Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

"Why is mother so stingy!"

There was no way Xiao Qingyuan was willing to return the box. He got three frozen lychees without spending a penny. He made a fortune!

"I've eaten this frozen lychee before at Qingyun Tower, and the taste is far inferior to fresh lychees. My father likes to eat everything freshest, and he definitely won't eat something frozen like this. And since you've already eaten it, the remaining three belong to me!"

Princess Ning felt a chill in her heart when she heard this: "So, you've eaten frozen lychees before."

"Yes, of course I have!"

"When you were eating, did you think of sending a few to me and your father? If it weren't for Tang'er sending the frozen lychees, I wouldn't have known that this was sold in the capital! You care more about the maids than me and your father! I have raised you in vain!"

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, and then he said after a while: "Mother, this thing is actually nothing special. You and father have eaten so many fresh lychees. How could you be interested in this kind of stale frozen food?"

"Qingyunlou uses frozen lychees as a gimmick every year, and they are quite expensive. I go there every year to try a few, just for the novelty. In fact, they are not that delicious."

"I wanted to go this year, but my mother cut off my money, so I didn't get to eat this year!"

"Mother, how long are you going to fine me my monthly allowance? You should give me some money to spend, right? Otherwise, as a man, I don't even have money in my hands. I can't buy anything and people will look down on me!"

Princess Ning stood up and walked to her son's side: "You want some money to spend?"

"Of course!"

"Then give the lychees back to me first. These are Tang'er's gift to me and your father. They are not for you. If you want to eat them, go out and buy them yourself!"

"This... Did mother agree to give me a monthly allowance?"

Princess Ning snatched the box and handed it to Nanny Quan: "Send someone to deliver it to the prince immediately and tell him that it is a gift from his daughter-in-law."

Nanny Quan responded, took the box and immediately stuffed it into the maid's hand: "Quick, take it to the prince!"

After she finished speaking, she immediately pushed the maid out of the door, as if she was afraid that Xiao Qingyuan would snatch her away again.

Xiao Qingyuan didn't try to grab them this time. He was so happy that he could spend money again, so he didn't care about the lychees. He took the money and bought more lychees for Huayi. How could three lychees be enough for Huayi? He had to buy at least ten!

He went forward and held Princess Ning's arm, helping her sit down. "Mother, how much money do you plan to give me a month? Let me tell you, the prices in the capital are soaring now, and what you give me is too little. It's not enough. You have to give me at least 10,000 taels."

Princess Ning looked cold and asked, "When did I say I gave you money to spend?"

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned: "Didn't you just say...you lied to me?!"

"I didn't say anything, I didn't promise anything, what did I lie to you about? Don't you know that she is now your Crown Prince's wife's housekeeper? Don't you know that all the money in the palace is in her hands? You came to the wrong person to ask me for money!"

"But...but you are the princess of our palace. I don't believe Shen Wantang dares not to obey you if you give an order!"

"Since I have handed over the power of housekeeper to Tang'er, she will naturally be in charge of the mundane affairs of the palace. If I issue orders every few days and interfere with her housekeeping, then what prestige will she still have? Will the people under her listen to me or her in the future?"

Xiao Qingyuan looked unhappy: "So, mother wants me to ask Shen Wantang for money?"

"She is your Crown Prince's Consort, your legal wife, and your mistress. If you want to spend money, shouldn't you report it to her?"

"Mother! This is our home, not Shen Wantang's! She is an outsider. How can you feel at ease if you give her all the money to manage? Haven't you seen her spend money recklessly? Haven't you seen her buy frozen lychees to eat? I didn't even get to eat frozen lychees!"

Princess Ning said nonchalantly, "It's just a few frozen lychees. How come the Crown Prince's Consort of our Ning Palace can't even eat a frozen lychee? Only your maid can eat it, but the Crown Prince's Consort can't?"

"Where did Huayi eat? Hasn't she eaten yet?"

Princess Ning ignored him and shouted, "Qiu Shui!"

Qiu Shui hurried forward: "Please give your orders, Princess."

"Go to my room and get some silver. Buy me all the frozen lychees that Qingyunlou and other restaurants have in stock!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned: "What is mother going to do? Are you going to buy me some frozen lychees?"

"you?"

Princess Ning said coldly: "Not worthy!"

Xiao Qingyuan's expression froze on his face: "Mother, I..."

"Qiu Shui, after buying the frozen lychees, send them all to the Prince's Consort's courtyard!"

"Yes!"

"Tell the Crown Princess that if she can't finish it, just throw it away! If she wants to eat something else, just tell me and I will let her taste all the delicacies in the world. No matter how expensive or rare they are, she can have them!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Qingyuan stood there in shock: "Mother, why did you have to be so cruel!"

"Huayi is pregnant, and she can't eat anything. She just wants to eat a lychee, that's all! She is carrying my child, and your grandson. Even if you don't love Huayi, you should love the one in her belly!"

"Why do you feel so sorry for Shen Wantang? Can she get pregnant? Can she give you a grandson? Can she?!"

Princess Ning sneered: "Why, a maidservant who is pregnant wants to ride on the head of Tang'er, the Crown Prince's Consort?"

"Since Tang'er got married, how many times have you slept in her room? Once!"

"If she can get pregnant, that would be damned!"

"She can't get pregnant, whose problem is it? Is it hers? Of course not! It's your problem! How dare you yell at me?"

Xiao Qingyuan roared, "This is not my problem! I didn't like her in the first place, it was my mother who insisted on marrying her! I'm telling you the truth, I haven't touched Shen Wantang at all until now!"

Princess Ning was stunned: "What did you say?!"

"I did sleep in her yard for one night, but I slept separately from her! The bloodstains on the handkerchief the next day were also forged by me! I don't want to be married to Shen Wantang!"

Princess Ning's face turned pale. "You, you dare to lie to me about something like this? When did you learn to lie?!"

Xiao Qingyuan suddenly laughed crazily: "Hahaha, mother actually thinks I'm lying? What mother did is a thousand times more excessive than what I did! When you forced me to marry Shen Wantang, you should have thought that this day would come!"

"You clearly know that I like Chu Yanluo, but you insist on breaking us up. You don't love me at all! All you care about is your face and the reputation of the palace! You don't care about my feelings at all!"

Princess Ning's face turned even paler, and her voice was trembling: "You bastard, you have no conscience at all!"