Chapter 297 Let's see Shen Wantang make a fool of herself.
Shen Wantang listened, slightly lost in thought. In his previous life, Huo Yunzhou did not keep Lin Rouxin as a mistress; he directly took her as a concubine.
Will things change in this lifetime?
She asked Qin Xin, "Huo Yunzhou wants Miss Lin to be his mistress. Even if he can keep it from the princess, isn't he afraid that Miss Lin won't agree? Didn't Huo Yunzhou say that being a concubine is already a great hardship for her? Wouldn't being a mistress be even more of a hardship?"
Qin Xin whispered, "The young master also mentioned this concern to the young master. He wants to keep it from Miss Lin and keep her outside to keep her in check. He'll say she's a concubine, not an outsider, and he's asking the young master to help keep it a secret!"
"The Crown Prince agreed?"
"The young master wouldn't let him sleep until he agreed to his son-in-law's request, so the young master eventually agreed. And the young master was probably too tired, because he agreed to whatever his son-in-law said afterward."
"Did Huo Yunzhou let the young master go to sleep?"
"No, the young master didn't sleep all night."
Shen Wantang found it inexplicably funny. It was quite something; she wasn't the only one who didn't want Xiao Qingyuan to get a good night's sleep.
As she was smiling, Granny Chai's voice rang out from outside the door: "Your Highness, Consort Chu has arrived. She says she's here to pay her respects."
The smile on Shen Wantang's face faded. She stood up, led her maid out of the inner room, and immediately saw Chu Yanluo standing outside.
Today, Chu Yanluo was not wearing white clothes, but the clothes that the Prince's mansion had made for his concubine. Her hair was also tied up, giving her a proper and honest appearance.
Upon seeing Shen Wantang, she surprisingly did not display her usual arrogance. Instead, she lowered her head slightly and bowed to Shen Wantang, saying, "Yanlu greets the Crown Princess."
Shen Wantang looked at her indifferently. It was very strange that she had suddenly become so meek and submissive.
She spoke in a cool tone: "Aunt Chu is not well, there is no need for her to come here to pay her respects, she should go back and rest."
Chu Yanluo finally raised her head, forcing a smile: "I came here specifically to thank the Crown Princess. Last time you sent Shen Mingxuan to my courtyard, I had a good chat with her!"
Shen Wantang denied it without blinking: "I didn't take her there, she wanted to see you herself. Didn't you also want to see her? I heard that you two had some misunderstandings before, but those misunderstandings should have been cleared up now, right?"
"Yes, it's been deactivated!"
Chu Yanluo gritted her teeth inwardly. A piece of her scalp had been torn off by Shen Mingxuan, and the pain was so intense that she couldn't even sleep. She hated Shen Mingxuan, and naturally, she also hated Shen Wantang.
So, despite the pain in her head, she was determined to see Shen Wantang make a fool of himself!
She took out a bottle of medicine and handed it forward: "I heard that the Crown Princess was injured in the face by the Princess last night. This is a medicine I made myself. It is very effective and will not leave a scar. Crown Princess, please use it quickly! The injury on your face is quite noticeable!"
"The Crown Princess is the mistress of our royal household. She has to show her face in public and interact with others. How can she have an injury on her face?"
"Those who know will say that you had a falling out with your sister-in-law, the princess. Oh, that's not a big deal. But those who don't know will probably say that you have a bad relationship with the prince, and that you were beaten by him! That would be a big deal, and it would be very disadvantageous for the princess consort!"
Listening to her sarcastic tone, Shen Wantang knew why she had come here pretending to be something she wasn't.
It seems that her methods of dealing with Shen Mingxuan were not ruthless enough, and did not instill fear in Chu Yanluo, which is why Chu Yanluo still dared to mock her.
"Aunt Chu."
Shen Wantang's voice was icy: "Since you're so concerned about me, I can't very well not care about you either. Is your scalp better? Does it still hurt?"
It would have been better if she hadn't brought it up, because the moment she did, Chu Yanluo felt her scalp start to ache again, and the pain was getting worse and worse.
"Now that everything is settled, come with me to the Shen family. My sister would love to see you."
Chu Yanluo was immediately startled and blurted out, "I'm not going!"
If she went to the Shen family, would she even survive?! Shen Mingxuan would definitely team up with the Shen family to tear her apart!
“It would be inappropriate for a concubine like me to go with the Princess Consort to her parents’ home. The Princess Consort should go back. I’m not feeling well, so I’ll go back to my own courtyard now.”
After she finished speaking, she shoved the medicine into Granny Chai's hand and turned to leave.
Did I let you leave?
In the silent room, Shen Wantang's tone was full of authority: "Since you like coming to pay your respects to me, then you shall come every day from now on! It's all thanks to Aunt Chu for reminding me that I should set some proper rules for the young master's concubines!"
Chu Yanluo was both shocked and angry: "You just told me that I didn't need to come and pay my respects!"
“That was just now, and this is now. Since Aunt Chu has said that I am the mistress of the house, I should naturally act like the mistress of the house. Otherwise, some ignorant and arrogant people might talk nonsense.”
Shen Wantang said coldly, "Aunt Chu's posture when she greeted others was incorrect. Kneel down and greet her again."
"Shen Wantang, don't push your luck! You took my position as the Crown Prince's consort from me, and I, Chu Yanluo, will never kneel before you!"
Kneel down!
At Shen Wantang's command, Granny Chai kicked Chu Yanluo in the knee.
With a thud, Chu Yanluo uncontrollably knelt down on the ground.
She was in so much pain that her face turned pale. She tried to stand up, but Granny Chai held her down firmly.
The bottle of medicine she had just given to Granny Chai was also opened immediately.
"Isn't Aunt Chu's scalp injury still not healed? Perfect, we can try and see how effective Aunt Chu's medicine is!"
After Granny Chai finished speaking, she poured all the medicine powder onto Chu Yanluo's head.
Chu Yanluo screamed in terror, hurriedly shaking her head and desperately trying to push the powder down her scalp, ignoring the pain in her scalp.
Her reaction immediately told Shen Wantang that she had added something to the medicine.
Therefore, Chu Yanluo's act of kindly giving her medicine was a pretense; her true intention was to disfigure her.
Shen Wantang felt that Chu Yanluo's brain was just as sharp as Shen Mingxuan's. Did she really think that she would use the medicine she sent? Just because she said that her medicine would not leave scars? Then why can't she get rid of the scars on her own face?
While holding Chu Yanluo down tightly, Granny Chai stared at her scalp. When she saw bumps rising up where the powder had come into contact with the scalp, her face changed color!
She said sternly, "Aunt Chu, how dare you! You actually dared to use such insidious means to harm the Crown Princess!"
Chu Yanluo was in so much pain that she couldn't speak.
She added something to the powder, originally intending to take a gamble. If Shen Wantang used this medicine, she would definitely be disfigured, and the Ning Prince's Mansion would not want a princess consort with a disfigured face.
If Shen Wantang didn't use her medicine, then she wouldn't have suffered any loss.
But to her surprise, Granny Chai actually sprinkled the medicine powder directly on her head!
It's over, it's all over. Shen Wantang's face wasn't disfigured, but her scalp was completely ruined!
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