Chapter 20 Xiao Wan Rong

  This second lady must be a few years older than Qing'er, but it's hard to tell exactly how many. Her appearance is not to be mentioned, she can be called a beauty. If compared, Qing'er is delicate and lovely, while the second lady is elegant and charming. However, the strong scent of powder on her body is unbearable. Can the prince really stand it? This prince is indeed extraordinary, I should give him a thumbs up in admiration.

  "It's okay, don't worry about it, little sister."

  "No, we have to get Lotus Fragrance to invite Dr. Wang from the mansion to come and take a look at sister..."

  "Sister! Don't bother, I'm really fine."

  "But..."

  "Don't be so polite anymore, little sister, or I'll get angry."

  "Okay, since sister insists, then listen to sister."

  "Hmm. Lianxiang, you go out and wait with Xiaoyue, I'll have a word with your master."

  "Go wait outside, I'll have a chat with my sister!"

  "Yes." Alas, it seems I'm really not welcome here as a newcomer. Not even a maid will listen to me!

  "Sister, come and sit on the couch, it's warmer here, ah..."

  "Sister, what's wrong? Why did you just get up and fall down? I'd better let Lianxiang go find Doctor Wang to come over."

  "No need, really no need. I may have lain down for too long and my legs are numb. I suddenly got up and didn't adapt in time. I'm fine, sister, don't worry about me, come sit down."

  "Alright then, since sister insists, I'll go along with what sister says."

  "How should I address you, sister? I still don't know!"

  "Look at me, I'm so rude! My name is Xiao Wantong!"

  "Yanrong, what a nice name!"

  "Nowhere, it's very mediocre!"

  "I didn't know Sister Yuanyu was coming today, what's this?"

  "Sister, don't blame me, I was going to come and pay my respects earlier, but the king's orders didn't allow us to come. Look, Qing'er came over first to pay her respects to you, that's why I dared to come now. You know, no one dares to disobey the king's words."

  "Sister, don't be so particular about etiquette. I'm fine, no need to ask how I am. Those formalities are unnecessary."

  "Alas, elder sister is so kind and gentle, that Qing'er servant girl truly doesn't understand the situation, who would have thought that in the middle of the night, when everyone has fallen asleep, she would come to invite the king!"

  "Hehe, I suppose there's something important going on, it doesn't matter to me."

  "Hmph, what's so important about it, just relying on looks?"

  "Oh? Little sister, what do you mean by this?"

  "Oh dear, look at this mouth of mine, it's actually a taboo in the palace!" Yu Rong suddenly lowered her voice.

  "Sister, quickly tell me, just between you and me, I won't tell anyone else." It seemed like there was a story to be heard, so I also lowered my voice.

  "Sister said so, I'll tell you. You don't know, the king originally had a beloved named Jingyan, they were childhood sweethearts, but unexpectedly, on the eve of their wedding day, for some reason, Jingyan's woman regretted the marriage. A few months later, the king brought back a woman from somewhere, it was Qing'er, and married her as the fourth wife. Later, it was discovered that Qing'er looked somewhat like Jingyan, after entering the mansion, the king often went to her place, humph, just because of her appearance, she became arrogant and monopolized the king."

  Wan Rong's face was full of disdain, with a strong sour taste, but I didn't expect this layer, it turns out that the demon still has such a side.

  "What's become of that woman called Jingyan now?"

  "Hmph, just mentioning her makes me angry. Do you know, sister, that on the eve of my big wedding, she actually made a big scene in the mansion? It was clearly her who regretted the marriage first, and yet she still has the nerve to show up."

  "You said, on the day before King Wang married me, she came?"

  "Yes, sister." The conversation heard on the eve of the wedding, could it be them?!

  "Is she still in the mansion now?"

  "He left that very night."

  "Yes, then you say the king likes Qing'er so much, why didn't he marry her as his main consort but instead made her a secondary consort?"

  "Sister doesn't even know this, sigh... it's also true, sister, you're from the countryside... tut tut tut, look at my mouth, sister doesn't know, only the emperor's formal wife is considered legitimate, the prince's privately welcomed concubine, no matter how much he likes her, has to be a secondary wife, just like me, originally the prince loved and cherished me, but after Qing'er entered the household, I became an empty door... sigh..."

  Wan Rong pulled out a handkerchief from her bosom and wiped away those possibly fake tears, but on the surface, it really did look like she was feeling sorrowful.

  "Sister, don't be sad, since Prince Wang has married you into his household, he must like you."

  "Hum! I like it! How could it be otherwise? In the king's eyes nowadays, probably only Qing'er that little girl is left."

  "Don't worry, little sister."

  "Sister doesn't know, third sister is proud"

  "Third sister?"

  "It was Third Sister, whom Master Wang married after me."

  "What's wrong with her?"

  "Third sister entered the house and got along well with me, we always called each other sisters. The king treated us fairly, but after that servant girl entered, the king rarely came to our place. However, the king is still the king, our heaven, what can we do? We could only wait, but Jiao Ru's temper was impatient and hot, she didn't want to wait, so she went to find Qing Er to argue, but accidentally knocked over a teacup, scalding Qing Er's hand. The king found out and, as expected, sent someone to suppress Jiao Ru, locking her in the house, not allowing her to go out. Jiao Ru was furious, took a knife and cut her wrist, fortunately, she was discovered early, otherwise... Ah, the servants simply cleaned her wound, I had some medicine here, used it on her, and she barely made it through, the bleeding stopped, and she woke up. Guess what happened?"

  "I suppose it was telling you that she didn't knock over the tea bowl."

  "Huh? How did sister know!"

  "I'm guessing! It can't be true, right?" This is obvious, if it wasn't the case, would you still need me to guess?

  "Just as sister said, it was Qing'er who intentionally knocked over the tea bowl."

  "Did the king punish Third Sister without investigating the truth at that time?"

  "Alas, at that time, the king only had Qing'er in his eyes and didn't care about the ins and outs of things. After Rongruo's sister recovered from her illness, she was unwilling to suffer this injustice, so she pulled me again to find the king and told him what happened. The king called Qing'er for a confrontation, but unexpectedly, he was infuriated by Qing'er's cunning words and started arguing with her. Rongruo lost the argument and pulled out a hairpin to stab Qing'er. Fortunately, the king stopped her, but she scratched his arm in the process. The king was furious and sent Rongruo to the 'Tower of Reflection' where she would be imprisoned until old age."

  "Si Zui Lou" is...

  "It was the prefecture's special tool for punishing guilty servants, but who would have thought that because of this matter, Ruo would be sent away."

  "Is Sanmei still there?"

  "Alas, it's all over. Having entered that place, what hope is there for this lifetime? A lifetime of loneliness and hardship, how could my younger sister endure it? The next day, she hanged herself with a curtain, alas, and just like that, she left."