Chapter 303 Princess's Birthday Banquet
Shen Qingyuan entered the palace at night, and the prince rushed over as soon as he received the news.
"What big thing happened? Why are you entering the palace at this time?"
"There's something wrong with the incense."
Shen Qingyuan gestured to the Crown Prince to look at the cage of mice he had brought. He then recounted the process of Chunxi fumigating the mice with the incense over the past few days, concluding, "This incense is addictive, and when it strikes, people will fall into a state of madness. Princess Baohua's death is likely related to this incense."
The prince's expression froze.
He asked Xiao Yechen to establish Wuyou Pavilion not to make money, but to grasp the true situation of the major families, so that he could quickly establish his authority after he succeeded to the throne to avoid being coerced by the families. This sudden appearance of the intoxicating fragrance harmed people. Was it because there was a traitor with bad intentions in Wuyou Pavilion, or was it that someone knew that the real owner behind Wuyou Pavilion was actually him, and deliberately targeted Wuyou Pavilion to destroy his spies outside the palace?
The prince was lost in thought when he heard Shen Qingyuan say, "The appearance of this incense is strange. If someone deliberately spreads it, countless people will be ruined. I think Your Highness should confiscate the incense and find the source as soon as possible. Only in this way can we eliminate the hidden dangers."
The prince immediately nodded in agreement, and then said, "Xiao Yechen hasn't returned from Wengzhou yet. I wonder what he found out. Could it be related to this incense?"
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Shen Qingyuan did not return all night, Chunxi did not sleep well and woke up early in the morning.
She was sitting there in a daze when Nanny Zhang and Nanny Li came in. Nanny Zhang helped her with her makeup while Nanny Li picked out two sets of clothes from the wardrobe and asked her to choose: "Madam, would you like to wear this dark blue one or this apricot white one?"
Seeing Chunxi was a little stunned, Li Ma reminded her: "Madam, you forgot that today is Princess Hengyang's birthday. You have to go to the princess's mansion for the banquet."
The power of the incense yesterday was so amazing that Chunxi actually forgot about it.
She quickly gathered her thoughts, picked out her clothes, put on makeup, and then took the gifts to the princess's mansion.
Because Princess Hengyang was pregnant, it was rare for mother and son to celebrate their birthdays together, so this birthday banquet was more grand than in previous years.
However, Princess Hengyang became lazy after she became pregnant, so the Queen specially dispatched people from the palace to help with everything, so Princess Hengyang didn't have to worry about anything. When Chunxi arrived, Princess Hengyang was nestled in the pavilion in the garden eating grapes peeled by her husband.
Seeing Chunxi, Princess Hengyang immediately pushed her husband aside and asked Chunxi to sit next to her. She then reached out and touched Chunxi's belly: "Axi, why doesn't your belly feel much bigger? You are not fat, but I am almost fat like a ball."
Princess Hengyang's words were full of envy.
In fact, she didn't gain much weight. She was just detained recently and didn't go out much, so her face looked a little rounder. But her complexion was rosy, and a little fatter made her look more luxurious and elegant.
Chunxi curved her eyes and said, "The princess is a little older than me. If she gives birth earlier than me, she can relax sooner."
Princess Hengyang loved to hear this. She was now looking forward to giving birth as soon as possible so that she could relax.
"This little bastard has started kicking me lately. Do you feel it? He also has to get up at night all the time, and his waist hurts. It's so annoying."
"It's normal to have fetal movement during this month. Not only do I get up at night, but my belly also itches occasionally."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Hearing the same symptoms, Princess Hengyang immediately agreed and then complained bitterly.
Although there were many people in the princess's mansion who listened to her complaints and comforted her, she only felt happy when she talked about these things with Chunxi.
Ah Xi was also pregnant like her, and they had the same experience. Ah Xi would not think that she was being pretentious or making a big deal out of nothing.
She was really troubled by these little things.
Chunxi patiently chatted with Princess Hengyang. After the conversation, Princess Hengyang felt relaxed and relaxed. She then turned her attention to other things: "I heard that the Shen family forced Shen Qingchi's daughter to be raised by you. Do you want me to help you seek justice?"
Marquis Qingyuan was stripped of his title and even his mansion was confiscated. The Shen family wanted to seek refuge with Shen Qingyuan, but Chunxi did not open the door for them and only kept the child in the mansion.
Hearing Princess Hengyang's words, Chunxi shook her head and said, "Thank you, Princess, but I am willing to raise the child."
"Shen Qingchi hurt you like that, and you're still willing to help her raise the child. Ah Xi, you're really soft-hearted. If anyone dares to instigate others to kidnap me, let alone help raise the child, I will definitely kill them all and not leave a single one alive!"
Princess Hengyang wiped her neck as she spoke. Chunxi didn't expose her soft-heartedness, but simply said, "She is my husband's sister after all, and she is timid. She may not have wanted to do what she did before."
Hearing this, Princess Hengyang leaned in closer, whispering gossip, "Isn't it Yun Wantang who instigated her? This princess has long felt that there's something wrong with her. She hasn't been in Hanjing, but the rumors about her and her husband have persisted for ten years. In the past few months since she returned, there have been many incidents, but I can't find any concrete fault. Every time I see her, this princess feels inexplicably aggrieved."
Just as Princess Hengyang finished speaking, a soft and sticky pink ball ran over and said, "Fairy sister, Yue'er finally sees you again. Yue'er missed you so much."
Yun Wantang stood outside the pavilion, not daring to enter rashly. He only gently scolded, "Yuer, stop messing around and quickly pay your respects to the princess."
Upon hearing this, Yue'er immediately bowed and said, "Yue'er greets Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Princess Hengyang had just spoken ill of Yun Wantang, and now seeing the well-behaved Yue'er, she couldn't help but feel guilty. She quickly said, "No need to be so polite. Get up quickly. There are many delicious foods in the mansion today. Just tell me what you want to eat."
"I'm very happy to see Princess Yue'er. I don't have anything I want to eat," Yue'er said, looking curiously at Princess Hengyang's belly. After a moment, she said, "Princess, your little brother in your belly is moving!"
Princess Hengyang's expression froze slightly.
She didn't want to have a son because he was not considerate at all and would marry a daughter-in-law to annoy her. It would be best to have a daughter.
She can buy a lot of beautiful clothes and jewelry for her daughter, and when her daughter grows up, she can find a son-in-law for her daughter, so that her daughter does not have to suffer in her husband's family and can always be with her.
Princess Hengyang remained silent. She did not praise Yue'er like she did last time and did not give her any rewards. Yue'er's eyes turned slightly and she looked at Chunxi and said, "Madam, it seems that you are carrying a little sister in your belly."
Princess Hengyang: “…”
What does it mean that those who are suffering from drought will die from drought, and those who are suffering from floods will die from floods?
Ah Xi already has a daughter for free, why can he have another one?
Princess Hengyang was so emotional that she couldn't control herself for a moment and her eyes turned red and she started crying.
The nanny and maidservant beside her hurried forward to comfort her, and Yue'er ran back to Yun Wantang in fear.
So strange.
Didn’t her mother say that the princess would reward her with a bigger and brighter pearl? Why did Her Royal Highness the Princess cry when she heard that she was pregnant with a son?
Yue'er was puzzled when her arm was suddenly pinched. She burst into tears: "Princess, I'm sorry, Yue'er said the wrong thing. Please don't kill me."
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