Chapter 133 The Entanglement at the Crown Prince's Residence
Shen Pingting followed behind the First Prince and Wei Ningyan with her head bowed and eyes lowered.
The eldest prince took his seat first, and then Wei Ningyan followed suit.
Shen Pingting stood there and waved to the outside, and the maids outside began to serve the dishes.
Shen Pingting continued to stand and serve food to the two of them.
The eldest prince remained silent, but Wei Ningyan spoke up:
"Should I call her cousin or aunt?"
The eldest prince kept his head down and ate without saying a word.
Shen Pingting bowed and said, "The Crown Prince said that everything in the inner quarters of the mansion is at the Crown Princess's discretion."
Since you were not present, I did not formally offer you tea, and therefore I am not considered your concubine.
Wei Ningyan nodded: "Then let's do it tomorrow. Your Highness, please come over, kowtow, and offer some tea."
This makes it perfectly legitimate.
"From now on, you can officially assist me and help manage the inner quarters of the mansion."
Shen Pingting bowed and thanked her.
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince suddenly put down his chopsticks and said to Wei Ningyan:
"I heard you made a move on Ling'er's wife?"
When Shen Pingting heard the Crown Prince's question, she felt uneasy, as if the Crown Prince's wife would go crazy if she answered incorrectly.
Who knew Wei Ningyan would give such a nonchalant reply:
"yes."
The eldest prince scoffed lightly: "I thought you had a perfect plan."
However, since we started working together, you haven't succeeded in anything you've planned.
Your attempt this time must have ended in failure.
Wei Ningyan remained silent.
The eldest prince seemed to be in a very good mood and continued:
"A letter has arrived from the capital. Your Wei family has been impeached, and Grand Tutor Wei and Vice Minister Wei are both at home reflecting on their actions."
"This must be your doing too."
Upon hearing this, Wei Ningyan paused in her chopsticks.
"So Your Highness saw that our Wei family was not as powerful as before, which is why you brought your cousin to replace me?"
The eldest prince gave a sarcastic laugh: "Your Wei family is implicated because of you, what does it have to do with me?"
Furthermore, what you have done is now probably known to my father and mother.
Now that you've married me, you still have your eyes on my cousin.
My aunt certainly cannot keep you here.
You should first think about your own situation and that of your Wei family.
After a moment of contemplation, Wei Ningyan said, "My grandfather is probably about to retire, but my father will still be the Vice Minister of Revenue, that will not change."
He finished speaking and chuckled softly: "As for me..."
"Ever since you, Your Highness, broke our agreement, there's been no difference between me being alive and dead."
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince's expression changed drastically.
With a dark expression, Shen Pingting stared at Wei Ningyan, and she silently took two steps back in fright.
Wei Ningyan looked up at the eldest prince, showing no fear whatsoever.
"What's wrong, Your Highness? Are you angry?"
I only told the truth, and you got angry.
Compared to the humiliation I've suffered, Your Highness wouldn't hold such a verbal insult against me, would you?
The eldest prince's face was gloomy, and he raised his hand to grab Wei Ningyan's neck.
The chopsticks in Wei Ningyan's hand fell to the ground with a thud.
Even though her face was flushed from being pinched, she still smiled and said:
"Your Highness...it would be best to strangle me to death today, so that...when the news gets back to the capital, my grandfather...won't have to retire."
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince released his grip.
If he really strangled Wei Ningyan to death, not only would she be free, but the Wei family would also be saved.
In the end, all the trouble fell on his own shoulders.
Thinking about his current plans, the eldest prince couldn't help but loosen his grip.
Shen Pingting, who had been observing for so long, gradually realized that both of them were crazy.
"Cough cough cough..."
Wei Ningyan coughed for a while, then, panting, her eyes bloodshot, she glared at the First Prince with intense resentment:
“We could have joined forces, and I could have helped you seize the position of Crown Prince.”
But you madman, you insisted on breaking the contract first.
Now that my future is ruined, I'm not doing well, so how can I expect you to be?
The eldest prince met Wei Ningyan's resentful gaze and reached out to Shen Pingting.
Shen Pingting was stunned for a moment, then quickly offered her a handkerchief.
The eldest prince wiped his hands.
"Do you remember the first time we met? I said that if I killed you, I could still marry Xue Weiyang."
I might as well tell you now, I still want to kill you.
I'm sparing your life for now only because I know you too well. I know you can't accomplish anything, but you can't cause any harm either.
You'd better shut up and behave yourself.
After saying that, the eldest prince walked outside.
Shen Pingting bowed respectfully, and only after his figure disappeared did she come over to help Wei Ningyan up.
Wei Ningyan glanced at Shen Pingting: "Why are you coming over here when he's acting so erratically?"
"I...I..."
I couldn't say anything for a long time.
Wei Ningyan suddenly added, "By the way, you were chosen by Consort Shu, so you had no choice."
After saying that, he sighed, shook his head, and walked outside.
Shen Pingting breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the two of them had left.
So this is how this couple usually interacts.
They're all crazy...
The next day, the eldest prince went out early in the morning, and Shen Pingting came over to pay her respects to Wei Ningyan.
After meeting her, Wei Ningyan drank the tea she offered as a gesture of respect and gave her a pair of bracelets.
He had essentially accepted this concubine as his aunt.
“I know you were sent by Consort Shu to challenge me, but as you saw last night, there was no affection between me and the First Prince.”
So you can rest assured, His Highness has given it to you.
Within the inner quarters, as long as one does not overstep my authority and acts within this bounds, I will not concern myself with anything else.
If anyone tries to get past me or do anything to displease me, they'd better wash their necks and wait.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Shen Pingting bowed in response.
I haven't yet established myself firmly, so it's really not wise for me to get into a conflict with Wei Ningyan.
That would be best; we can keep to ourselves and avoid making things difficult for each other.
As for the future, let's take it one step at a time.
In any case, the task I have received now is to help the eldest prince manage the inner quarters and monitor Wei Ningyan.
As for how to deal with the Crown Prince's wife, judging from yesterday's situation, the Crown Prince probably wants to deal with her personally.
As for when and how to take action, that's beyond my control.
After leaving Wei Ningyan's courtyard, Shen Pingting looked at the gloomy sky and sighed.
Since arriving here, it has been rainy and gloomy every day for more than twenty days.
The humidity in the air felt like it was drowning, making it hard to breathe.
As a result, people's moods are very bad.
Wei Ningyan was unsettled after hearing what the First Prince said about the Wei family yesterday.
He then sent a letter home.
The letter was intercepted as soon as it left the Crown Prince's residence.
After reading the letter, the eldest prince ordered it to be resealed intact and sent back to the capital.
The Wei family received the letter and soon appeared on Wei Yi'an's desk.
After reading the letter, Wei Yi'an let out a long sigh.
In her letter, Wei Ningyan said: I am deeply aware of my past mistakes and have decided to think twice before acting in the future. I will never implicate the Wei family and will put my parents at home at ease.
After reading the letter, Madam Wei burst into tears.
He quickly wrote back, asking how she was doing and telling her to take care of herself and not to worry about things at home.
I asked a whole bunch of questions.
Finally, they sent her a lot of things.
Although Wei Yi'an resented her, she was, after all, his own daughter.
I heard she wasn't doing well at the First Prince's residence, and I'm quite worried about her.
Now that she has suddenly realized her mistake, he naturally softened his heart.
After receiving the letter from home, Wei Ningyan felt much relieved.
He then began his own planning.
A few days later, the eldest prince returned from outside, bringing a man with him.
She was said to be a staff member, fair-skinned and beautiful, named Huaiqing.
From then on, whenever the eldest prince wasn't going out, he would have this person accompany him every day.
None of the eight beauties that Wei Ningyan brought could get close to the Crown Prince.
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