Spoiled Wife - C40

The Old Duke had been walking in the imperial court for his entire life, so naturally, he had met a countless number of noble and powerful people. His disciples were also present in all places, and just based on the fact that Old Duke Yan was the current emperor’s grandfather and the father of the Esteemed Empress Dowager, those who wanted to receive the invitation were all trying to squeeze their scalp.

There was no need to worry about the Residence of Xiang. After all, as his grandson, Duke Xian had to personally visit his grandfather to congratulate him. Therefore, he had received the invitation very early on.

This was the first time Shen Qi participated in a banquet after marrying into the King’s Mansion. However, such an important banquet left the previously inexperienced Shen Qi at a loss.

She was smart, but she wasn’t a genius. She had never come into contact with any ancient favors before, and she didn’t know what kind of gift to give. As the legitimate daughter, she had no one to teach her that.

In her previous life, she didn’t have to worry about this at all. She could just buy some luxury goods as a gift and no one would ever say what was wrong with her. However, things were different now. She had to start from the beginning.

Thus, when she received the invitation, she asked King Duanren, “Prince, when I was at Shang Shu Manor, I had never come into contact with these things, I know a lot about them. Can you find someone to help me?”

When King Xian saw her speak, he didn’t have any such shameful thought and was very calm and unhurried. He felt that his little wangfei was indeed extraordinary, if it was any other girl, they would definitely feel ashamed and find it difficult to talk about it.

Thus, Duke Xian looked at him and said with a smile in his eyes, “You can ask Jiang mama and Zhonbo about anything that you don’t understand. Jiang mama was previously the manager and aunt of the palace.

Shen Qi knew that the Duke was definitely hiding a dragon behind a crouching tiger by his side, so these kind of things wouldn’t make things difficult for them. In fact, she had thought of letting them handle the situation directly, but seeing how King Quan seemed to think highly of her, Shen Qi felt that it was necessary for him to learn these things.

Shen Qi’s eyes curved up as she smiled, “Alright, I will go and consult Jiang mama and Zhonbo. Your Highness, please do what you need to do, I will be leaving.” After that, she hurriedly brought the servant girl out.

King Xian looked at her from behind and shook his head with a smile. This little girl was becoming more and more relaxed. This was a good thing!

When Shen Qi came over to ask the Jiang mama and the Zhonbo, although they were surprised that the Royal Concubine actually took the initiative to ask them for guidance, but afterwards, they couldn’t help but feel sorry for her.

They could see that the princess was very smart and knew everything, making others feel a sense of accomplishment when they were teaching her, but she sometimes didn’t even know some basic common sense. It was evident that she had never experienced anything, and no one had ever mentioned her.

, Shen Jiayan and the others would never think it through so clearly. Steward, people, they would never give Shen Qi any gifts, nor any form of status. Of course, they would never be able to teach him.

However, if you did not truly come into contact with it, you would never know the essence of it. She had never experienced any of these before, so it was unknown if Lady Xu had forgotten or neglected them, in any case, she had never touched any of them.

As a result, Shen Qi had been very busy during this period, so busy that she had not bothered with the Duke for such a long time. King Duanren expressed his dissatisfaction, because his own little wangfei had only just gotten a little closer to him, but she was already distracted by other matters.

Thus, when the prince wanted to regain the princess’ attention, he quietly took her out of the mansion and headed towards the outskirts of the capital.

Shen Qi, who was sitting on the horse carriage, was still confused: “Prince, where are we going?” Just a moment ago, she was still holding onto the account book and settling the score, but in the next moment she was brought to the carriage by the prince, so she didn’t know what had happened to the prince at all.

King Duan remained as unmoving as a mountain. “You’ll know once we get there.”

Shen Qi knew that the Marquis would not tell him anything, so she did not ask anymore and picked up a book to read.

Seeing that she had cleared away her initial confusion and quickly regained her composure, King Xian laughed and asked, “Aren’t you afraid that This King will harm you?”

Shen Qi smiled, she tilted her head and looked at him, “Will the King know how to do that?”

“Of course not,” King Xian replied.

Shen Qi laughed very happily, “Then isn’t it true, I also believe that Your Highness won’t do it.”

Prince Xian was pleased by his words, and the smile in his eyes became even more apparent. “Do you really believe in this prince?”

“Of course, Your Highness is my husband. When you marry, you marry. No matter what Your Highness does, I will obey.” Shen Qi spoke very earnestly with a slight smile, to the point where she was almost moved by herself.

King Di smiled at her in a good mood. Shen Qi immediately felt that she was seeing things, and the King was smiling. This was too strange! Shen Qi saw that her eyes were shining brightly, which made Duke Xian feel a little uncomfortable, so she coughed lightly.

“You think This King would really believe a lie that even you are about to be deceived?” King Duanren’s tone was full of ridicule.

“Your highness really knows how to wrongly accuse people. Where did I get the lie from?” Shen Qi could see that, perhaps it was because he had left the capital, but Duke Xiang had never felt so relaxed, and was in such a good mood to joke around with her.

Duke Xian shook his head and knocked on Shen Qi’s head with his hand. This action caused both of them to be stunned, Shen Qi never thought that Duke Xian would actually do this to them. Duke Xian also looked at his hands in a daze, not understanding why he would lose control of himself.

Seeing that Duke Xiang still did not seem to be able to react, Shen Qi laughed and changed the topic, “Duke, are we heading to the outskirts of the capital?”

When King Xian heard her voice, he came back to his senses. He felt that there was no need to be so formal with his imperial concubine. Raising his head, he replied, “Yes, we’re going to live in a manor at the outskirts of the capital for two days.”

Shen Qi opened up a crack and looked outside, “This is the first time I’m going out, it’s so lively outside!”

Upon hearing her words and thinking of the treatment she had received at Shang Shu Manor, Prince Xian actually felt some pity for her in his heart. His voice unconsciously softened a lot as he said, “If you like it, then this duke will bring you out often in the future.”

Shen Qi did not look out anymore, and turned back, smiling at Duke Xian, “Really? Your Highness, you have to keep your word. ”

Seeing her expression, Prince Xian felt that this was the expression a fourteen-year-old girl should have. She was filled with curiosity towards the outside world, and her face was full of vitality.

Duanren Emperor didn’t have the heart to refuse her a different opinion. He nodded and said, “Yes, it will be the Lantern Festival. Put out the river lanterns on March 3rd. The streets were bustling at that time. This King will take you out to be recalcitrant when the time comes.”

Shen Qi vigorously nodded her head, her smile was so wide, she did not want to watch, but it was rare for such a good atmosphere to actually make her feel uncomfortable.

The two of them talked and laughed for a long time, and finally arrived at the place where they heard Yan Yi’s voice from outside. Shen Qi was actually feeling reluctant, and then laughed at himself in the bottom of his heart, thinking that he still had some hope!

When King Xian helped Shen Qi out of the carriage, an old man came forward to pay his respects immediately. “This old servant pays his respects to Your Highness, Princess Wangfei.” When he saw King Quan, it wasn’t because he was afraid of reverence, but because his face was full of kindness and gratification.

Shen Qi felt that this old uncle of her must not be simple. As expected, she heard King Duanren say in a gentle voice, “Wu Bo does not need to be overly courteous.

The Wu Bo smiled as he looked at Shen Qi, who also politely smiled and nodded at her. The Wu Bo didn’t waste any more words, “Your highness, everything has been arranged already, let’s go to the original Mountain Mist Courtyard, which is the closest place to the hot spring.”

Behind the Mountain Mist Courtyard was a distant mountain. Right now, the plants on it were withered and withered, giving off a bluish grey color. The courtyard was surrounded by phoenix tailed bamboo, which was very beautiful.

When Shen Qi heard about the hot spring, he was already very excited, but her mood became even better after seeing the courtyard.

When all of them went to arrange food for them, Duke Xian looked at Shen Qi with a smile and asked, “You like it here?” He could tell that Shen Qi was genuinely happy.

Shen Qi did not argue, smiled and nodded: “I like it.” Laughing out two dimples, sweet to the heart.

King Xian nodded in satisfaction. “As long as you like it.”

The suburban courtyard was the personal property of King Duanren. He liked to stay here for two days when he had nothing to do. The back of the house was a mountain, and there was also a hot spring surrounding it. It was an elegant and peaceful place.

Distant from the disturbance of the imperial court, the clamor of the mortal world, and putting down all the burdens on his shoulders, Shen Qi felt at ease with being one with the heavens. Shen Qi clearly felt that Duke Xian’s state of mind was much more relaxed, and after living here, she could also understand Duke Xian’s state of mind.

As there was a large bamboo forest on the side of the mountain, there was naturally no lack of bamboo shoots. Every year, when fresh bamboo shoots came down, they would send baskets after baskets of them to the imperial palace of the capital. The fresh bamboo shoots were not easy to preserve, and the rest would be pickled or dried in the sun.

Taking it out in winter was a delicacy. Every farmer in the village would marinate it and wait for the winter when there were no vegetables before taking it out for a taste.

Shen Qi liked to eat dried bamboo shoots. Whether it was cooked together with the meat broth or inside the ramen noodles, they were all exceptionally delicious.

That night, they ate delicious bamboo shoots, pork and chicken that was fed by the farmers, plus dried bamboo shoots and other dried vegetables, and put in the seasonings. Once the stew was done, it would smell good.

Seeing that Shen Qi was eating happily, Duke Xiang hid his laughter, “This is a good dish for the Mother Song. Every winter, she would come over and stew it.

Mother Song? Shen Qi finally remembered that Duke Xian’s wet nurse was surnamed Song. When she was at the Duke Palaces, she heard that she was raised in a village before she even saw her. It seemed that her body was not well, and she was recuperating here.

But Shen Qi did not ask, and only smiled and nodded: “It’s delicious!” Then she picked up a piece of pork chop with the chopsticks and gave it to Prince Duanren, “Your Highness, you have to eat too.” King Duanren was too preoccupied with watching her leave, so he didn’t have much to eat.