sbdcsierra Chapter 129 How to Marry into the Prince's Mansion
Chapter 129 How to Marry into the Prince's Mansion
"His Royal Highness Prince Luo has arrived!"
Xia Pinxiang and Xia Liu's expressions changed instantly.
No matter how powerful Xia Pinxiang was in the Shangshu Mansion, she would not dare to act presumptuously in front of Mo Yuchen.
Xia Pinxiang had no choice but to stand up unwillingly and bowed honestly: "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Luo, may His Royal Highness be well."
Everyone in the room stood up, including Xia Yanxiang and Tu, and were about to salute Mo Yuchen, but Mo Yuchen stopped them with his hand.
Tu and Xia Yanxiang just stood there.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Luo, may His Royal Highness be well and safe."
After everyone had finished speaking, Xia Yanxiang said, "Your Highness, this is against the rules."
"You are my wife. There are no rules or regulations between husband and wife. As for my madam, you are my future mother-in-law. How can I go against the order of seniority and perform formalities for you?" Mo Yuchen glanced at the people who were still performing formalities.
"Everyone is free of charge!"
Xia Pinxiang stood up reluctantly and was about to retreat to the side when she heard Mo Yuchen say, "Since the concubine is visiting her parents today, I won't steal the limelight. The concubine should just treat me as an outsider who is here to drink tea."
"Since Your Highness Prince Luo is engaged to my sister, there is no need for you to call yourself an outsider. Your Highness is of noble status, so please take a seat."
"This prince is only married to Yanyan and has nothing to do with the Shangshu Mansion, so naturally I dare not treat her as an outsider. The concubine doesn't need to say anything like we are a family and try to establish a relationship out of nothing." Mo Yuchen didn't want to have any relationship with Xia Pinxiang.
Xia Pinxiang's face was filled with embarrassment and her eyes were full of resentment.
Originally, Mo Yuchen had his back to Xia Pinxiang, but he suddenly turned around, scaring Xia Pinxiang so much that she quickly changed her expression.
"Even so, I am the future son-in-law of the Shangshu Mansion after all, so it should be understandable for me to listen to the lecture of the concubine."
Xia Pinxiang was so angry that her teeth itched, but she couldn't do anything to Mo Yuchen: "How can there be any lecture? I just had a private talk with my family and gave my third sister some advice."
"Then it's okay for me to listen to it." It's not a question, just a statement.
"That's natural."
Mo Yuchen turned around and said, "Then everyone doesn't have to stand. We are just a family talking, there's no need to be so reserved."
After saying that, Mo Yuchen took Xia Yanxiang's hand first, but found that her hand was as cold as ice. He frowned and looked up to signal Yukui, who went down immediately.
After Mo Yuchen took Xia Yanxiang to sit down, Xia Pinxiang took the lead and everyone returned to their seats.
After sitting down, there was silence for a while, and Xia Liu took the initiative to break the deadlock: "The concubine came to visit her parents, and the Shangshu Mansion has been glorious. Your younger brother has missed you very much after not seeing you for a long time. Do you think you can allow him to see you?"
Xia Zhifeng loves music, so it was naturally Yang Jin who brought him here. Xia Pinxiang may not want to see Xia Zhifeng, but she definitely wants to see Yang Jin.
Sure enough, Xia Pinxiang nodded: "Please trouble father."
Just as the servant left, someone else came in and reported, "Madam Concubine, Doctor Xu is here."
Xia Pinxiang showed a mysterious smile, then put it away and smiled gently: "Please."
"Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness Prince Luo, may His Royal Highness be well. I greet His Royal Highness Concubine, may Her Majesty be well." As soon as Xu Sheng entered the room, he saw Mo Yuchen and immediately felt guilty. He didn't have time to think about anything else and just bowed first.
Mo Yuchen is the most senior person here, so it is his turn to speak: "Stand up."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Xu Sheng stood up and looked towards Xia Pinxiang timidly.
"Please trouble Doctor Xu to take my sister's pulse. She has always been weak, so I'd like to trouble the doctor to take good care of her."
Before Xu Sheng could speak, Mo Yuchen questioned, "Concubine, what do you mean? On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, you asked someone to diagnose your sister's pulse."
Xia Yanxiang didn't say anything.
"Your Highness, you are worrying too much. I just noticed that my sister didn't look well, and as her elder sister, I was also worried, so I sent someone to invite the imperial physician." This set of rhetoric has been tried and tested time and time again.
Mo Yuchen looked at Xia Yanxiang, who gave him a look without making any expression. He was relieved. "Since it is the concubine's good intention, it would be disingenuous of me to refuse again and again. Imperial physician, please take Yanyan's pulse carefully."
Xia Yanxiang stretched out one hand and took out her handkerchief with the other hand to cover her wrist: "Please."
Xu Sheng washed his hands carefully, and under the gaze of everyone, he carefully felt Xia Yanxiang's pulse for a while. He rolled his eyes and withdrew his hand while facing Mo Yuchen's gaze.
"Your Highness, Madam Concubine, the Third Miss must have caught a cold, so her hands and feet are cold. There's nothing wrong with her otherwise, it's just..." Xu Sheng hesitated for a moment and gave Xia Pinxiang a secret wink.
Xia Pinxiang asked casually: "Just what?"
"This... I can't say it. His Royal Highness Prince Luo is here, and I'm afraid it will hurt the relationship." Afraid of hurting the relationship? The more you do this, the easier it is to hurt the relationship.
"Why? Yanyan is my wife, is there anything I can't know?
Mo Yuchen was originally worried that Yanyan's injury and the fact that her heart blood was taken would be exposed, but since Yanyan dared to let Xu Sheng take her pulse, she must have been prepared.
Now listening to Xu Sheng's words, it seemed like something else.
Xu Shengfu bowed and said, "Your Highness, the Third Miss is weak because of the deficiency of Qi and blood. Her pulse is weak and floating. She has frequent dreams at night and is afraid of the cold in summer. This disease may have a long history. The Third Miss has been weak since she was a child. This, ..."
There was an uproar below.
Although there were no outsiders present today, the servants were all there, so it was hard to say whether the news would get out.
Xia Yanxiang's face turned pale and she said, "Doctor Xu, please don't bully an outsider."
"Wei Chen dare not."
"You have to understand, everyone in the capital knows that I am a disciple of Yue Qing Yi'e, and I understand the art of medicine. You can't be fooled by just a few words about blood deficiency." Xia Yanxiang stared straight at Xu Sheng, and her words were sharp and incisive.
"Your humble servant is terrified. If Miss Third doesn't believe it, the same will happen if you invite Zhang Yuanzheng to come!" Xu Sheng was really terrified. He just wanted to make up a few words, but who knew that Xia Yanxiang's health was really like this?
"Doctor Xu, stop talking!" Mo Yuchen quickly scolded Xu Sheng, and looked at Xia Yanxiang worriedly. The latter tapped the teacup twice, but he inexplicably became quiet.
Xia Yanxiang's face turned pale, her expression was sluggish, and tears seemed to be gathering in her eyes.
Xia Pinxiang was very happy. It was worth it that she had been tampering with Xia Yanxiang's things all those years ago. However, she looked worried: "What should I do? Doctor Xu, is there any way to cure it?"
"This... If you want to make up for it, of course you can use medicine to make it up, but the second young lady's weak body should be brought from the womb. I'm afraid it will take ten or eight years to make up for it."
Mrs. Tu could no longer hold back and asked anxiously, "Doctor Xu, are you sure? I was very strong when I was pregnant with Yan'er, and she was born full-term. No doctor or nurse said that Yan'er was not pregnant at all."
"Madam, this kind of thing is very common. Some diseases are brought from the womb, but they are not obvious. The older you get, the problems will naturally show up." Xu Sheng explained again.
Everyone's eyes fell on Xia Yanxiang. Although Xia Yanxiang was prepared, she still felt some pressure. She simply stood up, bowed to Xia Pinxiang hastily, and left: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. Yanxiang is not feeling well, so I will go back to my room first."
"Sister!" Xia Pinxiang looked anxious and worried, and glanced at Mo Yuchen's face again: "Don't be surprised, Your Highness Prince Luo. My sister couldn't accept such news at first, but no one expected this result. How can I marry my sister into Prince Luo's mansion in the future?"
Mo Yuchen stood up with a gloomy face and walked away.