Spoiled Wife - C46

Xie Shihan seemed to have thought of something, as she nodded her head and agreed, “That’s true, changing into different masks everyday to deal with different people, I don’t feel tired either!”

Shen Qi laughed, only to see Yan Jiao looking at Xie Shihan with sparkling eyes, she was stunned for a moment, what was going on?

Without waiting for Shen Qi to ask, the little girl said excitedly: “Little imperial concubine, you don’t know, second sister-in-law is the strongest, only she is capable of capturing second aunt.”

Hearing this, Shen Qi laughed out loud. No wonder, this little girl was worshipping her second sister-in-law.

Xie Shihan did not mind, smiling as sshe knocked on the little girl’s head, “What nonsense are you talking about?” Then, he looked towards Shen Qi and said: “Don’t listen to her blabbering, it’s just that Mother likes to tell us that it’s to serve me. You said that I don’t need so many servants to serve her and that there’s already enough servants in our house, and in fact, there’s no need for that much.

She had always felt that they were the greatest people, and thinking about how everything she had now was exchanged with her own flesh and blood, although she wasn’t able to understand it directly like Xie Shihan, but every time she thought about it, her emotions would surge, and at this moment, she actually thought about it seriously.

How many powerful families were there in the capital? If one servant less than a month was needed in each mansion, then it would be enough to feed and clothe thousands of soldiers. If one were to make their own living and clothing a little more simple, it would be considered quite a large amount of income, and if all of this was sent to the border guards who were sweating and bleeding for the country, wouldn’t it reduce many unnecessary casualties, such as starvation and freezing to death?

Seeing that Shen Qi was deep in thought, Xie Shihan did not say anything. Shen Qi looked at her and asked: “What do you plan to do?” She believed that she was not speaking in front of her without thinking. She must have her purpose.

Xie Shihan nodded, “It’s winter this year.” That was all she said before she stopped.

Shen Qi understood, the weather was getting colder and colder by the day, Xie Shihan thought that the warriors at the border must be feeling terrible, the capital was already so cold, where should she go?

“I understand. Since you’ve already guessed my goal, I won’t hide it from you. I just want to use your name.” Xie Shihan said seriously.

“Queen’s Consort.” Yes, using the Queen’s Consort’s name to get others to donate some resources should be very useful, and Xie Shihan did not need to be restricted by her own mother-in-law.

“That’s right, King Duan has been to the battlefield before, whether it is in the army or the imperial court, he has a lot of weight. He will not be suspected by anyone under the name of Queen’s Consort.” Since he had already said it, then so be it.

Shen Qi thought that it made sense, if Xie Shihan did it, it would represent the Duke Palace’s attitude towards him. As the emperor’s subordinate, the Duke Palace would be a little special, maybe they could cause people to criticize him and say that she wanted to win over the army? Even if other people didn’t say anything, they were afraid of arousing suspicion.

As the Emperor’s own younger brother, he was willing to do anything to help the Emperor. The Emperor trusted him greatly, so he suspected that no one would suspect him. Such a person wouldn’t let anyone else think of doing such a thing, and would only talk about the righteousness of the Emperor and think about the soldiers.

However, Shen Qi still did not dare to agree so quickly. In this era, what you do is not your own affair, so even though she thought it was very good, she still needed to discuss it with the Duke before deciding.

Therefore, Shen Qi smiled and said: “I will go back and discuss this with the Duke and then give you an answer. What do you think?”

Xie Shihan did not plan to succeed on this occasion either. In fact, Shen Qi was willing to consider it as her greatest success, so she thanked her seriously: “Regardless of whether it is successful or not, I will represent the warriors at the border to thank wangfei for her righteousness.”

Shen Qi shook his head, “I do not dare to take credit, you were the one who thought of this idea, and I have to thank you.”

When he returned to the King’s Mansion, Shen Qi told King Duanren about Xie Shihan’s suggestion. The main reason was to ask for his opinion, because if he felt that something was amiss, he would not be joining in.

He had not expected that his wangfei would be willing to take part in such matters. In fact, he had been a bit worried before this winter, but he was someone who had stayed in the border guards and had some feelings for the military camp. He knew that the people there did not live easy lives.

So when they learned that this year might be colder than previous years, they began to prepare to increase the amount of cotton clothing in military supplies.

Furthermore, her father and brother were both in the army, so it was not strange that she would think of such a thing. He was surprised that his own wangfei, a noble girl who did not even step out of the house, would not think that a woman stepping forward to do such a thing was a betrayal of the law.

Seeing his thoughtful expression, Shen Qi tactfully said: “If this matter brings trouble to the prince, then treat it as I didn’t say anything. I will just return to my second cousin’s side.”

Upon hearing her words, King Xian knew that she had misunderstood. He shook his head and said, “No need. Just do whatever you want. If you have any trouble, just tell me. I’ll help you solve it.” The meaning of her words was to let her relax and boldly do what she was told, with King Duanren as the backing.

Shen Qi exclaimed in surprise, “Your Highness doesn’t object?” With sparkling eyes, Shen Qi asked worriedly when she saw King Xian shake his head, “Will you cause trouble for the Duke?”

If you need more people, you can just tell Yan Yi. He’ll arrange it for you. There was a hint of a smile in King Quan’s eyes.

Shen Qi immediately laughed and said: “Thank you, Your Highness.”

After that, he quickly wrote to Xie Shihan to tell her that the task was complete, and she was overjoyed upon hearing the news, immediately starting to make the necessary arrangements.

There was someone in Xie Shihan’s possession. When she first married into the capital, General Xie was afraid that his daughter would be wronged, so he gave her a bunch of people.

Since they were going to use the name of the Queen’s Consort, then the two of them would have to discuss on how to manipulate the situation. Thus, Xie Shihan immediately sent a thread to her, and wanted to pay a visit to her in the King’s Mansion. Shen Qi also wanted to know what kind of operation she was going to take, so he agreed to come back on October 26, because she was going to pay respects to the empress dowager and tell her about the matters of the Duke Palace.

Shen Qi entered the palace and told the empress dowager about the matters of the Duke of Guo’s residence. She told her that the Old Duke and Old Granny’s bodies were very good and that they were also energetic. She described the lively scene of the birthday banquet to her, and that the empress dowager would ask a few questions from time to time when she was listening attentively.

However, when Shen Qi was about to leave, the empress dowager didn’t know which part of her was wrong, so she ordered, “You should walk around the Duke’s Palace more. Your cousins Rui, Wan and the others are around your age, you should have something to talk about.

Shen Qi’s face was filled with black lines at the time. You truly put the two proverbs of ‘destroying the bridge after crossing the river’ and ‘killing a donkey to perfection’ into words, and now you are starting to want to add fuel to the fire.

Even though she was constantly cursing in her heart, she still maintained the usual smile on the surface, “Yes, my daughter-in-law will obey mother’s orders. She will definitely post for my cousins when we get back.”

The empress dowager saw that her attitude was respectful, but she didn’t express any dissatisfaction or disapproval. She nodded her head in satisfaction, because if her own niece were to enter the King’s Mansion, even if she was a lateral consort, Duke Xian would still give her some respect. Furthermore, with her protection, even an imperial concubine wouldn’t dare to make things difficult for her.

“Alright, This Dowager is tired. You can leave now.” Before, she had mentioned Yan Rui to Jing Ze, but he was unwilling to die, so the empress dowager couldn’t do anything about it. Now that there was an imperial concubine, she could directly pass Jing Ze’s orders to her and she could now feel the benefits of marrying him into a royal concubine.

“Your wife takes her leave.” Shen Qi bowed respectfully and left the main hall of the Tzu Ning Palace. When she came out, she just happened to see Duke Xian waiting at the door, so she quickly walked over, “Prince, are you at court?”

“Mm. Let’s go back to the manor.” When Shen Qi got used to it, she did not feel anything. Moreover, he could tell that the Prince was waiting for him, which made Shen Qi’s heart feel a little delicate, but when she thought about the orders the empress dowager gave him before, she quickly calmed down. As expected, everything was true love!