Each queen and concubine in the palace had their own plans, but after all they were all calm and composed.
But Mrs. Su couldn't calm down after returning home. She dismissed everyone as soon as she entered the door, leaving only her daughter-in-law. Before she sat down, she grabbed Shen Zangning and asked, "Is what you just said true?"
Shen Zangning nodded affirmatively - but she was not trustworthy in Mrs. Su's mind, so Mrs. Su looked at her for a while and couldn't tell that she was guilty, but she still felt uneasy and pointed at her and shouted: "I tell you, if only For asking Princess Qingxin to play in the imperial garden without permission, the most I can do is give you a good beating! If you dare to lie again, I will lock you in the yard, and you will never go to your grandmother's house again. ! Did you hear that?”
The mother-in-law scolded the sister-in-law, and of course the daughter-in-law had to smooth things over. They all advised Mrs. Su: "Although the fourth sister is a little naughty, she has always been measured. Since the fourth sister said it firmly, there is nothing wrong in thinking... But what exactly is it?" I looked at my mother’s face on the road and she didn’t look good. Why don’t I tell my daughters-in-law to see if they can help my mother?”
Mrs. Su snorted, without answering the question about what happened, and said: "What sense of propriety does she have? I can't even see it! You are all protecting her from left to right. If you are used to it, there will be no time to worry. !”
The people who were trying to smooth things over were scolded together, and they were so embarrassed that they didn't know what to say for a while.
Shen Zangning didn't feel sad at all. Anyway, she was suspected by Mrs. Su more than once or twice. At this moment, she just pouted and said: "Mom doesn't believe it. Isn't it enough to just send someone to Su's house to ask my second aunt?" Can I hide this? I'm not stupid. If I lie to my mother for a while, I will definitely be beaten back by her later. Why do I do such a stupid thing? "
... After saying this, Mrs. Su believed that although her daughter was careless, she was indeed not stupid. Then again, if Shen Zangning was really a stupid person, she wouldn't have done so many things!
After glaring at her daughter fiercely, Mrs. Su finally sat down and told her daughters-in-law: "Ning'er said that just now they met the Eleventh Prince when they were watching the lotus flowers in the Royal Garden surrounded by Princess Qingxin."
It was absolutely normal to meet the prince in the imperial garden, but if it was just a meeting, Mrs. Su's face would not change drastically after hearing Shen Zangning whisper in her ear. Sure enough, Mrs. Su continued: "After the Eleventh Prince greeted Her Royal Highness Princess Qingxin, he paid close attention to Yu Fei and even asked round and round about whose young lady Yu Fei was."
Wei Changying arrived in the imperial capital not long ago and was still unfamiliar with the royal family. However, the Liu family and Duanmu family, who were born and raised in Beijing, both looked embarrassed.
Mrs. Liu had a headache and said, "The eleventh prince...how did he meet him?"
Mrs. Su sighed and said, "Isn't that right? Yu Fei was already at the age of marriage, but your second aunt loves her daughters and wants to keep them for two years before getting married, so now she also likes Jing. The young master in the palace did not take it too seriously, but he did not expect to recruit the eleventh prince! Although this prince had a noble status, his biological mother Zhou Baolin was a confidant of the deposed Queen Qian, and now Queen Gu is in charge of the middle palace. He died suddenly. The eleventh prince was later raised by Princess Anji's biological mother, Mrs. Zhenyi. However, Mrs. Zhenyi was not in good health and was ill every day. In fact, she just let him grow up in Jiamu Palace. Lonely and with no considerate person to guide him, he could not help but become a little irritable. It is said that he has taken several lives under his control over the years, many of which were done by himself... Yu Fei has always been a pampered child, how could he be able to become an emperor. Where’s the wife’s material?”
Wei Changying originally didn't know what was wrong with the Eleventh Prince, so that Mrs. Liu seemed to have a headache when talking about it, but now he suddenly understood after hearing Mrs. Su's explanation. The eleventh prince has such a cruel temperament. Although there are only examples of treating palace servants so far, who knows whether he will treat the royal concubine in this way
What's more, Su Yufei is not a gentle and tolerant person to begin with. Just seeing her endlessly painting those blood and tears makeup and crying makeup, and enthusiastically teaching her cousin Shen Zangning, you know that this girl is also a fun-loving girl. Lord. This kind of junior, as well as the elders who have some calculations, will find her an honest and loyal husband, marrying someone with a bad temper like the eleventh prince... Although the second wife of the Su family is also named Zhang, she is not Liu Ruoyu's stepmother! Besides, the fifth wife of the Liu family, Mrs. Zhang, was not good to her stepdaughter. Didn’t she push her own daughter to the East Palace
No wonder Mrs. Su was so worried after hearing the news. Although Su Yufei's father, Su Mao, was not his legitimate son, he was still Mrs. Su's half-brother. Besides, according to Mrs. Su’s opinion, the eleventh prince and Empress Gu have a vengeance for killing their mother!
Although I don’t know why Queen Gu allowed the eleventh prince to grow up safely, the eleventh prince is now sixteen and has not yet been crowned king... His biological mother Zhou Baolin has passed away, and his adoptive mother, Mrs. Zhenyi, is not in good health and is not favored. He can't even protect his own daughter, Princess Anji, so how can he have the energy to speak to him? Besides, with Empress Gu here, even if Mrs. Zhenyi speaks for her adopted son, it’s hard to say what effect it will have - God knows where the eleventh prince will be sealed by then!
The future is not good, the temper is bad, and the queen is an enemy. Who is willing to get married like this
Mrs. Su was in a very difficult situation, and the daughters-in-law didn't have any good ideas, so they could only suggest: "Why don't we settle the marriage for the third cousin first while the Eleventh Prince hasn't done anything yet?"
"Who is it going to be?" It's not like Mrs. Su didn't think of a way to quickly get engaged to her niece. The eleventh prince is still favored by the emperor. Although not as good as the two princesses Linchuan and Qingxin, he is still favored among the princes. .
So if he reported it to the Holy One and the Holy One spoke, it would be difficult for the Su family to refuse.
But if Su Yufei was already engaged, the Su family would have a ready reason to refuse his offer. After all, the Holy Emperor also wants to have face, and he cannot rashly steal the bride from his ministers. The eleventh prince's imperial favor is not enough for the Holy Emperor to do such a thing for him, which disregards the royal reputation.
But the biggest problem now is that Mrs. Zhang previously wanted to keep her daughter by her side for a few more years, and Su Yufei was only fifteen now, so she didn't carefully choose her son-in-law. As a result, now I want to get my daughter engaged in a hurry, but who should I marry her to
Su Yufei is still the eldest daughter of the second wife of the Su family - if this is a bad marriage, how can Mrs. Zhang be willing to accept it
Mrs. Su couldn't think of a suitable candidate for her niece-in-law, and the daughters-in-law looked at each other and found it very difficult. There was silence in the hall, but Shen Zangning said: "Why should mother be anxious? Then when Shenbo asked about the origin of the third cousin, it happened to be me. How could something happen to the third cousin?"
"What did you say?" Mrs. Su was stunned. She didn't bother to teach her not to call the prince by his first name, and shouted in a deep voice!
Shen Zangning said triumphantly: "I knew he was not well-intentioned as soon as I heard it! Shen Bo has a violent temper and is prone to violence. I have heard people mention this before. He wants to know who the third cousin is, so he can just ask others. He chose me to ask, how could I tell him the truth? "
Mrs. Su couldn't help but lean forward slightly from the seat and asked, "Then how did you tell the prince?"
"I originally wanted to make some nonsense, but then I thought about the fact that I am in the palace today, and I know that our eldest wife, Mrs. Huo, seems to have caused trouble for the third sister-in-law. Isn't she a ready candidate for frame-up?" Shen Zangning said with a smile, " It’s just that Huo and Wei Lingzi are not the same age, so I said, it’s Wei Lingyue.”
… Wei Lingyue is sixteen years old this year, and there is only one year difference between her and fifteen-year-old Su Yufei. They are both pampered ladies, so how can you tell the one-year difference? Even if the eleventh prince Shen Bo acted cautiously and sent someone to inquire about Wei Lingyue's appearance and age, he probably wouldn't have found any flaws.
Mrs. Su was stunned for a long time, but instead of praising her as Shen Zangning had thought, she became furious: "Nonsense! What a nonsense! The Eleventh Prince only needs to ask if Wei Lingyue has left the table today, and he will definitely know. What you said is a lie! You are so brave, you even dare to lie to the prince!"
Shen Zangning pursed her lips and argued: "The Queen doesn't like Shen Bo. Where can Shen Bo find out about the banquet in Weiyang Palace? It turns out that Her Royal Highness Princess Qingxin is Shen Bo's younger sister. Shen Bo can just go to Shen Bo directly. Her Highness the Princess asked, but Her Highness might not lie to him! He just didn’t believe Her Highness, so he asked me! He didn’t even believe His Highness the Princess, so how could he believe the people in the Weiyang Palace? Let him get his wish, so he deliberately misled him!"
What she said made sense... But Mrs. Su still rolled up her sleeves, grabbed Shen Zangning and dragged her forward, raised her hand and gave her a chestnut on the head, and said bitterly: "Then your cousin is fine now! But What will happen to the Eleventh Prince if he finds out that you lied to him?"
Shen Zangning rubbed his head and said nonchalantly: "Why should I be afraid of him? When I entered the palace, I would either stay with my mother or accompany Her Royal Highness Princess Qingxin. Besides, he is already sixteen, and his birthday is in October. If he gets the crown, he will be given a marriage and a title of king. As soon as the wedding is over, he will leave for the fiefdom. If the queen doesn't like him, she will definitely try to make his fiefdom far away to avoid being called back from time to time. Who knows that he will leave the imperial capital in this life? Is there another chance to come back... What can others do to me if they are not in the imperial capital?"
The three sisters-in-law wiped their sweat together and said: "Mother, the fourth sister has thought of everything. Mother, please calm down."
Mrs. Su thought about it and felt that there was nothing she could blame Shen Zangning for, but she always felt that why did her daughter do something that made people so worried and wanted to beat her so much? So he still hit her twice bitterly: "You thought about it, why didn't you say it just now? Isn't it fun to watch me and your sisters-in-law together?"
Shen Zangning cried aggrievedly: "Didn't my mother say last time that I was not allowed to interrupt when you were talking to your sisters-in-law?"
... It seems that he really scolded his daughter like this
Anyway, she scolded her daughter so much that Mrs. Su herself didn’t even remember it. She was a little embarrassed when her daughter asked her back. Mrs. Su coughed dryly and said with a straight face: "Anyway, if you don’t tell me this time, you will I ran into the Royal Garden, although I did it before, I hope you will handle it appropriately and I will spare you this time!"
Shen Zangning listened with tears in his eyes, and almost took a pen to write the words "Eternal Wrongful Injustice" on his face. Mrs. Su noticed it and scolded: "What are you wronging? Do you think you are very meritorious? If you hadn't led the princess to the imperial garden, would you have met the eleventh prince? If you hadn't met the eleventh prince, this would have happened. Son? It’s all your fault, why do you still expect me to praise you?”
"Her Royal Highness Princess Qingxin wanted to go to the Imperial Garden to see the lotus flowers, and she invited all of us hide-and-seek people to come, not me!" Shen Zangning sobbed, "Mother, you have wronged me again!"
Mrs. Su said angrily: "Then why do you want to follow? Why don't you drag your cousins back to the main hall first?! You still dare to quibble! Do you want to be beaten?!"
When Shen Zangning heard this, she cried even louder: "You're going to scare me with a beating! I see, mother, you know I'm right and helped my third cousin, but you insist on me admitting my mistake... You are so angry." What!”
When she said this, Mrs. Su became really angry and said angrily: "How dare you talk nonsense! Believe it or not, I really hit you?"
The three daughters-in-law had to step forward to persuade and comfort them... When everything was in chaos, the door was opened, and they saw Tai Fu Shen Xuan standing outside the door with a surprised look on his face, coughing and saying: "Madam, is this?"
Before Mrs. Su could answer, Shen Zangning jumped up, ran to him in three or two steps, threw herself into his father's arms, pulled Shen Xuan's sleeves, and cried and complained: "Mother, she has wronged me and I still want to Beat me! Father, you have to make the decision for your daughter!”
... Shen Xuan finally comforted his daughter from crying to sobbing. He wiped the hot sweat from his forehead, turned to Mrs. Su and didn't bother to ask the reason. He waved his hand to tell the daughters-in-law to get up and said directly: "Dan Xiao's eldest son My daughter-in-law is about to enter the house, and Zangzhu cannot handle it alone. Moreover, there are many things that are inconvenient for her to get involved in. Just now, Dan Xiao came over to discuss with me and asked you and the daughters-in-law to help you take care of it. "
Although Shen Zangzhu is Shen Zanghui's biological sister, she is a widow and has no children. It would be unlucky for her to organize such a happy event as a wedding. In the end, she would have to borrow talents from the Taifu Mansion.
Mrs. Su was also wiping her sweat. After hearing the words, she said: "This is what we should do." She said to the daughters-in-law, "There are no big things in our family these days. You all go to your second uncle's place tomorrow to discuss your eldest sister's affairs." Take over."
Mrs. Liu hurriedly said on behalf of the three of them: "Yes!" (To be continued)