Chapter 18 She Was Originally a Princess
Others only know that Your Majesty values filial piety because when the palace was in turmoil, the Queen Mother risked her life to block the poisonous arrow for Your Majesty, thus protecting Your Majesty from harm.
But in fact...
This is just a nice-sounding excuse.
The reason why Your Majesty was able to escape the disaster was because a child of similar age changed into his clothes and took an arrow for him during the rebels' encirclement, causing him to fall off a cliff and his whereabouts are unknown.
And this child was the young Princess Zhaohua.
The current Princess Consort of Pingyang Marquis Mansion——
Murong Qing.
In the rebellion fifteen years ago, Prince Xiling rebelled and killed almost all of the previous emperor's descendants in order to eliminate future troubles.
In order to preserve the only bloodline of the late emperor, the queen at that time sent her own daughter out to divert the rebels' pursuit when she was fleeing with the ninth prince, thus giving the ninth prince a chance of survival.
That's why.
The Queen Mother and His Majesty felt deeply indebted to Princess Zhaohua and are still secretly sending people to look for her whereabouts.
But it was precisely because of this that, although Jiang Wanning had known Murong Qing's life experience for a long time, he had never made up his mind to ask her to recognize the Queen Mother.
And in the bloody plot of the original book——
Not surprisingly, the identity of Princess Zhaohua was impersonated by Murong Yan'er.
Liu even took advantage of this opportunity to instigate Murong Yan'er to obtain the emperor's imperial decree to grant her marriage, allowing her to marry Shen Yutang with the honor of a co-wife and become the legitimate princess consort of the crown prince.
Jiang Wanning couldn't help but sneer when he thought of the greedy faces of the mother and daughter in the book.
He immediately gave the order.
"Baojuan, bring your men and kick them both out right now! Oh, and remember to bring a straw mat with you when you go... Make sure Liu dies quickly so I can collect her body!"
"Yes, I'll go right away!"
Baojuan was a little indignant at first, but when she heard this, she immediately became excited and rolled up her sleeves and ran out, more enthusiastic than when she was collecting her monthly salary.
Nanny Lin knew Liu's character very well and couldn't help but remind her.
"Madam, Liu appears weak on the outside, but she's a scoundrel at heart. If she really starts a scene outside the Marquis's residence, it would damage your reputation and that of the Crown Prince's Consort..."
"Hmph, let her make a fuss. I'm afraid she won't be able to make a fuss!"
Jiang Wanning snorted softly.
How could she, who was holding a script, be held hostage by this shrew?
If Liu wants to stay in the Marquis' Mansion and beg for money, it depends on whether she has the ability to do so!
After a little thought, Jiang Wanning came up with an idea.
"My Lord, are you taking a day off at home today?"
Nanny Lin replied immediately.
"Yes, madam. I just saw the Marquis heading towards the Biyan Pool. He must have already gone into the water..."
Jiang Wanning was speechless: "He went to take a bath in the hot spring pool so early in the morning?"
"Madam, you forgot that the Marquis always has the habit of taking a morning bath. If you have something urgent to ask him, would you like to go over now?"
Thinking back to the past, whenever the Marquis took a bath, the Lady would always find an excuse to go over and take a look.
Nanny Lin immediately and considerately handed her a ladder.
But then Jiang Wanning waved his hand.
"It's not that urgent. As long as he's at home, it's fine. He might be useful later..."
"Well."
Noticing that the lady had become much colder towards the Marquis recently, completely lacking her previous attentiveness and enthusiasm, Nanny Lin still wanted to bring them together.
I am afraid that if this situation continues, the Marquis's Mansion will be disbanded sooner or later.
"Madam, are you really not going to take a look? A few days ago, you were still muttering that the Marquis had a new wound on his back and wondered if it had healed completely. If you don't see it with your own eyes, you will be worried..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wanning looked disgusted.
"What's so interesting about an old man taking a bath? I'm not going to go."
As soon as the words fell.
Then I saw a tall figure appear at the door.
In an instant, feeling the cold air emanating from Chen Yan, Nanny Lin stuttered a little.
"My Lord..."
"Clang."
Jiang Wanning paused while drinking tea, his hand slipped, and he was almost scalded by the tea.
Where did this guy come from? Didn’t he say he was going to take a shower?
I hope he didn't hear what I just said!
Just as Jiang Wanning was feeling a little guilty, Chen Yan strode up to her and handed her a white porcelain bottle.
The tone was so gentle that it was frightening.
"This is the morning dew on the lotus petals in the Biyan Pond... Qingqing said using it to make Ganoderma lucidum tea would be good for your heart disease. From now on, I'll collect a bottle for you every day."
Jiang Wanning was instantly flattered!
Holding the porcelain bottle in her hand, she always felt that it contained poison, which made her feel at ease.
A smile immediately appeared on her face, and she acted as if she was deeply touched.
"My Lord, you are so kind to me... I am so lucky to have a husband like you. I am so grateful for your kindness."
Hearing her say this, Shen Yan's expression eased slightly, but his tone still sounded somewhat resentful.
"Really? But I just heard someone say that old men..."
"No, no, my lord, you must have heard it wrong!"
Jiang Wanning immediately interrupted him and put on an admiring expression.
"A man is in his prime at forty-one, and you, my Lord, are now at the age of vigor and vitality.
Especially his calm demeanor and majestic manner, which exude a mature charm that is difficult for young men to match!
In this imperial capital, countless women have been unable to sleep at night because of you, tossing and turning... How could anyone dislike your age? That's too ungrateful!"
Seeing that she was so cruel that she even scolded herself, Shen Yan curled the corners of his mouth and asked back.
"What about you?"
Jiang Wanning was stunned: "Me what?"
Chen Yan took a half step forward and leaned forward slightly: "Have you been unable to sleep late at night and tossing and turning because of me these past few days?"
Jiang Wanning: “…”
Ah this.
How come he's still into the role?
Don’t you have any idea of your age?
…
Just when Jiang Wanning was about to stop praising, Murong Qing's voice came timidly from the door.
"Mother……"
Seeing her, Jiang Wanning was like seeing a savior. He pushed Chen Yan away in a hurry and walked towards her with a wry smile.
"Qingqing, you came at the perfect time. I just happened to have something to ask you."
Feeling her father-in-law's unfriendly gaze, Murong Qing felt inexplicably uneasy, and her voice became even softer: "What does mother want to ask?"
Jiang Wanning coughed.
He glanced at her neck twice, then frowned slightly.
"I remember you used to wear half a concentric mandarin duck pendant close to your body. Why haven't I seen you wearing it recently?"
Hearing this, Murong Qing didn't know why her mother-in-law asked this, but she didn't dare to hide it from her. With a worried look on her face, she said, "A few days ago, the red string of the jade pendant broke, and I put it in the box. I originally wanted to make a new one to replace it, but when I opened the box the next day, the jade pendant was gone..."
"Gone?"
Jiang Wanning raised his eyebrows slightly.
She remembered that in the original book, Murong Qing's jade pendant was snatched away by Murong Yan'er.
He still used Shen Yutang's hand to ask him to take the jade pendant from Murong Qing's neck personally, and "returned" it to Murong Yan'er regardless of her protests.
Jiang Wanning couldn't help but ask, as if he had thought of something.
"Have you looked carefully? Or...is there anything else missing from your house? Could it be that there was a thief in your house, and some unscrupulous person stole the jade pendant?"
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