After Li Jingchuan left, Princess Yongjia helped Li Chaoyun lie down and tucked her in.
"Have a good sleep, and leave these things to mother."
Li Chaoyun was exhausted and unable to say more. He nodded, closed his eyes, and fell asleep soon.
After her daughter fell asleep, Princess Yongjia stood up and left the inner chamber. She told the maids guarding the door, "Serve the princess well and report anything to me."
The maids answered respectfully, and Princess Yongjia left Li Chaoyun's courtyard and returned to the main courtyard.
After entering the main room of the main courtyard, Princess Yongjia called her trusted confidant, Madam Qing, in.
Qing Ma Ma previously served Princess Yongjia in the palace. Having grown up in the palace, she had witnessed countless dark and filthy affairs, and her methods were naturally top-notch. After following Princess Yongjia to the Li family, she helped her with many matters.
After Nanny Qing came in, Princess Yongjia waved her hand to signal the servants to leave, leaving only Nanny Qing to talk.
"How is the seventh young lady of the Jiang family?" Princess Yongjia asked in a deep voice.
Aunt Qing stood beside her with her hands hanging down.
"To answer your Highness, the Seventh Miss of the Jiang family is very clever. In my opinion, she is already 70% to 80% similar to you."
Princess Yongjia raised her eyelids, somewhat surprised. "Oh? 70% or 80%? When I first met her, she looked less than 50% like that guy."
Matron Qing replied, "Our people have dressed her up according to her appearance and dressed her in specific clothes. I also taught her how to speak and act, and now she is like a completely different person."
Princess Yongjia nodded with satisfaction. This was one of the few good news in recent times.
"Well done. If it is really as you said. On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, Su Yuanzhou will get married. I can give my brother a big gift."
Nanny Qing smiled and said, "The Seventh Miss of the Jiang family is a concubine's daughter, and she wasn't valued by the Jiang family in the past. But she is smart and ambitious. Your Highness has given her this opportunity, and she couldn't be happier. How could she not cherish it?"
After saying this, Nanny Qing hesitated again, "This old servant has only one thing to worry about, that is, if the virtuous concubine knew..."
Princess Yongjia raised her hand to stop Nanny Qing from speaking, "Nanny, you're worrying too much. I've already informed the Consort Xian of this matter."
"Don't think that the emperor has been praising her and treating her with respect in recent years. But after all, she is old and there is no more favor for her."
"Her Majesty also hopes to have someone to speak with the Emperor, and the Seventh Miss Jiang's appearance is just the right timing."
Hearing Princess Yongjia's words, Nanny Qing felt relieved. After a moment's thought, she continued, "It's not long until the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. I have a few more words to say to Miss Seventh of the Jiang family. I wonder what Your Highness intends to do? Do you have a plan?"
Princess Yongjia shook her head. "I need to think about it again. Go tell her not to worry. I'll make all the arrangements."
After Nanny Qing left, Princess Yongjia stood by the window. It was already bright daylight, and the light shining through the window lattice made her squint.
*
Although Li Chaoyun's incident caused a huge uproar in the Shen family, things soon calmed down.
Su Qingyu issued an order that the servants in the mansion were not allowed to discuss these matters without permission.
After Shen Zhixiu went to court early in the morning, Su Qingyu called Jiang Qi and instructed him, "Third Master, as the head of the Shen family, has drafted a divorce letter. You are to personally deliver it to the Li family."
Zhenzhu handed the divorce letter to Jiang Qi and lowered her eyes, feeling embarrassed to look at him.
Jiang Qi took the divorce letter and asked Su Qingyu, "Madam, do you want me to spread the news about what happened yesterday?"
Su Qingyu shook her head. "No, if my guess is correct, the news has spread all over the capital. The Shen family shouldn't say too much at this time. It's best to stay quiet and live behind closed doors."
"Just spread the word that Li Chaoyun was divorced and the Chen and Li families broke off. No other details are needed."
The Shen family divorced Li Chaoyun, which was equivalent to showing their attitude, and there was no need to elaborate on anything else.
Jiang Qi nodded in agreement and went to Li's house with the divorce letter.
Just as Su Qingyu expected, this matter has spread throughout the capital.
Even when the two were caught, the rumor that Chen Ping was wearing Li Chaoyun's bellyband around his waist spread like wildfire.
Those who had previously scolded Xiangdong and Shen Cheng had begun praising Xiangdong, saying that she had a keen eye for character and must have seen through Li Chaoyun long ago.
In addition, yesterday at the Imperial College, the emperor praised Shen Cheng in public, and many people said that Madam Xiang raised her children so well, which showed that her character would not be bad.
As her subordinates reported the news, Su Qingyu smiled. As long as the wind was strong enough, the fence-sitters would naturally change sides. There was no need to worry too much.
The person most affected by this incident is, of course, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
He received the news at night that the emperor was conducting a thorough investigation of the Military Arsenal, and the prince was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
His hasty response could only serve to warn the person in charge of the Arms Administration not to reveal any clues.
Afterwards, a message was sent to Yuntaishan, warning everyone not to act rashly.
The prince knew that Shen Zhixiu did it on purpose. He couldn't get over the anger in his heart, so he couldn't help but have a conversation with Shen Zhixiu when he passed by the cabinet duty room.
Although it was not said explicitly, the words were full of warnings.
Of course, Shen Zhixiu's response was flawless, and he pushed the prince back in a neither soft nor hard manner.
The prince left the cabinet duty room with a sullen face. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the relationship between Elder Shen and the prince was no longer as close as before.
On the way back to the Eastern Palace from the Cabinet duty room, someone delivered a secret letter from the Second Prince, whispering, "Your Highness, the Second Prince will arrive in the capital at the end of June."
The prince chuckled and looked back in the direction of the cabinet duty room. "It's good that the second brother is back. This guy from the Shen family is a tough nut to crack. If we don't get rid of him first, the road ahead will be difficult."
When he said the last sentence, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
After Li Chaoyun was divorced, the Shen family remained silent for quite a while, focusing on preparing for Shen Yue's marriage.
Su Qingyu even went to Prince Ning's Mansion less often, and was busy with trivial matters at the Shen family most of the time.
In the blink of an eye, it was late May, and Shen Yue's wedding date was approaching.
On the morning of May 23rd, Su Qingyu was still dressing up when Zhenzhu came in to deliver a message.
"Madam, someone from the Marquis' Mansion has come to announce the good news."
Although it was good news, Zhenzhu couldn't smile and looked puzzled.
Su Qingyu was also stunned. "Good news? What's the matter?"
She couldn't think of any happy event in the Su family.
Zhenzhu said, "Mrs. Zeng gave birth to a little boy last night. The Marquis sent someone to announce the good news. Please go back and see the little brother."
Su Qingyu couldn't help but slap her forehead and suddenly realized.
She has been very busy these days and has forgotten about her father being cuckolded.
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