Chapter 76 Shen Wantang Enters the Palace
Xiao Qingyuan has always been a gentleman in matters of love and sex; otherwise, he wouldn't have remained untouched by Chu Yanluo until now. He said, "This is not appropriate. I'll have a maid come in and help you."
“Those maids are clumsy and useless. I don’t want them to help me. If the young master doesn’t want to help me, I’ll rest for a while and leave when my feet don’t hurt anymore.”
Fifteen minutes later, Chu Yanluo still hadn't come out.
Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but ask, "Yanluo, how are you? Are you badly injured?"
Chu Yanluo's voice trembled with tears: "I don't know how heavy it is, but I can't stand up. Your Highness, are you really so heartless that you won't even come in and help me? I'm so cold, and my feet hurt so much!"
Xiao Qingyuan hesitated for a moment, but in the end he had no choice but to walk into the clean room.
As soon as he entered, he saw Chu Yanluo lying on the ground wearing only a pair of underwear. She was covering her chest with her arms, but the more she covered herself, the more arousing the scene became.
Xiao Qingyuan immediately closed his eyes.
He was taught from a young age not to look at what is improper.
In a place like the brothel, women can be looked at at will, but Chu Yanluo is not a prostitute, so he shouldn't look at her.
He fumbled for Chu Yanluo's clothes, estimated their location, and tossed them beside her: "Put your clothes on first, then I'll carry you out."
Chu Yanlu gritted her teeth in anger. What kind of time is this? He's still strictly adhering to the rules of propriety between men and women!
She had deliberately shown him, to give him a taste of sweetness, but she hadn't expected him to close his eyes! What a blockhead, far inferior to Yuan Zheng!
But she had no choice but to put on clothes to cover her private parts.
After she finished dressing, Xiao Qingyuan opened his eyes, bent down, picked her up, and walked out of the clean room.
But even after carrying her back to bed, he didn't look down at Chu Yanluo once, his gentlemanly demeanor rendering Chu Yanluo powerless to use any of her tricks.
Forcing him into bed wasn't out of the question, but Chu Yanluo knew Xiao Qingyuan well. He disliked women seducing him, and even more so, he disliked women throwing themselves at him. He preferred the aloof type who ignored him.
This is a common problem among many men: they don't take women who are eager for them seriously, much less cherish them. The more unattainable something is, the more endlessly a man will think about it.
After Xiao Qingyuan carried Chu Yanluo to the bed, he went out. He called a maid to go in and keep her company, and then asked Mo Ji to fetch the imperial physician.
When the imperial physician arrived, he only said, "There's nothing seriously wrong," and left without even prescribing any medicine for sprains or bruises.
Mo Ji felt sorry for the money and couldn't help but say, "Master, we have another debt. I think Miss Chu is perfectly fine, otherwise the imperial physician would have prescribed medicine."
The imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital would always find a reason to be sick even if they weren't, and then prescribe a few harmless medicines to make money and gain fame. They rarely didn't prescribe medicine.
Xiao Qingyuan was naturally aware of the imperial physicians' habits, but he still reprimanded his personal servant: "Shut up! How will we know if Yanluo is alright if we don't call the imperial physicians to take a look? I brought her into the palace, so I am responsible no matter what happens to her!"
Mo Ji lowered his head. He felt that it was because the princess had been too strict with the prince and taught him to be too upright and kind. If the prince had only gone astray a little, he wouldn't have ended up in this state.
That night, Xiao Qingyuan slept in the study.
He couldn't explain it himself, but for some reason he just didn't want to be close to Chu Yanluo anymore.
He was woken up early the next morning by the ink machine.
"Sir, please wake up!"
"What happened? Has something happened to Yanluo again?"
"It's not about Miss Chu's side, it's that someone from the palace has arrived!"
Xiao Qingyuan sat up abruptly: "What brings people from the palace?"
"They are from the Empress's palace, here by imperial decree to invite the Princess and the Crown Princess to the palace! The head eunuch who came had a cold face and refused to accept any money offered to him. If the Princess and the Crown Princess enter the palace, they will likely be reprimanded!"
Xiao Qingyuan immediately got out of bed and began to dress: "Has Gu Qianhan returned to the Duke's Mansion yet?"
"No, sir. I heard that Second Young Master Gu is still kneeling outside the Qianqing Hall!"
"What?!"
Xiao Qingyuan exclaimed, "He knelt for a whole night?"
"Yes, Your Highness, that's why the Empress is angry and wants to summon the Princess and the Crown Princess to the palace for a reprimand!"
Xiao Qingyuan hurriedly walked out. When he arrived at the Princess Consort's courtyard, the Princess Consort and the Crown Princess Consort had already finished getting ready and were about to leave with the Grand Eunuch.
He hurriedly called out, "Mother!"
Princess Ning gave him a disapproving look: "You still remember I'm your mother? When you caused trouble, why didn't you remember you had a mother like me? Go back to your Xinghe Courtyard. You're not allowed to go anywhere until the Crown Prince's wife and I return!"
"Mother, I will go to the palace with you!"
"What are you going to do? Don't you think you're embarrassing yourself enough? Stay in the manor obediently!"
After Princess Ning finished speaking, she led Shen Wantang out.
Xiao Qingyuan looked dejected in the back, but Shen Wantang knew that Princess Ning was actually all bark and no bite. Her refusal to let Xiao Qingyuan enter the palace was actually to protect him. If he entered the palace, he would definitely be punished by kneeling. He would have to kneel for as long as Gu Qianhan.
After leaving the palace gates, Shen Wantang followed the princess into the carriage.
After she was seated, Princess Ning took her hand and explained the palace rules and the Empress's taboos. Finally, she comforted her, saying, "The Empress is here for me this time because she thinks I didn't discipline my son properly and caused her nephew to be punished by kneeling. Don't be afraid. Just act like you're at home and answer politely. You don't need to step up to deal with anything else. I'll take care of everything."
"Yes, Mother, your daughter-in-law remembers."
Shen Wantang responded respectfully, but in reality, this was not her first time entering the palace, nor was it her first time meeting the Empress.
In her previous life, she had also entered the palace, met Empress Gu, and met other concubines.
At that time, the seventh princess under Consort Duan took a fancy to Liao Youhe, but they could not openly tell Liao Youhe to divorce his wife, so they summoned her to the palace and deliberately made things difficult for her.
The only one who didn't make things difficult for her was Empress Gu, probably because she also disapproved of the Seventh Princess's behavior of trying to steal someone else's husband!
In her past life, she fought alone. It would be impossible for her not to be afraid at all, since they were all high-ranking nobles who could crush her as easily as crushing an ant.
Now, she no longer faces the strictly hierarchical inner palace alone; she has her mother-in-law protecting her.
It doesn't matter whether a husband is successful or not, it doesn't matter where his heart is, anyway, all men are like that in this world.
As long as her mother-in-law treats her well and is willing to help and protect her, no one can shake her position as the Crown Prince's consort, and she can live a happy and fulfilling life.
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