Sensing the undercurrent between the two, Princess Ping kept a blank face, her expression blank. She didn't look at the two stacked boxes, but instead scrutinized her eldest son.
Then she was startled by the dark circles under Fu Hanlai's eyes.
This is almost as good as the black and white bamboo bears from Sichuan in the Royal Beast Taming Academy, isn't it?
Looking at Fu Hanlai and then at Jiang Xuelin, whose expression was unpredictable, Princess Ping was now very suspicious that Jiang Xuelin, after washing her face, was not much better off than Fu Hanlai.
But the punishment she gave was definitely not to make these two disregard their health and stay up all night to work on it.
"What's wrong with you..."
"Mother, I'm fine, I'm alright. I just didn't want to disappoint you, and I realized my mistake, so I stayed up all night copying books." Of course, Fu Hanlai couldn't admit that he had been writing furiously these past two days to compete with Jiang Xuelin.
"Yes, Mother, I know I was wrong, which is why I wanted to finish copying it as soon as possible so that you could see my sincerity."
Princess Ping: "..."
If she hadn't known these two... if she hadn't known these two, she really would have been fooled by their words.
The problem is, she knows the personalities of these two debt collectors!
What do you mean by not wanting to disappoint her? It's clearly just a way to compete with her!
Previously, when Jiang Xuelin lived in the Jing'an Marquis's residence, there was some distance between them, so this rivalry wasn't particularly obvious. Perhaps Jiang Xuelin didn't intend to compete with Fu Han. But now that they live under the same roof...
Princess Ping took a deep breath, then clutched her chest and leaned back in her chair amidst the gasps of Jiang Xuelin and Fu Hanlai. With her other free hand, she waved to the two of them, "You... go back."
"Mother, are you alright?"
"...I'm fine, you guys go back and rest first. I'll read the book later."
In short, get out of here.
Fu Hanlai carefully examined Princess Ping's complexion and found that it was rosy and there was nothing unusual about it, so he was relieved and then turned his attention to another issue.
"Mother, would you like to see now who copied the book better, me or Jiang Xuelin?"
Jiang Xuelin didn't say anything, but her gaze conveyed the same message.
Princess Ping: "..."
She took a deep breath, managing not to kick her son, whom she had raised with such difficulty, out. Her voice, however, already betrayed her extreme restraint as she pointed to the door, "Get out—"
Fu Hanlai: "..."
Jiang Xuelin: "..."
Although I don't quite understand why my mother is suddenly so angry, since she's so angry, I guess I'll just have to leave.
The two quickly left with Kangtai and Green Ivy. As soon as they were out of Princess Ping's sight, Fu Hanlai couldn't help but complain.
"It's all your fault. Otherwise, Mother would never have said such things to me."
"You're the one who angered Mother, aren't you? I only told Mother at the beginning, and after the punishment was completed, I didn't say anything. Mother wasn't angry then."
"How could it be my fault? I am my mother's most beloved son. She would never be angry with me, no matter who she is angry with!"
"hehe!"
"..."
Princess Ping, who overheard the entire conversation between the two inside, was speechless.
Have a sip of tea to calm down.
There were still some administrative matters to attend to, but Princess Ping was in no mood for them and didn't bother to look at the two boxes on the table. She waved her hand and told someone to take them away.
"Go, take it to the Prince for a look. It just so happens that the Prince has nothing to do today. As their father, let him take a good look at them and give them a check-up. Afterwards, remember to have the Prince send someone to inform Ashou and Lin'er."
In short, don't come looking for me!
Go find your father!
Let those three handle this matter. She's tired and doesn't want to deal with it anymore. Isn't the prince just looking for a good show? Then let's all go together and get a full understanding of what happened.
The maid holding the box responded crisply and then went out with the box.
The old woman moved her lips, but ultimately swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and said nothing.
Princess Ping felt that these days were really hard to bear. She was so angry with the two of them that she felt short of breath and her chest felt tight. "Granny, do you think I offended all the gods and Buddhas in my past life? Otherwise, how could I have met these two? I was hoping that Ashou would become more mature and stable after getting married, but now it seems that I can't count on that."
The old woman didn't know how to persuade her.
The main problem is... there's no way to persuade someone about this.
Even her youngest grandson wouldn't do that.
Princess Ping sat for a while, and after catching her breath, she regained her spirits. She felt that things couldn't continue like this.
She shouldn't have to bear all of this alone.
"Granny, go and send an invitation to Lady Jing'an, saying that I have acquired some fine chrysanthemums and would like to invite her to come over to admire the flowers and have tea."
She can't bear all of this alone.
Originally, she thought that having a son like Ah Shou must mean she had committed some terrible sin in her past life, but after Jiang Xue came to the mansion, she felt that she might not have committed enough sins.
Lady Xie Yuan, wife of the Marquis of Jing'an, was absolutely the opposite of her.
She had committed sins in her past life and had a daughter like Lin'er, but her sins did not warrant death, so Lin'er got married.
She couldn't bear this alone. Since the prince was unreliable, she could only talk to Sister Xie, as only Sister Xie could understand her suffering.
Others cannot understand it.
The old nanny said, "...Yes, this old servant will go shortly."
Thinking of the dark circles under her son's eyes that she had just seen, Princess Ping felt a pang of heartache. She imagined that Jiang Xuelin was in the same boat. "Send someone to Qiutang Courtyard to tell him to rest well for the next three days and not to come over to pay his respects morning and evening."
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