Chapter 408 Shen Wantang, you dare to play me?!
Gu Qianning looked coldly at Liu Nanshi: "Liu Nanshi, stop making false accusations and twisting the truth! It was Xiao Qingxi who bullied people!"
"When did you and Xiao Qingxi become so close? Didn't you used to badmouth Xiao Qingxi behind her back all the time? Now you're acting like best friends? You even went out together on the Lantern Festival. It's all so weird!"
"Xiao Qingxi is really strange. She's pregnant, why isn't she resting at home? What's she doing wandering around like this? Is she deliberately trying to scam me?"
Liu Nanshi immediately looked at Xiao Qingxi: "Qingxi, don't listen to her sowing discord. I have never scolded you. I have always praised you."
Xiao Qingxi sneered: "So what if I'm pregnant? Of course I'm going out for a stroll during such a lively Lantern Festival! Gu Qianning, your attempts to sow discord are too low-level and won't work on me! I'm more curious how you, the legitimate daughter of a Duke's mansion, have stooped to associating with a lowly concubine's daughter like Shen Wantang? You're a disgrace to your Duke's mansion!"
Gu Qianning retorted without hesitation: "A-Tang is the heir apparent of your Ning Prince's Mansion, and she was personally chosen by the Princess Consort. Although she is not of high birth, she was still chosen by the Princess Consort. Doesn't that prove that she is very outstanding!"
"Xiao Qingxi, you should call her sister-in-law. It's incredibly ill-mannered to yell at her like that! I think you're bringing shame to your Ning Prince's Mansion!"
Xiao Qingxi turned to Xiao Qingyuan and shouted, "Brother, look at them ganging up on me! Divorce Shen Wantang right now! I don't want to see her again!"
Xiao Qingyuan's brows were already furrowed. He stepped forward, suppressing his anger, and said, "Stop arguing! Can't you see how many people are watching your show? This pleasure boat is so big, let's all get on!"
"Brother! I don't want to sit on the same pleasure boat as Shen Wantang!"
"Shut up! What did you promise me before we left? Have you forgotten everything? If you keep making a scene, I'll take you back to the palace right now!"
Xiao Qingxi gritted her teeth and endured it again and again. She glanced at Lin Rouxin who was following Huo Yunzhou, and the hatred in her heart reached its peak.
In order to throw Lin Rouxin into the middle of the river and drown her without leaving a trace, she clenched her fingers and agreed: "Fine, for your sake, I'll reluctantly agree to let Shen Wantang onto my pleasure boat!"
Xiao Qingyuan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shen Wantang: "It's alright, let's get on the boat. It'll be more lively if we all go boating together."
"lively?"
Shen Wantang looked at him coldly: "I don't need it."
Xiao Qingyuan's expression changed, and he lowered his voice, saying, "Shen Wantang, don't be ungrateful! I just managed to calm Qingxi down, are you going to cause trouble again? Where did your tolerance and magnanimity go? Let me tell you, even if you're going to pretend today, you'd better do it properly! Don't embarrass yourself in public!"
Shen Wantang glanced at the riverbank; people were constantly gathering in this direction, clearly there to watch the excitement.
In her past life, she would most likely have chosen to swallow her pride and keep the peace in this situation, because she was also afraid of losing face and being gossiped about.
But now, she doesn't want to wrong herself anymore.
Reputation is important, but sometimes it's not that important.
She suddenly smiled at Xiao Qingyuan: "What you say is true, Your Highness. Since the Princess has made concessions, I should also take a step back. We are all family. We should be harmonious in public to avoid being laughed at."
Xiao Qingyuan's furrowed brows immediately relaxed: "That's right. I knew it. You are the most gentle and magnanimous, and you won't throw a tantrum."
In the crowd.
Auspiciousness has returned after it has gone away.
He stood beside Gu Qianhan and whispered, "Young Master, I have already bought a pleasure boat. If it really doesn't work, we can let the young lady and the princess go on the pleasure boat we just bought, instead of sharing one with them."
Gu Qianhan's face was icy cold: "No, the pleasure boat was already rented by Shen Wantang. There's no reason for the two of them to back down and let Xiao Qingxi and Xiao Qingyuan take advantage!"
"But if they really ride together on the same pleasure boat, wouldn't that ruin the young lady and the crown princess's mood?"
"That's not necessarily true. Once we're on the pleasure boat, I'll find them some new entertainment."
"What new fun?"
"On the Lantern Festival, the two of them only ate tangyuan (sweet rice balls) and didn't even look at the tangyuan. I think Xiao Qingyuan and the others look quite like tangyuan."
"What? You're going to push the prince and the others into the river?"
"It's a kick."
"What if someone dies?!"
"Not all the glutinous rice balls are good when they are scooped up; some are broken."
Jixiang couldn't help but give him a thumbs up: "Young master, you're ruthless!"
Gu Qianhan thought expressionlessly, "Is he ruthless? Why does he feel it's not enough?"
Anyway, Xiao Qingyuan was short-lived in his previous life, so it probably doesn't matter if he dies even shorter in this life!
While the master and servant were talking, on the shore, Xiao Qingyuan was still praising Shen Wantang for being sensible and understanding.
After praising you, he added, "Oh, by the way, I actually bought you a Lantern Festival gift. I'll give it to you after we get on the boat. I'm sure you'll like it."
Shen Wantang's face lit up with surprise: "The young master actually prepared a gift for me? I wonder if it's just me, or if everyone else has one?"
"Naturally, it's something only you have; no one else has it."
"Not even a princess?"
"cough!"
Xiao Qingyuan glanced at Xiao Qingxi and mumbled, "I haven't picked one out for her yet. She's picky and hard to find."
"I see!"
Shen Wantang still smiled: "I am very touched by Your Highness's thoughtfulness. I will definitely thank you properly later. For now, let's get on the painted boat. The princess is pregnant, so Your Highness should help her and take good care of her. Watch your step so she doesn't slip."
Xiao Qingyuan nodded: "Alright, don't worry, I will protect her."
"Um."
Shen Wantang responded, pulled the still angry Gu Qianning over, and led her onto the painted boat.
After their two maids boarded the boat, Shen Wantang immediately ordered the boat owner, "Set sail! Don't wait for them!"
After she finished speaking, she took out a heavy silver ingot and gave it to the boat owner.
The boat owner didn't like Xiao Qingxi either. Seeing that Shen Wantang had given him extra silver ingots, he immediately beamed and rowed the boat, saying, "Alright, hold on tight!"
Xiao Qingxi, supported by Xiao Qingyuan and Granny Kang on either side, was about to step onto the boat when she discovered that the boat had already sailed away!
She almost slipped and fell into the river!
She glared at the boat, which had already rowed two zhang away, both shocked and furious: "Shen Wantang, you dare to play me?! You just wait, you're dead!"
Xiao Qingyuan looked at Shen Wantang in disbelief: "You lied to me? I trusted you so much, how could you lie to me?"
Shen Wantang looked at them indifferently, too lazy to respond to anything further.
Gu Qianning, who was beside her, realized that she had used a trick and had not taken Xiao Qingxi and her party onto the painted boat. She couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha, the boat is sailing! We're going on a river trip! I can release river lanterns to pray for blessings! Oh dear, why didn't the princess come up? Being pregnant makes you move so slowly. She can't even get on the boat. She should go back to bed!"
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