Chapter 157 The Concubine Must Serve the Ill
Xiao Qingyuan was taken aback, then turned to look at Shen Wantang: "Does a concubine have to kneel down and serve tea to the mistress? Is that true?"
Shen Wantang nodded: "It's true, Your Highness. Your mother wouldn't lie to you about such a small matter. If Your Highness still doesn't believe me, you can ask Miss Chu if there's such a rule."
Xiao Qingyuan then looked at Chu Yanluo, only to see that she was pale and swaying precariously.
He quickly helped her up: "Yanluo, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Chu Yanlu shook her head at him, her eyes filled with tears: "Young Master, since there is such a rule, then I will serve tea to the Mistress. It's not a big deal, is it? It's just kneeling, not beheading. But even if it is beheading, I will not back down today."
Seeing her like this, Xiao Qingyuan felt extremely distressed: "Yanluo..."
Princess Ning finally understood how Chu Yanluo had manipulated her son. It turned out that Chu Yanluo was such a good actress and so eloquent!
She acted both aloof and pitiful, as if the whole world was bullying her. Even when she was bullied, she maintained her integrity and uprightness, like a plum blossom in the snow, tenacious and proud.
Princess Ning now understood why Chu Yanluo insisted on wearing white. Her appearance was already rather aloof and indifferent, and the white clothes gave her an air of purity and elegance. If she had changed her clothes to any other color, she wouldn't have had such a strong presence.
Shen Wantang resembles her in three ways, but Shen Wantang never wears such clothes. She doesn't have that deliberately created purity and innocence; she only has a dignified and dignified demeanor and a comfortable calmness and peace.
It can be said that Chu Yanluo used external means to maximize her own advantages. She was very shrewd and knew how to manipulate men's hearts.
Princess Ning disliked people who schemed and plotted so much. Her tone was filled with disgust: "If you don't want to kneel down and serve tea to the mistress, then get out. Stop putting on this pretentious act; it's disgusting!"
"Mother!"
Xiao Qingyuan shielded Chu Yanluo behind him: "Mother, it doesn't matter how much you scold me, but you can't scold Yanluo. She did nothing wrong! Making me her concubine is already a great injustice to her. Why are you being so aggressive, Mother?"
Chu Yanluo hurriedly tugged at him: "Your Highness, please don't argue with the Princess over me. The Princess only wants me to follow the rules. I'll serve tea to Your Highness's wife right away!"
After she finished speaking, she picked up a cup of tea and knelt down in front of Shen Wantang: "Princess Consort, please have some tea."
Shen Wantang hadn't expected her to be so flexible and resilient, kneeling down so readily.
Could it be that she suffered some kind of trauma during her stay away from home for a few days? What did Gu Qianhan do to her?
Previously, Chu Yanluo relied on Xiao Qingyuan's favor and was arrogant because she was a reborn person. She was so arrogant that she looked down on everyone and would scold everyone, even Xiao Qingyuan!
Now that he's been brought back to the Prince's mansion, his arrogance has completely vanished.
The thought only flashed through Shen Wantang's mind. She didn't take Chu Yanluo's tea, but let her kneel there holding the tea.
Chu Yanluo knew that Shen Wantang was doing this on purpose. She lowered her head, gritted her teeth, and felt a surge of hatred in her heart. In her previous life, she had never knelt before Shen Mingxuan. She never expected that after being reborn, her status would not only not improve, but would become worse and worse. She even had to kneel before Shen Wantang, a concubine's daughter!
However, she tried her best to hold back and didn't say a word, because she knew that while she could endure it, someone else wouldn't.
Sure enough, the next moment, Xiao Qingyuan angrily said, "Shen Wantang, what do you mean? Yanluo served you tea, why didn't you accept it? Do you not want her to be my concubine?"
Shen Wantang didn't look at him. She turned to look at Princess Ning. Only after Princess Ning nodded did she take the tea from Chu Yanluo, lightly touch her lips to the teacup, and then put it down.
She spoke calmly: "Now that I have drunk your tea, you are now the prince's concubine. You must serve him well and never have any ulterior motives, nor should you abandon him and run away with someone else."
Chu Yanluo's face turned pale and then red. Shen Wantang's words were clearly a sarcastic remark about her leaving with Gu Qianhan before.
Unfortunately, she couldn't refute those words. She had indeed made a mistake. She never expected Gu Qianhan to be such a scoundrel, pretending to like her so much, only to deliberately trick her out of the Ning Prince's mansion in order to get revenge on Xiao Qingyuan.
She looked up at Xiao Qingyuan, hoping he would say a few words for her, but to her surprise, Xiao Qingyuan frowned and didn't say a word.
Clearly, he was also bothered by this matter. She followed Gu Qianhan without hesitation, which ultimately hurt him.
He was able to bring her back this time thanks to her skillful feigning illness and pitifulness, which made him feel sorry for her again.
That damned Shen Wantang, why did she have to bring up such a sore spot! She was clearly deliberately rubbing salt in Xiao Qingyuan's wounds!
Just as she was cursing Shen Wantang, Shen Wantang spoke again: "Your Highness, the procedures for taking a concubine have been completed. From now on, Chu Shi will be your concubine. You can go about your business now. Chu Shi can stay with me here to take care of Mother!"
Xiao Qingyuan's brows furrowed deeply: "What? You still want her to take care of you while you're sick?"
"Your Highness, this is the most basic thing."
"this……"
Xiao Qingyuan looked at Princess Ning, his eyes filled with hesitation. He couldn't bear to let Chu Yanluo take care of him while he was ill, but he also felt he couldn't get past his mother's objections if he didn't let Chu Yanluo take care of him.
He was eagerly waiting for his mother to say no, so that he could take Chu Yanluo back to his own courtyard.
Unfortunately, Princess Ning immediately said, "The Crown Princess has been taking care of the sick these past few days, so naturally Madam Chu should also take care of him. She is now your concubine, so isn't it only right that she shows filial piety to me?"
"Mother, Yanluo is still ill and needs to take care of herself. How can she attend to you while you are sick?"
"Sick? That's perfect. I called the imperial physician to take my pulse today. She's lucky. I'll have the imperial physician examine her too, prescribe some medicine, and help her recover."
"There's no need for the imperial physician. Doesn't Shen Wantang know medicine? Just have her take a look at Yanluo. After she's done, I'll take Yanluo back."
Princess Ning was furious. She slammed her hand on the table and yelled, "You scoundrel! I think you've lost your mind! How can the mistress of the house treat a concubine?!"
"What do you take Tang'er for? She is my personally chosen daughter-in-law, the Crown Prince's consort, whom I brought in with great ceremony and respect!"
"She is the face of our Prince Ning's mansion, the master who commands the entire mansion, not a doctor who treats your concubine!"
Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but retort, "Doesn't she often treat your illness? What's wrong with taking a look at Yanluo as well?"
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