Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

When Shen Wantang heard this, she immediately realized why Xiao Qingyuan suddenly appeared in Yuhua Tower.

She looked at Xiao Qingxi with some amusement: "Could it be that the prince followed me out because he listened to you?" She really was - a big help!

Xiao Qingxi did not hide it and admitted it immediately: "Yes, I was the one who reminded my brother. He is too naive to believe you. I don't believe you. You went out late at night, sneaking around. You must have gone to find a strange man. After all, my brother doesn't go to your yard to sleep, and you must be lonely!"

"Princess, I didn't go out secretly. I went out after reporting to my mother. If I really wanted to meet my lover in private, I wouldn't choose such a bad time. I would have to choose a quiet night, right?"

"Oh my, look at you, you admit it now! I caught you red-handed today, so from now on you have to meet your lover late at night!"

Shen Wantang was somewhat helpless: "The princess's rumor-mongering skills are even better than those people outside."

"Huh, you said I was spreading rumors? What's wrong? Are you scared?"

"No."

Xiao Qingxi was stunned: "You're not afraid? Could it be that my brother didn't catch up with you?"

"He caught up."

"Then why aren't you scared? Oh, by the way, where's my brother? Why hasn't he come back?"

"He got tripped up by something and will be back soon. Do you want to continue waiting at the gate of my yard, or go to his yard and wait?"

Xiao Qingxi looked at her with a suspicious look on her face. She even walked around Shen Wantang and looked her up and down. "Something is wrong. Why are you so calm? You were caught meeting your lover in the act by my brother, and you are not panicked at all?"

"Princess, please be careful with your words. I didn't meet my lover in private."

"So what did you do out there?"

"I went out to watch the fun."

Xiao Qingxi almost thought he had heard it wrong: "What did you say??"

Although she had only known Shen Wantang for a few days, she could tell that Shen Wantang was calm and steady, even a little too quiet. She was indifferent to everything and didn't show any emotion even when people scolded her. It always made people feel like they were punching cotton.

But now she says that she went out late at night to watch the fun!

Shen Wantang ignored Xiao Qingxi and glanced at Nanny Kang. "The winter night wind is biting. The princess cannot catch a cold in her current condition. Go find Nanny Chai tomorrow and get her a fire fox cloak and two hand warmers so she can use them alternately."

Aunt Kang quickly responded, "Yes, thank you, Princess Consort, for thinking of the princess!"

Shen Wantang nodded, stepped over the threshold and entered the yard.

Xiao Qingxi shouted from behind: "Shen Wantang, why are you pretending to be a good person! Don't think that if you give me a fox fur cloak, I will help you cover up your secret meeting with your lover! It's useless for you to give me anything, because I don't want anything! I will definitely let my brother kick you out!"

Shen Wantang paused.

She turned around and looked at Xiao Qingxi calmly: "What if I didn't have a secret meeting with my lover? The princess has slandered my reputation and thrown dirty water on me. Shouldn't she apologize to me solemnly?"

"I'm not throwing dirty water on you, I'm just telling the truth!"

"What facts? Did you see them with your own eyes?"

"I……"

Xiao Qingxi was stuck.

"You didn't see it. You just made wild assumptions and put a huge accusation on me."

"I don't need to see it! Neither I nor my daughter are good people, we are all cheap! People like you have no sense of shame and are capable of anything!"

Shen Wantang remained calm: "I can't choose my birth. No one in this world is willing to be a concubine and give birth to a child. But the princess's prejudice is also very ridiculous. Not all concubines are willing to be concubines, and not all children born to concubines are dark and miserable."

"But since the princess has determined that I am unworthy, let me make a bet with her!"

Xiao Qingxi frowned: "What do you want to bet on?"

"Let's bet on whether I have a secret meeting with my lover. If I have, you don't need to drive me away. I will pack my bags and leave immediately, and never set foot in the palace again."

Xiao Qingxi's eyes lit up: "Really?!"

"If I didn't have a secret meeting with my lover, Princess, please come to my yard and apologize to me in front of my maids and servants. You have to tell everyone that you have wronged me."

Xiao Qingxi glared: "You want me to apologize to you? I am the princess, how dare you ask me to apologize to you!"

"Oh, Princess, are you scared? Are you afraid that I will win and you will lose?"

"Nonsense! How could I be scared? How could I lose?"

"Then it's settled."

Shen Wantang turned around and continued to walk in slowly.

As she walked away, she said without even turning her head, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Princess, are you going to be my door god to keep watch? Then I'd like to thank you, Princess. Keep watching. With you here, the evil spirits won't dare to approach, and I can sleep peacefully."

Xiao Qingxi stamped her feet in anger: "Madam Kang, look at her! She called me stupid again! She is simply not a human! She even asked me to guard the door and watch over her at night. No one has ever dared to do this to me!"

Aunt Kang hurriedly supported her: "Oh, my aunt, you are not alone now, stop stamping your feet, and take it easy! Let's go back quickly, it's getting late, you should go to bed and rest!"

"Why are you sleeping? How can I sleep like this? Didn't you see that I have made a bet with Shen Wantang? I will wait for my brother to come back, and then prove Shen Wantang's ugly crime of secretly meeting her lover, and let her get out of here in disgrace!"

Xiao Qingxi swung his sleeves and said, "Let's go to my brother's yard and wait. I don't want to be the doorkeeper for her here at Shen Wantang!"

Shen Wantang, who had already entered the room, raised the corners of her lips slightly when she saw Xiao Qingxi leaving.

The method of provoking someone is really useful on Xiao Qingxi!

Qin Xin was taking off her coat. Seeing her smile, she couldn't help but laugh too: "Princess, you will definitely win the bet you made with the princess. We all know the answer, but the princess doesn't know it."

Shen Wantang nodded: "This bet is a bit of bullying to the princess, but she comes to make trouble every day, and she talks nonsense. It gives me a headache. I might as well give her a good lesson. It should keep her quiet for a while."

Not long after, Madam Chai came in and said, "Princess, the prince is back and has brought Concubine Chu back to his courtyard."

Shen Wantang hummed softly.

The gossip fire in Qin Xin's eyes burned fiercely: "Mammy, did they quarrel? Did Aunt Chu cry? Did the princess know that Aunt Chu was secretly meeting her lover? Was the princess shocked? Was she angry?"

Madam Chai thought she asked too many questions and reprimanded her in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense about the master's affairs. Just serve the Crown Prince's wife well and don't worry about other things."