After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Xia Zhu and Lan Xing stared wide-eyed in alarm.

Shen Jinyao pulled the two of them and hid in the shadows.

They are currently at the corner of the corridor, and the artificial hill opposite them presents a blind spot.

Shen Jinyao listened attentively and could hear the voices on the other end perfectly.

But if there really was some kind of secret affair, why wouldn't they be so open about it?

"what!"

Xia Zhu's soft cry came from beside her.

"Second miss!"

Xia Zhu was so surprised that she forgot to address the prince as "Princess Consort".

Shen Jinyao frowned slightly. She saw the First Prince and Shen Tingyao standing together on the other side of the artificial hill, talking to the woman opposite them.

Lan Xing whispered, "Madam, that woman is the one who was talking by the window of the inn that day."

Shen Jinyao nodded; no wonder it felt somewhat familiar.

"Does the Crown Prince not remember the promise he made in the Western Regions?"

The eldest prince glanced at Shen Tingyao, who had caught up with him, and said rudely, "Who are you?"

He certainly recognized who the woman in front of him was.

At that time in the Western Regions Kingdom, he and Shen Tingyao were imprisoned by the royal forces of the Western Regions.

This woman saved them.

At that time, I asked for his promise.

He thought to himself, the two countries are so far apart, what difference would it make if he agreed?

In short, he will not come to the Western Regions again, and this woman will not go to the Nine Provinces.

To everyone's surprise, she actually came to the Kingdom of Kyushu.

At the last palace banquet, when guests from four countries were being welcomed, Shen Tingyao mentioned that a woman had been staring at him the whole time.

He noticed who it was, and spent the night holding and comforting Shen Tingyao for a long time.

Unexpectedly, it was this woman.

Could it be that you want to marry him as a concubine?

He thought of Xiang Hongxuan's miserable state, how his father had inexplicably given him a woman who might be a spy.

He and Shen Tingyao are currently deeply in love and don't want anyone else to interfere.

"Ting'er, let's go. I don't know her."

Shen Tingyao hesitated for a moment, but then heard the woman opposite her speak urgently.

"Princess Consort, Crown Prince, if it weren't for my help in the Western Regions, you two would have suffered so much more."

She glanced at the two people across from her who were still holding hands, as if she had thought of something.

She continued, "Back then, I was arrogant and just made a joke with the Crown Prince. Today, all I ask is that the Crown Prince say a few words."

Upon hearing this, Shen Tingyao stopped the eldest prince, who had been trying to leave.

"What do you want us to do?"

After all, this person had indeed saved them, and if they could do it, they wouldn't want to owe him anything in the future.

"I want to stay in Kyushu."

The woman spoke with great conviction, though there was a hint of fear in her eyes.

It seems that if they leave Kyushu, something unfortunate will happen.

Shen Tingyao sized up the woman; judging from her attire, she didn't seem to be from the royal family of the Western Regions.

She remembered that the eldest prince had once said that among the people from the Western Regions this time, there were also merchants.

Her true identity was that of a businesswoman from the Western Regions.

What other reason could there be for a businessman, or rather a businesswoman, to be inexplicably left in the Kingdom of Kyushu?

Aside from being noticed by the royal family, there's no other good way to do it.

We can't exactly make her a palace maid, can we?

While Shen Tingyao was still thinking, the eldest prince had already pulled her away.

The woman hurriedly caught up.

"Your Highness and Princess Consort, please don't be anxious. I'm begging you..."

"I can make money, I can give you money, and you can start a business if you want..."

Shen Tingyao and the First Prince stopped at the same time.

Is nothing more important than money?

They use the best of everything in terms of food, clothing, and transportation; which of these doesn't cost money?

They'll need the money a lot later.

The eldest prince asked with an unfriendly expression, "Whom have you offended in the Western Regions?"

The woman, her face deathly pale, said, "King..."

The two of them gasped.

The woman felt a little flustered when she saw the two men continue walking forward after hearing what they said.

"I don't want to marry into the royal family. I have my own plans. I just need the eldest prince to put in a few words on my behalf when the time comes..."

The eldest prince still felt it was unreliable and continued to pull Shen Tingyao along.

Shen Tingyao, however, stopped the eldest prince.

"Are you sure you don't want to marry into the royal family? All you need to do is speak on your behalf when the time comes?"

The woman nodded.

The eldest prince frowned, as if he wanted to ask something, but then felt like he had forgotten something. Shen Tingyao had already let go of his hand.

"can."

The eldest prince:......

"By the way, your name is Song..."

"Song Yingxue".

……

Song Yingxue breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the two walk away.

Fortunately, they weren't curious enough to ask who the person was.

She spent some money and has already found out almost everything about Shen Zhizheng's situation.

It turns out that the beautiful woman she rescued in the Western Regions not only became a prince's consort, but was also Lord Shen's sister.

The fact that the Shen family, as a Marquis's mansion, was able to return to Shangjing after experiencing the confiscation of their property and exile a few years ago demonstrates their considerable strength.

Besides, Shen Zhizheng is a good man, someone you can entrust your life to.

What if the princess finds out and tries to stop her?

Fortunately, they didn't ask any further questions.

She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, straightened her clothes, and returned to the main hall.

The three of them, master and servant, watched the whole thing with an expression of complete understanding.

Shen Jinyao glanced at Xia Zhu and Lan Xing, both of whom had gossip gleam in their eyes.

She chuckled softly and said, "Let's pretend we don't know anything about what happened today."

The two nodded.

They have nothing to do with the Xiang family or the Shen family.

This incident went unnoticed by anyone.

Only Song Yingxue seemed to have stayed in the Nine Provinces Kingdom, and had ushered in her new life.

These past few days she's been constantly around Shen Zhizheng, and she's quite certain that he's a man without any bad habits, and even a bit old-fashioned and boring.

But it doesn't matter, as her mother once said, "It's easy for a woman to pursue a man."

It's probably harder for Shen Zhizheng to fall in love with him on his own than to let her stay in the capital of Kyushu!

Having made up her mind, she went to the main hall and found Alsa.

At this moment, Alsa was like a busy bee, buzzing around everyone she was interested in.

During the days that Song Yingxue lived with her, she got to know her a little better.

Alsa loves to join in the fun.

She would stop and listen for a while whenever it was someone else's business, even if it was just passersby arguing downstairs.

She knows better than anyone else what good food and fun things to do around the inn.

Of course, she wouldn't say a word about herself.

Besides her, there was also her brother, Al-Han.

Because of Alsa, she and Alhan had become somewhat acquainted.

The siblings have an exceptionally close relationship; they spend almost all their time together except when they live together.

Song Yingxue, who has no relatives, felt extremely envious.

"You're back? What do you want?"

Song Yingxue pulled Alsa to a corner.

“Alsa, I know you can take me to the Xiang residence and send me inside.”

Alsa looked at Song Yingxue with amusement.

"How could I possibly have that ability?"

Song Yingxue: "I know you are the princess of the Southern Barbarians, you can!"