Chapter 179: Does the widow dare to disobey the order?
A few days later, Shen Nian and Xu Wanqing went out to enjoy the cherry blossoms outside the city.
It was May, and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. Xu Wanqing was in a good mood, and she ordered Xu Ying and Xu Ya around very smoothly, treating them like maids.
When the Xu family of Pingning was still around, Xu Ying still dared to flirt with Shen Nian, but now that she has come to the capital and knows her situation and the ins and outs of the capital, Xu Ying lowers her head and smiles at Shen Nian, with a very humble attitude.
However, Shen Nian seemed to have forgotten what happened before. She treated her warmly and affectionately, calling her Sister Xu.
When the two were alone, Chen Nian finally spoke: "If it weren't for Ping Ning's incident, Sister Xu would be a noble lady now. Why would she have to be ordered around by Sister Wanqing? Sigh."
Xu Ying's expression suddenly turned cold. She was about to open her mouth to retort, but Shen Nian took her arm: "If it weren't for my sister Shen Ning who saw her dying without helping, how could my sister be in this situation..."
Xu Ying noticed something and narrowed her eyes: "What do you want to say?"
Shen Nian smiled, approached her, and whispered…
Not long after, Xu Wanqing came over: "Niannian, what are you doing there? Why don't you come over?"
Shen Nian responded and walked towards Xu Wanqing. Before leaving, he gave Xu Ying a meaningful look.
After that, Chen Nian looked worried all the time, as if he had no interest in anything.
After a while, Xu Wanqing finally realized something was wrong: "Niannian, what's wrong with you? Why do you seem so worried?"
Shen Nian showed an embarrassment, hesitating to speak.
Seeing this, Xu Wanqing waved her hand to dismiss Xu Ying and Xu Ya, and took Shen Nian’s hand to sit aside: “Tell me, did that widow bully you?”
Shen Nian quickly shook her head: "Sister didn't bully me, she treated me very well, it's me...I'm a little worried about her."
Xu Wanqing frowned. "Why are you worried about her? I see she's so proud of herself. She's made great achievements in the palace, and her business outside the palace is also booming. You're too stupid to still worry about her."
Shen Nian's face was full of worry: "Sister Wanqing, you don't understand, I..."
As if she had made a great decision, Shen Nian grabbed Xu Wanqing's sleeve and whispered, "My sister is in love with Prince Ding, and I'm afraid she will cause trouble."
With just one sentence, Xu Wanqing suddenly froze and her face turned cold.
But at this moment, she saw Shen Nian heaved a sigh of relief as if to comfort herself: "However, fortunately, Prince Ding should also be interested in my sister, and my sister has also done him a favor... I think that even if I can't become Prince Ding's Consort, he won't let my sister suffer any grievances in the future."
Shen Nian looked at Xu Wanqing: "Sister Wanqing, tell me, my sister has been married before. With this status, is it possible for her to become Prince Ding's concubine?"
"Absolutely not!"
Xu Wanqing almost shouted.
Her face turned pale, almost ferocious. "How could that country widow be worthy of His Highness Prince Ding? She is so shameless. Before she knew Prince Ding's identity, she seduced her own uncle. Now that she knew Prince Ding's nobility, she actually seduced him again. No wonder..."
Last time when something happened at Xu's birthday banquet, Prince Ding went to protect the widow immediately. Others thought that Prince Ding was repaying his savior by protecting him, but who knew that there was another hidden story.
Oh, and a few days ago at Wangjiang Tower, the widow was with Lao Shuyan. Lao Shuyan's private room was snatched away by the Tenth Princess, and when Prince Ding saw them, he gave up his own private room to them...
When Xu Wanqing thought about how that lowly widow dared to covet Xiao Nanchen, whom she could hardly approach, she was filled with hatred. Then when she thought about how Xiao Nanchen was not cruel to that widow, Xu Wanqing felt a chill and hatred in her heart like a tsunami.
How dare that widow approach Xiao Nanchen, whom she couldn't even get close to!
How dare that bitch!
Her head was buzzing with anger, and Xu Wanqing no longer had the heart to appreciate the flowers. Ignoring Shen Nian's confused questions, she took the Xu sisters back in the car.
On the way, seeing Xu Wanqing's pale face, Xu Ying and Xu Ya didn't dare to breathe.
Unexpectedly, Xu Wanqing's voice rang out.
"I want to deal with Chen Ning. Does anyone have a good idea?"
She looked at the Xu sisters and said, "Whoever has a good idea, I will reward him handsomely."
Xu Ya was so frightened that she hurriedly shook her head. Beside her, Xu Ying hated Xu Wanqing's condescending tone, which treated them like servants. However, when she thought that the other party was going to deal with Chen Ning, she suppressed her hatred.
She was the first to watch her die and put her in this situation by not saving her, and she had people on high alert not to let her get close to Shen Qingbai in recent days. She also hated Shen Ning!
Thinking of Shen Nian’s words again, the next moment, Xu Ying spoke slowly.
"Back in Pingning, a sister-in-law in my house once tried to get my grandmother to marry Shen Ning to the man who beat his wife to death... But by then, Shen Ning had already been conferred the title of Xiangjun, so she directly refused."
Xu Wanqing frowned at first, but then her eyes lit up.
Shen Ning could refuse the marriage proposal from Old Lady Xu of Pingning, but what if it was someone she couldn't refuse?
As far as she knew, the Empress Dowager had a nephew who was suffering from tuberculosis and would not live long. After his wife divorced him, the Empress Dowager had always wanted to find a good marriage for the nephew... someone with status, who was also gentle and virtuous and could take care of him when he was seriously ill.
But girls from wealthy families would not marry, and the empress dowager had no interest in men with inferior family backgrounds and moral character.
Xu Wanqing slowly curled her lips.
Lord Shen Xiang was famous for his good medical skills and had saved the lives of Concubine Ma and the Seventeenth Prince. The Shen family had a mediocre family background, but they also had the Xie family and Concubine Xie... and they also had outstanding medical skills and happened to be married.
Isn’t this a match made in heaven?
Shen Ning could refuse Mrs. Xu's proposal, but what if the Queen Mother arranged the marriage?
Would the widow dare to disobey the order?
Xu Wanqing's mood instantly became extremely good, and she almost couldn't wait to see Shen Ning marry the consumptive...
The next day, Xu Wanqing went to the palace to visit her aunt, Concubine Xu.
Not long after Xu Wanqing left, Concubine Xu took her daughter Xiao Bi to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.
It wasn't that Concubine Xu obeyed her niece's words, it just happened that Chen Ning was the niece of the newly promoted Concubine Xie... Originally, she was the only one who held the position of concubine, but now there was suddenly another Concubine Xie.
Concubine Xie also has a prince. Although the sixth prince is timid and cannot be helped, he is a complete man who can talk and run. Unlike her second prince, he is mute. In addition, there is the General's Mansion behind him, so the direction of the palace has changed during this period.
Those dogs all rushed to show their courtesy to Xie Yunyan.
Besides... Chen Ning had saved the second brother before, and then the second brother asked her several times to summon Chen Ning to the palace to be rewarded, but she refused.
The second son seemed to be treating the young widow in a strange way, which was not a good sign.
After all, although Chen Ning was a widow, she was not very old and was extremely beautiful. She stood out even in a harem full of beauties. She was afraid that the second son would become confused.
After a few discussions, Concubine Xu agreed to the idea proposed by her niece as soon as she heard it.
It's just a few words, it can solve a lot of problems, and maybe even do a favor in front of the Queen Mother, so there's nothing wrong with that...
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