Chapter 471 I Want to Marry into the Liu Family!
However, Du Juan and the others only felt envious, not jealous, because they knew that Qin Xin was truly capable, and that such ability was something that no one else could ever replace.
She was very good at socializing and maintaining relationships. She knew all the secrets in everyone's home and was always the first to know about any happenings in the capital.
When she was with the princess, her talent was only just beginning to emerge and didn't stand out too much because the princess didn't care about many things outside and just wanted to live her own life behind closed doors.
After Qin Xin followed Shen Wantang, her abilities began to shine, because Shen Wantang loved listening to her gossip. To encourage her, he often rewarded her with silver and gave her a great deal of freedom, allowing her to go wherever she wanted without asking permission.
As a result, Qin Xin really put her heart into studying all sorts of information. Now she can even find out many secrets about the palace for Shen Wantang, which is terrifying!
Someone so capable is impossible to be jealous of, even if you wanted to.
Shen Wantang naturally saw the envy in the eyes of the other maids, which was exactly the effect she wanted.
She said gently, "I have plenty of good things here. If you all work diligently, you will naturally receive plenty of rewards. As long as you don't have any wicked thoughts, I will protect you as long as I am here."
The maids all respectfully responded in unison.
Shen Wantang smiled and said, "Alright, everyone go about your business. The young master can't kill me, so there's no need to worry."
She was so calm and composed that the maids naturally trusted her, and they all settled down and went about their business.
Shen Wantang sat down at her desk and took out the letter she had received from Gu Qianning the night before.
She had already read the letter before going to bed last night, and reading it again today still moved her.
Gu Qianning wrote a long letter, at least half of which praised her, while the other half told her that if Xiao Qingyuan was blind and kicked her out of the Prince's Mansion, Gu Qianhan would rush to marry her, and the Duke's Mansion would be her home from then on.
Shen Wantang looked at the handwriting on the letter and sighed inwardly. The Duke's mansion was also on the verge of collapse, but Gu Qianning was unaware of it yet.
She spread out a sheet of paper, picked up her pen, and wrote a reply to Gu Qianning. Firstly, she wanted to tell Gu Qianning that her position as the Crown Prince's wife was actually quite secure, and that Liu Nanshi was not favored by the Princess Consort, so the mistress of the Ning Prince's mansion would not be replaced anytime soon.
Secondly, it was to persuade Gu Qianning to follow Gu Qianhan's arrangements and choose a husband she liked as soon as possible to settle the marriage.
After finishing the letter, Shen Wantang sat there in a daze.
She didn't want to force Gu Qianning to marry far away, but this was the best solution.
If Gu Qianhan's uprising fails, she, as a married woman, will not be implicated. If Gu Qianhan's uprising succeeds, she can easily return to the capital and have her husband become an official there.
Shen Wantang sighed heavily, put the letter away, sealed it with wax, and called Du Juan in: "Have someone send this letter to the Duke's mansion."
"yes."
Du Juan accepted the letter, turned around, and went out.
The entire Ning Prince's Mansion remained quiet for the rest of the day. Xiao Qingxi, who usually loved to cause trouble at Wutong Garden, did not come this time.
Shen Wantang was a little unaccustomed to it, but she knew that Xiao Qingxi had probably already decided that she was dead, so he didn't even bother to provoke her anymore.
The next day, Xiao Qingxi returned to the Huo family. According to Qin Xin, she was afraid that if Huo Yunzhou and Lin Rouxin went to bed while she was away, Huo Yunzhou would lose interest in romantic moments with Lin Rouxin.
However, Xiao Qingyuan caused a disturbance in the mansion.
"If my father and mother do not agree to my marriage with Nan Shi, I will leave the palace and marry into the Liu family!"
Shen Wantang had just stepped into the Princess's courtyard when she heard these words, which shocked her so much that her eyes widened.
Xiao Qingyuan has so many tricks up his sleeve! One minute he's becoming a monk for Chu Yanluo, the next he's accompanying a maid to a funeral, and now he's even going so far as to say he wants to marry into the Liu family for Liu Nanshi!
The sound of shattering porcelain came from inside the room. Shen Wantang knew immediately that the princess must have been so angry that she hit Xiao Qingyuan with a teacup again.
Prince Ning roared, "You scoundrel! How could you even utter such a thing as marrying into the Liu family?! How can you face the ancestors of the Xiao family?!"
Princess Ning's voice trembled: "I've really wasted my time raising you! All you do all day is argue with me, make trouble over this woman or that woman, and never do anything of importance. Now you even want to marry into the Liu family! Don't you think our Ning Prince's Mansion has already brought enough shame and trouble?!"
Xiao Qingyuan snorted coldly: "I don't think there's anything shameful about marrying into a family. I only feel ashamed that I ruined Nan Shi's reputation but can't marry her!"
"Fine, fine, since you don't feel ashamed, then go and marry into the family! Your father and I will pretend we never raised you. Get out of here!"
After Princess Ning finished speaking, there was no further movement in the room.
Shen Wantang sneered inwardly. It seemed that Xiao Qingyuan was just bluffing. He had no intention of actually marrying into the family. This was just a pretext to scare Prince Ning and Princess Ning.
When he used to boast about wanting to marry Chu Yanluo, he threatened to become a monk to scare Prince Ning and Princess Ning. Unfortunately, they would rather their son become a monk than let Chu Yanluo into their home.
The same is true now; they would rather their son marry into the family than have Liu Nanshi become their daughter-in-law.
Shen Wantang looked at Granny Quan, who was waiting outside, and said, "Please trouble Granny Quan to inform her."
If it were anyone else coming at this time, Granny Quan would never have gone in to avoid this bad luck, but since it was Shen Wantang, she immediately agreed. After going in to announce her arrival, she came out to invite Shen Wantang in: "Princess Consort, the Princess Consort invites you in."
Shen Wantang nodded and stepped into the house.
There was a large amount of broken porcelain on the ground, indicating that Princess Ning had broken more than just a teacup this time.
"Tang'er is here."
When Princess Ning saw Shen Wantang, her expression softened slightly. At least in this family, there was still someone who knew how to behave and was sensible.
She beckoned to Shen Wantang: "Come here, sit over here. Perfect timing, you can listen to Qingyuan's nonsense and have a good laugh at him with me!"
Shen Wantang wasn't stupid; she wouldn't actually laugh at Xiao Qingyuan to his face.
From the first day she married into the Ning Prince's mansion, she knew she must never join her mother-in-law in scolding her son. Now that they've known each other for a while, she understands more and more that the Ning Princess is all bark and no bite. Even though she's scolding Xiao Qingyuan the harshest right now, she's also the one who's most on Xiao Qingyuan's side.
Shen Wantang gently comforted Princess Ning: "I stood outside for a moment and just overheard the young master talking about marrying into another family. Mother, don't be angry. The young master was just saying that out of anger. How could he possibly marry into another family?"
"He is the pillar of our Prince Ning's Mansion, and he will be the one to support the family in the future. He will not go anywhere else; he will stay in the manor and be filial to you and Father."
"Is that right, Your Highness?"
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