Chapter 289 Wake Up the Crown Prince
Prince Ning's Mansion.
After returning, Xiao Qingyuan went straight to his courtyard, intending to get a good night's sleep.
Because of Gu Qianhan's words, all his doubts about Shen Wantang had disappeared. He believed that his test had been very successful, and he was also very certain that Shen Mingxuan was lying when she said that Shen Wantang and Gu Qianhan had an affair before their marriage.
Shen Wantang did not betray him.
When the painter saw him return, she first handed him a cup of hot tea to warm him up, then helped him take off his cloak and outer garment, and then knelt down to take off his boots.
After Xiao Qingyuan finished his hot tea, Huayi lifted the covers and helped him lie down in the warm bed—which Huayi had specially warmed up for him in advance.
Xiao Qingyuan let out a comfortable sigh, pulled Huayi over, and made her lie down next to him.
There was a rustling sound under the covers, and her figure was graceful and slender, her skin as smooth as silk, which made Xiao Qingyuan unable to put his hands down.
He leaned over her, intending to proceed to the next step, when Mo Ji's voice suddenly came from outside: "Young Master, the son-in-law has arrived. He wants to see the Princess, but she refuses to see him, so he has come to find you. What do you think..."
Xiao Qingyuan was already ready to go, and he adored the warm bed and the maid's warm and affectionate body, so he had no time to care about Huo Yunzhou: "I don't have time! Tell him to go find Shen Wantang!"
Mo Ji relayed the message truthfully, and then saw Huo Yunzhou off from Xinghe Courtyard.
The hot potato eventually ended up in Shen Wantang's hands.
When Shen Wantang learned that Huo Yunzhou refused to leave and insisted on seeing her, she put on a thick cloak, left the courtyard, and went to the front hall.
Upon seeing Shen Wantang, Huo Yunzhou immediately apologized: "It's so late, and I'm really sorry to have the Crown Princess entertain me. But I really have no other choice. Please help me out, Crown Princess."
Shen Wantang didn't mention whether to help or not, but only asked him, "I heard from the people below that the young master has already returned to the manor. Have you gone to look for the young master?"
"I've been there, Your Highness... Your Highness is busy, so I shouldn't disturb you any further."
Huo Yunzhou was afraid that Shen Wantang would think he was looking down on her because he was afraid to disturb Xiao Qingyuan but not afraid to disturb her, the Crown Princess. So he quickly explained, "It was the Crown Prince who asked me to come and find the Crown Princess. You and Qingxi are sisters-in-law, so I thought she would listen to your advice. That's why I shamelessly came to you for help."
Shen Wantang's lips twitched slightly. It turned out that Xiao Qingyuan had pushed the person towards her.
Even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes. As for the matter between Xiao Qingxi and Huo Yunzhou, no one can persuade the other without gaining favor. Not to mention that Shen Wantang and Xiao Qingxi don't have a good relationship, even if they did, she doesn't intend to get involved in this mess.
Shen Wantang threw the question back at the princess: "The princess and I are only sisters-in-law, there is still a distance between us. The prince and the princess are siblings, no one is closer than them. I think it would be more effective for the prince to persuade the princess. Qinxin, escort the young master to the prince's courtyard!"
"yes."
Qin Xin curtsied to Huo Yunzhou: "This way, sir."
Huo Yunzhou felt he was being passed around perfunctorily, but he was not giving up. He had witnessed Shen Wantang's abilities and knew that she was a very influential person in the Ning Prince's Mansion. If she could help him, it would definitely be more effective than Xiao Qingyuan!
He refused to leave: "Princess Consort, the New Year is approaching. I sincerely want to bring Qingxi back to the Huo family. What kind of nonsense is it to let her spend the New Year at the Ning Prince's residence? Don't you want her to be happy with me?"
"Of course I hope that the princess and you can live happily ever after, but the solution has always been right in front of you, but you are unwilling to do it. You want to take a concubine and refuse to compromise, and the princess is unwilling to compromise either, isn't she?"
Shen Wantang was actually very willing for Xiao Qingxi to go back to the Huo family to live as soon as possible. She was causing trouble at the Ning Prince's Mansion every day, and no one could stand it.
However, Huo Yunzhou really overestimated her; she was truly no help in this matter.
Huo Yunzhou thought she was unwilling to help, so he couldn't help but step forward and start complaining.
He talked about how deeply he loved Xiao Qingxi, how much he owed her a huge favor, and how kind-hearted and helpless Lin Rouxin was. He said that if he couldn't even fulfill her small wish, it would be against all reason.
His eyes reddened as he spoke.
Shen Wantang saw his pain but remained unmoved.
She even took a step back, putting distance between herself and Huo Yunzhou.
Xiao Qingxi feels restless if she doesn't cause trouble for her every day, and she has to come and scold her a few times every day to feel satisfied. Shen Wantang thinks that Xiao Qingxi doesn't like her on one hand, and on the other hand, Xiao Qingxi is actually transferring her anger towards Huo Yunzhou and Lin Rouxin onto her.
She was the most innocent person in their marital conflict.
The culprit was Huo Yunzhou.
It's only because she's mentally strong and gained her mother-in-law's trust early on that she was able to handle Xiao Qingxi's unreasonable demands and malicious insults. Anyone else would have collapsed long ago.
In her previous life, the person Xiao Qingxi scolded was Shen Mingxuan. Shen Mingxuan went through an extremely difficult period. She cried every day and even went back to the Shen family several times to say that she wanted to die.
However, later, Xiao Qingxi returned to the Huo family for some unknown reason, and Shen Mingxuan was able to come back to life.
In her previous life, Xiao Qingxi's child was not born. Shen Wantang guessed that the reason Xiao Qingxi returned to the Huo family was related to her loss of her child. She probably returned to the Huo family to take revenge on Huo Yunzhou.
Shen Wantang's thoughts drifted away. She was multitasking, listening to Huo Yunzhou's complaints, guessing why Xiao Qingxi lost her child, and calculating the time on Xiao Qingyuan's end.
After a while, she instructed Qin Xin, "Go and see if the young master is asleep."
Huo Yunzhou didn't know why she sent her maid to find out this, and thought she wanted to push him to Xiao Qingyuan.
But as soon as Qin Xin heard Shen Wantang mention the word "asleep," she immediately realized that Shen Wantang was not going to let Xiao Qingyuan get a good night's sleep again.
She left quickly, and returned shortly after, saying, "Princess Consort, the Prince is asleep."
Upon hearing that Xiao Qingyuan had fallen asleep, Shen Wantang finally smiled and said, "Okay!"
Huo Yunzhou looked puzzled. What's so good about it?
The next moment, he heard Shen Wantang say calmly, "Wake up the young master and tell him to come to the front hall!"
Huo Yunzhou was dumbfounded: "Princess Consort, isn't this inappropriate? This is too much of a disturbance to the Prince!"
Shen Wantang said gently, “The Prince’s son-in-law has arrived, and he’s just leaving him hanging like this. It’s not appropriate for me to be a woman and have a long talk with my brother-in-law late at night. It would be best if the Prince himself came forward. Don’t worry, the Prince will be here soon.”
Huo Yunzhou was completely embarrassed. It wouldn't be appropriate for him to leave, nor would it be appropriate for him to stay. He was caught in the middle.
But this awkward situation didn't last long. Before Xiao Qingyuan arrived, Xiao Qingxi came instead.
Upon seeing the two people talking, she instantly exploded: "Shen Wantang, you're disgusting! Talking to someone else's husband in the middle of the night, are you trying to seduce him?!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
