The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

It was not until she saw Xie Nanyuan and Linze riding away that Shaoyao hurried back to Shen Qionghua's yard.

She fell breathlessly at the feet of Shen Qionghua and called softly, "Miss, Miss, there's no need to pretend to be unconscious. Prince Rui is gone!"

Shen Qionghua suddenly opened his eyes, sat up quickly, and stroked his chest with his left hand, feeling a lingering fear.

She was really scared to death!

She never dreamed that Prince Rui actually liked her!

Before she could accept this reality, King Rui dealt her another critical blow.

He actually asked her if she would marry him.

Of course not!

But she was a member of King Rui's party, and she was hoping to take revenge after King Rui ascended the throne.

She didn't want to go against her own wishes, nor did she dare to directly refuse and offend King Rui. For a moment, she couldn't think of any good way to persuade King Rui tactfully, so she simply closed her eyes and fainted.

Fortunately, Shaoyao and others had served her for many years and knew her well. After discovering that she was pretending to faint, they immediately drove King Rui away instead of calling a doctor, otherwise the truth would have been revealed.

But this... is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. Prince Rui did not get a reply today, and he will definitely come back in a few days to find out.

Shen Qionghua had a headache and punched the quilt covering her.

What exactly does Prince Rui like about her?

Can't she change it?

Shen Qionghua was restless. She got off the bed and walked around the room, racking her brains but unable to come up with a solution.

Seeing Shen Qionghua like this, Shaoyao asked, "Young lady, are you thinking about how to reject Prince Rui?"

Shaoyao has been serving Shen Qionghua the longest, and understands Shen Qionghua's thoughts better than Licorice and Poria.

She suggested, "Since the young lady feels it's difficult to refuse outright for fear of losing face and offending Prince Rui, why not find an intermediary and inform Prince Rui tactfully?"

"This will not only save the King Rui's face, but also express the young lady's intention."

Shen Qionghua's eyes lit up when he heard this, "That's a good idea."

She walked quickly to the desk, picked up the brush and wrote two words, but she couldn't write the rest, so she put the brush down dejectedly.

Shaoyao paused as she was about to grind the inkstone. "Miss, what's wrong?"

Shen Qionghua said with a bitter face: "This is inappropriate."

Not to mention that Xiyao had been trying to match her with Huo Jing before, and most likely she didn't know what Prince Rui was thinking. She suddenly wrote this letter to Xiyao, which might scare her and make things even more confusing.

Moreover, since Prince Rui did not tell anyone else, she wrote a letter to Xiyao, asking Xiyao to express her intentions to Prince Rui in a tactful way. This might make Prince Rui feel embarrassed in front of his cousin, and make him even more angry.

Shen Qionghua told Shaoyao about his thoughts, and Shaoyao was also very depressed.

It feels like everything I do is wrong.

"Miss, what should we do? We can't just leave Prince Rui there, right?" Shaoyao asked.

Shaoyao said it casually, but Shen Qionghua felt like she had been enlightened.

Yes, King Rui is currently very emotional, and he might get angry. Let him calm down first, and then he might not be so angry when you refuse him.

During this time, I can think of countermeasures and excuses. At least my mind won't be as blank as it was today, and I can only pretend to be unconscious to deal with it.

But even if she didn't look for Prince Rui, it didn't mean that Prince Rui wouldn't come to the Shen Mansion...

Shen Qionghua rolled her eyes and ordered, "Peony, starting tomorrow, the Shen family will close its doors to visitors. Tell them that I'm seriously ill and won't see anyone."

Although I can't hide for long, I'll try to hide for a few days first.

"Yes, ma'am."

Although Shaoyao thought it was a bad idea, she still agreed to it.

Thinking that she wouldn't have to see Prince Rui for the next few days, Shen Qionghua's tense nerves finally relaxed.

Just then, Gan Cao came in and said, "Miss, the young master is here."

"Ayi?" Shen Qionghua glanced down at her own clothes, which were fairly neat. She said, "Let him in quickly."

Soon, Shen Yi, dressed in a smoky green brocade robe, ran in with a huge smile on his face. "Sister, what happened to you? I heard you fainted?"

Shen Qionghua glared at him unhappily, "You knew I fainted, but you were still smiling so happily. I really loved you in vain, you little ungrateful bastard."

When Shen Yi heard this, the smile on his face disappeared, but the upturned corners of his mouth still revealed his good mood.

Shen Qionghua was a little confused and asked, "What happened? Why are you so happy?"

Shen Yi paused for a moment, then quickly recovered and said, "No... I'm fine."

Shen Qionghua narrowed her eyes: "Really?"

"Of course it's true. How dare I lie to you, sister?"

Seeing that Shen Qionghua was about to ask more questions, Shen Yi quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Sister, I came here this time to tell you something."

"Today, I went back to my room and thought about it. Mr. Huo was so kind as to help me with my studies, so why should I bother him running back and forth all the time?"

"It's always the apprentice who accommodates the master, not the master who accommodates the apprentice. Although Mr. Huo only mentored me for a short period of time, he's still half a master after all. It's unreasonable to have him running back and forth all day."

"Besides, Mr. Huo just won the third place in the imperial examination. If he keeps going to the Shen family, it will inevitably cause gossip. Why don't I go to Mr. Huo's house?"

"Sister, what do you think?"