Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1072 The Princes’ Contest
The Crown Prince and Chu Chengye kept a close eye on each other, knowing any movement.

The prince originally only prepared gifts and had no intention of coming to the Lin Mansion in person.

Qin Zongliang's wife and Sun Lingxiu, the daughter of Minister Sun of the Ministry of Personnel, have been ill and bedridden for some reason these past two days, so they naturally could not come to the Lin residence.

The Crown Prince had just divorced and there was no main wife in the Eastern Palace, so he couldn't ask his concubines to come to the palace to congratulate him, so he went there in person.

Chu Chengye had not originally planned to go to the Lin residence, but when he heard that the prince was coming, he followed him. Although he did not know why the prince suddenly lowered his status, he was naturally happy to cause trouble for the prince.

When he arrived outside the Lin Mansion, the prince learned that his ex-wife and ex-father-in-law were also there, so he was about to turn back, but was dragged into the Lin Mansion by Chu Chengye.

But Chu Chengye was smiling playfully, and it was a situation like this, so the prince couldn't even lose his temper. He could only hold back his anger, put on a smiling face and expressed his admiration for Chu Chengye's talent.

A crown prince and a prince. Even though the two of them kept telling everyone to relax, the atmosphere was far less warm and casual than before.

Chu Chengye repeatedly directed the conversation to the Crown Prince and Grand Tutor Yao. Looking at the Crown Prince's increasingly stiff smile, he felt happy.

Master Yao lowered his eyes and drank his tea. Unless they called on him, he would not respond to anything they said.

The prince forced a smile, and was concerned about Chu Chengye's recent impeachment and the bad reputation he had received in the streets. Chu Chengye was so angry that he gnashed his teeth while smiling.

Yao Taishi, Lin Yanqing, Gu Hongzhang, and Qin Xian were all highly respected and could ignore the words of the two princes, but the others did not dare to. They hurried to warm up the scene and force it to be lively in the awkward situation. They could not help cursing in their hearts. If these two wanted to quarrel, they could go to their own houses to quarrel. Why did they come here to fight and make them tired?
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The front hall was bustling with activity, and the backyard was also filled with laughter and conversation.

When Princess Qin saw Yao Huining, she called her "Imperial Sister-in-law" in a very affectionate manner, and reminisced about the past in her words, as if they had been very good friends in the past.

Although Yao Huining had a faint smile on her face, after hearing Princess Qin's words "imperial sister-in-law", the warmth in her eyes no longer existed as when she was chatting and joking with the old lady. She politely asked Princess Qin to call her by her name, but Princess Qin was still deeply immersed in the "past friendship" and could not extricate herself.

"I know that Princess Wang, considering our old relationship, cannot change her name for the time being. But the divorce between me and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was approved by His Majesty. If others hear me calling her Princess Wang, they might think that I don't take His Majesty's order seriously."

Yao Huining gently put a hat of disrespect to the emperor on her. Even if the Princess of Qin wanted to humiliate her, she couldn't say anything. She smiled and said a few polite words, then changed the subject.

The maid came to report that Qi Yan, the sister of Minister Qi, had been ill in the past two days and unable to get out of bed, so she could not come to the mansion to congratulate, and she specially sent cakes.

Lin Jinyan hurriedly asked Manju to take the cakes, ask about Qi Yan's condition, and then give more tips to the person who delivered the cakes.

After Manjue left in response, Lin Jinyan looked at Bai Yiran again:
"I don't know what happened these days, Miss Qi, Miss Han, Miss Sun, and the Crown Prince's wife all fell ill suddenly. Aunt, if they don't get better after my second cousin's wedding, can you take a look at them when you have time?"

Lin Jinyan spoke, and Bai Yiran naturally had no objection and agreed immediately.

Princess Qin: "I would like to thank the General's wife and Jinyan on behalf of Shuang'er. It's strange, how could they suddenly fall ill when they were fine."