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Chapter 11 Families Gathering Part 3
Su Wanniang also looked anxious: "Miss, how can this be? If she beats you, how can I explain this to Madam? How can I explain to the Elder Gongzi and the others? If the Marquis finds out, how can it be good?" In one sentence, the aftermath was completely pointed out: if the Fourth Princess had hit Shen Wen, would the Marquis of Zhenbei's household be able to forgive her?
The Fourth Princess looked at the people who were getting closer and closer, and was so angry that she said, "You don't curtsy when you see me, shouldn't you be beaten?!"
Shen Wen looked at the Fourth Princess with some earnestness and did not speak for some time. When the people next to her were already close, the Fourth Princess shouted, "What are you staring at?!"
Shen Wen blinked, "I was wondering if you looked like a princess." Or did she not think she was a princess?
Among the people gathered around, someone from the Marquis House said loudly, "This is the Fourth Princess! Oh, and the Grand Prince!" Those who heard it all bowed.
Shen Wen said with surprise, "You're really the princess?" How dare you not believe that?
The Fourth Princess was just about to have a fit when Shen Wen said, "I've bowed to the Fifth Princess' sister! Look, isn't that so?" After saying this, she bowed extremely clumsily. Everyone looked at her and thought she was very attentive, but the action looked stupidly twisted and ugly when she did it, not respectful at all. And it was said as if she was repeating the salute she had given to the Fifth Princess, rather than the Fourth Princess.
When Shen Xiang arrived, she hurriedly bowed, took one of Shen Wen's hands and smiled at the Fourth Princess, "I am the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, this is my younger sister, the Fourth Princess has something to do?" Shen Xiang practised martial arts, her body was tall and straight, although she was younger than the Fourth Princess, she was even taller than her, not letting the Fourth Princess down at all in terms of her aura.
The Fourth Princess snorted coldly, "Your sister should be slapped for not bowing when she sees me!"
Shen Xiang's eyes glared after hearing this, her sharp gaze causing the Fourth Princess to freeze, but Shen Wen shook Shen Xiang's hand and grabbed it, saying: "But I didn't know she was the Fourth Princess. She came and grabbed the lantern riddle I was reading, said I was something, then asked me to curtsy, never said she was the Fourth Princess! I thought she was angry because I said she was clever and was going to trick me into giving her a curtsy." All those listening around them were busy bowing their heads so as not to reveal their minds in the gaze they gave to the Fourth Princess.
The Fourth Princess stared at Shen Wen and said viciously, "How dare you slander me?!"
Shen Xiang pulled Shen Wen behind her, but Shen Wen met the Fourth Princess's gaze and said clearly,"What do you mean by slander? I said you are smart, you said I said wrong. I then did not say anything else ah ......" completely childish words, but this is simply scolding the fourth princess, calling her clever to be wrong. The people nearby did not dare to speak, fearing that the Fourth Princess was about to get angry.
Fourth Princess was really angry and blushed, just about to speak, Shen Wen suddenly took a step forward towards her and said with wide eyes and a lowered voice: "Your face is not wiped clean, there is a big black spot ......" with a kind look.
The Fourth Princess hated it when people talked about the black mole on her face, and she would usually find fault with anyone who looked at it, but today Shen Wen even said it in public. In her fury, the Fourth Princess raised her hand and swung it at Shen Wen, saying, "How dare you!"
How could Shen Xiang let her touch Shen Wen, she pulled Shen Wen back and moved out of the way. Shen Xiang held back her laughter, dragged Shen Wen behind her and said to the Fourth Princess, "My little sister is young and ignorant, please Princess don't be casual to her."
The Fourth Princess trembled with anger and was about to strike again. But once she saw the way Shen Xiang had one hand casually placed in front of her body, she thought of what people said about the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei practising martial arts, and dared not make a move herself. If she had let someone else come, the other party was also the daughter of a nobleman, so she would not have allowed her underlings to do anything. As she was getting angry, Su Wanniang, who was behind Shen Wen, said to her in a reproachful tone: " Miss, how can you just say something about another person's face?"
Shen Wen replied with a sobbing voice: "I thought it was a fly and wanted to chase it away for her. Later, when I saw that it didn't fly away, I thought it was something dirty. Who knew it was growing on her face? I've never seen anyone with this on their face ......" Isn't this still scolding the Fourth Princess? This child is not afraid of death. Shen Wen took up the issue again and pulled Shen Xiang and said, "Let me make amends to her and say that I won't say anything about the big black spot on her face again, okay?"
Still "big" black spots? ! The Fourth Princess yelled and was about to rush over, but was held back by the Eldest Prince next to her. The Eldest Prince emerged from the shadows and said with a smile: "Fourth sister, don't be angry, that's just a child, what does she know, it's just nonsense."
A genuine smile appeared on Shen Wen's face as she looked at the Grand Prince surrounded by paper lanterns of various colours.
In a previous life, she had watched as many unjust souls came to his side to see how his life was ending as he was dying. At that time, although he was only in his fifties, he had become sick and sleepless day and night from years of licentiousness. Whenever he was about to fall asleep in extreme exhaustion, his consciousness would slacken and he would be able to see the spirits that surrounded him, and he would wake up every time in a state of shock.
Those spirits were filled with hatred for him and stirred him up again and again, asking him why he had done such a heartless deed, which had not only cost the lives of so many innocent people, but also destroyed a great kingdom. By the time he was free from his physical body, his soul broke free from the many grieving spirits surrounding him, but was stranded in a space where he needed to re-experience the experiences of this life, to experience the pain or joy he had brought to others. In the end, all the debts he owed had to be repaid one by one with the same pain or joy he had felt.
Seeing him end like this, the many resentful spirits all fulfilled their unfinished wishes and left with ease, only Shen Wen continued to stay.
She smiled and looked at the eldest prince, and in her heart she wanted to say to him: In fact, there is nothing wrong with pursuing the throne, and it is understandable that you are jealous of your own brother's alliance with my family. Everyone has their own desires, some want money, some want fame, some want to be emperor ...... These are all human nature. It's just that you shouldn't use evil means, shouldn't be so reckless as to use other people's lives and blood to pave the way for yourself ...... In fact, it's nothing if you do, after all, you have to pay for everything after death. It is just that you should not ignore the humble soul, for you do not know that the apparently cowardly and incompetent person may have an obstinate and narrow-minded soul. This soul, unable to give up this world, lingered for a thousand years until one day she returned to the yang world - and that was me.
The moment I return today, all your efforts in this life will be wasted. You do not have to wait until after death to face disillusionment; you will see your downfall in your lifetime. It is no exaggeration to say that I am your calamity in this life. How can this not make me doubly happy?
The First Prince had long observed Su Wanniang from the side, the girl's bangs fell below her eyebrows, leaving half of her face, but she still looked good, no wonder she was chosen by the brothel house. Another close look at Shen Wen's reddened cheeks, and from the bottom of his heart, he disliked it and felt the urge to slap that stupid smiling face flat.
Knowing that the people around him were looking at him, the First Prince, with a calm expression, looked at Shen Wen behind Shen Xiang from a high angle and said, "Do you know that you were wrong?" If she admitted her mistake, it was Shen Wen's fault. If she didn't admit her mistake, even the First Prince spoke up and said she was wrong, wouldn't she be committing an offence from below?
Shen Xiang frowned, but Shen Wen didn't look scared at all and asked the Grand Prince with a smile, "Uncle, please tell me where I am wrong. I will definitely change."
Uncle? The First Prince almost lost his breath, he had only turned eighteen and had just called the Fourth Princess "Fourth Sister", if he became an uncle, did he look like someone from a different generation from the Fourth Princess? Moreover, asking him to tell how Shen Wen was wrong was not digging a hole for him? If the situation he described was not true, then he was biassed in favour of his sister, and if it was true, the Fourth Princess really did not have the upper hand. The First Prince stared at Shen Wen, not believing that a seven-year-old child would lay such a trap for himself.
Shen Wen met the gaze of the First Prince, suddenly somewhat to the eyes, with a surprised tone said: "Uncle, I found that your nostrils are becoming larger ......" Around was shocked backwards a breath of cold air: this child not only scolded the Fourth Princess, even the First Prince dare to say ah, really ate the heart of the wolf leopard guts!(very bold)
Shen Xiang almost laughed out loud, and was busy lowering her head, pulling Shen Wen a bow and saying, "My sister is really young, mother has instructed us to return to the house as soon as possible, please allow us to leave."
The Fourth Princess was furious and shouted, "Don't let them go!"
Shen Xiang raised her head and said, "May I ask why the princess won't let us go?"
The Fourth Princess said, "Your sister has spoken rudely!"
Shen Xiang asked, "How did she speak rudely?"
The Fourth Princess jumped to her feet and said, "She said I had black spots on my face and that my royal big brother had big nostrils!" The people around them couldn't help themselves and puffed out their laughter.
Shen Xiang tensed her face as much as she could and said, "The princess also said these things, so what should we do?"
The First Prince pulled the Fourth Princess for a moment and said to Shen Xiang, "It is true that children speak without thinking in their heads. You should hire an upbringing Mama to teach your sister manners properly."
Shen Xiang nodded her head and answered "Yes", Shen Wen probed out and said, "I have an upbringing Mama, it is Qin Mama, she is very good, she never hit me." From then on, Qin Shi's name was ruined.
The First Prince finally lost his composure and looked at Shen Wen and reprimanded, "Your words are vulgar, you can see that there is not enough discipline!"
Shen Wen blinked her eyes, slightly opening the sorrow that had accumulated for a thousand years and immediately burst into tears. When Shen Xiang saw this, she quickly grabbed her handkerchief from her sleeve, but Shen Wen was already crying loudly.
Having seen Shen Wen's crying skills, Su Wanniang behind her and Shen Xiang's maid Chunlu also pulled out their handkerchiefs, looking as if they were on the verge of an attack, and the people on the other side of the room looked at each other, thinking they were making a bit of a fuss.
Shen Wen cried with great sadness, crying miserably interspersed with self-talk: "I don't know what I did wrong ...... that sister came over and stole my lantern puzzle, I didn't say she was rude ...... she said she was a princess. I didn't say the princess wasn't like that, how nice the Fifth Princess sister was ...... I didn't say that uncle had some yellow teeth ...... oooh ...... I didn't say that uncle's eyes looked scary either ...... oooh ...... I didn't say I smelled a stink in that sister's mouth ...... why did you say that about me ......"
The faces of the First Prince and the Fourth Princess became darker and darker, and the people listening next to them did not dare to laugh, but could only turn their faces sideways: this is called " didn't say", this is called didn't say less!
Shen Xiang Su Wanniang took turns to wipe Shen Wen's tears and snot, changing handkerchiefs one by one, but Shen Wen's tears still wouldn't stop.
Shen Zhuo was in the middle of a game of chess when he heard footsteps hurrying by, and before he had time to look up, he heard someone say, "First Miss and Second Miss are in the courtyard with the First Prince and Fourth Princess ......" Shen Zhuo got up at once and raised his eyebrows immediately and said. "What's going on?"
The visitor stammered, "It seems that the Fourth princess stole the Second young lady's lantern riddle, then the two spoke out of place, the Eldest young lady went over and the Eldest Prince stood out, it's not clear what happened ......"
Shen Zhuo said to the boy beside him, "Go and tell Lao Guan to get the carriage ready, and wait for us at the residence gate." Then to the youngest son of the Marquis of Changle, who was still frozen at the table, he said, "Quickly lead the way for me!"
Shen Wen had already wet five handkerchiefs from crying, and had even smeared her face with her own sleeve. Shen Zhuo strided over and looked at Shen Wen who was still crying bitterly, and his heart was already angry, but on the surface he was calm and bowed to the unkind-faced First Prince and Fourth Princess, then said:"I am Shen Zhuo, the third son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, her youngest sister is seven years old and childishly ignorant. Please let me know if you have any problems, and if I cannot solve them, I will return to the House and report them to my mother, and if my mother is unable to solve them, I can also report them to my father. Please, First Prince and Fourth Princess, don't make things difficult for a child!”
What a statement! Pointing out that the First Prince and the Fourth Princess are bullying a small child. What is it that you can't tell the adults, but you have to embarrass a child like this?
The First Prince waved his hand anxiously and said with a forced smile, "It's just a joke between children, your sister is taking it too seriously." After saying that, he pulled the Fourth Princess and turned to walk away. This way Shen Xiang took Shen Wen's hand and led her away as well. Shen Zhuo led the way, and Shen Wen walked through the Marquis of Changle's residence, almost with her eyes closed, crying all the way.
People avoided them, no one dared to talk to them: This young girl was simply a troublemaker, the Grand Prince would surely become the Crown Prince in the future, and here she just offended others and made things difficult for the ZhenBei Marquis!
Shen Zhuo hurriedly excused himself from the Marquis of Changle's residence and went to the residence gate, where the carriage of the Marquis of Zhenbei was already all waiting.
Shen Wen, whose heart has long been bad, cried to Shen Zhuo before she got into the carriage and said, "Third brother ...... sorry ......"
Shen Zhuo sighed: "It's nothing, next time ...... just ignore them."
Shen Wen shook her head and said, "It was that sister who came to talk to me ......"
Shen Zhuo frowned: the Fourth Princess came looking for trouble, could it be that the royal family has an unfavourable intention towards the Marquis of Zhenbei? I will have to talk to my elder brother and the others when I get back.
Shen Xiang also said, "I am supposed to be with my sister."
Shen Wen finally stopped crying and blinked her swollen eyes as she said, "My sister is with Zhang's sister, how is Zhang's sister? I haven't had time to say goodbye to her yet."
Shen Zhuo's ears perked up a little, thinking that since Zhang Yunjin had come, he wondered if Zhang Yunming had come? He looked around and didn't see anyone coming. Maybe he was afraid of trouble and didn't dare to come over, this unrighteous guy.
Shen Xiang looked back and said, "We can't go back to her now. She said she wants to see the lanterns after this, so maybe we can run into her if we go to the lantern market."
Shen Zhuo was happy for a moment, then hesitated, "After what happened, we'd better go back to the house right away."
Shen Wen immediately said, "But I want to see the lanterns too!"
Shen Zhuo looked at Shen Wen, "You want to see the lantern even though you are crying like this?"
Shen Wen said, "But I've already cried, so I can watch the lantern."
Shen Zhuo looked at Shen Wen's face full of red rouge, but with smiling swollen eyes, and shook his head in disbelief.
Shen Xiang smiled and said, "You know her, if she wants to cry, she cries. It's the New Year, let's cheer her up and let's look at the lanterns."
Shen Zhuo nodded and sent one of his men back to the Mansion first to report the conflict here to Madam, then told Yang Shi that they would be back in another hour, and then took a team of horses to escort the two carriages to the lantern market in the middle of the city.
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