Chapter 163 If you have any questions, ask Yanluo.
The torrential rain continues unabated.
The Ning Prince's mansion has settled down these past few days, thanks to Xiao Qingyuan and Chu Yanluo's nightly revelry and their relationship reaching unprecedented heights.
Qin Xin, full of gossip, whispered to Du Juan, "The young master is such a magnanimous person. No matter what Chu Yanluo did, all he has to do is coax him and sleep with him, and he'll forget everything!"
"You have no idea, Huayi told me that the two of them have been sticking together all the time these past few days. At first, they tried to avoid Huayi, but later they stopped trying at all. They started hugging and being all lovey-dovey in front of her."
"If you ask me, Chu Yanluo definitely did it on purpose. She deliberately provoked Huayi and our Crown Princess!"
Du Juan was furious: "She's just a concubine, what's with all the arrogance? The power to manage the Prince's mansion is in the hands of our Princess Consort. If the Princess Consort doesn't give in, she won't get anything. Even the Prince doesn't have money to spend, I don't believe Chu Yanluo does! Without money, what will she eat? What will she wear? What will she use?"
Du Juan truly believed that Chu Yanluo had stolen Xiao Qingyuan away. She had already run away with Gu Qianhan, but she never expected that Chu Yanluo would have the nerve to come back.
She glanced at Shen Wantang, who was reading a book, and felt sorry for her: "If you had known that Chu Yanluo would come back, the Crown Princess would not have had to go through the trouble of driving away that Mu Ge. Now she has only made a wedding dress for Chu Yanluo."
Qin Xin wholeheartedly agreed: "That's right, Chu Yanlu got off easy! If Mu Ge hadn't left, the two of them might have started fighting right now. The Crown Prince would definitely be overwhelmed by their situation, and then he would have to ask our Crown Princess to step in and calm things down. After a while, the Crown Prince would realize that our Crown Princess is the better choice."
Du Juan hesitated for a moment, then asked Qin Xin, "How about we find that Mu Ge again?"
Qin Xin paused: "This... let Mu Ge come back and fight Chu Yanluo? It doesn't seem like a bad idea!"
Although Shen Wantang was reading, she could still hear the two maids whispering. At first, she let it go in one ear and out the other and didn't pay any attention to it, until she heard that the two of them wanted to find Mu Ge, then she took it to heart.
"You two, stop giving me bad advice. Mu Ge can't be brought back, understand?"
Qin Xin was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Princess Consort, you heard everything, so why don't you bring Mu Ge back?"
Du Juan chimed in, "Princess Consort, I think that Mu Ge is quite adept at dealing with Chu Yanluo. She's even more shameless than Chu Yanluo. Once she returns, Chu Yanluo will definitely go crazy."
Shen Wantang said calmly, "What good will it do for me and the Prince's Mansion if Chu Yanluo goes mad? There's no need to bring back another madman just to deal with Chu Yanluo. Otherwise, the Prince's Mansion will probably be in chaos again. I've noticed that things have been very peaceful at home these past few days, with no one causing trouble, which is quite good."
Qin Xin and Du Juan looked at each other in bewilderment.
The Crown Princess is too magnanimous. The Crown Prince and Chu Yanluo are so affectionate that it's all over the manor. Their laughter and various blush-inducing sounds can often be heard from the Crown Prince's courtyard.
The Crown Princess was surprisingly able to calmly say that things had been going well at home these past few days.
Shen Wantang didn't care about the maid's astonishment, because she really thought it was a good idea. As long as Chu Yanluo behaved herself and didn't cause trouble, what was wrong with her partying with Xiao Qingyuan every night?
Anyway, her courtyard was some distance away from Xiao Qingyuan's, so she couldn't hear their voices at all.
She glanced at the torrential rain outside the window, counted the days that had passed, and breathed a slight sigh of relief. Today was the last day of the ten-day downpour, and the rain would stop tomorrow.
The Prince Ning's residence passed another day in peace.
The next day, the torrential rain stopped, and the sun, which had been hidden for ten days, finally came out.
The sky cleared up.
The Wutong Garden was bustling with activity; people were airing out quilts, books, and cleaning the courtyard.
Shen Wantang was busy looking through the account books, preparing to donate some silver and grain for disaster relief.
As she was looking around, she heard Qin Xin and the others call out, half with joy and half with respect, "Your Highness, you've arrived!"
Shen Wantang looked up and saw Xiao Qingyuan standing tall and elegant in front of her, dressed in a moon-white brocade robe.
He seemed to be radiant with the glow of love; his complexion was excellent, glowing and full of vitality. Coupled with his naturally handsome appearance, he was quite striking and captivating.
Shen Wantang could understand why Shen Mingxuan cried and begged to marry Xiao Qingyuan after only meeting him once in her previous life.
Shen Wantang stood up, her face showing a hint of politeness: "Young Master, is there something you need to see me about?"
Xiao Qingyuan was quite excited: "Shen Wantang, do you know? Yan Luo is a genius!"
Shen Wantang didn't react much to these words, but Qin Xin behind her couldn't help but roll her eyes, and Du Juan couldn't help but pout.
He rushed over to Wutong Garden early this morning just to praise Chu Yanluo?
Anyone who hears this would say he's crazy!
But Shen Wantang didn't say anything. She asked with slight doubt, "Why did the young master say that? What did the Chu family do?"
“Shen Wantang, Yanluo, like you, has also read books on astrology! But she’s even smarter than you. She’s only read a few books and she can already predict celestial phenomena very accurately! A few days ago, Yanluo said that the rainstorm would stop in four days, and unexpectedly, the rainstorm really stopped today. Even you and my father couldn’t predict it, but she did! Don’t you think she’s amazing?”
Shen Wantang suddenly realized that Xiao Qingyuan had come to talk about this matter.
She had actually heard about this from Qin Xin. When Gu Qianhan came that day, Chu Yanluo predicted the exact day the rainstorm would stop.
However, Shen Wantang knew in his heart that Chu Yanluo could predict the rainstorm not because she was proficient in astrology, but because she had been reborn.
Shen Wantang nodded to Xiao Qingyuan: "I didn't expect the Chu family to have such abilities. In the future, when it will rain, when it will snow, and when it will be sunny, you can ask her. I'm sure she can predict it all."
Xiao Qingyuan naturally didn't hear the sarcasm in Shen Wantang's words, because her tone sounded quite sincere. He happily replied, "Yes, from now on, you can ask Yanluo about celestial phenomena. If you don't understand anything, you can also ask her for advice. Her expertise in this area is much deeper than yours!"
Shen Wantang smiled faintly and remained silent.
Qin Xin, standing behind her, couldn't help but speak up: "Your Highness, the Princess Consort is the head mistress of the household, your legal wife. How can you allow her to consult a concubine? It's as if the Princess Consort is inferior to that Concubine Chu. Clearly, the Princess Consort is the most intelligent! Perhaps Concubine Chu's prediction of the celestial phenomena was just a lucky guess!"
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