A beautiful daughter came to the Xiangfu

Xiao Cailian didn't expect Prince Shun to ask so directly.

"Your Highness, I offended that girl when I went out today. Your Highness was very respectful to me. I think she must have done a lot for Your Highness. Should I apologize?"

"No need, that girl doesn't like the rules here, she's used to freedom."

Xiao Cailian thought, if they are not from here, could they be brought back by the prince from southern Xinjiang?

"That girl is so young, I don't know what extraordinary abilities she has. It's normal for me to have such thoughts. Your Highness is in contact with that young and beautiful girl alone. What if she has some ideas?"

"You're being over-concerned. People don't think highly of me."

"Your Highness, just now that girl stretched out her hand, I felt uncomfortable all over. She said I was poisoned. This girl's technique shows that she is an expert in poisoning!"

After Xiao Cailian finished speaking, she stared at Prince Shun with a smile on her face.

Prince Shun narrowed his eyes, "After all, she is a girl, she must have some means of self-defense."

"Really? If my sister had this ability, she wouldn't be locked up in jail, and now she doesn't know whether she is alive or dead!"

The warmth in Xiao Cailian's eyes was gone, and now there was a coldness in them.

"So you don't want to apologize?"

Prince Shun asked directly.

"Of course, why would I apologize to someone who harmed my entire family? Prince, what did you do? Haven't our Xiao family and Shun Palace always cooperated? Why did you do this?"

Prince Shun stood up and tidied himself, then turned away from Xiao Cailian and said, "I don't know what you are talking about. Your Xiao family's affairs are not something that others can frame. Your sister, others don't know, but you don't know. It's not impossible for someone to poison someone and kill them. The capital is not peaceful recently, so it's better for the princess to stay out of the house."

Xiao Cailian didn't remember how she walked back to her room from the study. Prince Shun's mansion was located in the southern border. Although it was remote, it was wealthy. Prince Shun had always been good to her. Now Prince Shun was doing things one after another. Was he targeting the Xiao family, or did he have other intentions? She didn't know Prince Shun's purpose, but she knew that the Xiao family's current situation was due to Prince Shun. Was she a sinner?

Prince Shun arranged his subordinates in advance and waited for the Crown Prince to find out the specific itinerary of the "Prince".

He was not in a hurry to identify the real or fake prince. After all, when two tigers were fighting, he was the one who benefited. He never thought that one day he would appear as a oriole.

Zhuang Yunlin and Zhuang Weining would visit Prince An's mansion every now and then. After all, they were relatives, and Zhuang Yunlin was not the type to care what others said about them.

Since Lin Qingyang became pregnant, Prince An has been spending more time at home.

When the Zhuang siblings entered the mansion, what they saw was Lin Qingyang sitting on a recliner basking in the sun, and Prince An was sitting on a low couch beside her, massaging Lin Qingyang's legs.

The servants in the mansion were used to it, but the Zhuang brothers and sisters had never thought that the couple would act like this "as if no one was around".

"Oh, our Prince An is really good at fighting on horseback, governing the country, and even taking care of his wife when he goes home. No wonder I still don't have a wife."

Zhuang Yunlin spoke with a sour tone, his eyes fixed on Prince An, while Zhuang Weining, who was standing beside him, covered his mouth and laughed.

Seeing the person coming, Lin Qingyang quickly retracted her legs and sat upright on the chair. Little Prince An didn't care about being teased. He slowly sat back on the chair next to him and asked the maid to take away the couch.

"I can see that you don't have a wife, otherwise why would you come to my house every day?"

As he spoke, he smiled and called the maids to serve tea.

Lin Qingyang stood up and pulled Zhuang Weining to the side, and said to Xiao An Wang and the others: "You guys are busy, Ning'er and I will go to the house."

Zhuang Weining and Lin Qingyang entered the room and happened to find a bellyband with an embroidered beginning in the needlework basket on the table. Zhuang Weining picked it up and took a closer look.

She said, "This bellyband looks small, but it's time to prepare something for the child so early."

Lin Qingyang stepped forward and took the bellyband. "I'm not good at embroidery, so I can only embroider it bit by bit. I don't know how long I will finish this little bit of work."

As he said that, he put the bellyband back into the sewing basket and pulled Zhuang Weining to sit aside. "How are your preparations going?"

Zhuang Weining didn't know what Lin Qingyang was asking, so he responded with "What?"

Seeing that she really didn't understand, Lin Qingyang said directly: "Your father, Duke Qing, is not in Beijing recently, but when he comes back, your marriage will probably be on the agenda. It's a done deal anyway. How is your dowry preparation going?"

After hearing this, Zhuang Weining blushed, but she remained calm and said, "I'm not in a hurry. At worst, I won't get married!"

Lin Qingyang knew she was joking. When Yang Ting was around, Zhuang Weining couldn't show this "calmness".

"Duke Qing should be back soon, right?"

Lin Qingyang guessed that even if Duke Qingguo was a free and easy person, he was still good to Zhuang Weining and would not delay his daughter's marriage.

"It will be done soon. This is what it means to work for the emperor. Who knows? They will never tell me about their affairs. I just pray for his safety every day. My brother will take care of the rest!"

"You are all royal relatives after all. Your father is the emperor's consort. I heard that your aunt was once the emperor's concubine. With this kind of relationship, isn't it normal for you to work for the emperor? In the end, the emperor is willing to believe."

"That's true, but my mother and aunt are long gone, and my father is rarely in the court. I guess it's not my father's turn to do good things."

"Don't say that. With the Crown Prince's Mansion and the Xiao family being like this, the Emperor will naturally give more consideration when assigning tasks. A person like Duke Qing will not form cliques or factions, nor will he fear power. This is the cornerstone and backbone of the court."

Zhuang Weining glanced at Lin Qingyang and said, "Father is getting old too. If the court needs such a foundation and pillar, how can those young and strong officials keep their dignity?"

The two women were chatting about this and that in the backyard. Zhuang Yunlin and Xiao'an Wang Liang Jingsui were also talking about this and that. They didn't go to the study, but stayed in the yard.

"Where did my uncle go this time? He should bring back some good things, right?"

Little Prince An was lying in the rocking chair, rocking by himself, feeling very comfortable.

"I think so. After all, my sister's marriage is just around the corner. It would be unreasonable for him not to bring her back!"

Zhuang Yunlin sat in the rocking chair next to Prince An, rocking back and forth.

"Recently, rumors about the prince have been flying around the capital. Who do you think spread them?" Zhuang Yunlin thought of a topic.

"There are already many rumors in the capital. If we all know who spread them, then what rumors are there?"

Zhuang Yunlin nodded after listening to it, but he stopped, slowly approached Prince Xiao An, and asked in a low voice: "Do you think what they said about the commoner prince is true or false?"

Prince Xiao An also stopped and turned to look at him. "If you believe it, it is true. As for whether it is true or not, it is the prince who should worry about it, not us."