"I can wait for you in the side room."
"..."
"Coming and going is just within the manor..."
"Alright then." Su Wan couldn't persuade him otherwise: "But let's make this clear first, the Lady of Yuanning Marquis won't be speaking nicely when she comes over. If you hear anything unpleasant, just let it go in one ear and out the other, and don't let it affect your mood."
"Mmm," Yu Nanqing obediently replied.
The wife of the Marquis of Yuanning was named Zhen Yuhuai.
Aside from the few days of her wedding, the original owner didn't have a deep impression of this mistress of the Marquis's mansion.
Needless to say, Su Wanyan had absolutely no feelings for her.
Last time, when the Lady of Yuanning Marquis came to Prince Gong's Mansion, Su Wanyan was too busy to pay attention to her and went back without seeing her. This time she came again, bringing gifts, and it seemed that she was determined to see Su Wanyan.
Su Wanyan found it quite strange. The original owner of this body was not well received in the Marquis's mansion, and she was also married into the Prince Gong's mansion in place of Su Muqing. Logically speaking, given this relationship, they wouldn't come to see her again and again.
He should really want to have nothing to do with her anymore.
Now that they come so frequently, even though she's ignoring them, Su Wanyan feels that Emperor Yuanhe is probably behind Yuan Ninghou's influence.
Otherwise, she couldn't imagine what this family could want by coming to see her every day.
The front courtyard and main hall of Prince Gong's Mansion.
The servants of the Marquis's mansion stood in the front courtyard of the main hall, with several large boxes placed next to each of them.
These were all gifts that Zhen Yuhuai brought when he visited.
When Su Wanyan arrived, Zhen Yuhuai was sitting to the side, drinking tea.
Upon seeing Su Wanyan arrive, Zhen Yuhuai immediately stood up and stepped forward with a beaming smile: "Wanyan, I've finally been waiting for you to come."
Su Wanyan glanced at her, but didn't stop, walking right past her.
When Zhen Yuhuai saw that she was ignoring him, his smile froze on his face.
Su Wanyan calmly sat down in the main seat and said, "Why does the Lady of Yuanning Marquis not pay her respects to me?"
Zhen Yuhuai trembled, and the handkerchief in her sleeve was instantly clenched tightly.
Su Wanyan was just an insignificant and least favored concubine's daughter in the Marquis's mansion. If she hadn't been sent to Prince Gong's mansion, how could she have ended up in this situation?
Not only was she ungrateful, but she also betrayed us after we helped her.
Once she entered Prince Gong's mansion, did he completely disown her as the mistress of the Marquis's household?
Remembering the purpose of her visit, Zhen Yuhuai finally suppressed her anger, forced a smile, and stepped forward to bow: "Your subject, Zhen, greets Your Highness, the Princess."
"The Lady of the Marquis's Mansion is much more polite than your daughter. Don't forget to teach your daughter how to behave when she sees me." Su Wanyan said with a forced smile.
She roughly understood why Zhen Yuhuai and Su Muqing were always so rude to her.
Before entering Prince Gong's Mansion, the original owner was always the target of bullying by the Marquis's family. She was weak, helpless, cautious, and taciturn.
This is the inherent impression that Zhen Yuhuai, Su Muqing, or even the Marquis of Yuanning have of the original owner.
Not to mention that the original owner was a dispensable illegitimate daughter with a low status.
So even though she is now the Princess Consort of Prince Gong, their minds are still stuck on the illusion that Su Wanyan is just an unfavored concubine's daughter.
Not only them, but also the daughters of other prominent families in the capital, or many people in the Prince Gong's mansion at the beginning, all felt that she was of low birth and humble status and was not worthy of the title of Princess Gong.
Hearing Su Wanyan's words, Zhen Yuhuai gripped the handkerchief in her hand even tighter and laughed, "Last time Mu Qing came, she said she was kicked out of the palace by the Princess Consort. She is, after all, your elder sister. Wasn't it inappropriate for the Princess Consort to do that?"
Yu Nanqing was a useless prince in the capital. He was kicked out of the palace by them, and Su Muqing was laughed at for a long time because of this.
Zhen Yuhuai felt angry every time she thought about it, and now that Su Wanyan brought up the old matter again, she wanted to help her precious daughter get some revenge.
“If Madam came to the Prince’s mansion to stand up for Su Muqing, then please go back. I am very busy and have no time for such trivial matters.”
After saying that, she called out, "Someone, see the guest out."
Zhen Yuhuai's heart tightened, and she hurriedly said, "It's like this, Your Majesty's wedding was so rushed that I didn't have time to prepare Your Majesty's dowry..."
Seeing that the guards were about to kick her out, Zhen Yuhuai was both angry and anxious, and quickened her pace: "I came today to make up for the missing dowry for Your Highness!"
oh?
There's money to be made?
Upon hearing this, Su Wanyan slightly raised her hand, and the guards who had come in to shoo people away immediately retreated to the side.
Zhen Yuhuai finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the hatred in his heart had already reached his forehead.
That wretched girl, she really doesn't recognize people anymore now that she's a princess!
After Su Wanyan stopped the guards, she didn't say anything. She just calmly looked at Zhen Yuhuai. Seeing her arrogant appearance, Zhen Yuhuai really wanted to grind his teeth to powder.
She suppressed her anger and ordered, "Someone, bring up all the gifts I picked out at the Marquis's residence."
Immediately, the servants of the Marquis's mansion carried several large chests from the courtyard into the main hall and opened them one by one in front of Su Wanyan.
Su Wanyan initially thought that the things Zhen Yuhuai sent were all inferior, but when the box was opened, it turned out to be genuine high-quality goods.
Inside were two pieces of fine Shu brocade, along with three to five pieces of silk brocade, two boxes of pearls and jade, another box of pearl and jade ornaments, and another box containing a jade Bodhisattva statue.
There are also jade hairpins and silver hairpins, all of which are top-quality goods.
Although there were only a few boxes, the quality of the goods was so good that it was clear that Zhen Yuhuai had invested a lot in this.
However, Su Wanyan felt something was wrong. Why would Zhen Yuhuai value her so much?
At least she wouldn't send these things over in such a genuine way.
"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub." Su Wanyan looked at the smile on Zhen Yuhuai's face, her expression still indifferent, showing neither joy nor disgust.
Zhen Yuhuai had been waiting for Su Wanyan to speak.
As long as she speaks, she can make demands in accordance with what she says.
But Su Wanyan just stared at her, showing no joy whatsoever, even at the gifts she had brought.
These were things she had carefully selected over several days. As per the Marquis of Yuanning's request, Su Wanyan was now a princess, so the items couldn't be too cheap, lest she be kicked out like Su Muqing.
But Zhen Yuhuai was reluctant to send anything too nice, so she picked and chose, reluctantly picking out a few boxes of goods. Just that little bit made her heart bleed.
But surprisingly, Su Wanyan showed absolutely no reaction to these boxes of good stuff.
Su Wanyan remained silent, but Zhen Yuhuai couldn't hold back any longer and asked with a smile, "These were all carefully selected by this humble woman. Does Your Majesty like them?"
"I have received the gift. Thank you, Madam. If there is nothing else, please return. I still need to accompany the Prince."
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