Chapter 107 Letter from the Old Lady

Cheng Zhidong looked at her from behind and felt that she was dignified and elegant, but also had a shrewdness that was not typical of her age. The lady was really thoughtful.

The next day.

Zong Wenxiu took a special look at Pan Hongzhi's condition. It was strange that he was still so energetic. How could he not be affected by his younger brother?

On the way here, the little devil and Pan Hongzhi were still talking about Han Yu's advanced studies. It seemed that they had already summarized the key points of calligraphy, and their relationship also made great progress.

The four of them entered the large study room together and started a new day of study.

front hall.

Xu Wan was listening to Cui Zhihui's report on the recent situation in the palace: "I heard that the Crown Prince summoned Chen Shigeng to the East Palace yesterday. I don't know what they talked about. When Chen Shigeng came out, his hair was messy and his face was bruised."

"Ah? The Crown Prince has shown up?" Xu Wan asked uncertainly, "Are you sure he was beaten in the East Palace?"

Cuizhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Yes, I don't think it was the Crown Prince who did it. Maybe he ordered someone in the East Palace to beat her?"

Xu Wan's mouth twitched as she said, "I think it was Princess Eighteen who beat him."

Cuizhi frowned and said, "No way?"

Xu Wan said: "The Crown Prince loves Princess Eighteen the most, so it is possible that he would go to see Chen Shigeng in person for her. However, with his messy hair, it is too much like the way a girl would dress."

At this moment, a voice came from outside: "Madam, the eighteenth princess is here."

This was really the case. Xu Wan quickly got up and went out to greet her.

Before Zhao Rongren entered the inner courtyard, a wailing voice came over: "Sister Xu, I was wrong... That bastard is a scumbag."

Xu Wan was walking when she was rushed over and hugged by her.

The little girl in her arms was still coquettishly mumbling, "I just want to marry someone, why is it so difficult? Sister Xu, if you were a man, I would not hesitate and would marry you right away."

The maids behind him lowered their heads and tried to suppress their laughter.

Xu Wan replied helplessly: "Princess, don't talk nonsense. People will hear and laugh at you."

"Hahaha, I was just joking with you." Zhaorong took her arm and walked into the house affectionately.

Xu Wan asked someone to pour her some tea, and asked, "You are so happy after being cheated. I don't see how sad you are."

Zhao Rong curled her lips and said, "I can't let a scumbag affect my mood. My happiness is the most important thing. That Chen Shigeng has a few prostitutes and concubines outside, and he dares to play tricks on me. It's really shameless. Fortunately, the prince helped me see through his trick, humph!"

Xu Wan smiled and said, "Then you have to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I heard that he specially summoned people to the East Palace for questioning. He must have put a lot of effort into investigating."

"Yes, yes," Zhao Rong nodded repeatedly, "Brother Crown Prince is very kind to me. He also said that he would ask the Crown Princess to help me find a candidate in the future. My sister-in-law is also very nice. She will definitely help me choose the right one. I will listen to her when the time comes!"

Xu Wan smiled and nodded: "That's good, the Crown Princess is smart and wise, and she will definitely help you choose a good husband."

Zhaorong thought of the Crown Princess and sighed again, "My sister-in-law is so unlucky. She hasn't had a child in five years since entering the East Palace. Those gossipers outside are always talking nonsense openly or secretly. They have been talking a lot recently. Even I can hear it. It's really infuriating."

"Recently?" Xu Wan immediately thought of the little devil.

Zhao Rong said, "Yes, not many people talked about it before, but recently, many people are talking about it. I don't know why. By the way, I just came from my sister-in-law's place and saw her drinking some secret recipe of soup. I don't know if it works."

Xu Wan was silent for a few seconds. She thought she probably knew why.

If the Crown Prince gets close to Jin Cheng, others will think that he now likes children very much, and the pressure will be on the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess was obsessed with getting pregnant, but the greater the pressure she faced, the harder it was for her to get pregnant, and she fell into a vicious cycle.

She thought for a moment and said to Zhaorong, "I heard there is a method to get pregnant that works every time."

"Huh? What?" Zhaorong came forward curiously.

Even Cuizhi looked over and wondered how come the lady knew all this?

Xu Wan smiled and said, "It's said that if a couple goes to ten different, unfamiliar places together, they can remember each other in one go."

"So simple?" Zhao Rong was stunned. "Then if someone like me who loves to go out and play gets married, won't I be pregnant every day?"

Xu Wan: “…” Then you should restrain yourself.

"In fact, the principle of this method is to relax people. The Crown Princess has been trapped in the East Palace for too long and needs to escape and release some of the depression in her heart."

"Yeah, I think that makes sense!"

After receiving this suggestion, Zhaorong immediately stood up, said goodbye, and rushed to the East Palace to present the plan.

Xu Wan looked at her from behind and said with a smile, "She is such a quick thinker. She is so easy to deceive."

Cuizhi also smiled and agreed, "The princess is simple-minded. She only mentioned Chen Shigeng after she came in, and then forgot about him completely."

Xu Wan sighed, "Fortunately, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are there to help her. This little girl is even more worrying than Jin Cheng."

In the key class, while the two children were studying, three private tutors were standing by to give them after-class exercises and small-scale tests based on their progress.

After-school training is done every day. Small progress tests are conducted every three days, which Xu Wan named "small tests". Small tests for key classes last for one hour each time, and the big incense is lit strictly according to the test time.

Since the content of the quiz was all what they had learned, the two children were able to answer the test papers with ease, and were even able to hand in their papers early. They became more and more confident as they took the test.

As the days passed, the children's progress in study shocked the private teachers more and more. Even Baili Xi found it unbelievable and said it was so fast that it seemed like a dream.

The two children were deeply encouraged and studied harder.

A month later, Xu Wan received a letter from the old lady.

She had been married into the Marquis's Mansion for five months. In the past, she would always write to the old Marquis and the old lady whenever she had something to ask. This was the first time she had received a letter from the old lady.

The letter said that although the two of them were living in another manor, they had always been concerned about the academic progress of their two children. They praised Xu Wan for her good parenting and management of the household, and said that it was a great honor for their family to have her as their daughter-in-law, and that their ancestors would be very happy.

Xu Wan continued reading with a smile and finally saw the theme. Zong Jincheng's birthday was in half a month. The old couple wanted to return home for a few days and prepare birthday gifts for the child in advance, so they asked Xu Wan whether it was appropriate to buy expensive items for the child at this stage.

"Valuables..." Xu Wan thought for a moment and asked Cuizhi, "Is the most valuable item Jincheng had before the jade pendant worth several thousand taels?"

After she stopped the little devil's money expenses, Zong Jincheng used the jade pendant as collateral because he was in a hurry to pay the bill. Xu Wan scolded him several times as a prodigal son who was ignorant of the sufferings of the world.

Fortunately, housekeeper Liu knew how to manage his life. As soon as the little devil left, he immediately took back the jade pendant and paid for the expense alone. However, he only told Xu Wan about this, and even Cuizhi was unaware of it.