The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

As for how Wang Xuan and her husband could conceal their true feelings from others...

Li Qingyi felt that she didn't need to worry about this kind of thing at all. Any one of these two people seemed more reliable than her when it came to big things.

Li Qingyi: What’s going on? I feel like a teacher is becoming less and less like an elder.

Well, considering her age now, she really doesn't look like an elder.

Li Qingyi pursed her lips and said, "Since you have made your decision, you don't need to tell me about this."

Wang Xuan smiled and said, "But I want to let the teacher know, because I may need to stay in the mansion frequently due to poor health. If the teacher doesn't know, won't he worry about me every day?"

As soon as these words came out, Li Qingyi vaguely understood something.

Wang Xuan: "As for the previous incident... I found out something. Someone tried to suppress me to attack you, teacher. I happened to be a woman, and a married woman, so someone's intention fell on Chen Qicong."

Chen Qicong tilted his head slightly, seeming a little uncomfortable, but seemed to have thought of something, turned around and said sincerely: "I am not interested in those people."

After a pause, he seemed to think that this didn't sound very credible, so he added: "Wang Xuan and I signed a prenuptial agreement."

Li Qingyi also knew about this, but he didn't mention it, so Li Qingyi almost forgot about it.

She is also the custodian of the agreement.

“But other people don’t know about this.”

If they knew, there would probably be less than half of the people who are now trying to get close to Chen Qicong.

Speaking of which, as a man, Chen Qicong is still just a businessman. Apart from having a good relationship with Prince An's Mansion, he does not hold any official position and is already married. Logically, he should have no value in the marriage market.

But who can blame this businessman for exaggerating? He is rich enough to rival a country (rivaling the surrounding small countries), young and promising, handsome, and the patriarch of the Chen family. Any one of the business lines he controls can allow a family to live a rich and luxurious life.

In this situation, naturally many people would want to get in touch with him through their in-laws.

Even though Chen Qicong and Wang Xuan have lived in harmony for many years, and it can be said that there is no loophole between them either openly or secretly, as long as there is profit to be made, there will always be people who will find ways to put women around him.

This time is no exception.

Li Qingyi: "Similar things happen every year. Aren't you two experienced in dealing with the endless honey traps? Why is it that this time..."

Wang Xuan said meaningfully: "This time they spent a lot of money to prepare a princess for Chen Qicong."

"What?" Li Qingyi suspected that he had heard it wrong.

Wang Xuan: "She is a princess from a small country in the Western Regions... ah, Xinjiang. From the portrait they sent back, she looks really good. With her exotic looks and the title of princess, they think any man would not want to miss her."

"And this time they're using political means, um... probably to get the princess there to come over and form an alliance with us? And before that, we'll arrange for Chen Qicong to be the hero and save the beauty, and then the princess will marry him..."

Wang Xuan couldn't help laughing when she said this. "Anyway, after my people found out about their plan, it sounded familiar to me. Then I flipped through the storybook I wrote a few years ago and found that the idea was actually inspired by the plot of my book about the princess kicking the scumbag."

"…Is it the story about a handsome scholar who accidentally saved a princess, and the princess promised to marry him, but in the end she discovered that the scholar was a corrupt person and hypocritical, so she sent him to prison for the sake of justice?"

Li Qingyi still has an impression.

Wang Xuan nodded. "Yes, I wrote this book against the norm. The beginning is similar to those melodramatic stories. If it weren't for the conflict, I wouldn't even write the plot where the princess pledges her love to him. From the man's perspective, this plot has a bad implication."

Chen Qicong sneered: "Anyway, they want to plot against my husband and me, and I'm afraid they hope that things will go as planned."

Li Qingyi: "...Then why are you spreading false news at this time?"

Wang Xuan: "Let's take advantage of the situation. If I were still out there, with my previous style of doing things, I wouldn't even be able to start this scene."

Makes sense.

Wang Xuan: "Anyway, when you go back, find a reason to stay out of the spotlight. I'm afraid they will make you angry."

Li Qingyi: "But, if you are really not in good health, I have to..."

Wang Xuan: "I will rest and recuperate, and will refuse any visit from anyone."

After a pause, he continued, "Those industries that are visible will be temporarily handed over to Chen Qicong to handle."

Naturally, she still holds the power in her own hands in private. With Li Qingyi as her strong backer, she has nothing to fear even if Wang Xuan has misjudged the person.

After hearing this, Li Qingyi finally nodded.

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Li Qingyi did not stay with Wang Xuan for long and left soon.

Chen Qicong personally escorted the person to the gate of the mansion and watched the carriage leave. He frowned at the door in an obviously bad mood and then turned back to the mansion.

It was not until he entered Wang Xuan's room that the worried look on his face calmed down. He sat down beside the bed and gently held her hand: "The teacher's attention has been completely drawn away."

Wang Xuan smiled, lowered her eyes and played with the man's broad fingers, and then said: "The result of today's test is very obvious. Unless we really encounter a dangerous situation, the system will not take the initiative to tell the teacher about our affairs, and the teacher will most likely not dig into our affairs."

"I think it's the same with the prince."

Chen Qicong smiled: "However, do we really have to do what the prince said? If the teacher knew that we were hiding this from her, would she..."

Wang Xuan's eyes turned cold, but her tone was still gentle: "These bugs can never be killed. Obviously, as long as they don't cross that red line, the teacher won't even look at them, but they are still eager to hurt her because of this incident."

“They thought that as long as they could cause chaos in the capital, even if the teacher had a system, he would only take care of the beginning and not the end, but they completely forgot that the teacher is not alone.” Wang Xuan said this and finally couldn’t help but sneered: “The teacher has never relied too much on the system, but they…”

Chen Qicong gently put his arm around her shoulders, brought his beloved into his arms, tilted his head and gently kissed her hair: "Don't be angry, wait until this matter is over. According to the prince, the revised laws will be issued at the same time as the new emperor ascends the throne. By then, the remaining people will understand who truly holds the power of life and death over them."

"We will protect the teacher."

Wang Xuan nodded softly.