Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1228 Feeling powerless
A mistress? A lifelong career?
Although it was not the first time that Bingbing heard such a strange sentence from the mouth of the Crown Princess, this sentence still surprised her. She did not quite understand what "mistress" meant, but from the situation in the lobby just now, the Crown Princess seemed to be scolding Madam Yu. However, the two of them had always had a personal grudge, so this was not surprising.

It’s the phrase “lifelong career”…

Yu Mingyue originally wanted to beat someone up, but seeing Bingbing diligently fanning him and wiping his sweat, he couldn't bring himself to do it. However, he couldn't get rid of the resentment in his heart, so he sneered and said, "You've never heard of the word 'career', have you?"

Bingbing hurriedly shook her head: "No, I have heard of it."

"Oh?" Yu Mingyue looked at her with disdain: "Where have you heard of this?"

Bingbing said cautiously, "There is a wine shop in my hometown. The owner is a widow from a neighboring village. It is said that she has been married three times, and each of her husbands did not live more than half a year."

Yu Mingyue frowned upon hearing this: "How unlucky! How could there be such a person who brings bad luck to her husband?"

Bingbing looked at her in surprise and said softly, "She is very lucky. Those men can't stand it."

These words surprised Yu Mingyue.

Bingbing said seriously, "That's what people in my hometown said. I heard that some high-ranking officials thought they could bear such a blessing and wanted to marry her, but she was tired of being married and didn't accept any of them. Later, she opened a wine shop in the town, saying that this wine is more reliable than men and is her lifelong career."

Yu Mingyue frowned when she heard this and stared at Bingbing in silence.

Bingbing was usually very careful when speaking in front of her, fearing that if she said a wrong word she would be scolded or beaten by her. Fortunately, after she said this today, Yu Mingyue was not angry, but the look in her eyes when she glared at her was not friendly.

Bingbing hurriedly said, "I am short-sighted and have spoken nonsense. Please forgive me, Princess."

Yu Mingyue snorted coldly: "Good to know."

After saying that, she closed her eyes and stopped talking. Bingbing breathed a sigh of relief and continued to fan her carefully with the fan.

After a while, the carriage stopped in front of the gate of the Prince's Mansion.

Yu Mingyue got off the carriage and was walking inside when she saw a familiar figure walking out. It was Shang Shoufei.

After returning from the battlefield in Luoyang, he still served as the left guard in the Prince's Mansion, but he rarely visited the palace. It was the first time that Yu Mingyue saw him come, and he was wearing a strange set of armor. She couldn't help but frown and asked, "Is it you?"

Shang Shoufei hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed: "This humble general greets Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess."

Yu Mingyue waved her hand calmly: "What are you doing here?"

Shang Shoufei's face was filled with joy. When he heard her question, he immediately said happily, "I was recommended by the Crown Prince and the King of Qi, and promoted by the Emperor to be the General of the Left Thousand Bull Guards. I have come here to express my gratitude to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."

"Left Thousand Bull Guard?"

Yu Mingyue narrowed her eyes, thinking that this was also a team among the Twelve Guards, the emperor's inner personal guards. After all, they were still under the command of Yuwen Ye. But the emperor did this, obviously he was not satisfied with letting Yuwen Ye completely lead the Twelve Guards. Not only the left and right guards, but also some of his own people and the prince's people were placed in other places to prevent Yuwen Ye from dominating.

So he smiled faintly and said, "That's good."

As she was talking, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "Then, how many people are there in the Qianniu Guard?" Shang Shoufei said, "About a thousand people."

When Yu Mingyue heard this, she immediately frowned again: "Only a thousand people?"

Shang Shoufei was stunned for a moment, not understanding what she was angry about. The Left and Right Qianniu Guards had never led the palace soldiers, but only commanded the emperor's personal guards. In fact, one thousand people were just a number on paper, and the number of people under his jurisdiction in the Left Qianniu Guard was less than five hundred.

But seeing Yu Mingyue like this, he couldn't say it out loud, so he just forced a smile and said, "There aren't many guards in the inner circle."

Yu Mingyue didn't know the intricacies of this. She only heard that Shen Tutai's 5,000 men were given to Su Changjing, but the people from the Prince's Mansion could only manage 1,000 men. She felt very embarrassed, but she couldn't beat and scold Shang Shoufei like she did with the maids and servants around her. She could only grit her teeth and say, "You've also been on the edge of a knife on the battlefield, so why are you worse than someone who stayed in Chang'an City and ate the ready-made food?"

Shang Shoufei was stunned. What did the Crown Princess mean?

He subconsciously glanced at the maid Bingbing following behind the Crown Princess, and Bingbing winked at him. Shang Shoufei glanced at the carriage behind them that had just left the gate, and immediately understood. In fact, he had also heard about the ownership of Shentutai's 5,000 troops in the army, and he was dissatisfied that he didn't get any benefits, but he was concerned about the apparent relationship between Su Changjing and the Crown Princess's family, so he couldn't say much. But seeing that Yu Mingyue had almost clearly expressed her dissatisfaction with that side, he was no longer "polite".

He immediately said: "What the Crown Princess said is true. It's all my incompetence. It's just that—"

"Just what?"

"However, the emperor has made up his mind, and with the guarantee of General Zuo Xiaowei, I am powerless."

"..."

Hearing this, Yu Mingyue's face darkened. She walked step by step to Shang Shoufei and stared into his eyes. Shang Shoufei subconsciously lowered his head to avoid her intimidating gaze, and heard Yu Mingyue's cold voice ringing in his ears: "You are already a general, can you still be powerless?"

"..."

"If that's the case, then why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince promote you guys?"

Hearing this, Shang Shoufei's heart moved, and he immediately leaned forward and said: "General, I understand."

Yu Mingyue then snorted in annoyance and walked inside.

Shang Shoufei stood at the door, leaning forward until her back disappeared in front of him, then he slowly stood up, feeling happy, and walked out with a swagger.

Five days later, a major incident suddenly broke out in the imperial city.

When the news reached the Prince of Qin's mansion, Yuwen Ye was having dinner at home. It was rare for him and Shang Ruyi to get together. With the addition of little Yuan Qian who was always noisy during meals, the family of three was having a great time. Shang Ruyi laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe, especially when he saw little Yuan Qian with rice paste all over his face, like a little cat. Yuwen Ye shook his head and pinched his son's face: "Don't waste this food, understand?"

"Well--"

Xiao Yuanqian's mouth was twisted so hard that it split open, and he could only nod vaguely: "Hmm."

The family of three was laughing when Mu Xian walked in from outside, saluted hastily to several people, and then said: "Your Highness, the Left Qianniu Guard and the Right Xiaowei Guard are fighting at the palace gate."