Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Shen Wantang was stunned. Princess?

Xiao Qingyuan's sister, Xiao Qingxi? Is she back?

Haven’t General Huo and his soldiers, who won the battle, entered the city yet?

Despite her doubts, Shen Wantang got up immediately, packed up a little, and went to Shaoguang Courtyard with her maid.

As soon as she entered, she heard crying.

It was obvious that the princess was a little emotional when she reunited with her daughter.

Shen Wantang originally wanted to wait until they finished crying before going in to avoid embarrassing them.

Unexpectedly, she had been standing outside for a quarter of an hour, and Xiao Qingxi was still crying: "Mother, I want a divorce! I don't want to live with Huo Yunzhou anymore! This time when he came back to Beijing, besides me, he also brought a woman back. He wants to take a concubine!"

Now it was even more difficult for Shen Wantang to go in.

She turned to look at Madam Quan and whispered, "Madam, why don't I come back later and let mother and the princess have a good talk."

Nanny Quan shook her head and said, "As soon as the princess came back, the princess asked me to go and invite the Crown Prince's wife. Crown Prince's wife, please wait a moment. I will go in and report."

After she finished speaking, she lifted the curtain and went in.

After a moment, she came out and said, "Princess, please come in."

Shen Wantang sighed slightly and could only step into the cold and sad atmosphere of the room.

Next to Princess Ning, sat a woman in a dark purple brocade dress. Her eyes were as red as a rabbit's, but Shen Wantang pretended not to see that she had cried bitterly.

After she bowed to the princess, she looked at Xiao Qingxi and said, "This must be the princess. She is indeed beautiful and noble, and looks 50% like her mother."

Princess Ning wiped her eyes and showed a loving smile on her face: "Yes, this is my daughter, Qingxi, whom I have been thinking about for a long time. General Huo and the soldiers have not entered the city yet, but she ran back first. She is so willful and unruly, and I spoiled her. Xier, this is your sister-in-law whom I mentioned in the letter. Call her quickly."

Xiao Qingxi looked Shen Wantang up and down with a critical eye, then snorted coldly and said, "She comes from a small family, and she is a concubine's daughter. She is not worthy of my brother! She is not worthy of being my sister-in-law. Let her go. I don't want to see her."

Princess Ning's face changed. "Qingxi, how can you say that? This is the Crown Prince Consort that your father and I personally picked for your brother. She is just as good as she is except for her background! Apologize to your sister-in-law now!"

Xiao Qingxi stood up and walked to Shen Wantang's side: "It seems that you are very good at making my mother happy. Not only did she praise you in the letter, but now she also asked me to apologize to you. You are quite scheming. You know that you can't get my brother's favor, so you start with my mother."

"But now that I'm back, don't even think about lying to my mother! She can't see through your true colors, but I can. You're just like those women who seek wealth and power. You're just eyeing the wealth of the palace."

"Don't think that just because my brother has been a monk, you are worthy of him. Even if he is a monk for his whole life, you, a concubine's son, can never marry him!"

She said a lot of nasty things, but before Shen Wantang could react, Princess Ning slammed the table in anger: "Qingxi! Do you think your home is not messy enough? Sit down!"

Xiao Qingyuan didn't listen to her at all. She tugged at Shen Wantang's sleeve and sneered, "Look, after marrying into our palace, you've been wearing the most expensive colorful cloud brocade. When you were at the Shen family, could you afford to wear such material?"

"Tsk tsk, what's that on your wrist? A jade bracelet? A tourmaline bracelet? You got all of this from my mother, right?"

"Sure, you've cheated my mother out of all her dowry, right? Take it all off! Give it all back to my mother!"

Princess Ning felt dizzy before her eyes. Listen, listen to what her daughter is saying!

She quickly stood up and pulled her daughter behind her: "Shut up, it's true that I gave your sister-in-law the bracelet, not the tourmaline bracelet!"

After she finished scolding her daughter, she took Shen Wantang's hand and said, "Tang'er, don't bother with her. She is just like Yuan'er. She has been spoiled by me and speaks without restraint. I will teach her a lesson later and I will apologize to you on her behalf."

Shen Wantang looked at her rather flustered and apologetic face and smiled at her gently: "Mother, the princess is of noble status, it is normal for her to have some temper and personality. I think that the princess is just like the prince, straightforward and not scheming."

Princess Ning was relieved to see that she was not angry and even spoke for her daughter.

She now feels like the palms and backs of her hands are all flesh and blood. Naturally, she loves her daughter very much and can't bear to scold her. She also feels very sorry for her daughter-in-law and can't bear to make her angry or sad.

Ever since her daughter got married, she followed her husband to the northwest. Her son was unreliable, and she was angry every day. She only managed to get through it with the company of her daughter-in-law.

With red eyes, she patted Shen Wantang's hand and said, "Good child, you are generous and don't bother with Xi'er. Mother appreciates your kindness."

Xiao Qingxi raised her eyebrows and pulled Princess Ning away: "Mother, I am your daughter, why are you always speaking in her favor? She is just pretending, she is not a good person at all, don't be fooled by her!"

Princess Ning felt extremely headache. How come her daughter, whom she had been looking forward to seeing come back, was confronting her daughter-in-law right away?

She had clearly praised Shen Wantang countless times in her letters, so why was her daughter still prejudiced against her?

She was afraid that her daughter would say something even more unpleasant, so she quickly asked Nanny Quan to send Shen Wantang away first.

After Shen Wantang left, she turned cold and scolded her daughter: "Qingxi, what's wrong with you? Have you forgotten all the rules and etiquette I taught you? Shen Wantang is your sister-in-law, and I picked her myself. If you lose face for her, aren't you also losing face for me?"

"I warn you, next time you see her, be more respectful! Now that even your brother has accepted her, you are not allowed to give her orders!"

Xiao Qingxi's eyes suddenly turned red again: "Now that my mother has a daughter-in-law, does that mean she doesn't want me anymore? I just said a few words to her, and you scolded me like this. Is this still my home? This has become Shen Wantang's home, right? I'm afraid that even if I go home in the future, I will have to get Shen Wantang's consent, right?"

When Princess Ning saw her crying, her heart ached.

She quickly hugged her daughter into her arms and said, "What nonsense! The palace will always be your home, and you will always be my daughter. If you want to come back, you can come back. No one will dare to say no."

Xiao Qingxi raised her head in her arms while crying: "Then drive Shen Wantang away. I don't like a daughter born to a concubine."

Princess Ning wiped her tears and said gently, "No, except for this matter, everything else is easy to talk about. Qingxi, do you hate concubines and their children, and then hate your sister-in-law, because Huo Yuanzhou wants to take a concubine?"