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

Seeing the two of them looking at him, Shen Qionghua said slowly, "Of course, the Marquis' Mansion settled the bill quickly, which shows that they are not greedy for the Shen family's shop."

Zhou Lingyi's heart finally settled down.

Zhou Lingfu, on the other hand, knew nothing and felt ashamed that Shen Qionghua had exposed her secrets.

Just as the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, they heard Shen Qionghua speak again.

"But I didn't expect that the Treasure Pavilion is just a small fortune in the eyes of the two young ladies. It seems that the Shen family still needs to work harder." Shen Qionghua said softly.

Treasure Pavilion is actually the Shen family's property? !

The tall figure behind the screen trembled slightly, closed the folding fan in his hand, clenched it tightly, and a determined light flashed in his eyes.

Zhou Lingyi's heart was beating wildly, and complex emotions were running rampant in his body.

If the Treasure Pavilion is truly the property of the Shen family, then Your Highness will no longer have to worry about money.

The entire capital city knew how rich the Treasure Pavilion was. Even a small gold hairpin would sell for more than three hundred taels.

Not to mention other gem carvings for head ornaments, the most expensive ones can cost more than 100,000 taels of silver per set, and they are still priceless in the market. Every time a new product comes out, it will be sold out.

The business of Zhenbao Pavilion is so good that some people are jealous and want to investigate the owner behind it, but they find nothing.

It was precisely because they found nothing that these people did not dare to touch the Treasure Pavilion, for fear of offending an important figure whom they could not afford to offend.

But who knew that there was only a small Shen family behind it.

If the Treasure Pavilion really belongs to the Shen family, then the Shen family is definitely much richer than they appear.

Zhou Lingyi's hands turned white from pinching.

Shen Qionghua took in all their emotions and sneered in his heart.

The reason why she took this opportunity to speak out about this matter.

Firstly, she knew that the Marquis of Yongning had dirty thoughts about her mother. As the Shen family's influence grew, he would be more cautious about taking action against her mother. The Marquis of Yongning's family would also be extremely tolerant of the three of them, making it easier for her to do what she wanted to do later.

Secondly, she told all the noble ladies and gentlemen that the Treasure Pavilion was the property of the Shen family, which meant that all the noble families knew about it. If one day, the Treasure Pavilion suddenly changed hands, it would definitely arouse suspicion, and the Yongning Marquis' Mansion would not dare to act rashly. This greatly improved the safety of the three of them, mother and son.

The third is to let everyone know that the owner of the Treasure Pavilion has the strong backing of the Yongning Marquis Mansion, so that those who covet it will carefully consider their own weight.

This achieves three goals at one stroke.

She came to the right party!

For a moment, the banquet hall was extremely quiet.

At this moment, a loud chorus was heard: "Princess Anle has arrived——"

The quiet atmosphere was instantly broken, and everyone stood up and saluted, "Greetings, Princess."

"Stand up." A sweet voice came from above.

Shen Qionghua looked up and saw a girl in pink palace dress standing not far away. She had curved eyebrows and eyes, and looked pretty and harmless.

But no one knows what kind of cruel heart is hidden under her face. After she married Xie Qian'an in her previous life, she was tortured by Anle a lot.

As Shen Qionghua was thinking, a faint fragrance lingered at the tip of her nose.

"You are Shen Qionghua, right?" Princess Anle said with a little surprise.

Shen Qionghua lowered her eyes, bowed, and said, "Princess, it is I who am here."

Hearing this, Princess Anle immediately embraced Shen Qionghua's arm.

"I often hear my second brother mention you."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present looked at each other.

Princess Anle's words contain a huge amount of information.

The Shen family has only been in the capital for over three months and lives in the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. How could Prince An often mention Shen Qionghua in front of Princess Anle?

Could it be that Prince An is interested in Shen Qionghua?

Or...

Shen Qionghua curled the corners of her lips, and she knew that this banquet was not that simple.

If the soft approach doesn’t work, then a hard approach is needed?

Are you going to force her to marry you?

Shen Qionghua acted terrified and fell to his knees with a thud.

"Princess Anle, did you hear correctly? Your Highness and I have only met once, and there was a misunderstanding between us that led to some unpleasantness. How could Your Highness mention me to you?"

Shen Qionghua was almost saying that she and Prince An were not familiar with each other.

Princess Anle's eyes flashed with displeasure, but she still pouted and asked in confusion, "How is that possible? I've heard my second brother mention your name more than once. Are you saying that I'm deaf?"

Shen Qionghua's mind was spinning rapidly as he thought about how to respond.

She couldn't confront Anle head-on. She was just a merchant's daughter, and the other party was the emperor's beloved princess. If the two of them confronted each other, she would definitely be the one who got hurt.

Just as Shen Qionghua was about to speak, a voice rang out from outside: "Princess Pingning has arrived—"

A lake blue figure walked in.

"Hey, Princess Anle, what are you doing? This girl has already said that she doesn't know His Highness Prince An, but you insist on saying that she does. Are you trying to ruin her reputation?"

Shen Qionghua raised her head and looked at the person who came, her pupils suddenly shrinking.

Princess Pingning Luo Xiyao is the only daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo and the cousin of Prince Rui. She was named a princess by the late emperor when she was born.

He lived a smooth life in the first half of his life, but died tragically later.

The reason why she dared to tell Prince Rui that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion might be falsely accused of treason was because this incident actually happened in her previous life.

She remembered that in her previous life, Princess Pingning suddenly married the eldest son of the Minister of Revenue after the chrysanthemum viewing banquet, and the two were quite happy and loving after marriage.

But not long after the death of King Rui in the previous life, the enemy country invaded and the Duke of Zhenguo led his troops to fight.

Initially, the National Defense Army was unstoppable and captured several cities in succession, but later they were defeated repeatedly.

The emperor was furious.

Later, someone submitted a memorial saying that the Duke of Zhenguo was collaborating with the enemy and committing treason. The current emperor did not believe it at first, but someone suddenly produced the correspondence between the Duke of Zhenguo and the generals of the enemy country.

It was a thick stack filled with the enemy country's words of enticement and tempting conditions.

The evidence was conclusive, and the emperor ordered the execution of all members of the Zhenguo Mansion, but only one person was left alive, the eldest son of the Minister of Revenue, who later became the husband of Princess Pingning.

He took out the so-called correspondence from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and handed it to the emperor.

He was later awarded a title because of this incident, and the emperor also gave him a noble daughter to marry.

But all this was actually the work of Xie Qian'an.

The eldest son of the Minister of Revenue was Xie Qian'an's man. It was Xie Qian'an who ordered him to put those letters into the study of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, which led to this tragedy.

However, before the imperial edict to arrest the Duke of Zhenguo could reach the border, he was killed in battle, and when the edict was passed back, it was reported that he had committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

Princess Pingning was disheartened upon hearing the news and committed suicide with her four-month-old fetus in her belly.

From then on, everyone said that the execution of the entire Zhenguo family was what they deserved.