bookcurios Chapter 1795 Four Princesses
Chapter 1795 Four Princesses
"I'll see the Han family less often from now on!"
"I'm afraid it's not up to you. Don't you understand the Han family? They're like demons when they don't achieve their goals. Back then, Han Yuanqiao and his daughter, one wanted to become an official and the other wanted to enter the palace. They hovered around my mother in our Prince's Mansion every day. They wouldn't leave until they got what they wanted. Now the Han family is eyeing Han Nianxia's marriage to the General's Mansion. Soon, my mother's doorstep will be worn down by the Han family! It will be hard for you to avoid them! But you don't need to be afraid. This matter won't affect our Prince Pang's Mansion. Even if it does, my uncle won't do anything to us. My uncle knows best what kind of people we are!"
Shang Xi found Cheng Feng's words increasingly reasonable. "Cheng Feng, why don't you go to the palace and ask your uncle if he wants to build a hot spring?"
Cheng Feng rolled his eyes at Shang Xi: "How come you've learned to flatter us like this? I've already said that this matter won't affect our Prince Pang's Mansion. You can eat and drink as you please. It's not your family's business, so don't worry about it!"
"Why are you rolling your eyes at me? I'm not just trying to please you. Brother Chen and the others have been looking for work everywhere since before the New Year, but they still haven't found anything. Yu Hua asked me today if I knew where there was any work. Brother Chen and Chen Qingguang are both idle at home!"
"It's only the fifth day of the lunar new year, what's the rush to get to work!"
“If you don’t work, of course you don’t know how hard it is for factory workers. In a couple of days, everyone will start working one after another!” Shang Xi got up and took out a stack of blueprints from the cabinet. She rummaged through them and selected a few that she was satisfied with. “Do you think these uncles will like them?”
Cheng Feng looked at the exquisite lines on the drawing. He was very familiar with them; Shang Xi would draw these things whenever she had free time. At first glance, they all looked similar, but upon closer inspection, they were all different. "Wife, you're really meticulous! You even drew this in advance?"
"I've drawn a whole bunch of these, just waiting for some rich person to buy one or two from me! But it's been years, and not a single person has asked me to design anything. My drawings are all yellowed from sitting here!" Shang Xi looked quite regretful! If all these drawings were converted into banknotes, they would make a huge stack! Unfortunately, she has no market for them, so even the best things can only sit here and yellow and age.
“Wife, don’t even think about exchanging this for money. If you make a fuss about it, everyone will be scrambling to buy it. But this thing has to be sold to people who can actually use it. If everyone rushes to give you money just to curry favor with you, the princess, and it ends up like the Crown Prince’s kite incident, it won’t look good or sound good. If that person in the palace finds out, it will be your husband who gets beaten and punished.”
Shang Xi glanced at Cheng Feng. She admitted that what Cheng Feng said made sense, so she could only look at these things when she had nothing else to do. "In the past, I would actively seek out buyers, but now I'm the one being held back! I can't use my skills as I please!"
Cheng Feng advised her, "Honey, just enjoy a few days of peace. You've only rested for a few days, and you still insist on running around the construction site all day! You're not tired, but it breaks my heart to see you like this!"
"Then take these drawings to your uncle and let him see them. He'll be delighted! If he doesn't like them, I can make changes!"
“Wife, our family hasn’t done anything wrong. Your husband is law-abiding and never breaks the law. We don’t need to use this to curry favor with anyone. If I really were to be accused of something, even if you offered your whole bunch of blueprints to your brother-in-law, it wouldn’t do you any good! Keep this safe. Whenever your brother-in-law suddenly feels like building a hot spring, he’ll send someone to invite you! At that time, he’ll reward you with a bunch of strange and wonderful things! Wife, keep this good stuff and wait for your reward!”
Shang Xi retorted, "I already said, I'm not trying to please my uncle, I'm doing this for the Chen brothers!"
"Wife, the envoys from various countries will arrive in a few days. How can your brother-in-law have time to build a hot spring! Even if we do build it, we'll have to wait until the envoys have left!"
"Isn't it just a princess from the Southern Yan Kingdom being sent here? What other countries' envoys are coming? I have already accepted the Southern Yan Kingdom's offer of a princess. This is a political marriage, and it's also for our request to establish diplomatic relations with the Southern Yan Kingdom. Sacrificing the crown prince is fine! Someone has to shoulder this burden!"
Shang Xi's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, because she had seen through everything and nothing could truly move her heart at this moment!
"Honey, I'm telling you the truth, you have to hold on!" Cheng Feng looked at Shang Xi with utmost caution, afraid that what he was about to say would upset her.
Shang Xi didn't think much of it. "It's a matter of state, not something I can worry about or control. What can't I handle? No matter how many envoys he sends, it won't affect me, Shang Xi. Just tell me!"
Cheng Feng rubbed his head and gritted his teeth, "I heard that several other countries have also asked me to present princesses this time."
Shang Xi rolled her eyes and raised an eyebrow. The righteous and insightful person from just now seemed not to be her at all. She was no different from a little lion with its mane standing on end. She pounded the table loudly and launched into a tirade against Cheng Feng. When she got hoarse, Cheng Feng still served her tea. When she got excited, Cheng Feng would even fan her. Only when she got tired of talking did she resignedly lean back in her chair.
Cheng Feng fanned Shang Xi, who was feeling short of breath, and said some comforting words, "Wife, it's a political marriage, and there's nothing we can do about it. Don't be angry. Your health is precious. If you get upset, I won't even be able to cry properly."
Shang Xi gathered the blueprints on the table, turned around, and left.
“Wife, getting angry is bad for your health. If you get sick from anger, it will be a loss for our Prince Pang’s Mansion.” Cheng Feng followed like a shadow, and when he saw that Shang Xi was really ignoring him, he started to put on an act. “Wife, how about I go to the palace to argue with my uncle? I’m willing to risk my head today to make him change his mind.”
Shang Xi turned to Cheng Feng and said, "Fine, then go to the palace and argue with the Emperor!"
"Honey, you really want me to go?"
"Get out! There's not a single good person in your Wan family." Shang Xi casually grabbed a paperweight from the table. As soon as Cheng Feng saw that the paperweight was made of copper, he turned and ran away.
Yu Hua heard the noise and ran over, picking up the paperweight lying on the ground. "What happened? Look how angry you are! Did Cheng Feng upset you?"
Shang Xi repeated the story to Yu Hua, her emotions just as intense as when she was cursing Cheng Feng.
Yu Hua poured tea for Shang Xi to help her catch her breath, and then began to comfort her, "Isn't it common for men to have three wives and four concubines? You Ning is the crown prince. There have been examples of princesses being sent to marry foreign rulers throughout history. This is not unusual. It just shows that our Fengqi army is strong and powerful, and the surrounding countries have no choice but to submit."
Shang Xi was utterly desperate. "Do you know how many princesses they're sending? Including the princess from the Southern Yan Kingdom, that makes a total of four! Luckily, You Ning is young and doesn't understand anything. If she were in her prime, wouldn't she be bewitched by these princesses? Just thinking about it, this is not the right way!"