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When Concubine Chen brought Shen Jin over, she discovered that not only was Princess Rui there, but even Prince Rui was sitting in the room. Shen Zi was crying in Concubine Xu's arms, and Shen Jing was standing beside her, silently shedding tears.
Shen Qi was sitting next to Princess Rui. When she saw Concubine Chen and Shen Jin, she nodded slightly. King Rui frowned when he saw Concubine Chen. After Concubine Chen and Shen Jin greeted them, Princess Rui said, "Ms. Chen and the third girl, please sit down first. Cui Xi will serve the tea."
Prince Rui did not say anything. Although he doted on Concubine Xu, he seldom spoke about matters in the backyard. He left them all to Princess Rui, and Princess Rui had never let him down.
Shen Jin sat next to Concubine Chen, lowered her head and did not speak. Although she was also the daughter of Prince Rui, she seldom got to see Prince Rui. Most of the time she heard from her second sister Shen Zi what her father had given her today and what her father had rewarded her tomorrow. She was jealous at first, but later she realized that her father was giving away his wealth again.
Princess Rui's voice was very gentle, and she asked, "Third girl, the prince and I called you here to ask you something."
"Yes, mother." Shen Jin then raised his head and looked at Princess Rui.
Princess Rui asked, "Please tell us what happened in the garden today."
"Yes." Those who sit on the fence never have a good ending. Thinking of the news she heard in the garden today, Shen Jin lowered her eyes slightly and told the story again. She did not exaggerate, but just honestly said what she saw and heard. However, people also have skills in speaking. If the order of some words is slightly changed, the effect will be different. Shen Jin just quietly leaned towards the princess.
Shen Jin looked at the crying Shen Zi with some worry, and then said, "Then I went back first."
Prince Rui guessed from the very beginning that the cause was probably caused by Shen Zi seeing Shen Qi wearing that set of coral jewelry. When Shen Zi asked for it, Prince Rui did not give it to her not because he was reluctant to do so, but because as soon as the reward was given, Princess Rui said that it was intended for Shen Qi, because Shen Qi had reached the age to go out, and not only the dowry but also the things needed to go out had to be prepared.
Although Prince Rui loved Shen Zi, Shen Qi was, after all, the legitimate daughter and the eldest daughter in the mansion, so Shen Qi should naturally be put first in everything. However, Prince Rui also sent people to the south to buy things, and specifically instructed them to buy more things that Shen Zi liked.
But now a quarrel has broken out. On one side is the dignified principal wife, and on the other side is the gentle, considerate and beautiful Concubine Xu. Prince Rui knew that if this matter was really traced back, it would be Shen Zi's fault, but after all, she was his beloved daughter for a long time. Prince Rui frowned and said, "Mrs. Chen, how did you educate your daughter?"
This was truly an unprovoked disaster. Concubine Chen did not say anything to defend herself but quickly stood up and knelt down. With tears in her eyes, Shen Jin quickly stood up and knelt beside Concubine Chen.
Princess Rui winked at her daughter who wanted to speak. Shen Qi pursed her lips and said nothing. Shen Jin held back tears and said, "It's all my daughter's fault."
Prince Rui coughed, looked at Princess Rui and said, "Princess, what do you think?"
Princess Rui glared at Prince Rui and said softly, "Chen and the third girl, please stand up. This is just a small matter between sisters. There is no question of who is right or wrong."
Concubine Chen then spoke up, "Yes." She felt that it would have been better if her daughter had died of illness after giving birth, and then she could have sent her daughter to be raised by the princess. They were both prince's concubines, so why did she treat them both so badly?
Concubine Xu spoke up at this time, "Sister Chen, please don't think your sister is nagging you. The third sister is obviously the younger sister, but she didn't try to persuade her two sisters to quarrel. Besides, they are both daughters of the prince, so why do they want to take things from themselves? It's a good thing that we are at home. If we were outside, it would be the prince's people who would be embarrassed." After saying that, she sighed, "Zi'er said a few more words because she couldn't stand it. This girl has been a clumsy person since she was young, and she loves to worry. She just attaches too much importance to the eldest sister."
This was almost a direct statement. Shen Jin was short-sighted and wanted all the good things she saw on Shen Qi. Shen Zi couldn't stand it and cared about Shen Qi as her sister, so she said a few words. Unfortunately, she was not good at speaking, so people felt that her words were not pleasant to the ear. She pushed all the responsibility onto Shen Jin, and was basically pointing at Shen Jin's nose and scolding her for being a shrewd troublemaker.
Concubine Chen's face changed. She was willing to endure any amount of grievances, but not when it came to her daughter. However, before she could speak, Shen Jin took the initiative to stand up. Concubine Xu's eyes flashed. As long as Shen Jin dared to contradict her today, she would put the blame on Shen Jin. She couldn't let her daughter have a bad reputation.
Who knew that Shen Jin ignored Concubine Xu and said to Shen Qi, "Today's incident is all my fault. My elder sister gave me this necklace because she loved me. Who knew that so many things would happen? My elder sister's necklace belongs to me. Can I make the decision?"
Shen Qi looked at the tearful Third Sister, nodded and said, "You are not to blame for this. I wanted to give it to you because I thought you were cute. Now it's yours, so you can decide for yourself."
Shen Jin smiled at Shen Qi, revealing a small dimple on her face, but it made people feel sad and want to cry, but also felt sorry for her being sensible and cute.
Even Prince Rui, who was standing by, felt a little uncomfortable. After all, Shen Jin was the most innocent person in this matter. Even if he disliked Concubine Chen, Shen Jin was still his daughter. The matter had just been resolved, but Xu Shi just wouldn't give in. Prince Rui felt a little unhappy.
Shen Jin took off the coral necklace from her wrist, touched it with her white and tender fingers, and then looked at Concubine Xu and Shen Zi beside her, and said, "Second sister, don't cry anymore. I didn't know you liked this necklace so much. I will give it to you. Father and mother love us sisters the most. They will feel sorry for us too when they see this."
When King Rui heard this, he was obviously stunned. He had thought that his third daughter was about to cry several times, but she just held back. Could this be the reason? This was too stupid. Didn't she know that crying children get candy?
Princess Rui also sighed and murmured softly, "This silly girl." No one else could hear this, but Prince Rui, who was sitting next to her, heard it clearly.
Shen Jing felt something was wrong and quickly said, "Don't misunderstand, Third Sister. Second Sister is not upset because of this."
"Well, that's good." Shen Jin did not refute, but took a few steps forward, directly stuffed the string into Shen Zi's hand, and said, "Just think of it as a gift from my younger sister to my older sister."
Shen Zi couldn't cry anymore after hearing what Shen Jin said just now, as if she was deliberately trying to make King Rui feel bad, but then she was stuffed with a bracelet, which made it seem like she was crying because of the bracelet, and she would stop crying after getting it. Shen Zi suddenly thought of this possibility, and saw that King Rui's face was indeed not looking good, so she suddenly let go of his hand and said, "I don't want it."
The bright red coral beads fell to the ground with a plop. Shen Jin's body trembled and she squatted down. She was young and her body had not yet fully grown. She still had baby fat. When she squatted down, she looked small and particularly adorable. She reached out to pick up the coral beads, but did not stand up immediately. She secretly wiped her face with her sleeve, as if she wanted to hide something. However, Prince Rui and Princess Rui were sitting in a high position, and although they could not see Shen Jin's face clearly, they could see her small movements clearly.
Shen Zi quickly stood up and said, "I didn't mean to do that. I was just... I was too surprised and missed my move." This could barely be considered an explanation.
"Yes." Shen Jin stood up, put the string of coral beads on her handkerchief, wiped it clean, and handed it back to Shen Zi, "For my second sister."
Shen Zi looked at her mother, but she didn't know that Concubine Xu was secretly resentful in her heart. She didn't realize that Chen, the taciturn woman, actually raised such a cunning daughter. It was also because she didn't take them seriously for a while, and suffered such a big loss today. She could only say, "Why don't you thank the third lady."
"Thank you, third sister." Shen Zi gritted his teeth, took it and spoke.
Shen Jin shook his head, returned to Concubine Chen's side, lowered his head and stopped talking.
"Okay, everyone, leave." King Rui said.
Concubine Xu took her two daughters to pay their respects first and then left. Concubine Chen took Shen Jin and walked behind Concubine Xu. When they arrived at the gate of the main courtyard, Concubine Xu said with a smile, "I have underestimated Sister Chen in the past." After that, she turned around and left.
Concubine Chen held her daughter's hand. Shen Jin was no longer as calm as before. Not only was her face pale, but even her hands were cold. "You child..." Concubine Chen felt so distressed that she had to pull her and quickly walk towards their residence.
After everyone left, Princess Rui looked at her daughter and said, "Today I will punish you by copying three chapters of "Female Rules"."
"Yes." Shen Qi didn't dare to say more and agreed.
"Go." Princess Rui said.
Shen Qi bowed to Prince Rui and Princess Rui and then left. Princess Rui looked at Prince Rui and said, "Your Highness was too biased and unfair today."
Prince Rui also felt regretful, but was too embarrassed to admit it. However, Princess Rui stopped talking about it after she said, "Mrs. Xu taught the second girl to be too petty. She is not as sensible as the third girl."
"Why don't you bring her to your side, Princess?" Prince Rui also thought so. Although Xu was gentle and considerate, she came from a low family and would not be able to teach her daughter.
Princess Rui sighed, "I've been busy with Qi'er's affairs recently, so I don't have the time. Besides, if I take the second girl with me, should I take the fourth and fifth girls with me or not?"
"Why not send Brother Hao to the princess?" Prince Rui thought again of the youngest son born to Xu. He would regret it if his youngest son was ruined by his education.
Princess Rui already has two sons, so there is no way she would take on this trouble. However, she could not say this out loud, so she just said, "My dear prince, please let me rest for a while. Brother Hao is only that old, and it is the right time for him to be away from his mother. When he grows up a little bit, I will take him to the front yard. By then, the prince and the master will teach him personally, so he won't be that bad."
King Rui thought about it and realized that this made sense, so he said nothing more.
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