You and I Are One as Husband and Wife

"Then am I supposed to just let the Prince stay over there and listen to Jiang Yushu whisper in his ear?" Side Consort Cao gritted her teeth, speaking anxiously.

"There is no other way. You went too far this time, slapping the Prince's face right in front of so many servants in the estate. That woman is someone he favors, and those items were bestowed by him, yet you humiliated him. It is already merciful of the Prince not to punish you, but if you go over there now, the Prince will surely lose his temper, which is no different from forcing him to punish you. Once his anger cools, you can apologize and speak some sweet words, and the Prince will not hold a grudge."

Dongju's words finally calmed Side Consort Cao down. She thought about it; perhaps the Prince's anger would dissipate by tomorrow morning. As long as he came to see her, the matter would be resolved.

Just then, at Xiluan Courtyard, Prince Rui was having his meal when he suddenly saw Jiang Yushu dry-heave. A moment later, Jiang Yushu looked at Prince Rui apologetically: "Did this concubine spoil Your Highness's mood again?"

"What are you saying? You and I are one as husband and wife, and you are carrying my child. If anything, it is I who have exhausted you," he said with rare tenderness.

Hearing this, Jiang Yushu's eyes grew slightly warm, and she smiled. "Your Highness said it yourself, we are one as husband and wife. Carrying the child of our bloodline, this concubine is willing to endure it."

Prince Rui set down his chopsticks, reached out to stroke her belly, his eyes filled with anticipation, and his attitude softened significantly. "When this child is born, if it is a boy, Imperial Father will surely be overjoyed."

Jiang Yushu also looked at her belly with great anticipation. If it were truly a boy, how wonderful that would be.

"By the way, Your Highness must have visited Lady Jiang already?" she asked.

Prince Rui withdrew his hand, gave a casual grunt, and sighed. "Wanyuan is indeed too willful. Previously, I did not mind much, thinking she was young and ignorant. Now, she must be taught a lesson."

Jiang Yushu pricked up her ears, eagerly waiting to hear how Prince Rui would punish Side Consort Cao.

"Then let her monthly allowance be docked for half a year to compensate Lady Jiang, and make her pay an equivalent amount for the items she destroyed. As for you, submit a petition to Imperial Mother to have a palace etiquette nanny sent here to teach her how to behave as a Side Consort, lest she cause further trouble in the future."

Hearing this, the anticipation in Jiang Yushu's heart turned to disappointment.

What kind of punishment was this? Even if an etiquette nanny came, could she really reform her character?

Still, since the Prince had entrusted this matter to her, it meant Gao Wanyuan had fallen into her hands.

Upon hearing that her monthly allowance for half a year was to be given to that cheap wench, Side Consort Cao completely lost her temper and began to rage in her room again.

Fortunately, she lived in her own courtyard. Otherwise, anyone sharing a space with her would surely suffer. Because she frequently threw tantrums, the servants did not dare to serve in her courtyard, let alone anyone else wanting to live with her.

The monthly allowance of the Prince's Estate was twenty taels for the Princess Consort, fifteen taels for a Side Consort, ten taels for a Secondary Consort, seven taels for a concubine, and five taels for a bedchamber maid, in addition to clothes, fabrics, and jewelry provided according to their rank.