Chapter 192: Unwilling to Give Up, Secretly Harbouring Poison

When the car arrived at the gate of the palace, Song Shi opened his eyes first, got off the car and stretched out his hand to Concubine Zhao. Zhao Yuyan was a little surprised, but still reached out her hand. Then Song Shi hugged her in his arms and went into the palace.

Fortunately, it was night, so they didn't meet many servants. After returning to the yard, Song Shi vented all his restless desires, and the followers and maids who followed them all stayed outside.

The moon was hanging brightly in the sky, but there was no peace in Prince Chun's mansion.

When the princess was kneeling in front of the small Buddhist temple and praying, she heard the nanny beside her whispering about this matter. Although she was somewhat dissatisfied with the two men's unruly behavior, she could pretend that she knew nothing if she could get pregnant soon, so she gave an order.

"Have someone prepare the pregnancy-maintaining medicine and send it to Concubine Zhao later."

"Yes, princess."

Then he recited Buddhist scriptures quietly, hoping that he would have a grandson soon.

The cold winter wind was howling on the street. There was no one walking around. The curfew had been in effect in Xijing City for a long time. However, in the Jiang family's house, where the lights had been turned off, the candles in the Jinfang Courtyard were still dimly lit.

Jiang Shijin has been recuperating at home these days. Perhaps it is because the doctor hired by the Jiang family is attentive and the whole family takes good care of him, so Jiang Shijin's complexion is much better than the day Jiang Shiyuan got married.

Her face was no longer as bony as before, but had gained some flesh. She was covered with a thick quilt, which made her complexion look more rosy and delicate. However, compared with the plump complexion she had before she got married, it was still a little lacking.

Lingzhi, who was following her, brought another bowl of medicine. Jiang Shijin had drunk more medicine in this period of time than she had in the past ten years combined. She raised her head and drank it all in one gulp, and then said something self-deprecatingly.

"Now my elder sister and I are in a different situation. She married to Hanzhou and is very proud of her life, but I am forced to hide at home and drink these bitter medicines all the time. My tongue is numb from drinking them."

Hearing this, Lingzhi said something to comfort her.

"You are overthinking, Princess. Every bowl of medicine you are drinking is good for your body. Look at the flesh and blood you have been nurturing these days, doesn't it just prove the goodness of this medicine? So no matter how bitter it is, we still have to insist on drinking it. This prescription was specially found by my aunt for Princess. If you insist on drinking it, maybe you can get pregnant with a child for the prince again."

When Jiang Shijin suddenly heard the word "Crown Prince", he felt as if he was in another world.

In the more than two months since she went back to her parents' home to recuperate, the prince seemed to have disappeared. Not only did no one come to visit her, but not even a single piece of news came from other places.

Just today, she vaguely heard some news from her grandmother about her uncle going to the East Palace for a banquet. Of course, she knew that the Crown Prince and that bitch Concubine Zhao would definitely show up, so she wanted to go with them, but she also knew that the timing was not right.

He wiped the bitterness from the corner of his mouth and used a piece of candied fruit to suppress the discomfort that surged in his heart.

During the two months that Jiang Shijin stayed at her parents' home, she not only did not show any remorse, but she missed the good things in the palace more and more. She kept telling herself that at most one year, she would definitely return to the palace, and by then she would make that bitch Concubine Zhao pay the price she deserved, and no one could compete with her for the position of the Crown Prince's Consort.

"Turn off the lights. I need to have a good rest and get well soon."

"Yes, Crown Princess." The sky outside was as dark as water, and all that was calm in Xijing City seemed like the last peace before the storm. However, in the Hanzhou military camp thousands of miles away, there was a different atmosphere.

There are only two days left until New Year's Eve, and the military camp is completely new.

In the past, they would at most hang some red silk on the military tent to indicate the arrival of the New Year. But this time it was different. Since Jiang Shiyuan had become a military wife, after asking Pei Zisu for his opinion, she decided to let the soldiers celebrate the New Year in a different way.

So he made a few lists and then called the cook in the army. The cook looked at the items on the list and found that they were not difficult to prepare and they were all dishes with good meanings, so he said with a smile.

"It must be the young lady who has this intention, otherwise we would not have thought of it. When these dishes are served, I believe everyone will be happy."

"I'm just talking, you guys will have to worry about it in the end. Prepare more of these dishes. If any soldiers feel that they don't have enough, just add more. As for the money, don't worry, just go to Deputy General Ge to get it in advance. I've already told him."

"Thank you ma'am."

This time, all the money related to New Year's Eve was paid by Jiang Shiyuan herself. Not only that, she also thought about the cold weather and asked Pei Zitian to order a batch of cotton. She sewed a set of thick quilts and mattresses for everyone. When the whole army replaced their quilts and mattresses, everyone praised her very much.

She did not take credit for herself. She usually worked quietly as a maid in the military tent or walked back and forth.

Outsiders have no idea what happens in the military camp.

But that doesn't mean Marshal Pei and the King of Han didn't know. They were still a little wary of this noble lady from Xijing City. But they couldn't resist Pei Zisu's love for her and insisted on keeping her by his side.

Just when the soldiers were praising Jiang Shiyuan the most, the news outside was not very good.

Under Pei Zixing's deliberate manipulation, Jiang Shiyuan was about to become a witch who brought disaster to the country and the people. She only knew how to flirt with Pei Zisu all day long and tried to influence the fortunes of the Pei family and the Han Dynasty. No one knew where this rumor started from, but by the time the news was received by the spies in the Pei family's old house and the Han Palace, rumors had already spread.

In the palace of the King of Han.

When the King of Han saw these nonsense, he felt that someone must be pushing them behind the scenes. He knew that someone was jealous of the two of them and that was why they were spreading such rumors. So he issued an order to suppress the matter.

At the same time, he also received a secret order, which was about a matter that was also widely circulated in Xijing City, saying that the prince was going to get engaged to the second daughter of the Pei family. This caught him off guard.

He had clearly rejected the idea long ago and had sternly warned the prince that it was not something that could be done.

But the news was still spread. For a moment, he wondered if the prince did it on purpose, but then he thought, he didn't have such a smart brain, so he suspected Pei Zixing, whom he didn't like very much.

The King of Han had seen this woman twice.

The gloomy feeling she exuded was not what the King of Han liked, so how could he agree to this marriage?