Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Shen Wantang actually thinks this is a good thing. Everyone has to have some hobbies of their own, right?

Prince Ning's hobby is already very pure, much better than other men who like to go to gambling houses, Wanhua Tower and other places.

Moreover, Shen Wantang knew that although her mother-in-law complained, she actually indulged Prince Ning's hobby. On weekdays, she never stopped Prince Ning from going to the Imperial Observatory. Only when something big happened in the mansion would she send someone to call Prince Ning back.

"Marriage is also fate."

Princess Ning said with some emotion: "My father was the prince's tutor. At that time, the emperor was still the prince. The prince studied with the emperor and followed my father. I met the prince several times, but we didn't talk much."

"Later, the Queen Mother took a liking to me for some reason and wanted me to be her daughter-in-law. Actually, I didn't really like the Prince at first. He just liked to study the stars every day, like a fool."

"Besides, I was already in love at that time, and I couldn't tolerate anyone else in my eyes."

Shen Wantang was very surprised. She didn't expect that Princess Ning would be willing to tell her this. It was obvious that she no longer only regarded her as a daughter-in-law, but also as a friend.

She asked curiously, "Then why did you marry my father? Did you discover his good qualities and fall in love with him later?"

Princess Ning smiled gently, "No, that's not the case. My father said that he had raised the prince and knew his temper very well. He said that he was reliable, so he forced me to marry him. I couldn't resist, so I married him."

"After we got married, I actually had a bad temper for quite a while, but the prince tolerated me. Later I found out that it wasn't the queen mother who liked me, but the prince himself who liked me and told the queen mother that he wanted to marry me."

Shen Wantang became even more curious: "Does father know that you had someone in your heart before marriage? Isn't he angry?"

Princess Ning laughed out loud: "He knew it, and he was angry too, but he wasn't angry at me, he was angry at himself for not knowing me earlier."

"But the more I live with the prince, the better I think he is. When I was young, I didn't know much and I liked those who were well-dressed, well-mannered and eloquent."

"When it was my turn to live my own life, I realized that such men may look gorgeous, suave, and poetic, but they are useless and can't solve anything when they encounter problems."

"The prince is not like that. He doesn't talk much on weekdays and doesn't understand romance, but when something happens, he takes it all on."

Shen Wantang nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Father is indeed very capable of handling things."

As soon as he came back and heard that the princess was going to enter the palace, he immediately stopped her and went to the palace to find the emperor himself. There was no need for the princess to come forward.

Princess Ning was so happy that she stood up and took out a very exquisite golden nanmu box.

"Other men would give women beautiful bracelets, hairpins, and other tokens of love, but he gave me a bumpy stone, saying it was a star that fell from the sky. I almost threw it away."

As she spoke, she opened the box and showed Shen Wantang the stone inside: "Look, this is what he gave me. He said it's called meteorite stone. You seem to be reading astrology books recently? Can you help me see if he's lying to me? Is this broken stone really a star?"

Shen Wantang looked at the fist-sized meteorite and smiled, "This is also the first time I've seen a meteorite in person. However, this stone looks just like the one in the book. Father didn't lie to you. This is indeed a meteorite. No other stone has such a strange appearance. Before it fell, it really looked like a star."

In fact, she felt that given Prince Ning's character, he would never lie to the princess, and what he gave must be a real meteorite stone.

Princess Ning nodded in satisfaction: "As long as you didn't lie to me."

She closed the box carefully, locked it again, and put it back.

Seeing how much she treasured the stone, Shen Wantang knew that she obviously liked the gift from King Ning.

The Prince's tutor was one of the Three Dukes, a first-rank official of the dynasty, and the emperor's teacher. As the daughter of the emperor's teacher, what good things had she not seen? Later, she became a princess, and had countless gold, silver, and jewelry. She never lacked treasures.

Only this meteorite stone is very special, so she kept it separately in a golden nanmu box.

Prince Ning didn't understand romance, but he gave the princess the most precious gift in his heart, which happened to hit the princess' heart.

Although the princess said she disdainfully, she actually treasured the stone very much and even bought the best box for it, because she knew that her husband, who loved astrology and was obsessed with stars, gave her a real star, which was his greatest sincerity.

When the sun set, King Ning returned.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw his wife chatting and laughing with his daughter-in-law. The two of them were playing mahjong with the maids and nannies. The atmosphere was so cheerful that it seemed as if nothing had happened.

He breathed a long sigh of relief. He was afraid that when he came back he would see his wife still crying about their son, and was afraid that she was still angry.

Unexpectedly, my wife seemed to have forgotten about our son.

He looked at Shen Wantang. Needless to say, he knew that this was probably the credit of his daughter-in-law again.

This daughter-in-law is better at coaxing the princess than he is. As long as she is around, the princess can calm down no matter how angry she is.

Princess Ning saw him coming back and stopped playing cards. She immediately went up to him and asked, "What happened? Did the emperor scold you? Did he blame Yuan'er?"

Ning Wang Zhao smiled at her and said, "He did scold me a few times, but it's not a big deal. The fact that my brother scolded me means that he didn't take it to heart. If he didn't scold me, it would be a big deal. As for Yuan Er, he was just soft-hearted and deceived. It's not a big deal."

Princess Ning finally relaxed: "That's good, then what do we do with County Magistrate Ye's daughter?"

"Stay in the mansion first!"

Princess Ning was surprised and said, "Stay in the mansion? Why?"

"That's what my brother ordered. Let's do it."

Princess Ning was full of doubts, but she couldn't figure out the reason.

Shen Wantang behind her felt a slight movement in her heart, and she began to guess the emperor's intention.

Because Gu Qianhan said that the one million silver taels that County Magistrate Ye embezzled were still missing. Originally, the Jinyiwei arrested all members of the Ye family, but later released County Magistrate Ye's wife and daughter. It was obvious that they were trying to lure them back.

If Ye Lingyun was left in Prince Ning's Mansion, it would be easier to monitor her whereabouts. Moreover, with the protection of Prince Ning's Mansion, Ye Lingyun might relax her vigilance, and perhaps the hiding place of the one million taels of silver could be found out from her soon.

Prince Ning naturally knew the emperor's true intention, because the emperor did not hide it from him, but there were many people here, so he did not tell his wife clearly.

But when he looked up at Shen Wantang and saw that her eyes were clear and she was calm and steady, he knew that she might have guessed the emperor's intention.

He nodded with satisfaction, thinking that his daughter-in-law was smarter than he had imagined. This way, he saved the effort of explaining.

He just said, "Tang'er, arrange a courtyard for Miss Ye and assign two smart maids to serve her."

"Yes, Father."