nucmednet Chapter 518 Welcoming her as a concubine?
Chapter 518 Welcoming her as a concubine?
By the time the twenty slaps were finished, Jiang Qinglan's face was completely swollen.
Her once pretty face was now filled with pain, and her eyes were red and swollen from crying. She couldn't help but glare at Song Ruozhen and Chu Junting. She had never been punished like this before, and it was an utter disgrace!
Jiang Luxue looked at Jiang Qinglan's appearance with heartache in her eyes and said, "King Chu, now that the twenty slaps have been delivered, let's drop this matter."
From now on, I will keep her in check and prevent her from talking nonsense again, and I will never say a bad word about Miss Song again.
Chu Junting didn't intend to pursue the matter further, after all, he had to give Prince Xiao some face.
As the two sisters left, Jiang Qinglan could be seen outside angrily shaking off Jiang Luxue's hand.
"It's all your fault! How could you just stand by and watch me die! I'm your own sister, I'm going to tell our parents when I get back!"
Jiang Luxue looked helpless. "Sister, you know the temperament of the King of Chu. If you hadn't angered him with your nonsense, things wouldn't have turned out this way. How can you blame it all on me?"
"In my opinion, you're clearly trying to frame me! Otherwise, why would you bring up this topic in the first place?"
Jiang Qinglan was furious, covering her cheek, and even speaking made her mouth hurt.
Chu Muyao looked at the scene not far away, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes. "Jiang Qinglan is really something. She never considered that these words came from her own mouth, and instead blamed everything on her sister-in-law?"
Song Ruozhen quietly observed the two sisters' situation, feeling that something was amiss, but said nothing more.
After all, what happens between the sisters is none of their business, and whatever the outcome, it has nothing to do with her.
"Sister-in-law, don't let them affect your mood. Quickly take a look at what you need to buy, and let's choose carefully."
Chu Muyao, arm in arm with Song Ruozhen, was browsing the shop with a smile on her face. "I think these teacups are quite nice. My brother has some good ones too, but I think this one has a nice design."
Song Ruozhen also picked out a few things she liked. She originally planned to go to the Chu Prince's Mansion together, but Chu Junting said he wanted to give her a surprise, and it wouldn't be too late to go see it after everything was set up.
"A surprise you prepared for me?"
Song Ruozhen looked surprised. Given Chu Junting's personality, he didn't seem like the type to prepare these things.
However, thinking about everything at the lantern festival, I felt that the surprise he had prepared would definitely not disappoint.
“You said before that my room was too cold and empty. Now that we’re getting married, I’m going to redecorate it according to your preferences.”
Chu Junting chuckled, "If you don't like it then, we can rearrange it again. Anyway, everything is up to you, okay?"
Seeing that the man's words implied that everything revolved around her, Song Ruozhen felt happy.
As their wedding day drew closer, Gu Ruyan busied herself with arranging and preparing everything, and even her maternal grandmother spent more and more time at the Song residence.
Song Ruozhen was often called upon by them to pick out things, as if she had to choose the most satisfactory items.
"After Zhen'er gets married, it will be Huan'er's turn to marry Prince Yun."
Madam Gu smiled broadly, "I had seen Huan'er trying to stay close to Prince Yun all the time, and I thought it was just unrequited love, but I didn't expect it to actually work out!"
She took an immediate liking to Zhen'er when they first met, and now they're going to be sisters-in-law—what an unexpected and wonderful twist of fate!
"Isn't that right? I think Huan'er is a good girl, and Prince Yun is also excellent. They will definitely have a good life after they get married," Gu Ruyan said happily.
"I heard that Consort Zhong is now determined to make Prince Che marry Nie Qian'er, but Prince Che seems unwilling and is making a fuss about it."
As Madam Gu recounted the news she had just heard, she said, "Prince Che's previous wife wasn't very good. Now that he's remarrying, if he gets involved with the Nie family, it could cause trouble."
Although Grand Tutor Gu didn't usually discuss court affairs with her, she knew that Song Lin's experiences in Pingyang City had some connection with the Nie family.
"I heard that Prince Che was indeed interested in Nie Qian'er at first, but later seemed to have given up on the idea. Why is Consort Zhong so insistent on it now?"
Gu Ruyan frowned. The relationship between Song Lin and the Nie family was now extremely hostile. Even though they hadn't directly broken off relations on the surface, both sides were well aware of the situation.
She heard from Song Lin that the Ling family wanted to marry off Ling Qian'er as soon as possible in order to consolidate their position.
It was impossible for the King of Chu and the King of Yun to do so. The King of Che had already given up on this plan. The Ling family couldn't find a suitable candidate for a while, but unexpectedly, they were now involved with the King of Che again.
"Consort Zhong's appearance has been restored overnight. It is said that she invited the Peony Fairy to her home to worship her every day. The Emperor has also been particularly fond of her recently."
"Consort Duan has also changed; she's become more and more beautiful lately, but she doesn't seem to compare to Consort Zhong," Old Madam Gu said thoughtfully.
Gu Ruyan couldn't help but tease, "Mother, you've heard quite a lot of news lately, even finding out so much about the palace."
"Haha, you're just joking. I'm thinking that Zhen'er and Huan'er are going to marry into the royal family. The royal family is different from ordinary families."
If they married into ordinary families, with our support, they wouldn't worry about suffering too much hardship. But once they enter the royal family, things are much more complicated. The more we know, the better we can remind them in the future.
Madam Gu chuckled, "Look at the Xiao Prince's Mansion. I heard back then that Prince Xiao and Princess Xiao had a good relationship, but they haven't had a child in three years. Prince Xiao had already taken in several beauties before, and now Princess Xiao's own younger sister has also entered the mansion."
Song Ruozhen had just arrived when she heard this, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Grandmother, you said Jiang Qinglan has entered the Xiao Prince's Mansion?"
"Zhen'er, do you know Princess Xiao's sister?" Old Madam Gu asked.
"I wouldn't say we know each other, we just met once before. I overheard her telling Princess Xiao that she wanted to come to the Prince's residence to serve him, and I found it strange, so I took a second look," Song Ruozhen said.
Madam Gu sighed and lamented, "I don't know what she was thinking, a young woman like her, to say such things. She's really going to any lengths to become Princess Xiao."
"What happened?" Gu Ruyan couldn't help but ask.
"I heard that when Prince Xiao got drunk, Jiang Qinglan and he had a good relationship. When Prince Xiao woke up the next day, he saw Jiang Qinglan crying."
Jiang Qinglan came from a respectable family and was the younger sister of Princess Xiao, so naturally she needed to be given a title. The plan was to marry her as a concubine in a few days.
Song Ruozhen raised an eyebrow, "A concubine? Not on equal footing?"