After meeting Zhang Qingfeng, Prince Fenyang felt much better. He came out of the study and stood in the corridor for a while. Seeing the colorful parrot under the eaves combing its feathers, he even smiled.
After instructing his servants to feed the parrot, he walked quickly out of the yard with his hands behind his back, walked through the garden, and stopped in front of a pavilion. The pavilion was surrounded by water on all sides, and only one side was connected to the ground by a wooden bridge. It was midsummer, but the place was very cool because it was surrounded by water on all sides. The breeze blew and the shadows of the trees reduced a lot of the summer heat for no reason.
Prince Fenyang stood by the wooden bridge and looked at the water pavilion. When he saw the servants on the water pavilion hurriedly running out, he also stood there without moving. When the servants ran up to him and knelt down, he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "How is the concubine?"
It had been announced before that Concubine Jiang was ill, so naturally her illness was more serious now.
The servant lowered his head in fear and trepidation: "In reply to the prince, the concubine has now refused to eat or drink..."
It had been a while since the incident, and even if Concubine Jiang died, it would not cause any more trouble. Prince Fenyang narrowed his eyes and was about to say something when he saw Princess Chun'an coming out of the water pavilion. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Princess Chun'an was thin, and her old clothes seemed a little empty on her. She came down the wooden bridge like a ghost, and only stopped to greet Prince Fenyang when she saw him.
Prince Fenyang nodded and walked ahead of her. When he saw her catching up, he asked calmly, "What are you doing there?"
Princess Chun'an's face was still quite pale, even her lips were pale. When she heard Prince Fenyang's question, she did not shy away from it: "I have nothing to do anyway. I am always idle at home. I am almost going crazy."
She has always been very pampered. Prince Fenyang was highly respected in the royal family. Even Emperor Yuanfeng looked up to him and made him the number one in the royal family. In order to erect this memorial archway, Emperor Yuanfeng not only doted on Prince Fenyang, but also looked at Princess Chun'an differently. Princess Chun'an was named a county princess at birth and had been walking around in the palace since she was a child.
She is no worse than an ordinary princess.
Also, because we are used to having smooth sailing, any little setback seems particularly unbearable to us.
The incident with Shao Wenxun was a slap in her face.
In the past, she had the happiest life among the noble ladies. She was loved by her father, respected by her husband, and had obedient and sensible children. But now, how could she have the face to go out
Since she couldn't vent her anger, she could only find a place where she could vent it.
Prince Fenyang understood what was going on when he heard this, but he had already completely despised Concubine Jiang, so he didn't say anything, but just changed the subject: "Won't Madam Pang invite you to come over and play in a few days? You used to get along very well with Madam Pang, so why don't you go out and spend more time together."
Princess Chun'an had a gloomy look on her face. She was about to get angry but then she remembered something and immediately held back.
In the end, she just hummed and asked again, "Father, if Madam Wu doesn't marry that girl from the Su family, you won't be able to find out how the second master Su died. Then when will the Su family be in trouble?"
Prince Fenyang didn't want to talk about these things with his daughter. Women's horizons and knowledge are always too narrow, and they are easily emotional. After a pause, Prince Fenyang said lightly: "You don't have to worry about these. Father has his own plans. If you have nothing to do recently, go out and relax. With father around, no one dares to say anything."
This is also what King Fenyang is proud of.
Shao Wenxun was his son-in-law. Logically speaking, he should have been implicated, but Emperor Yuanfeng's trust in him was unquestionable.
Princess Chun'an curled her lips and looked at Prince Fenyang steadily: "How long do we have to wait?"
His daughter was indeed too depressed. Prince Fenyang was a little worried. After thinking for a while, he said, "You don't have to wait too long. Father promises you, don't worry."
Princess Chun'an was worried, and her anger was growing day by day.
These days, there has been an endless stream of gifts sent to the house, but she is not happy at all. Those posts and letters filled with concern and sympathy almost drive her crazy.
She hurried into the house and saw the maid adding incense to the incense burner. She said impatiently, "Move out!"
Everyone knew that she had been in a moody mood recently, so they didn't dare to bring bad luck to her. Upon hearing this, they hurriedly removed the incense burner.
Princess Chun'an sat in the rose chair, watching the maids playing with the flowers that had just been delivered from the flower room. Suddenly, her eldest maid Qinghuan came in and whispered, "Princess, I heard that those people from the Shao family were not escorted to the capital."
Princess Chun'an suddenly opened her eyes, straightened up and asked, "What's going on?"
She had gone to see Shao Wenxun for the last time before. Shao Wenxun knelt down and begged her, saying that he only asked her to lend a hand to rescue his parents and sister.
As a couple, Shao Wenxun did hide a lot of things from her, but compared to those men who have three wives and four concubines and say one thing but mean another, he was truly devoted to her.
She agreed.
Qing Huan's voice became even lower, biting her lip and speaking hesitantly: "I heard that... I heard that on the way to Beijing, Miss Shao was molested by someone, and in anger she jumped into a well and died. Old Master Shao and Old Madam Shao couldn't bear the blow and died of illness..."
When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down. The Shao family relied on Shao Wenxun's status as a prince to bully others in their hometown and offended many people.
Old Master Shao even started a brothel business, and often forced decent women to death. Once they got into trouble, those people would of course be eager to take revenge.
Princess Chun'an sat there in a daze, unable to speak for a long time.
After a long time, she leaned back in her chair and exhaled slowly.
Qingying came in just in time, holding a stack of notes. She was stunned when she saw this scene, then she lowered her head and tried to leave.
Princess Chun'an called out to her, "Whose post is this?"
Qingying was startled, but replied subconsciously: "Yes... It's a post from the wife of Duke Ping."
There was a bloody storm in the capital some time ago, but now the sky has cleared up and the party that Mrs. Pang had arranged long ago can finally go on. She had made preparations for it long ago.
When inviting guests to this kind of circle, Princess Chun'an is always present.
But Princess Chun'an showed no interest this time, and Qingying sighed in her heart.
Princess Chun'an suddenly reached out her hand to her, took the note and studied it for a long time, then raised her eyebrows and said, "Go tell the manager of the office that I will be there, and ask him to reply to the note and then prepare a carriage for me."
Princess Chun'an actually agreed to go out. Qingying and Qinghuan looked at each other, both a little shocked, but then they became happy - it's good that she wants to go out for a walk, go out and meet more people, and her mood will gradually get better.