Chapter 357: Entering the Palace to Suffocate Others

Jing Wan held Li Hong Yuan’s hand, seemingly coquettishly snuggling against, saying with a light smile, “Noble Consort Su is a kind and caring mother, a good mother-in-law, so how can she make things difficult for me?”

“Indeed, a good mother-in-law. The other brothers lately have all been in deep waters. Third imperial brother naturally isn’t an exception either. Noble Consort Su although has never waned in favor, but in the end, already an old faded pearl. Imperial father residing at her place for the night, she even needs to separately look for someone to serve on the bed, so even if wanting to blow some pillow talk, she all didn’t have the opportunity. Right now, it’s currently in the most crucial period of the battle for the throne, for the sake of balance, imperial father will even somewhat suppress Noble Consort Su. At this time, she won’t dare to say anything excessive. Each and every one all want this prince to divert imperial father’s attention, and moreover, in my hands, I even grasp evidence of those good brothers of mine receiving various benefits from Jiangnan. If smart, they should know to be a bit more tactful. Tomorrow, I have to go to imperial father’s place, and the time certainly won’t be short. If Noble Consort Su deliberately give you trouble, you can just slightly divulge a little. Third imperial brother is her lifeblood. No matter how vexed, she will still only be able to face you in an amiable manner.

An old faded pearl and whatnot, still far from it, no? Noble Consort Su has already maintained her appearance pretty well to begin with, and afterwards, receiving the beauty products from Jing Wan, the results were also excellent, her elegant charm all very outstanding. Yet, when it came to Li Hong Yuan........sigh, it was better not to comment. “Threatening her like this.........”

“So what if it’s threatening her?” Truthfully speaking, Li Hong Yuan right now was increasingly too impatient to bother with appearances.

“She’s your foster mother, and the feelings between you two are deep. I’m your wife, and under normal circumstances, the wife’s position, no matter what, can’t exceed the mother’s.”

“If she feels she’s suffered anger with you, she can just come and complain to me.”

Jing Wan let out a ‘pfft’ laugh. If Noble Consort Su really were to look for this guy, afraid she would just get angered to the point of vomiting blood. Yet, she couldn’t even show it, and moreover, because her cultivation was too good, as the son, one naturally won’t be able to detect, and afterwards, this one probably will just ‘not notice’ his own ‘mistake’, indifferently walking out.

“Whether or not to threaten, we’ll see when time comes. However, the filial piety that ought to be paid, naturally still need to be paid. How about sending her some anti-aging pills?” In any case, they’d let Gong Jiu make some more afterwards.

“Wan Wan can just do as you see fit.”

“Alright, I understand. Quickly go take a bath then.”

“How about this husband take one together with Wan Wan?” Li Hong Yuan lowered his voice, carrying a bit of seduction.

Jing Wan’s resistance towards beauty charm can be said to have rapidly increased, but when facing a certain someone’s deliberate seduction, she still would be unable to resist, her heart rippling. Jing Wan turned her head, casually slapping the back of Li Hong Yuan’s hand, “Go yourself.”

Li Hong Yuan softly chuckled, then deliberately pinched Jing Wan’s cheek, afterwards running away before Jing Wan flew into a rage out of embarrassment.

Jing Wan stared at his rear view, too lazy to move, but suddenly started laughing, afterwards stretching her body. Finally returned home. Although, one might suffer some restrictions, but thinking about it, to be able to go out for half a year was already pretty good. Under this kind of societal backdrop, how many people in their entire lifetime all never have the opportunity? For these people, their life was probably just going from one rear court to another rear court, just this, yet it was a whole lifetime. And her, going to the estate to stay for ten days to half a month from time to time was all a trivial matter.

That’s right, in Jing Wan’s eyes, for the most part, it was impossible to leave far from the capital to play again. The state of the imperial court currently, Li Hong Yuan for the most part didn’t hide from her. According to his meaning, perhaps in a few years’ time, this great battle for the throne will end. After slowly learning the cards in Li Hong Yuan’s hand, Jing Wan didn’t believe he would lose, unless he himself didn’t want that position, but this kind of possibility, Jing Wan never once considered before. When time comes, and he ascends onto that position, to want to leave the capital to play around will further be impossible.

A bit regretful, but she was wholeheartedly willing to abandon that bit of freedom for the sake of the feelings between them. Of course, if Li Hong Yuan changes heart, she will be forcibly stripped of that freedom. However, Jing Wan right now won’t go think of this possibility, and further won’t worry over the personal gains and losses.

“Wangfei, the water is ready.” Qing Zhu came out from the cleaning room.

Jing Wan got up. Her husband was right, she indeed needed to properly relax.

In the cleaning room, aside from Gong mama, there was also Fu Xiao. Speaking of which, in these last few months, Fu Xiao has more or less become like her other servant girls, becoming skillful at handling her tasks, and one didn’t see her feel out of place anywhere. Compared with the very beginning, her personality has become much more lively, and her smile that came from the heart also increased. All in all, she just appeared to have a bit less ‘air of immortality’, and a lot more ‘human warmth’, also getting along quite well with everyone.

However, Fu Xiao was someone of the scholar girl type. The things a scholar girl was equipped with was all nothing to her, and serving someone and learning a bit of rules, this also wasn’t anything difficult. Just, in terms of feminine arts, it was a bit heheh...........

historical

Moreover, in a brothel, they probably won’t train the girls in feminine arts, and Jing Wan’s six first-rank servant girls all knew feminine arts, just having the distinction between skill level. But, even the worst one at it, Hei Mei, all had a bit of skill.

Fu Xiao began learning needlework, and afterwards, that pair of delicate hands just suffered a calamity. On her fingers, don’t know how many times she got stabbed. Even the others all felt the pain from watching. Jing Wan even told her to stop learning, but Fu Xiao’s stubbornness kicked in, battling with those needles and threads. At present, she managed to attain some accomplishments, no longer pricking her hands.

“Fu Xiao, hum a tune for me to listen.” Jing Wan said as she leaned against the edge of the bathtub.

Fu Xiao lightly smiled, “Understood.” Towards her days in the past, Fu Xiao naturally wanted to entirely abandon, but singing, dancing, and performing for Jing Wan, she didn’t mind at all.

Fu Xiao’s voice was very pleasant to listen to, and moreover, also knew how to change her voice, thus was able to sing many song, all having their own distinct style.

Fu Xiao’s tone at this time wasn’t high, carrying a gentle softness, exceptionally comfortable to listen to, making one’s mind all increasingly relax.

After soaking in the bath, Gong mama then treated Jing Wan’s body, her entire body loosening up. Afterwards, Jing Wan just fell asleep like that.

Gong mama was just about to have Jing Wan carried out when Li Hong Yuan just happened to lift the curtain and enter. Everyone hurriedly bowed. Under normal circumstances, they would all get ignored, and in this moment, it also wasn’t an exception.

Li Hong Yuan had Jing Wan carried out, directly placing on the bed, while also lying down by her side himself, probably preparing to take a short nap.

After all, it wasn’t nighttime, so this nap only lasted two hours.

Jing Wan’s energy returned, although Li Hong Yuan still wanted to continue clinging to Jing Wan. Having not returned to the capital in this long, there were many things to attend to. As such, she unhesitantly had him kicked out.

Jing Wan mainly just needed to organize the things bought later on in their trip. As for the things she received, aside from the extremely small portion kept by Li Hong Yuan, the rest, Jing Wan was too lazy to question, and the good things that Li Hong Yuan has seen and used in his life truly were too many, so to be able to be fancied by him and retained really were very few.

Jing Wan just glanced at the list of items. If she didn’t look, she wouldn’t know, but once she saw, she really was startled. She seemingly bought a bit too much. Jing Wan was somewhat speechless, but as the saying goes, ‘the sins one commit, no matter what, all need to properly take care of’, and the initial purpose for buying these things in the beginning was actually just to give away as gifts, so naturally all extremely high quality things. Since she bought a lot, then when gifting, it was just gifting some more. En, just decided like this. As for in the end, whether or not, because of giving away too many things, attract all kinds of ‘attention’, that had nothing to do with her.

Right now, the most important matter was still the things to send into the palace tomorrow. The ones of the main palaces, not a single one can be skipped over, and moreover, the things all needed to be very carefully selected. However, this wasn’t considered anything difficult. As for the rest of the things that will be sent to the various families, one can make preparations after returning from the palace.

And on Li Hong Yuan’s side, what needed to be prepared was naturally just things that will once again suffocate Le Cheng Emperor.

Truthfully speaking, based on Li Hong Yuan’s ability to screw over his old man, to come again a few more times, Le Cheng Emperor certainly will have his life shortened.

In reality, at this very moment, Le Cheng Emperor was already so stifled that he couldn’t be more stifled. And those officials, regardless whether it was the ones ‘reporting their work’, or listening to the side, all were weak in the and trembling at heart. No other reason, other than because for many things, they all didn’t know how to answer. Even Le Cheng Emperor knew more than them.

Le Cheng Emperor smashed the tea cup, smashed the memorandums, smashed the ink stone, nearly even smashing the jade ruler’s seal. Among the officials that had accompanied along the trip, aside from the officials that didn’t have the qualifications to stand before Le Cheng Emperor, it was just Yu Zhong Qing and Li Su Yan that were unmoved, dressed in court attire, with the blade at their waist. Coincidentally, they thought of Jin Qinwang at the same time. These people, before even entering Jiangnan, all got sent out by Jin Qinwang.

(T/N: Basically what happened back in Kaiming Fu, since Kaiming Fu is not officially part of the Jiangnan region, but resides at the border of Jiangnan.)

And don’t know whether it was a coincidence or not, these people, unexpectedly, not a single one was ‘clean’, for the most part all carrying a ‘mission’. As a matter of fact, quite a few even got caught by the black clad guards. As such, for the assignment this time, never mind meritorious contributions, to not get demoted and the official salary seized for three years was already not bad.

For this entire process, the total time used was actually much less than anticipated, because towards the end, Le Cheng Emperor just grew increasingly annoyed, in the end, directly letting them get lost, rolling back home to write memorandums. Tomorrow, if they’re unable to hand over, then they will definitely shed a layer of skin.

The next day, Li Hong Yuan and Jing Wan entered the palace. Li Hong Yuan gave his old man face and wore the formal qinwang court gown. After all, it was an official assignment, so the clothing also needed to be a bit more formal.

Jing Wan although wasn’t wearing the qin-wangfei formal gown, she was still in formalwear, adorning an entire set of ruby head ornaments. Her clothes’ main color was also red, her entire person truly appeared bright like fire, making her complexion appear increasingly delicate in contrast, her spirit also excellent. This appearance, for the recently, similarly in hot waters imperial harem, definitely was stabbing to the eyes.

In accordance with the rules, Jing Wan first went to pay her respect to the Empress, offering up the meticulously selected gifts. Everything else aside, the anti-aging pill, for the women of the imperial harem that didn’t need to give birth to children, definitely was something that couldn’t be refused. Of course, Jing Wan very generously had the prescription offered up as well. What should be explained clearly was all explained clearly on there, and if they are uneasy towards things she gave, they can just directly let someone examine the prescription.

The Empress smilingly praised a few words, saying the two of them were diligent and so on. Afterwards, using the excuse of ‘Noble Consort Su is currently waiting’, she let Jing Wan leave.

The Empress’s attitude, Jing Wan wasn’t the least bit surprised by. After all, she was death rivals with Noble Consort Su, but with Jin Qinwang, she didn’t have any direct conflict, so she had no reason to make things difficult for Jing Wan.

What Jing Wan didn’t know, however, was that after the Empress saw her, she once again felt it was a pity that Jing Wan was unable to become her daughter-in-law. One has to know, Kang Qinwang’s second wangfei, at present, still haven’t been settled on. As long as it was a girl she fancied, they would always find all kinds of excuses to decline, and Le Cheng Emperor won’t bother with this matter, so the Empress could only watch helplessly. And for the people that supported Kang Qinwang, they for the most part didn’t have a suitable daughter. With truly no other way, she was already considering lowering her requirements.

Jing Wan went to Noble Consort Su’s place. Noble Consort Su, sure enough, got painfully stabbed in the eyes and heart by that kind of ‘very fine’ aura that she was emitting from head to toe.

Jing Wan smilingly spoke, “This daughter-in-law greets consort mother, great fortune to consort mother.”