Chapter 184 Shen Wantang's New Clothes for Chu Yanluo
Wutong Garden.
Shen Wantang sat in front of the bronze mirror, letting two maids style her hair and then insert gold hairpins and hair ornaments into her hair.
The two girls tried on almost all of the two boxes of jewelry that the princess had given her.
Du Juan's eyes lit up: "The Crown Princess looks very elegant wearing this ruby hairpin. She should wear it tomorrow!"
Qin Xin said happily, "This servant thinks this tortoiseshell peony hairpin is prettier. Princess Consort, please wear this one!"
Shen Wantang held down their hands: "Take it one at a time, I can wear it all. Why are you two acting like nouveau riche, trying to put all the jewelry on my head? It's too heavy, take it off quickly."
Just as Du Juan and Qin Xin were about to take it, a voice suddenly rang out from the doorway: "Shen Wantang, I'm here."
Shen Wantang turned her head and immediately saw Xiao Qingyuan and Yan Cheng beside him.
Normally, it was Mo Ji who accompanied him, but this time it was Yan Cheng.
Shen Wantang instantly understood that he had probably been summoned by the Prince of Ning.
But she pretended not to know. She stood up and asked in a gentle voice, "Why has Your Highness come at this time? Is there something you need?"
Xiao Qingyuan's gaze fell on her head, and then he frowned: "I know you have a lot of treasures, but you don't have to wear them all on your head at once, do you? Don't you think it looks tacky? Don't you think it's heavy? Yan Luo never wears these tacky things, which makes her look very ethereal and otherworldly."
Qin Xin immediately stepped forward, wanting to explain for Shen Wantang.
Shen Wantang stopped her, a faint smile still playing on her lips: "Your Highness is right, it is quite heavy. However, these are all new gifts from my mother. She dotes on me so much, I was just happy and tried them on."
Xiao Qingyuan was speechless. His father and mother both adored Shen Wantang, and in comparison, he seemed both unfilial and disliked by his parents.
However, he was not jealous of Shen Wantang's parents' love and affection, because since she married into the royal family, she had indeed been very filial to her father and mother, and had almost become a model in the capital.
If a daughter-in-law can do this much, even if he wanted to find fault, he wouldn't have anything to criticize.
He took a breath, hesitated for a moment, and finally said seriously, "I shouldn't have yelled at you without knowing the facts today, causing you to lose face in front of all the servants."
“Yan Luo offended you first, so it’s understandable that you teach her a lesson. After all, you are the head of the household and my legal wife. It was wrong of her to provoke you.”
"I came here specifically to apologize to you. I will be more careful in the future. Please don't take this to heart."
When Shen Wantang saw Yan Cheng, she already guessed his purpose.
She didn't put on airs. Xiao Qingyuan was willing to swallow his pride and apologize, whether he was forced by Prince Ning or not. He was the one who took the first step back, so she naturally had to give him a way out. Otherwise, if the relationship became strained, it would take much more effort to repair it later.
"Your Highness's sincerity makes me a little embarrassed. Let's just let today's matter pass. We're all family, no need for formalities. It's inevitable that we'll have disagreements from time to time, but after those disagreements, we can actually strengthen our trust and kinship."
Shen Wantang smiled at him: "Would the young master like to sit for a while? I just ordered someone to bring two new outfits for Consort Chu. She is now the young master's concubine and can receive the allowance for concubines in the Prince's mansion. Would the young master like to help her take a look at the clothes?"
Xiao Qingyuan was initially quite uncomfortable when he came to apologize, but seeing how amiable Shen Wantang was, how much face she gave him, and how she even prepared clothes for him, his discomfort quickly vanished.
His expression softened considerably: "You really are quite magnanimous. Yan Luo scolded you today, yet you still remembered to prepare a meal for her."
Shen Wantang remained smiling and did not respond.
She's magnanimous?
That's not necessarily true.
"What clothes did you prepare for Yanluo? Let me see them."
Shen Wantang looked at Qin Xin: "Bring the clothes here for the young master to see."
Qin Xin quickly went and brought over two new sets of clothes.
But Xiao Qingyuan frowned after just one glance: "Aren't your two outfits too bright? Yanluo doesn't like this. She prefers white, pure white."
Shen Wantang's tone remained gentle: "Your Highness, according to the customs of our Dafeng, we only wear white during periods of mourning. We don't wear it on ordinary days. Father and Mother are still alive, so it is indeed inappropriate to wear white. Moreover, since Consort Chu has married Your Highness, she should follow the rules of the Prince's Mansion and wear regular clothes from now on!"
Xiao Qingyuan shook his head: "You don't understand, Yan Luo only likes white, she doesn't like any other colors."
"Your Highness, since I am in charge of the household, I am responsible for the entire royal residence and must respect my father and mother. Please forgive me for not being able to provide her with white robes. If she doesn't like these two, then forget it! Qin Xin, put the clothes away!"
"Wait!"
Xiao Qingyuan walked up to Qin Xin and took the tray from her hands.
Qin Xin looked at him with surprise, then turned to look at Shen Wantang.
When the Crown Princess asked her to prepare the clothes, she had said that the Crown Prince would definitely not accept these two sets of clothes for Chu Yanluo, but the Crown Prince actually accepted them. What should she do?
Are you really going to give Chu Yanluo two sets of such fine clothes for nothing? Wouldn't that be too good for her? She gets new clothes to wear after scolding the Crown Princess? I'm so disgusted!
However, Shen Wantang seemed not to notice the maid's hesitant look. She smiled and said, "What, has the young master changed his mind? Has he decided to persuade Aunt Chu to give up the white dress and wear something brighter? If so, Mother will be very happy."
"cough."
Xiao Qingyuan coughed lightly, gave a vague reply, and then took the two sets of clothes and left.
Hearing his vague reply, Shen Wantang still smiled and said, "Take care, Your Highness."
After Xiao Qingyuan left, Qin Xin said anxiously, "Princess Consort, how can you still laugh? We can't let Chu Yanluo actually wear the new clothes! She loves white clothes so much and wants to be a pure and aloof fairy. Let her keep wearing those old clothes! Let's see what she does when those clothes are worn out!"
Shen Wantang patted the maid's arm reassuringly: "It's alright, it's just two pieces of clothing, don't get agitated. Although the young master took them, Chu Yanluo may not wear them. You said yourself that she only wore white, didn't you?"
Qin Xin was half-believing and half-doubting: "This servant is worried that when Chu Yanluo sees how beautiful the clothes are, she will grit her teeth and stop pretending and just wear them."
Shen Wantang said calmly, "If she wore it, her persona would collapse. White is her most distinctive mark, and she wouldn't easily remove it." Otherwise, it would greatly weaken her aloof and cold image in Xiao Qingyuan's mind.
Moreover, in her previous life, Chu Yanluo wore white until her death; she never wore any other color.
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