Chapter 182 What's wrong with her disciplining a concubine?
“She deserves to be hit. You should have taught her a lesson long ago. She brought this on herself.”
Du Juan's brows furrowed with worry: "But you slapped Chu Yanluo today and even argued with the young master. Isn't that tantamount to slapping the young master in the face?"
"I'm afraid the young master will hold a grudge against you, which will make your life in the palace even more difficult in the future."
“You used to be known for your generosity and kindness in front of the Crown Prince. Is it alright for you to suddenly change like this today? You should have been more tolerant and maintained your image.”
Shen Wantang smiled faintly: "Silly girl, we are no longer in the Shen family. It's not enough to just be tolerant and magnanimous. Sometimes we have to show our strength appropriately. Today is actually an excellent opportunity, so I naturally don't need to be tolerant anymore."
Du Juan was somewhat confused: "But you said before that you wanted to save face for the young master, otherwise you wouldn't have given him the clothes so readily when he asked Huayi for them. Why aren't you saving face for the young master now?"
Shen Wantang nodded: "I did say that, but you've also heard the saying 'slap and then sweet treat,' right?"
"I've heard of it."
“I have already given the prince plenty of sweet treats, but some people, if you keep giving them sweet treats, they will forget who they are and will take advantage of you. At that time, you have to slap them.”
Du Juan stared wide-eyed in surprise: "You mean, you deliberately provoked the prince today? You weren't as angry as you seemed?"
"I wasn't as angry as I appeared. Getting angry with them would only hurt myself, and that's not worth it."
Shen Wantang stood in front of the bronze mirror, looking at the bright and luxurious clothes reflected in it, and a smile overflowed from her eyes: "This outfit is nice. Have someone make me another one just like it so I can change into it."
Du Juan blinked. Now she knew that her mistress really didn't care about Chu Yanluo and the prince. The two of them were probably less important to her than a piece of clothing.
Seeing her mistress so composed and resourceful, Dujuan's worries vanished: "Princess Consort, rest assured, I will give the order right away. If this dress gets dirty, you will be able to wear a new one in less than two days."
In the afternoon, Shen Wantang was also busy.
After dealing with the household affairs, she summoned the head steward and asked him about the situation outside.
It was learned that although some of the rioters outside had been arrested, a considerable number were still lingering outside the city gates and refusing to leave.
It's still not safe to go out right now, so Shen Wantang wrote a letter to Gu Qianning, telling her to postpone her trip to Fazhen Temple to pray for blessings. Fazhen Temple is located outside the city and is currently taking in many refugees. They should wait until the refugees have been settled by the court in a few days before going there to avoid any accidents.
After writing the letter, Shen Wantang asked a servant to deliver it to the Gu family, and then she went to the kitchen.
Du Juan and Qin Xin were both surprised.
"Princess Consort, why are you going to the kitchen? Didn't the Princess Consort say that you don't need to cook?"
"Yes, Your Highness, your new clothes will smell bad again soon. Why don't you write down the recipe and have the kitchen staff make them for you?"
Shen Wantang smiled and said, "My mother loves my cooking, so why shouldn't I cook one more meal? I will write down the recipes, but I'm just afraid that their cooking will taste different from mine."
Du Juan and Qin Xin exchanged a glance, both seeing admiration in each other's eyes. The Crown Princess is truly filial!
But what they didn't know was that Shen Wantang was so diligent in cooking for Princess Ning not only because of filial piety, but more importantly, because she regarded Princess Ning as her support in life.
With Princess Ning's protection, she was destined for an exceptionally smooth life.
Anyone in the Ning Prince's Mansion can fall, but not the mother-in-law. Shen Wantang hopes that her mother-in-law can quickly regain her appetite, preferably be able to eat and sleep well every day, and live a healthy life to the age of ninety-nine.
After working for half an hour, Shen Wantang took the new dishes to Princess Ning's courtyard.
By this time, Princess Ning already knew what had happened in the kitchen at noon.
She felt that Shen Wantang was being wronged after marrying into the Ning Prince's Mansion when she didn't know about it at noon, and now that she knows, she feels even more sorry for Shen Wantang.
After dinner, she kept Shen Wantang behind for a long private talk. She not only gave Shen Wantang some new jewelry to match her new clothes, but also solemnly promised her that as long as she, the mother-in-law, was alive, no one could surpass Shen Wantang.
At three quarters past 7 PM, Shen Wantang finally emerged from Shaoguang Courtyard, followed by Dujuan and Qinxin, each carrying a heavy box.
Qin Xin smiled so much her eyes crinkled: "Your Highness really dotes on our Crown Princess. These pieces of jewelry are all newly made, so fashionable and elegant, they match the Crown Princess's new clothes perfectly!"
Du Juan no longer felt that her mistress was wronged: "The princess is so generous! When she said she would reward the crown prince's wife, I thought it would just be one or two hairpins, but I didn't expect the princess to send two boxes directly! I'm a little worried. With so much jewelry, will the crown prince's wife be able to wear it all?"
Qin Xin glared at her reproachfully: "How could you not have enough? The Crown Princess changes her headdress every day, these aren't enough!"
Du Juan smiled: "That's right. We'll have someone make several more outfits for the Princess Consort, so that she can have a different dress and jewelry every day!"
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study.
Prince Ning looked at his son with a gloomy expression: "I heard that you yelled at the Crown Princess in front of everyone today, embarrassing her?"
Xiao Qingyuan looked puzzled: "I yelled at her a couple of times, so what?"
"How dare you ask what happened? The Crown Princess is now in charge of the household. You yelled at her in front of the servants. How is she supposed to establish authority in the future? The servants are the most likely to be two-faced. If you don't respect the Crown Princess, they will follow suit and become disobedient in the future!"
"It's not as serious as you make it out to be. I only yelled at her a couple of times, and you called me into the study to scold me. Anyone who didn't know better would think I was adopted. Shen Wantang is the biological daughter of you and my mother!"
Xiao Qingyuan was not happy: "Besides, would I yell at her for no reason? It's because she slapped Yan Luo. Is it okay for her to hit people, but I'm not allowed to yell at her?"
"No!"
Prince Ning slammed his hand on the desk: "That Chu Yanluo deserved to be beaten! The Crown Princess is your legal wife, she's listed in our Xiao family's imperial genealogy, what's wrong with her disciplining a concubine?! Even if she beats Chu Yanluo to death, there's no problem at all!"
"Father! You're being far too biased! Yanluo's life is also a life!"
"What a joke! If I don't favor my proper daughter-in-law, why would I favor a concubine who can't even be presented in public?"
The Prince of Ning's tone was tinged with disappointment: "Or do you want me to favor you? What makes you worthy of my favoritism?"
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