my wife is wonderful

Chapter 290 Snow-stepping Pavilion

Prince Ping’s Mansion, Taxue Pavilion.

Now it is March when the spring grass is sprouting and the willows are growing green buds, but the apricot tree in the yard has already formed buds early. It looks more gorgeous and eye-catching than other flowers and fruit trees in the backyard of the palace, and it complements the owner of the yard's proud and radiant look at this time.

Geng Xingbing was half lying on the kang by the window, slowly drinking the chicken soup served by the maid, and frowned slightly, "The ginseng slices in this chicken soup taste a little wrong? What? Did the kitchen use inferior products?"

The maid hurriedly said, "I will go to the kitchen and ask them now. If those people in the kitchen dare to deduct the Madam's food, I will tear their mouths apart."

Geng Xingbing sighed softly, "Forget it, don't go. They are just servants, how can they have the courage to do this? Why should we embarrass them?"

"Miss... Madam, when the prince comes back, I will report this to him. Your majesty is still a few days away from a full month of confinement. They dare to treat you like this now. I don't know how harshly they will treat you after you are out of confinement. This cannot be tolerated, otherwise they will only push it further."

"Ma Ya, you are smart. The prince seems to be in a bad mood these days. Please pay attention when you report. If the prince is impatient, don't say anything."

Geng Xingbing thought that even though Prince Ping came to see his son these days, he didn't smile much, so he gave some instructions.

"But……"

"Just do as I say." Ma Ya wanted to say something but was interrupted by Geng Xingbing.

"I obey your command." Ma Ya had no choice but to bow to show that she would follow your orders. She sighed and said, "If the Second Madam knew that Your Majesty was so wronged, she would definitely feel distressed."

Geng Xingbing curled the corners of her mouth slightly. Ma Ya was sent by her former mother, Yao, the second wife of the Anping Marquis's Mansion, to serve her after she had just given birth.

She told the prince about this, and the prince said, "Since it is a kind gift from my wife, I will naturally accept it."

She "gladly" accepted Ma Ya.

"By the way, the Zhen Yao army is returning today, and Geng Xingshuang is back too?" Geng Xingbing had not yet finished her confinement, and for the sake of her own health, she didn't want to ask about this matter, but she couldn't help asking.

Ever since Geng Xingshuang was taken away from her Taxue Pavilion by Ye Xiucheng last winter, she felt uneasy, but she knew very clearly deep down in her heart that it would be best if Geng Xingshuang never came back. Even if she did, she would only be a corpse.

However, what Geng Xingshuang did in Cangcheng reached her ears intermittently from the beginning of last year to the beginning of spring this year. Concubine Xin and other concubines in the palace, as well as the fifth and sixth princesses, and the powerful families outside the palace, such as the Third Princess's Mansion, Prince Chun's Mansion, Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, and Duke Anguo's Mansion, all sent food and cotton clothes to Cangcheng after receiving the letter from Cangcheng, and later also sent medicinal materials. Prince Ping's Mansion was forced to donate food and clothes.

At that time, Geng Xingbing knew that Geng Xingshuang would come back safely, and the impact of her being kidnapped would be minimized because of what she did in Cangcheng.

She was not worried that Geng Xingshuang would report Prince Ping's Mansion after she came back. Not only Geng Xingshuang, but also Miss Zhu from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion were not a problem. Since the prince asked Xie Kun to send someone to pick them up, he was prepared to deal with it.

She was just puzzled by Geng Xingshuang's luck and felt vaguely uneasy.

Fortunately, more than 20 days ago, she gave birth to the only child of Prince Ping, who was also Prince Ping's eldest son. This great happy event was enough to offset all the unhappiness, and the vague uneasiness was washed away by the great joy at the moment her son was born.

In order to keep herself in a good mood, Geng Xingbing hardly asked about the outside world during this period. She only focused on her confinement and teased her son from time to time. Looking at the apricot blossoms outside the window that were about to bloom, she was in a good mood all the time, with a feeling that the spring is in full bloom and this is the most beautiful time of life. Ma Ya looked up at her master who was looking out the window with a slight smile on her face and in a very good mood, then immediately lowered her head, rolled her eyes, and answered in a low voice: "Madam, last year the Sixth Miss was fifteen years old, but because she was away, she was unable to come back for the coming-of-age ceremony on her birthday, so the Bo Mansion is going to make up for the coming-of-age ceremony for the Sixth Miss on the ninth day of the first lunar month."

Geng Xingbing was slightly stunned and turned to look at Ma Ya. She seemed a little nervous and did not dare to look up at him.

After not hearing Geng Xingbing speak for a while, Ma Ya was about to look up to take a peek when she heard a slight and short sneer coming from above.

"Oh, although she and Miss Zhu saved people in Cangcheng and did good deeds, and even spread the good deeds to Ningdu, but... does she think that just relying on these, the fact that they were kidnapped by bandits for several months would not cause people to speculate? Even if they don't talk about it openly, everyone will have doubts in their hearts. At this time, doing nothing and keeping a low profile is the most correct approach. She, on the other hand, even held a grand ceremony to make up for her coming-of-age ceremony, as if she was afraid that others would not remember why she didn't have the ceremony on her birthday last year. It's simply... stupid!"

Geng Xingbing spoke the last four words in a very low voice, but Ma Ya, who was very close to her, still heard it.

"Won't grandpa and grandma stop it? After all, this concerns the reputation of the Bo family." Ma Ya was about to speak when she heard Geng Xingbing say, "If grandpa hasn't thought of this for the time being, why don't you go and convey my words."

If Geng Xingbing had known before that she was not the biological child of the Marquis' Mansion, even if she entered the Prince Ping's Mansion, was made a concubine, and gave birth to Prince Ping's only child, Geng Xun would have treated her with courtesy for the sake of the Prince Ping's Mansion, and she would not have interfered in the affairs of the Marquis Anping's Mansion.

But during the Chinese New Year, she learned from the prince that her non-blood-related brother who was exiled to the north had completely surrendered to her prince after Prince Shen's rebellion and the fall of Duke Dingguo's Mansion. She felt that she had the obligation and the right to restrain the behavior of the Anping Marquis' Mansion to prevent them from doing something unreasonable and affecting Geng Shulou or even Prince Ping's Mansion.

"You can go now. I'll give you half a day, which is a good time for you to go back and see your brother." Geng Xingbing said and waved his hand.

Ma Ya did not respond immediately. Just when Geng Xingbing frowned, she heard her rather nervous voice, "But... Madam, I heard that the re-holding of the coming-of-age ceremony was not arranged by the Earl's Mansion, but... but..."

"And what?" Geng Xingbing had a bad feeling.

"On March 3, the Sixth Princess invited all the noble ladies in Ningdu City to go out for a spring outing. Her Highness the Sixth Princess proposed and invited everyone present that day to go to the Anping Marquis's Mansion on the ninth day of the first lunar month to attend the Sixth Miss Geng's coming-of-age ceremony. All the ladies present at the time gladly agreed. I also heard that those noble ladies went back and told their relatives and friends who did not go out for a spring outing. And those relatives and friends also said that they would go to the Anping Marquis's Mansion to attend the Sixth Miss's coming-of-age ceremony. I heard other servants in the mansion discussing this matter. They also calculated that according to the current trend, the Marquis's Mansion will be crowded on the ninth day of the first lunar month, and they need to send more servants to guide the carriages to stop, so that there will not be too many guests, causing a jam of carriages on Qingning Street and the guests cannot enter the house in time."

Ma Ya told all the news she had heard in one breath. After she finished, she lowered her head even more. She didn't dare to look up at Geng Xingbing's expression again.

Geng Xingbing's cheeks, which had been white and rosy during her confinement period, were now pale.

"Empress, the little prince has woken up and had his milk." However, when the wet nurse came out carrying her son who had woken up and had eaten his fill, Geng Xingbing's feelings of uneasiness and even fear at the uncontrollable development of things suddenly dissipated for the most part.

It's just a coming-of-age ceremony, and only the Sixth Princess is in charge. It's not an imperial decree from the Emperor, nor an imperial decree from the Empress in the palace. This may just be because Miss Zhu is the Sixth Princess' cousin, and the Sixth Princess is helping to arrange it for Zhu Yan's sake. There's nothing to panic about.

Just as I was comforting myself in this way, I heard footsteps coming hurriedly from outside. Just from the footsteps, I knew the person was Chu Yin.

Geng Xingbing frowned. She was now in the confinement period and her son was still young. She had already told her servants not to be rash or panic. No matter if they disturbed herself or her son, she would not let them go.

It is impossible for Chu Yin to knowingly commit a crime.

Before Geng Xingbing could think about it, Chu Yin had already entered the room with a very unhappy look on her face.