It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival, and the wind is still a bit chilly, which immediately snapped them both back to their senses, though their expressions still looked somewhat strained.
“Over the past few days, I’ve observed that although Lin’er is a lively and cheerful girl, she’s not the kind of person who would cause trouble. Madam, you don’t need to worry,” Princess Ping said after a moment’s hesitation.
Subsequently, Lady Jing'an also tried to think positively, saying, "Although A-Shou is a bit playful, he is not the kind of person who doesn't know his limits, so Your Highness can rest assured."
There's no need to worry so much. Things certainly haven't gotten to that point yet. They're probably just overthinking it. They've encountered this so many times before that the two children are now more mature and they're not used to it.
Um.
It's definitely because they're not used to it, not because anything is actually wrong.
Haha, how could it be such a coincidence?
Definitely not.
You're definitely overthinking it.
It must be!
They tried to reassure themselves, but when they looked at each other, they saw the unease in each other's eyes. Yes, even after reassuring themselves, they were still really unsure of themselves!
I really have no idea!
Skipping over that topic, the two ladies quickly moved on to other matters in the capital. Diplomacy within the inner quarters was also very important to them. Although Princess Ping, as a princess consort, did not need to flatter anyone, there were still some things she needed to know.
The two women were quite similar in temperament. Princess Ping had to guard the Prince Ping's mansion and the father and son, Prince Ping and Fu Hanlai, and she had to worry about them countless times. The Lady of Jing'an Marquis was a little better off. Her son and husband didn't cause her any trouble, but her daughter caused her double the worry!
This world has always been more harsh on daughters.
The two got along very well and put their earlier worries to rest.
"The palace has bestowed several baskets of crabs upon us. These are the perfect days for crabs to be plump and delicious. We should have someone send some to the lady later."
The more she spent time with her, the more Princess Ping admired Lady Jing'an.
In fact, Lady Jing'an was not born into a prominent family. She was just the daughter of a minor official of the seventh rank. She married the Marquis of Jing'an by chance due to some circumstances, but you can't tell from her behavior at all.
After resting for a while, the two went for a walk in front of the store, chatting and laughing, creating a very pleasant atmosphere.
"Your Highness, the wife of the Marquis of Anqing has come to pay her respects upon hearing that you are here."
The accompanying nanny stepped forward and whispered the message.
Princess Ping nodded upon hearing this and immediately sent someone over.
Although we weren't very familiar with each other, we had met before. Since we happened to run into each other, we had to say hello; we couldn't just leave without saying a word.
After the wife of the Marquis of Anqing arrived, she first respectfully greeted the Princess Consort of Ping, and then exchanged greetings with the wife of the Marquis of Jing'an. She was a straightforward person and had had many interactions with the wife of the Marquis of Jing'an before, so they started chatting directly, talking about the interesting things that had happened in the capital in the past two days.
When the topic came up, the wife of the Marquis of Anqing, seeing that the Princess Consort of Ping and the wife of the Marquis of Jing'an seemed unaware of it, couldn't help but share the information she had gathered.
"It would be an insult to my ears to say this, Your Highness. You may not know, but the family of Minister Huang of the Ministry of Rites is truly a den of iniquity."
"Oh? Why do you say that, Madam?"
Upon hearing the name of Lord Huang, Princess Ping and the Marquis of Jing'an's residence all became interested.
The first conflict stemmed from the fact that Lord Huang's illegitimate son made unrestrained remarks and ridiculed Jiang Xuelin in public, resulting in him being injured by Fu Hanlai. This incident created a grudge between the Prince of Ping's Mansion and the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion.
The second time was at the restaurant, where Lord Huang deliberately picked a fight, trying to trick the two young men.
Now that they heard that something was going on at Lord Huang's house, the two of them were naturally very interested.
They really didn't know what the wife of the Marquis of Anqing was talking about.
"That Lord Huang's younger brother is impotent and cannot have children. To protect the family's reputation and prevent others from knowing about this, the old hag drugged her daughter-in-law, causing Lord Huang to take liberties with her." The wife of the Marquis of Anqing looked disgusted when she mentioned this.
She was Yu Bo's mother, and she was extremely knowledgeable and experienced in all these matters. Yu Bo's personality was just like hers.
But she never expected to learn of such a shocking thing, especially since one of the people involved was the Vice Minister of Rites of the current dynasty.
That's the Vice Minister of Rites!
However, he ended up raping his sister-in-law and fathering a son with her, then ignored the child.
That family was full of bad people; it was just a pity for the lady and the child she had.
It was merely a tool to enhance the reputation of Lord Huang's younger brother. As for what the mother and son thought, it probably didn't matter to the Huang family at all.
Princess Ping and Lady Jing'an both knew that Lady Yu was probably just sharing some things that were common knowledge among the families in the capital, but they never expected it to be like this, and they were instantly stunned.
"This...this...is this real?"
This is truly appalling; I've never heard of anything like it!
"Naturally, the whole capital is secretly talking about it now, and everyone knows that Vice Minister Huang is a hypocritical and pretentious villain." Madam Yu was not angry about the suspicions of Princess Ping and Lady Jing'an, but rather sighed.
However, Princess Ping and Lady Jing'an exchanged a glance, wondering how such a thing could have been exposed and become known throughout the capital.
"How did the entire capital find out about such a private matter?"
Madam Yu smiled upon hearing this, "You two may not know, but there is a tabloid in the capital called 'The Sun Shines Brightly,' which is dedicated to exposing some shameful things and restoring the innocence and truth to some people. The name is derived from the idea that 'the world is bright and clear, and retribution is swift.' The matter of the Huang family is the first thing that 'The Sun Shines Brightly' has exposed."
Princess Ping: "..."
Lady Jing'an: "..."
"Is no one going to do anything about such damage to the reputation of high-ranking officials?"
No, that's not right. It's probably not attracting attention yet? But since almost the entire capital knows about it, there's no way that Vice Minister Huang wouldn't have made a move, right?
However, it is true that Mrs. Yu's information has always been very ahead of its time.
"Well, who knows? My son isn't really interested in many things, but knowing that I'm quite interested in these kinds of news, he found this tabloid and brought a copy back with him."
When she saw what was published, she was completely stunned.
"Huang Shilang's sister-in-law passed away a few years ago, and her husband has not remarried since. Just the other day, I was saying that Huang Shilang's brother was a rare and devoted man, not remarrying even after his wife's death many years ago. Now it seems that what a devoted man he was, he was just hiding something shameful."
Princess Ping: "..."
Lady Jing'an: "..."
For some reason, my heart skipped a beat.
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