Spoiled Wife

The empress dowager was in a good mood, so everyone took the opportunity to present their gifts. After that, it was time for the emperor to present a rare coral tree. The entire coral was red, translucent, and extremely luxurious and beautiful.    

    

This coral tree was a congratulatory gift brought by other countries. Many consorts had hinted at this in the open and in the dark that they wanted it back then, but the emperor had never agreed. He had kept it in his storeroom the entire time, and had now made a copy for the sake of the empress dowager's happiness.    

    

When the empress dowager saw the look of delight on her face, she knew that the emperor's gift was meant for the empress dowager's heart. Everyone praised the emperor's filial piety and the empress dowager's good fortune, causing her to feel slightly more satisfied.    

    

With the emperor's pearl and jade in front of her, the other consorts' gifts were less conspicuous. That's right, who would dare to surpass the emperor?    

    

Some of the princes danced with swords, some wrote, and some caressed guqin. The empress dowager clapped her hands to praise them as well, and one by one, she bestowed rewards upon them.    

    

Shen Qi gave her a jade statue of the Buddha, it had a name, and a meaning. It could be considered mediocre, so the empress dowager naturally nodded with a smile.    

    

All that was left were the gifts from the ministers. Naturally, they no longer allowed the empress dowager to inspect them one by one. After that, the empress dowager casually spoke a few more sentences before commencing the banquet.    

    

Because the empress dowager liked to watch the show, she invited the most famous troupe in the capital to perform for her. Since the empress dowager liked to watch the show, she invited the most famous troupe in the capital to perform for her.    

    

After she finished ordering, she gave the booklet to the Queen, Imperial Consort and the others, "I'll order a few then. Take a look and order whatever you like."    

    

The empress didn't refuse and took it with a smile. "This is all thanks to the empress. How can there be a chance like this in normal times?"    

    

The empress dowager was displeased. "Are you complaining that This Dowager treated you badly?" As she spoke those reprimanding words, her face was filled with smiles. It was obvious from a single glance that she wasn't truly angry.    

    

The empress naturally knew as well and put on a wronged expression. "The empress is a wishful daughter-in-law, how would the daughter-in-law dare to do that?"    

    

The empress dowager shook her head and laughed, pointing at her as she scolded, "Look, you're still saying that you're not blaming This Dowager. It's clear that you're feeling wronged and not daring to say it."    

    

The empress was even more unwilling. "Imperial Mother, you better not tease my daughter-in-law anymore."    

    

The empress dowager smiled and let her go. This scene of her daughter-in-law getting along harmoniously made people feel that it was real, but Shen Qi never thought that the usually solemn and dignified empress had such a side to her. She was actually quite curious.    

    

When everyone was done ordering, the performance on the other side of the stage had already begun. Martial arts dressed up as actors turned their heads and brandished their sabers, and their spears danced like tigers in the wind. The people below the stage watched the empress dowager clap her hands in delight, all clapping and cheering together.    

    

In fact, Shen Qi didn't like watching movies, but she wouldn't do anything to disappoint the empress dowager's interest. However, at the start, when they were playing with guns on the stage, Shen Qi and company had brought her to the street to watch other people playing, and there were a lot of people watching as well. Occasionally, there were even people clapping their hands and cheering her on.    

    

She didn't expect to see such a sight in the palace today. Naturally, her face was full of excitement, and she clapped her hands so hard that her face turned red. The empress dowager liked her even more when she saw her expression.    

    

"Changning likes it too." he asked, looking down at her.    

    

Chu Feng nodded, "Yes!" As he spoke, he pointed to the people on the stage.    

    

When the empress dowager saw that she liked him, she became even happier and instructed the common mama, "Give him more rewards later. It's rare for my, Changning, to like him."    

    

common mama smiled as he remembered the words, "This old servant has remembered it. They must be extremely grateful to the empress dowager and princess."    

    

The empress dowager smiled as she waved her hand. "There's no need to thank me. Even if I can win Changning's heart, it'll be for a single contribution."    

    

At first, she didn't really understand what they were talking about. She looked towards Shen Qi, but when she saw her mother smile at her, she became happy again. Then, she concentrated on watching the performance on the stage.    

    

Shen Qi smiled inwardly. She was not afraid of the empress dowager's love for her, and was told that she would never threaten the princes and princesses in the palace, even if there was a need to worry. Don't forget that she still had a Royal Father, the Duke would definitely protect her, so she was not worried at all.    

    

She was still young at the beginning, so her energy was limited. After watching two plays, she had reached her limit, and started to get muddled later on. Shen Qi knew that she was tired.    

    

The empress dowager naturally noticed her change and quickly passed it to Shen Qi. "Changning is probably tired, you should bring him back to rest."    

    

Coincidentally, Shen Qi also didn't want to stay any longer, so she received her with a smile, "Yes, mother!" She then called for Zi Zhu and the others to leave.    

    

He directly went to the Tzu Ning Palace's side hall to rest. Shen Qi was worried that staying alone at the beginning was one aspect, the other was that he did not want to return either, hence he hid inside the Tzu Ning Palace.    

    

After coaxing her into sleeping, she sat in the pavilion for a while as she had nothing better to do. The pavilion was rather quiet, and with the people bustling about in the front courtyard, she was not afraid of being disturbed. Shen Qi was enjoying himself.    

    

But after sitting for a while, Lian Fu walked over with a strange expression. Shen Qi looked at her in puzzlement, What's going on? However, he didn't ask and only waited for Forsythia to tell him.    

    

Sure enough, Forge directly walked to her side, and said in a low voice: "Esteemed wangfei, this servant just saw Aunt Ning."    

    

Shen Qi laughed. What about the Aunt Ning? But then she thought, Lian Qiuyu must have discovered something wrong, otherwise her expression wouldn't have been so strange. She raised her eyebrows and looked at her, "Did you discover something?"    

    

Forge nodded, looking around to see that there was no one around, then she said in a small voice: "Mhm, and I also saw Lan Xin."    

    

Shen Qi was still a little dazed upon hearing the name. She had not paid attention to this woman ever since Lan Xin was sent back to the palace and knew that she wouldn't be able to come up with any tricks.    

    

gave her a meaningful glance, "Let's go, let's go back and see if we've woken up at the beginning."    

    

Lingtong was also cautious, she naturally knew that the wangfei had concerns, so she smiled and nodded. "Yes, if the princess wakes up and can't find you, she'll probably be unhappy again."    

    

Shen Qi smiled as she shook her head, and then, she held on to Forge's hand and returned to the side hall.    

    

When he returned to the hall, not a single person was present. Only then did Shen Qi ask: "Speak, what happened?"    

    

Ling Yu's words caused Shen Qi to be stunned. She said, "Princess, Lan Xin is actually the biological daughter of the Aunt Ning."    

    

"What did you say?" Shen Qi almost dropped the teacup in her hands. She had never heard of this kind of thing happening before, and she remembered that the common mama and the Aunt Ning by the empress dowager's side had never been married before.    

    

Then where did this daughter come from?    

    

"Did you hear that clearly?" Shen Qi asked seriously.    

    

Forge immediately guaranteed: "How dare I say such things? If I hadn't heard their conversation with my own ears, I wouldn't have dared to make any wild guesses even if I was given a hundred times the courage. "    

    

It was also because Lan Xin was more agitated, that she questioned the Aunt Ning. She was a little agitated, and then her voice was a little louder, so Forou heard it. Otherwise, according to the Aunt Ning's caution, she wouldn't have been asked about this sort of thing.    

    

Plus, they already found a hidden place, and today was a day like this. There would never be anyone around later on, so no one would have thought that they would be heard by Liuguo.    

    

Shen Qi naturally knew Forge's character. Although she liked to inquire about things, she wasn't a strict person and naturally wouldn't blindly spread rumors.    

    

Previously, she knew that Lan Xin was Aunt Ning's goddaughter, and Aunt Ning treated her like his own. She really never thought about it in this direction, since the fact that Aunt Ning didn't have a marriage wasn't a secret either.    

    

She didn't expect there to be such twists and turns in the middle. She just didn't know if the empress dowager was aware of this or not.    

    

Afterwards, she shook her head. Whether the empress dowager knew or not, it wasn't something she should be concerned about. She then warned Lian Qiuwei, "If these words get out, they absolutely can't be leaked. No matter what, it has nothing to do with us."    

    

Forcing nodded, "This servant understands."    

    

Shen Qi pondered for a moment. Although she said it like that, she still felt that she should ask Lan Xin again after going back.    

    

Lan Xin had been given a good son who had redeemed her. Aunt Ning's dowry was quite generous and was pretty good to begin with, but because Lan Xin had lived in the palace for too long, she was not used to the hardships outside.    

    

Although she was a palace maid in the palace, because she had the Aunt Ning, she was not worse off than the other young ladies of the Shangguan family.    

    

Every few days, he would be able to eat a bowl of bird's nest porridge, which was worth a silver tael and was enough for an ordinary person to live for a month. Thus, even if her dowry was generous and her man was honest and reliable, he wouldn't be able to afford it.    

    

She had worn silk in the palace, but after marriage she had to wear cotton, a gap she found difficult to accept at the moment.    

    

After finding out about her relationship with Aunt Ning by accident, she originally thought that the Aunt Ning had treated her pretty well and that she shouldn't let her down again. However, now that her identity had been changed, she immediately felt that the Aunt Ning owed her everything.    

    

So, no matter what, he had to change his current situation. If he didn't know that he was the daughter of the Aunt Ning, he would still be willing to live a peaceful life.    

    

Then, she came to find Aunt Ning about three to five times. Because Aunt Ning owed her a lot, she was also very tolerant of him.    

    

This time, they had come to the palace taking advantage of the empress dowager's birthday, when every place was in chaos, to seek something, and the Aunt Ning didn't want her to make a mistake. Thus, she had earnestly tried to persuade her, but the result was Lan Xin becoming even more unhappy, and even loudly arguing with her.    

    

This was also an opportunity that was discovered by Forsythia.    

    

Shen Qi and the others naturally did not know about any of this. They had originally thought that Lan Xin and the Aunt Ning's matter should have nothing to do with them, so they planned to go back and investigate.    

    

She didn't expect that not long after they returned to the Tzu Ning Palace's side hall, Lan Xin would rush in without a care for anything else, followed by an anxious Aunt Ning. The palace maids and eunuchs naturally recognized the Aunt Ning and wouldn't stop her, but the palace guards wouldn't let them pass.    

    

After being stopped, Lan Xin no longer rushed inside. She directly knelt down towards Shen Qi with a bitter face. "Princess, I beg of you, please save this servant!"    

    

Shen Qi was immediately stunned, what was going on?    

    

She raised her head and looked at Aunt Ning, not understanding what the two were up to, but Aunt Ning's face was filled with hunger and shame, also kneeling beside Lan Xin, "Please forgive my Royal Consort, and don't lower yourself to her. This old servant will definitely teach Lan Xin a good lesson when I return, and won't let her give you any trouble."    

    

Lan Xin looked at her sneer and taunted, "What qualifications do you have to discipline me? Don't pretend to be good, I don't need you! "    

    

Her lips moved a few times, but in the end, she did not say anything. She closed her eyes in disappointment and continued to beg for mercy while facing Shen Qi, "I beg that you do not mind, wangfei.    

    

Lan Xin snorted coldly, then said to Shen Qi once again, "I beg of you, esteemed wangfei, to save this servant.    

    

Shen Qi's face was filled with astonishment and bewilderment. There must be something wrong with this Lan Xin, right? She had clearly been eyeing the prince, yet you still begged her to save her life. Did she think you were foolish, or was she foolish?    

    

Shen Qi did not want to meddle in other people's business, and because she felt that Lan Xin was unspeakably strange, she was even more unwilling to meddle. She waved her hand and said to Zi Zhu: "Zi Zhu, send Aunt Ning and Orchid Lady back. She turned to leave.    

    

At this time, the wet nurse came out carrying Shen Qi, who did not want his daughter to see all of this, so she went forward to bring her back, but just at this moment, Lan Xin rushed over as if she had gone mad. Her movements were too fast, and no one was able to react at all, she rushed to Shen Qi's front in a few steps.    

    

"Princess, be careful!" Shen Qi shouted directly, "Xi Shi, protect the princess."    

    

The Aunt Ning was scared silly by this sudden turn of events, and stared blankly without being able to recover her senses. However, the guards and secret guards of the Duke Palaces were not easy to deal with at this time, and they immediately stepped forward to control Lan Xin.    

    

Only now did he turn his head to look at Lan Xin, and discovered that there was actually a blade in her hand. Shen Qi frowned, could it be that she really thought that she would be able to kill him with just her strength alone?    

    

She always felt that it was a little strange. She looked at the guard and ordered directly, "Tie her up and hand her over to the prince for punishment." Then she turned back to the beginning, and this time she would be with her daughter.    

    

Although Lan Xin was being suppressed, she was still cursing. "You all will die a horrible death. It's all because of you that I became like this. Why don't you all just go and die?" After saying that, he laughed without restraint. It was extremely strange.    

    

Shen Qi's heart was even more uneasy, feeling as if she had overlooked something. She glanced at Lan Xin, then quickly walked into the room.    

    

Before he could even enter, he heard a loud bang, as if something fell on the ground, Shen Qi was immediately shocked, and rushed in without caring about anything.    

    

They just saw Xi Shi protecting the Beginner, there was one guard in charge of protecting the Beginner, who was fighting with another man in black, while the nanny was on the ground, not knowing if she was dead or alive.    

    

The guards protected the princess consort. Shen Qi immediately ordered, "Go and protect the princess!"    

    

With the addition of the secret guards, the guards also quickly surrounded Chu Chuchu and Xi Shi. Zi Li, Bai Zhi, on the other hand, was walking in front of Shen Qi, protecting Princess Hua-Yang behind him.    

    

Because the Prince had assigned more people to Chu Yu and her, he was clearly in the upper hand now. There was only one person coming from the opposing side, but their side could come in a dozen, so it would be too useless if they got hurt.    

    

The black clothed man continued to attack while walking towards Xi Shi, the hidden guards would naturally not let him succeed, adding another one, it would be better to stall him, but his techniques were strange, and it was clear that he was in a stalemate.    

    

The guards didn't dare to step forward when the guards were fighting. If it wasn't on the same level, then they would be instantly killed and might even drag their feet.    

    

The guard moved out while protecting Xi Shi, and just as he was about to walk in front of Shen Qi, a black clothed man appeared out of nowhere, and with a strange movement, he dodged all the guards' defenses, and directly ran towards Xi Shi.    

    

"Be careful of the princess!" Shen Qi immediately shouted with all her might, she was so scared that her entire body froze.    

    

Xi Shi was also on guard, even before she had heard the reminder of the wangfei, she had already sensed the incoming person and was immediately prepared to fight.    

    

The person who came might not have thought that a little girl like Xi Shi would be so powerful, and did not have any scruples towards Xi Shi.    

    

However, just as his hand was about to reach in front of the man in the beginning, Xi Shi dodged with a strange movement, and then, the guards reacted and immediately surrounded the man.    

    

Shen Qi was terrified, but she felt that it was strange, where did this person come from? With guards guarding outside, it was impossible for them to not make any noise. So where did he come from?    

    

She could not care too much and forced herself to calm down. She shouted into the air, "Everyone, come out. Everyone, be on your guard. We need to protect the princess."    

    

As expected, when she finished speaking, a few black-robed secret guards appeared in midair. These guards were all here to protect the wangfei and princess at a life and death moment, and wouldn't show themselves easily. However, Shen Qi felt that it was time to let them go on stage.    

    

With their help, the two of them were quickly restrained. However, when the two black clothed men realized that they could not escape, they immediately committed suicide, not giving the others any chance to interrogate them.    

    

But at this time, Shen Qi still did not dare to relax her guard. The appearance of these two people was too strange, she had no choice but to be on guard, and it was not easy to enter the palace either.