After being read, the abstinent prince bullies others with his wife every day

Chapter 129: Being a Concubine

His deep eyes were darker than the night at this moment, pressing down on the dark clouds and flashing with blue light. Under the light was an endless black sea with surging waves, and the surging waves were flying across and rushing towards him.

He had always thought that this woman was helping him to get rid of his poison, partly because she was attracted by his masculinity, but now hearing what she said, it was completely for money.

I even wanted to save enough money to run away, away from the capital, away from... him.

A surge of depression and irritability suddenly surged from his heart. Jiang Yu stood up with a cold face, and his tone was no longer as gentle as before: "Miss San, have a good rest. I will go back first."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and disappeared in a flash.

Lin Shuning was stunned.

It was the first time that she saw such a swallowing look in his eyes. Since she met Jiang Yu, he had always been calm and composed, unmoved by anything. He would secretly kick Mount Tai away while drinking tea when faced with a collapse in front of him. She thought that she would never have the chance to see him change color in this life.

However, facing such a look just now, Lin Shuning's heart sank instantly. She held her breath, lowered her eyes, and suddenly felt inexplicably guilty.

At last she snorted again. What was there to feel guilty about? It was obviously him who suddenly got upset for no apparent reason. What did it have to do with her? It seemed like she hadn't said anything to offend him, right?

Thinking of this, Lin Shuning suddenly became irritated. She shook her head and threw the handsome man who disturbed her mood again out of her mind, and called out to the door: "Xiaobai, come back after you are out there. I'm going to rest first."

A few faint dog barking sounds came from a distance.

Lin Shuning no longer cared about it, threw himself onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

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During this period of time, Lin Shuning was very popular. Her great contribution in saving Emperor Jingsheng completely changed her reputation. No one mentioned the words such as unlearned, cunning and willful, and useless as a fool anymore.

The noble ladies in Beijing kept sending invitations to Lin Shuning, either to make appointments to go boating on the lake or to appreciate the flowers. In the final analysis, they just wanted to make friends with her and get some fame from her.

Lin Shuning hated such polite occasions the most, so he rejected them one by one.

However, they did not give up and set their sights on Lin Rouan and Wang.

When the two heard these noble ladies praising Lin Shuning to the skies, they hated them so much in their hearts, but they could only swallow their anger and pretend to be decent people. They also took advantage of Lin Shuning's name to bully others and felt the feeling of being praised like never before. They were so proud.

But while feeling proud, she still did not forget to curse Lin Shuning behind her back. This was the extreme of being a whore and trying to be a virtuous woman.

Lin Cheng was equally proud. When he attended the morning court, he straightened his back and almost tilted his head back in violation of ergonomics. His braids were about to stand up like a flower as he looked at the people complimenting him.

Even the He mother and son made some use of this to make some articles.

The teacher who had been reluctant to teach Lin Chengyu despite repeated invitations actually came to the Shangshu Mansion on his own initiative and voluntarily reduced his salary by half, which made He so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

When Lian'er told Lin Shuning all these things, she was sitting in front of the dressing table, hesitating over the two red hairpins placed on the table.

Hearing this, she smiled indifferently: "I have already guessed it. Although the emperor gave the reward to me alone, the credit is inevitably attributed to the Shangshu Mansion. But it doesn't matter. They won't be able to jump around for much longer. Has the He family's account been listed and sent over?"

"Not yet. He has been busy looking for a private school for Lin Chengyu these days, but it should be soon. With her personality, she won't be able to hold back for long with such a big offer in front of her."

"Well," Lin Shuning casually stretched out her white jade fingers and picked up a silver lily hairpin, "Just wear this, it's more simple and elegant, but also dignified."

A letter arrived in the palace early this morning, in which the Queen specifically requested her to enter the palace. Although she didn't know what she was going to do, she could guess that it would not be a good thing.

The red hairpin she chose was awarded to her by Emperor Jingsheng. It just happened to remind the queen at all times that she was not someone she could easily touch.

After dressing up, Lin Shuning got into the carriage with the help of Lian'er.

Today she was wearing a water green brocade skirt with gold thread and a shawl around her shoulders, which made her look even more noble. There was not much expression on her delicate face. Under her long and fine eyelashes were a pair of calm and sparkling eyes. Anyone who saw her would sigh at her gentleness and dignity, and she was a model of a noble lady.

But as soon as he entered the carriage, Lin Shuning took out a small bag of walnut cookies from his pocket and began to eat them slowly.

Lian Er picked up her handkerchief and patiently wiped the corners of her mouth: "Miss, eat slowly, if it's not enough, I have more here."

"You eat too." Lin Shuning picked up a piece and stuffed it into Lian'er's mouth.

The two of them ate all the way to the palace. As soon as the palace guards who served as coachmen lifted the curtain, they smelled a rich aroma of pastries.

He frowned, looked at the elegant girl sitting inside, and threw away the thoughts in his head.

How could such a dignified young lady from an official family secretly eat cakes in a carriage?

"Are we there yet?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Lin Shuning asked first.

"We're here." The guard came to his senses and responded quickly.

He took down the footstool and helped Lin Shuning and Lian'er get out of the car.

As soon as Lin Shuning stood firm, she heard a sharp female voice: "This servant greets Miss Lin. Please go in quickly. The Queen has been waiting for you for a long time."

Lin Shuning glanced sideways and saw a palace maid dressed in an old-fashioned manner staring at him with a bad expression.

Lin Shuning was a person who always paid attention to politeness, so she smiled at her with her sharp white teeth baring her teeth, until the palace maid shivered and lowered her head. Then she took Lian'er and walked quickly into the hall.

As soon as she approached, two palace maids lifted the light yellow silk curtain for her, revealing a magnificent inner hall shining with golden light.

The queen sat upright on the phoenix chair, wearing a bright red brocade phoenix robe, a hollow golden hairpin with a flying phoenix on her head, and a deep red gemstone hanging from her round earlobe that glowed faintly. She looked wealthy and dignified at the same time.

Beside her, there stood a man with his hands behind his back, looking very dignified. Lin Shuning remembered him as the Crown Prince Jiang Hong who had bled Emperor Jingsheng to save his life.

Seeing his rosy face, his energy and blood should have been replenished, but for some reason, the dark circles under his eyes were very serious. If she hadn't remembered that the prince had only Pei Yan, the daughter of the censor, in the Eastern Palace, she would have thought that the prince was internally deficient due to excessive indulgence.

Lin Shuning and Lian'er bowed and greeted them: "Your servant greets the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The queen glanced at Lin Shuning meaningfully, and when she saw the red hairpin on her head, her eyes changed slightly.

She quickly got down from the phoenix chair and warmly grabbed Lin Shuning's hand: "Girl, why are you still so polite to me? When you see me in the future, just say hello. After all, we are all family from now on."

Lin Shuning's smile froze on her face, and she pulled her hand back without leaving a trace: "What do you mean by that, Queen? I don't understand."

The queen smiled lightly twice, glanced at Jiang Hong who was standing beside her, and lowered her voice and said, "You also know that the prince will be the heir to the throne in the future. If you marry into the East Palace now, your position in the future will not be low. This is also a good thing. What do you think?"

"But isn't the position of Crown Princess already taken?"

How could Lin Shuning not know what the queen was thinking? She said with a half-smile, "Your Majesty, do you want me to be the crown prince's concubine?"

"That's right," the queen didn't expect her to be so understanding, and nodded with satisfaction, "Although you are wronged as a concubine, but when you give birth to a boy in the future, I will make you the principal wife, what do you think?"

Lin Shuning pretended to be distressed, and her voice suddenly rose: "It doesn't matter to me, but I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will agree. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are deeply in love. Will they agree to the Queen making me the principal wife?"

The sound was neither loud nor soft, but just loud enough for Jiang Hong's ears.