Have You Written Your Will Today?-Chapter 514 - 504: That Utterly Drained Feeling

This sentence, filled Shen Hua with deep disdain.

"Causing stupid mistakes himself, yet still relies on his mother to clean up the mess, thinking he’s still three years old. It seems that’s all there is to the Chengbo Marquis Mansion."

Le Jia knows a bit more than Shen Hua.

She took out a wine jug and threw it to Shen Hua.

"Madam Chengbo has taken quite a few concubines and concubine daughters for Hu Jianping, resulting in quite a number of bastard children."

The Hu Family isn’t lacking descendants.

The legitimate wife has not yet been pregnant; by all rights, the concubines should not be allowed to bear children first to avoid usurping the senior title.

"Fortunately, Princess You Ning despises Hu Jianping. The times they share a bed are few and far between, and they loathe each other upon sight; she also does not desire to bear his children."

Thus, the Empress Dowager has not been harsh on her.

But who would have thought Hu Jianping bullies the weak and fears the strong, previously always docile and obliging in front of Ji Shimin, and now he’s ended up sharing the bed with another person.

Such an act he would never dare to do before.

Even when Princess You Ning was just making a scene and uttered those heart-stabbing words, he did not refute a single sentence. Only behind her back did Hu Jianping dare to express outrage.

Right now, Madam Chengbo is having a headache.

She sighs over her unworthy son.

"Your father is unreliable, always busy chasing women. Mama had hopes that you would strive for honor! If you prove yourself, your father will value you, how then could Princess You Ning dare be so presumptuous?"

Hu Jianping, impatient, did not care to listen to those words, but still randomly agreed and flattered with many nice words, leaving Madam Chengbo extremely pleased.

She straightened Hu Jianping’s clothes for him.

"The Wei Family is now no better than a bankrupt family. My son, why panic?"

"But Mrs. Wei went to the Imperial Palace. If the Lady takes charge, and the Wei Family denies knowing this incident, according to the law, for committing adultery, the penalty is at least a beating, and at worst, death."

Madam Chengbo thought about the news she had inquired about not long ago and could not help but deride.

"Wei Xiheng even pulled his mother back home. With such a fuss, they’re obviously trying to vex others intentionally."

She suspects that the Wei Family has premeditated this.

Wei Xiheng did not stop it earlier nor later, he just happened to stop his mother right as she entered the Imperial Palace.

Is it really such a coincidence?

"They don’t even care about their reputation, deliberately exaggerating the incident, everyone in Shengjing is clever, how can they not see the trick? That Wei Family clearly wants to exploit more benefits. They are all blood-suckers."

At this point, even Madam Chengbo had her doubts.

"Though some of the top bastards have been chosen under the venomous woman Princess You Ning’s name, our Hu Family need not worry about lacking a legitimate son."

"But after all, this is your bloodline, if the Wei Family doesn’t care, consider it just another vessel for bearing sons, our Hu Family can certainly afford to raise them."

Once the child is born, bring him back to the mansion.

"But unexpectedly, this Princess You Ning does not agree."

Hu Jianping nodded in agreement.

Yet he couldn’t help but be afraid afterward.

"I’m just worried about the official family and the Lady there..."

"Don’t forget! When the official family first ascended the throne, your father was also among the first to pledge allegiance!"

"This matter in Shengjing, do you really think the official family won’t hear a hint of it? We swallow our pride in the matter with Princess You Ning, the Imperial Family naturally feels guilty! The silence before indicates he wants to give your father some face. As long as it doesn’t reach his ears, he surely won’t meddle."

In court and out, always busy with strengthening the country and the military, even the Imperial Censorate does not wish to interfere in these messy affairs.

Their conversation fades, consensus reached from either end.

Shen Hua coldly rubbed her hands together and kneaded her earlobes.

"He’s a ruthless character, as if Hu Jianping was born specifically to confront her."

Le Jia was also lost for words: "He’s indeed ruthless and somewhat clever. No wonder in the past, even your mother-in-law was often suppressed by Madam Chengbo."

Shen Hua tilted her head back to drink.

"Clever?"

Not necessarily.

"I think deliberately misinterpreting others, and it just so happens to be the Wei Family, could also be considered taking a clever shortcut and blindly stumbling upon it."

"That’s true, such people have a narrow view. Those who are unaware might think Marquis Chengbo has given Ji Teng great support, helping him ascend to the throne."

Le Jia thought about the previous conversation, her peach blossom eyes slightly lifting with emotion: "However, she regards Ji Teng quite highly."

Give face?

Ji Teng is a person whose temper is hard to fathom; one moment he could be all smiles and the next, he could turn a cold face. Besides Wei Yingying, only Cui Yun is willing to grovel before him.

This wine tastes pretty good, Shen Hua drank almost a lot of it.

"She thought of Ji Teng as someone who respects the Empress Dowager. That’s why she kept Princess You Ning and wouldn’t let the two divorce no matter what."

Indeed, after making her decision, Ji Teng was all smiles and courtesy to Marquis Chengbo.

Shen Hua slyly smiled: "But who would believe it, Ji Teng did it so Wei Yingying could enjoy the show."

If the roots are not eliminated, once this child remains, Shengjing will have countless troubles to entertain.

The two of them left the Chengbo Marquis Mansion and there weren’t many people on the street, so they strolled along.

"Speaking of excitement, there’s another matter you probably don’t know about yet seeing you like this."

Shen Hua looked over: "What is it?"

The girl frowned: "Who has been holding a banquet behind my back again?"

"Do you still remember the girl from the Langya Wang Family?"

"Wang Yingyu?"

"That’s her."

Le Jia: "The legitimate second son of the Langya Wang Family, her younger uncle, is a teacher at Shanqing Academy."

"This Mr. Wang has never married in his life, he dotes on his niece as if she were his own flesh and blood. Yesterday was his birthday, a lot of students went to the Wang Family to celebrate his longevity. Something happened."

Seeing her like this, Shen Hua had a bad premonition.

As expected.

"A man named Cheng Zheng, deliberately planned for Wang Yingyu to fall into the water."

Shen Hua frowned: "What kind of deep hatred could this be? Was Lady Wang harmed?"

"Cheng Zheng pulled her back up again."

Shen Hua: "...?"

"You know how it is, how could some outsider touch a girl’s body? Before the Wang Family people arrived, in full view of everyone, he knelt down on the ground and said a few words."

"As a student eager to save a life, I offended Lady Wang, but since a girl’s body and hair belong to her parents, I am ashamed and wish to marry her and beg everyone to forgive me."

"Is he sick?"

Shen Hua: "That mouth of his, must’ve crawled out of a slop bucket."

Le Jia enjoys listening to her talk. She couldn’t stop laughing, and after she had had enough laughing, she continued.

"If I hadn’t seen him secretly plotting by the lake, I would also have commended his selfless bravery. But the Wang Family, unaware of this, agreed to the marriage on the spot."

Le Jia wanted to say more, but her gaze was drawn to a man on the side. She saw a man standing against the wind, his robes fluttering elegantly.

She turned her provocative gaze back to Shen Hua.

"By the way, you mentioned tonics earlier, who were you asking for?"

For herself!

She feels very weak!

The type that’s drained.

But Shen Hua frowned.

She seriously thought, a man being inadequate is probably similar to a girl being inadequate, and she also feared losing face.

She didn’t hesitate: "Cui Yun."

Le Jia held back her laughter; Shen Hua’s walking posture was off, yet she was still stubbornly talking tough: "Prince practices martial arts, he surely can’t be..."

Shen Hua pressed her lips together, thinking of how she’d been manipulated these past few days, instantly felt a surge of anger, unhesitatingly she said: "Doesn’t he have to look good and be useful too?"