Prince of Wu is useless, spends money extravagantly, and is also a womanizer. I wonder how much resentment the princess has accumulated.” Song Xibai shook her head. “It’s fortunate that the Prince of Wu married the Princess of Wu. If it were someone else, the Prince of Wu’s mansion would have been in chaos long ago.”
The Duke of Zhenguo only had these two biological children. When the Princess of Wu got married, the dowry was as magnificent as ten miles of red silk, and the dowry alone included tens of thousands of acres of land.
Who in the capital doesn't know how wealthy the Duke of Zhenguo is?
The Crown Prince, naturally favoring his younger brother, said dismissively, "Now that she's married into the family, she naturally has to manage the palace well. Otherwise, why would the Third Prince marry her?"
These words were so obvious that the Crown Prince didn't think twice before blurting them out.
Then he noticed that Song Xibai's eyes narrowed.
A bad feeling suddenly rose in my heart.
Song Xibai gave a cool laugh.
"So, Your Highness also thinks that men marry just to manage the household and have children? If that's the case, wouldn't it be better if he just married a housekeeper?"
The Crown Prince remained silent for a long time before saying, "Qingqing, don't talk nonsense. The steward of the Wu Prince's mansion is a eunuch."
"So what if he's a eunuch? Eunuchs have feelings too."
Song Xibai rolled her eyes and turned her head away.
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