Princess Consort Pingnan sensed something was wrong.

She put down her chopsticks and asked her daughter: “Wen’er, what’s this about the bracelet?”

Wei Wen instinctively gripped her wrist.

Princess Consort Pingnan followed her gaze and saw the bare wrist.

“Wen’er, you gave your bracelet to Miss Luo?”

Wei Wen bit her lip, looking as if she regretted speaking out of turn.

Princess Consort Pingnan looked at Wei Feng: “Feng’er, you tell me—what exactly happened?”

Wei Feng didn’t think it was a big deal and said: “That day, when son went to request the divine physician and was refused, I thought of how Miss Luo had successfully requested the physician, so I asked her for help. As thanks, I gave sister’s bracelet to Miss Luo…”

Dark clouds gathered on Princess Consort Pingnan’s face: “How is it I never heard you mention any of this?”

“It’s such a small matter, son didn’t want you to worry—”

“Foolish!” Princess Consort Pingnan slammed the table, so angry her face turned pale. “Others have trampled all over your sister’s head, and you still say it’s just a small matter!”

Wei Wen quickly urged: “Mother, don’t anger yourself to illness over this. One bracelet isn’t worth anything.”

Princess Consort Pingnan laughed coldly: “Is this about one bracelet? If today she can take one bracelet from you, what about tomorrow when she sets her eyes on something else? Once her appetite grows, will she dare snatch even your future husband? I’ve only heard that Grand Commander Luo’s daughter is arrogant and domineering, but I never imagined she’d be domineering enough to target Wen’er.”

Wei Feng watched his mother scold while his sister pleaded, and held back before saying: “Mother, actually Miss Luo didn’t really snatch it. She did help go request the divine physician…”

One bracelet couldn’t compare to successfully requesting the divine physician, could it?

Princess Consort Pingnan and Wei Wen paused and looked at him together.

Wei Feng truly couldn’t understand women’s thinking and laughed awkwardly: “Mother, don’t be angry. Actually, we profited from this. If we could request the divine physician, countless people would happily send out ten or eight bracelets like sister’s.”

Wei Wen silently ground her teeth.

Second brother, this blockhead, was infuriating her to death.

Just like mother said—was this about one bracelet?

If Luo Sheng wanted compensation, she could have asked second brother for anything, or failing that, there was Prince Pingnan’s manor. Why did she fixate on her bracelet?

Clearly she had been harboring jealousy all along and was deliberately disgusting her.

Princess Consort Pingnan was also angered by her son’s naivety, though having the divine physician come see the prince again was still most urgent.

“I remember Wen’er’s bracelet was a pair, with the other one at Selected Attendant Yu’s place.”

She had taken out this pair of gold-inlaid seven-treasure bracelets while inspecting the storerooms.

By now, Princess Consort Pingnan had long forgotten about this pair of bracelets, but she had a deep impression of the storeroom full of dazzling gold, silver, and jade.

That was Princess Qingyang’s dowry.

But before Qiang’er left Prince Pingnan’s manor, he said he didn’t want to see these things used.

Qiang’er was her most valued son and had become crown prince—there was no need to go against him.

What did it matter if they weren’t used for now? The Prince Zhennan’s manor had long turned to ash and dust. That dowry sitting in Prince Pingnan’s manor storeroom gathering dust wasn’t going anywhere.

Princess Consort Pingnan also knew of Wei Qiang’s concern for Selected Attendant Yu.

However, she knew even better that what her son cared about wasn’t Selected Attendant Yu, but that short-lived Princess Qingyang.

To Wei Qiang, Selected Attendant Yu was merely an object belonging to Princess Qingyang.

Because she belonged to Princess Qingyang, he cared.

Her son’s infatuation with Princess Qingyang was also a point of dissatisfaction for Princess Consort Pingnan.

Under normal circumstances, she wouldn’t involve Selected Attendant Yu, but now with the prince’s health at stake, she had no choice.

Princess Consort Pingnan had lost all appetite for the table full of delicacies and sent someone to the palace to request the crown prince come to the manor.

Wei Wen picked up another piece of radish skin with her chopsticks.

The radish skin was crisp, tangy and slightly sweet, very appetizing, which considerably improved her mood.

Selected Attendant Yu acted so noble and aloof—she wanted to see whether she’d be willing to give the bracelet to Luo Sheng.

That’s right—compared to Luo Sheng, she detested Selected Attendant Yu even more.

She was the manor’s only young princess, raised in luxury. That was the first time she’d actively asked eldest brother for something.

But just because Selected Attendant Yu opened her mouth, a pair of bracelets that should have both belonged to her was forcibly split, giving that lowly maid one.

She had never swallowed this grievance.

But there was nothing she could do. Eldest brother became crown prince, and that lowly maid lived in the Eastern Palace from then on—even seeing her was inconvenient.

This time having mother ask for that bracelet—if that lowly maid was unwilling to give it up, she didn’t believe the woman could maintain her noble image in eldest brother’s heart.

If she did give it, she probably wouldn’t be happy about it either.

Either outcome was fine.

Wei Wen curved the corners of her mouth and picked up another piece of radish skin to eat.

“Sister, you like eating radish skin?”

Wei Wen put down her chopsticks and said sadly: “Father is lying in bed unable to eat rich foods.”

“Yes.” Wei Feng sighed along, then couldn’t help speaking the truth: “Actually this radish skin tastes better—”

Two killing intents shot toward him at once, and Wei Feng didn’t dare speak anymore.

Wei Qiang came to Prince Pingnan’s manor in the afternoon.

“Auntie, you wanted to see me about something?”

Wei Qiang’s tone was gentle, yet hearing it made Princess Consort Pingnan’s heart ache.

The prince was Qiang’er’s biological father after all. Now lying in bed, if he had any heart, he should come visit often. But since that one visit on imperial orders, he hadn’t come again.

Did he have to have a reason to come?

Of course, these words could only be suppressed in her heart.

Qiang’er was crown prince—things were ultimately different from before.

Princess Consort Pingnan spoke: “Your uncle was able to survive thanks to the divine physician removing the arrow and stabilizing his condition. But he still hasn’t improved much. I’m very anxious and want to request the divine physician come look again.”

“Is the divine physician difficult to invite?” Wei Qiang immediately understood Princess Consort Pingnan’s meaning.

Princess Consort Pingnan smiled bitterly: “More than difficult—it’s impossible. The physician only came last time because Miss Luo went to request him.”

Wei Qiang was startled: “The Miss Luo who runs the tavern?”

Princess Consort Pingnan’s mouth twitched.

Shouldn’t it be Grand Commander Luo’s daughter?

“Yes, your second brother gave Wen’er’s gold-inlaid seven-treasure bracelet to Miss Luo as thanks and asked her for help.”

Wei Qiang narrowed his eyes slightly, hearing some meaning in this.

“Crown Prince, I remember there’s another gold-inlaid seven-treasure bracelet with your selected attendant. Could you ask her to part with it to save your uncle?” Princess Consort Pingnan looked at Wei Qiang, her eyes full of pleading.

Wei Qiang’s heart softened for a moment, then immediately returned to coldness.

Back then, when he agreed with his biological father to plant forged treason evidence in the Prince Zhennan’s manor, he did indeed want to stand higher.

His biological father promised he wouldn’t harm Luo’er.

But in the end, his biological father arranged for someone to ruthlessly strike at Luo’er. Luo’er was shot dead right before his eyes.

When he broke with his biological father over this, his birth mother had pleaded just like this.

But why should he forgive after they hurt his heart, just because they begged?

Wei Qiang shook his head in refusal: “The gold-inlaid seven-treasure bracelet is my concubine’s personal adornment. Giving it to an unmarried young lady wouldn’t be appropriate.”

“But your uncle’s health—”

Wei Qiang said lightly: “It doesn’t have to be a bracelet to get Miss Luo’s help, does it? I’ll go request her personally.”