The bad husband wanted to bring his second wife into the house, so I turned around and became his st

Hearing this, Lin Wanqing couldn't help but feel an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

She knew that what Lu Shengyuan said made sense, but she still found it hard to accept.

"Your Highness, the Third Princess is my friend." Lin Wanqing looked at Lu Shengyuan and said firmly, "I won't distance myself from her just because of her status."

Upon hearing this, Lu Shengyuan frowned slightly. He looked at Lin Wanqing with a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

But deep in his heart, he was deeply worried about women.

"Do you know what you're talking about?" he said coldly. "In this palace, the most taboo thing is to act on your emotions. If you continue to contact them, you will only bring trouble upon yourself."

Lin Wanqing couldn't help feeling uncomfortable when she heard this. She knew that this was worry, but it also showed a lack of trust in herself.

Looking at Lu Shengyuan, Lin Wanqing said in a cold tone: "Your Highness, I know you are doing this for my own good, but I also have my principles. I will not hurt others for my own benefit."

After saying that, she turned and left, leaving Lu Shengyuan alone there, looking at her back with deep eyes.

Since I can't understand her, I can only move forward alone.

Lin Wanqing walked all the way back to the courtyard where she lived. Although she had calmed down for a long time, she still felt a little upset.

She knew that Lu Shengyuan was right. In this palace, the most taboo thing was to act on emotion, but she just couldn't accept his attitude.

What made him think he would definitely cause them trouble? Couldn't she solve the problem?

The more Lin Wanqing thought about it, the angrier she became. She sat down at the table, poured herself a cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp.

"Princess, you're back." At this time, the maid Xiao Cui walked in. Seeing that she looked unwell, she asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Hearing this, Lin Wanqing shook her head and said, "I'm fine, just a little upset."

Xiao Cui immediately understood what was going on. She looked at Lin Wanqing and asked hesitantly, "Princess, did you have a fight with the prince?"

Lin Wanqing was stunned. She didn't expect Xiao Cui to ask this. She looked at Xiao Cui and asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

"Hey, do you even need to guess? You always have this expression after an argument with the prince." Xiao Cui said with a smile, "Princess, don't be angry. The prince is doing this for your own good. Don't bother with him."

Hearing this, Lin Wanqing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and stroked Xiao Cui's head.

"Silly girl, I'm fine."

After saying that, she got up and walked towards the room, ready to rest for a while. However, as soon as she reached the bed, she heard a noise coming from outside.

"What happened?" Lin Wanqing frowned slightly and walked out.

Xiao Cui followed closely behind, looking worried.

As soon as Lin Wanqing reached the door, she saw several guards grabbing a maid. The maid struggled desperately, shouting, "Princess, help! Princess!"

Hearing this voice, Lin Wanqing's heart tightened. She looked carefully and found that the maid was Xiaomei from her own courtyard.

"What are you doing?" Lin Wanqing quickly stepped forward, blocking Xiaomei's way and looking at the guards coldly. "Why are you arresting my people?"

When the guards saw Lin Wanqing, they immediately stopped what they were doing. One of them bowed and said, "Princess, this little maid stole something from the palace. We have been ordered to take her away."

"Steal something?" Lin Wanqing turned to look at Xiaomei, a hint of doubt in his eyes. "Xiaomei, is what they said true?"

When Xiaomei saw Lin Wanqing, she burst into tears: "Princess, I didn't, I didn't steal anything, please save me, save me!"

Lin Wanqing looked at her aggrieved expression, and her heart couldn't help but waver. She turned to look at the guards and said coldly, "You said Xiaomei stole something, do you have any evidence?"

Upon hearing this, the guards looked at each other in bewilderment. One of them spoke up, "This...we are just following orders. We don't know the specific evidence."

"Acting on orders?" Lin Wanqing narrowed his eyes. "On whose orders?"

"This..." The guards hesitated, not knowing whether they should say it.

Lin Wanqing looked at their hesitant appearance and couldn't help but feel an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Speak!" She slammed the table and shouted.

The guards were startled, and one of them finally spoke, "It's...it's the prince's order."

"Prince?" Lin Wanqing was shocked. She didn't expect that this matter was related to Lu Shengyuan.

"Princess, we are just following orders. Please don't make things difficult for us." The guards said with bitter faces.

Lin Wanqing looked at them and couldn't help feeling a little hesitant. She didn't know why Lu Shengyuan did this. Was it to punish her for talking back to him before?

But even so, he can't arrest his own people for no reason!

"Princess, please save me, I really didn't steal anything!" At this time, Xiaomei suddenly knelt down on the ground, hugged Lin Wanqing's legs tightly, and cried.

Lin Wanqing looked at her desperate expression, and an inexplicable emotion surged in her heart. She took a deep breath, turned to look at the guards, and said coldly: "I want to see the prince."

The guards looked at each other in confusion when they heard this. One of them said, "Princess, the prince is currently handling official business in his study. He has instructed that no one is allowed to disturb him."

"No one is allowed to disturb me?" Lin Wanqing narrowed his eyes. "What if I absolutely must see him?"

Upon hearing this, the guards looked troubled. They didn't know how to decide.

Lin Wanqing looked at their hesitant expressions and became even angrier. She flicked her sleeves and turned to walk towards the study.

"Princess!" Seeing this, the guards hurriedly followed.

Lin Wanqing walked all the way to the door of the study. She took a deep breath, pushed the door open and walked in.

"Who is it?" Lu Shengyuan was handling official business in his study. He looked up suddenly when he heard the noise. When he saw that it was Lin Wanqing, his brows furrowed slightly. "What are you doing here?"

Lin Wanqing looked at him, a flash of anger in her eyes. She quickly stepped forward and said coldly, "Your Majesty, why are you arresting my people?"

Lu Shengyuan was slightly stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Lin Wanqing would come to him for a maid.

He looked at her, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes. He was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "She stole something from the palace, so naturally I have to catch her."

"Steal something?" Lin Wanqing sneered, "Do you have any evidence?"

Lu Shengyuan looked at her, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes. He didn't expect that Lin Wanqing would actually doubt him.

"Evidence?" he said coldly. "We'll have it after the interrogation."

"Interrogation?" Lin Wanqing was furious when he heard this. "Are you trying to force a confession out of me?"

As she spoke, she slammed the table, stood up, and stared at Lu Shengyuan.

Lu Shengyuan's heart tightened at her angry gaze. He took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "Lin Wanqing, you are being unreasonable!"