Chapter 210 The First Prince's Attitude
Chapter 210 The First Prince's Attitude
"Bang!" Xie Siyu dropped another valuable porcelain vase. Her eyes bulged and were bloodshot, and her face no longer had the tenderness and gentleness she had shown outside today.
At this moment, Xie Siyu looked like a girl who was brought up in a poor family, and she did not have the bearing of a noble lady at all.
The little maid who came back with her had a swollen face. She huddled in the corner with her eyes barely open, looking in horror at the person in the house who was still looking for the next object to throw.
She didn't dare to go forward. The young lady had lost her temper before when she was at home, but she always restrained herself and never smashed things in the house.
What's more, this happened in the palace. The young lady might have been favored by Emperor Jing for a few days and had forgotten the palace rules and lost her sense of propriety.
But even so, the little maid, who had been reprimanded twice today, no longer dared to step forward to dissuade her, for fear that the young lady, in a rage, would beat her to death.
"Bang!" Xie Siyu smashed another jade ornament and said angrily, "Who is that bitch?"
Emperor Jing did not see her today and even scolded her, not allowing her to go to the imperial study again. How could she not be angry? But she also knew that she could not vent her anger on Emperor Jing.
All this happened because I was angered by the woman I met in the palace today.
"Go check who that woman is today!!"
After Xie Siyu finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at the little maid hiding at the door, "What are you doing hiding there? Go and do what I say.
What a waste! I should have brought a few more people into the palace earlier!"
After Xie Siyu finished speaking, the little maid at the door quickly responded, turned around and ran out.
Her face hadn't been treated with any medicine for such a long time, and it was now so swollen that she could hardly open her mouth.
After running a long way, the little maid slowed down. She had to find some medicine to apply on her face, otherwise her face would be ruined.
If she grew up ugly, her mistress would definitely not let her stay with her anymore.
Thinking of this, the little maid turned around and ran towards the imperial pharmacy.
Inside Xie Siyu's palace, the floor was in a mess at this time. After the fall, her mood calmed down a little.
Seeing the mess on the ground, Xie Siyu shouted, "Are they all dead? The room is so messy, come in and clean it up!"
The little palace maid she brought from the Xie family was sent away to do some work, so she could only call the eunuchs and palace maids waiting outside the palace to come in and clean up the mess.
Soon, four or five eunuchs and palace maids walked quickly into the hall with brooms and rags.
Xie Siyu looked at the debris on the ground, afraid that it would prick her feet. "Clean this place first. You all have no eyesight at all. If my feet are pricked, you can't afford to pay even if you die."
"Yes." Several palace maids and eunuchs responded and hurried to where Xie Siyu was standing, cleaning up the mess around her first.
Here, Qi Lingheng left the imperial study and went directly to the gate of the palace.
He had already made an appointment with Su Tang, and Su Tang would wait for him at the palace gate first.
But when he arrived at the palace gate, he saw from afar the eldest prince standing next to Su Tang, and the two seemed to be talking about something.
Qi Lingheng frowned and walked quickly towards Su Tang.
"After my sister's wedding, her complexion has become better and better. My sister and the King of Qi have not left the house these days. Can you come to my house and have a seat today?"
Su Tang looked at the eldest prince who was suddenly enthusiastic towards her, and raised her eyebrows slightly.
The last time I saw the eldest prince was at the banquet to entertain foreign envoys.
At that time, the eldest prince was still looking at me with his nose down and didn't speak to me. Why is he becoming so enthusiastic now?
They are not familiar with each other.
Seeing that Su Tang didn't respond, a hint of annoyance flashed across the eldest prince's eyes, but he happened to be smiling with his head down at the moment, and the change in his eyes was not noticed by Su Tang.
When the eldest prince looked up again, he had a smile on his face. "My sister is already married, but she is still acting like a child. If you don't have time today, forget it. When my sister is free another day, come to my house. I have planted many beautiful flowers in my garden. There is only winter in the year when there is no spring."
"That's not necessary. The garden in the princess's mansion is full of precious flowers and trees. His Majesty also appreciated a lot of chrysanthemums a few days ago." The speaker was Qi Lingheng, who had already walked to Su Tang's side and just heard what the eldest prince had just said.
"Husband." Su Tang looked at Qi Lingheng in surprise. Seeing him smile gently at her, Su Tang finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in her heart today.
She was afraid that Emperor Jing would leave Qi Lingheng alone and make things difficult for him.
After all, Emperor Jing wanted to take back the military power of the Qi family. How could Su Tang, a person from the modern times, not understand this?
Since ancient times, kings have always been wary of military generals who are more powerful than them.
"Well, sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time, Princess." Qi Lingheng walked to Su Tang and pulled her collar closer.
"Then let's go home. I want to go to the street to buy some snacks to bring back." Su Tang said, taking Qi Lingheng's hand and walking towards the palace gate.
After taking two steps, he seemed to have just remembered the eldest prince, "Brother, we are leaving first."
After saying this, without waiting for the eldest prince to reply, Su Tang pulled Qi Lingheng and quickly flashed out of the palace gate.
The eldest prince looked at the backs of Su Tang and the others as they left, and his fingers trapped in his sleeves pinched deeply into his palms.
No one dared to treat him badly, not even his second brother, who was favored by Emperor Jing.
Qi Lingheng didn't say hello to me today. Before the incident in the Qi family, Qi Lingheng was at least quite close to me on the surface. How come he seemed like a different person after he came back?
The eldest prince could feel that Qi Lingheng was deliberately distancing himself from him.
"Crown Prince, what happened today? Why did you take the initiative to talk to me?" Sitting back in the carriage of Prince Qi's mansion, Su Tang leaned on the cushion and asked Qi Lingheng who was wiping his hands.
"He probably wants to get close to you. Don't pay attention to him."
The eldest prince also knew about the affairs of Empress Xie and the Xie family. It was because of them that they tried to plot against Su Tang but failed and ended up getting themselves involved.
The eldest prince has lost such a great support in the court and the harem, and I'm sure he has not had an easy time these days.
Coupled with the things he had done in the northern border before, he might have lost the favor of Emperor Jing.
Although Emperor Jingdi has not deposed the queen yet, without Empress Xie from the Xie family, he will lose power sooner or later.
The eldest prince could no longer sit still, so he wanted to make friends with Su Tang in order to save the unfavorable situation.
Qi Lingheng put down the towel he used to wipe his hands, then picked up the warm water on the table and brewed a pot of tea. He handed the poured tea to Su Tang, "You've been waiting outside for so long, and it's cold today. Have some hot tea to warm yourself up."
"Hmm." Su Tang took the teacup and drank it in small sips.
"What did the emperor say to you just now? Does he want the military power of the Qi family?"
"No, they just told me not to worry about the Qi Family Army's affairs anymore and to stay at home more with the princess."
Qi Lingheng put down the teacup in his hand, reached out his warm hand to Su Tang, and tucked the loose hair around Su Tang's ears behind her ears.
However, after twisting the loose hair, the hand turned around and pinched Su Tang's earlobe, making Su Tang's ears itchy.
Su Tang glanced at Qi Lingheng coquettishly, "What are you doing? We are still in the carriage."
"My wife, I have suffered a huge loss in order to marry you. Why don't you compensate me?" As he spoke, Qi Lingheng lowered his head and kissed Su Tang's wet lips.
"You, uh..."
After a long while, Qi Lingheng restrained himself and left Su Tang's slightly swollen lips, but his eyes were full of red veins, as if he had not had a good rest for a long time.
"Let's go home and ..."
"In broad daylight, you..." Su Tang couldn't bear to watch. Qi Lingheng might have just started having sex and was interested in this matter.
But she couldn't do that. Her waist was almost broken during those three days.
"I'm going to go shopping and buy some food later, and then I have to go back to the Zhao Mansion. I haven't visited Old Madam Qi yet." Su Tang glared at Qi Lingheng and tidied her hair.
"night......"
"I have to go back to the space tonight. It's time to feed the poisonous insects that Professor Tian has been researching for the past two days."
Qi Lingheng......
After buying some Kyoto specialties on the street, Su Tang took Qi Lingheng to the Zhao Mansion this time.
"Sister-in-law!!"
"Hey, look what delicious food I bought for you."
Zhao Youtian and the others didn't expect that Su Tang would come today. They had also heard that Su Tang had not left Prince Qi's Mansion for three days after her marriage.
Moreover, Su Tang still treated them as a relative in private, but they did not expect Su Tang to return to the Zhao Mansion in three days.
When everyone saw Su Tang coming, they were surprised but more than happy.
Su Tang really treated them as a family.
"You're here, why are you buying things? The prices in Kyoto are too high, don't spend money recklessly." Zhao Youtian said as he looked at Su Tang and Qi Lingheng, who were following behind him, carrying large and small bags.
Since coming to Kyoto, Zhao Youtian has been shocked by the current prices in Kyoto.
The streets of Kyoto haven't changed much nowadays. Although many shops have changed owners or their businesses, it was still not expensive to buy food at that time.
But now in Kyoto, a vegetarian bun at a street bun stall costs ten cents each.
If he were to come to Kyoto to live with the wealth he had saved from Ohkawa Village, it would probably not take long before he would have spent all of it.
Although Su Tang is a princess now, her salary is not high. She also has to support a large family of servants, and her daily expenses must be quite high.
Zhao Youtian was worried that Su Tang would not be able to make ends meet. Although she had some supplementary income from dowry, the money would eventually run out.
After living in Dahe Village for a long time, Zhao Youtian has developed the good habit of being frugal and managing the household well.
"It's okay. I have plenty of ways to make money. Although the prices in Kyoto are high, I have a way to make money." Su Tang was talking about her medical skills. She opened a pharmacy in Kyoto.
Su Tang had hired a doctor to take charge before, and the pharmacy also sells some medicinal materials on weekdays. She had also seen Liushui Su Tang there and found that he was pretty good.
However, Su Tang had not had the time to tell Zhao Youtian about this.
"Well, at least you know what's going on. I'm just afraid that you'll spend money recklessly." Zhao Youtian said in a low voice.
"Dad, the princess is coming back today, so please stop talking about this. I will kill a chicken later. I also bought some bacon yesterday. The princess can have lunch here." Sun said.
"Okay, sister-in-law, you don't have to do too much. I bought some food at Yueyang Tower today." Su Tang smiled and pulled Erniu to follow everyone to the inner courtyard.
At noon, after having lunch at the Zhao residence, Su Tang and Zhao Youtian said, "Dad, I have a pharmacy in Kyoto. You can prepare the herbs grown in the valley and send them to Kyoto."
The herbs grown in the valley of Ohkawa Village are not ordinary medicinal herbs, they are just the right size to be sold in Kyoto.
"You also set up a pharmacy?" Zhao Youtian looked at Su Tang in surprise.
"Well, I'll take you there to have a look someday." Su Tang replied with a smile.
"Okay, okay." As soon as things related to medicine were mentioned, Zhao Youtian became interested and his mood improved a lot.
......
After leaving Zhao's Mansion, Su Tang and Qi Lingheng went to the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
When Old Madam Qi heard that Su Tang was coming, she actually went to the outer courtyard to greet her in person.
Of course, Su Tang didn't insist that Old Madam Qi come out to greet her. They went their own ways and met in the outer courtyard.
When they arrived at Madam Qi's room, Madam Qi took Su Tang's hand and walked to the bed by the window and sat down.
"Madam, why are you out again?" Su Tang said with a smile as she looked at Madam Qi.
"You little girl, why are you still calling me old lady?" Old Lady Qi pretended to scold Su Tang, but she had a loving smile on her face and didn't look angry at all.
"Yeah, grandma."
"Okay, okay, okay." Old Madam Qi said "Okay" three times happily, took Su Tang's hand, and handed an object to Su Tang.
"This is a jade token that has been passed down in the Qi family for generations. Please keep it well." Old Madam Qi squeezed Su Tang's hand.
Su Tang looked down and saw that the jade token in her hand had a unique shape, it was actually the shape of a mighty tiger.
When Qi Lingheng saw the jade token in Su Tang's hand, a relieved smile flashed across his face.
It seems that Madam Qi is very satisfied with Su Tang.
"The appearance of this jade token is quite unique." Su Tang picked up the tiger-shaped jade token and took a look. There was actually a seal on the bottom of the jade token with a big word "Qi" engraved on it.
"This is a token that can mobilize the Qi family army." Qi Lingheng helped Su Tang to clear up the confusion.
"Ah!" Su Tang was a little surprised. Shouldn't such an important item be given to Qi Lingheng?
"The token of our Qi family has always been in the hands of the mistress of the house." Old Madam Qi looked at Su Tang and said.
This surprised Su Tang a little.
At this time, there was no outsider in Madam Qi's room, except for an old nanny, who must be a confidant of the Qi family.
"Alas, there is nothing we can do about it. The ancestor of the Qi family decided to put the token that can command the Qi family army in the hands of the women of the Qi family, just in case." Old Lady Qi sighed.
Su Tang immediately understood that it was indeed difficult to guess the origin of this token that could command the Qi family army when it was in the hands of a female member of the family.
Those who have ideas about the Qi family army will only focus on the men of the Qi family, so the token will be safe.
However, Madam Qi is still alive, so why is the token given to her now?
"Duke Qi told me about your situation in the Northern Frontier. It's safer with you." Old Madam Qi should have known that Su Tang had a space.
So, it is indeed safer to keep this thing with Su Tang.
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