The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

Chapter 579: Sisters-in-law Dispute

Half a month had passed since the imperial edict was posted. During this time, many folk doctors who were confident in their medical skills came to treat the Fourth Prince. However, after taking the Fourth Prince's pulse, they all shook their heads, saying that their medical skills were not good enough and they could not treat him.

Emperor Jingwen rekindled his hopes again and again, but was disappointed again and again. Just when he no longer held out any hope and accepted that he was about to lose his son again, a traveling doctor named Fang appeared and rekindled his hopes.

Doctor Fang said he was 70% sure of curing the disease, so we could give it a try.

Emperor Jingwen was overjoyed and asked the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital to assist him and follow the orders of Doctor Fang. If he needed any medicine, he could just get it from the Imperial Hospital.

The emperor trusted Doctor Fang so much. If Doctor Fang failed to cure the Fourth Prince, the emperor would be angry and Doctor Fang would be dead. All the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were worried about him. But with Doctor Fang standing up for him, even if the Fourth Prince was really dead, the emperor would punish someone, it would be Doctor Fang, and they would be spared.

No matter whether his medical skills are good or not, as long as they don't get hurt, they are still willing to follow Doctor Fang's orders.

However, Doctor Fang did not dispatch the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau. He personally treated the Fourth Prince and brought the dying Fourth Prince back from the brink of death.

Emperor Jingwen was delighted to see that his son was indeed in much better spirits, and he wanted to reward Doctor Fang handsomely immediately. He also said that he would grant him an official position and allow him to work in the Imperial Medical Bureau. However, Doctor Fang was indifferent to fame and wealth, and did not want either a reward or an official position. He only asked Emperor Jingwen to pay him the usual doctor's fee for his medical treatment during these days.

Emperor Jingwen had no choice but to pay him the medical fee and asked him to continue to treat the Fourth Prince and pay him the daily medical fee.

Under Doctor Fang's care, the Fourth Prince's health gradually improved. Within half a year, he was no different from an ordinary person, and Doctor Fang was hailed as a miracle doctor who could bring the dead back to health.

Emperor Jingwen knew that Doctor Fang was indifferent to fame and wealth, and did not want gold, silver, money or official positions, but he still wanted to reward him. As a result, Doctor Fang left after the task was completed, hiding his identity and name. He left quietly only leaving a letter, which said that the Fourth Prince had recovered and was as healthy as an ordinary person.

In the past, although the ministers knew that the Fourth Prince was very talented, they did not dare to marry their daughters to him. After all, if they married him, they would definitely become widows at a young age. But now that the Fourth Prince has returned from the gates of hell and recovered from his illness, he is in good health and there is no risk of dying young, so the ministers began to become interested.

Not only has his daughter become more active in thinking, but even the situation in the court has changed.

In the past, court officials were divided into three factions. One faction was pure ministers who would be loyal to whoever was the emperor. One faction supported the crown prince, and one faction supported the second prince. Later, the crown prince was assassinated by the second prince. The court officials who supported the crown prince stood on the side of the sixth prince. After all, the sixth prince was also a legitimate son and the crown prince's younger brother from the same mother. The sixth prince and the second prince were equally powerful.

Later, the Second Prince was found to have plotted to murder the Crown Prince, and was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the clan house. Many of those who had originally supported the Second Prince were already considering standing on the Sixth Prince's side.

As for the third prince, who had mediocre qualifications, a weak maternal family, and married Princess Anguo, they did not consider him because he had no possibility of inheriting the throne. They also did not consider the fourth prince, who was a sickly person and who did not know when he would die.

The remaining are the fifth prince, the sixth prince, and the seventh prince. The seventh prince is born to Concubine Tao Shufei, but he is too young to tell his ability. The fifth prince is three years older than the sixth prince, but his mother's family is weak, and the emperor does not favor the fifth prince much. He is like a transparent person among the princes. Naturally, the sixth prince, who is born of the legitimate wife and favored by the emperor, is more likely to become the next crown prince.

But now, the Fourth Prince has escaped the fate of being a sickly child, and things are different. The Fourth Prince is eight years older than the Sixth Prince and is eighteen years old this year. He has been gifted since childhood, and his biological mother is Concubine De. Concubine De's family is much weaker than that of the Second Prince, but as long as he works hard, he may be able to compete for that position.

What's more, the Sixth Prince is far inferior to his brother, the Crown Prince Huizhao, who died young, was both talented in civil and military affairs, while the Sixth Prince is mediocre in civil affairs, but his martial arts are pretty good. A monarch can have mediocre martial arts but must have a good brain, and the Fourth Prince is better in this regard.

Concubine De wanted to have a grandson, and now that her son had recovered from his illness, she could not wait to arrange a marriage for him. Emperor Jingwen also agreed to her request and held a flower-viewing banquet in the palace, inviting unmarried girls of marriageable age to attend the banquet.

When Zhang heard the news that the Fourth Prince was going to choose a concubine, she sighed and said, "Xuan Yi is unmarried, but she has been married before. Even if she is still a virgin, she is not destined to be with him. It's all my fault. I didn't check it out clearly at the beginning and chose a gay man for her, which hurt her so much."

Chen looked at her and said bluntly, "Sister-in-law, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but the position of the Fourth Prince's Consort is not Xuanyi's. If Xuanyi is the child of my third brother and his wife, then there is a chance. So, you don't have to feel sorry."

Meng Jinyao was caught off guard and was dragged into this. She ate her snacks silently without saying a word, trying to reduce her presence.

Zhang was choked by these straightforward words. Although what she said was the truth, it was too harsh to hear. She said unhappily, "You can't dream of the position of the Fourth Prince's wife, but you may not be unable to dream of the position of a concubine. Our Xuan Yi is very beautiful and was born in the Changxing Marquis's Mansion. Maybe the Fourth Prince will take a fancy to her?"

Chen sneered and rebuked her mercilessly: "It sounds good to be a concubine listed in the imperial edict, but she is still a concubine. You hate concubines, but you let your daughter be a concubine? If she meets a kind-hearted mistress, her life will be better. Otherwise, her life in the future will be similar to that of the concubines in my eldest brother's courtyard, and she can't even have children."

Zhang was silent after hearing this, but soon she came to her senses and became angry: "Chen, what do you mean by this? Are you saying that I am not a kind person and that I treat my concubine harshly?"

Chen glanced at her and said nothing, but looking at her expression, it was clear that she agreed.

Zhang was so angry that she slammed the table and said angrily, "You didn't treat your concubines harshly. You allowed my second brother to take his favorite concubine Fang as his concubine and even gave birth to a concubine named Xuanling. If Fang hadn't died early, my second brother might not have seen your good side."

This hit Chen's heart. Fang Yi Niang was originally a maidservant beside her mother-in-law. Before she entered the house, Fang Yi Niang was asked by the second master to be a maidservant. After she entered the house, she was promoted to a concubine. He doted on Fang Yi Niang very much and treated her with only the respect that a wife should have, without any love between men and women. Fortunately, Fang Yi Niang was well-behaved, otherwise her life would be difficult. It was because Fang Yi Niang was well-behaved that after Fang Yi Niang passed away, she would treat Xuan Ling sincerely because she felt sorry for her because she lost her mother at a young age.

It was rare for Zhang to see her being humiliated, so she was in a good mood. She snorted coldly, said "I'm too lazy to argue with you", and got up and left.

Meng Jinyao glanced at Zhang who left in anger, then looked at Chen who was silent beside her, and said hesitantly: "Second sister-in-law, are you okay?"

Chen took a deep breath and said, "It's okay, I'm fine. I've pissed her off more times before. She only pissed me off once, and I didn't suffer any loss."

Meng Jinyao: "..."

Can it still be calculated like this?