"...Are you tired?"
Princess Ping was preoccupied with complaining to Lady Jing'an, so she didn't notice the strange expression on Lady Jing'an's face, as she had a lot of grievances to vent.
She never imagined that one day she would be complaining to her mother-in-law about this.
No, I can't keep thinking about this. The more I think about it, the more I doubt whether I did something terrible in my past life. Otherwise, I shouldn't be facing a group of debt collectors.
Her husband was a troublemaker, and her only son was also a troublemaker. She finally made it to the point where her son got married, thinking that once he had a daughter-in-law, he would be under her control and she could finally relax a bit. She even decided that she would never interfere in her son's private life. As long as they didn't cause any major trouble, she wouldn't care.
But to everyone's surprise, the daughter-in-law was also a debt collector.
Her husband held a high position and wielded great power. Even though he didn't like to play power games, no one dared to look down on him. Moreover, despite his high position and great power, he respected her and rarely contradicted her, giving her ample face.
Although her son was considered somewhat uneducated and incompetent by others, the family was now wealthy enough that there was no need for him to strive for more. Moreover, he was very respectful and filial to his mother.
There was nothing messy going on in her household. Although she had few children and few sons, which noblewoman in the capital didn't envy her life?
Who can understand the bitterness in her heart!
The only one who might understand is probably Lady Jing'an, who is envied by the ladies of various mansions in the capital.
Princess Ping understood that the Lady of Jing'an Marquis probably had similar troubles to her, but she just didn't want to tell outsiders.
But Lady Jing'an was lucky!
Her child is a daughter, and she's married now!
"That's right."
Upon hearing the inquiry from Lady Jing'an, Princess Ping sighed and invited her to sit down. "They've both worked very hard these past few days, especially at night. Yesterday, I noticed that Ashou and Lin'er had dark circles under their eyes, so I simply let them go back to rest. They don't need to come and pay their respects."
It was just a punishment of copying a book, but they managed to finish it in a day and two nights. Who wouldn't be tired if they weren't exhausted!
She had originally planned for a month!
She had no objections as long as it didn't exceed a month, and she wasn't forcing them to finish within three days. But the outcome was completely unexpected...
However, from Princess Ping's own perspective, there was absolutely nothing wrong with what she said, but from the perspective of the guilty-looking Lady Jing'an... there were problems everywhere.
Lady Jing'an Marquis wasn't necessarily pressuring Jiang Xuelin and Fu Han to consummate their marriage. Seeing that Jiang Xuelin was doing well, she was quite pleased. Her only concern was that if they didn't consummate their marriage for a long time, the Prince Ping's residence would have objections.
Even though Jiang Xuelin saved Fu Hanlai's life, Fu Hanlai was the only son in the entire Prince Ping's mansion, so naturally they hoped that he would have children soon and not have an empty family.
It's one thing to not have children if the time isn't right, but it's quite another to close all the doors and windows and not let the children over.
The Prince and his wife had promised that they wouldn't ask Fu Han for a concubine if he had a child before the age of thirty-five. But that wasn't a reason for Jiang Xuelin to delay consummating the marriage. What Lady Jing'an was most worried about was that Jiang Xuelin would exhaust the Prince and his wife's affection for her, which was why she urged her to consummate the marriage.
Of course, it is indeed a bit unreasonable that they haven't consummated their marriage after being married for so long.
Raising a child is a lifelong worry, even for ninety-nine years. This is something that Lady Jing'an, as a mother, cannot avoid. Naturally, she hopes that her Lin'er can be as carefree as she was in her boudoir, doing whatever she wants. But in reality, that is not the case.
Just a few days ago, Lady Jing'an urged Jiang Xuelin to consummate their marriage, and Jiang Xuelin agreed at the time, even promising her that he would definitely consummate the marriage even if Fu Hanlai was unwilling.
It made her furious on the spot.
Does this sound like something a young woman would say?
Do they look alike?!
But at that time, she had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.
Hearing Princess Ping's words, which were easily misunderstood, and comparing them with the assurances Jiang Xuelin had given her, it was no wonder that Lady Jing'an Marquis would have misinterpreted things. She also understood the purpose of Princess Ping's invitation to come over today.
Fortunately, Lady Jing'an was experienced, and her expression only changed for a moment before she quickly composed herself and listened with a forced smile as Princess Ping continued.
There's no way around it; if I ask, I'll be in the wrong.
"Perhaps these two children are just beginning to understand human affairs, and thus they are somewhat attached to them?"
To be honest, Lady Jing'an never imagined that she would one day be discussing such topics with her mother-in-law. She was so embarrassed that she couldn't help but gently clench her palms with her hands hidden in the hem of her dress.
But what could she do? The person who used force might have been her daughter.
Princess Ping: "..."
They fell silent instantly.
Lady Jing'an was so embarrassed that she didn't notice Princess Ping's silence and was still trying to figure out how to fix her daughter's makeup.
Princess Ping's gaze grew increasingly strange as she watched the efforts of Lady Jing'an.
In the end, feeling a sense of shared misfortune, he didn't continue to watch her awkwardness. "A few days ago, Ah Shou was practicing his martial arts at the training ground when Lin'er happened to pass by. On a whim, Ah Shou ambushed her."
Lady Jing'an, who was racking her brains, was speechless.
If it were anyone else, they would be terrified if their daughter were attacked by their son-in-law with a weapon, and they would worry that their daughter would be living a miserable life in her husband's family. But Lady Jing'an's situation was different.
All she wants to know now is whether her son, Lin'er, accidentally injured the Prince of Ping.
Others might not know Jiang Xuelin's true martial arts skills, only that she knows some martial arts, and assume that it's an exaggeration, or that men and women shouldn't be too close, so they let Jiang Xuelin have her way. But Lady Jing'an knows her own family's affairs.
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