The atmosphere in the main hall became less strange than at the beginning and became much more harmonious.
The Crown Prince's wife and his two sisters-in-law did not dare to say too much at first, for they were afraid that Chu Qianchen would be upset. After all, she was a favored daughter of heaven, but she had been tortured like this for more than ten years. Even they, who had lived to this age, could not get over it, let alone Chu Qianchen, a little girl who had not yet reached the age of marriage.
After the recognition just now, they could all see that Chu Qianchen was generous and calm beyond her age, so they didn't have to treat her as carefully as a porcelain doll.
The Crown Prince's wife smiled amiably and said, "Qian Chen, His Royal Highness Prince Chen is not in the capital, and you have nothing to do in the palace, so come to the Duke's Mansion often."
"Yes, you are young, don't stay at home all day." Mrs. Shen said, "If there is anything you don't understand, feel free to ask your grandmother and us."
The wife of Duke Mu agreed with this and nodded repeatedly.
The two ladies of the Shen family spoke tactfully, but both Chu Qianchen and Amber heard it all. They were afraid that Chu Qianchen, the new princess who had been brought here for good fortune, would not be able to control the servants of Prince Chen's Mansion and that she would be looked down upon.
Chu Qianchen has never been a person who likes to make friends easily, so he responded obediently: "Thank you for your teachings, Aunt Eldest and Aunt Second."
The wife of the Crown Prince, Second Madam Shen, and Third Madam Shen took care of Chu Qianchen again, worried that she would not be able to get used to the food and living in the palace, and also worried that she would not know how to manage the house and be bullied...
Chu Qianchen knew that they meant well and agreed to all of them.
Seeing how well behaved she was, the Crown Prince's wife and the others became even more worried. They thought that she might not have a good time in Prince Chen's Mansion, so they thought of letting her come to the mansion more often to get some fresh air, or letting her cousins go to the mansion to keep her company.
amber:"……"
Amber found it hard to put into words.
In the palace, when the prince is not at home, the princess makes the decisions.
Even if the princess turned the entire palace upside down, I'm afraid no one would dare to say a word against it. It's even possible that Jiang Yuan, Yun Zhan, Xue Fengyan and others would roll up their sleeves and help the princess tear down the house.
Who dares to bully the princess? !
But this is not something that should be said everywhere. Amber lowered her eyes silently and counted the tassels on the tips of her shoes.
After everyone talked for a while, the Crown Prince's wife found an excuse and called away several sisters-in-law and the younger generations of the Shen family, wanting to give the mother and daughter some time to spend together.
Shen Wan was originally planning to leave, but she was willing to leave, but Gu Zhiyan refused. She didn't move at all, with one hand tightly grasping the hem of Chu Qianchen's skirt, as if she was afraid that Chu Qianchen would escape.
"..." Seeing her daughter looking like a fledgling, Shen Wan wanted to persuade her, but when the words came to her lips, she glanced at the pumpkin-shaped sachet on Gu Zhiyan's waist.
This sachet was given to Gu Zhiyan by Chu Qianchen last time.
Shen Wan couldn't help but recall that when the cousins first met at the Yongding Marquis' Mansion, Chu Qianchen gave Qiniang a sachet.
It was a crescent-shaped sachet. When she found it, she was afraid that the sachet was not right, so she asked Rong Mama to go to the Marquis' Mansion to ask her elder sister. Chu Qianchen admitted it frankly and said that it had the effect of calming the mind.
At that time, she only thought that Chu Qianchen was flattering and was deliberately trying to please Qiniang.
Now it seems that my daughter has a clear mind. She knows exactly who is good to her, so she likes Chu Qianchen so much!
Shen Wan looked at the two of them gently.
Chu Qianchen stuffed a candied fruit into Gu Zhiyan's pocket; Gu Zhiyan gave Chu Qianchen her own candy as a gift.
Chu Qianchen straightened Gu Zhiyan's collar; Gu Zhiyan leaned against Chu Qianchen in a sticky manner.
Shen Wan found that her niece was really good at taking care of people, no wonder her daughter loved her so much.
Shen Wan and Gu Zhiyan waited until after mid-afternoon before leaving the Duke's Mansion.
The red-wheeled carriage of the Prince's Mansion accelerated little by little. Gu Zhiyan was still looking back in the direction of the Duke's Mansion reluctantly, which made Shen Wan feel a little jealous.
"Qiniang, do you like your cousin so much?" Shen Wan asked.
"Yeah." Gu Zhiyan nodded vigorously.
Shen Wan asked again: "Then...where is the sachet?"
Gu Zhiyan answered obediently: "I like it."
Her hands went to squeeze her sachet again, as if she was holding some treasure.
Shen Wan couldn't help but ask again: "Why?"
Gu Zhiyan looked at Shen Wan with a puzzled expression. Her black and white eyes were as pure and clear as a baby's. She answered concisely, "Because it's good!"
Hello cousin, and the sachet is nice too.
Shen Wan was stunned and amused by her daughter's appearance.
"Yeah, that's right." Shen Wan nodded seriously, smiling and saying in a reproachful tone, "Then why didn't you tell mother earlier?"
Gu Zhiyan looked at Shen Wan with an even stranger look in her eyes, as if to say, is there any need to say that? Shen Wan was amused by her daughter again, and she couldn't stop smiling on her bright face, looking radiant.
She stroked her daughter's smooth jade-like cheek and bent down to kiss her on the cheek.
Gu Zhiyan followed suit and raised her head to kiss her mother on the cheek.
She felt both happy and sad, secretly sighing that her princess had finally made it.
It will be fine. As long as the county lady gets better, everything will be fine.
"Princess, County Lady, have a cup of tea." Aunt Rong said with a smile, and reached for the teapot beside her. But at this moment, the carriage they were riding in suddenly stopped with the sound of horses neighing.
The carriage stopped so quickly that even the teapot in Rong Mama's hand tilted, and some tea spilled out of the spout... Fortunately, she reacted quickly and put the teapot flat again.
Shen Wan also reacted quickly. She immediately held her daughter's petite body in her arms to prevent her from getting hurt.
Rong Mama frowned and scolded the driver outside, "Old Li, what's going on?"
The coachman, Old Li, is an old man in the Prince's Mansion. He has always been the most reliable driver, so he was sent to drive the coach for their princess.
Old Li stammered, "Someone stopped the carriage."
Old Li was sweating profusely and was still in shock.
Just now, a woman suddenly rushed out from an alley and knelt in front of the carriage, which frightened him greatly. If he had been a step slower, she would have killed him.
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Madam Rong pushed open the door of the carriage and went down to check the situation.
Less than ten feet away from the red-wheeled carriage, there was a woman with messy hair and a purple dress kneeling. The woman was nearly thirty years old, still quite pretty, with a plump figure, and a charming demeanor despite her embarrassment.
"Who are you and why are you stopping our palace's carriage?!" Madam Rong frowned and asked rudely.
For some reason, she felt that the woman kneeling on the ground looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her.
Seeing someone trying to stop a carriage in public, some passers-by on the road stopped walking and looked over here curiously. In a short while, a lot of people gathered around.
The woman kneeling on the ground took a few steps towards the red wheeled carriage and said excitedly, "Madame Rong, I am Furong from Manchunlou. Don't you remember me?"
The three words "Manchunlou" caused an uproar around.
Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run, haven't you? The name Manchunlou sounds like a place for prostitutes! A prostitute came to stop the carriage of the prince's mansion on the street. Even if you use your toes to think about it, you know that there must be some wonderful and extraordinary rich and powerful family history, such as a romantic prince lingering in prostitutes, spending a lot of money on a courtesan, causing dissatisfaction among the princess.
"..." Madam Rong's heart skipped a beat and her expression changed instantly.
Manchunlou?!
Shen Wan in the carriage also heard Furong's words and her face looked equally unhappy.
She will never forget the place called Manchunlou.
At the beginning, his daughter Gu Zhiyan was abducted by Prince Jing's concubine, Mei, and sold to a vile place, a brothel called Manchunlou near the capital.
Later, they found the disfigured Gu Zhiyan, but Mei escaped and her whereabouts were unknown.
Mei was just a concubine, and this happened before Prince Jing married her. Shen Wan originally had no hatred towards Mei, but what Mei did touched her sore spot.
She had been looking for Mei, but she could not find her. In June, Mei left a boy at the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture, saying that he was the illegitimate child of Prince Jing. Shen Wan originally wanted to follow this clue to find Mei, but in the end she only found out that the boy was not an illegitimate child at all, but that Mei had taken the boy from some charity to disgust her. As for Mei, she still could not find her.
Thinking of Mei, Shen Wan's heart was aroused with deep hatred, which was hard to let go.
I didn't expect to meet someone related to the Mei family and Manchunlou today.
Could it be that Mei asked her to block the carriage and cause trouble?
Shen Wan's face was as gloomy as water, and she felt an uneasy feeling that those who came were not kind, and those who were kind were not coming.
Gu Zhiyan curled up in Shen Wan's arms, trembling slightly, as if she remembered something, her little face turned pale.
Shen Wan held her daughter in one hand and lifted a corner of the window with the other hand, and exchanged a tacit look with Rong Mama outside the carriage.
Aunt Rong has also remembered it.
No wonder she felt that this woman looked familiar. She had personally accompanied the princess to Manchunlou to bring the county lord back. She must have seen Furong in Manchunlou at that time.
Rong Mama shouted at Furong, "How dare you, this crazy woman block the carriage of the palace!"
"Someone, take this crazy woman down!"
The reason why Aunt Rong gave such an order was, on the one hand, to shut Furong's mouth and prevent her from talking nonsense, and on the other hand, she also wanted to see if she could find out the whereabouts of Mei from her.
Immediately, two burly old women took the order and strode towards Furong, who was kneeling on the ground, intending to cover her mouth and take her away.
Furong did not dodge or evade, but looked at Shen Wan in the carriage through the window.
She smiled, a smile that was empty, cold, desperate, and filled with deep malice.
Shen Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she felt as if something cold and gloomy was entangled in her, and her limbs became cold.
(End of this chapter)