Chapter 146: Housekeeping Expert
White eventually lost.
Madam Wei didn't play a second game. She put away the chess pieces one by one and murmured again, "I won't play anymore. You say you'll let me win, but I always lose.
I don’t know if I’ll ever have a chance to defeat you in this life…”
After putting away the chess pieces, she blew out the candle and lay down on the bed. Her low sighs reached the roof.
She sighed, "If you can't win, then you can't win. Just live well...that's all."
After that, there was no more movement.
Her expression and these words made Wei Qingyan think of something.
Madam Wei was awake in the middle of the night because she was missing her lover.
She thought again of the scene where Madam Wei played chess with King Jing in the middle of the night.
But King Jing’s age doesn’t match.
Could it be because Prince Jing and her beloved bear a resemblance to each other? Therefore, Lady Wei Xiao disregarded human ethics and stayed alone with him in the middle of the night.
But what Madam Wei meant just now was that her lover was still alive. If that person was still alive, why would she transfer her affection to King Jing?
Or is it that she cannot be with that person and can only miss him secretly?
But no matter what, Madam Wei shouldn't be in her father's house, thinking about other men. Wei Qingyan felt a sense of disgust and resentment in his heart.
No matter how bad Madam Wei's relationship with my father was, she married him and benefited from his influence, which is why she has the honor she has today. She should not blaspheme my father.
Shi Yu raised his hand and gently stroked her furrowed brows, picked her up by the waist, and whispered, "It's almost dawn, let's go back. We have to go to the East Palace tomorrow."
Madam Wei had fallen asleep, so he wouldn't be able to find anything out by staring at her any longer. Wei Qingyan suppressed his emotions, hummed softly, and then nestled his head in Shi Yu's arms.
After a sleepless night, she was indeed tired. "Let's go to Prince Rong's Mansion."
My mother went to the palace last night. I don’t know what the situation was. She is now returning to Prince Rong’s Mansion with Shi Yu. After dawn, she can go directly to the palace with him.
She had to see with her own eyes how her mother was doing in the palace before she could feel at ease.
How could Shi Yu not respond? He leaped a few times and disappeared into the night.
The grave would be moved in two days. After Dong Zang instructed the secret guards to keep a close eye on Madam Wei, he followed his master back to the mansion.
After Wei Qingyan returned to the palace, Shi Yu asked him to eat a bowl of minced meat soup before going to sleep.
Because she had something on her mind, she did not fall asleep. After an hour, she got up to take a shower and change clothes.
Shi Yu was already sitting at the dining table waiting for her. After they had breakfast, they entered the palace.
The palace maids were the most sensitive. They could figure out a lot from the slightest change in the emperor's attitude towards Shi Yu, and their attitude towards Shi Yu became obviously much more respectful.
As soon as the two arrived at the gate of the East Palace, the door opened from the inside.
The emperor ordered the prince to be imprisoned, and all his women were also imprisoned here.
Not long after the two entered the East Palace, they saw the deposed Crown Princess Xie scolding a palace maid. Seeing the two people come in, Xie was a little stunned.
It seemed as if he had not expected that they would come in.
She immediately showed joy, quickly raised her hand to adjust her hair, walked forward quickly, and after paying her respects to Shi Yu, she asked, "Why is Uncle Rong here?"
Shi Yu glanced at her indifferently and had no intention of responding.
Seeing Shi Yu about to leave, she hurried to him, looking aggrieved, "Uncle Rong, can you help me plead with the emperor? I'm not aware of the prince's actions. Can you please release me from my confinement?"
"No." Shi Yu refused coldly, "Husband and wife are one, sharing honor and disgrace. Don't you really know what he did?"
"I don't know, I really don't know." Xie seemed to be afraid that Shi Yu would not believe her, so she took another step forward and explained anxiously, "Uncle Rong, you know, he is not the one I want to marry. I, I don't have a good relationship with him."
She shook her head slightly, and her black hair fell around her slender white neck. She didn't know when her eyes were covered with mist. She looked aggrieved but seemed to be trying hard not to let the tears fall. She looked indescribably charming.
Shi Yu avoided his gaze, held Wei Qingyan's hand, and walked inside.
"Prince Rong, do you really not care about our past affection at all?" Xie's tears finally fell, and her voice choked with sobs.
Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan stopped at the same time.
Shi Yu turned around, his face darkening, "Explain clearly."
When did he and Xie have feelings for each other?
If I don't explain it clearly and let Xiaoyan misunderstand me, wouldn't that be unfair to him?
Wei Qingyan also looked at Xie.
Xie's behavior just now clearly showed that she was interested in Shi Yu.
She has been hanging out with Shi Yu since she was a child, how come she has never heard of this?
Or did Shi Yu hide it from her?
Xie met two pairs of eyes.
One pair is cold and the other pair is playful.
The one making fun of it was Wei Qingyan.
Xie was furious. Why did this woman look at her like that, as if she was laughing at a joke?
But thinking of Shi Yu still being there, and thinking of her own situation, she lowered her eyes, bit her lip, and whispered, "When I was young, I fell from the rockery, and it was Prince Rong who saved me. Later, when I reached the age of marriage, Prince Rong also sent someone to give me a hairpin.
The candidate for the Crown Princess can only be from the Xie family, and I am the only one of similar age to the Crown Prince. But, but I already have someone in my heart, and marrying him has never been my wish.
I know that now that I'm married, I have to keep everything from the past to myself. But now, I'm imprisoned. Does Prince Rong really not care about me anymore?"
Wei Qingyan looked at Shi Yu. Did he also give a hairpin to Xie?
Shi Yu met Wei Qingyan's gaze and his heart skipped a beat.
He remembered saving Xie.
From the perspective of the Empress Dowager, he was Xie's cousin. Seeing a younger generation fall, he could not just stand by and do nothing and pick up the person.
But he had no idea about the hairpin he was given.
When he was a teenager, he realized his feelings for Xiao Yan, and his heart and eyes were filled with Xiao Yan.
Another thing he was thinking about was how to disturb the noble lady in the capital's heart towards Xiao Yan, so he had no time to give hairpins to other people.
He always left such matters to Dongzang.
Dongzang is a very strict person and would never give a hairpin to another woman in his name.
If it's Jingzhe, there's still a possibility...
Shi Yu thought of something and turned to look at Jingzhe. He saw that he wanted to say something but hesitated, as if there was something he didn't understand.
This fool really knew the truth. Shi Yu said in a deep voice, "Speak."
Jingzhe took a few steps forward and said aggrievedly, "General Wei bought a woman's hairpin, but I snatched it away. I asked my subordinates to deal with it.
It just so happened that that day was the Xie family's young lady's coming-of-age ceremony, and as an elder, I should give her something. I thought it would be a waste to throw it away, so I... sent it to the Xie family as a gift."
After he reminded him, Shi Yu remembered that many years ago, he ran into Wei Qingyan buying a woman's hairpin, hiding and looking guilty.
It just so happened that many women in the capital admired her at that time.
He thought Wei Qingyan was buying a hairpin as a gift for a noble lady, so he snatched it away.
Afraid that Wei Qingyan would be angry, she took him to the men's jewelry area and picked out a bunch of men's hairpins for her. Who would have thought that Jingzhe would actually give those hairpins to Xie.
What a good housekeeper!
Shi Yu secretly gritted his teeth!
When he looked at Xie, his expression returned to its stern state, "Your Majesty is wise and will make his own decision."
As for the hairpin matter, he didn't even bother to explain it, Jingzhe had made it clear enough.
How could he not understand what Xie was thinking? If Xie Mingxi was still the crown prince, and he was still the sickly prince who had lost his life at some point in time, Xie would never have said this today.
It is human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm, but he looks down on people like Xie. His little Yan is still better.
Thinking of this, his brows softened, and he whispered to Wei Qingyan, "When we leave the palace later, I'll go shopping with you. You can have as many hairpins as you want."
After hearing Jingzhe's words, Xie felt ashamed. She thought it was a waste that a lowly guard gave it to her. But all these years, she thought Prince Rong had feelings for her.
Seeing Shi Yu's fawning attitude towards Wei Qingyan again, she felt a surge of hatred in her heart and said to Wei Qingyan, "Are you the one from Anyuan Marquis' Mansion? Do you know that Uncle Rong has someone he likes?"
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