Duke Jing's younger sister

She's not planning on taking advantage of his brother! Is she...wanting to be his sister-in-law?

That's not right. Isn't the one she likes her own sworn brother Shen Beiqi?

I don’t know why, but ever since he knew Shen Li’s thoughts, he has been displeased with Shen Beiqi more and more. He feels hateful whenever he thinks of him!

Seeing the surprised look on his face, Shen Li knew that he had misunderstood again, and the corners of her mouth twitched involuntarily.

"What the hell are you thinking about!?"

Luo Cheng seemed to be frightened. He patted his chest and said, "I'm telling you, my brother is getting married next month. Don't have any evil thoughts!"

"Who said I had any evil intentions towards him..."

This guy really has a bump on his head, and it's quite a big one!

The opera had just ended and there was a long and thunderous applause from downstairs, which drowned out her already soft voice.

Luo Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked at her with a puzzled look, motioning for her to say it again.

Shen Li pursed her lips and turned her head away, too lazy to talk to him anymore.

"What did you just say?"

As soon as they reached the first floor of Yalexuan, Luo Cheng came up to ask, but Shen Li didn't look at him and searched around for Zi Yuan.

Just now they were in the room on the second floor. Ziyuan and Baozhu found a good place to listen to the opera. When the opera was over, Shen Li only saw Baozhu.

"Baozhu, where is Ziyuan?" Shen Li asked.

Baozhu: "Don't worry, Third Miss. Sister Ziyuan just said she had a stomachache and went to the toilet. She will be back soon."

Shen Li nodded when he heard this, without any doubt.

The audience who had just finished listening to the show were walking out shoulder to shoulder. The crowd was so crowded that she was bumped on the shoulder and staggered, almost falling.

Luo Cheng naturally gave him a hand, looked around and said, "Why don't we wait outside? It's more open outside."

In fact, the place in Aloft is quite large, but it cannot accommodate so many people. It is inevitable to bump into things when standing in the crowd that is surging like a tide.

Shen Li thought for a moment and nodded, then followed the crowd out of Yalexuan and onto the wide and flat street.

As night falls, the lights are on.

Xing'anfang is filled with large red lanterns hanging high. Enshrouded in this floating red glow, people coming and going swim through it like fish.

There were children holding sugar figures, running between the alleys, playing and fighting, and their laughter echoed throughout the neighborhood.

Suddenly, with a "bang", a ball of colorful fireworks exploded in the inky sky.

Shen Zhiyan couldn't help but exclaimed, "Wow, so beautiful!"

Xiao Wenyuan stood beside her, also smiling.

The pedestrians, who were already leisurely, stopped and looked up at the bright fireworks flickering in the sky.

Xing'anfang is a place for fun. People listen to music during the day and set off fireworks at night. It is so lively that people can forget all their worries.

Under the dim, flickering light, Luo Cheng looked at the girl in front of him who was tilting her head back and quietly watching the fireworks.

She was wearing a summer dress as light as green onions. The red light from the lanterns shone on her body, making her skin look even whiter than snow, and her whole person became a little hazy.

"Did you not finish what you were saying just now?" Luo Yan asked again.

In fact, he did not completely fail to hear her question. At least he heard the first few words clearly.

Luo Cheng thought about it carefully and grasped the key point. If she had no bad intentions towards his brother, then who did she have bad intentions towards?

He didn't dare to guess what the truth was.

"I do have something to say, but..." Shen Li retracted her gaze from the sky and tilted her head to look at him, "Forget it."

Luo Cheng was furious. He didn't know why he got so angry and spoke a little harshly.

"You... you only speak half of your words and deliberately keep me in suspense. This is really annoying!"

Shen Li: "..."

You are really weird!

She wasn't being shy on purpose, it was just that they were standing on the main street of Xing'anfang, surrounded by people. How could she ask him in front of so many people if he could marry her?

She's not crazy yet!

In the teahouse opposite the Aloft, the lattice window of the private room on the second floor was pushed open from the inside.

Luo Jue leaned his hands on the window sill and tilted his head to look at the colorful fireworks flickering in the night sky.

Two young men sat opposite each other at the tea table in the room.

The young man in a dark blue brocade robe had handsome features. He picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for Xiao Wencong.

"Hengzhi, that night was all thanks to you."

Xiao Wencong took the tea with a serious look on his face, completely different from his usual carefree look. Without the disguise of a romantic prince, he was a handsome man with a scholarly air.

Sitting opposite him was the Duke of Jingguo, Shen Beiqi.

"What do you mean by thanks to him?" Luo Jue turned around and said unhappily, "Obviously it's all thanks to me!"

If he hadn't sacrificed his life heroically, the whole thing would have been exposed that night and everyone would have been doomed!

Xiao Wencong curled the corners of his lips and teased, "You're still acting cute after getting the advantage?"

"What advantage! It was obviously Linlang who took advantage of me, but I am a..." Luo Jue fell silent instantly. If they knew that he was still a virgin, they would definitely laugh him to death.

Shen Beiqi glanced at him with disdain. Xiao Wencong shook his head helplessly and continued,

"However, you are a little too reckless. If my brother finds out that you are trying to save me, I'm afraid you will be killed."

Shen Beiqi lowered his eyebrows and played with the teacup in his hand, "I haven't had much interaction with you. At least everyone in Jiangdu City thinks so."

"Having said that, we still need to be cautious."

"Well, what are you afraid of?" Luo Jue folded his arms and leaned against the window frame.

"The Crown Prince has always been conceited and thinks he is more than one step ahead of you. No matter what, he will never believe that someone would give up his bright future and choose a prince with little hope."

He still saved some face for the Third Prince. It wasn't that there was little hope, it was that there was no hope at all!

After careful calculation, behind Crown Prince Xiao Wenhao, the military forces include his maternal grandfather, Duke of Liang, and the civil officials include Dongpai Beidou and his father-in-law Lin Zewen.

Now that he has moved into the Eastern Palace, no matter how you look at it, he is the most likely to inherit the throne in the future.

The second prince, Xiao Wenche, is also a powerful person who should not be underestimated. His maternal grandfather is Taifu Yang. Although there are currently no generals under his command, the fact that there are no generals under his command now does not mean that there will be no generals in the future.

Moreover, the second prince has always believed that Shen Beiqi would eventually be used by him. After all, they are cousins ​​with blood relationship.

On the other hand, the third prince's mother was just a slave. She was promoted to a concubine only after giving birth to the prince. It was difficult for her to even protect herself under the crown prince and the second prince, let alone the dragon throne.

However, Luo Jue knew very well why Shen Beiqi chose the third prince Xiao Wencong.

"By the way, has the Jiang family set out from Liangzhou?" Xiao Wencong asked.

Shen Beiqi nodded and said in a deep voice, "The Lin family has secretly sent people over. I'm afraid the Jiang family's journey back to Beijing won't be so smooth."

"Didn't you also send elite troops to support them? What are you afraid of?"

As Luo Jue spoke, he glanced out the window casually. With just that casual glance, he saw several familiar figures.

"Isn't that Miss Shen San?"