In Prince Chen's Mansion, after breakfast, Ning He went for a walk in the courtyard and saw that the mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, full of joy and happiness.
Ning He turned around and called a servant, asking: "Is there any happy event in the house?"
The servant leaned forward and said, "Go back to the concubine. Your Majesty will host a birthday party for Princess Changle in advance at the mansion tomorrow."
She was hosting a birthday party for Duke Changle, but as a concubine of the palace, she had no idea about it and didn't even send anyone to tell her.
Ning He felt his chest was congested and said, "I understand, go and do your work."
The servant bowed his knees and turned to go to work.
"Let's go back!" Ning He said in a deep voice.
Chunni didn't notice anything strange about Ning He. She looked around, with the curiosity in her eyes, "The concubine has just come out, are you going back? Should we go there again?"
Ning He said angrily: "It's easy to leave, let's go back!"
Chunni turned around and saw Ning He with a sullen look on her face, she quickly bent her knees and said, "Yes, I understand."
Ning He walked quickly and walked back without stopping. The servants along the way saw her and bent their knees to salute her.
Looking at the busy servants, Ning He felt more and more like a joke.
She regretted marrying into Prince Chen's Mansion as a concubine.
Now that there is no royal concubine in the palace, Prince Chen can simply leave it to her to handle the birthday party for Duke Changle.
But she didn't know it. If she hadn't gone out for a walk today...
The more Ning He thought about it, the more frustrated he became.
When Ning He returned to Liuli Courtyard, Grandma Fang saw her and asked in surprise: "Didn't the concubine go for a walk? Why did she come back?"
Ning He didn't reply to Aunt Fang's words, and went straight to sit down on the soft couch with a sullen face.
Aunt Fang looked at Chuni and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"
Chuni shook her head and whispered, "I don't know, either."
Aunt Fang couldn't ask Chuni why. She saw the maid come in with tea, took the tea from the maid and handed it to Ning He. "Concubine, take a sip of tea first to calm down."
Ning He reached out to take the tea cup, lowered his head and took a few sips of tea, trying to suppress the anger in his heart.
Aunt Fang asked: "What's wrong with the concubine?"
"Concubine, Mr. Ye is here to visit." The servant came in and reported.
Ning He perked up and said, "Please!"
After a while, the servants led Ye Shu in, and Ning He greeted her, "Sir, here you go, please take a seat in the room."
After Ye Shu greeted Ning He, she sat down on the brocade stool next to the soft couch.
"Is there a happy event in the house? When I came down, I saw that the house was being decorated with lanterns and decorations. It was very lively."
Ning He's smile disappeared instantly.
Seeing Ning He's change of expression, Ye Shu secretly thought something bad and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Ning He did not hide anything from Ye Shu and said calmly: "Your Majesty will host a birthday party for Princess Changle in advance at the mansion tomorrow."
Ye Shu looked at Ning He and said, "This is a good thing. Why is the concubine unhappy?"
"Hmph!" Ning He snorted coldly and said with great grievance: "Happy? What does it have to do with me? Why should I be happy?
To be honest, I only found out about it before my husband came. To be precise, if I hadn’t gone wandering in the yard and seen the servants in disarray, I wouldn’t have known that the prince would have hosted a birthday party for Duke Changle."
Ning He's words were full of anger. He raised his hand to pick up the tea cup on the table, drank the remaining tea in one gulp, and then placed the empty cup heavily on the table.
Then he said: "So, I shouldn't have agreed to this marriage in the first place. I was so confused that I listened to my mother's lies.
You said that there is no princess in the palace now, so when I enter the palace, I will be the same as the princess. Is this the same?
The royal concubine will handle the affairs of the mansion, but as for me, let alone handle the affairs of the mansion, I don’t even know what else is going on in the mansion."
Lin Shu raised her head to look at Aunt Fang, raised her chin towards her, and motioned for her to take the others away.
Aunt Fang understood and came over and took the servant out.
After Lin Shu and others retreated, she asked, "Will the prince come over to the concubine at night?"
"Huh?" Ning He didn't expect Lin Shu to ask this, and nodded a little embarrassedly. "Yes! Why do you want to do this, sir?"
Lin Shu asked: "Do you come every day?"
Ning He shook his head and said, "Isn't that right? The prince has a lot of things to do. Sometimes he is late when he is busy, so he rests in the outer courtyard.
The prince is not addicted to women, but in the past month, the prince has spent more than half of his days resting in Liuli Courtyard."
Ning He explained subconsciously.
Lin Shu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that the prince still values his concubine very much. The concubine should not get sulky over trivial matters."
Ning He looked up at Lin Shu and asked, "In your eyes, sir, is this a trivial matter? Sir, do you think I'm being unreasonable?"
Lin Shu met Ning He's gaze and said, "I don't think this matter is trivial, but I think it's not appropriate for the concubine to rush to fight over this right now."
Ning He was stunned and asked: "In your opinion, sir, what should I do?"
Lin Shu did not directly reply to Ning He's question, "The concubine must know that the concubine is marrying a prince, a prince.
If the concubine wants to gain a foothold in the palace, she must win the prince's heart.
The concubine had just entered the palace and didn't know much about the situation in the palace.
Secondly, since the identity of the concubine is placed here, it should not be too revealing.
Thirdly, if the concubine fights for something like this, there will be no credit if it is done well, but it will be a sin if it is not done well."
After Lin Shu said this, Ning He calmed down, but he was still upset in his heart and asked: "According to what the teacher said, I can only be submissive in this house for the rest of my life?"
Lin Shu shook her head and said: "That's not true, but we need to be more cautious at the moment.
A person like the prince has deep meaning in his words and deeds. The concubine must not be reckless before she understands the prince's purpose.
Life is very long, and a concubine does not have to fight for temporary success."
Ning He calmed down and felt that what Lin Shu said was reasonable and asked: "According to your wishes, what should I do for tomorrow's banquet?"
Lin Shu thought for a while and said: "It depends on the prince's wishes. If the prince is willing to let the concubine participate, the concubine will help entertain the guests.
If the prince had not told the concubine, the concubine would have been reading and writing in the Liuli Courtyard, and had a good time."
Ning He remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking. After a moment, he asked: "What do you think the prince means? I can't go to the front yard to ask the prince, right?"
Lin Shu thought for a while and said: "If the prince stays in Liuli Courtyard at night, the concubine can test it out. Of course, if the concubine is worried that the prince will not come over at night, the concubine can send the prince some food during the meal...
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Ning He nodded and thanked sincerely: "Thank you sir, I understand. If he hadn't come here today, I would have done something stupid. Sir, you know so much!"
Lin Shu smiled and said with a bit of pride: "Concubine, you are so polite! Although I am not a man, I can still understand a man's thoughts.
Men, most of them hope that their women will be charming, well-behaved and sensible.
Having a beautiful country and a beautiful city can make him happy, and being well-behaved and sensible can make him feel at ease and worry-free.
The prince is a man and cannot escape these things."
