Chapter 218 Princess, I won't send you away.
Seeing that she didn't take it seriously, Qin Xin couldn't help but say, "Princess Consort, we can't let her keep making such a fuss. You've managed the Prince's residence so well, and she's only been back for two days, yet she's already causing such chaos. Isn't this a slap in your face?"
Shen Wantang touched her face: "A little."
"Why don't you quickly think of a way to get the princess back to the Huo family?"
Shen Wantang shook her head and said seriously, "The princess is right about one thing today. Her surname is Xiao, and this is her home. Although she has been a bit troublesome, it's not to the point of driving her away. No matter what, this should be her most solid haven, a home where she can live forever."
Qin Xin was stunned: "Huh? The princess is in such a state, do you still want her to stay in the palace?"
"It's not that I'm making her stay at the Prince's Mansion; it's that she has the right to live there from the start. Despite the commotion, she can't be deprived of her home just because I married into the family, can she?"
"this……"
Qin Xin was speechless. She looked at Shen Wantang in shock and realized for the first time that the Crown Princess was truly magnanimous and had a warm and sunny heart. Even when the Princess spoke harshly to her, she would still consider things from the Princess's perspective.
After a long while, she finally asked the question that had been on her mind: "Aren't you afraid that the princess will live in the palace and cause trouble every day? Aren't you afraid that you won't have a peaceful life anymore? You had managed to keep Aunt Chu in line for a long time, and things were finally settling down. But as soon as the princess came back, chaos broke out again."
Shen Wantang smiled and said, "If I can deal with Aunt Chu, why can't I deal with the Princess? I can make her live in the house forever, so naturally I have a way to keep her quiet. Otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to live like this."
Qin Xin perked up: "So you have a way to deal with the princess. I'm relieved. I was just worried that you would suffer at the hands of the princess!"
Shen Wantang stood up, washed her face with cold water, and then applied moisturizer and lip balm.
After tidying up, she stepped out: "How can I always let myself suffer losses? That would make life too meaningless."
"Princess Consort, where are you going?"
"Of course I'll go to the princess's courtyard to take a look. She made such a big fuss just to get me to come to her. How could I let the princess down?"
Soon, Shen Wantang led her people to Xiao Qingxi's courtyard.
Xiao Qingxi lived in Yulu Courtyard before she got married, and the courtyard was kept for her after she got married. All the furnishings inside remained the same, and even the maids and servants who cleaned and swept remained the same. Everything was just like before she got married.
However, since Xiao Qingxi hadn't been back for a long time, Shen Wantang had her bedding, curtains, pillows, and tea sets changed when she returned.
Now, Xiao Qingxi has thrown all of these newly replaced items out.
The Jade Dew Courtyard was in complete disarray. Maids and servants knelt on the ground, trembling with fear. When they saw Shen Wantang arrive, their eyes shone with hope as if they had seen a savior.
Upon seeing her, Xiao Qingxi said sarcastically, "Shen Wantang, what are you doing in my courtyard? Putting on such airs, bringing a bunch of maids and nannies, trying to make a show of yourself? Could it be that you, surnamed Shen, want to kick me, surnamed Xiao, out of the Ning Prince's Mansion?"
Shen Wantang looked at her calmly: "Princess, the Ning Prince's Mansion is your home. You can stay here however you like. I won't kick you out."
"Oh, what a big mouth you've got! As if you can get rid of me!"
Xiao Qingxi pointed to the mess on the ground and said disdainfully, "You think you can get rid of me by using this junk? You deliberately used this to disgust me, so I'll disgust you back. I'll throw it all away! This kind of trash is something I would never use!"
"So the princess dislikes the food?"
Shen Wantang looked at Granny Chai: "Granny, bring back the things the princess used to use. Let the princess see how much these things I had prepared for her are different from the ones she used to use."
Granny Chai responded and immediately led her people away.
A moment later, several maids brought over all of Xiao Qingxi's original bedding, teacups, and other belongings.
Xiao Qingxi stared blankly at the things they brought back: "These are what I used before? Shen Wantang, do you think I'm a three-year-old? Aren't these exactly the same as the ones you gave me? You dare to fool me?"
"Oh, so the princess knew that the things I sent you were exactly the same as what you used before? Then why did the princess say that these were all junk? Why did she say that you never used these things?"
Shen Wantang's tone was slightly cold: "Has the princess forgotten what she used to use? Or is she deliberately trying to embarrass me by saying she looks down on these tattered things?"
Xiao Qingxi was a little undecided for a moment. She really had forgotten what she used two years ago. In particular, she used to change her quilts and such frequently, so how could she remember which set she used before she left?
She turned to her nanny and asked, "Nanny Kang, is she talking nonsense? Is she deliberately trying to fool me with two identical sets of things? Was this the navy blue quilt and curtains I used before I left?"
Two years have passed since she left the capital, and Granny Kang is getting old. How could she possibly remember what color quilt and curtains the princess used before she left?
However, the set that Shen Wantang had someone bring over did look a bit old, especially the curtains, which had faded from sea blue to white-blue. This didn't seem like something that had been found at the last minute to deceive people.
Moreover, Granny Kang knew that Shen Wantang had no reason to lie, and that such things couldn't be lied about anyway. She could just ask any of the maids who had been cleaning the princess's house and find out the truth.
Unfortunately, the princess came in without asking any questions, and threw a huge tantrum, throwing everything away and making all the maids kneel as punishment.
"Granny Kang?"
“Princess, this old servant doesn’t remember very clearly either. Why don’t you ask these maids? They were serving you in this courtyard before you left, and they’re still here now. They must know what you used before.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingxi immediately understood that she had most likely used these things before she left, otherwise Granny Kang would have denied it outright.
So, she wasn't about to embarrass herself by asking the maids. She stubbornly retorted, "Why would I ask them? They're all Shen Wantang's lackeys now! Shen Wantang is in charge of the household, and they all listen to him. They won't tell the truth!"
She refused to ask, but Shen Wantang insisted: "Shiliu, Cuiliu, you've been working in the princess's courtyard. Do you think these were the things the princess used when she left?"
Shiliu and Cuiliu quickly replied, "Your Highness, these were indeed used by the Princess when she left. We have been cleaning and taking good care of them."
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