NFBE Chapter 245 Niwai
Chapter 245 Niwai
This was an angle Shen Tang had never thought of, but as soon as Xie Guimo said it, Shen Tang felt it made sense.
The prince commands a large army and enjoys the emperor's trust. He must be good at guessing the emperor's thoughts. If the emperor intends to make the prince of Qi the crown prince, based on the relationship between the princess and Concubine Ye, the prince will not fail to participate.
But in his previous life, the emperor did not show any desire to establish the eldest prince. More importantly, in his previous life, Concubine Ye and Prince Qi succeeded, and the throne fell into their hands.
If the emperor favored the eldest prince more, and he still doted on Concubine Ye so much, even the queen's birthday banquet would become a stepping stone for Concubine Ye to establish her authority. If Concubine Ye had not shot herself in the foot, Prince Qi would have had an accident at the queen's birthday banquet, and the queen's prestige would have been gone.
It's obvious that the emperor is helping Concubine Ye suppress Empress Xu and the eldest prince.
Shen Tang really couldn't figure out the emperor's actions. Xie Guimo chuckled, "The crown prince also needs to be tempered. If he doesn't have the ability, sitting in that position will only bring endless disasters."
"Within three days, the Emperor will confer the title of Crown Prince and grant him a mansion. Then you will know that my guess is correct."
Shen Tang raised an eyebrow, "What if there isn't one?"
Xie Guimo pulled Shen Tang into his arms and said, "Don't worry, your husband won't be wrong."
The hot breath hit his neck and drilled into his ears. His voice became hoarse, "It's been eight days..."
What eight days?
Shen Tang was stunned for a moment before she realized what he was referring to. She blushed, "It's clearly not even seven days yet..."
Xie Guimo's eyes were filled with resentment. "Will it take so long?"
"Tomorrow, tomorrow night will be fine..."
Shen Tang's voice was as weak as the hum of a mosquito or fly.
Thinking about sleeping together in the previous life, Shen Tang felt a little scared and a little expectant, and his heart was extremely conflicted.
Her face was burning, and Shen Tang forced herself not to think too much, but she couldn't stop the people behind her from thinking too much. She said, "Tomorrow I have to go to Princess Jinde's mansion to deliver some makeup. I have to get busy."
When she got married, Princess Jinde gave her so much dowry, and she couldn't give less as Shen Ran added dowry, so she had to go to the warehouse and choose carefully.
But Xie Guimo refused to let go, so they had to cling to him for a while.
The next day, Shen Tang woke up as usual. Thinking that he didn't have to pay his respects to the old lady, he stayed in bed for a while, and then he was in trouble.
Normally, she would go to pay her respects to the old lady, so she would not have to pay her respects to the princess. The prince only exempted her from going to Wutong Courtyard, but he did not say that she did not have to pay her respects to the princess. She had to go to the princess's place, but at the time of paying her respects in the morning, the princess would most likely be in Wutong Courtyard. She had to wait for the princess to return to her own courtyard before paying her respects.
Ginkgo and Qiutong came in with a copper basin. Ginkgo stepped forward and said, "Princess, the old lady has fallen ill..."
sick?
But it's normal.
The old lady who was the second wife gave her, the eldest grandson's wife, a sterilizing drug. She had a bad reputation for being cruel and ruthless.
Although the old lady was ruthless, she also valued her reputation. This time she was killed by surprise. It would be strange if she was not angry.
But even if she was angry, Shen Tang had no plans to visit, at least not today. She was not made of clay and would not have a bad temper.
Shen Tang got out of bed. When she finished washing up, Xie Guimo came back. Shen Tang applied medicine to him and then sat down to have breakfast together.
After breakfast, Xie Guimo went to the study. Shen Tang had nothing to do, so she was embroidering in the room. She guessed that the princess would be back soon, so she took Ginkgo out.
They walked slowly, and when they reached the Peony Courtyard, the princess just came back. Seeing Shen Tang there, the princess smiled and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to pay my respects to my mother."
Shen Tang bowed and the princess smiled and said, "Mother doesn't have so many formalities. You don't have to come and pay your respects to me every day."
The princess is indeed not as polite as the old lady. Perhaps it is because the old lady is not the prince's biological mother, so she pays more attention to whether others respect her as an old lady. Or it can be said that the princess's regular visits in the morning and evening are the means by which she can openly control the younger generation in the Jingyang Palace.
Shen Tang said, "I should come to pay my respects to my mother."
If it weren't for the old lady and the second and fourth wives being so difficult to deal with and fond of stirring up trouble, Shen Tang wouldn't be disgusted by strolling to Wutong Courtyard after breakfast, paying his respects, and sitting for a while listening to everyone talk about gossip in various prefectures in Kyoto. However, he couldn't stand their stirring up trouble, so he could only hide away.
Shen Tang helped the princess into the courtyard. The princess asked, "Is Mo'er's injury better?"
Shen Tang nodded, "Much better."
Knowing that it was a self-torture tactic, the princess was no longer worried about Xie Guimo's serious injuries. After injuring the old lady, she sent her to the forefront. The old lady must have tossed and turned all night without sleeping, and her face looked extremely bad, so she invited a doctor into the house.
If the old lady had not been ill, the princess would not have planned to go to Wutong Courtyard these days.
After entering the house, the maid brought tea. Nanny Yun leaned over to the princess's ear and whispered something. The princess looked at Shen Tang and asked, "You and Mo'er haven't consummated your marriage yet?"
Shen Tang shook his head.
The princess asked, "Why haven't you...?"
Shen Tang regretted coming to pay his respects to the princess, blushing and saying, "Yesterday, yesterday was the last day..."
She said that with Mo'er's personality, if she misunderstood him and invited the imperial physician into the house, there would definitely be some trouble.
The princess instructed Nanny Yun, "Take someone to Chenxiang Pavilion this afternoon to set up the arrangements."
Nanny Yun agreed.
Shen Tang really wanted to say no, but his mouth seemed to be sealed and he couldn't utter a single word.
Unable to stay any longer, Shen Tang stood up and said, "I have to go to Princess Jinde's residence to deliver some makeup, so I'll go back first."
Without waiting for the princess's consent, Shen Tang ran away.
The princess thought that she was worried that her son would bully Shen Tang before getting married, but it turned out that the marriage had not been consummated even after several days.
Shen Tang returned to Chenxiangxuan and drank a cup of tea. The maid came in to report that the carriage was ready, and Shen Tang took Ginkgo out again.
As soon as he stepped out, he saw a maid in a light green dress getting out of the carriage. Seeing Shen Tang, the maid hurriedly said, "Prince's Consort..."
It was Shen Ran’s maid Lu’er.
Shen Tang smiled and said, "I was just about to go to Princess Jinde's residence. Why are you here?"
Lu Er hurriedly replied, "The county lady heard that the Crown Prince's wife was given a sterilizing drug and had a rash all over her body. She wanted to come see you, but many ladies from wealthy families have gone to send their dowries these past two days, so the county lady couldn't get away, so she sent this servant here..."
Shen Tang said, "I'm fine now."
Lu Er smiled brightly, "The county lady will be very happy when she knows you are going to give her some dowry."
Prince Jingyang's Mansion was not far from Princess Jinde's Mansion, just two streets away. Shen Ran was getting married soon, and many people had come to give her dowry in the past two days. When Shen Tang arrived, several ladies from prominent families had already arrived.
Seeing that it was the carriage from Prince Jingyang's Palace, and knowing that it was Shen Tang who came, the servant from Princess Jinde's Palace smiled and diligently helped to move the footstool.
Lu'er led Shen Tang to the garden. As soon as they arrived at the garden gate, Shen Ran came out to greet them.
Seeing Shen Tang, Shen Ran said happily, "The maid said that the second sister is here, I didn't believe it, but I didn't expect that the second sister really came."
Shen Tang smiled and said, "When you get married, I will definitely come to give you some dowry."
Shen Ran asked, "Is Second Sister okay?"
Shen Tang shook his head. "I took the medicine and it's fine. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to Princess Jinde's residence."