Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Qin Xin sat on a low stool. She looked up at Shen Wantang who was sitting on the chair and was amazed that the Crown Prince's Consort was still so calm.

When Chu Yanluo provoked her, she would not collapse in anger, nor would she sulk or cry alone. She would just calmly strike a fatal blow.

And when Chu Yanluo suffered a disastrous defeat, she did not gloat over her opponent's misfortune, nor did she feel proud and excited after her opponent's defeat. She remained as calm and peaceful as ever.

Qin Xin sincerely admired the strong heart of the Crown Prince's wife. If it were someone else, knowing that her husband's most beloved woman had met such an end, they would probably laugh out loud with joy, right?

But the Crown Prince's Consort didn't even smile. She was not as happy as when she received the things sent by Zuixianlou!

She even took the princess into consideration and gave her the four largest crabs. She knew that the princess couldn't eat so much, but she still gave it to her.

When it comes to respecting her mother-in-law, the Crown Prince’s wife has done an impeccable job.

So the princess liked her more and more, and she wanted to give her all her family fortune. No matter what frictions there were between the Crown Prince's wife and the Crown Prince, the princess would scold the Crown Prince first. In the eyes of the princess, her daughter-in-law was so good that she would not cause trouble. The only one who could cause trouble was her son.

Qin Xin finished peeling one crab and started peeling another. She asked quietly, "Crown Princess, don't you want to know where the Crown Prince has gone?"

Shen Wantang looked at her: "Why, do you know where the prince went?"

"I...I eavesdropped last night and can probably guess a little bit!"

Shen Wantang smiled. Her maid was really good at gathering intelligence. If Qin Xin was a man, she might become a Jinyiwei and make a great career.

"Tell me what you guessed."

"The prince had a long argument with Chu Yanluo last night, asking why Chu Yanluo lied to him. The man who bullied her was obviously not the Second Young Master Gu, but the First Young Master Yuan. Why did she cover up for the First Young Master Yuan?"

Qin Xin lowered her voice and said, "Then, Chu Yanluo said that it was Master Yuan who threatened her, and that the child she was pregnant with earlier was Master Yuan's. If she dared to expose the fact that Master Yuan bullied her, Master Yuan would go out and spread the news that she seduced him and ruin her reputation."

Shen Wantang couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. This was unexpected news. In her previous life, Chu Yanluo never revealed whose child she was pregnant with until her death.

I didn’t expect it was Yuan Zheng’s.

"Princess, the prince was very angry at the time. He wanted to go and settle the score with Master Yuan, but Chu Yanluo stopped him. However, I feel that the prince's anger is not so easy to dissipate. Even if he dislikes Chu Yanluo and doesn't want her anymore, he will not swallow this anger. He may really go to Master Yuan."

Shen Wantang nodded and praised Qin Xin: "Good analysis, the prince is indeed most likely to go to find Master Yuan."

Not only did Xiao Qingyuan go to find Yuan Zheng, but the process was not smooth, otherwise he would not have not returned yet.

After eating the drunken crabs, Shen Wantang washed his hands, thought for a while, and decided to go to Princess Ning's courtyard.

"Mother, it's getting dark and the prince hasn't come back yet. Should we send some people out to look for him?"

Princess Ning said angrily, "What are you looking for? That bastard is already married, yet he dares to spend the night outside. It would be better if he dies outside!"

Shen Wantang knew that she was just saying this in anger. When it comes to sympathizing with Xiao Qingyuan, Princess Ning is second to none in this world.

"Mother, let's send someone to look for him. No matter what, we have to find the prince first."

Princess Ning didn't take it too seriously. In the past, Xiao Qingyuan often didn't go home for a few days.

He loved Chu Yanluo to the core. When Chu Yanluo said that she became pregnant after being forced by the bad guys, he really believed it. Then he stayed with Chu Yanluo day and night for many days and protected her with all his heart so that she would no longer be harmed by the bad guys.

However, Chu Yanluo was clearly in the palace last night, but Xiao Qingyuan did not return all night, which was indeed a bit strange.

Princess Ning nodded and said, "Tang'er, just make the arrangements. It would be great if we can find that bastard, but it doesn't matter if we can't. He doesn't have any money, so he won't be able to stay out for two days. When he finds that he can't move without money, he will naturally come back."

After getting her mother-in-law's approval, Shen Wantang said a few more words and quickly left Shaoguang Courtyard, returned to her own Wutong Garden, and arranged for someone to look for Xiao Qingyuan.

Although she and Xiao Qingyuan were not actually husband and wife, he was still her husband after all. If she didn't look for him now that he was missing, wouldn't that be too strange?

What's more, she really didn't want anything to happen to Xiao Qingyuan now.

Soon, waves of people left the palace, and most of the guards and servants were sent out to look for people.

When Princess Ning learned that Shen Wantang had made such a big fuss, she couldn't help but sigh, "The Crown Prince's Concubine really cares about Yuan'er. She is so worried about him and sent so many people to look for him. It makes it seem that the prince and I don't care about Yuan'er at all."

Nanny Quan spoke respectfully, "The princess and the prince naturally love the prince the most, and the prince's wife is indeed worried about him. This is how a wife should behave. That Chu Yanluo deceived the prince, and now that the prince is nowhere to be seen, she doesn't care at all. I heard that she is still selling her snacks in Qingyun Building!"

When Princess Ning heard Chu Yanluo's name, her face darkened. "That fickle thing, one moment she flirted with Yuan'er, the next she flirted with Gu Qianhan from the Gu family, and then she was rumored to have had an affair with the eldest son of the Yuan family! Yuan'er did so much for her, but in the end, he didn't even get a little care from her! This kind of woman deserves to die!"

Nanny Quan paused for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "How about I ask someone to deal with her? Keeping her here will only cause endless trouble."

Princess Ning's eyes lit up slightly, but soon, her look dimmed again.

She shook her head with difficulty: "No, we can't touch her. If she dies, Yuan'er will never forgive me in her life, and our mother-son relationship will be over. It's not worth it for such a thing."

"Don't worry, Princess. I will handle it cleanly. The prince won't know it was us who did it."

Princess Ning smiled bitterly: "Mammy, there is no secret in this world that can be kept forever. Some things, once done, will definitely leave traces. We may have to tell more lies for this one lie."

"It's not that I'm not decisive and ruthless, it's just that I can't bear to see Yuan'er suffer and be sad. If Chu Yanluo is gone, no one knows what stupid things he will do. I can't take this risk, Mammy."

"Wait a little longer. Yuan'er has changed since he married the Crown Prince's wife. He has quarreled with Chu Yanluo several times and even fought."

"Maybe we don't need to do anything. He will come around on his own and understand who Chu Yanluo is. In the future, he will drive Chu Yanluo away on his own."

Nanny Quan sighed, knowing that the princess had a kind heart and was reluctant to remove the cancer in the prince's heart so as not to hurt him.

"Mammy, send someone to find out what Chu Yanluo is doing in Qingyun Building right now. I don't believe she would just be there selling snacks. Didn't she hook up with the second son of the Gu family yesterday? Look who she hooked up with today."

"Yes, Princess, I will send someone to check it out right away."

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Qingyun Building.

Chu Yanluo was counting the accounts in her private room. The shopkeeper said that he had to pay two thousand taels of silver as compensation yesterday, but she didn't believe it at all.

Her dim sum were all of the hot-selling styles and flavors in later generations. How could she possibly lose money?

The shopkeeper must have thought that she was a young woman who was easy to fool, so he deliberately deceived her so as not to give her any dividends!

Just as he was calculating, the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open.

Chu Yanluo looked up, her mind was shaken, and her face turned pale: "Yuan Zheng?!"