Concubine Yu is used to trying to please Shen Chen.
Princess Linjiang sneered and then fell silent again.
What Chu Jingwu said was that Concubine Yu had already expressed her opinion, and she, the legitimate aunt who had raised Shen Chen for more than ten years, had not expressed anything at all, which would definitely cause gossip and criticism.
She rubbed her brows and said lightly, "I know." She then added, "Go and tell your second brother that the New Year is almost here, and he is staying alone in the mansion, feeling lonely. Are you sure that the family members will never see each other again? Let him come back for the New Year."
After the 20th day of the lunar year, basically all banquets in each household stopped, and they had to wait until the first month of the lunar year to have banquets. Emperor Longqing allowed Shen Chen to have a few days of fun, and it seemed that during these few days, although the aunt of the Shen family was old, there were always some things she might not be able to take care of.
Princess Linjiang then instructed Chu Jingwu: "If that lady is willing, please ask her to come along."
Chu Jingwu breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what, it's good to be able to maintain peace on the surface.
He knew Shen Chen's temper. He had never been angry with Princess Linjiang from the beginning to the end. It was just that Princess Linjiang was feeling unhappy. Since she was willing to offer a ladder, Shen Chen would not refuse her.
He agreed, and seeing that Princess Linjiang was tired, he took his leave. He happened to meet Nanny Jin coming back, so he stopped and greeted her.
Nanny Jin was an old lady who served Princess Linjiang. She also liked Shen Chen very much and treated him very well. Chu Jingwu respected her very much. He exempted Nanny Jin from the formalities and asked her with a smile: "Where have you been? I have been here with my mother for a long time and didn't see you. I was just about to ask you."
Nanny Jin smiled with wrinkles all over her face. She lovingly asked Chu Jingwu if he was going out to Shen Chen, and then hurriedly reminded him: "Tell the Marquis not to run away all the time. Once a person sets up a household, he must stand up for himself."
She was the old nanny who was transferred by Prince Linjiang to Princess Changle right after Princess Linjiang gave birth. Over the years, she didn't dare to show it on her face, but she really cared about Shen Chen in private.
Chu Jingwu sighed and said, "I understand."
Nanny Jin then mentioned that she had just gone out to send off the old nanny from Princess Chang'an's mansion: "She came here to give New Year gifts. Now that we are in-laws, we should treat each other as proper relatives. This year, the gifts they sent are extremely generous. I was just about to ask Princess Ming how to return the gift."
She also said that she had invited Princess Chang'an and Lady Xianrong to celebrate this year's Little New Year together. "The prince has only become more lively recently when he heard that Lady Xianrong sent gifts. The princess likes Lady Xianrong very much now. You and the marquis can no longer treat Lady Xianrong as your sister as you did before. She will be your sister-in-law in the future."
Chu Jingwu said "oh".
And it felt a little strange.
Although this marriage was the best choice out of helplessness, he saw that Chu Jingxing was not very fond of it at the beginning. Why did he suddenly change his mind now
Could it be that he was so bored being confined at home that he developed feelings for Princess Xianrong
However, Chu Jingwu didn't care much about these things. It was a good thing that Chu Jingxing could calm down and live his life. At least he wouldn't think about those trivial things.
Before he left, he went to King Linjiang's study as usual to tell his father.
When Prince Linjiang heard that Princess Linjiang wanted Shen Chen to go home for the New Year, he was stunned at first, and then he laughed.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, outsiders saw that Shen Chen had been separated, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart. Whenever he thought of Shen Chen spending the New Year alone, he felt bad.
Now that Princess Linjiang was willing to speak up, he finally felt that the anger that had been accumulating in his heart for the past few days had dissipated a little, and he gently told his son: "Since your mother said so, you should talk to your second brother. It's better to let him come back for the New Year. Anyway, they have been separated, and they can come back once or twice occasionally, and no one can say anything."
Even Emperor Longqing in the palace would not doubt it.
However, Emperor Longqing might not give them this opportunity. They had finally separated Shen Chen, and now there were rumors everywhere in the capital that Shen Chen was actually forced away by Princess Linjiang and Prince Linjiang. As a kind uncle, he probably would not miss this opportunity to show them kindness.
Although he knew it, King Linjiang still hoped that they could get together to celebrate the New Year together before he returned to his fiefdom and Shen Chen went to Fujian.
Chu Jingwu readily agreed to everything, but hesitated before leaving. He stopped and looked back at his father, as if he had something to ask.
King Linjiang glanced at him and asked with a smile, "What's the matter? Just say whatever you want to say. Your father is busy."
He has always been much more casual with his youngest son than with his eldest.
Chu Jingwu moved closer, scratched his head and looked at him, and finally asked: "Father, the wet nurse you asked Concubine Yu to find last time... is she the wet nurse of the fourth prince now?"
The hand holding the document stopped, and King Linjiang looked up at him: "Who told you?"
Chu Jingwu coughed, not frightened by his father's look and attitude. He paused before saying, "I saw it myself. Wasn't my second brother summoned to the palace the day before yesterday? I happened to run into him when I went to the palace to pay my respects to the Queen. The Fourth Prince beat the Fifth Prince again, just for a ball of thread. The Fourth Prince is more than a year older than the Fifth Prince, and the Fifth Prince just kept crying."
The wet nurse beside the Fourth Prince was the one he had seen before.
Prince Linjiang threw the document in his hand on the table without making any comment and asked him, "Fighting again?"
Chu Jingwu nodded honestly: "That's right, the Fourth Prince is really too irritable. I heard the Fifth Prince's nurse complaining quietly that just when she recovered from the last fright, the Fourth Prince started to attack again. It seems that the Fourth Prince always bullies the Fifth Prince."
Putting effort into other things may easily arouse people's suspicion, but few people will notice anything wrong with a child's temper.
Children often get furious and cry because their favorite toys and food are taken away, and no matter how angry they are, adults will always find excuses for them.
Tampering in such subtle details is the most difficult to detect.
What's more, this wet nurse was selected by Empress Fang herself and was very trusted by her.
King Linjiang raised the corner of his mouth, and seeing that Chu Jingwu seemed to have realized something, he reached out and patted him on the head: "This matter is not your business, so just keep quiet. Do your thing, and don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
This is what it means that I can’t say it. Chu Jingwu frowned, said nothing in the end, turned around and walked out.