Chapter 33 Slap

Over a month later.

The weather is still cold.

Yuwan is brewing tea in the room with a red clay stove.

Mrs. Shu came in a hurry.

“Yuwan.”

Yuwan put down the tea set in her hand, took a cup of freshly brewed hot tea, and handed it to Mrs. Shu.

“What good news has happened? Look how happy you are.”

Mrs. Shu sat down, took a sip of tea to dispel the cold, and said happily, “Your eldest sister-in-law and your second sister-in-law are both pregnant!”

Yuwan also felt happy when she heard this, “That is indeed good news.”

She had almost forgotten about this matter.

By the time she passed away, her eldest brother and sister-in-law had a son and a daughter, and her second brother and sister-in-law had two sons and a daughter.

Mrs. Shu nodded, “Exactly, your eldest sister-in-law suffered a bit when giving birth to Qing’s son, her body is a bit weak, so when the weather warms up a bit, I plan to go to the temple to pray. Yuwan, do you want to come with me?”

“Me?”

Mrs. Shu nodded, “It’s been a while since you’ve been out, now people outside say you’re here worshiping Buddha, I’ll take you to the temple for a walk, no one will have anything to say, go out and get some fresh air.”

“Then I will go with mother to pray for my sisters-in-law.”

In this past month, she has indeed been more troubled.

Since her last conversation with the Crown Prince, he has still been very kind to the Fifth Prince.

She didn’t know if the Crown Prince was just hiding his feelings or if he hadn’t found any evidence of the Fifth Prince’s wrongdoing.

If she guessed wrong, and the Fifth Prince is still clean, and Zhao Qing Qing hasn’t contacted the Fifth Prince, and Mr. Hou agreed to let An Shaoyu marry Zhao Qing Qing because of his love for his son?

Then…

Will the Crown Prince develop resentment towards the Shu family and his brother?

The Crown Prince looked at the intelligence handed to him by the dark guard, remained silent for a long time, and finally smiled.

If it can’t be tamed, then it won’t be.

…

Ah Qing pushed the door open, “Your Highness, the Emperor summons you.”

The Crown Prince threw the paper in his hand into the fire.

Ah Qing helped the Crown Prince change his clothes, then headed to the Chengqian Hall.

“Father.”

“My son is here.”

The Emperor sat in front of the desk, and when he saw the Crown Prince, his heavy thoughts were put away.

“In a few days, go to the Royal Awakening Temple.”

“Okay Father.”

In a few days, it will be the Empress Dowager’s birthday, and he also wanted to go there recently, the Emperor probably also misses the Empress Dowager.

The Crown Prince didn’t know what to say, at times like this, it’s usually silent.

“Back then, it was in the back mountains of the Royal Awakening Temple that I met your mother. At that time, I was not yet the Crown Prince, just an ordinary son among many sons of your great-grandfather.”

“Your mother was the legitimate young lady of the Duke’s Mansion, not only stunningly beautiful, but also talented, gentle, and kind. The first time I saw her, I was amazed.

“Since then, I secretly worked hard, built influence, used countless means and strategies, and finally married your mother, ascending to the throne.”

“Unfortunately, not long after, she passed away, leaving me with you.”

Hong Gonggong also wiped away tears on the side.

It was the first time the Crown Prince had heard the Emperor talk about this.

So he took the opportunity to say, “So I also need to find someone I truly love, in order to have the motivation to keep the throne in the future.”

The Emperor, coming out of his melancholy, said, “Whether I can find someone or not, there is only a year and a half left!”

A few days later.

The weather was clear.

Mrs. Shu and Yuwan arrived at the Royal Awakening Temple together.

The moon was too young, and Yuwan was afraid of tiring the child, so she didn’t bring him, leaving Mother Zhao, the nurse, and others to take care of her.

As they approached the temple, the number of carriages increased significantly.

“The Royal Awakening Temple have such a thriving incense!” Yuwan couldn’t help but sigh.

“Yes, especially in recent years, after the Empress of Wei passed away, a perpetual lamp was lit in the Royal Awakening Temple, and the Crown Prince often comes here, attracting many young ladies from the capital to come here often.”

Speaking in a low voice, she said, “The Crown Prince doesn’t know why, he has been refusing to marry a Crown Princess, and the Emperor has been indulging him.”

Yuwan shook her head and smiled, she was curious too, but she didn’t know why.

In the previous life, it seemed that the Crown Prince married two years later, marrying the youngest daughter of the Shao family.

But in the end, there were rumors that the Crown Prince died violently, and it was said that it was caused by the Shao family.

Whether it’s true or not, she has no way of knowing.

Regardless, she hopes that in this life, the Crown Prince won’t marry a daughter of the Shao family. If he does, she will have to say a few words to confuse the matter. After all, for her, the Crown Prince’s smooth ascension to the throne is the most important thing.

As for whether the Shao family is wronged or not, she can’t care about that much.

As the mother and daughter talked, they arrived at the entrance of the Royal Awakening Temple.

For the last stretch of the road, they had to walk, as the carriage couldn’t go any further.

As soon as the mother and daughter got off the carriage, a woman got off the opposite carriage, dressed in white, very elegant, with many maidservants around her, quite a grand procession.

When Yuwan saw the person clearly, she raised her eyebrows.

It was quite a coincidence, she met Zhao Qing Qing for the first time since the divorce when she just went out.

However, Yuwan didn’t make a fuss, so as not to affect her mother’s good mood.

Zhao Qing Qing seemed not to recognize Yuwan either, and had no reaction.

The two parties passed by each other like this.

Finally, they arrived at the temple gate.

But they saw Zhao Qing Qing arguing with someone.

“If you don’t apologize to our young lady today, this matter will not end!” Zhao Qing Qing’s maid was aggressive!

The girl in the goose-yellow jacket on the other side was originally very embarrassed, but when she heard this, she straightened her chest and said, “I didn’t say anything wrong! In the end, you are just a merchant’s daughter, yet you act so arrogantly!”

“You…”

“The girl in the goose-yellow dress seems to be the legitimate daughter of the Ministry of Justice. I haven’t seen that one girl before,” Mrs. Shu whispered to Yuwan.

Then she said to the steward behind her, “Go and ask.”

“Mother, it’s more important to pray for the safety of the two sisters-in-law, let’s not get involved if it’s not related to us.”

“Alright.”

Just as the two were about to leave.

The girl in the goose-yellow dress over there said again, “Who am I, I said what I said, you haven’t even married into Anding Marquis mansion yet! You’re already acting like the future lady of Anding Marquis! A merchant’s daughter is just a merchant’s daughter, taking advantage of someone’s legitimate wife being pregnant, openly seducing their husband, talking about true love, it’s really laughable!”

As the sound of the argument from the other side came from afar, Mrs. Shu’s face darkened.

“Is that the Zhao family?”

Yuwan nodded.

They saw Zhao Qing Qing directly walk up and slap the legitimate daughter of the Ministry of Justice.

“So arrogant, let’s go, the young lady is speaking up for us, let’s go see.”

Mrs. Shu and Yuwan walked up.

Mrs. Shu stood in front of the dazed legitimate daughter of the Ministry of Justice, raised her hand, and with a crisp sound.

“pakkkkkk”