SFS Chapter 656 Rumors in the Capital?
Chapter 656 Rumors in the Capital?
The two discussed it for a long time but couldn't come up with a better result. When Aunt Fang brought Xiao Zonghua over, Mu Xin Nuan stopped talking.
Duanmu Chuze was also somewhat troubled by this, as arranging a separate residence for her would be even more inappropriate.
There's no way Miss Chu Chu would agree to move directly into the Fu residence.
After wandering around, it seems there's nowhere better to go than the Prince Chang Le's Mansion.
After pondering for a long time, Mu Xin Nuan gave another suggestion: "First, arrange for Chu Chu to stay at our villa outside the city. After I find a way to persuade her, let her move directly into the Fu residence as Fu Hongyang's savior."
"A savior?"
"Of course. Didn't you say that during a competition you accidentally injured Fu Hongyang, and that Miss Chu Chu took care of him? She is Fu Hongyang's savior."
Duanmu Chuze twitched his lips. This works too?
However, looking at Mu Xin Nuan's confident expression, it seemed that this was the only way.
Moreover, Madam Fu has always doted on her son. If she knew that Chu Chu was her son's savior, she would probably treat Chu Chu even better and accept her more quickly.
The matter was settled. Duanmu Chuze sent a letter to Jiangnan, believing that Chuchu would arrive in Yanzhou soon.
Meanwhile, things were completely upside down in the capital.
When Duanmu Chen discovered that his two beloved concubines were dead, he was naturally furious!
However, after he had someone investigate carefully, he discovered that the finger was pointing directly at the Xie family.
Originally, Duanmu Chen thought it was the work of his principal wife, Lady Wang, and treated her extremely coldly for several days. However, after investigating, it turned out that she had nothing to do with it.
Duanmu Chen then remembered that he kept beauties in the villa, but only a few people knew about it, one of whom was a member of the Xie family.
Duanmu Chen was furious, but the Xie family was, after all, his maternal uncle's family, and he couldn't afford to turn against them.
What angered him even more was that the minor official who had offered him these two beauties had also died suddenly in a brothel because of his frequenting of brothels.
Now, even if Duanmu Chen wanted to find someone considerate who knew his preferences, it would be difficult.
Of course, the servants in the villa knew about it, but they were all lowly servants who had never seen a young lady from a high-ranking family like Mu Xin Nuan.
Duanmu Chen was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it. He no longer lived in the East Palace, but had been granted the title of Prince An by imperial decree, and now had his own residence outside the palace.
Inside the Prince An's residence, the atmosphere has been extremely oppressive and somber these past few days.
The atmosphere was even more tense, especially in Wang Xinyan's courtyard in the main building.
Wang Xinyan was a smart woman. Although she knew that Duanmu Chen was keeping a woman in the villa, she didn't pay much attention to it. From the beginning, after overhearing Duanmu Chen's conversation with Mu Xinnuan, she knew that Duanmu Chen's gaze would never fall on her in this lifetime.
But unexpectedly, even so, she was still implicated.
However, no matter how much Wang Xinyan is neglected, she is still the principal wife of the Prince's Mansion, the Empress's grandniece, and the legitimate daughter of the Wang family.
Therefore, no one in the Prince's mansion dared to show her any disrespect.
After Sun Ruoxiang sent someone to inform the family and received permission, she entered the main house.
"Greetings to my elder sister."
"No need, we're all family, please sit down."
These past few days, Wang Xinyan has hardly left the courtyard, and every time she comes, she looks worried. Sun Ruoxiang can't help but think about Duanmu Chen's attitude before.
"I heard that the Prince stayed at my sister's place last night. It seems that the Prince had some misunderstanding about my sister before. Now the storm has finally passed."
Wang Xinyan chuckled softly. In fact, she didn't know why the prince had suddenly stopped being angry last night.
Despite being married for so long, she still couldn't quite grasp the prince's temperament. She didn't know if it was because she was such a failure as the mistress of the house, or because she was too disappointed in Duanmu Chen, that she had never been willing to put her heart into it.
"Please don't tease me, sister. A few days ago, Mother Consort specially sent over a few booklets. Have you seen them?"
Sun Ruoxiang's eyes darkened, she lowered her head, and then shook her head slightly, "Sister, such an important matter should naturally be decided by you."
Upon hearing about the booklet, Sun Ruoxiang knew that the Crown Princess had begun selecting other concubines, secondary consorts, or mistresses for Duanmu Chen.
“Our Prince An’s Mansion has been established for quite some time now. The last time I went to the palace, Her Majesty the Empress seemed to mean that she didn’t want the Prince to have any more women.”
Sun Ruoxiang was slightly taken aback and looked up at Wang Xinyan with a puzzled expression.
"Your Highness's meaning is very simple. The Prince is still young. There is no rush for some things. It would be a bad deal if he neglected his duties and ruined his health because of beauty."
Sun Ruoxiang understood and nodded, saying, "Your Majesty is indeed farsighted."
“Currently, there are only a few people in our Prince’s Mansion who have official titles. Her Majesty’s idea is to put it aside for now and not rush it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have dared to reply to my mother. Fortunately, my father was also there when I gave the reply, otherwise, I’m afraid my mother would have been displeased again.”
Hearing her say that, Sun Ruoxiang's mind stirred. "Could it be something inside?"
Wang Xinyan nodded. "The first one on this list is Xie's daughter. We don't need to figure out what Mother Consort means by that. The key is that Her Majesty the Empress has spoken, so even Mother Consort can't say anything more."
Sun Ruoxiang nodded in agreement and began to wonder if the Empress knew about the Crown Princess's plans, which was why she was acting this way.
He directly turned away all the beauties, thus saving face for the Crown Princess.
Furthermore, given Her Majesty's words, at least for the rest of the year, the Crown Princess will not be able to send any more beauties to the Prince An's residence, let alone allow the Prince's wife to choose them.
Before Duanmu Chen was granted the title of Prince, his wives and concubines were naturally decided by the Crown Princess.
However, now that he has been granted the title of Prince, even if she is the Crown Princess, it is impossible for her to directly choose a concubine or secondary consort. She must first ask the opinion of the principal wife.
Now, the Empress has solved a major problem for Wang Xinyan.
"Is my sister here today just to sit for a while?"
Sun Ruoxiang pursed her lips, as if she had an unspeakable addiction.
Wang Ruoyan waved her hand, dismissing all the servants.
Sun Ruoxiang then whispered, "Sister, some of the rumors circulating in the capital are probably detrimental to our Prince."