Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Seeing that the servant didn't understand, Xiao Qingyuan shouted coldly, "Why are you hanging your head? Hurry up! I'm almost starving to death, tell them to come quickly!"

Mo Ji had no choice but to turn around and walk out. When he was about to leave, he heard the prince say, "Let them bring some roast chickens, some drunken crabs, and some side dishes!"

Mo Ji paused, feeling very embarrassed, and lowered his head even more.

Sir, what’s the difference between this and begging?

Xiao Qingyuan didn't know what the servant was thinking. Anyway, he didn't think there was anything wrong with letting his two good brothers bring their own food and wine for dinner.

He also walked out and went straight to Wutong Garden.

Since Yan Luo liked the bracelets, he had to ask her to give them back, right? Although it might be a bit embarrassing, he was willing to do it to make Yan Luo happy. After all, Shen Wantang was easy to talk to and would not do anything to him.

Although he had good thoughts on the way here, after actually meeting Shen Wantang and seeing her aloof temperament, he still found it difficult to speak: "Shen Wantang, I..."

Shen Wantang looked at him calmly: "Is there anything wrong, my lord?"

She is very amiable and always makes people feel warm as soon as she opens her mouth.

Xiao Qingyuan himself felt that he had bullied Shen Wantang too much. He had just given her the jade bracelet an hour ago, and an hour later, he came to ask for it back. Is this a human thing to do?

If it were a more aggressive woman, she would probably splash tea on his face and then beat him out with a stick.

He was just a snobbish person who looked to others for favors. He came here only because he knew Shen Wantang was easy to talk to. If Shen Wantang was mean, how could he dare to step into Wutong Garden?

Without a clear reason, Xiao Qingyuan's voice was even lower than usual: "Shen Wantang, can you... return the jade bracelets to me? Later, I will give you something else to replace the jade bracelets, and you won't suffer any loss."

From the moment Xiao Qingyuan stepped into Wutong Garden, Shen Wantang had actually guessed what he was here for.

Before Chu Yanluo left, she was so determined to get the jade bracelet that there was no way she would not ask Xiao Qingyuan to get it for her.

Considering how infatuated Xiao Qingyuan is with Chu Yanluo, it would be strange if he didn't come here!

However, Shen Wantang also liked the jade bracelets, so she didn't plan to give them to him. She said with an embarrassed look on her face: "My Lord, although you gave me these jade bracelets, you also said at the time that it was your mother who asked you to run errands for her. So, the jade bracelets were actually given to me by my mother. It's really not right for me to give away the gifts given by my elders to other people casually!"

"If the prince gave me something and you wanted it back, I would have let you take it without even a moment's hesitation."

"But this was not given by the prince, but by my mother. She gave it to me, and I gave it away right after. What would she think? This is her heartfelt gift. If I don't protect it well, I'm afraid she will be sad!"

These words made Xiao Qingyuan feel so ashamed, as if he was a heartless, disloyal and unfilial scum!

This was not the bracelet he gave to Shen Wantang at all, but he wanted it back. It was really outrageous!

Madam Chai at the side said with a sad face: "Sir, I am sorry to say that you have gone too far this time."

"The Crown Prince's Consort is kind-hearted, but you can't bully her like this. First, Miss Chu came to make trouble, crying and shouting to snatch the Crown Prince's Consort's bracelet. The Crown Prince's Consort didn't care and silently swallowed all the grievances in her stomach."

"And then, you also came to ask for the Crown Princess's bracelet. Isn't this putting the Crown Princess in an unfilial position? Have you considered the consequences that the Crown Princess will face after you take the bracelet away?"

"She came to the palace alone and had no one to rely on. She was able to hold on because the princess liked her. You repeatedly slapped the Crown Prince's wife in the face, and now you want her to give the bracelet that the princess gave her to Chu Yanluo. If she really gave it to her, not only would the princess be angry, but the servants in the palace would also follow suit, thinking that she was weak and could be bullied, and would no longer obey her orders!"

"Prince, you are going to force the Crown Prince's Consort to death! You are so cruel. Chu Yanluo's life is a life, but the Crown Prince's Consort's life is not a life? Why do you want to bully her like this? What did she do wrong? Didn't she do well enough?"

"It's just a pair of bracelets. The prince can just buy her another one. Why did he choose the one on the prince's wife's wrist? Aren't you deliberately provoking and embarrassing the prince's wife? How long will the prince indulge Chu Yanluo? Today she likes the prince's wife's bracelet, you come to her without hesitation to ask for it. Tomorrow she likes the princess's bracelet, will you also ask for it for her? If she likes the queen mother's bracelet in the future, will you also ask for it for her?"

By the end of the conversation, Nanny Chai was almost in tears, half because she really felt sorry for Shen Wantang, and half because she felt sorry for herself.

She raised the prince as her own child, but Xiao Qingyuan drove her out of the palace for a shameless woman. She had been holding a grudge in her heart and felt very uncomfortable.

After hearing what Nanny Chai said, Xiao Qingyuan was too embarrassed to stay here any longer. He reluctantly said, "Yanluo doesn't want every bracelet," then hastily bowed to Shen Wantang as an apology to her, and left in a hurry.

Shen Wantang watched Xiao Qingyuan leave and couldn't help but touch the bracelet on her wrist again.

Chu Yanluo was reborn, so she shouldn't have acted like a woman who had never seen the world and tried to snatch her bracelet like a madman.

Shen Wantang raised her wrist and stared at the bracelet for a long time but couldn't figure out what magic it had. The most that this bracelet had was that the water was more crystal clear. How could it make Chu Yanluo so crazy that she even asked Xiao Qingyuan to ask for it on her behalf? This didn't fit in with her usual noble personality.

This bracelet seems very special.

On the other side, Xiao Qingyuan returned to his yard.

As soon as he entered, he saw that his two good friends had already arrived, and neither of them came empty-handed.

The stone table in the yard was already filled with fine wine and delicious food. Gu Qianhan and Yuan Zheng were already sitting on either side of the stone table, while Chu Yanluo, who had been angry with him, was now sitting between the two of them, chatting and laughing with them.

Seeing Xiao Qingyuan coming back, Yuan Zheng immediately poured a glass of wine, stood up and walked to Xiao Qingyuan, and put the glass in his hand: "Qingyuan, you are really good, no wonder you have been unwilling to let the brothers see Miss Chu, it turns out that Miss Chu is too beautiful and you are afraid that we will snatch her from you! It is a great regret in my life that I can only see such a beauty today, you must drink a glass of wine as a penalty!"