Chapter 130 The Zhou Family in Trouble
"So what if I said it?" The eldest princess spread her arms wide. "I have even more outrageous things to say."
"If he can sit on this throne, why can't I?"
"You've gone completely mad!" Prince Consort Chen Jie said sternly. "Traitors have never had a good end."
"Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about peace."
"Look at how you've spoiled her!"
Chen Jie said with some difficulty, "She kidnapped a man in broad daylight on the street and threatened to take him back to be her gigolo."
"What do you call this? A princess forcibly abducted a man in the street, driving his wife to suicide."
"If it weren't for you... how could such a fine young woman have ended up like this?"
"Now His Majesty has summoned me late at night to discuss Ping An's marriage. Do you really think it's just out of simple concern?"
"If you don't discipline her, believe me, she'll be sent on her way to a political marriage tomorrow!"
"He wouldn't dare!" the Grand Princess roared. "If Xiao Yu dares to send Ping An to marry a foreign ruler, he'll have to step over my dead body first!"
"You're utterly unreasonable." Prince Consort Chen Jie flicked his sleeve and turned his head away.
The Grand Princess scoffed, "Chen Jie, in the more than ten years since we got married, you've only stayed at the Princess's residence on our wedding night."
"This is the second time you've come here on your own initiative."
"Coming so late, besides criticizing my inability to educate Ping An, don't you have anything else to say?"
Prince Consort Chen Jie turned his head and glanced at the Grand Princess.
He sighed, his eyes filled with hope, "From the day you demanded the imperial decree, our fates were sealed."
"I, Chen Jie, always keep my word."
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
The Grand Princess burst into laughter, then started crying as she laughed.
Chen Jie was in love with Zhou Shi back then, but he forced himself to pursue her, thinking that feelings could always be cultivated.
But aside from the fact that she lit aphrodisiac incense on their wedding night and they slept together peacefully, he actually did keep his promise.
"Now that you have a child, you won't be subject to anyone's judgment anymore, and from now on, we'll have nothing to do with each other."
Later, whenever he wanted Chen Jie to come to the princess's residence, he would use Ping An as an excuse.
She knew perfectly well that Ping An was now domineering, but if even she was obedient, then she would have even less reason to call Chen Jie.
The Grand Princess snapped out of her reverie and raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face.
"Never mind, my position is still not high enough."
As long as one stands at the pinnacle of power, no matter who he is or how principled he is, he can only be like these male concubines kept in the mansion.
What's the point of having these people's hearts?
What we want is for them to fawn over us.
......
When Jiang Wanru came out of the Grand Princess's residence, the sun was already shining.
The prince consort has kept a low profile all these years, and I have never met him before. I never expected to run into him today.
'Knock knock knock.'
Just as I was thinking about something, there was a knock on the door.
Pei Anqing walked in, reeking of alcohol.
Why are you here?
"You are my concubine, why can't I come?"
Pei Anqing was about to pounce on her when Jiang Wanru subtly dodged, saying, "I'm very tired today."
I knelt in the princess's residence for so long that my legs were so sore I couldn't stand up straight.
Pei Anqing grabbed Jiang Wanru's chin and said, "Don't think that just because you mention who's behind me, you can ride roughshod over me."
Jiang Wanru clenched her fists, trying to calm herself down. "That's not what I meant."
"I have come up with a good way to deal with Pei Yanchuan and Jiang Wanning."
Pei Anqing immediately became interested.
Jiang Wanru took the opportunity to take out the poison given to her by the Grand Princess and whispered her plan in her ear.
"Neither of us will be easily trusted by them now, but I have a good candidate."
Jiang Ranru smiled and said, "Chen Ruzhi."
......
Pei Yanchuan stayed in the palace all night and did not return home.
He only allowed Mo Ran to convey two words.
'Don't worry'
Jiang Wan Ning knew that the Emperor needed capable people right now, so Pei Yan Chuan would naturally not cause any problems in the palace.
I got up early and went to the refugee camp and the free clinic.
Before long, a maid from the Marquis's residence rushed over to report.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened!" The maidservant's eyes welled up with tears. "You must go to the Marquis's residence to see the Madam immediately."
"She was fine when she woke up in the morning, but after having breakfast she said her stomach hurt."
"My lord has gone to court. I had no other choice but to come to you."
The medicine bottle Jiang Wan Ning was holding fell to the ground with a 'thud'.
"Your Highness, please don't worry, I'll go and take a look right away."
"No need," Jiang Wanning said. "Prepare the horses, I'll go myself."
"Peony, you take the medicine box and come with me. Begonia, you stay here and keep watch."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Jiang Wan Ning rode at breakneck speed all the way to the Marquis's residence.
"Your Highness." Butler Wang was already waiting at the door.
Jiang Wan Ning tossed the riding whip in her hand to the gatekeeper.
As he walked towards the Zhou family's courtyard, he asked, "Steward Wang, what's going on?"
Steward Wang dared not conceal the truth, "Your Highness, we have consulted a doctor, and it is poisoning."
"However, the physician in this household has limited medical skills and could not identify the poison. He only gave the lady the Hundred-Cure Pill, which can temporarily control the situation."
"This old servant originally intended to take the token to invite the Marquis, but His Majesty is furious about the famine these past few days."
"I was afraid that going there rashly would cause trouble for the Marquis, so I had to send someone to invite the Princess Consort."
"You did a great job," Jiang Wanning said.
Going to the palace to invite my father, and then my father going to invite the imperial physician—this whole process would take at least two or three hours.
Moreover, the palace is closer to the Marquis's residence than the free clinic.
"It is this old servant's fault for not taking good care of the lady. Please punish me, Your Highness."
Jiang Wanning glanced at Butler Wang, "This is not your fault."
Unexpectedly, after paying close attention, all the servants in the Marquis's mansion are now trustworthy.
Especially those who take close care of their mothers.
Even the maids who knew how to prepare medicinal cuisine didn't notice, which shows that the person who poisoned the food must be someone he and the entire Marquis's household trusted most.
Jiang Wan Ning didn't have time to ask further questions.
He rushed into the house, calling out, "Mother!"
"Ningning is here." Zhou Shi leaned against the headboard, her face pale.
"Why aren't you lying down?" Jiang Wanning came to the bedside and reached out to take Zhou's pulse.
"Your Highness, the lady felt uncomfortable lying down, so she stayed like this."
"Besides taking the Hundred-Cure Pill, did you do anything else?"
"Your Highness, this old servant has dared to use some folk remedies," said the nanny beside Madam Zhou. "Madam is pregnant and cannot tolerate greasy food."
"This old servant used these to induce vomiting in the lady, and she vomited up most of her breakfast before taking the Hundred Remedies Pill."
After taking Zhou's pulse, Jiang Wan Ning put Zhou's hand under the blanket and then said to the nanny, "You did a good job."
If one only takes Bai Jie Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine), I'm afraid...
"Ningning, the baby?" Zhou Fu touched his abdomen.
Jiang Wan Ning frowned slightly, "Mother, with me here, I won't let anything happen to you and your brother."
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