Shu Chengfeng laughed, "Alright, you always have a point."
"Fine, I won't argue with you. Jiangxiang, quickly go and tell people to serve the food. His Highness has been working hard these days, so prepare plenty of His Highness's favorite dishes. There must be soup in winter."
She glanced at the Crown Prince: "I must make sure that Your Highness is too busy enjoying the delicious food to speak ill of me."
Jiangxiang hurriedly agreed and bowed her head before leaving.
Shu Chengfeng ignored her: "Have you been painting these past few days?"
"No, I'm too lazy. It's too cold, my hands don't even get warm."
Yan Nangui, a bachelor: "Winter is such a good time; I've spent the whole day eating. Peanuts in the morning, walnuts in the afternoon..."
"You eat all you want, but you don't seem to gain any weight." Shu Chengfeng looked her up and down, lingering particularly on her chest.
Yan Nangui hummed a hum.
She was already quite slender, let alone suffer such a great deal.
Besides, she's still young. Whether she'll gain weight in the future or not really depends on how time goes by.
"Your Highness is not satisfied? Then why not pamper Zhang Chenghui? Isn't he well-off?"
If we're talking about turbulent waves, then Zhang Chenghui truly deserves the title.
No one in the entire mansion's backyard had more assets than her.
She's also quite good-looking, very beautiful.
Shu Chengfeng paused for a moment upon hearing this, then chuckled, "Don't say that."
Yan Nangui smiled and came over to sit in the person's lap: "I'm sitting here now. I don't need anything from you."
"...Yes, you finished asking first, right?" His Highness the Crown Prince put his arm around her.
"I want to hear a story. In the palace, how is Consort Zhen doing now?" Suddenly she miscarried, suddenly a case was solved, suddenly an enemy died.
"I complained to His Majesty and received some good things in return," Shu Chengfeng said.
"Let me guess, right? The most favored concubines in the palace right now are Consort Wan and Consort Fang?"
"There's also Kong Lingyi. She also entered the palace this year."
Yan Nangui nestled comfortably against him, saying, "Kong Lingyi, there isn't a large family like the Kong family in Dayan. That means that this Lingyi, whose family background isn't prominent, probably had a lower rank when she entered the palace. Around the ninth or eighth rank would have been enough. She's been promoted two ranks, so she must be quite impressive."
"Now that Consort Zhen is unable to serve His Majesty, are these three the ones keeping him all to himself?" Yan Nangui asked.
This is a complete package... that's the word I used.
"Mm." Shu Chengfeng nodded.
"Why are you suddenly asking this? What have you thought of? Did Nan Gui come up with a way to deal with Consort Zhen?" Shu Chengfeng stroked her back.
"No. Why bother dealing with her? Let her experience the feeling of falling out of favor, or growing old. Or, wouldn't it be nice to become a Dowager Consort?" Yan Nangui gently poked his chin: "It's a thankless task. You haven't dealt with her all these years, and you're talking about this?"
To harm Consort Zhen is tantamount to handing the Emperor a knife; why bother?
"So you really just listen to stories?" Shu Chengfeng asked with a smile.
“Yes. We’re just killing time anyway.” Yan Nangui raised his face: “I’m mainly curious about who Consort Zhen will lose to.”
She is indeed extremely beautiful, but beauty alone does not guarantee eternal favor.
Shu Chengfeng looked down at her and said, "Then let's watch it together."
As he spoke, he pressed his lips to the other's lips.
The two of them were sitting on the chair, kissing each other so passionately they couldn't bear to part.
No one knows what happened in the backyard, but all that is known is that Yan Nangui went to the front yard and invited the Crown Prince away. He even went there himself; he's shameless enough.
But people only dare to think about it in their hearts.
The next morning, Yan Nangui personally went to the main courtyard to see the Crown Princess. After inquiring about her illness, he told her about leaving the city.
"Since His Highness the Crown Prince has agreed, I naturally won't stop him," the Crown Princess said, somewhat uncomfortably.
"Then I will be leaving tomorrow. Since I am leaving the city, I will be taking people with me. That's why I spoke to His Highness the Crown Prince yesterday. Your Highness, please don't worry about it," Yan Nangui explained.
Whether she listens or not is up to her.
The Crown Princess was still feeling listless, so she nodded and said, "I understand. I'm finding it hard to sit here, so I won't keep you any longer. Go ahead."
Yan Nangui only said a few words of concern for her health before leaving.
As soon as they returned, Yan Nangui asked, "Did you see the Crown Princess's expression?"
“I saw it, and that’s really… not a good idea, is it?” Jiangxiang said.
It was a waxy yellow with a hint of green, and no matter how you looked at it...
"I'm afraid she won't be able to keep this pregnancy either." Yan Nangui frowned. "With consecutive miscarriages, it will be even more difficult in the future."
For a prince who hasn't even firmly established himself as crown prince, his crown princess certainly has it tough.
It's one thing for so many people to be scheming against each other in the backyard, but there are also covetous eyes outside.
Whether you speak out or not, someone will harm you.
"Doctor Hu also examined her, but he couldn't figure out anything, could he?" Jiangxiang asked curiously.
“If it’s poison, then we can tell, but what if it’s some kind of slow-acting drug? It’s hard to say,” Yan Nangui said.
"Sigh, it really wasn't easy," Jiang Xiang said.
Having said that, he went to prepare the things he would need for tomorrow.
You can't go to graves, but you can worship at memorial tablets in temples.
There's no need to prepare too much; incense, candles, and paper money are just a token of our appreciation.
Just prepare plain clothes.
Nothing was said that day, and the next morning, he went out directly. Wei Xiao followed him with thirty guards.
They met up with the Lan family outside the city.
The mother and daughter were sitting in a carriage.
Looking at the commotion, Lan asked, "I thought you would only have about ten people with you, why are there so many?"
"It was all His Highness's idea, I don't really know either." She pretended to be ignorant. She couldn't very well say that there were people in the manor who wanted to frame her. If she went out with few people and kept a low profile, she might be ambushed.
"That's good. How are you doing at the manor?" Lan Xiangyi asked.
"Everything is fine. I sent someone to pay my respects to my aunt a while ago, and I heard that she had caught a cold. Is she feeling better?"
"Everything's alright. It's good to get out for a walk." She was dressed in plain clothes today, and although she was smiling, she was still saddened when she thought of her deceased relatives.
The group walked to the road outside a manor, and Madam Lan pointed and said, "Do you know where this is? It's the Meng family's manor."
"Oh? The Li aunt and niece are here?" Yan Nangui asked.
Lady Lan naturally knew about this; it was she who sent someone to tell them.
Shouldn't this make Auntie laugh a little?
"Exactly. I wonder how those two, aunt and niece, are doing. I hope they never go back," Lan Shi snorted.
"Stop the car," Yan Nangui called out.
Wei Xiao raised his hand to stop the procession.
He rode over himself and asked, "Yan Liangyuan, what's wrong?"
“Oh, the manor ahead belongs to the Meng family. Lord Wei understands what I mean, right? I’ll send my maid over,” Yan Nangui said.
Wei Xiao paused, "Is this... inappropriate?"
"When an enemy is in trouble, it's only fair to beat them when they're down. Even your prince wouldn't stop me. It wouldn't be appropriate for me to go, but if my girl goes, would you still stop her?" Yan Nangui asked with a smile.
Wei Xiao blushed: "That's not what I meant, it's just... never mind, then..."
"Chanyi, go ahead. Keep a close eye on those two women, and let them know how Dujuan left," Yan Nangui said.
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