The Crown Prince's wife grew increasingly angry. "Mother-in-law, look, the child is so young and already recognizes people. We can't delay the adoption any longer! Bring him to my room and raise him immediately!"
Her maid was about to grab it, but Sheng Xiyan sternly said, "Who dares? Although my title of Imperial Consort doesn't hold any real power, I hold the rank of Second Rank. I don't even have to kneel before an official, let alone a bunch of you filthy people?"
The Crown Prince's Consort said sarcastically, "What are you so proud of? Letting Jiangjiang be under our family's name and inheriting the title in the future is a great thing. You are just secretly happy about it. You don't know what's good for you!"
Sheng Xiyan didn't want to pay attention to her and said to Princess E, "Mother-in-law, Yan Lang only has this one bloodline. Do you really want to deprive him of it? He would be heartbroken if he knew about it in the afterlife."
Princess E sighed and said, "Xi Yan, your father-in-law and I love Yan'er too, but for the sake of our palace, we have no choice but to adopt Jiang Jiang under your eldest brother's name. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. Yan'er will agree."
Judging from the tone, this matter had already been discussed with Prince E and had already been discussed. Sheng Xiyan did not insist on it anymore. She already had an idea.
"Mother-in-law, even so, Jiangjiang is still young. We can't just take him over and raise him. What I mean is, wait ten days or half a month, and the Crown Prince's Consort can come to my place more often. First, you can cultivate a relationship with Jiangjiang and make the child less resistant. Second, you can learn more about Jiangjiang's eating and sleeping habits. This way, you can raise Jiangjiang better in the future. What do you think?"
The Crown Princess retorted, "No, the child is not that delicate. He won't stop crying until he has no more energy!"
Sheng Xiyan said, "Mother-in-law, the Crown Prince's Consort has never given birth. Listen to what she said. Can she raise Jiang Jiang well? Jiang Jiang is the only child of our palace. He will bring honor to our family in the future. We cannot afford any mistakes."
The words made perfect sense. Princess E looked at Jiang Jiang and said lovingly, "Xi Yan is right, eldest daughter-in-law. From now on, you should learn more about how to take care of children. When you have learned enough, you can take Jiang Jiang home to raise him."
Seeing that no one was listening, the Crown Princess had no choice but to give up.
When she was about to be coaxed to sleep, Sheng Xiyan said, "Mother-in-law, I'll take the child back to sleep first."
"Come on, lend a hand and follow along to take good care of the young master."
Only after the wet nurse followed him out did Sheng Xiyan breathe a sigh of relief.
Late at night, in Yunxi Courtyard.
Sheng Xiyan closed the door and whispered to her mother, "Mom, there is only one way now."
Mother Sheng guessed her thoughts and hurriedly advised, "Yan'er, the child is still young. Isn't this too risky? Besides, if you leave the palace, will you lose your imperial salary? How will you live in the future?"
Sheng Xiyan made up her mind and said, "Mother, I originally placed my hopes on Concubine Shu and the Emperor, but today they both rejected this matter. No one in the world can help me, so I have to make a way out on my own.
Don't worry about the money. I've been receiving five hundred taels of silver from the Imperial Court over the past two years, and Yan Lang left me a thousand taels when he left. I'll find a way to get some more. We can stay in the mountains for a few years. Once this matter is settled, I'll go see a doctor and treat his illness. I'll be able to support Jiang Jiang eventually.
But I am most worried that the pharmacy run by my brother and sister-in-law will be implicated."
My elder brother Sheng Jingheng has been a genius in studying since he was young, but five years ago, on the eve of the imperial examination, he offended an official and was disqualified from taking the exam.
My sister-in-law Lin Xueshuang has been working in the Sheng family pharmacy since she was a child. After her father Shengnian passed away, my brother and sister-in-law got married and took over the pharmacy.
Mother Sheng said distressedly, "Yan'er, don't worry, I'll go back and ask your brother and sister-in-law to close the medicine shop."
"Mother, on the day I escaped, you, my brother and sister-in-law took Xitang to a house in the suburbs to hide out."
"Don't worry about us. You must be careful with the children. Once you settle down, send a message to our house in the suburbs."
The next day, at noon, Sheng Xiyan went to the townhouse on the east side, which was the accounting office of the palace.
The door was closed at this time. Usually after noon, the accountants would go out to collect the shop's cash flow.
Sheng Xiyan took off her hairpin, poked the lock a few times to open it, went in quietly, opened the drawer, and took out a stack of banknotes.
"Just take five thousand taels, it's enough to live on for a few years."
He stuffed the five thousand taels of silver into his arms and clothes, looked around to see if anyone had left the house, and then locked the door.
It was the middle of the night, the moon was dark and the wind was strong.
Sheng Xiyan was holding Jiang Jiang, and Hua Xia was carrying the luggage.
At this time, all the rooms in the mansion were dark and no one was around.
After exiting the back door, Sheng Jingheng jumped out of the carriage at the door and said, "Ayan, get on the carriage quickly."
Sheng Xiyan held Jiang Jiang and Hua Xia and quickly got on the carriage. Not daring to delay, the carriage quickly disappeared into the night.
"Ayan, the city gates are closed for the night. Let's go home first and leave the city tomorrow."
Sheng Xiyan was afraid that Prince E's Mansion would chase them out overnight and bring trouble to the family, "Brother, find a secluded place to rest for the night and leave the city tomorrow morning."
“Okay, I’ll listen to you.
"Brother, is our pharmacy closed?"
"It was closed as soon as Mother returned. Don't worry, your sister-in-law has taken Xitang and Mother to a house in the suburbs to hide."
Sheng Jingheng drove the carriage through several streets and arrived at a corner. There was no open door here, so no one could see him.
"Ayan, please stay in the carriage tonight."
"good."
At night, Sheng Jingheng covered Sheng Xiyan with a blanket and fell into melancholy.
It’s really hard to say what fate this adopted sister will have.
When the Sheng family was still in Jiangnan, five-year-old Sheng Jingheng picked up the cradle Sheng Xiyan. Sheng's father and mother raised her as their own daughter, and he, as an older brother, loved his sister even more.
Three years ago, she married her ideal husband, Qi Yan, a responsible man. Sheng Jingheng breathed a sigh of relief at that time, thinking that his sister was lucky.
But she lost her husband in just two years and had a posthumous child, and now she is bullied by the palace.
Sheng Jingheng felt regretful. If he had not meddled in other people's affairs on the eve of the imperial examination a few years ago, he would be able to help Sheng Xiyan now that he had an official position.
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