Uncle Lin knew what the crowd's intentions were, they were just here to watch a joke!
Everyone present roughly knew what happened in the Third Prince's Mansion before. Now that the Eighth Prince was engaged, the one who was most concerned about his the most would be her.
However, nothing was revealed on her face.
Zhang Yuanqing's gaze stayed on her face for a moment before he said: "You seem to be referring to the young lady of Elder Zhang, it can be said that you have become closer to his!"
This Elder Zhang was the elder brother of Empress Zhang and Madam National Duke Ning Xiao Zhang. Originally, Elder Zhang had expressed the intention of marrying him, but Empress Zhang did not agree.
After all, she and Elder Zhang were siblings whose bones and tendons were broken. No matter who Eighth Prince married in the future, this Elder Zhang would help Third Prince take his place.
But in this way, the Emperor naturally wouldn't agree. Now that the third and seventh princes were causing such a ruckus and the Sixth Prince was among them, how could the Emperor just stand by idly and watch as the third prince grew stronger? At that time, even if he didn't want to make the Third Prince the Crown Prince, he wouldn't be able to stop him even if the Third Prince had any ulterior motives … Thus, the Eighth Prince's marriage had been dragging on for the past few days.
Furthermore, the last time Eighth Prince went out, he came back to tell her that she did not want to marry Lin Shu. Whether it was Chief Consort or the Lateral Consort, he was not willing to marry his.
When Empress Zhang heard these words, he was overjoyed. However, when he saw that his son seemed to have become a different person, he felt that he could neither sleep nor eat. Previously, he ate two bowls of rice at a single meal, but now, he was supporting more than half of the bowl of rice.
She felt that something was amiss. After beating up a few Internal Service s, those Internal Service s revealed the truth …
The Empress Zhang looked like something, Lin Shu, Lin Shu, it's Lin Shu again!
She knew she should thank Lin Shu, if not, according to Eighth Prince's personality, if she continued like this, she would not know how long it would take before she would end, but when she thought about how she hated his own son, she could not take it anymore.
Zhang Yuanqing was like a worm in Empress Zhang's stomach, how could he not understand the meaning behind Empress Zhang's words?
Immediately, she sneered, "At first, the Empress thought that the Third Prince hadn't grown up by her side, so the Empress kept Eighth Prince by her side for a long time. After all, she's going to leave the estate after the Eighth Prince gets married, so how can the Empress bear to leave?"
"But seeing that the Ninth Prince's marriage has been set in stone, the emperor and the empress dowager are naturally a little anxious. Adding on that Miss Zhang Family was brought up by the emperor and the empress, and knew her limits, and that she was childhood friends with the Eighth Prince as well, so this marriage would happen sooner or later. So when the empress mentioned this matter to the emperor, the emperor had already printed it out.
Everyone quickly congratulated him.
Only Duke Andong’s wife's face was a little ugly. Elder Zhang's girls could not be considered outstanding, not to mention that they all said that they were his nieces and aunts. If Eighth Prince married a girl that was similar to his own Queen Mother, would he find it difficult to explain himself in bed?
This idea was too vicious. Naturally, no one else would think of such a thing.
Even Lin Jia followed up: "If that's the case, then this is truly a heavenly good thing."
Even though she said that, she did not feel displeased. The Third Prince also lacked the opportunity to rope him in, so no matter which family's girl he married, or even if he married Lin Shu, they would all be helping him out. Now that the help had disappeared without a reason, the Empress Zhang would naturally blame this on Lin Shu.
On the other hand, Zhang Yuanqing who sat for a while said that he wanted to leave, only said that the manor was very busy.
Lin Qian naturally decided to stay, "Lateral Consort Zhang might as well stay here for a while longer. Liu Chunyuan's filming crew still hasn't come yet! I heard that Yuan Xiaoyi's singing is even better than before! "
"If it wasn't for the Sis Hui'er who posted me a message, I really wouldn't be able to come here. There's still a bunch of things inside the Third Prince's Mansion that I have to take care of, it can't be delayed!" After saying that, Zhang Yuanqing's gaze fell on Lin Shu's face, "Why don't you let Sister Shu send me out!"
She had already spoken in front of everyone, so Lin Shu no longer had any leeway left. She slowly followed her towards the big gate.
Just the servants by her side brought her 20 to 30 of them, looking extremely imposing. Thinking back to when she had such a presence, there were only two or three maids by her side, and now, she had maids supporting her.
Zhang Yuanqing did not even look at Lin Shu who was behind him, and continued, "Lin Shu, do you regret this?"
Lin Shu said: "What does Lateral Consort Zhang mean by this? Why can't I understand it? "
Zhang Yuanqing's footsteps paused, he turned around and looked at her, and mocked: "You're a smart person, you should know what I mean by this, it's just two things, one, you didn't rely on me, and the second thing is that Eighth Prince is getting married."
If it was her, she would be so regretful that her intestines would turn green.
Lin Shu laughed lightly: What is there to regret? I and the Eighth Prince are people who cannot be together. Even if I were to marry into the imperial family, would the Empress be able to tolerate me? Or would others care for me? If not, then why should I risk the royal family's pressure? Whether this Imperial Family's life will be good or bad, this Lateral Consort Zhang should be clearer than anyone else … "
"How dare you!" Zhang Yuanqing raised his voice to stop her from speaking, his hand could not wait to poke Lin Shu on the forehead, "Who gave you that kind of guts? "Before, when you kept on being rude and rude, I didn't even agree to haggle over everything. Yet, you still dare to speak so arrogantly. Do you not want to live anymore?"
Lin Shu did not even move as she stared at her, "Then may I ask Lateral Consort Zhang to tell me what exactly was wrong with me? Was this the last time when her trust in Zhong Hou increased? "That time when you helped persuade the esteemed empress, I didn't agree. In the end, it was you who became angry, but it seemed like it wasn't me as well."
Since his face had already been torn, there was no need to worry about it!
Zhang Yuanqing sneered: "You're not me, how do you know if my life is good or not? How many people can compare to me in my days in the capital? right now, Third Princess only has an undeserved reputation. Just wait until I become Third Princess one day … "
Lin Shu smiled and interrupted her, "Then we must wait until Lateral Consort Zhang becomes a Third Princess before we can say these words."
Now that they had already reached the entrance of the Duke Andong Palace, Lin Shu only looked at Zhang Yuanqing and said blissfully, "I've already sent the Lateral Consort Zhang to the door, then I'll send you off. Yuan Xiaoyi will be here soon, we need to go back and listen to the show."
Zhang Yuanqing only felt that there was no place to vent his anger. Right now, who saw that she was not following him to hold her up, and saw that within the Tzu Ning Palace, the most favored palace maid by Empress Dowager Wang's side, the Blue Carrot, did not even dare to be disrespectful to her. Amongst the many palace maids around his, who did not praise her?
But Lin Shu seemed to be the only one who did not move!
The servant girl next to her immediately came up to her, "Don't be so angry!"
Zhang Yuanqing said: "Are you angry with such a person? What was there to be angry about? "Even if I don't act, the empress won't forgive her. I'd like to see just how many more days she can continue being arrogant!"
"That's right, that's right!" The servant held Zhang Yuanqing's hand and got off the horse carriage, waiting for the others to leave. Then, the master and servant became even more impudent, "Furthermore, counting the days, there are still more than half a year before the Lin Family's Fourth Miss s marry into the National Duke Ning's Residence. Since you and the Empress are not going to intervene, the National Duke Ning's madame will not tolerate her! That National Duke Ning lady doesn't seem to be easy to deal with! "
These words reached deep into Zhang Yuanqing's heart, and he left the Duke Andong Manor with a smile on his face.
On the other hand, when Lin Shu returned to the parlour, someone had already started playing on the stage. Lin Hui took the chance when no one was looking to pull her sleeve: "Sister Shu, are you alright? Lateral Consort Zhang did something to make things difficult for you? "
Lin Shu said: "I'm fine!"
Not long after, Yuan Xiaoyi waved her water sleeve and went up on stage. Her appearance became even more outstanding, and her every frown and smile caused the entire room to be filled with cheers.
Unknowingly, Lin Shu had actually thought of the Princess Changze, when he was still alive, she had also liked to listen to his play. At that time, everyone had also been holding her as if they were holding Zhang Yuanqing.
But now?
How long had it been since the Princess Changze died? It was as if everyone had already forgotten about this person! It was as if he would even feel unlucky to mention her name!
Lin Shu felt that she needed to live a good life for him in this life. If she waited for this opportunity to ask this, who would remember you? The most important thing was to be happy!
After Lin Shu returned to the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, she pushed aside all the banquets, thinking that she was going to get married soon, and focus on accompanying her mother. Even though her mother would definitely leave with Lin Pei, after she got married, it would not be easy for her to see her mother again.
In the blink of an eye, eight months of time had passed, and Lin Shu was going to be married in a few days.
The Madam Lian was naturally reluctant, if not for the fact that Aunt Lian often visited her to chat with her, she would probably be staring at Lin Shu everyday, feeling that she had struck it rich just by looking at him more.
The closer it was to the day they were going to leave the pavilion, the more Lin Shu liked to accompany his mother and listen to the Aunt Lian's story of the journey to the Maoxian.
The days seemed long and peaceful, with some unease, counting the days, since that day, Lin Shu had not seen Lu Jingran for a long time.