RPAGF Chapter 411 The Concubine is Rejected
Chapter 411 The Concubine is Rejected
Hu Manman looked at Zuo He as if she were an idiot: "Otherwise what?"
"..." Zuo He felt a tightness in her chest.
Hu Manman said slowly and deliberately, "Yan Wenyuan lost her virginity before marriage and was returned. The Yan family will become a laughing stock in the capital. I don't want to end up like that."
After saying that, she left.
Zuo He stomped her feet in anger, but after thinking it over, there was nothing she could do but worry helplessly.
When Song Yin woke up, the Crown Prince had already left. A palace maid came over with various gifts and said...
"Sister, this was left for you by His Highness the Crown Prince, and these tonics were sent over by the Crown Princess."
Song Yin nodded: "Put them all away."
The young palace maid looked around cautiously and said, "Sister, should His Highness the Crown Prince have a physician examine all these things that the Crown Princess sent before putting them away?"
"No need." Seeing that she didn't understand, Song Yin didn't explain, but simply asked, "What happened to Consort Wen last night?"
The young palace maid pouted and said, "The Crown Princess had her sent back to the Yan family on the grounds that she had lost her virginity before marriage. I heard that the handkerchief that was covering her mouth fell off before she left the palace, and the whole palace could hear her crying and cursing, saying that she was persecuted by the Crown Princess..."
Song Yin frowned: "If it weren't for the Crown Princess's kindness, do you think such a fool would have survived?"
"She herself is foolish, but it also shows how much His Highness values you, Sister." The little palace maid was overjoyed.
Seeing that she didn't understand, Song Yin shook her head and didn't say anything more.
The Crown Prince was indeed good to her. They had known each other since childhood and had a deep mutual understanding. How could they not have feelings for each other? But in the Crown Prince's heart, feelings probably didn't even have a corner.
As for punishing Yan Wenyuan for her sake? That's impossible.
The Crown Prince was displeased with the arrival of three concubines, but he couldn't send them back, leaving him feeling deeply aggrieved. Then Yan Wenyuan deliberately barged in, giving the Crown Prince an outlet for his anger. He used the pretext of favoring her to make an example of her.
Smart people know that it has nothing to do with the Crown Princess, and nothing to do with her.
I hope the Yan family is smart.
Song Yin lowered her eyes to look at her lower abdomen and smiled slightly. With a mother like Gui Shan, this child's future is sure to be smooth.
The Crown Prince did not return to the palace that night, but returned the next day, and Gui Shan went to look for him.
"Miss Song Yin is pregnant. Should we elevate her rank?" Gui Shan asked. "Let's give her the title of concubine for now, and then... after she gives birth, we can find a secondary consort for her, so that the child can be raised by His Highness and her..."
"No need," the Crown Prince interrupted Gui Shan.
Gui Shan was stunned. She knew that the Crown Prince liked Song Yin and thought that the Crown Prince was looking for an opportunity to promote Song Yin. She had thought of everything she could think of for him, but the Crown Prince said that it was not necessary.
The Crown Prince looked at Gui Shan: "You are my Crown Princess, and all my children will be raised under your name."
He reached out to touch Gui Shan's face, his expression unreadable.
"Shanshan, I have chosen you because you are sensible and obedient. You must not disappoint me."
Gui Shan agreed without really understanding what was going on, and then left.
A chill ran down her spine; she couldn't understand what the Crown Prince meant. She thought he intended to leave the position of Empress to Song Yin, but judging from his words, that wasn't the case.
The Crown Prince had long since stopped showing her any affection; he couldn't possibly be using that to deceive her.
So from the very beginning, the Crown Prince never intended for Song Yin to raise the child herself.
Gui Shan suddenly felt sorry for Song Yin.
As for Yan Wenyuan, after being sent back to the Yan family, she cried uncontrollably, hugging her mother and sobbing.
"Mother, I was ruined by that vile woman Gui Shan. She said I lost my virginity before marriage, but I didn't. His Highness the Crown Prince never even touched me, yet he believed Gui Shan's words. Father, you must seek justice for me..."
Lord Yan was furious and slapped Yan Wenyuan across the face, shouting, "You still have the nerve to cry?"
Lady Bo exclaimed in surprise, hugged her daughter, and said, "What are you doing, sir? Our daughter has been wronged, why are you hitting her?"
Lord Yan pointed at the mother and daughter: "Fools! How could I have married such a fool and given birth to such a stupid daughter!"
Yan Wenyuan was beaten, but she remained stubborn. No matter how Uncle Yan asked her, she only said that she had been framed by Gui Shan.
Lord Yan sneered repeatedly: "It's fine if you don't tell the truth. This matter is already settled. The three concubines have entered the palace, but you are the first one to run into trouble. It's really good that our Yan family has a daughter like you! It's really good!"
Yan Wenyuan burst into tears.
Lord Yan turned and left, discussing with his uncles and brothers, and finally sent Yan Wenyuan to the family temple. He also raised 20,000 taels of silver and sent it to the Crown Prince's residence, saying that his family had failed to raise the young lady well.
As for the reputations of the other women in the Yan family, they were ruined from that point on.
Yan Wenyuan's third aunt had a daughter of marriageable age. The third aunt was so angry that she smashed things in the room: "Yan Wenyuan is so stupid. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess would definitely handle this matter privately. She had to make a big fuss about it and cause all her younger sisters to suffer!"
Lady Bo, on the other hand, was so upset that she refused to send her daughter to the family temple. She insisted that her husband go to the Crown Prince's residence to seek justice. She even found a powerful nanny to verify her daughter's identity.
Finally, Lord Yan slapped her again: "Do you want our entire Yan family to be buried with Wen Yuan? This matter has nothing to do with Wen Yuan's innocence. She was the first to cause trouble, and the Crown Prince found a pretext to punish her, and also to punish our Yan family. Do you understand?"
The Countess didn't understand, but it didn't matter, because soon the Earl's mansion announced that the Countess was seriously ill and that the household affairs were being handled by her two brothers' wives and her daughter-in-law.
The rumors about the Earl's mansion might have continued for a while longer.
But in early April, the Emperor's health deteriorated again. His condition worsened, and he was depressed. He asked the Emperor to come and talk to him.
Sheng Tong was highly trusted by the Emperor and advised, "If Your Majesty wishes to prolong your life, it would be best to hold a Buddhist ceremony to exorcise evil spirits and ward off disasters. Your Majesty's illness will surely be greatly cured."
The emperor believed it without a doubt and immediately summoned the crown prince, saying, "You should discuss with the master and choose an auspicious day to hold the Ten Thousand Buddhas Ceremony, to pray for blessings for me and the people."
The crown prince was overjoyed, feeling that the time was ripe, and immediately nodded in agreement.
He ostensibly discussed the Dharma assembly with Sheng Tong, but in reality, he asked, "I observe that Father Emperor's spirit and energy are not as good as before. What have you done?"
“Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed,” Sheng Tong said, chanting a Buddhist prayer. “It was nothing more than using some incantations.”
"Then let's begin preparing the final incantation!" The prince said confidently, but looked at Sheng Tong with some surprise, "Why do you seem a little thinner?"
Saint Tong said, "The daily Buddhist practice in the palace is inevitably austere, but it is not a big problem."
A gust of wind blew by, lifting the black veil from his face, revealing a face still scorched by flames, with no sign of improvement even in the scar at the corner of his mouth.
The prince nodded: "Holy monk, you have worked hard."