The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Chen Ke nodded. Since he had gotten the boots that could make his legs look normal again, he was naturally willing to go to Prince Yu’s mansion to celebrate his birthday.

He wanted to let the dignitaries in Kyoto see that his leg disease had been cured. He was firmly seated in the position of the Duke of Lu.

Chen Ke suddenly felt full of energy and vigor again, completely sweeping away his previous dejected look.

Wang Sanniang looked at Chen Ke with eager eyes. It was the birthday party at the palace and she also wanted to go.

When she was the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyi, although she attended many banquets, she still had not made friends with top dignitaries like the Prince of Yu.

Now, she was just a concubine, even though she was pregnant with a child, but Shen Yan was still the legitimate wife, and she was much older than her.

The only thing she could grasp was Chen Ke's feelings.

The choked tone and hesitant look made Chen Ke feel distressed.

After all, he got angry at Wang Sanniang for no reason today, and he felt a little sorry for Wang Sanniang who had been taking care of him wholeheartedly.

Then he said to Gu carefully, "Mother, can you take Sanniang with you tomorrow?"

"No!" Gu refused without even thinking.

Wang Sanniang lowered her head, looking depressed, and said to Chen Ke: "My Lord, it's okay.

Tomorrow, Sanniang will wait for you at home obediently. "

Chen Ke still wanted to fight for it, but Gu didn't even wait for him to speak and directly decided: "Ke'er, take Shen Yan with you to Prince Yu's Mansion tomorrow."

"Why?" Chen Ke looked disgusted when mentioning Shen Yan.

He did not forget how Shen Yan treated him when he was paralyzed in bed.

If she wasn't pregnant with his child, he would have divorced Shen Yan long ago.

With his status as the heir of the Duke's Mansion, it would not be difficult for him to marry another noble lady. Moreover, even if he made Sanniang his wife, she would be much better than Shen Yan.

Gu did not say anything, but motioned Chen Ke to follow her to the main hall and dismissed the servants and Wang Sanniang.

Outside the door, Wang Sanniang's eyes showed resentment. She knew that as long as Shen Yan was suppressing her, she would never be able to get ahead.

"Ke'er, do you know that the crown prince has been deposed?" Gu said solemnly.

Chen Ke was stunned. He had been trapped in the small courtyard for a long time and had not inquired about the news from the outside world for a long time. He had only just heard about such a big event as the crown prince being deposed.

Gu didn't care about Chen Ke's expression and continued talking to herself.

"Now, apart from the crown prince, there are still three princes in the court. The court officials who once followed the crown prince have also changed their positions.

The support for the fourth prince proposed by Concubine Shu is not low. And the fourth prince's prospective father-in-law, Li Yushi, can be said to have made a great contribution in bringing down the crown prince.

Therefore, the strength of the Fourth Prince cannot be underestimated."

"Shen Yan is the Fourth Prince's biological aunt. If the Fourth Prince ascends to the throne one day and our family doesn't treat her well, what do you think will be waiting for us?

On the other hand, if you win over Shen Yan, would you still be afraid that bastard will take your position as the crown prince?"

When Gu mentioned Chen Chen, her face was full of disgust, as if she had swallowed a fly.

Chen Chen and his mother were always an indelible pain in her heart, even though the bitch was no longer alive.

"But apart from the Crown Prince, there are still three adult princes. How can mother think that the fourth prince can ascend the throne?

Do we have to support the Fourth Prince? Isn't this risky?"

Although Chen Ke had not been aware of the court's dynamics for a long time, he had been brought up by the Duke of Lu and knew that the fight for the throne would affect the entire body.

If the bet is right, then everyone will be successful. If the bet is wrong, then the whole family may be executed.

Therefore, even when he married Shen Yan, he did so out of genuine love for her, rather than deciding to stand on the side of the Fourth Prince.

"It's not that we support the Fourth Prince. In the end, we still have to look to your father for advice. But we can't offend Concubine Shu and the Fourth Prince.

Do you know that since the crown prince was deposed, the Concubine Shu in the palace has sent eunuchs to the mansion to deliver things to Shen Yan several times.

What does this mean? It means that Concubine Shu still cares about her sister and is here to support her. "

Gu was somewhat surprised that Shen Yan was indeed lucky. Although her family was in decline, she still had an elder sister who was a concubine.

Then he told Chen Ke: "In front of outsiders, you have to pretend to be a loving couple. At the very least, you have to wait until Shen Yan gives birth to the child."

Gu thought that once a woman gave birth to a child, it was as if her lifeline was being held in the palm of her hand.

By then, Shen Yan would just let them, mother and son, flatten and twist her into balls, just like that bitch.

She just threatened her with the young Chen Chen, but she still hanged herself.

Chen Chen knew that the overall situation was more important, so he agreed even though he was reluctant.

Soon, early the next morning, Gu and Chen Ke took the pregnant Shen Yan on a carriage to Prince Yu's Mansion.

Similarly, Shen Baozhao also set off in high spirits with Master Shen Er and Shen Jie Ling.

Today is not a day off, so Mr. Shen Er and Shen Jie Ling both took leave to come here specially.

Princess Yu is one of the few old princesses left in the royal family, so no matter what the emperor thinks of Prince Yu and his wife.

In order to show his importance, he also specially ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send someone to help Madam Xiao organize the old princess' birthday banquet.

All the prominent families in the capital came.

Those who received the invitation could enter the gate and attend the banquet. Those who were not eligible to receive the invitation could just send the birthday gift to the gatehouse as a token of their appreciation.

Therefore, there was a constant stream of people and cars coming and going in front of Prince Yu's mansion early in the morning. Even though the street in front of the mansion was wide enough, it was still packed with people.

Shen Baozhao arrived relatively early and entered the mansion smoothly. He did not need anyone to lead him and arrived at the Princess Yu's courtyard with familiarity.

Because of the relationship between Shen Baozhao and Shen Jieling, Princess Yu was no longer a snob towards the Second Master Shen.

But it was not very lively. After Master Shen II and Princess Yu paid their birthday greetings, Master Xiao III pulled them to the front yard.

People came to pay their respects one after another, and the eldest princess's family soon arrived. Duan Ning was very happy to see Shen Baozhao, and went to drink tea with Xiao Yuling and others.

Naturally, Xiao Yuyao disdained to be with them.

Because of Shen Baozhao's fake engagement with Xiao Li, many young ladies were envious of her and came to join in the fun.

Xiao Yuyao felt extremely jealous when she saw her being treated like the center of attention.

The puffy cheeks make the already not-so-small face look even rounder, like a frog.

Su Yuheng saw Xiao Yuyao like this when she came, and she found it funny. She followed Xiao Yuyao's gaze and saw Shen Baozhao and his group.

She was now the second prince's future consort, but were these people kicked in the head by a donkey? Instead of currying favor with her, they were currying favor with Shen Baozhao?

How could she know that she was acting like she was very noble and no one should get close to her? Who would dare to approach her without looking at her expression and cause trouble?

Su Yuheng stared with her beautiful eyes at Feng Feiyan who was sitting with Shen Baozhao. Feng Feiyan was laughing so hard that it hurt her eyes.

Just now she came in from outside the house and passed by Xue Sheng. Xue Sheng didn't even raise his eyelids, let alone speak to her.

Although she was about to get married, it was clear that when she saw the object of her former admiration, she still had feelings in her heart that were difficult to express.

"Don't be too complacent!" Su Yuheng said secretly in her heart.

An idea suddenly occurred to him, and he slowly walked in front of Xiao Yuyao, and with a smile on his face, he shouted, "Sister Yuyao."