"Luo Xiyao, stop talking nonsense!" Princess Anle said tenderly, with undisguised disgust in her eyes.

If you were to ask who Princess Anle hates the most, it would undoubtedly be Princess Pingning.

Not to mention the open and secret struggles between Prince An and Prince Rui, as the emperor's most beloved princess, Anle was flattered by everyone in the capital. Only Princess Pingning did the opposite and opposed him everywhere.

But because the Duke of Zhenguo controlled a large number of troops, he did not dare to do anything to Princess Pingning.

"Princess, you know whether I am talking nonsense or not. It is not a big deal to use power to oppress a weak woman." Princess Pingning sneered.

As he said this, he winked at Shen Qionghua.

Shen Qionghua was stunned. She didn't remember having any contact with Princess Pingning.

Could it be...

Princess Anle was extremely angry. Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, a man in a sky-blue robe came in.

"Your Highness greets you, Princess!" The man saluted with his hands on his chest.

Princess Anle's eyes lit up, "Brother Fu Chen, you're here!"

Shen Qionghua looked at the person who came. It was none other than Fu Chen, the consort of Princess Anle in the previous life and the only son of the Minister of War. At this moment, he was full of integrity, much better than the later appearance when he drank to drown his sorrows and felt frustrated.

Fu Chen smiled warmly and remained respectful and distant in the face of the princess's concerns.

It was inconvenient for the man to stay with the woman for long, so Fu Chen went behind the screen after paying his respects.

With this incident, the previous tense atmosphere was completely dispelled, and Princess Anle ordered the lotus viewing banquet to begin.

Shen Qionghua breathed a sigh of relief and sat quietly in her seat, even just sipping the cakes and tea on the table, for fear that Princess Anle might have some tricks up her sleeve.

Fortunately, Princess Anle kept talking to the noble ladies around her and didn't even glance over here. Shen Qionghua finally felt relieved.

"boom--"

The sound of a porcelain bowl breaking was heard. Shen Qionghua looked up and saw that a little maid had not held the plate of pastries steadily and had poured all the pastries on the plate onto Princess Pingning.

The traces of pastry are particularly conspicuous on the lake blue dress.

"Please forgive me, Princess. I didn't mean it." The little maid knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.

Princess Pingning glanced at the marks on her body, her eyebrows furrowed slightly. Seeing that the little girl was terrified, she said softly, "It's okay, get up."

The little maid stood up and said with gratitude: "Thank you, Princess. I will take you to change clothes."

Upon hearing this, Princess Pingning stood up and left with the maid.

Shen Qionghua looked at her leaving back, and for some reason, she felt a little uneasy.

This uneasiness was especially magnified after noticing the smile on Princess Anle's lips.

She took a sip of tea and caught a glimpse of a tall man leaving the table next to her. The man was Gao Lei, the eldest son of the Minister of Revenue.

Shen Qionghua quietly left the table and followed Gao Lei, but she didn't expect to lose him because the princess's mansion was too big.

In her previous life, she was not favored by her sister-in-law Princess Anle and had never been invited to her mansion, so she was very unfamiliar with the princess's mansion.

Just as I was thinking about going back to avoid any trouble, I heard an extremely annoying voice behind me:

"Miss Shen."

Shen Qionghua turned around expressionlessly and saw Xie Qian'an holding a folding fan, standing tall and graceful, with a smile on his face, standing three steps away from her.

Xie Qian'an looked at her beautiful face bathed in the sun and the money in her hand, and suddenly felt that her previous ungrateful behavior was nothing.

If Shen Qionghua was sensible, he could reserve a position for her as a concubine in the Prince's Mansion after he became the crown prince.

"Why is His Royal Highness Prince An here?" Shen Qionghua asked, with a hint of annoyance between his brows.

Why is it like a dog-skin plaster that can't be shaken off?

"This is a lotus viewing banquet hosted by Anle. As his elder brother, I naturally have to come and show my support." Prince An said.

Shen Qionghua didn't want to see him pretending at all.

"Did Your Highness Prince An also hear what Princess Anle said just now? Why didn't Your Highness explain? This concerns Qionghua's reputation. Princess Anle doesn't understand the inside story, so doesn't Your Highness understand it either?"

Xie Qian'an's face stiffened slightly.

The original plan for today was for Anle to come forward and let everyone who came to the lotus viewing banquet know that he had a close relationship with Shen Qionghua.

Shen Qionghua was wronged by Anle, and he found another opportunity to meet Shen Qionghua, apologize to her for Anle's recklessness, and make her feel good about him.

But he didn't expect to be rescued by Pingning.

I didn't expect Shen Qionghua to think so sharply and grasp the key points at once.

Xie Qi'an placed his hands on his chest and said, "Anle is simple and unruly, and she did things a bit rashly. She didn't mean to say those words. As her brother, I apologize to Miss Shen on her behalf."

When Shen Qionghua heard this, she gritted her teeth secretly. She was really patient.

Xie Qianan apologized and raised his head, looking at Shen Qionghua with gentle eyes, "But Anle is telling the truth. I did mention Miss Shen to her more than once."

Shen Qionghua shuddered all over, and a feeling of nausea suddenly welled up in her heart. She seemed to know what he wanted to say.

Sure enough, Xie Qianan took a step forward and his voice became softer.

"Ms. Shen, I——"

Before he could finish, Shen Qionghua caught a glimpse of a lake blue figure on the distant arch bridge and fell into the pool with a scream.

Her body was one step faster than her brain, and Shen Qionghua ran towards the arch bridge at the fastest speed in her life.

As she ran to the edge of the pool, she saw Gao Lei running in this direction. She subconsciously picked up a soft stone on the side of the road and threw it at his head.

With a scream, Shen Qionghua jumped down with a splash, and his head was instantly submerged in water.

Shen Qionghua held her breath and slid her arm towards Princess Pingning.

On the shore, a little maidservant who had been prepared long ago desperately shouted loudly: "Help! Help! Princess Pingning has fallen into the water——"

The noise alarmed Princess Anle and others who were at the banquet. A hint of joy flashed in Princess Anle's eyes. She was about to take people forward when she saw a figure rushing out before she could speak.

Princess Anle looked at the figure that had been haunting her dreams and now ran towards another woman in a completely unruly manner, with a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes.

She felt somewhat relieved in her heart that after today, Pingning would no longer be able to compete with her.

Princess Anle's face was full of worry.

"How did Princess Pingning fall into the water? Let's go and take a look."

As he spoke, he took the lead and walked towards the pool. Zhou Lingyi followed closely behind with a smile on his face.

The group arrived at the pool in a grand manner.

There were already many maids and servants from the princess's mansion in the pool, but none of them approached Princess Pingning. They just splashed around in the water.

Coincidentally, at this moment, Shen Qionghua dragged Princess Pingning ashore. Both of them were wet, with wet hair sticking to their cheeks, looking very embarrassed.

Especially Princess Pingning, who couldn't swim, choked several times.

The maid quickly took the cloak to cover the bodies of Princess Pingning and Shen Qionghua. Fu Chen wanted to go forward to help, but didn't know how to start.

Princess Anle couldn't stop smiling. She cleared her throat and was about to speak in a fake comforting tone when she saw Shen Qionghua turned her face towards her.

His expression suddenly changed, and he exclaimed, "Why is it you?"

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