Chapter 258 Personal Relationship
It is normal for the second wife not to admit this. After all, no one wants to accept that it was their own stupidity that messed things up and made things worse.
Xie Guimo laughed, "Second Aunt insisted on giving the credit to me, so I'll take it."
The second wife was so angry that she was about to vomit blood.
The second master's face was also not looking good. He looked at Xie Guimo with cold eyes, "Are you close to Prince Yu?"
Xie Guimo said nonchalantly, "I am curious, who told my uncle and aunt about my close personal relationship with Prince Yu?"
The Second Wife said, "Who do you think you can hide the fact that you and Prince Yu were having dinner at Deyue Tower from?!"
Xie Guimo curled his lips and said, "We are all having dinner at Deyue Tower, how can it be called a private relationship? Isn't the relationship between Prince Yu and I aboveboard?"
This mouth is like poison.
Everyone in the room was speechless and had nothing to say.
How could people who openly admitted it when asked by the emperor be afraid of being accused of having a close personal relationship with him? You're taking yourself too seriously.
The old lady fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her hand. "Prince Yu and Prince Qi are fighting for the position of crown prince. Concubine Ye and your mother are cousins. Concubine Ye's father died trying to save your grandfather. You are so close to Prince Yu. Aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of Concubine Ye and Prince Qi?"
Let alone Xie Guimo, Chen Tang's ears are almost callused from hearing this. Concubine Ye can secretly harm Xie Guimo, and the princess has to unconditionally side with Concubine Ye because of the grace of saving her father. This is too disgusting.
Xie Guimo laughed and looked at the second master, "I don't want to offend Concubine Han Ye and Prince Qi, but I have a problem here, so I would like to ask my second uncle for advice."
The second master asked, "What's the matter?"
Xie Guimo said, "I was curious about who recommended Master Shen Si, so I sent Chen Qi to find out. On the way back, I ran into Prince Yu, and he asked Chen Qi to pass on a message to me, asking me to treat him to a meal as a thank you."
"For this meal, does Second Uncle want me to treat you or not? As long as Second Uncle tells me, I will definitely do it."
The second master's face froze.
Xie Guimo picked up the teacup and waited for the second master to speak.
Chen Tang wanted to laugh but couldn't, not to mention how uncomfortable it was. This was like putting the Second Master in a frying pan. The old lady had just said that being close to Prince Yu would chill the hearts of Concubine Ye and Prince Qi, but Prince Yu helped the Fourth Master Shen, Chen Tang's fourth uncle, and asked Xie Guimo to treat him. Xie Guimo had no reason to refuse. The Second Master wanted Xie Guimo to refuse, and when Prince Yu asked about it later, there was no guarantee that Xie Guimo would not directly tell Prince Yu that it was the Second Master who said he shouldn't be close to Prince Yu.
Will Prince Yu get so angry that he targets the Second Master everywhere?
But if Xie Guimo is allowed to go, that's great, then the second master will also have a share of Concubine Han Ye and Prince Qi's heart.
Xie Guimo was not a patient person. He took two sips of tea and asked, "Second Uncle, have you not decided whether I should treat you or pretend I don't know?"
The second wife said, "You can invite Prince Yu and Prince Qi at the same time."
“Good idea.”
Xie Guimo praised him, and the second master scolded him, "What a bad idea!!"
Afraid that Xie Guimo would do so, the Second Master hurriedly said, "We can't invite them together. Prince Yu asked you to treat us, so we definitely can't refuse. With the power of our Jingyang Palace, it's reasonable for Prince Yu to want to win us over. I believe the prince will not put the princess in an unkind and unjust position."
Xie Guimo said, "Is there anything else? If not, we can go back and have lunch."
The fourth wife was furious, but she couldn't do anything about it.
No one spoke, so Xie Guimo stood up. Chen Tang looked at the second wife, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Xie Guimo grabbed her hand and said, "Second Aunt gave the credit to me, so thank me if you want to thank someone."
The second wife was so angry that her vision went dark.
Xie Guimo took Chen Tang out and came out of Wutong Courtyard. Chen Tang couldn't help laughing when he thought of the Second Wife's face, which showed that she had no place to vent her anger.
On this side, Chen Tang happily returned to Chenxiangxuan with Xie Guimo. On the other side, the news that the Fourth Master was promoted to Langzhong of the Ministry of War reached Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion. Everyone in the mansion didn't believe it at first, then they couldn't believe it, and then they were happy.
Although the Fourth Master was born out of wedlock, he is now the person Shen Sui trusts the most. The Fourth Madam is a fair housekeeper and does not mistreat servants. Everyone in the mansion is happy to see the Fourth Master promoted.
The old lady was actually happy, but her good mood was overshadowed by the thought of the second master who had been demoted again and again.
However, promotion is always a happy event, especially since the Fourth House is kind. The Fourth Master always follows Shen Sui's lead, and the Old Lady also gives face to the Fourth House and generously rewards everyone in the mansion with three months' salary, so that everyone can share in the Fourth House's joy.
When the good news reached the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion, the Fourth Wife was not at home. She had gone to the Jokhang Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. The servant rushed to the Jokhang Temple to report the good news, but the Fourth Wife did not believe it.
Getting promoted twice in a row is just a dream. Even the fourth wife doesn’t dare to dream of such a beautiful thing.
The servant said, "How dare I lie to you about such a big thing? It was Prince Yu who recommended the Fourth Master in the court."
Although the Fourth Madam couldn't believe it, she also knew that no one would play such a joke on her. After burning incense and praying, she hurried back to the Marquis' Mansion.
When she returned home, Shen Sui came back from the military camp. The old lady asked Shen Sui about how Prince Yu recommended the fourth master. She knew that the fourth master of Prince Jingyang's mansion also wanted the position of military doctor and asked Prince Qi for help. The fourth wife was a little worried, "I don't know if this matter will implicate Tang'er..."
The old lady didn't like what she heard, and lightly rebuked, "Tang'er was given a sterilizing drug just a few days after she got married. Those people in Jingyang Palace are not afraid of whether the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion is happy or not. It's a matter of ability to seek an official position. Could it be that they are worried about the fourth master of Jingyang Palace and won't move up?"
The fourth wife was scolded, but she didn't dare to refute a word, "The old lady is right."
Besides, after Chen Tang and Xie Guimo left, the old lady scolded the second wife, "Why did you mention the Crown Prince's Concubine in front of Concubine Ye that she wanted to help Master Shen Si get that position?"
Although the Second Wife insisted that it was Xie Guimo who was sowing discord, Xie Guimo had grown up in their care, and if it was really Xie Guimo who asked Prince Yu for help, he would not deny it.
The second wife couldn't sit still on the stool and said, "Concubine Ye asked me why the princess didn't come to the palace to ask her for help. I had no choice but to say this."
She never thought that there would be the Queen's people in Concubine Ye's palace, and the Queen would take what she said to heart.
Prince Yu is a prince after all, and the Crown Prince didn't even look for him, so he took the initiative to help Master Shen Si to seek an official position, and he was not afraid of losing his status.
The Second Wife said, "Even if the Crown Prince and the King of Qi were not that close before, at least they did not openly interact with the King of Yu. I heard that Concubine Ye made things difficult for the Crown Prince's Concubine several times, so it must be related to the Crown Prince's Concubine."
"On the day when the Crown Prince's wife got married, the Queen sent eight pallets of dowry, but Concubine Ye sent nothing..."
The old lady's eyes were dim.
Concubine Ye watched the prince grow up, so she should know that the prince does not listen to the princess so much.
The grace of saving his father can control the princess, but not the prince, let alone the crown prince.
Concubine Ye has been favored by the emperor for more than ten years. How could she not know the power of pillow talk? Why would Concubine Ye target the Crown Prince's wife for no reason? Isn't this pushing the prince away?
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