After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 824 - 821: Passing On the Message
A father-in-law cherishes his daughter, unwilling to scold her; scolding his son-in-law is another matter.
His own father is unwilling to scold his daughter-in-law, so he scolds his own son.
For a moment, Xie Jingchen truly felt somewhat hopeless.
Getting scolded for doing nothing.
However—
The Prince scolded him precisely because he did nothing.
A noble princess, the noble wife of the Heir of Prince Zhenbei, making a maid take a broom to chase people away, even if it wasn’t Nanny Li but someone else, wouldn’t that be inappropriate?
How can the actions of a noble family be so simple, rough, and direct?
If he weren’t at the Agarwood Pavilion, it might be okay, but he was there and didn’t even try to stop it.
Just watching the Princess Consort and her maid treat the Prince Mansion’s rules like mere ornaments?
Currently, the household is still managed by Princess Nanzhang. If she wants the Prince to use the family rules to punish the Heir’s wife, should he punish her or not?
If the household were managed by the Princess Consort, it would be even more problematic.
If she can’t manage the Heir’s wife, how can she manage others?!
Xie Jingchen looked at the Prince, "Father, do you think I can control her?"
The Prince glared.
Does he not know his own son?
Is he unable to control her, or is he just indulging her?!
Thinking of the Emperor and Marquis Dongxiang, the Prince said no more.
"In the future, try not to give the Heir’s wife a chance to get physical," the Prince said.
If Nanny Li needed to be driven away, he could have given the order, why let the Heir’s wife command a maid?
When that maid takes action, it’s quite the spectacle.
Xie Jingchen replied, "As long as she can clean up the mess, why do Father and I need to worry?"
"Although the household is managed by Princess Nanzhang, she would not dare let Father punish the Heir’s wife at this time."
No matter who Nanny Li is sent by, she’s backed by the Empress Dowager.
Does Princess Nanzhang dare to hinder the Empress Dowager at this time?
The Prince knew it was best if the situation escalated, but under his watch, watching someone get chased away with a broom, can he pretend not to see?
Chase them out of the Agarwood Pavilion, that’s one thing, but all the way to the gate of the Prince Mansion?
In this chase, the reputations of the Prince Mansion, Empress Dowager, and the Emperor have all been thrown to the ground.
The Prince dismissively sent his son away.
Exiting the study, Xie Jingchen looked up at the sky.
Although the sun was bright and it wasn’t cold at all, the Hidden Guard felt that their Young Master needed to wear a cotton coat.
When Xie Jingchen returned inside, Su Jin was reprimanding Xingxing.
Why not just use a slingshot to hit Nanny Li, why resort to using a broom?
Xingxing looked aggrieved.
She hadn’t thought it through at the time.
She was only thinking about the ten thousand taels silver note Nanny Li had taken from her.
Ten thousand taels.
If she didn’t beat Nanny Li half to death, she wouldn’t even get back the principal.
Xie Jingchen entered the room past the beaded curtain and said, "Stop scolding."
He had endured the Prince’s scolding for most of the day.
Returning to find Su Jin still scolding the maid, it was obviously the second round, a specially staged performance for him to see.
Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen, knowing the Prince had summoned him for a scolding, Su Jin asked, "You aren’t angry?"
"Already used to it," Xie Jingchen said, rubbing his forehead.
"..."
The word ’used to it’ is filled with unspeakable bitterness.
Su Jin felt a bit sympathetic towards him.
Xingxing also felt sympathetic.
She sincerely promised not to chase people with broomsticks anymore.
Imperial Study.
The Emperor was reviewing memorials.
The little eunuch came in to report to Eunuch Fu that Nanny Li was chased away by Xingxing with a broom.
Eunuch Fu was momentarily stunned, "Chased away with a broom?"
"Not only chased away, but chased all the way from the Agarwood Pavilion to the entrance of Prince Zhenbei Mansion," the little eunuch said, with admiration in his tone.
There was no other way.
Nanny Li is a person close to the Empress Dowager, who often takes advantage of her status in the palace.
In appearance, they were respectful to her, but behind their backs, they could hardly hide their disdain.
Now that the Princess Consort Zhenbei and her maid stood up to give Nanny Li a good beating, it really hit home for those palace attendants.
Being excited, the little eunuch’s report was a bit loud.
The Emperor, being nearby, heard it clearly.
Though he hadn’t been to the Agarwood Pavilion, the Emperor could guess how far it was from there to the gate of Prince Zhenbei Mansion...
The Emperor raised a hand to his forehead.
Another eunuch came in to report that Nanny Li requested an audience.
"Let her in," the Emperor said.
Nanny Li hobbled into the Imperial Study, her face marked by the broom, looking quite miserable.
Nanny Li avoided the main issue, saying, "Slave is the Empress Dowager’s person, slave said it was the Emperor’s order to pass a message, but the Princess suspected slave of falsely passing the imperial edict, and let the maid beat the slave, and conveying the matter of asking the Princess Consort to treat the Princess Qi, it still troubles Eunuch Fu to personally make a trip."
Eunuch Fu stifled a laugh.
The Emperor said, "You go there."
Eunuch Fu then personally went out of the palace to convey the message.
Mmm.
Eunuch Fu went to Prince Zhenbei Mansion to deliver the Emperor’s verbal order, and ended up relaying Su Jin’s message to the Emperor.
The Emperor knew that the Empress Dowager took back the ten thousand taels of medical fees given to Su Jin, because Duanhui Commandery Princess wasn’t cured, and he was furious.
Su Jin is his daughter, a Daqi Princess.
The Empress Dowager giving her ten thousand taels isn’t a big deal.
Having his daughter work and then relinquish her earned money, how could the Emperor tolerate that?
The Emperor’s outburst in the Imperial Study was naturally reported to the Empress Dowager by the little eunuch.
The Empress Dowager didn’t know from the beginning that Nanny Li had lent the money for the medical fee and then took it back.
Knowing of the foolish acts by Nanny Li and Princess Nanzhang, the Empress Dowager was so angry it drained her of strength.
"You..."
"Are you trying to anger me to death before you’ll stop?!"
Nanny Li knelt on the ground, "Empress Dowager, please calm down!"
Can the Empress Dowager be calmed?
Nanny Li taking back the ten thousand taels ended any chance of ordering the Heir of Prince Zhenbei to treat diseases.
Princess Qi was still in pain, rolling in bed, while previously the Emperor was willing to help, now he not only refused but was angry.
If this spreads, no one will say that the Heir of Prince Zhenbei disrespects the Empress Dowager; instead, they would mock her inability to act properly!
The Empress Dowager was disappointed and said dejectedly, "You have been by my side for years."
"Princess Nanzhang was muddled, and you follow suit?!"
"All for ten thousand taels of silver, make me do something so ridicule-worthy?!"
Nanny Li slapped her own cheek, "Slave knows wrong, Empress Dowager, please calm down."
This isn’t just about calming down—it’s about how to persuade the Heir of Prince Zhenbei to treat Princess Qi’s illness.
The Empress Dowager was helpless.
Prince Qi Mansion.
Princess Qi’s voice had become hoarse from pain.
Mo Chengxian stood by the bedside, crying like a river.
Prince Qi was at his wit’s end, not knowing what to do.
The entire Prince Qi Mansion was waiting for Su Jin to treat Princess Qi, though it might not be successful, she was the last hope for Princess Qi.
But after waiting and waiting, all they received was the news that Nanny Li had been chased out of Prince Zhenbei Mansion with the Emperor’s verbal order.
Given Nanny Li and Princess Nanzhang’s foolish actions, Prince Qi knew the chances of the Heir of Prince Zhenbei coming to treat Princess Qi were slim.
Left with no choice, Prince Qi remembered something else Duke Chong had mentioned, and with a serious look, he said, "Saddle a horse, I will visit Dongxiang Marquis Mansion."
