Chapter 35 Jin Cheng was not wronged
They immediately understood why this sound happened after they entered.
After the prince spoke up for them, all the nobles in the room, who were dressed up in fancy clothes, looked at Xu Wan and the other two, which made people feel very uneasy.
After knowing that Zong Jincheng was with the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess' smile began to fade away.
She had been childless since she married into the Eastern Palace. Although the fact was that the prince was sick and weak and could not conceive after five years of sex, there were always people who liked to put the blame on the woman, saying that she was infertile. But the prince refused to marry a concubine because of her.
Right now, the Crown Prince is showing that he likes children very much, so other people's looks at the Crown Princess have become even more complicated. It goes without saying that they are privately mocking her for not being able to give birth.
"Madam Zong, come and sit next to me."
The Crown Princess waved at her with a warm smile, ending Xu Wan's restless mood.
——began to become restless on his feet.
Xu Wan was complaining in her heart. Whether the little devil was causing trouble for her intentionally or unintentionally, this was the noble Crown Princess, how could she afford to offend her!
Looking at the faces of these people who are laughing at the joke, I guess the Crown Princess will definitely make things difficult for me in a while.
Damn it!
Xu Wan took a deep breath, stepped forward and saluted. The Crown Princess arranged for her to sit next to her and began to interrogate her gently.
The two smiling tiger women chatted back and forth and actually got along well.
The Crown Princess had no ill will towards Xu Wan. After all, Xu Wan had just married into the Marquis's Mansion. Even if the Crown Prince had some relationship with Zong Jincheng, she, as the new bride, might not know much about the inside story.
"I see that Your Highness likes your son Jincheng very much. If you have time, please come to the East Palace often. Don't just let him stay at home and study. A child of this age will easily become spoiled."
Xu Wan smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. Jin Cheng has a bad temper and may bother Your Highness and Your Majesty if he enters the palace. I will teach him well for a while before sending him to the palace."
The Crown Princess covered her mouth and smiled: "Okay, whatever you say. I think you are a very responsible stepmother, and you care more about me than many biological mothers."
Xu Wan complained in her mind: Of course, a biological mother raises her child with her motherly love, but she raises her child with the help of that 100 million yuan pie.
One hundred million!
Pure silver!
Even if Confucius came, he would have to force Zong Jincheng to study for eight hours every day!
"I was entrusted by my mother-in-law, and I don't want to let her down."
The Crown Princess said, "Your mother-in-law is also good at judging people. Look at how well you have taught Jincheng. I just learned that he was outspoken at the door and scolded the playboy of the Zhai family so badly that he couldn't say anything. He reacted quickly and his moral character was very upright. You talk about those children. I heard that there is a ranking of the four major playboys. All the children on the list are ten-year-olds. When they are naughty, they are more difficult to manage than adults. But none of them are as worry-free as your Jincheng."
Xu Wan: “…”
For the first time in her life, she felt so speechless. The Crown Princess praised Jin Cheng with good intentions, but it seemed like she had hit the wrong target.
Xu Wan said weakly: "That...Jin Cheng...seems to be on this list as well..."
She didn't dare to hide this matter, otherwise it would be reported to the Crown Princess, which would offend her even more.
"Ah?" The Crown Princess' smile froze on her face. "Is there something wrong with this list? Are the other three children also wrongly accused?"
Xu Wan coughed and said truthfully, "You've also seen another one."
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"It's Zhai Yao."
Crown Princess: “…………”
The worldview was suddenly turned upside down.
The Crown Princess' birthday was not a grand celebration; neither the Emperor nor the Empress came; only the female relatives from various families came.
Xu Wan was enjoying the food at the table when Cuizhi suddenly pushed her down and whispered to her, "Madam, please look over there, the wife of the Duke of Jin."
Xu Wan looked over as she was prompted and indeed saw a familiar figure: her younger sister, Xu Lian'er, who was sitting next to the wife of the Duke of Jin, chatting and laughing.
This is really... what kind of people are playing with what kind of people.
However, the wife of the Duke of Jin is about the same age as her old lady. Xu Lian'er is trying to please her so much. Could it be that she wants to marry into the Duke of Jin's mansion?
She asked Cuizhi, "Does the Duke of Jin have an unmarried son?"
Cuizhi nodded and said, "The eldest son has just come of age this year, and has already become a fourth-rank official at a young age. He has excellent character and ability, and many noble ladies want to marry into the Duke of Jin's mansion."
Xu Wan said, "He sounds like a good young talent. With my father's status as the Minister of Justice, he is qualified to be in the Duke of Jin's Mansion. My stepmother made a good choice."
It's much better than the list she was married to.
Cuizhi couldn't tell whether she was happy or unhappy, so she leaned over and whispered a bombshell: "This eldest son has a little lover outside, and she used to be the top girl in Yihong Courtyard."
Xu Wan: “!”
"You know all this?" Xu Wan was shocked.
In the great Chu State, where class distinctions were strictly enforced, it was a huge scandal for a man to have a mistress before getting married; it was even more scandalous when the mistress was a prostitute.
The wife and the prostitute called each other sisters, which was a great humiliation to the noblewoman and her mother's family.
Cuizhi whispered, "It was Cuiliu who accidentally touched it while she was working outside. The old lady forbade us to spread rumors. Almost no one in the capital knew about it."
Xu Wan swallowed and thought to herself, this is so complicated.
A young talent who appears to be in high demand may actually be a huge pitfall.
Xu Lian'er and her daughter abused the original owner, and now they are getting retribution for their lack of virtue.
After knowing this news, looking at Xu Lianer's pretentious face, I just felt pity for her.
Forget it, let her and the wife of the Duke of Jin have their own fight at home.
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After the banquet, Zong Jincheng held the Duanyan given by the prince and smiled happily all the way.
Xu Wan held her forehead with a headache. No one knew that, on the surface, her family had climbed up the ladder in the Eastern Palace, but in reality, her plan was disrupted by the prince's sudden action.
Although Zhai Yao was naughty, he studied very hard. Xu Wan originally wanted to use the deepening conflict between the two to stimulate the little devil to continue studying, but who knew that the boy was directly sent to the slums.
I have a headache...
That night, Xu Wan tossed and turned, thinking of many ways on how to train the little devil to become an excellent student if he studied hard. But she was stuck on how to get him to study hard. It was like a ditch that she couldn't cross.
The next morning, Bailixi saw her listless appearance and asked with amusement, "Jincheng's study progress has been so smooth recently, why does Madam look even more worried?"
Xu Wan looked at this venerable teacher and thought that it was amazing that he could raise a child like Zong Zhao. However, the little devil, this bastard, didn't want to learn and she couldn't force him to learn.
"To be honest, Master, Jincheng's efforts at this stage are an agreement with me. He will complete this agreement in a few days. I am worried that he will continue to give up."
"I see. I was wondering why he was suddenly so enthusiastic about learning." Baili Xi said, "But I found that he actually likes calligraphy. Although his handwriting is not that good-looking yet, if he keeps practicing with this enthusiasm, it will be a matter of time before he gets on the right track."
Xu Wan's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and something seemed to flash through her mind.