Chapter 56 Yes, that's the taste!
It wasn't that Princess Ning didn't want to deal with Chu Yanluo before, but she was worried about her son and was afraid that if she really dealt with Chu Yanluo, her son would become even more distant from her.
Her son doted on Chu Yanluo, and if anyone said anything bad about her, he would kick them out of the mansion. He wouldn't even allow his own mother to say anything about Chu Yanluo; if she did, she would threaten to kill herself.
If she kidnaps Chu Yanluo and torments her, and her son runs away to Fazhen Temple to become a monk in a fit of anger, what will she do?
She never expected that Shen Wantang would take the risk of breaking with her son for her and deal with Chu Yanluo for her.
Princess Ning was very satisfied: "Tang'er is the Crown Prince's wife. It is perfectly legitimate and justified to deal with a woman who is not even a concubine! However, I am afraid that the Crown Prince will cause trouble for her when he returns. That stupid thing is getting worse and worse."
Granny Quan hesitated and said, "Your Highness, this old servant observes that the Princess Consort doesn't seem afraid of the Prince causing her trouble. Do you think the Princess Consort has caught that wretch in some way?"
Before Shen Wantang got married, it was Granny Quan who taught her etiquette at the Shen family. No one knew Shen Wantang better than Granny Quan how calm and reserved she was. If she wasn't completely sure, she wouldn't have just tied her up and thrown her into the woodshed.
Princess Ning waved her hand: "Regardless of whether the Crown Princess has caught Chu Yanluo red-handed, I'm going to help her this time. Go, have someone guard the gate. As soon as they see the Crown Prince return, bring her here immediately!"
What do you want?
"I'm going to strike first! Wasn't it that Chu Yanluo who was so reckless as to provoke the Crown Prince's wife first? Then I'll pretend to be angry with her and scold the Crown Prince first, so that he'll realize he's in the wrong. Let's see if he'll still have the nerve to cause trouble for the Crown Prince's wife!"
Granny Quan smiled and said, "This is a good idea. The Princess really cares about the Crown Princess. If the Crown Princess knew, she would definitely be grateful to you and would be even more filial to you in the future."
Princess Ning shook her head: "I'm not trying to make the Crown Princess grateful to me. I'll be grateful if she can just pull the Crown Prince's heart away from Chu Yanluo. You don't know, but I've been having the same dream over and over again these past few days. In the dream, Yuan'er jumps into the river and commits suicide for Chu Yanluo. I cry my heart out in the dream, and I still feel lingering fear when I wake up."
Granny Quan's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly comforted her: "Your Highness, don't be afraid. Dreams are often the opposite of reality. How could the Prince possibly die for that vile woman? The Prince will be alright, and he will live to be a hundred!"
Princess Ning's eyes showed worry and pain: "Dreams are not always the opposite of reality. They may also be some kind of omen. It is reminding me that if I let Yuan'er continue to develop his relationship with Chu Yanluo, he will be killed by Chu Yanluo sooner or later."
"Although I scold Yuan'er every day and even wish I could beat him, he is still my flesh and blood. I raised him with my heart and soul, and I can't bear to let him suffer even the slightest bit. I love him like the apple of my eye. I would rather die myself than let anything happen to Yuan'er."
"Therefore, I am truly grateful to the Crown Princess for helping me deal with Chu Yanluo and win back Yuan'er's heart. The Crown Princess is upright and composed, and she is someone I should support with all my might. So, I cannot let her fight alone; I must help her!"
She waved her hand at Granny Quan: "Go, go and stop the young master for me. You go and stop him yourself. I'm afraid no one else can stop him."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Granny Quan responded and quickly went out.
Princess Ning paced back and forth in the room, thinking and thinking, and couldn't help but feel happy again. Now that Chu Yanluo could finally suffer!
She walked to the bronze mirror, looked at her face, and saw that her complexion was surprisingly good. She frowned, not quite satisfied. This didn't look like someone who had been angered by Chu Yanluo.
She picked up a cloisonné enamel powder box. The powder was off-white, and she rarely used it, but it was perfect for this occasion.
She applied a thick layer of powder to her face, even her lips, making her face deathly pale, as if she were about to die at any moment.
Princess Ning was satisfied and lay down on the chaise longue to wait for her son.
The maid Qiushui came in: "Your Highness, your medicine is ready."
The princess smelled the medicine and her heart stirred: "Qiushui, go and bring the medicine pot for decocting the medicine."
Qiu Shui asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what do you need a medicine pot for?"
"Naturally, it should be placed in the very center of the room, so that the whole room is filled with the smell of medicine!"
Qiu Shui was even more puzzled: "Your Highness, didn't you used to complain that the smell of medicine in the room was too strong and unpleasant?"
"It's the same every day, but today, I think the medicinal smell is too weak! Go and get it quickly, we need to make sure the smell is strong enough before the young master returns!"
Qiu Shui finally realized that this was all an act for the Crown Prince!
She responded and went out quickly, returning shortly with a steaming pot of medicine.
The princess took a deep sniff and laughed: "Yes, that's the smell. Let it fumigate until it's fully fumigate before taking it away!"
Not long after, Xiao Qingyuan returned.
Granny Quan brought him to the Princess. When he saw his mother's pale face and smelled the strong medicine in the room, he immediately had a bad feeling: "What's wrong with Mother? She was fine yesterday."
The princess looked at the servant beside her son and saw that he was carrying large and small bags in his hands, and there was a piece of fabric under his arm. The fabric was a rare and precious Tianyun silk that was warm in winter and cool in summer, but it was white!
It's obvious that her son bought this for Chu Yanluo. Only she would wear such an unlucky color. I wonder who she's cursing to die early.
The princess was furious. Her good son never knew how to buy her anything. Now that her money had been cut off, he was borrowing money and buying on credit to buy Chu Yanluo the best fabrics and lots of food!
She immediately started cursing: "You worthless brat! Other people's sons are all so filial and sensible, but the one I raised is not only not filial at all, but also only knows how to do evil! Do you have to make me die of anger before you are satisfied?"
Xiao Qingyuan was completely bewildered by the scolding, but he vaguely felt that it was probably related to Chu Yanluo again: "Mother, how did I upset you this time? I haven't been home for most of the day!"
"You have the nerve to ask me what made me angry? It's one thing that Chu Yanluo, whom you brought back, has no manners at all, but she even dared to go to the Crown Princess's side and curse her!"
"That's impossible! Yanluo isn't that kind of person! She's rather aloof; she won't provoke others unless they provoke her!"
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