jdhmnovel Chapter 283 Rules
Chapter 283 Rules
During that battle, the prince was at the border. He was supposed to fight alongside the Duke of Zhenguo and his son, but something unexpected happened and he was sent away to deliver food and fodder. When he received the bad news and rushed over, the place was already a river of blood and corpses were strewn all over the ground.
For so many years, he could not accept that the Duke of Zhenguo and his sons died in a battle, but there was no evidence to prove that there was a problem. Until the discovery of the Gu worm, he asked the soldiers who participated in the battle. The Duke of Zhenguo and his sons died one after another within half a cup of tea. It seemed that they could not hold the spears in their hands before they died, which made him more convinced of his guess that they were affected by the Gu poison.
Based on his understanding of Xie Guimo's two uncles, they would fight to the death to protect the Duke of Zhenguo from danger even if they were really surrounded by enemy troops. Moreover, the situation was not so dangerous at that time, but they were defeated miserably.
The prince told Xie Guimo everything he knew, and then warned him, "Don't let your mother know about this."
"I know."
As Xie Guimo returned to Chenxiangxuan, the maid came in and said, "Master, Princess, the prince has sent someone to invite the imperial physician to the mansion to check the pulse of the old lady and the fourth wife."
If the old lady and the fourth wife are sick, they will ask the imperial physician to come. The prince is busy with military affairs, so how can he take care of things?
Besides, the old lady and the fourth wife have been ill for a few days and are almost recovered. Isn’t this concern a little late...
Thinking of this, Xie Guimo said, "The imperial physician was invited for my mother."
Shen Tang asked, "What happened to Mother?"
Xie Guimo told Shen Tang about the conversation in the study. The prince was worried. He was afraid that it was not that the princess was murdered as Xie Guimo guessed, but that the princess had some hidden illness. The princess was not sick or in pain at the moment and did not need to see a doctor. However, the old lady and the fourth wife were bedridden. The prince did not want to do anything that would give people a chance to talk. He first checked the old lady and the fourth wife, and then it would not be too late to check the princess's pulse.
The imperial physician was invited into the mansion, first to take the old lady's pulse, then to prescribe medicine for the fourth wife, and finally to the Peony Courtyard.
The prince was also there, and the imperial physician took the princess's pulse very carefully. After he finished feeling one hand, he moved to the other. The princess was so meticulous that she was worried that there was something wrong with her, but the body was hers, and she didn't feel any discomfort.
After the imperial physician finished, Nanny Yun asked, "Imperial Physician Li, is the princess in good health?"
Doctor Li smiled and said, "The princess is in good health."
Doctor Li looked at the prince, and the prince nodded, "Thank you, Doctor Li."
Manager Zhou escorted Doctor Li out of the house.
After Doctor Li left, the princess looked at the prince and asked, "Why did you ask the doctor to come and check my pulse when everything was fine?"
The prince was afraid of scaring the princess about Shen Tang's rebirth after death, so he certainly couldn't tell her. So he used his son as a shield, "Mo'er said you were not feeling well and that I didn't care about you enough."
The princess had no doubts about it, and was even afraid that the prince would be angry with Xie Guimo, so she defended him, saying, "It's just a little dizzy, it's nothing serious, Mo'er is making a big deal out of nothing."
The prince sees through it but doesn't say it out loud.
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The next day, the weather was fine and the sky was cloudless.
Shen Tang didn't need to go to the princess's house every morning and evening to pay his respects. It was fine to go later in the evening. There was no need to get up early. He just slept until he woke up naturally these days.
After getting out of bed, Ginkgo Qiutong helped her get dressed and wash up. However, just as she sat down at the dressing table, Si'er came in and said, "Princess Consort, Concubine Jiang has sent someone to ask you to go to the old lady."
Shen Tang's handsome brows were furrowed.
Ever since Xie Guiyin used a knife to kill someone last time and was beaten up by Xie Guimo, Concubine Jiang was the first to complain and was punished by the prince to kneel for two hours. Shen Tang hasn't seen her these days.
They hadn't seen each other for so many days, why did Concubine Jiang ask her to go to the old lady?
Concubine Jiang has a special status. She is not only the prince's concubine, but also the prince's cousin. As long as Concubine Jiang does not go too far, the princess will give her some leeway. Shen Tang will never provoke Concubine Jiang casually.
Concubine Jiang sent someone to invite him, so he had to go this time. However, Shen Tang would not go on an empty stomach. After having breakfast with Xie Guimo, he took Ginkgo to Wutong Courtyard.
As she walked around the screen and into the room, she received several impatient looks, especially from Concubine Jiang. "The Crown Prince's Concubine is so arrogant! I sent someone to invite you, and you're still so late!"
Who is more arrogant?
The concubine sounds nice, but in fact she is just a concubine.
If she wasn't the prince's cousin, I wonder if she would pay any attention to her.
Shen Tang said, "I'm late for dinner with my husband, but if you need me urgently in the future, you can go directly to Chenxiangxuan."
Concubine Jiang's face froze. Xie Yan couldn't bear to see Shen Tang being disrespectful to Concubine Jiang, and angrily said, "How dare you talk to my mother like that?!"
Concubine Jiang gave birth to a son and a daughter for the prince.
Xie Yan, the eldest daughter of the Jingyang Palace.
Baba had called her over and hadn't spoken kindly. She was willing to explain, which was already giving the prince enough face. Shen Tang asked, "What did I say that was wrong?"
Xie Yan gritted her teeth and said, "My mother is the elder, and you want my mother to go to Chenxiangxuan to find you?!"
If you don't want to go to Chenxiangxuan to find her, then just don't look for her.
Shen Tang said, "I have never seen a concubine who can order the Crown Prince's wife around. Even if the concubine is my father's cousin, since she has become my father's concubine, she should follow the rules of a concubine."
"you!"
In such a huge Jingyang Palace, no one dared to say that to Concubine Jiang. Xie Yan was so angry that she couldn't speak, let alone Concubine Jiang.
Shen Tang still felt that this was not enough, and looked at the princess and said, "Mother, there are no outsiders in the mansion today. If there were any outsiders, the words that the concubine just scolded me would be heard by others, and there would be no doubt that our Jingyang Palace is too unruly."
Shen Tang had wanted to say these words in his previous life, but the prince, mindful of the Jiang family's upbringing, indulged Concubine Jiang. Concubine Jiang was a thorn in the hearts of the prince and princess. The princess was simply unwilling to pay attention to Concubine Jiang. As long as Concubine Jiang did not go beyond her limits, the princess would turn a blind eye. The old lady and the other three families just watched the fun and did not mind making trouble.
In addition, Shen Tang and Xie Guimo had a disagreement, so he tolerated it again and again.
But now, Shen Tang couldn't bear it anymore.
There are some things that the prince is not willing to say and the princess is too lazy to say, so she, the prince's consort, will say them. She doesn't believe that she is right and the prince can still be partial to Concubine Jiang.
The princess sat there, she knew that Shen Tang's words were not for herself, but to speak up for her, and the princess felt warm in her heart.
Shen Tang was protecting her, so how could the princess not side with Shen Tang? The princess looked at Concubine Jiang, her gentle face rarely showing a bit of coldness. "How you behave in front of the prince is not my business, but in front of the Crown Princess and Mo'er, you are just a concubine of the Jingyang Palace. If you do something that violates the rules again, go to the Buddhist temple and copy the family rules for me to reflect on your mistakes."
Concubine Jiang's face looked as ugly as if she had been slapped dozens of times, but she didn't dare to refute a single word.
Although she is the prince's cousin, she is also the prince's concubine.
The matter became a big deal because she was not in the right.