Chapter 280 The Gentle Crown Prince
He seemed intrigued. "Jiang Jinyan's skills and horsemanship don't seem like those of a schoolteacher's son. The Jiang family doesn't have a clan school or a martial arts master. Where did he learn all these skills?"
“I learned it at my maternal grandfather’s house. My maternal grandfather’s family were in the escort business. Feng Escort Agency refers to my maternal grandfather. Everyone in the agency was his master. In my maternal grandfather’s words, they travel all over the country, and you can’t make a living without some self-defense skills,” Jiang Fenghua explained.
"So, Ruan Ruan, you can ride horses too?" Xie Shang asked in disbelief.
"I know a little, but I haven't ridden in a long time." She didn't dare to say she didn't know how.
Xie Shang led Chi Yan to her and said, "Try it and see if you can ride it." In the past, when Su Tingwan wanted to ride it, Chi Yan never allowed her and always resisted.
Jiang Fenghua knew Xie Shang's horse from her previous life, but unfortunately it wouldn't live for many more years.
Suddenly, Chi Yan moved its head close to Jiang Fenghua, circling around her on its hooves. She couldn't help but stroke its head, and Chi Yan didn't resist. She asked happily, "Your Highness, does this mean it's willing to be close to me?"
Xie Shang hadn't expected that Chi Yan would allow Jiang Fenghua to get close to him. This was a horse that Xie Shang had tamed, and it was very intelligent.
"It might have smelled my scent on you," Xie Shang whispered deliberately in her ear. "I'll help you up."
Jiang Fenghua glared at him, somewhat eager to mount the horse.
Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, and a bad feeling washed over her. This was her first period since giving birth.
"Ruan Ruan, what's wrong?" Xie Shang noticed that something was wrong with her.
Jiang Fenghua glanced at Lin Feng and Ye Ying beside her and said shyly, "Let's ride horses next time!"
"Why?" He couldn't see the color on her face in the darkness. "I'll stay with you. You won't fall."
Jiang Fenghua leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words.
Xie Shang's cheeks flushed red like ripe persimmons. He ordered in a deep voice, "You all take Chi Yan back to the stable first. I will escort the Crown Princess back to Chenxi Palace."
The two looked at each other, puzzled. Wasn't the Crown Prince torturing them?
After walking a few steps, Jiang Fenghua felt she couldn't go on. Xie Shang didn't know what it was like for a woman to have her period, but he noticed that her skirt was stained with blood, which seemed quite serious.
He carefully took off his outer robe and draped it over her, then directly helped her into the carriage. He had no heart to wait on the side, but saw Jiang Fenghua looking very uncomfortable, lying in the Crown Prince's arms.
A hint of anxiety flashed in Wuxin's eyes as she asked with concern, "What's wrong with the Crown Princess?"
"Let's return to Chenxi Palace first," Xie Shang said in a deep voice. "Summon the imperial physician."
"Ah!" Wuxin was stunned.
Jiang Fenghua gave Wuxin a reassuring look and quickly said, "There's no need to call the imperial physician. I just had my period. I'll take care of it when we get back to Chenxi Palace." It would be making a mountain out of a molehill if we had to call the imperial physicians for this. She wasn't that dramatic.
The carriage drove straight to the gate of Chenxi Palace. Granny Wang was also awakened by the noise. Seeing the Crown Prince carrying the Crown Princess and striding in, she asked, "What happened?"
Xie Shang carried Jiang Fenghua back to her room. "The Crown Princess is feeling unwell. Granny Wang, please help her take care of it!"
Upon seeing the bloodstains on the Crown Princess's skirt, Granny Wang instantly understood what was happening, and Chenxi Palace was thrown into chaos once again.
It had been a year, and Jiang Fenghua was menstruating again, so this time it came on rather forcefully and unexpectedly. When she came out of the bathroom after dealing with the situation, she saw that Xie Shang was still there, and she was stunned. "Hasn't Your Highness gone back yet?"
"I'll make sure you're alright before you go back." Xie Shang said, extremely embarrassed, "Are you alright now? Does your stomach still hurt?"
Her face was a little pale, and she nodded. "A little."
"Summon the imperial physician?" He remembered that Su Tingwan used to be very weak every time she had her period, pitifully begging him for comfort, and he would always awkwardly comfort her for a long time.
Jiang Fenghua scoffed, "Why bother sending this to the imperial physician? He can't help me anyway. It'll be fine in a few days. It's a natural part of being a woman." She wasn't being coy.
Jiang Fenghua thought Xie Shang was going back to Chengguang Palace and ignored him, lying back down on the bed. Unexpectedly, he followed her in and said, "I'll stay here tonight."
"Please do as you please, Your Highness." Jiang Fenghua couldn't serve him; she felt exhausted, didn't want to talk, and just wanted to sleep as soon as she closed her eyes.
Granny Wang brought in a bowl of brown sugar water and saw that the Crown Prince was still there.
Xie Shang asked, "What's that in your hand, Granny?"
"Brown sugar water, with added herbs to replenish qi and blood, this servant will serve the Crown Princess some..."
"Give it to me, you all go and rest. The Crown Princess is tired. Let her rest for a while, and I'll feed her when it's a little cooler." He tested the temperature; it was still a bit hot.
Granny Wang felt that she had never seen His Highness the Crown Prince like this before, so she bowed and left.
Is His Highness still His Highness? He's so gentle.
The next day, Xie Shang left early. Jiang Fenghua had slept well the night before after drinking brown sugar water. Xie Shang held her and they slept until dawn. She called Hongxiu and Lianye in to do her hair and makeup, as she was going to pay her respects to the Empress.
Granny Wang followed her in. "Princess Consort, please rest well at Chenxi Palace today. Her Majesty the Empress has sent word that you do not need to go to pay your respects today."
Jiang Fenghua asked, "Does Mother know about what happened last night?"
"It's His Highness the Crown Prince who feels sorry for the Crown Princess."
"Did the Crown Prince go and say it?" She was a little embarrassed. Why did Xie Shang care so much about such a small matter?
He was considerate and caring towards her in every way.
Jiang Fenghua hadn't left Chenxi Palace for the past few days, nor had she seen any of the ladies, but Granny Wang had told her the news that Consort Song had been favored by Xie Shang.
Jiang Fenghua thought the first one would be Tang Liangdi, but she didn't expect it to be Song Qing, General Peng Fei's niece.
Xie Shang has been trying to expand his military force recently. Although he is the crown prince, he needs the support of the army more. Peng Fei is the general of the Western Suburbs Camp, and Song Qing was selected to enter the palace because of this relationship.
Now, with General Peng's support, Xie Shang will be able to accomplish what he wants with greater ease.
Having figured all this out, Jiang Fenghua felt calm and indifferent, and she no longer cared who Xie Shang favored or who he tried to win over.
At this time in her previous life, the Crown Prince's harem had even more people than it does now. She had no right to object and could only follow the Empress's wishes to select a dozen or so people to enter the Eastern Palace. Su Tingwan was furious, but Xie Shang didn't care about Su Tingwan's feelings and kept lingering among the various concubines.
Of course, his position as crown prince became more and more secure, and his relationship with the ministers also improved.
As long as she never gets emotionally involved, she will never care about these things.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Granny Wang comforted her, "Actually, this was bound to happen sooner or later. The Crown Prince didn't keep Consort Song overnight either, and sent her back to her palace directly after it was over."
"I heard from Granny Xi that the ladies have been in the palace for a month now. If the Crown Prince does not sleep with them, the Empress will come to the Crown Princess to persuade him. That's better than the Crown Princess having to talk to the Crown Prince herself."
"Actually, women who enter the palace need to learn to comfort themselves..."
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