Chapter 164: The Crown Princess
After standing in place with his face fixed for a while, Zhao Zaicun cleaned up the expression on his face and went all the way back to the East Palace.
In the East Palace, since she knew that Zhao Zaicun was called to the imperial study by Zhao Tiannan, the crown princess Chen Shuyi has been walking back and forth a little uneasily, and from time to time she looks outside the open palace gate, obviously waiting for Zhao Zaicun to come back.
The crown princess Chen Shuyi has a gentle and dignified appearance, and the most impressive thing is the docile and peaceful temperament that naturally exudes from her body, which can easily make people close to her have a good impression of her.
Her mood at this time was very complicated, both apprehension and anticipation.
It has been a few months since she married the prince, but she has not been able to have a round room with the prince, and every time she sees the prince in the East Palace, the prince's eyes on her are mostly evasive, which undoubtedly makes Chen Shuyi very embarrassed.
In order to prevent this matter from spreading and embarrassing herself, Chen Shuyi also used a lot of means, but she knew that this matter had reached the emperor.
As long as she thought about it, maybe this time her father called the prince to talk about it, Chen Shuyi was uneasy at the same time, but also looked forward to a good result when the prince came back.
Although it was very embarrassing for her father to interfere in the affairs of her and the prince's room, with the prince's temperament, if there was no external force to push him at this time, I was afraid that he would really never have sex with him for the rest of his life.
Chen Shuyi had actually seen him long before her wedding to the prince, but her sense of preservation was too low, and she didn't leave a trace of impression in the prince's heart after meeting several times.
God knows, on the night of the wedding, when the covered red hijab was picked open by the prince, he saw the strangeness and calm in the prince's eyes. How uncomfortable Chen Shuyi felt in her heart.
As early as that year's palace banquet, she took advantage of her mother's inattention, sneaked into the imperial garden, and accidentally saw Zhao Zaicun who fell to the ground with a pale face, and called the imperial doctor to wake him up, and the sick and weak boy had already left a faint shadow in her heart.
Maybe in the eyes of others, although the crown prince Zhao Zaicun has a noble status, he has such a sick and weak body, which is really not a good match, but in Chen Shuyi's opinion. As long as she and Zhao Zaicun can become husband and wife. Even if she is asked to live for ten years, she is very willing.
The things of this world are so unreasonable.
Chen Shuyi's father is a well-educated Hanlin, but although Hanlin is noble. If you talk about power, there is really not much.
This time the prince chooses a concubine. Chen Shuyi was originally gloomy for a while because the person she cared about was about to get married. But she never expected that the final candidate for the crown princess would be herself.
Nobody knows. After learning the news, Chen Shuyi almost thanked all the gods and Buddhas in her heart, and she kept thanking God for allowing her to achieve her wish for many years.
She thought that this should be a perfect start between her and Zhao Jaecun.
With such joy, even Zhao Tiannan also set two talented people for Zhao Zaicun at the same time, and also asked Li Wu's second daughter to move into the East Palace a month before her wedding to Zhao Zaicun, which failed to affect Chen Shuyi's good mood.
On the day Li Wu and the others entered the palace, Chen Shuyi had been paying attention to their movements, and even felt comfortable for a few days because the two of them touched a nail at Feng Zhige.
It was also from that day that she was always looking forward to the end of the month as soon as possible, so that she could become the rightful hostess of the East Palace.
When she sat in the sedan chair, Chen Shuyi kept thinking that after her marriage to Zhao Zaicun, she must be a virtuous and generous princess, and in the future, she will accompany him and become the queen of the world who can stand side by side with him.
It's just that she has thought countless times about how she and Zhao Zaicun will get along after the wedding, but she never thought that Zhao Zaicun would put her in the East Palace as an ornament, and even rarely even talk to her, even if the two occasionally get along alone, they are only relatively speechless and silent.
For Chen Shuyi, who has been looking forward to it for so many years, such a result obviously makes her a little unacceptable.
She originally thought that she had done something to provoke Zhao Zaicun when she didn't know, and Zhao Zaicun didn't like her, but after finding out that the prince was equally indifferent to Li Shenglan and Wu Yuerou, she realized that things might not be as she thought.
It is precisely because of this that Chen Shuyi is more aware of the strictness of this matter.
Therefore, even if this matter will be asked by Zhao Tiannan personally, she is not only a little embarrassed, but more importantly, she hopes that after Zhao Tiannan intervenes, her relationship with the prince will change.
At least, she, the real crown princess, should also have a round house with the prince.
Chen Shuyi was born in a scholarly family, with a docile and virtuous temperament, she was very introverted, and now she is so obsessed with the matter of the round house, because she values Zhao Zaicun too much, and she also knows that she is responsible for continuing the bloodline for the royal family.
Thinking of this, Chen Shuyi's heart became a little more anxious, she looked out again, and just saw Zhao Zaicun who had returned from the imperial study walking towards her.
With that unspeakable expectation, she stepped forward to greet her a few steps, and then saluted Zhao Zaicun: "His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”
Zhao Zaicun paused, thinking of what Zhao Tiannan told him in the imperial study, he looked at the crown princess with a little more complicated in his eyes.
In any case, the woman in front of him is the wife he is marrying, and although he has no feelings for her, he doesn't hate her, so he really doesn't want her to suffer more in the future because of him.
His life experience is in danger of being exposed at any time, if he has not had sex with the crown princess, after the incident in the future, for the sake of the princess's mother's family, his father may be able to leave her alive.
But if he had sex with her, and even if she gave birth to their child, then it would be absolutely impossible for her to save her life when her father was furious in the future.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zaicun took away all the love in his eyes, changed back to the plain expression he had in front of the crown princess since the wedding, and gently responded "um", then didn't look at the princess again, turned around and went to the study.
Behind him, the crown princess only felt that her heart was full of anxiety and expectation spread out like a joke, and her heart was even more like being suddenly splashed with a basin of ice water, so cold that it made her feel cold.
Something she did wrong. Why does the prince look down on her so much?
The body shook slightly, the crown princess's expression was broken, and her eyes showed sadness.
"Crown Princess!"
Seeing this, a middle-aged grandmother beside her hurriedly supported the princess, and when she was helped back to the dormitory, she waved away all the palace people who were waiting, and then sighed slightly.
This grandmother's surname is Wu, she is the nurse of the crown princess, and following the princess into the palace is also the Chen family's fear that Chen Shuyi has not gone through anything before, and will inadvertently fall into the way of others.
As Chen Shuyi's nurse, Mama Wu has been by Chen Shuyi's side for more than ten years. Although there is a difference between her and Chen Shuyi. But after so many years of getting along, Mama Wu has long transferred all her love and concern for her biological child who can't see each other often to Chen Shuyi, saying that it is okay for her to treat Chen Shuyi as her own child.
As the person closest to Chen Shuyi, Mama Wu has always known what Chen Shuyi is pressing in her heart.
In the past, I thought that the status of the Chen family was not noble enough. Chen Shuyi is unlikely to become the crown princess. Mama Wu also felt sorry for Chen Shuyi more than once. After the will of the crown princess came down, the happiest people were not only Chen Shuyi, but also Mama Wu.
Mama Wu thought that entering the palace was Chen Shuyi's wish. But he never thought that the prince would treat her like this, taking care of the young lady who grew up, and asked her to watch it from the side, and she only felt pain in her heart.
After sighing, Mama Wu carefully helped Chen Shuyi to sit down on the soft couch, and then gently comforted: "Miss don't be too sad, the prince Xu is cold by nature, and he didn't deliberately target the young lady, the two people in the side hall, these days have tried their best, haven't they also been able to get close to His Royal Highness the prince?" ”
When talking about "the two in the side hall", the corners of Mama Wu's mouth twitched to the side, and there was a hint of disdain in her expression.
Li Shenglan and Wu Yuerou, one of them was born in the Zhenxi General's Mansion, and the other was from the noble family, Mama Wu has lived in the Qinggui Chen family for more than ten years, and it is inevitable that she will be contaminated with a little pride in the bones of the masters, so she really can't look down on these two people.
Of course, Mama Wu is a subordinate, so she looks down on the prince's concubine, in addition to complaining about the crown princess, some of Li Wu's practices do make her disdainful.
Li Shenglan and Wu Yuerou are both daughters in the family, otherwise, they would not have become one of the candidates for the crown princess in the first place.
It's just that Li Shenglan, the daughter of the Zhenxi General's Mansion, is actually a little untenable to be precise.
Li Liang, the general of Zhenxi, has only one daughter, that is, the Li family, who has reconciled with the Hou Shizi of Runing, and Li Shenglan is only the daughter of Li Liang's own brother.
The reason why the Li family was able to gain a firm foothold in the capital was only by relying on Li Liang alone, out of the idea of getting some light, since Li Liang was entrusted with the important task by Zhao Tiannan, the entire Li family moved to the capital with a cheeky face and lived in the Zhenxi General's Mansion.
Because of this, Li Shenglan was able to have the identity of the second lady of the General's Mansion.
Although it seems to be very beautiful on the surface, in front of the real nobles of the world, Li Shenglan's barely climbed identity is actually very unacceptable.
As for Wu Yuerou, she is indeed the granddaughter of the Marquis of Wu Ning, but although there are not many children in the Marquis of Wuning's mansion, the concubines are counted as a dozen, Wu Yuerou grew up in this environment since she was a child, and under the influence of her ears and eyes, she learned the plans and calculations of those women ten out of ten, and even used them on the princess in the past few months.
It is understandable that Mama Wu will not like these two people.
The crown princess Chen, who was already in a bad mood, heard Mama Wu mention Li Wu and the others who lived in the side hall at this time, and her heart was a little gloomy.
She took a deep breath, tried her best to suppress the boredom caused by the prince, and then returned to her previous indifferent and calm look, and said: "The two in the side hall are just self-righteous grasshoppers after the autumn, Mama doesn't need to pay too much attention to them, let them make trouble, His Royal Highness the Prince, it is not up to them to make them foolish to achieve their goals." ”
Chen Shuyi is actually not a person who likes to plan and calculate, but because of the secret desire in her heart over the years, she has learned from her mother at home intentionally or unintentionally, plus the Chen family is a scholarly family, and she has dealt with poetry and books a lot, Chen Shuyi can actually be called quite wise.
Of course, the premise is that the crown prince is not involved.
Hearing Chen Shuyi say this, Mama Wu still had resentment in her heart, she glared in the direction of the side hall with hatred, "Miss, you are too kind-hearted, don't care what your identity was before entering the palace, now that they have entered the East Palace, they are just the concubines of His Royal Highness the Prince, and you are their main mother." But they are good, they haven't recognized their identity after entering the palace for so long, and they just dare to send some dirty things to you if they don't come to the palace for a few days early, and they dare to send some dirty things to you, if it weren't for the young lady you stopped, the old slave would definitely give this matter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the emperor to know, with the emperor's importance to the heirs of His Royal Highness the Prince, those two ......"
Before Mama Wu finished speaking, she was interrupted by Chen Shuyi.
She glanced up at Mama Wu and said lightly, "Mama is cautious." ”
After being glanced at by Chen Shuyi, Mama Wu felt that she had really said too much this time.
She was a little annoyed at the moment.
The housewife of the Chen family asked her to enter the palace to accompany Chen Shuyi, because she was worried that Chen Shuyi was young and ignorant, and when was she plotted, but now it seems that her young lady is more secure than her, a nurse.
Mama Wu lowered her head a little ashamedly, "Miss, it's the old slave who has said a lot." ”
Chen Shuyi bowed slightly, and said: "Mama, those two people are so bold in the palace, they don't have to dirty our hands, and there will always be their hardships, we just need to watch from the sidelines." Besides, does Mama think that if we don't talk about it, my father won't know about the East Palace? ”
If you don't know, how can you call the prince to the imperial study today?
Thinking of the prince's reaction after returning from the imperial study, Chen Shuyi's eyes darkened, but then she cheered up again and asked instead: "By the way, Mama, have you ever asked me about what I ordered?" ”
Hearing Chen Shuyi ask about this, Mama Wu's expression also followed, she looked up at Chen Shuyi, paused, and then replied, "Miss, I inquired." ”
Because of the rather tangled expression on Mama Wu's face, Chen Shuyi's heart suddenly burst out, but she didn't ask again, but waited for Mama Wu's next words.
Mama Wu opened her mouth, and after a few words and then stopped, she could be regarded as speaking, "Miss, the old slave has privately asked a lot of palace people in the East Palace, according to these people, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has paid unusual attention to a woman for a period of time, and even once a palace person heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Hanyue discuss this woman, according to the palace people, His Royal Highness the Prince, once moved the idea of making that woman the crown princess, but in the end failed to pass the emperor's pass. ”
Chen Shuyi's hands trembled slightly when she heard this, and the blood on her face faded instantly. (To be continued.) )