Grand Princess Mansion
Shen Ruolan cooked a large table of dishes today to celebrate Xing Qing being given the title of Princess.
The whole family sat around the table, waiting for Wen Ruiqing to return from the government office.
It wasn't until it was dark and the dishes were cold that Shen Ruolan had people reheat the dishes four or five times before Wen Ruiqing walked to the flower hall with a worried look on his face.
The whole family stood up.
Shen Ruolan greeted him happily: "Husband, you are finally back. I asked someone to cook a table of dishes today, and we will celebrate when you come back."
Wen Ruiqing waved his hand impatiently and pushed away Shen Ruolan who was approaching.
Wen Ruiqing was furious when he saw the dishes on the table: "What are we celebrating? There are only a few of us eating all these dishes, isn't it a waste? Do you know how to be frugal?"
Shen Ruolan was almost knocked down by his strong swing.
Princess Changle and Xingqing quickly reached out to support her.
Princess Changle said gently, "Is Second Mother okay?"
There is a reason why Princess Changle is truly loved by Shen Ruolan. She always seizes every opportunity to protect her.
Shen Ruolan felt warm in her heart, both daughters were filial.
Shen Ruolan guessed that her husband must have been unhappy again in the yamen today. She knew that he was under a lot of pressure, so she patted Princess Changle's hand and said, "I'm fine. I didn't think it through!"
Xing Qing frowned and glanced at Wen Ruiqing: A man who hits his wife is the most shameless!
Prince Yongan glanced at Xing Qing and saw that her beautiful eyebrows were slightly wrinkled. He moved his fingers and had the urge to smooth them out. If they were wrinkled, they would not look good.
He couldn't help but say, "Sister Xingqing was granted the title of Princess by the Emperor today. We are waiting for Father to come back to celebrate together, so Second Mother had someone prepare such a table of dishes."
"What?" Wen Ruiqing was stunned for a moment, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.
How could Xing Qing be granted the title of princess by the emperor
He didn't know about this yet. After the court session today, he had been busy preparing for the young formation master competition and the arrival of the Zhao envoy. He was busy until the bell rang, and then he heard that the prince had captured the princess of Zhao.
He originally thought that his time had finally come, and he would finally no longer have to kowtow before the envoys from the State of Zhao!
Unexpectedly, after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had made great contributions in the morning court, in the afternoon His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually captured the Princess of Zhao.
Who is the Princess of Zhao
Can he catch it
Isn't this like swatting a fly on a tiger's head
How could Zhao State be willing to give up this time? And no one knew what compensation Chu State would have to pay.
As the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, he had to kowtow before the envoy of Zhao State again.
The State of Zhao always asked for exorbitant amounts and paid a lot of compensation, which made the emperor unhappy. He thought that he was incompetent and did not know how to negotiate with the State of Zhao.
The compensation is too little. Zhao is just a wolf or a leopard. It will not stop until it bites off a piece of Chu's meat.
Princess Changle smiled and said, "Sister is smart and clever. She caught the person who poisoned her and saved the Queen Mother and the Emperor. She was granted the title of Princess by the Emperor. The Emperor also gave her a mansion! The Empress in the Palace also gave her many things. The imperial edict should come down tomorrow!"
Wen Ruiqing's eyes lit up: "Really? Haha... Not bad! Xingqing, you did the right thing this time!"
She is worthy of being the daughter of Wen Ruiqing, she is destined to be a princess!
"Where is that house? What did the Queen in the palace give you as a reward? You are young, so Dad will help you keep these things safe."
Princess Changle curled her lips, she knew it would be like this.
Xing Qing lowered her head: "The imperial edict has not come down yet, and I don't know where the mansion is. The queen in the palace gave me some jewelry as a reward. This is the first time I have jewelry since I was a child. I have never seen such beautiful jewelry before. It will be beautiful to wear it and go out with the princess someday!"
Wen Ruiqing nodded, "Well, women should dress up well! You and the princess are going out together tomorrow, buy some more clothes!"
He was not interested in those jewelry; the mansion bestowed by the emperor was the point.
A mansion in the capital is worth a lot of silver! At least several thousand taels.
Let her keep those jewelries. She is a princess now, has a high status, and is beautiful. Who knows, some young man from a noble family might take a fancy to her!
Wen Ruiqing said happily: "Let's eat! Let's eat!"
The Lord of Changle County asked considerately, "Dad looked a little tired when he came back today. Is there something going on at the government office?"
Wen Ruiqing felt warm in his heart. His daughter was so thoughtful.
But thinking of that incident, he felt annoyed again, so he said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has captured the Princess of Zhao and locked her up! The envoy of Zhao will be here soon! What do you think is going on?"
This Honglu Temple Minister is simply not fit to be a human being!
“The prince actually dared to capture the Princess of Zhao!” Shen Ruolan gasped in shock.
Isn't this like challenging Tai Sui's rules
"Don't worry, Dad. Since it was the prince who caused it, the emperor and his uncle will make the decision on this matter. I wonder who the envoy from Zhao State is this time?" Princess Changle comforted.
"The Prince of Xiang is the elder brother of the princess who was captured! Tell me, how could he let it go?" Wen Ruiqing said depressedly.
Princess Changle comforted him, "My cousin the Crown Prince has been smart since he was young. He must have his reasons for doing this."
Princess Changle was quite depressed today, but when she heard that the envoy from Zhao was about to arrive and that the Princess of Zhao was being locked up by the Crown Prince, all her depression disappeared.
The mansion bestowed by the emperor cannot be taken away. When it is awarded tomorrow, Wen Ruiqing will naturally take it. He can then take it back as a dowry.
As for the jewelry bestowed by Concubine Liang, Chen Xingqing really needed to dress up and become the most luxurious princess of Chu State. Otherwise, how could she deceive the envoy of Zhao State and ask her to marry
Thinking of this, she said, "Sister, I'll take you for a walk on the street tomorrow."
Buy her more rouge, powder and clothes.
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That night, Xingqing lay in bed unable to sleep, excitedly waiting for Xingnong's arrival.
Just after midnight, Xingnong appeared.
Xing Qing jumped up from the bed instantly and took out the jewelry box from the closet like presenting a treasure: "Sister, just as you expected, the emperor conferred the title of princess on me in the palace today..."
Xing Qing told the story of the palace, and then she pushed the jewelry box in front of Xing Nong: "Sister, take these jewelry back! I think my father misses them! Also, Princess Changle said she would take me shopping tomorrow. What should I do next? When are we going home?"
"Okay." Xing Nong responded, and then said: "The imperial edict will come down tomorrow. After it comes down, the princess will invite you to go shopping. You can buy whatever you want! You're welcome! I guess you will need to go to the palace to express your gratitude the day after tomorrow. After you go to the palace to express your gratitude, you can go back. ... "
Xingnong taught Xingqing how to do it, and agreed to come back tomorrow night, and then left with Xingqing's jewelry box.
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The next morning
In the Golden Palace, the ministers from both the left and right factions were in a state of turmoil and spitting everywhere.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a prince, but he acted impulsively without regard for the consequences. He imprisoned the Princess of Chu, bringing crisis to the border of Chu. He was also overbearing and disregarded the imperial law. For the sake of a male favorite, he beat the Young Master of the Liang family so badly that he was unconscious! This is really not the role model that a crown prince should have. I beg Your Majesty to depose the Crown Prince in order to appease the envoys of Zhao and give the Young Master of the Liang family justice!"