Chapter 44: Newcomers laugh, old ones cry

【Are you surprised or surprised? 】

[Hehe, on the third day after getting married, there is already a new person. There is no other man in the Great Zhou Dynasty who is more lucky than Zhao Shizhu, right? ]

[Then the problem was given to Zhao Shizhu. Should he sleep in Su Ci's room or Bai Shuang's room tonight? ]

[I think since Su Ci is so generous, he might ask Zhao Shizhu to sleep in Bai Shuang's room, right?]

[Zhao Gou's body belongs to Hua'er. Zhao Gou will definitely not touch a green tea bitch, let alone a white bitch! ]

[In the eyes of the official matchmaker, other women are bitches. Don’t you think that Su Hua is even more of a bitch...]

Su Ci deeply agreed with the comments in the comment section. Look how competent she is as a princess. She is so considerate and generous. It is a blessing from his previous life that Zhao Shizhu can marry her in this life!

As for whether Zhao Shizhu will go to her room or Baishuang's room tonight, she thinks the audience is overthinking it. She will stay in the Marquis' Mansion tonight. As a sensible Princess Duan, she will not make things difficult for Zhao Shizhu.

Furthermore, in the original novel, she was still innocent when she drank the Xiaoyao Soup, so it was impossible for Zhao Shizhu to touch her.

As for which woman Zhao Shizhu will sleep with in the future, his harem will always be the one to worry about it. She, the unfavored original wife, will not have such troubles.

When she returned home today, Gao gave her a lot of good things. It was probably just a reward for her hard work in helping Zhao Shizhu to get a beautiful concubine, right?

When the large and small packages of return gifts were ready, she ordered them to be sent to the carriage.

Just at this time, Zhao Shizhu arrived at Jingyuanzhai, exhausted.

Su Ci had already learned from the barrage the reason why Zhao Shizhu rushed back to the palace at this time. It was said that Liu Hu was behind the scenes to make trouble for Zhao Shizhu. He simply wanted Zhao Shizhu to ignore her during their honeymoon, making her a laughing stock in the city, and naturally causing the Prince Duan's Mansion and the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion to become enemies.

It seems that Liu Hu also knew that Zhao Shizhu married her for the throne, so he tried every means to sabotage her.

"Why do the neighbors say that I have a concubine?!" Zhao Shizhu rushed to Su Ci and asked without even having time to change his clothes.

Su Ci blinked her bright eyes and asked instead of answering, "Your Highness, do you want to go back to the Marquis' Mansion with me?"

"Of course!" Zhao Shizhu frowned slightly, "You haven't answered my question yet."

"Your Highness, please hurry up, otherwise it will be too late to return home. My father has a bad temper and might get angry with Your Highness. If Your Highness has any questions, you can ask them in the carriage. There is no need to rush." ​​Su Ci said as he continued to have people carry the return gifts.

By the time she finished her work, several carriages had just enough space to hold all the return gifts.

Many neighbors saw this scene and felt that although Prince Duan was a little romantic, the gift he gave back to his parents was still considerable.

Looking at Su Ci, the newly appointed princess, her face was pale. Even in a red dress, she couldn't hide her miserable appearance. She was definitely the image of a resentful woman who was abandoned by her groom on the wedding night.

It is true that the new ones laugh and the old ones cry. There is no noble lady in Liangzhou City more miserable than Su Ci.

Soon, Zhao Shizhu changed into a festive red suit, wearing a jade crown on his head and black boots on his feet, looking very handsome, a rare handsome man. He helped Su Ci get on the carriage, and then he got on the carriage himself, with the curtain blocking the eyes of the curious people.

"Tell me, what's the matter with me taking a new concubine?" Zhao Shizhu went straight to the point.

Su Ci thought to himself that she had helped him take in a beautiful concubine, so shouldn't he be happy? What was with the tone of accusing her?

"I accidentally went to Xuhezhai yesterday and met Bai. Later, I learned from Bai that His Highness and her were in love..."

Zhao Shizhu thought it was ridiculous: "How can the king and Bai Shuang be in love with each other?"

"I don't know about that. At first, I thought it was not right for Bai to live in the palace, so I planned to send her out. But Bai said that she was his highness's person, and she also said that she and his highness were in love with each other. In this case, I can't break up the couple, right?" Su Ci said calmly.

Zhao Shizhu's gentle face darkened: "Shuang'er really said that?!"

"There is no need for me to lie about this matter. Later, I went to Dingjing Hall and asked my mother's opinion. Yesterday, when I mentioned Bai, my mother thought I wanted to drive Bai out of the palace, so she said that it was absolutely impossible and that His Highness would not allow it. Nanny Ning said that His Highness was twenty years old and the backyard was still very empty. She also said that I would not be the only princess in the backyard of the palace, and that he would take a concubine sooner or later. The implicit meaning of her words did not allow me to have a different opinion. So I discussed with my mother and changed Bai's identity to a suitable one. We reported to the government and brought Bai into the palace." Su Ci cut to the chase and told the general story.

Zhao Shizhu's face was gloomy. He wanted to say something but was unable to refute.

If what Su Ci said is true, what can Su Ci do in this situation?
It was he who was not at the palace on their wedding night, leaving her alone to face everyone in the palace and the gossips of the people of Liangzhou. It was also he who placed Bai Shuang in the palace, which led to the matter of taking a concubine today.

Although he did not consider himself a gentleman, he felt ashamed when facing his wife.

"Aci, it's my fault. I have made you suffer." After a long time, Zhao Shizhu said in a low voice.

If he hadn't abandoned her on their wedding night, how could all these things have happened later?
He should have understood at that time that since he chose to go to the ranch to clean up the aftermath, Su Ci would definitely have to face a lot of rumors.

But he still chose to leave.

Su Ci saw Zhao Shizhu's expression as if he was going to a funeral, and smiled bitterly, "This matter has nothing to do with Your Highness, and there is no need for Your Highness to feel guilty. To be honest, I also think that Your Highness is not young anymore. As a prince, but the backyard is empty, it is a good thing to take concubines, and I don't think there is anything wronged. Just like my father, didn't he have several concubines in the backyard? With Your Highness's noble status, it is normal for you to take more concubines. If Your Highness meets someone you like in the future, just tell me..."

"Su Ci, you can shut up now!" Zhao Shizhu frowned and stopped Su Ci when he saw that his words were becoming more and more ridiculous.

Only then did he see Su Ci's pale face. For a moment he felt like there was something stuck in his throat, but he couldn't vent his anger.

Su Ci thought to himself, won’t he be the emperor in the future, with three thousand concubines in his harem?
After all, no matter what kind of beauty he wants, it’s just a matter of a word from him.

Seeing that Zhao Shizhu was unwilling to talk about taking a concubine, she thought for a moment and felt that Zhao Shizhu might be worried about the Marquis' Mansion, so she comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. Although my father has a bad temper, he is a reasonable person. I will personally explain everything to my father, and he will not embarrass Your Highness. If my father rushes up later, Your Highness can hide behind me!"

Zhao Shizhu: ...

After that, Zhao Shizhu didn't say anything, and Su Ci was too lazy to speak either. When they arrived in front of the Marquis' Mansion, Zhao Shizhu was about to get off the carriage first and then help Su Ci get off, but the woman jumped off the carriage by herself, and he only caught air with his outstretched hands.

As soon as Su Ci got off the carriage, he saw Su Lian and Su Fu standing in front of the gate of the marquis' mansion, one holding a long knife and the other holding a sharp sword. It looked like they were ready to fight to the death with Zhao Shizhu.

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