The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Under such circumstances, the maid sent by the wife of Duke Lu had to forcibly pull Shen Yan's arm.

He whispered in Shen Yan's ear: "Madam, please step down if you can. If you cause trouble, the Duke's wife will be angry."

Shen Yan was also a little afraid of Gu, mainly because if something went wrong, it would be bad if Gu detained her in the Duke's Mansion and didn't let her go out.

She also hoped to meet the prince by chance like last time to ease her homesickness.

No, she couldn't apologize! If she did apologize, it would become a topic of conversation among the women in Kyoto, and she couldn't tolerate such a thing happening.

Seeing that Wang Sanniang was still standing aside silently, Shen Yan stepped forward and slapped her in the face.

Wang Sanniang's fair face suddenly became swollen and turned red.

Covering his face with one hand, he stared at Shen Yan in disbelief. Although he had been tortured in the Duke of Lu's mansion, this was the first time he was slapped.

She was originally a noble lady from an aristocratic family, high and mighty, but now she was treated like a lowly servant, being beaten and scolded at will.

With his head lowered, tears dripped onto the floor and resentment flashed in his eyes.

I roared in my heart, Shen Yan, I can never coexist with you!

"It's all because of you, a lowly servant, who didn't speak clearly. I misunderstood what the wife of the young master of Wu'an meant.

Why don’t you apologize to them quickly?”

This was the only solution Shen Yan could think of, pushing Wang Sanniang out as a scapegoat.

Wang Sanniang endured the pain and raised her head, looking very frail.

"Princess Duanning, Madam Wu'an, it's all my fault. Please don't take it personally."

Although Duan Ning was dissatisfied with Shen Yan's behavior, Wang Sanniang was obviously a bully who only bullied the weak and feared the strong, and she had also helped Shen Yan to give false testimony before.

But her conspiracy was exposed by Wang Erniang, so no one sympathized with her.

Wang Erniang understood her younger sister's personality even better. She was not as weak as she appeared to be.

Seeing that Duan Ning did not intend to pursue the matter further, Shen Yan left with the maids.

An Yi, who was hiding in the dark, asked Xiao Yuanhuai hesitantly: "Master, are we still going over there?"

Xiao Yuanhuai shook his head and said, "No need." Then he returned to the private room.

If she had any trouble, he would naturally come forward to solve it. But since the matter had been resolved, there was no need for him to show up.

Seeing this good opportunity, the second prince and the third prince wanted to invite Duan Ning to go out for fun together, but unfortunately they were stopped by Xue Sheng.

"Thank you, the two princes, for speaking out for justice today. I will inform mother and send someone to express my gratitude."

Xue Sheng acted very businesslike, as if he didn't want to have anything to do with the two of them.

After saying that, he glared at Duan Ning and ordered the servant to send Lady Duan Ning back to the princess's mansion immediately to prevent her from causing trouble again.

Princess Duanning was of course unwilling and she muttered and cursed Xue Sheng in a low voice.

But she didn't dare to resist. If her gossipy brother told their mother about it, she would be in trouble.

He had to say goodbye to Shen Baozhao and the others, flicked his sleeves, turned around, and saw Mei Qianhe standing beside him, looking at him with a smile.

The moment Duan Ning saw Mei Qianhe, it was like a bolt of lightning, and his brain almost exploded.

Ah~, why didn't anyone tell her that Mei Qianhe was there too? When did he come? How long did he watch?

Did he see that he had ordered his men to throw out the people from the Duke of Lu’s Mansion?

Did he also hear himself mercilessly mocking Shen Yan?

Would he think that she was just a vulgar and competitive person?

She didn't dare to look into Mei Qianhe's eyes. She only greeted him in a low voice when she passed by him: "Hello, Mr. Mei."

If Lady Duan Ning looked up at this moment, she would definitely see Mei Qianhe's slightly raised eyebrows and the faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

There was interest in his eyes.

Those who know him well know that this is his signature expression to show interest.

As soon as Duan Ning left, the second prince and the third prince did not stay for long.

Shen Baozhao and his friends also found it boring. A good party was ruined by Shen Yan.

Everyone said goodbye to each other, left Changchun Restaurant and went back home.

Xue Sheng also diligently escorted Feng Feiyan to the carriage, and Shen Baozhao and Cui Mingzhu naturally winked at her and smiled.

Feng Feiyan was a little uncomfortable with Xue Sheng's caring attitude.

She knew that Xue Sheng had countless female confidantes, and the harmonious marriage that Shen Baozhao had promised might be a luxury for her.

But she only wanted to treat Xue Sheng with respect after marriage. Judging from Xue Sheng's current behavior, it can still be done.

Feng Feiyan saw Xue Sheng standing in front of the carriage, not wanting to move, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

I couldn't help but speak first: "Master Xue, do you have anything else to say?"

Xue Sheng bowed to Feng Feiyan and said, "Duan Ning has been spoiled since childhood, and getting into trouble is a common occurrence for him.

Ms. Feng is on good terms with her, and I hope she can help give her some advice from time to time. I would like to thank her here.”

Feng Feiyan thought that he was being so serious about something, but it turned out that he wanted her to help persuade Duan Ning.

He was ordering her around before she even got married? But this also showed that Xue Sheng didn't treat her as an outsider.

Feng Feiyan naturally nodded in agreement.

After Xue Sheng sent Feng Feiyan away, he touched his forehead, which was covered with sweat. He didn't know whether it was because he was angry with Duan Ning or because he was nervous while talking to Feng Feiyan.

He naturally returned to the private room, where everyone was there.

Jin Yuxin witnessed the whole process of Xue Sheng sending Feng Feiyan away, and couldn't help but make a joke.

"Xue Fox, how come you have turned over a new leaf? I see you haven't been looking for Miss Luzhu much lately.

You are like this, it puts a lot of pressure on us."

He also instigated Mei Qianhe to deal with Xue Sheng together: "Xiao Meizi, don't you think so?"

Xue Sheng and Mei Qianhe were too lazy to pay attention to Jin Yuxin when they saw him talking nonsense.

He ran to Xiao Yuanhuai again and said in a bored tone: "Brother, why aren't you curious about what happened today?"

Xiao Yuanhuai used his palm to push away Jin Yuxin's head which was resting on his shoulder.

Sitting upright, he said to Xue Sheng: "Ah Sheng, what can you see today?"

Xue Sheng wasn't really idle, he just didn't care much about some things before.

Besides, there are the eldest princess and Mr. Xue standing in front of him, so he doesn't need to worry about it.

But now it's different, he's about to get married. He must stand up for himself, otherwise how can he protect his wife and children in the future.

Therefore, he also thought deeply about what happened today.

The situation in the court is stable now, but there are rumors that the emperor wants to select concubines for the princes.

This was probably another round of taking sides, and children of nobles like them were naturally very sensitive.

After carefully tasting the actions of the princes today, he asked Xiao Yuanhuai, "Uncle, do you mean that the second and third princes both like Duan Ning?"

“I’m afraid it’s more than that. You need to know what the power in your father and mother’s hands means to the princes.

I'm afraid the family needs to make early plans for Duan Ning's marriage," Xiao Yuanhuai reminded.

Mei Qianhe on the side was stunned. Is it so soon to choose a son-in-law for Duan Ning?

The image of Duan Ning in a red dress, with her hands on her hips, a bright smile on her face, and she was confronting Shen Yan appeared in his mind.

It is so willful and casual.

Why did he feel tingling inside when he heard what they were talking about?