Chapter 56: This daughter is impetuous and willful

The wet nurse's surname was Zhang, and her given name was Li. She was in her early forties and was originally a second-class maid in Prince Xian's mansion. She was eloquent.

Princess Xian was born in a foreign land. After marrying into the Great Zhou Dynasty, she was unfamiliar with the place. Once, Princess Xian was framed, and this woman cleverly took advantage of the opportunity and helped Princess Xian escape from the predicament. From then on, Princess Xian kept her by her side.

Later, the princess betrothed her to a guard in the imperial city. Zhang also had a destiny with Princess Xian. She and the princess became pregnant at the same time. Two days after she gave birth to a daughter, Princess Xian gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. However, the boy was born weak and died before he was a month old.

At this time, Zhang's husband was implicated in a palace coup, so she took her daughter to the virtuous princess and begged her mother and daughter. The virtuous princess was kind and took them in. Before giving birth to the twins, the virtuous princess had lost a son, and she suffered the pain of losing her son during the confinement period. She was completely broken down by grief. Zhang's daughter was only a few days younger than the princess's daughter, and Zhang had plenty of milk, so she offered to be the princess's wet nurse. The virtuous princess was immersed in the pain of losing her son, and seeing that she was a caring person, she allowed her to take care of her daughter.

Unexpectedly, Zhang's daughter contracted smallpox and died when she was two months old. From then on, Zhang devoted herself to taking care of the princess and poured all her maternal love into the princess.

"The princess has taken a fancy to the young master of the Lu family, and the prince and princess also agree, so I asked you to be the matchmaker." Zhang frowned: "This is the prince and princess's intention, you didn't take it seriously, did you?"

Zhang was a powerful person to begin with. She was also the princess's wet nurse and was highly valued by the princess. As a result, she acted in a rather arrogant and domineering manner.

Seeing this, the official media hurriedly said, "My dear sister, you are wronging me. Even if I have a hundred courages, I dare not fail to do my best in the work of the Xianwang Mansion."

Zhang guessed, "Could it be that the Duke's wife is unwilling?" Then she snorted, "This woman is an outlier among the noble ladies. If it were someone else, the princess' marriage would be a big deal, but she dared not to do it."

The official media didn't dare to offend the Xian Prince's Mansion, but they also didn't dare to offend the Ningguo Duke's Mansion, let alone the Duke's wife, so they hurriedly said, "No, no, the Xian Prince's Mansion is such a noble family, and the princess is so beautiful, how could the Duke's wife not be willing."

She didn't dare to pull the Duke's wife to the issue, but the old woman wasn't stupid enough to say the Duke's Mansion's excuses. Such a perfunctory excuse certainly couldn't fool the shrewd Zhang.

The official media thought for a moment, then rolled his eyes and said, "This matter was reported to me by the eldest lady of the mansion. From what she said, it seems that the prince is not very willing."

Lu Ji was a notoriously aloof young man. It was believable that he said he was not happy about it. Secondly, even if Zhang returned to the princess, she would not be able to do anything about it.

Zhang sent the official matchmaker away and went straight to the bedroom of Prince Xian’s wife.

The Princess of Prince Xian has always been in poor health. She has to lie in bed for about half a month out of a month to recuperate. Even if she can get up, she can only walk around the house at most and cannot leave the house.

Fortunately, Prince Xian was a kind and affectionate man. Although he was a prince, he never left his sick wife. Even when his wife was unable to leave him a son, Prince Xian did not take a concubine and just spent his life with his wife wholeheartedly.

Hearing that the Ningguo Mansion was unwilling, the Xian Prince's wife replied: "Marriage between a man and a woman is a good thing for both families. Since they don't want to, then forget it."

Zhang replied, "Princess, it's rare that our princess has chosen someone. You should at least think of a way to please her. The princess is already seventeen years old, and other noble ladies like her have already married, but our princess has not even found a marriage. I am so anxious."

"Speaking of Huayang's marriage, I, as a mother, am also anxious." The wife of Prince Xian had only spoken for less than a quarter of an hour before she could no longer hold on. Zhang Shi hurriedly helped her to lean on the soft couch. The wife of Prince Xian panted for a while and continued weakly, "It's just that this child has an unstable mind. The prince has chosen husbands for her. I think they are all very good boys, but she doesn't like any of them. Alas! It's my fault. I dragged this sick body and didn't teach her well."

"Mother, I heard that the Lu family does not agree to this marriage, is that right?"

The wife of Prince Xian was discussing her daughter's marriage with Zhang. Huayang Jun stormed into the inner hall, ignoring the fact that his mother was seriously ill. He started complaining to the wife of Prince Xian as soon as he saw her.

"Who are the Lu family? They are so ungrateful. This princess is marrying them because she thinks highly of them. But the Lu family dares not to accept it. Humph! This is simply outrageous."

Seeing her daughter's ignorance of the rules, the virtuous princess coughed in anger, "Huayang, how can you say such a thing? If your father knew about your uneducated behavior, he would definitely punish you again."

Princess Huayang heard her mother's words, but instead of restraining herself, she said arrogantly: "My father only knows how to show off to me. I am his only flesh and blood. Seeing that I am despised by others, if he really loves me, he should go to the Lu family to seek justice. At worst, he should go to my uncle and sue the Lu family. Humph! I am a dignified royal bloodline, do I deserve to be bullied?" "Huayang——"

Princess Xian was so angry at her daughter that she started coughing violently. She felt very suffocated, but her face was pale and she couldn't speak.

While Zhang was doing the backwork for the virtuous princess, she winked at Princess Huayang: "Princess, please stop talking."

Princess Huayang did not hold back at all. She sat down on the chair with a wooden face and said angrily, "I don't like any of the noblemen in the capital, but I like the son of the Lu family. If my father and mother don't make the decision for me, I will go to my uncle and ask him to grant me the marriage. I want to see if Lu Ji dares to disobey the order."

"Shut up!"

Huayang was venting his anger here when Prince Xian, who had heard his daughter yelling from a distance, came into the room with a cold face. Seeing his wife crying because of her daughter again, he shouted at Huayang, "You are so old, how can you not be sensible at all?"

Huayang has always been afraid of his father. Today, because he was rejected by the Lu family, he was very unhappy. So he stood up and said, "Father, you only know how to scold me. I was bullied by the Lu family. Father, you are a prince. Shouldn't you stand up for your daughter?"

Prince Xian frowned and replied with all his strength, "She doesn't want to marry you. Why don't you reflect on yourself and still have the nerve to yell at your parents?"

Seeing her father humiliating her in such a way, Huayang was so angry that she burst into tears: "If my father is unwilling to stand up for me, then I will die. I am your only flesh and blood. I want to see who will take care of you in your old age and see you to the end of your life if I die."

The pain of losing their sons one after another is an everlasting pain for the virtuous king and his wife.

The only daughter was rubbing salt into her parents' wounds. Prince Xian was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped Huayang hard in the face.

Huayang staggered after being hit, and one side of his face immediately became red and swollen.

"Your Majesty—Oh, Princess."

Princess Xian was so shocked by her husband's actions that she collapsed on the couch. Zhang cried and rushed forward to hug Huayang, and quickly pulled him out.

Prince Xian hugged his sad and sick wife and comforted her, "Don't worry about our daughter. From now on, I will order people to watch over her and will not allow her to bother you or upset you again."

It would have been fine if she hadn't given birth to a son for her husband, but her only daughter was so ignorant.

Princess Xian fell into her husband's arms, feeling extremely ashamed, tears streaming down her face: "It's all my fault. I didn't fulfill my duty as a mother to teach Huayang well."

Prince Xian caressed his wife lovingly: "It's not your fault, it's just that this child is impetuous by nature."

He is a gentle man, and his wife is one in a million, gentle and virtuous. But his daughter is impetuous and willful. I really don't know who she takes after.

Thinking of this, Prince Xian sighed heavily.

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