Chapter 474 Did the Crown Princess quarrel with Miss Gu?
Princess Ning, fearing he might do something foolish again, asked nervously, "What are you going to do? Qingyuan, don't do anything reckless! You've already made many mistakes because of impulsive actions, don't be impulsive again!"
Xiao Qingyuan stared intently at Shen Wantang: "This time, I am definitely not acting impulsively!"
He snorted coldly and turned to leave.
Princess Ning couldn't help but ask Shen Wantang, "Why is he talking so incoherently? Do you know what stupid thing he's about to do again?"
Shen Wantang knew perfectly well that Xiao Qingyuan had murderous intentions towards her. He probably wanted to kill her, the troublesome Crown Princess, so that Liu Nanshi could become his principal wife.
She smiled gently at Princess Ning, lying without batting an eye: "Mother, don't worry. The young master was indeed a bit impulsive, but he is kind and innocent by nature and won't do anything bad. At most, he'll just feel sorry for that Miss Liu."
Princess Ning nodded: "That's right. Yuan'er is just too kind and too naive, which is why he's always being deceived!"
"yes."
"That Liu Nanshi is very scheming. Last time she came to the Prince's mansion to deliver gifts out of the blue, but it turned out she came to sow discord. The things she gave were clearly left with me, but she insisted on telling Yuan'er and Xi'er that you had taken them!"
"My mother is right. I am still suffering from this injustice!"
"I'm afraid Yuan'er's interest in Liu Nanshi was triggered by that incident. She sent gifts and pretended to be a good person, while you pretended to be a bad person. How could Yuan'er see through her trick? He fell for it!"
"Alas, the young master is too naive, unaware of the wickedness of human nature."
"Who knows, what happened in the palace was also intentionally orchestrated by Liu Nanshi, and Yuan'er was harmed by her!"
this……
Even someone as blatantly lying as Shen Wantang was momentarily speechless.
Liu Nanshi wasn't stupid. She liked to use little tricks to attract men's admiration, but there was no way she could do anything improper with Xiao Qingyuan in the palace.
The princess is far too biased towards her son.
Fortunately, Princess Ning didn't need any response from Shen Wantang. She started bringing up old grievances, saying how Madam Liu used to look down on her, how Grand Secretary Liu used to look down on Xiao Qingyuan, and how Liu Nanshi used to bully Xiao Qingxi, causing Xiao Qingxi to cry several times when she came back.
Later, it was only when Prince Ning saw that she was getting angrier and angrier that he interrupted her and stopped her from continuing.
Shen Wantang also comforted her mother-in-law for a few words, and then took her leave.
As she walked towards her courtyard with her maid, she thought that even without her as the Crown Prince's consort, her mother-in-law probably wouldn't have allowed Liu Nanshi to enter the family. She was quite strong-willed and assertive in her words and actions, and she simply couldn't tolerate a daughter-in-law from a high-ranking family whose own family was even more powerful than hers.
With that, she felt even more at ease, knowing that her position as the matriarch of the household was secure!
For the next two weeks, Shen Wantang did not see Xiao Qingyuan again. He went out early and returned late every day. Sometimes he went to the Liu family to find Liu Nanshi, and sometimes he went to the Huo family to find Xiao Qingxi. But most of the time, he was looking for people to drink with and making connections, trying to get Chu Yanluo out of prison.
The Prince Ning's mansion appears peaceful and tranquil on the surface, but in reality, undercurrents are surging.
On this day, despite the continuous rain, Xiao Qingyuan went out drinking as usual.
Shen Wantang sat in the pavilion in the Prince's Mansion Garden, leisurely drinking tea and watching the rain.
After hearing Qin Xin's account of Xiao Qingyuan's whereabouts that day, she asked curiously, "Where did the young master get the money to drink again? Didn't he already pawn his jade pendant?"
Qin Xin said, "The money the young master has spent these past two days was all given to him by Miss Liu!"
Shen Wantang was taken aback: "Given by Liu Nanshi? Would Liu Nanshi do such a losing deal? Would someone as arrogant as the young master spend a woman's money?"
"I heard from Moji that Miss Liu gave the money very generously and readily. The young master originally didn't want her money, but she said that as long as the young master treats her well in the future, that's enough for her. She doesn't want anything else but the young master himself. The young master was so moved that he swore on the spot that he would treat her well for the rest of his life and would marry her into the Ning Prince's mansion with a grand procession, making her his princess consort."
Shen Wantang's tone was slightly sarcastic: "If I remember correctly, the Crown Prince seemed to have said something similar to Chu Yanluo, and Chu Yanluo believed it without a doubt. Now, is it Liu Nanshi's turn?"
The usually optimistic Qin Xin is now filled with worry. The more she finds out, the worse her master's situation seems. The young master is determined to kill her so he can marry Liu Nanshi.
“Princess Consort, I think the Prince might be serious this time. His attitude towards Miss Liu is completely different from his attitude towards Consort Chu.”
"Aunt Chu had long since lost her chastity and came from a lowly background, so the young master didn't cherish her much. But Miss Liu gave her chastity to the young master, and she came from a very good background. Now the young master treats her like the apple of his eye and won't let her suffer the slightest grievance."
"He would do anything for Miss Liu. He even swore a poisonous oath in front of Elder Liu and Madam Liu, saying that he would rather die than not marry Miss Liu."
Looking at the fine rain, Shen Wantang smiled gently: "You're wrong. The young master is actually the same to Liu Nanshi and Chu Yanluo. He's willing to die for them both."
The difference is that Xiao Qingyuan is now tired of Chu Yanluo, but he is still very interested in Liu Nanshi!
Qin Xin couldn't help but ask her, "Aren't you worried? The young master will stop at nothing to make Miss Liu his princess consort. Aren't you going to do anything about it?"
"Don't worry, if I can't even keep my own position, then I've lived in vain."
As they were talking, Granny Chai walked into the pavilion with an umbrella: "Princess Consort, there is a letter for you. It was sent by Miss Gu from the Duke's Mansion."
Shen Wantang asked, somewhat puzzled, "Didn't we already send it this morning? Why are you sending it again?"
She took the letter, opened it, and a cold smile appeared on her face.
No wonder I received two letters in one day; it turns out this one was sent under a false name!
The handwriting on the letter was indeed very similar to Gu Qianning's handwriting, but she corresponded with Gu Qianning almost every day and was already very familiar with her handwriting.
Even though Gu Qianhan imitated Gu Qianning's handwriting exactly, she could still tell that the letter wasn't written by Gu Qianning because the tone was different. Now that the handwriting was different, the tone was even more obvious, so she could tell at a glance.
Seeing her sneer, Du Juan was puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Princess Consort, what did Miss Gu say? Has something happened?"
“‘Miss Gu’ said that she invited me to go to Chaolu Temple to worship Buddha.”
"Asaru-ji Temple? Isn't Hojin-ji Temple your favorite place to visit with Miss Gu?"
"Yes, some people probably think I'm an idiot!"
Du Juan and Qin Xin exchanged bewildered glances. What did the Crown Princess mean by this? Had she quarreled with Miss Gu? Had things fallen apart?
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