Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Day two.

Wutong Court.

Xiao Qingyuan stood opposite Shen Wantang, his eyes were full of green shadows, his voice was tired and hoarse: "Shen Wantang, I brought these two maids back for you. My Xingheyuan Temple is small and can't accommodate two big Buddhas of them. You should take good care of your people in the future, and don't let Qingxi take them away casually."

Shen Wantang slept soundly last night. When she woke up today, all her tiredness was gone. She looked rosy and energetic, and even her voice was exceptionally clear: "How can I keep an eye on them? The princess insists on taking Qin Xin and Du Juan away, what can I do? She's pregnant, am I going to snatch her away from her? What if something happens to her? Do you think I can handle it?"

"Your Highness should also know that Qinxin and Dujuan are my right-hand men and women. Dujuan is also a maid I grew up with. We have a special bond. If the princess hadn't insisted on having her, how could I have been willing to give her to your Highness?"

"Not to mention Qin Xin, she helps me deal with many trivial matters. Without her, my courtyard simply cannot function. I didn't intend to give her to the prince, but the princess snatched her away from me."

After hearing this, Xiao Qingyuan felt that he no longer had any reason to scold Shen Wantang.

In the final analysis, he and Shen Wantang were both victims. It was all because Xiao Qingxi was too willful and mischievous, otherwise he would not have not even slept well last night.

He shook his head, turned and left - he had to go back to sleep, otherwise he would die.

As soon as he left, Qin Xin and Du Juan walked up to Shen Wantang and told her what happened last night in vivid detail.

Qin Xin said excitedly, "Princess, didn't you see how exciting the prince's face was when I and Du Juan entered the house last night? From what I saw, the princess was deliberately trying to anger the prince, so she asked you for me and Du Juan. She is still very angry with the prince and has not forgiven him at all!"

Du Juan also said: "The prince didn't want to accept us at all. It was the princess who forced him to accept us. The princess even cried! The prince was afraid that the princess would cry, so he kept giving in!"

The two chattered for a long time before Qin Xin whispered, "Princess, Huayi pretended to have a stomachache last night, so the prince asked Mo Ji to borrow 10,000 taels of silver from Master Yuan and hired a royal physician for her!"

Shen Wantang's heart was moved: "What did the imperial physician say?"

"It was Doctor Zhou who was the most expert in pregnancy and childbirth. When he arrived, he realized that he was going to examine the maid, and he was very unhappy. He said he thought he was going to examine the princess! However, Doctor Zhou still examined Huayi, and he became even more unhappy after the examination. He said that Huayi was fine, and that they were making a fuss out of nothing, causing him to come out in vain on the first night of the New Year."

Shen Wantang felt strange: "Since Huayi is fine, why does the prince look like he hasn't slept all night? Who tortured him? You?"

Qin Xin's eyes widened instantly: "Oh, how dare I do that? The Crown Prince's Consort is praising me!"

Shen Wantang laughed. Du Juan certainly wouldn't dare to torment Xiao Qingyuan, but it was hard to say for Qin Xin. She had a lot of tricks up her sleeve. If she was asked to serve Xiao Qingyuan for a night, it would be impossible for Xiao Qingyuan to sleep well.

Du Juan whispered, "Crown Prince Consort, it's not Qin Xin who's bothering the Crown Prince, it's Tao Dai and Li Bai. They both wanted to serve the Crown Prince, and even Hua Yi was squeezed out."

"You don't know, Tao Dai and Li Bai were the ones who warmed the bed for the prince last night, and then they slept directly on the prince's couch!"

"The prince held one in front and one behind. Hua was dissatisfied and very angry. She started to complain of stomachache again. The prince then sat up and accompanied her."

Shen Wantang smiled softly: "It's worth it that I bought them back. They are very motivated. I will increase their monthly salary and send them some rouge and powder."

"Yes."

As he was talking, a sarcastic voice sounded outside: "Hey, Shen Wantang's yard is not big, but there are quite a few servants. I picked four of them yesterday. How come there are still so many left? I'll pick four more!"

The door opened and Xiao Qingxi walked in with Nanny Kang.

She saw Qin Xin and Du Juan at a glance, and her face darkened instantly: "What's wrong with you two? Didn't I give you to my brother? Why did you show up in Shen Wantang's yard so early in the morning? How dare you disobey orders and come back without permission?!"

Shen Wantang said in a cold tone: "Of course they didn't dare to come back on their own. How come the princess didn't know that the prince had sent the people back to me early in the morning?"

"What? My brother sent the person back?"

"Yes, the prince personally sent the person back. If you don't believe it, you can go ask the prince."

Xiao Qingxi's face was uncertain: "Even if my brother sent them back, you should still refuse! Qin Xin and Du Juan are already my brother's people, and I sent them there. If you dare to take them back, you are going against me!"

"The princess has misunderstood me. How could I go against the princess? It is really hard for me to disobey the prince's order. He refused to take my two maids and insisted on sending them back. I cannot give the prince face and send them back to him!"

Shen Wantang's face was full of helplessness and bitterness: "They are just two maids. Although they have been with me for a long time, I am not reluctant to give them away. Like the princess, I also want to send a few more servants to the prince, but the prince doesn't appreciate it."

"Your Highness also knows that the prince has never been very fond of me. It is quite normal for him to reject my maid."

"I don't have the ability to get the prince to accept these two maids. I wonder if the princess has a way to get him to accept them?"

Xiao Qingxi originally wanted to continue scolding Shen Wantang, but her mood at this moment was exactly the same as Xiao Qingyuan's before - Shen Wantang looked like a victim, and she didn't even have an excuse to scold Shen Wantang.

She even felt that it was all Xiao Qingyuan's fault and Shen Wantang's fault not at all. Moreover, even if she blamed Shen Wantang, it would be of no use!

She said angrily, "Shen Wantang, why are you so useless? You've been married for so long, why are you still not favored by my brother? Even Huayi, the maid, is better than you. She's pregnant with my brother's child, but there's no movement in your belly. You're such a waste!"

Shen Wantang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the princess is right. I am a loser and cannot have a child. Unlike the princess, she is already pregnant and will soon be a mother. I just don't know how the father of the child is now? Is he going to accompany Miss Lin again?"

Xiao Qingxi's face turned extremely ugly: "Shen Wantang, how dare you bring up such a topic? How dare you deliberately poke my sore spot? Do you believe that I will kick you out of Prince Ning's Mansion right now?"

"Look, the princess misunderstood me again, didn't she?"

Shen Wantang looked innocent: "Why would I deliberately poke the princess in the sore spot? I just want to remind the princess that it doesn't matter whether I am pregnant or not. What's important is that the princess is pregnant, so we can't let others take away the father of the child, right?"