Shocked! After rebirth, my princess wants to remarry

East Palace

Zhang Wen came back earlier today. He waited until the Crown Prince came back from the palace before going in to report the situation. After he finished talking about the situation of Prince Jin, it was within Xiao Jingheng's expectations. He dared to force the emperor to abdicate at his father's funeral, so he must have made preparations early on.

There are still more than two years left, but after he came back, he asked the imperial physician to pay more attention. Perhaps this will be a variable.

Seeing the Crown Prince pondering, Zhang Wen hesitated and said, "Your Highness, I have discovered some clues during my trip south, but I still need to investigate further to find conclusive evidence."

"What's the matter?" The ring on Xiao Jingheng's hand stopped turning.

"During my investigation, I discovered that the Prince of Jin had some dealings with Minister Ruan of the Ministry of Rites," Zhang Wen replied.

Isn't Minister Ruan of the Ministry of Rites the father of Ruan Liuzheng? This is quite interesting. When General Zhenyuan and his young son got into trouble, it was finally discovered that it was the work of the Prince of Jin. Why would Minister Ruan go after his future son-in-law?

Thinking of this, Xiao Jingheng shook his head and laughed contemptuously. Not all fathers are like Gu An, who can sacrifice themselves for their daughters. Most fathers are like Minister Ruan. In the face of power, daughters are nothing.

"Send people to keep an eye on the Ruan family, mainly focusing on the secrets between them and Prince Jin, and don't worry about anything else." Xiao Jingheng ordered.

"Yes, I obey your command." Zhang Wen bowed and went out.

There were only Xiao Jingheng and Han Desheng in the hall. Han Desheng was looking at the prince nervously, fearing that he would have another nightmare when he fell asleep tonight. If that happened, he would have to go to the Imperial Hospital to find the director to check it out.

After all, yesterday, the prince seemed to have dreamed that he was unfaithful. This would not do. Even a dream could not slander his loyalty, and he could not let the prince have nightmares again.

"Han Desheng——"

"I'm here." Hearing the prince calling him, Han Desheng hurriedly took two steps forward and bowed in response.

"Let me ask you, what do you think of Miss Ruan?" Xiao Jingheng asked coldly.

"Your Highness, I have noticed that Miss Ruan is both beautiful and talented..." Han Desheng spoke softly, as if he was speaking from the heart.

Xiao Jingheng frowned when he heard this, and raised his hand to interrupt Han Desheng, “A woman like Miss Ruan is considered a rare beauty?”

Han Desheng looked at the Crown Prince's serious expression and couldn't help but smiled faintly and replied, "This is just my humble opinion. Of course, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must be well-informed."

"What do you mean by well-informed?!"

"Yes, I was wrong. What I meant was that you must have seen better-looking ones, such as Miss Gu San." Han Desheng hurriedly tried to make amends. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't even want a maid to sleep with him, so how could he be said to be knowledgeable? It was simply slander.

When Xiao Jingheng heard Miss Gu San, his expression relaxed and he leaned back on the chair again.

"I just think that Miss Ruan has an engagement, but she is still going to stay with Concubine Li, and she is living there permanently. I am afraid that something unexpected will happen later." Han Desheng has seen many fights among the women in the palace. Ruan Liuzheng, a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, can easily see through similar tricks.

Xiao Jingheng's fingers tapped on the table. Han Desheng knew that the prince was thinking, so he stopped disturbing him and stood quietly aside.

However, there are people who don't want the prince to be quiet.

The door to the main hall was pushed open, and apprentice Baoshun poked his head in again. Han Desheng walked over quickly, "What's the matter? Didn't I just give you instructions? Behave yourself and don't disturb the Crown Prince's rest."

"Master, I am really wronged. Someone came from Concubine Li's palace and said that they have important matters to discuss with the Crown Prince." Baoshun explained.

"If you are so stupid, just say that the prince has gone to bed and send him away." Han Desheng reached out and knocked on Baoshun's hat. Baoshun didn't react, but he gritted his teeth in pain.

"Master, the one who came to deliver the message is the Crown Prince's cousin, Miss Ruan. How dare I send her away casually? After all, everyone knows that Miss Ruan may be our master in the future." Bao Shun held the master's hand, blew on it, and replied softly.

"How dare you!" The Crown Prince's scolding echoed in the air, frightening Bao Shun so much that he quickly knelt down. "I beg Your Highness to forgive me, Your Highness. I know I was wrong, and I will never gossip again."

Xiao Jingheng stood behind the door, the light from the corridor shone on his face, flickering and frightening. He was obviously a handsome man with a handsome face, but at this moment he looked very ferocious.

"Eunuch Baoshun, what took you so long to pass on the message? I'm afraid Concubine Li must be getting impatient waiting." Ruan Liuzheng smiled sweetly, holding a lotus lantern and gracefully walking over. "Greetings to my cousin, the Crown Prince."

The sound was so numbing that the eunuchs present felt half their bodies numb when they heard it, except for Han Desheng.

Xiao Jingheng raised his hand and pressed his temple, "Miss Ruan, you go to mother first, I will go there later."

"Cousin Prince, my aunt said that she has invited you several times recently, but you always declined due to being busy with official business. So this time I took the initiative to volunteer. I think cousin Prince will not refuse me. Let's go together." After Ruan Liuzheng finished speaking, she tilted her head and looked at the prince and smiled.

"No need. I'm afraid it will affect your reputation. After all, you are my cousin, and I have to avoid suspicion. You should also have this awareness in the future." Xiao Jingheng said lightly. Especially after he had that dream last night, he no longer wanted to rescue his cousin.

As for the fact that Concubine Li came to invite him again, it was nothing more than lobbying him to find a way to marry Ruan Liuzheng.

I didn’t want to think about it in my previous life, and I don’t want to think about it even more now.

Ruan Liuzheng glanced at Xiao Jingheng after hearing this, then smiled again, "Okay, then my cousin will go back and report first."

After exiting the East Palace, Ruan Liuzheng glanced back with a faint smile, muttering to herself, "My cousin, the Crown Prince, really does look down on me, especially today."

Yufu Palace

Concubine Li was waiting for Ruan Liuzheng to come back. The girl had confessed her feelings to her, saying that she was afraid that she would become an old maid while waiting for the young general, and that she would not be able to get married and would have to cut her hair and become a nun.

She felt sorry for Ruan Liuzheng, so she asked her to go to the prince. As the saying goes, a beautiful woman looks especially charming under the lights at night, so her pure-hearted and unselfish son should be able to react.

In the past, the prince was unwilling to do anything for Ruan Liuzheng, simply because he didn't have this person in his heart. If he cared about her, he would not be indifferent driven by emotions.

What Concubine Li didn't know was that the pure-hearted prince was secretly asserting his sovereignty at another woman's coming-of-age party and thus tripping her up.

"Your Majesty, Miss Ruan is back. She came back on her own," the maid outside the door reported.

Concubine Li sighed, "Let her come in and talk."