Seeing that Princess Cheng's expression was not good, Princess Duan did not ask any more questions, but she was secretly overjoyed.
Everyone says they have a good brotherly relationship, but in reality, where is there any true affection in the royal family? Especially since their own prince and Prince Cheng are both top contenders for the crown prince position, they are competitors, so how could they possibly have a good relationship?
The brotherly harmony was merely a facade for their father and the world; their private relationship was anything but genuine. Both secretly hoped the other would kill them so they could seize the crown prince's position.
Since her husband held such a position, Princess Duan, as his wife, naturally shared the same stance and would not do anything against her husband's wishes. She actually became close to Princess Cheng.
Furthermore, Princess Cheng is one of the best among all the princesses in terms of family background, appearance, and ability, which surpasses Princess Duan to some extent. This makes Princess Duan somewhat unhappy. Moreover, Princess Cheng is the only one in Princess Cheng's harem. Thinking of her husband, although she and he are very loving, she is not the only woman in the harem. Princess Duan is somewhat jealous of Princess Cheng.
Now, Prince Cheng has broken this situation, and from any perspective, Princess Duan is willing to see Princess Cheng suffer a setback.
However... Princess Duan's gaze fell on Bai Nuo, who sat in the head seat with a gentle expression. With Zheng Qing'er as his concubine, Prince Cheng had gained the Zheng family as a powerful ally. Although she looked down on merchants, money was an indispensable asset for achieving great things. With the Zheng family's help, Prince Cheng had a significant advantage over her husband. It seemed she needed to secure the Hu family for her husband as soon as possible.
"It's all fate!" Even if Princess Cheng was unhappy, she wouldn't say anything unbecoming of her status here. As the mistress of the royal residence, the most important thing was her composure. So even if Princess Cheng was furious inside, she still swallowed her anger and put on a joyful expression. "You know our prince. He's been helping Father Emperor with state affairs and has been neglecting the inner quarters. My womb is not cooperating, and I only have Lingyu as my child. I don't have a son, and the prince refuses to take a concubine. I've been so anxious. I've shown him several concubines, both openly and secretly, but he was never satisfied. Gradually, I lost interest. But unexpectedly, the prince took a liking to Consort Zheng after just one meeting at the royal residence. Isn't this fate?"
“That would be quite a story!” Princess Duan agreed with a smile.
When Princess Cheng and Princess Duan were talking, they both glanced at Bai Nuo. Seeing that she was sitting quietly and not interrupting them, the two of them started talking to Bai Nuo again.
Both parties came here to see Bai Nuo, so it wouldn't be appropriate for them to talk and ignore each other.
The atmosphere in the hall quickly became familiar again.
After staying at the Hu family's residence for an hour, the two princesses left together. After seeing them off, Bai Nuo plopped down in a chair and draped her arms over her back.
"Young Madam, are you very tired?" Seeing Bai Nuo's actions, Mudan came over and gently massaged Bai Nuo's shoulders.
"Hmm!" Bai Nuo nodded. How could she not be tired? Although the atmosphere in the hall was very harmonious when the girls were talking, only she knew how careful she was. She was afraid that if she said the wrong thing, she would attract criticism. Criticism was the least of her worries. She was afraid that if she wasn't careful, she would fall into the trap set by the two princesses and agree to their demands, selling the Hu family without even realizing it.
After all, the situation is delicate right now, and both princes are trying to get support for themselves. Judging from Prince Cheng's marriage to Zheng Qing'er, we already know that. It's possible that Princess Duan also came under this pretext.
After all, she wasn't familiar with them at all. Why would they be so kind as to come and see her? Princess Cheng said she felt bad about being injured at the Prince Cheng's residence, but what was her status compared to hers? Even if she was injured and Princess Cheng wanted to care about her, couldn't she have just sent someone? Why did she have to come in person? Couldn't she have just sent a servant? She didn't believe they had no ulterior motives in inviting her here.
"It was really terrifying!" Peony gently massaged Bai Nuo's shoulders from behind. After hearing Bai Nuo's words, she stuck out her tongue. "This is the first time I've ever seen a princess, and there are two of them. Although these two princesses seem very kind, I don't know why, but I'm always terrified, afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing."
“I feel the same way!” Bai Nuo said quietly.
It's so hard, it's really so hard for an ordinary person.
Bai Nuo and Mudan didn't go back to their room. Instead, they sat in the hall, one getting a shoulder massage and the other enjoying the sensation.
But before they could enjoy themselves for long, Wang Mama came in again, followed by Princess Cheng.
Bai Nuo was stunned for a moment when she saw Princess Cheng return.
Just as she was lost in thought, Princess Cheng gracefully walked in. "What's wrong, sister-in-law? Are you surprised to see me?"
Bai Nuo was stunned for a moment before she immediately came to her senses, stood up quickly, and asked with a smile, "Your Highness, you've returned. Is there something you want to tell me?" Otherwise, Princess Cheng wouldn't have left Princess Duan behind to make this trip herself.
Princess Cheng smiled at Bai Nuo, "I do have some private things I want to say to you!" As she spoke, Princess Cheng's gaze fell on Mudan beside Bai Nuo, the meaning of which was self-evident.
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