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Chapter 867 Greedy

Princess Huirou felt that she could not concentrate when she played the game console again after several months. To be honest, she was attracted by the free and easy style of the "little monk". She couldn't help but feel particularly curious about this "little monk". She suddenly wanted to know more about him. Unknowingly, the "little monk" successfully aroused Princess Huirou's curiosity.

"Princess, I went to the front hall to check and found a lot of bald heads like the young master. Do you think they are from some sect?" At this time, Princess Huirou's personal maid put down a cup of tea, looked at Princess Huirou with surprise and explained.

"It's possible! I heard that there is a big martial arts sect called Shaolin Temple. Maybe the young master is here for this reason." Princess Huirou also agreed with the maid's guess, and nodded in agreement.

"Princess, the two concubines in the next courtyard have moved to the new Ning Wang Mansion. I heard that Madam Hua and Madam Shu even brought their families over to enjoy the garden. Princess, why aren't you in a hurry at all?" Then the maid talked about everyone's relocation. After all, they and Ning Wang himself were the only ones left in this temporary Ning Wang Mansion.

"Haha, Lamei, you came from the Bianjing Palace, what kind of beautiful garden have you not seen?" Princess Huirou suppressed her depression and teased Lamei.

"Princess, this is different! I heard that the Ning Palace was built bigger than the imperial palace in Bian Jing. Besides, you are the real mistress of the Ning Palace." The maid La Mei shook her head disapprovingly, feeling that everyone in the Ning Palace had treated Princess Huirou unfairly.

"Actually, I feel like it's pretty good to stay here. It's actually more peaceful and free."

"..."

Princess Huirou didn't have to wait too long before someone came to help her move. Even Lord Shen came to help, which made it convenient for Princess Huirou to ask some of her questions. "Lord Shen, are there many monks around Prince Ning?"

"Ah? Monk? There are no monks around Prince Ning! And His Royal Highness Prince Ning doesn't believe in Buddhism." Grand Minister Shen looked at Princess Huirou in front of him with a confused face, then blinked his confused little eyes and answered,
"What? Why are there those short-haired little monks in Prince Ning's Mansion?" Princess Huirou widened her eyes in surprise at this time, and then looked at Prime Minister Shen in front of her with a puzzled look and asked.

"Haha, Princess, that's not some little monk. It's the Ningyuan Army under His Royal Highness Prince Ning. They recently had to march south to Dali and Jiaozhi, which were plagued by epidemics and miasma. That's why they cut their long hair to prevent epidemics and miasma."

"Oh? Ningyuan Army? Will the prince be protected by martial arts masters?" Princess Huirou also realized the abnormality at this time. It stands to reason that the soldiers of Ningyuan Army could not enter the backyard of Prince Ning's Mansion.

"I haven't heard of any martial arts masters! And Prince Ning doesn't like to use eunuchs, so the princess only has eunuchs by her side."

At this time, Princess Huirou had guessed the identity of the "little monk" belatedly. After all, she should have thought of it long ago. The only person who could enter and leave Prince Ning's Mansion freely could be the owner of Prince Ning's Mansion. Princess Huirou, who had figured it out, smiled bitterly. She didn't expect that her husband was so scheming and had already decided to pretend to be sick and hide.

Prince Ning and his wife were the last group to officially move into the new Prince Ning's Mansion. When Princess Huirou saw the newly built elegant and unique Gusu Garden, she loved it very much. She happily strolled around the beautiful garden, but she met Prince Ning's two favorite concubines, Sheng Hualan and Sheng Shulan.

"Hualan, Shulan greets the princess." When they met Princess Huirou, the nominal princess of Prince Ning's Mansion, Sheng Hualan and Sheng Shulan hurriedly ran over to pay their respects.

"Madam Hua, Madam Shu, please stand up!" Princess Huirou looked at the two concubines in front of her with grace and grace, but it gave her a completely different feeling. She realized that Su Ning had very high requirements for beauties.

"Thank you, Princess."

"Madam Hua, didn't you bring Zheng'er out for a walk?" As the nominal mother of the Su family in Prince Ning's Mansion, Princess Huirou asked Su Zheng, the eldest son of the Su family, in confusion.

"Princess, Zheng'er is now at the age where he can just eat and sleep. The prince doesn't allow adults to hold the child casually, so just let Zheng'er lie in bed and sleep well." Hearing Princess Huirou mention her baby son, Sheng Hualan explained to Princess Huirou with a smile on her face.

"Oh? Why is this?" Princess Huirou, who had never had such an experience, couldn't help but feel surprised. Then she looked at Sheng Hualan in front of her with a puzzled and curious expression and asked.

"The prince said that the more children of this age sleep, the smarter they will be when they grow up."

"Haha, it seems that Prince Ning likes Zheng'er very much. I will definitely go to Madam Hua's courtyard to see Zheng'er later." Princess Huirou was a little surprised at this time. After all, few men would take the initiative to ask about children. They would usually leave the care of the children to the servants at home. Then Princess Huirou looked at the pregnant woman Sheng Shulan beside her and asked, "Madam Shu, how many months have you been pregnant?"

"My princess, it has been more than seven months." Sheng Shulan explained with a smile on her face.

"Ah? Is it very hard to carry a baby?" Princess Huirou couldn't help but ask, because she was so curious about these things.

"It's okay! It's just that the little guy is sometimes naughty and likes to make a mess in there."

"Oh? That's so fun." Princess Huirou couldn't help but walk forward and gently stroked Sheng Shulan's belly.

Seeing how easy it was to get along with Princess Huirou, the sisters Sheng Hualan and Sheng Shulan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the same time. No matter how favored they were, the principal princess of Prince Ning's Mansion was still Princess Huirou, who had a strong background. Naturally, she was different from the mistress of Prince Ning's Mansion, who was a difficult person.

That night, Su Ning held her first family dinner at Prince Ning's mansion. It was also the first time that all three of her women were present. Without a trace of surprise, she smiled at Princess Huirou and asked, "Princess, are you used to life in Jiangning?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness! I'm doing fine." Princess Huirou felt somewhat uncomfortable at this moment. After all, she regarded her husband as a "monk."

"Well, today I specially asked the chef to make fish soup. Try it and see if it's as good as the one made in your small kitchen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Let's eat! We don't have so many rules in our family." Then Su Ning looked at the restrained sisters Sheng Hualan and Sheng Shulan and said.

"Yes! Your Majesty."

Princess Huirou was still a little shy at this time. After all, she had mistakenly thought that Prince Ning in front of her was a little monk. If it weren't for Su Ning taking the initiative to help Princess Huirou pick up a lot of dishes, she might have been embarrassed to eat much that night. She couldn't help but feel fond of this thoughtful man.

"Princess, I have always liked the hustle and bustle. From now on, when we have meals at home, we should try to eat together. If you have any dietary restrictions, please tell the kitchen. Of course, you can continue to keep your own small kitchen." After the meal, Suning looked at Princess Huirou in front of him and explained, hoping that Princess Huirou could adapt to the habits on his side.

"Your Highness, I'm fine! I don't have any dietary restrictions."

"Well, I'll go to your room to rest tonight, so you can go back and get ready."

"Ah?" Princess Huirou blushed and her heart began to beat fast when she thought about consummating her marriage with Su Ning tonight.

"What? Is it inconvenient today?" Su Ning asked Princess Huirou with a smirk on his face.

"No! It just feels a little too sudden." Princess Huirou lowered her head shyly because she was not mentally prepared at all.

"Haha, Princess Huirou, you've been married into Prince Ning's mansion for almost a year now. I've also heard that there are rules for meetings between princesses of the Great Song Dynasty and their husbands. It seems we need to wait until you, Princess, summon us?"

"Ah? Yes... yes."

"Princess, this rule is very bad. You are my first wife, so you must abandon this so-called etiquette." "Ah? Yes! Your Highness."

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At this time, the Sheng family had already moved from Yangzhou to Jiangning Prefecture early on. Su Ning naturally gave them a large house. Although the Sheng family announced that Sheng Hualan had died of illness and Sheng Hualan had officially changed her name to Hualan, the fact that Sheng Hualan became the concubine of Prince Ning remained an open secret.

The Sheng family suddenly had two concubines, Sheng Hualan and Sheng Shulan. In addition, Sheng Hong was favored by Prince Ning to supervise the construction of Prince Ning's palace. This made the Kang Wang family in Bianjing jealous and crazy. She looked at Kang Luhai beside her with a mocking face and said, "Mr. Kang, what's the point of you being a minor official here? You might as well move your family to Jiangning Prefecture."

"Hmph! What do you know? No matter how powerful Prince Ning is, he is still a minister of the Song Dynasty. Naturally, I have to stay in the orthodox Bianliang." At this time, Kang Luhai retorted with a look of disapproval on his face.

"Orthodoxy? Orthodoxy! Go to hell with your orthodoxy!" Seeing that her husband was so useless, Wang Kang immediately used her shrewish scolding skills again.

"you……"

"Kang Luhai, my brother from my mother's family has decided to move to Jiangning Prefecture. It's up to you whether you want to go or not."

"What? Your father, Lord Wang Dan, is worthy of being enshrined in the Taimiao. If the emperor knew that your brother resigned from his official position and went to Jiangnan, he would be furious." Kang Luhai widened his eyes in shock, feeling that the Wang family's decision was too unbelievable.

"Humph! What are you afraid of? At worst, I can just stay in Jiangnan forever. My brother-in-law's family has two daughters who are both concubines of Prince Ning. No one in Jiangnan dares to mess with our Wang family."

"Ah? Prince Ning has agreed to arrange a position for my brother-in-law?" At this time, Kang Luhai couldn't help but look at Wang Kang in surprise, thinking that the Wang family's relocation had been approved by Suning.

"Huh? That's still not the case! But I guess with my brother-in-law and niece here, it's definitely not a big deal."

"Hmph! Prince Ning is a young man at heart. I think you'd better not rush things. Don't end up with nowhere to go."

"Bah! Crow's mouth! You are just plain jealous."

Both the Kang and Wang families were the kind of impoverished families that were on the verge of collapse. In the past few years, Mrs. Kang had been trying to get good things from her silly sister, Wang Ruofu. Things like persuading Wang Ruofu to lend money at high interest rates were common practices. In the end, Mrs. Kang naturally pocketed all the money, including the principal and interest. As a result, Wang Ruofu happily said that she was helping her own sister, and all the money that was extorted was used by Mrs. Kang to fill the big holes in the Kang and Wang families. Therefore, Mrs. Kang had the final say in the Kang family, and was also the most beloved by her mother, Old Lady Wang.

When Wang Ruofu of the Kang family first heard that there was an unprecedented riot in Yangzhou and that her silly sister Wang Ruofu and her family were all captured and forced to do hard labor, the first thing she thought of was how to break away from the Sheng family. To this end, she spent a lot of connections and money to do this. As a result, not long after, the Sheng family suddenly became close relatives of the new nobleman of the Song Dynasty, His Royal Highness Prince Ning. This made the Kang family and the Wang family go crazy with envy, and all they could think about was how to get close to the new nobleman and suck blood from Prince Ning.

When she had nothing better to do, Princess Kang also liked to go to Yuqing Temple to burn incense. As a result, she happened to run into the eldest lady of the Earl of Zhongqin's mansion. Then, she ran up to her with a flattering look on her face, "Hey! Isn't this the eldest lady of the Earl of Zhongqin's mansion?"

"Madam Kang? Are you here to burn incense at Yuqing Temple as well?" The lady of the Earl Zhongqin's Mansion looked at Lady Kang in front of her with an embarrassed look on her face. After all, their Yuan family and the Kang family almost became distant relatives.

"Yes! Isn't it that the younger sister of the eldest lady of the Sheng family is at the peak of her career recently? I came here this time to fulfill a wish for my younger sister." In fact, Mrs. Kang's character was vicious and stupid. She couldn't help but start showing off there.

"Ah? Yangzhou just experienced a rebellion, and your niece died of illness. How come you are so successful here?" At this time, the lady of the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion looked at Princess Kang in front of her with a look of surprise and asked.

"Hey, Madam Countess, this is what you don't know."

"Oh? Madam Kang, is there any inside story about the Sheng family?" The lady of the Earl Zhongqin's Mansion couldn't help but feel something in her heart, and then she looked at Lady Kang in front of her with a smile and asked.

"Actually! My niece didn't die of illness. Instead, she stayed in Prince Ning's mansion as a concubine."

"What? Madam Kang, what is going on?" As expected, the lady of the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion immediately looked at Lady Kang with anger and asked.

"Madam Yuan, Prince Ning has always had his eyes on my niece. It was only because the circumstances were so special that my sister's family announced that my niece had passed away. I didn't expect the emperor to personally confer the title of Prince Ning, and my niece would become Madam Hua, the concubine of the Prince Ning's mansion."

"What? So this is how things turned out." At this moment, the eldest lady of the Yuan family almost bit her back teeth, which showed how angry she was.

"Madam Yuan, our Kang family actually has a daughter who is in her prime. Why not marry her to your second son, Yuan Wenshao?" Then the stupid and vicious Mrs. Kang began to promote her own daughter. She did this just to establish a relationship of kinship with the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion.

"Hmph! Our Earl Zhongqin's Mansion is a small family. We can't compare with your relatives who are the new nobles in the court. So we can only let down your kindness, Madam Kang." At this time, Madam Yuan was about to get furious and didn't care about the courtesy of the official's family in Bian Jing.

"Ah? Madam Countess, don't leave so quickly! We can actually discuss this further."

"Humph!"

At this time, the lady of the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion was so angry that her lungs were about to explode. She didn't expect that their Yuan family of the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion had been fooled by the Sheng family. Originally, the Yuan family was planning to take good care of Sheng Hong in officialdom. You know, their Yuan family also wanted to have more help in the court, but now looking back, they suddenly found that their Yuan family had always been a pathetic clown.

"Wenchun, when you went to the Sheng family in Yangzhou to propose marriage, did you find that the evil bastard Gu Tingye had contact with Sheng Hualan?" The lady of the Earl of Zhongqin's mansion returned home angrily and immediately called her eldest son Yuan Wenchun over.

"Mother, are you crazy? How can you call Prince Ning by his name?" Yuan Wenchun reminded her in panic.

"Hmph! What's so scary? Besides, hasn't he changed his name?" The eldest lady of the Yuan family naturally felt nervous and reacted immediately, but she still retorted very stubbornly.

"Mom, what happened?" Yuan Wenchun realized that something must have happened, and asked his mother with a helpless expression.

"Hmph! Today I went to Yuqing Temple to burn incense and fulfill a vow, but I ran into my aunt, Princess Kang from the Sheng family. She told me that Sheng Hualan didn't die of illness at all, but was instead serving as Prince Ning's concubine in his mansion." The eldest lady of the Yuan family then explained indignantly to her eldest son, Yuan Wenchun.

"What? This is impossible?" As expected, Yuan Wenchun widened his eyes in surprise, and realized why his mother was so angry.

"Humph! Now our Yuan family of the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion is regarded as a fool by others. I really can't swallow this anger."

"Mother, forget it! Anyway, the Sheng family has already returned all the betrothal gifts. Besides, the current Prince Ning is not someone our Yuan family can afford to offend. Let's just pretend that this matter never happened." At this time, Yuan Wenchun comforted his mother with a look of disapproval on his face.

"Hmph! No! I must find a way to vent this anger." Sometimes when a woman hates something, she will do whatever it takes to get revenge.

"..."

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(End of this chapter)