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

Xie Nanyuan's deep pupils gradually turned scarlet. He stared at the Duke of Zhenguo with a hoarse voice.

"What exactly is going on?"

The Duke of Zhenguo sighed, his eyes welling up with tears as he thought of his sister who had died early.

"Back then, your mother was the only girl among five generations of the family. She was doted on from the moment she was born."

"She was pampered until she reached the age of marriage, and she was already a famous talented woman in the capital."

"During a palace banquet, she accidentally fell into the water and met the emperor. At that time, the emperor was just an unofficial prince who lived in the cold palace and was disliked by the previous emperor because of his biological mother."

"He saved your mother, but he kept it secret."

"Later, the late emperor, feeling guilty, took the emperor out of the cold palace and made him a prince. The two fell in love and asked the late emperor to grant them marriage."

"Later, when the emperor became the crown prince, Marquis Yongning rescued the emperor and sent his sister, Concubine Zhou, to the Eastern Palace."

"At first, Concubine Zhou was extremely docile, but after she gave birth to Prince An, her attitude changed dramatically."

"After the late emperor passed away, the emperor ascended the throne. At that time, your mother happened to be pregnant with you. The emperor was very happy. Once, at a palace banquet, he got drunk and said that if the baby was a boy, he would be made the crown prince."

"Since then, your mother has had numerous accidents. The most serious one nearly resulted in a miscarriage, forcing her to stay in bed to care for the baby. Your mother discovered through some clues that Concubine Zhou was responsible, but she had no evidence, so she got away with it."

"After so much effort, it finally reached the eighth month. The imperial physician said there was nothing wrong with the pregnancy and that I would definitely have a smooth birth. But who knew..."

The Duke of Zhenguo choked up at this point, "But who could have known that she would suddenly go into premature labor and suffer from severe bleeding. The bleeding could not be stopped, and she eventually passed away, leaving behind only you, still in your infancy."

"I originally thought it was an accident, but one day after court, a young eunuch secretly came to me and told me that an hour before your mother gave birth prematurely, Concubine Zhou went to see your mother and they talked for a quarter of an hour."

"It was the end of court, and there were many people around, so it was inconvenient to talk. So we agreed to go to the palace to look for him the next day, but when I went to the palace the next day, he was already dead."

"It is said that he was beaten to death because he bumped into Concubine Zhou. I also secretly investigated several times later, but was always stopped by someone."

"There can't be such a coincidence in this world. Your mother's death must be related to Concubine Zhou."

After Xie Nanyuan heard this, he clenched his fists.

"Why didn't my uncle tell me about this for so many years?"

If he had known earlier, he would have avenged his mother.

"You were too young at the time and didn't know much. It was difficult for you to be alone in the palace. What's more, only that young eunuch told me about this. Now that he's dead, there's no one to prove it."

"How can I speak without evidence?"

"Later, since you no longer had ambitions for the imperial court, I thought Prince An was the most likely candidate to be appointed Crown Prince. I was afraid that after you learned of this, you would impulsively seek out Concubine Zhou and demand her life. If Prince An ascended the throne in the future, where would you stand?"

As the Duke of Zhenguo spoke, he looked a little older.

It’s not that he hasn’t thought about revenge for his sister, but he only wants to have a momentary pleasure. What will the prince do in the future?

The living are always more important than the dead.

I believe that if my sister knew about this, she would understand his actions.

If the prince had not stated today that he wanted to compete with Prince An for that position, this secret might have been buried in his heart forever.

When Xie Nanyuan left the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, he looked a little dazed. Lin Ze knew something was wrong with his behavior.

As soon as he returned to the palace, Xie Nanyuan locked himself in the study.

Ji Bei's usually expressionless face showed a rare solemnity. He pulled Lin Ze and asked, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

Lin Ze was also a little confused at the moment. He had not entered the study of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, so how could he know what had happened.

The prince and the Duke of Zhenguo have always had a good relationship, and I have never heard of any quarrel between the prince and the Duke of Zhenguo.

Could it be because of Miss Shen?

No way?

It’s just that he didn’t see Miss Shen, why is the prince reacting so strongly?

Lin Ze couldn't keep it to himself. Ji Bei happened to be here, so he asked, "What do you think the prince's attitude towards Miss Shen is?"

He said he had no interest in Miss Shen, but why did he feel that the prince's attitude was so strange since he learned from Princess Pingning that Miss Shen had no interest in him either?

Last time, he broke his usual behavior and said he would take Miss Shen to Fahua Temple himself.

This time, when he heard that Miss Shen was in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, he actually ran back directly from the Ministry of War. And after hearing Princess Pingning say that Miss Shen had left, the prince's reaction seemed like he was sulking.

Also, the few times he went to Dr. Pei to get rid of the poison, he always accidentally heard the prince vaguely asking Dr. Pei whether Miss Shen had come to Donglai Pavilion.

Every time he passed by the other room booked by Miss Shen, he would glance inside seemingly unintentionally.

No matter how you look at it, he looks like a man in love, but the prince also said that he has no interest in Miss Shen.

Linze was in a dilemma.

The attitude towards the guests and the hostess is different, there is a lot of knowledge involved!

If he made a mistake and accidentally offended the future mistress, how would he survive in the palace?

Linze told Ji Bei all his troubles, but Ji Bei rolled his eyes in return.

Ji Bei opened his thin lips and spat out four words stingily.

"The dog takes the mouse."

Linze jumped up and down,

"Hey, why are you still cursing?"

Humph! If I don’t pay attention now, when he hugs the future mistress’ thigh first, Ji Bei will only be envious of me!

Shen Qionghua knew nothing about Linze's troubles.

After she returned to Yunmengxuan, she had dinner early and went to rest.

Day two.

Shen Qionghua had just finished washing up and having breakfast when a maid came in to report.

"Miss, the eldest lady is here."

A hint of mockery flashed in Shen Qionghua's eyes.

After being well behaved for so many days, he finally started to act up again.

"Please ask my aunt to come in."

After she finished speaking, Lin came in wearing a bright red brocade dress with a smile on her face, and there was no trace of her previous collapse and madness in the Fahua Temple.

Shen Qionghua secretly thought that Lin was really tolerant. After what happened in Fahua Temple, she clearly wanted to eat her and her daughter alive, but on the surface she could still pretend nothing had happened.

The person who can do such a thing as a bride-swap must have a level of endurance that is truly unmatched by ordinary people.

Shen Qionghua smiled.

"Aunt, why are you here at Yunmengxuan so early? Is there something wrong?"

Lin's eyes were filled with smiles.

"It's a good thing indeed."

"The Royal Hunt will be held in a few days, and all the noble ladies in the capital will participate. Sister Hua, why don't you go with Sister Yi and the others?"