Chapter 39 What a pity
"Where are you taking the Princess?" Mu He spoke first.
Cheng Nianying didn't think there was anything to hide. The more openly she acted, the less room she would have for gossip.
"I'm going to the Wei family later."
"Wei family? Which Wei family? The one in Hening Lane?" The Crown Prince's Consort interrupted.
"right."
The Crown Prince's Consort wiped the corner of her lips with her handkerchief, hiding her rather unseemly surprise: "How could Yurong be playing with the young lady from the Wei family?"
"What happened to Miss Wei?" Cheng Nianying didn't understand.
Besides her mother's weird temper, what else?
The Crown Princess was even more puzzled, thinking that she was asking a question she already knew the answer to.
"Her family wasn't well-off to begin with, but she became famous in the capital because of a scandal involving a man possessed by an evil spirit. Several visits to high-ranking monks to exorcise the evil spirit proved ineffective. Miss Wei is still unmarried. I vaguely recall she's twenty-three, right?"
"so what?"
"...So she has a bad reputation and is not a lady from a famous family. How can you agree with her?" The Crown Prince's wife frowned slightly. She really couldn't tell whether her sister-in-law was really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.
Cheng Nianying suddenly understood that she and the Crown Prince's Consort could not get along because the Crown Prince's Consort was a lady from a prominent family.
Seeing her silence, the Crown Prince's Consort realized she had spoken too hastily, and immediately added, "It's not that I'm being disrespectful, but it's been this way since ancient times. The daughters of noble families have played together since childhood, the daughters of officials of the third rank and above have also played together since childhood, and the daughters of military commanders have their own circle, each clearly separated."
"You and I are connected by the Prince Kang's Mansion. As your eldest sister-in-law, I should take care of you in every way. If you feel bored staying alone in the Prince's Mansion, just send a message to me."
Cheng Nianying responded: "Yeah."
This time the conversation died down again.
The Crown Princess couldn't help but sigh secretly. People often say that beauties are just vases, but this one is even more dead than a vase, a piece of wood.
No matter what she said, she couldn't respond and couldn't show any emotion.
But thinking of her husband's instructions, she couldn't just let him go.
The Crown Prince's Consort then asked, "I didn't even have time to greet you at the palace banquet. Are you nervous?"
Cheng Nianying said: "It's still good."
The emperor was not wearing monk's robes, which made people feel more relaxed.
The Crown Prince's wife changed the subject: "Who would have thought that I would encounter an assassin as soon as I left the palace? This assassin is truly daring. How could the Prince be so confident in letting you go out again today?"
"The prince has given me a few more guards."
The Crown Prince’s Consort: “…” “That’s right, it’s better not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.”
As the Crown Prince's wife was speaking, she discovered a problem: "Does the Prince know that you are going to the Wei family?"
"yes."
The Crown Princess was speechless: "Then you should..."
"I'll go over there when my sister-in-law comes back."
The Crown Prince's Consort really felt that there was no point in chatting that day, so she had to stand up and say goodbye: "Go, the Prince Kang's Mansion and the Prince Jun's Mansion are one and the same. If you have anything to do, just come to the mansion."
Cheng Nianying thought to herself that he had finally left.
It’s no wonder that Prince Danshuo doesn’t like them. Sitting together, there is really nothing to talk about.
The words between the lines don't sound like concern, but more like prying.
"Let me send the Crown Princess off." Mu He said.
Cheng Nianying had no objection to someone doing this job and nodded immediately.
The young maid lowered her voice, unable to help herself: "If we follow them out of the palace, it might be inappropriate. It would be like chasing people away."
"What's wrong with that? She controls where I go and does so much of it, and she doesn't think it's wrong."
The little palace maid was choked and unable to refute.
However, Cheng Nianying did not leave immediately. She heard that Fu Ruiming was recuperating at home, so she decided to go and see him.
Fu Ruiming was served by two servants.
There was a maidservant there, but when she saw the arrow wound on his leg, she shuddered in fear. Seeing this, Fu Ruiming sent her away.
Today his subordinates rushed in through the small door of the Prince's Mansion to visit him.
"You don't have anyone to serve you, so you should have taken in a concubine long ago." The subordinate pushed the servant away and said while helping Fu Ruiming get dressed.
"Like when I was injured earlier, every day when I went home, someone at home would make me soup and warm my bed. It was so soothing, and the pain didn't seem so bad anymore."
"Your family background is better than ours, you're still young and His Majesty values you, and you have a cousin like Prince Danshuo. Why should you worry about not having girls chasing you?"
The subordinates chattered incessantly.
He said directly: "It feels so different when a woman is around..."
Just as he said this, someone outside announced, "The princess is here to visit Master Fu."
When the subordinate heard this, he couldn't help but smile: "According to my opinion, the Princess of the County can be settled for you."
Fu Ruiming glanced at him coldly.
Yes, his mother died early, and he only had a stepmother at home. But he was not close to his family, so his stepmother had no control over his affairs.
He is only close to his cousin and obeys his elder brother in everything.
Then it wouldn't be strange for his cousin's wife to take care of his backyard affairs... But he pursed his lips and said, "My brother has never had the habit of taking concubines or maids, and neither do I."
The subordinates knew that he was imitating the style of Prince Danshuo in everything, so they immediately shut up.
At this time, the palace maid beside Cheng Nianying had already pushed open the door.
Cheng Nianying stepped in and glanced at Fu Ruiming.
The men in the Fu family are still very good.
If he was not the prince's brother, when she left the prince's mansion and wanted to find a husband, she would look for him.
pity.
"I heard the arrow was poisoned. Why don't you lie down and recuperate?"
Fu Ruiming hid his legs uncomfortably and whispered, "I just got up to change clothes."
"Oh, then you lie down now." Cheng Nianying waved her hand and asked the palace maid to bring up the gifts she brought.
Others who came to visit the prince brought gifts, so she followed suit.
It's just not something valuable.
"I brought this for you." Cheng Nianying pointed to the small box on the table, "I'm glad you're okay. Thank you for blocking the arrow for me." Although it was unnecessary.
Fu Ruiming said repeatedly, "I should thank you, cousin's wife. If you hadn't bandaged my wound in time, I'm afraid the poison would have entered my heart."
It was really troublesome to thank them all, so Cheng Nianying waved her hand and said, "Then we're even."
Fu Ruiming was stunned for a moment, then responded: "Yeah."
I thought to myself that this cousin's wife was indeed very different from most girls in the boudoir.
Cheng Nianying: "The prince must have ordered people to take good care of you, so I won't say much. You can rest."
She really came to visit, just briefly and then left without a single word.
Fu Ruiming opened his mouth and closed it again: "Okay."
Cheng Nianying took the palace maid out: "Let's go see Mother Zou again."
The palace maid was also hesitant to speak.
That's a bit too rude. Why didn't he say a single soothing word? Wouldn't the visit have been in vain? The words the Crown Prince's Consort said during her visit today are a perfect example!
After Cheng Nianying left, Fu Ruiming's subordinates dared to come forward from the corner. They raised their heads cautiously, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's really inconvenient to mention those things with the Princess. Speaking of which one is a concubine or not, it feels a bit blasphemous."
Fu Ruiming limped to the table and opened the box.
It's filled with... nothing but candied fruit.
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