Princess Chang'an was preparing a gift for Prince Zheng's Mansion. Prince Zheng really helped a lot in this matter. If he hadn't stepped forward, even if Princess Xianrong could appear in front of everyone intact, her reputation would probably not be good. Moreover, if it weren't for his importance, Chu Jingzong would probably still have to cover up and deliberately make up some unbearable rumors.
She had not expected that Princess Changying would be so ruthless and want to break off the marriage with Lady Xianrong at the first move. She had not been prepared. Now she was filled with fear. Her good daughter was almost finished.
Thinking of this, I felt that no matter how expensive the gift was, King Zheng would be able to accept it.
What's more, Prince Zheng is the closest to Emperor Longqing and the one who has the most say among the vassal princes.
Princess Xianrong sat aside without saying a word. She seemed to be in a bad mood ever since she came back from the Chen family.
After Princess Chang'an finished her work, she raised her eyebrows, drank some honey water to moisten her lips, and asked her, "What's wrong? Why are you like this? Did your brother piss you off again?"
Speaking of her brother Yuan Hongwen, Xianrong County Lady was even more resentful: "Mother said that my brother is a man with a loose mouth. Although Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu saved me this time, there are some things that I can't tell them. But my brother told me everything and even said that I was stupid for believing the message when I heard it..."
She was so angry that her face turned red: "How will others look at me?"
When Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu return home, they won't know how to tell Prince Linjiang and the Princess. By then, everyone in Prince Linjiang's mansion will probably think she's an idiot who follows someone for no reason.
Her son was close to Shen Chen, and he was indeed a carefree person. Princess Chang'an frowned and said, "I'll talk to him nicely later. Don't be angry with him. Don't you know what kind of person he is? If you are angry with him, how can it ever end?"
Xianrong County Lady hummed, sat down next to her mother, and couldn't help sighing: "And Wei An, she knows everything..."
She has her own guilty conscience, so she often has to think more.
It was obvious that Li Gui Niang had deliberately designed this for her - Princess Changying must have sensed something and found out something at the villa, knowing that it was she who sold the information to Wei An, which allowed the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion to catch Li Shao and Li Gui Niang's handle, and used this to seriously injure Princess Changying's Mansion.
Wei An must have known about it, not to mention that she pushed Wei An out to block Chu Jingzong that day, which was tantamount to pushing Wei An out to die.
She was very afraid of this man who could take down Princess Changying's mansion and Chu Jingzong at the same time.
Princess Chang'an put down the things in her hands, propped up her head with one hand and looked at her daughter seriously. After her daughter finished speaking, she said to her irrelevantly: "I just sent someone to deliver the gift to Dingbei Marquis's Mansion."
She knew that her daughter still had some grudges against Wei An, so she sighed earnestly, "Ah Sheng, you are a smart child. No one knows better than you how Gui Niang fell. Mother hopes that you will never repeat her path. Some things, if you make the slightest mistake, you can't turn back."
Princess Xianrong's ears turned red because of what she said. She was most afraid of her mother reasoning with her like this, as it always made her seem like she had done something wrong and made her feel embarrassed.
She paused, then said softly, "I know."
Princess Chang'an knew that she still hadn't figured it out, so she changed to a comfortable position, rubbed her brows and shook her head: "You still don't know. The Wei family helped us, and people who don't know naturally don't know. But the emperor and the queen can't hide it. Prince Zheng is willing to give this favor to his daughter, don't you understand? Not to mention us, even the Linjiang Palace will have to express something about this. If you receive favors from others but don't think about returning the favor, aren't you afraid that others will think of you in their hearts?"
The burden on Princess Xianrong's heart became even heavier.
This was not a glorious thing in itself, but it had to be brought out to highlight Wei An's quick wit and righteous act. She felt uneasy whenever she thought about it.
Princess Chang'an sighed deeply, thinking that her daughter was still a little girl with too many thoughts, so she sighed again: "You sold Gui Niang to Wei An before, and Wei An himself would not mention it to others, so don't take it too seriously. Whatever happens in the future, even if you can't show how close you are to Wei An, you shouldn't be too distant from her, otherwise you will always be inferior in the eyes of others."
Xianrong County Lady was a little embarrassed when her little thoughts were pointed out. After a long while, she hummed softly. Since the matter had come to this, she had nothing to worry about. After hesitating for a moment, she confessed to her mother: "I am afraid of Wei An. In addition to the previous incident with Gui Niang and the fact that she knew about Chu Jingzong's matter, there is another thing - she seems to be very close to Shen Chen."
Princess Chang'an then became interested and asked thoughtfully, "How did you know?"
"What a coincidence. The timing of Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu's appearance that day was just too coincidental. Wei An had been trying to deal with me for such a long time. Thinking about it now, I am a little shocked." Xianrong County Lady lowered her head and her expression could not be seen clearly, but her voice was cold: "I am afraid she had already calculated that Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu would come to rescue her, so she was willing to come forward."
Princess Chang'an nodded. What her daughter said was just speculation and no matter how reasonable it was, it should not be taken seriously.
But... ...
When she thought of Shen Chen, she recalled an incident that happened a while ago. When she went to the Queen's Palace for an audience, the Queen mentioned that Emperor Longqing wanted to let Shen Chen return to the Shen family. She said that after the incident with Shen Liang, the Shen family had no one to support the family, and Shen Cong was Shen Chen's father after all. If Shen Chen still had the surname Chu, then Shen Cong would have no successor.
But Shen Chen has never been close to Chu Jingxing.
She thought for a moment and said to her daughter, "Does Jingxing know about this?"
They are all cousins, so there are many opportunities for them to meet. In addition, there are not so many taboos in the royal family. Xianrong County Lady nodded and said, "I have told my cousin, but I am a little worried. Jingwu is obsessed with fooling around with Shen Chen, and he has become estranged from his brother. I am afraid that the two of them will do something wrong with the Wei family, so I have already reminded my cousin."
The two of them can save Wei An. If she and Wei An really have some conflicts at that time, given their heartless personalities, it is not known whether they will really stand on Wei An's side.
No matter how she thought about it, she felt something was wrong in her heart, so she was even more wary of Wei An.
This Wei An is a trouble, just like Shen Chen. He is the kind of person who shouldn't exist to cause trouble to others. Only when he dies can he stop being an eyesore.