After the marriage, the abstinent prince turned me on

Just as she was about to speak, a chaotic sound of footsteps interrupted their conversation.

I saw Chi Qu wearing a moon-white brocade robe and a jade pendant on his waist, which made him look even more gentle and smooth like jade in the night.

Behind him followed a group of guards from the princess's mansion, each holding a lantern, lighting up the dim alley as bright as day.

Chi Qu's gaze fell on Princess Yong'an and his brows furrowed slightly.

He obviously didn't expect to see Yong'an here, let alone that Yong'an would be holding a shiny big knife with the tip of the knife pointing at a man's crotch.

Seeing this, Princess Yong'an's maid Chuntao hurried forward, took the big knife from Yong'an's hand, and handed it to the secret guard behind her.

"Your Highness, are you okay?" Chi Qu walked quickly to Princess Yong'an, with a hint of worry and blame in his tone.

Princess Yong'an put away the knife in her hand, straightened her somewhat messy clothes, and then looked at Chi Qu and said coquettishly, "What can I do? And you, why are you here so late?"

Chi Qu sighed helplessly, turned his gaze to Xie Mishuang, and said apologetically: "Sister-in-law, thank you for your help. I'm sorry for scaring you."

Xie Mishuang smiled faintly, "I said, you can still call me the same as before."

"The rules cannot be broken, so it's better to call her the Emperor's sister-in-law." Chi Qu insisted.

"What do you mean by 'imperial sister-in-law'? Isn't she your cousin?" Princess Yong'an became unhappy when she heard this and interrupted angrily.

Chi Qu looked at Princess Yong'an helplessly and said, "According to the royal rules, this is how it should be. Princess, please don't be unreasonable."

"Who's being unreasonable?" Princess Yong'an's cheeks puffed up like a cat whose tail was stepped on. "Chun Tao, let's go!"

When Chuntao heard this, she quickly responded and followed Princess Yong'an away.

Chi Qu looked at Princess Yong'an's back as she stormed off, shook his head helplessly, then turned and bowed deeply to Xie Mishuang. "Thank you, sister-in-law, for your help today. It's getting late, so I won't bother you any more."

After saying that, Chi Qu ordered two guards to escort Princess Yong'an back to the palace safely. He then bowed to Xie Mishuang again and turned to leave.

"Your Majesty, Princess Yong'an is really ungrateful. She treated you like that before, and yet you still put aside the past and helped her today, but she doesn't appreciate it." Qinghe said indignantly as she looked at the direction Princess Yong'an left.

Xie Mishuang smiled faintly, her tone calm and unperturbed, "After all, Yong'an was the Crown Prince's most beloved sister. It's normal for her to have some resistance to me. She is also simple-minded. She was only instigated by Concubine Wen to develop such a domineering personality before. After this incident, she should be more restrained."

"Your Majesty said you want to make friends with Princess Yong'an?" Qinghe asked with some confusion.

"It's not good for us to make too many enemies. We must always consider the future." Xie Mishuang looked up at the night sky, a gleam in his eyes.

Qinghe nodded, and the two returned to the Prince's Mansion and summoned Mrs. Ge.

As Mrs. Gerhardt entered the room, she put on a wrinkled smile, and her cloudy eyes sparkled with a shrewd light. She had no trace of the humility that a servant should have.

She walked straight up to Xie Mishuang, took her hand affectionately, and said in a self-righteous and affectionate tone: "Oh, my dear lady, I finally see you again! When my wife was alive, she held you in her arms every day and loved you so much that she didn't dare to let anyone else do it except me. Do you still remember me?"

Mrs. Ge thought that since she was half the hostess's elder after all, she should be exempted from the formalities.

Aya, who was standing nearby, frowned upon seeing this. She stepped forward and shouted, "How dare you! Why don't you kneel before the Crown Princess?"

Aya's voice was loud and clear, like a sudden thunderclap that frightened Mrs. Ge so much that she trembled all over.

She was stunned for a moment, her eyes rolled around, and then she looked at Xie Mishuang reluctantly, as if waiting for her instructions.

Xie Mishuang didn't even raise her eyelids, but just casually picked up the teacup and gently blew on the tea leaves floating on it. Her posture was elegant and her expression was indifferent, as if Mrs. Ge was just an insignificant object.

Seeing that Xie Mishuang had no intention of stopping her, Mrs. Ge had to withdraw her hand awkwardly, slowly kneeled down, and the smile on her face became a little stiff.

"What did you mean when you said just now that my mother doesn't dare to entrust me to others?" Xie Mishuang put down the teacup, and shot a gaze like a knife at Mrs. Ge, his tone cold and without a trace of emotion.

Mrs. Ge was frightened by Xie Mishuang's sudden cold aura and her heart trembled. She quickly lowered her head and stammered, "Of course I'm afraid that someone will harm you, young lady!"

"Who are you talking about?" Xie Mishuang pressed on, not giving Mrs. Ge any chance to breathe.

"Of course it's... of course it's Shen!" A layer of fine beads of sweat oozed out of Mrs. Ge's forehead, and her voice began to tremble.

"Nonsense!" Xie Mishuang slammed the table with a loud bang, frightening Mrs. Ge so much that she trembled all over. "I was born in Fengshui Town. The Shen family wasn't even around at that time. How could they have harmed me? Tell the truth!"

Mrs. Ge was frightened out of her wits by Xie Mishuang's harsh voice. She never imagined that the weak and vulnerable young lady back then would become so fierce and intimidating.

She didn't even bother wiping the sweat from her forehead, and quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Every word this old servant said is true, Miss! Although the Shen family wasn't in Fengshui Town at the time, they could have sent someone to assassinate you! The news of your birth had already reached the Shen family's ears, and Madam and I had to be on guard!"

"Then I would like to ask, am I Xie Wenyao's daughter?" Xie Mishuang stared at Mrs. Ge closely, with a cold light flashing in her eyes.

When Mrs. Ge heard this, her pupils shrank suddenly and her face turned pale. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but found that her throat seemed to be blocked by something and she could not make any sound.

"What? Is this question difficult to answer?" Xie Mishuang sneered, his tone full of sarcasm.

"You... of course you are the master's daughter, absolutely!" Mrs. Ge blurted out in panic.

"Oh? Really?" Xie Mishuang sneered, his tone full of sarcasm. "If that's the case, then what about my unborn brother?"

Mrs. Gerald's face changed again when she heard this, and she stammered, "Of... naturally it belongs to the master. Why do you ask that, young lady? Did... did someone whisper something in your ear?"

Xie Mishuang didn't answer, but rubbed his eyebrows and said lightly: "Nothing, then you can go down first."

Mrs. Gerstenberg left without a moment's delay, as if she had been pardoned.

As soon as Mrs. Ge left, Aya couldn't help but say, "My lady, that man must be afraid to tell the truth."