Chapter 416 It's Not Good to Act Like a Mother-in-Law Anymore
After pondering for a moment, Shen Wantang instructed, "Qinxin, prepare a generous gift of thanks and have Granny Chai go to Physician Zhou's residence on my behalf to express my gratitude."
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort has already thanked Physician Zhou, and even gave away the wild ginseng king treasured in our palace."
"While the princess expresses her gratitude, I must also express my own gratitude."
"Oh, by the way, the princess also gave Imperial Physician Zhou an extremely rare ice jade snow lotus. I heard it was brought back from the Northwest. There were only two in total. The princess ate one herself, but she couldn't bear to eat the other one. She specially brought it back to the capital to save it for her life."
Shen Wantang was stunned: "Ice Jade Snow Lotus?"
"Yes, what's wrong? Has the Crown Princess ever seen this rare item before? I've heard it has the miraculous power to bring the dead back to life, is that true?"
Shen Wantang shook her head; she had never seen it before.
However, in her previous life, she had heard that because of Xiao Qingxi's snow lotus, it was later stolen by Lin Rouxin.
Most importantly, Lin Rouxin didn't eat it herself; in front of Xiao Qingxi, she took this extremely precious snow lotus and fed it to the dogs.
This incident caused quite a stir at the time, and Xiao Qingxi was so angry that she vomited blood.
"The claim that it can bring the dead back to life is obviously exaggerated, but it can indeed cure many rare poisons, warm the body and dispel cold, and nourish the body. It is also suitable as a medicinal guide for many medicines. For doctors, it is a top-level sacred object."
"So, Physician Zhou must really like this snow lotus?"
"Well, Physician Zhou's efforts this night were not in vain. The gift that the princess sent this time has really touched Physician Zhou's heart. No one else but the princess could offer such a thank-you gift."
The Ice Jade Snow Lotus is not even found in the imperial palace.
Qin Xin frowned: "The princess has given such a generous gift, what should we give? We're afraid we'll be outdone by the princess now."
A faint smile appeared on Shen Wantang's pale face: "Why should I compare this with the princess? The difficulty of Zhou Taiyi saving her and the child is completely different from the difficulty of examining me and prescribing medicine."
“It is only right for the princess to give the imperial physician Zhou Xuelian, after all, the imperial physician Zhou saved two lives this time! If it were another imperial physician, not only would the child be lost, but the princess herself might not have been able to save her life.”
"As for me, it's just a high fever caused by a cold, which is not difficult to treat. I'll just give Physician Zhou some ordinary gifts as a token of my gratitude."
Qin Xin suddenly realized: "That's right, we don't need to send a big gift, a generous gift will do!"
Just then, Granny Chai came in: "Your Highness, the Princess Consort has come to see you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Ning walked in.
Shen Wantang struggled to get up, but Princess Ning quickly walked over and pressed her down, saying, "Don't get up, lie down!"
"Mother, I'm fine."
"What do you mean 'nothing'? I already knew you fell into the water last night. Luckily, Yuan'er was there and rescued you. If anything had happened to you, I don't know what I would have done..."
Princess Ning couldn't continue speaking; her eyes were red and swollen, clearly indicating that she had cried a great deal the previous night.
“Mother, I’m really alright. I was prepared to fall into the water, so I wasn’t too panicked. Plus, the young master saved me, and I got out quickly. I was also surprised to have a high fever. I guess my body is a bit weak. I’m sorry to have worried you, Mother.”
Princess Ning looked at her pale face and pale lips, and sighed slightly. Her voice was a little choked up: "Tang'er, your understanding makes me feel even more guilty. I apologize to you on behalf of Qingxi. That girl is used to being lawless and dared to send someone to crash into your pleasure boat. It's really outrageous."
"But she is, after all, my own flesh and blood. I can't just kill her. Besides, she's already learned a terrible lesson. She almost lost her life. You have no idea how dangerous last night was..."
"Tang'er, can you please give me face and not hold it against her? Don't worry, once she recovers, I will definitely teach her a lesson and make her apologize to you!"
Shen Wantang shook her head: "Mother, what are you saying? How could I hold a grudge against the princess? The princess doesn't need to apologize either. I was also wrong last night. I was afraid that the pleasure boat was not safe, so I didn't let the princess go on board, which made the princess angry. That's why she had someone ram my pleasure boat. She had her reasons."
Princess Ning saw that she had also admitted her mistake, and she visibly breathed a sigh of relief. She took Shen Wantang's hand and said, "Good child, you are so magnanimous and forgiving that you didn't hold it against her. I thank you on behalf of Qingxi."
“We are all family, and we should get along well. Qingxi doesn’t have any bad intentions. She’s just like her brother—impulsive and willful, but she has a good heart.”
Shen Wantang smiled at her, saying things against her will without batting an eye: "Mother is right. The princess is actually all bark and no bite. She is kind-hearted and straightforward, just like the prince."
Princess Ning smiled as well, finding her daughter-in-law, Shen Wantang, to be pleasing to the eye no matter how she looked at her.
She nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, that's exactly how it is between the brother and sister. Your summary is very accurate."
"How is the princess? The young master also fell into the water last night, has he caught a cold?"
"Good, all good. Qingxi's baby is safe. She's just a little weak right now and is resting in bed. Qingyuan is also fine, but he developed a high fever in the middle of the night. Doctor Zhou prescribed medicine for him as well, and he's still sleeping right now."
"I'm relieved that they're all well. Nothing is more important than our family being together, safe and sound."
"That's right, that's what I said too. It's normal for a family to have some minor frictions and arguments from time to time. But the important thing is that a family shouldn't hold grudges overnight. We should still be tolerant and supportive of each other."
Princess Ning had prepared for Shen Wantang to throw a tantrum before she arrived.
Originally, she thought that if Shen Wantang gave her a hard time, she would not give her a good look either, and take the opportunity to teach her a lesson and make her keep her duties as a sister-in-law. After all, in the end, she was the one who started the conflict last night, otherwise her daughter would not have gone crazy and rammed her boat!
Unexpectedly, Shen Wantang was sensible and took the initiative to admit her mistake. She also spoke very kindly and considerately. Even when she was sick, she was still thinking about Xiao Qingxi and Xiao Qingyuan's situation, which showed that she was thoughtful.
With her daughter-in-law performing so impeccably, Princess Ning naturally couldn't act like a mother-in-law anymore. There was no need for her to reprimand Shen Wantang as she had planned. She was clearly a very tactful and intelligent person.
After comforting Shen Wantang a few more times, Princess Ning left, still worried about Xiao Qingxi and needing to stay and watch over her.
Seeing her leave, Qin Xin couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "The princess is really biased. She said she was apologizing to the crown prince's wife on behalf of the princess, but she was actually just speaking up for the princess. It's one thing for the crown prince to be lenient, at least he didn't kill anyone, but the princess killed someone, and she still says she has a good heart. If she has a bad heart, what kind of person is she?"
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