Duke Guo of Qi and his wife, Princess Pingning, sat in the study with fearful expressions on their faces.
Although the Queen Mother's rebellion did not affect the Duke of Qi's palace, the couple became a little scared after Sheng Minglan became the Crown Princess.
When Qi Heng wanted to marry Sheng Minglan, Princess Pingning threatened her with death and even hit a brick wall. Finally, Qi Heng had no choice but to give up Sheng Minglan and marry his current wife, Shen.
But in a blink of an eye, Sheng Minglan married into Prince Ying's palace, and Qi Guogong and his wife were a little scared.
Now that Sheng Minglan has given birth to an imperial grandson, her status has risen again and again. Prince Ying has been granted the title of Crown Prince, and Ming Lan has also become the Crown Princess, and her status is completely different.
Duke Qi and Princess Ning now have to respectfully call Sheng Minglan Princess.
They are now worried that Minglan will remember what happened and target the Duke's Mansion and Qi Heng.
Even if Minglan doesn't take action, the current Sheng family alone is not someone Qi Guogong can provoke.
As Sheng Minglan gave birth to an imperial grandson, the status of the Sheng family also changed.
Sheng Hong, who was originally a fifth-rank official, suddenly became the grandson of the emperor and a standard royal relative. Now, even the prime minister has to politely call Sheng Hong "Shengren" when he sees her.
Sheng Changbai was also transferred from the Hanlin Academy to the Yushitai, and became Qi Heng's immediate boss.
Not to mention the other son of the Sheng family, who resolutely became the most trusted person of the royal family because he protected the emperor's grandson from giving birth smoothly.
When Duke Guo of Qi thought of the powerful Sheng family, he had a severe headache.
"Madam, Mrs. Sheng's birthday will be in ten days. Do you think we should prepare a big gift to ease the relationship between the two families?" Qi Guogong said to Princess Pingning.
"I have been prepared for a long time, and I also contacted the eldest sister of the Sheng family's natal family to help make peace." Princess Pingning sighed:
"Who would have thought that that little concubine would suddenly fly up a branch and turn into a phoenix, become a crown princess, and give birth to a little grandson."
Duke Guo of Qi also sighed. If he had known what would happen today, he should not have done things so cruelly in the first place.
Doesn’t the son just want to marry a concubine? Just let him marry her.
It’s a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world!
"My son was not suppressed by the Sheng family in court. He worked under Sheng Changbai without any problems. The Crown Princess should not deal with our family." Princess Pingning said.
"I hope so!" What else could Duke Qi do? He could only take one step at a time.
Princess Pingning asked Wang Ruofu's sister Kang Wang for help and sent many gifts to Mrs. Sheng.
Kang Wang stole a small part of it, and then dragged most of it to Mrs. Sheng.
"Old Madam, this is the birthday gift Princess Pingning asked me to bring you."
Mrs. Kang Wang thought it was just a trivial matter, so she ran to Sheng's house without paying any attention, but she didn't see the winks her sister Wang Ruofu kept giving her.
When Mrs. Sheng saw the room full of gifts, she probably guessed what Princess Pingning was thinking.
However, Mrs. Sheng was also deeply hurt by what happened at the beginning.
At first, she shamelessly went to the Duke of Qi's mansion, thinking that with her old face, she could always make Princess Pingning look good, but in the end, she lost all her face.
With the current power of the Sheng family, Mrs. Sheng no longer needs to give face to the Duke of Qi.
"Take the gift back and tell Princess Pingning that I am not lucky enough to accept her gift."
Kang Wang's original smiling face suddenly froze.
"Old lady, this is a gift from the Duke of Qi." Prince Kang reminded.
Old Mrs. Sheng snorted coldly and said: "Old lady, although I am old, my ears are still good. I know who gave the gift. Please tell me where it came from and take it away from me!"
It's not that Mrs. Sheng is unkind, but that she is a little unsure of Sheng Minglan's thoughts on Qi Heng and doesn't want to cause any complications.
Besides, even though Sheng Minglan became the crown princess, she still had no time to sit back and relax.
Mrs. Sheng is also worried that Minglan and Qi Heng's affairs will be known by outsiders and make a fuss, which will bring unnecessary trouble to her.
It would be better to offend the Duke of Qi and create the illusion of discord between the two parties, which would be more beneficial to Minglan.
Mrs. Sheng thinks of her granddaughter in everything, but Mrs. Kang and Wang don’t know!
She accepted a gift from Princess Pingning to help, and even stole part of the gift. If she just went back like this, how would she explain it?
Mrs. Kang Wang couldn't help but look at Wang Ruofu, hoping that she could help explain Xiang Xiang.
In the end, Wang Ruofu spoke for his sister for the sake of her sister, but this made Old Mrs. Sheng even more dissatisfied.
"Don't forget, you are now the daughter-in-law of the Sheng family." The old lady gave Wang Ruofu a severe scolding.
Wang Ruofu and Kang Wang were finally kicked out of Shou'an Hall by the old lady. Many servants in the house saw that the sisters were very embarrassed.
After Kang Wang and Wang Ruofu returned to their courtyard, Kang Wang immediately cursed in the direction of Shou'antang:
"This old woman really thinks of herself as your mother-in-law. She is just Sheng Hong's step-mother, not her biological mother and son."
Wang Ruofu sighed and said, "Sister, don't talk nonsense, be careful that walls have ears."
"What are you afraid of? I dare to say that in front of her." Kang Wang said unconvinced:
"Sister, you are the eldest lady of the Sheng family! How could she treat you like this!"
Wang Ruofu sighed and said: "The old lady has such a high status in the Sheng family that even the officials can't do anything about it. Now that my dearest granddaughter has become the princess, of course she is very powerful."
Mrs. Kang heard the resentment in Wang Ruofu's words, turned her eyes and said, "Sister, how about we teach that old woman a lesson."
Wang Ruofu was shocked and asked: "Sister, what do you want to do? Don't act recklessly. Something is going to happen to the old lady. Not to mention the princess, not even the officials can spare me."
Mrs. Kang Wang said indifferently: "I just want to secretly put some laxatives in the old woman's cake and let her have diarrhea for a few days."
When Wang Ruofu heard this, he felt half relieved, but he still shook his head and said: "No, no, the old lady is sick, and the princess will definitely ask the imperial doctor to treat her. What if we are found guilty."
Seeing that Wang Ruofu was a little moved, Mrs. Kang Wang immediately smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? The imperial doctor will probably think that the old lady ate something wrong when she came. How could she find out about us?"
Wang Ruofu was completely moved.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, Wang Ruofu's life has not been good recently.
As Wang Gang and Sheng Minglan's status became higher and higher, Wang Ruofu endured everything in the Sheng family, and now Lin Sushuang is even shorter than before.
Mrs. Sheng's reprimand today ignited Wang Ruofu's desire for revenge.
"Sister, is it really just a laxative?" Wang Ruofu asked in a low voice.
Seeing Wang Ruofu take the bait, Mrs. Kang couldn't help but curl up the corner of her mouth.
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A few days later, Wang Gang was working at the Ministry of War. The development of black powder had recently reached a critical moment, and he had to keep an eye on it.
Suddenly, a servant from the Sheng Mansion ran over and told Wang Gang that Mrs. Sheng was dying and asked him to go home and see her for the last time.
Wang Gang was so shocked that he didn't care about anything else. He greeted Shangguan and ran to Sheng Mansion.
When he arrived, he found that many people had already arrived. Even Hai Chaoyun came after receiving the news.
"What happened to grandma? Didn't she look well a few days ago?" Wang Gang asked Hai Chaoyun, who arrived first.
"Sir, I just arrived. I don't know what happened."
Wang Gang turned to look at Sheng Changbai's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu.
Ms. Liu said: "This morning the old lady said she wasn't feeling well, but it wasn't serious, so we didn't take it seriously.
Unexpectedly, he collapsed at noon, so we invited the doctor to come over, and the doctor said that the old lady would be resurrected and asked us to prepare for the funeral."
Wang Gang was startled, thought of something, and couldn't help but look towards Wang Ruofu.
Wang Ruofu felt guilty as a thief and kept hiding behind everyone, with his head raised, not daring to even look at the old lady.
Wang Gang immediately knew what was going on, and immediately shouted to the servants of the Sheng family: "Take my badge immediately and go to the Imperial Hospital to invite an imperial doctor."
After the servant asked the imperial doctor, Wang Gang said to Lin Sushuang: "Inform father and second brother to come back immediately. Don't notify eldest sister, fourth sister, fifth sister, and sixth sister for the time being."
"I have already sent someone to inform your father. Erlang has official duties and is not in Bianjing. Forget about the others. The Crown Princess has the best relationship with the old lady. It would be inappropriate not to notify her!
If she doesn't see the old lady for the last time, will she blame us?"
As Sheng Minglan became the Crown Princess, her status in the Sheng family was completely different. In addition to the old lady and Wang Gang, even Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai were more or less afraid of her.
"We'll wait until the imperial doctor comes to diagnose and treat grandma." Wang Gang left one sentence and then pulled Master Liao out of the house.
"Master, could you please ask some servants to guard all the entrances and exits of the mansion. From this moment on, only entry and exit are allowed."
Master Liao realized something, widened his eyes and said: "Is the old lady's illness..."
Wang Gang shook his head and said, "Everything will be clear when the imperial doctor comes."
The servants quickly invited the imperial doctor, and Sheng Hong returned home.
After the imperial doctor checked the old lady's pulse, his expression suddenly changed. Wang Gang knew it, and suddenly turned to Wang Ruofu and said:
"Ms. Wang, what on earth did you feed the old lady?"
Everyone in the room was shocked by Wang Gang's words.
Wang Ruofu felt guilty as a thief and even screamed.
"Sanlang, what are you talking about?"
"I asked my servant, today the old lady has only eaten the cakes you sent for, and she felt uncomfortable after eating them. Do you still plan to hide it now?" Wang Gang's eyes widened, and the murderous aura he cultivated on the battlefield burst out.
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Wang Ruofu was a woman and a child, but she was not very smart. She couldn't stand Wang Gang's momentum, and immediately collapsed to the ground, taking out everything.
