After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen
Chapter 167 - 166: Eating from the Bowl but Looking at the Pot (Second Update, Asking for Votes)

Chapter 167: Chapter 166: Eating from the Bowl but Looking at the Pot (Second Update, Asking for Votes)

Yongping’s eyes were red and swollen, and even a thick layer of powder couldn’t cover them.

Princess Rong held it in for a while, but before getting on the carriage, she couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong with you again?"

With tears in her eyes, Yongping replied, "Mother, please don’t ask."

Princess Rong was furious, "If you don’t want me to ask, then don’t show it like this! What has Xu Yin done again? Does he not want to keep his position?"

"Mother!" Yongping quickly said, "Please don’t get involved. He hasn’t done anything!"

"If he hasn’t done anything, why are you crying so much that your eyes are swollen? Are you just bored?"

Princess Rong was exasperated.

Yongping took a deep breath, her gaze falling on Crown Princess Consort Zhang who was approaching from afar. She pressed her lips together and remained silent.

Zhang arrived before them and first saluted Princess Rong. Princess Rong, with a stern face, said, "You have such a big presence, making me, your mother-in-law, wait for you."

Zhang lowered her eyes docilely and pulled the grandson forward. "Mother, forgive me. It was not deliberate. My parents miss their grandson dearly, so they sent many snacks and toys through my elder brother. Shen Er couldn’t put them down, which caused the delay."

Everyone knew that Princess Rong didn’t have a maternal family, so Zhang’s constant mentions of hers, it was unclear whether she was stabbing her mother-in-law in the heart intentionally or unintentionally.

Princess Rong said coldly, "Get on the carriage!"

Zhang and Yongping bowed and waited for her to board the carriage. Zhang pulled the grandson forward and called out, "Aunt," then exclaimed, "Oh," and looked around Yongping’s eyes. "What’s wrong with you, sister? Swollen like this, must have cried all night, didn’t you?"

Yongping retorted angrily, "What’s it to you!"

Zhang laughed lightly, "Why so angry? I’m just concerned about you. By the way, why don’t I see your Assistant Minister? Could it be that you two had a fight?"

"Not to lecture as your sister-in-law, but you went through so much to find your Mr. Ruyi, don’t put on airs just because you’re a commandery princess. Do you really think he rose through nepotism?"

"Shut your mouth!"

With her eyes swollen, Yongping’s face was filled with chilliness. "Don’t think that just because you have the Zhang Family as your backing, I won’t dare touch you! The man you rely on is my own brother!"

"Since you know Xu Yin stands firm in court on his own merits, you should understand that my brother will rely on him in the future. You were lucky to marry a good husband, but unlike me, you didn’t have the good fortune of a supportive brother!

"Look at your brother, a worthless bum! So what if he seized a garrison commander position? The Zhang Family won’t rise above that status in this lifetime!"

Having said this, Yongping glared at her fiercely, then turned around and boarded her own carriage.

Zhang, trembling with anger, was heaving when the Princely Heir, Yang Zhan, appeared and asked, "What were you talking about?"

Zhang turned around, her face gentle and mild, "I asked Yongping why our brother-in-law didn’t come. She seemed upset, maybe she quarreled with him."

Hearing this, Yang Zhan was slightly impatient, "She’s been like this since she was a child, thinking everyone should revolve around her. Zi Xiu is now busy with the Crown Prince’s grand ceremony, where would he find the time?"

Zhang smiled, "Now that you mention it, brother-in-law really has it tough."

Yang Zhan took Yang Shen’s hand, "Come on! Let’s sit with father."

Zhang’s face turned frosty as she boarded the carriage.

The older lady who followed asked, "Why did the Crown Princess Consort quarrel with the commandery princess?"

Zhang gritted her teeth with resentment, "They’ve often teamed up to mock me over the years, all because my brother took the position of garrison commander. Since then, they’ve treated me as an enemy. Do they think I, a woman, can meddle in men’s affairs?

"What’s a mere Zhe Yu? What kind of offspring does the Zhe Family have? As if I don’t know, Yongping isn’t satisfied with what she has, eyeing more while having a full bowl. Just wait, sooner or later this matter will fall into Xu Yin’s hands, and he’ll deal with them!"

The older lady listened with worry and nervousness. She asked, "But Vice Minister Xu is always agreeable, he hasn’t offended even the servants, does he have such a temper?"

Zhang glanced at her, biting her lip tightly, and after a long while, said, "I don’t know, how could I see through him? I only heard from my brother that he’s proud and acts decisively.

"Moreover, he’s already gathered influence at the court in recent years. Brother told me, for Shen Er’s sake, not to offend such a person."

A proud person certainly wouldn’t tolerate being wronged. If Xu Yin is also decisive, then naturally, he would have a temper.

Zhang Shicheng indeed lacks proper education, but he’s an experienced playboy. When it comes to official duties, he doesn’t handle them well, but he’s quite adept at dabbling in other paths. Since he advised this, Zhang certainly had to heed his words.

As the convoy from the Prince Manor left the city and took to the post road, Fu Zhen was lying lazily inside a carriage under the city gate.

The spring breeze in April was warm. The carriage curtains were half open, allowing her to see Princess Rong, as well as Zhang and Yongping.

Not long after they passed, Su Xinger arrived. Seeing no one around, she slipped into Fu Zhen’s carriage.

"I’m late! Brother Xuan wanted to come along. I had to go to great lengths to shake him off!"

Fu Zhen said, "Why didn’t you let him come? Let him come, I still have a score to settle with him."

Su Xinger rolled her eyes, "I was afraid he’d come, and we’d settle old scores only to create new ones! Let’s discuss last time’s matter another day. This time, we take care of business and keep him out of it!"

It seemed Liang Chen had told her everything.

Fu Zhen first asked, "Did you bring me what I asked for?"

"I did!" Su Xinger immediately handed her a small bundle, "Soft Muscle Powder, dagger, strainer, all there. The dagger was found ready-made, I’m not sure if it suits you, but it’ll do for now.

"Oh, and I brought you some pastries too."

Fu Zhen ate the pastries and took the dagger, weighing it in her hand, and glanced at the Soft Muscle Powder that Xu Yin used to manipulate her. Then she asked, "Did the emperor keep Chen Er and the others for the crown ceremony defense?"

Su Xinger began to explain, "Isn’t that the case? Prince Rong is the Duke of the Ancestral Temple Bureau, and he has some troops under him, so he was appointed as the temporary commander.

"Speaking of which, the emperor truly values sentiment. For the rescue back then, he has never turned against Prince Rong’s Mansion over the years. He continues to assign significant responsibilities, and through sheer force, he’s elevated a farmer who studied for only three years to an eminent noble minister."

Fu Zhen asked, "Who is the Crown Princess Consort?"

"There’s currently no Crown Princess Consort," Su Xinger replied. "Three years ago, there was a marriage to Grand Preceptor Gu’s grandniece, but unfortunately, she died before the wedding. There hasn’t been another marriage since.

"The Eastern Palace has two consorts, though. Consort Yu gave birth to the Imperial Grandson, her father only a scholar. Consort Li’s father and brother hold official positions and are favored by the Crown Prince."

Fu Zhen asked, "Which one does the empress prefer?"

"You know the empress has a grand manner, she doesn’t interfere too much with Eastern Palace affairs. But if I had to say, perhaps it’s Consort Yu, since she’s the birth mother of the Imperial Grandson..."

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