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

Xie Qian'an nodded helplessly, stroking Zhou Lingyi's hair, with a dark look in his eyes.

"I can't care about all that now. It will only get worse if the night continues. I need to marry Shen Qionghua into the palace as soon as possible."

Facing Zhou Lingyi's puzzled look, Xie Qianan said in a deep voice, "Yier, don't you think Shen Qionghua and Princess Pingning are a little too close?"

After Xie Qian'an's reminder, Zhou Lingyi also noticed something was wrong.

Princess Pingning was arrogant and difficult to approach. She was not afraid of Princess Anle at all. She only greeted Shen Qionghua with a smile and sent invitations to her to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion many times.

They said they were so close because of the life-saving grace, but...

Zhou Lingyi suddenly remembered that at Princess Anle's lotus viewing banquet, before that bitch rescued Princess Pingning, Princess Pingning had helped that bitch out of trouble.

At that time, she only thought that Princess Pingning offered help in order to oppose Princess Anle, but now thinking about it, she realized that something was wrong.

That bitch is openly the cousin of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion. Princess Anle is making things difficult for that bitch, and Princess Pingning is gloating over her misfortune, so how could she offer to help?

Zhou Lingyi's eyes widened suddenly, his heart trembling.

"Your Highness is saying that Shen Qionghua and the Zhenguogong Mansion have been colluding for a long time?"

If that's the case, then wouldn't that bitch have known everything a long time ago and just sat there watching them act like clowns?

Xie Qianan shook his head when he heard this.

"It's not that serious. The Shen family is just a merchant family. How could they have the opportunity to take advantage of the Zhenguogong Mansion? Besides, only a handful of people know about our plan. It is impossible for it to be leaked."

Xie Qian'an is quite confident about this.

Zhou Lingyi also thought it was impossible. After all, even the second wife hadn't been told about this, so how would Shen Qionghua know about it?

"Then your Highness means..."

"I have discussed this with my mother, and the most likely possibility is that my good third brother has also set his eyes on the Shen family's property and wants to use the relationship with Princess Pingning to win over Shen Qionghua." Xie Qian'an said in a deep voice.

Zhou Lingyi opened his lips slightly, his heart suddenly rising.

Prince Rui has also set his sights on the Shen family?

Prince Rui is the legitimate son of the Empress, deeply loved by the Emperor, and has won battles for many years.

He has status, the emperor's favor, the military's support, and the people's support. If he can get the Shen family's money, wouldn't the position of crown prince belong to him?

What should His Highness do then?

What about her position as queen?

Zhou Lingyi clenched the handkerchief in his hand and said anxiously, "No, we must not let Prince Rui get what he wants!"

Xie Qi'an's expression was also somewhat solemn.

"So, the safest way now is to marry Shen Qionghua into the palace as soon as possible, and this hunting trip is a good opportunity."

Zhou Lingyi was too busy being jealous now. She was panicked by the news.

"But will Shen Qionghua agree?"

Last time in the Yanxi Palace, that bitch rejected His Highness.

Although she thought that the bitch was playing hard to get, His Highness was so handsome, which woman would not be moved? But what if?

After winning the first place, I will ask the emperor to grant me a marriage, but the two of them must love each other. What if that bitch refuses me on the spot?

Xie Qian'an's eyes flashed with disdain when he heard this.

"This is a marriage granted by the Emperor. She's just a merchant's daughter, how dare she refuse? If she really refuses, it would be disobeying the Emperor's order!"

She doesn't even have the courage!

Zhou Lingyi heaved a sigh of relief when she said this, and then said softly, "Your Highness, Yi'er understands everything. Just go ahead and do it. Yi'er will always be here waiting for you and supporting you forever."

Xie Qian'an's eyes flashed with emotion, and he pulled the person into his arms again.

"Yier, you are so considerate. Don't worry, I will never let you down in this life!"

The two of them hugged each other tightly, full of affection and unwilling to part, and exchanged sweet words until it was almost time for the dinner, then they left the small garden one after another.

As soon as the two left, Shen Qionghua came out of the rockery with Shaoyao.

Shaoyao's face turned pale. She looked at Shen Qionghua in panic, her voice trembling.

"Miss, what should I do?"

How could King An be so despicable? This is like forcing a cow to eat grass without even eating it!

While Shen Qionghua was angry, she was also amused by Xie Qian'an's unscrupulous conspiracy.

She knew that Lin must have had other purposes in bringing her to participate in the royal hunting, but she did not expect that Xie Qian'an would dare to bypass her and ask the emperor for a marriage.

He had calculated this correctly, and he didn't dare to refuse the marriage in public!

If the request was made to someone else, it would have been rejected, but Xie Qian'an was a prince.

If she refused the marriage proposal, wouldn't she be telling others openly that she looked down upon Xie Qian'an, and slapping the royal family in the face? How could the emperor not be angry?

No, she must not sit still and wait for death!

Shen Qionghua gritted her teeth, flicked her long sleeves, and took Shaoyao back via a shortcut.

Shen Qionghua had just returned and before she had time to catch her breath, Zhou Lingyi came back.

She looked radiant, her eyes sparkled, and there seemed to be a tiny wound at the corner of her mouth.

Shen Qionghua raised her eyebrows when she saw her go back into the house like a thief, and when she came out she was the dignified lady again.

There was already a palace maid waiting at the door. Shen Qionghua followed Lin and walked towards Fuyun Palace with the palace maid.

Fuyun Palace is a palace in the imperial palace specially used for holding banquets, and the venue is very spacious.

Shen Qionghua's seat was very far away from the seat of honor, and the magnificent and solemn dragon throne almost shrunk into a small dot.

But this is normal. There are a lot of people involved in this royal hunting trip, and the families of ministers like them are the most inconspicuous among them.

However, because of her status as the wife of Marquis Yongning, Lin could sit next to Marquis Yongning and was closer to him.

As Shen Qionghua sat down, an annoying voice came from the side.

"Humph! Even if you come along, what good will it do? You'll still have to sit in a corner like this, unable to even see the emperor's face."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qionghua rolled her eyes inwardly. She looked at Zhou Lingfu, who was sitting next to her with a look of resentment on her face, and thought that she was as stupid as a pig.

The two of them were sitting together, where did she get the sense of superiority to say such things in front of her?

I immediately retorted back,

"I can't see clearly, but I believe that Cousin Fu has excellent eyesight. Even if she sits next to me, she can still see the emperor's face clearly."

The sarcasm in his tone was particularly obvious.

"you!"

Zhou Lingfu was furious and wanted to compete with Shen Qionghua immediately, but was interrupted by Zhou Lingyi.

"Big sister, if you want to make a scene, you should know when to go. This is not a place like this. If you offend Tian Yan, even Grandmother won't be able to protect you!"

After being scolded, Zhou Lingfu finally calmed down a little. She was very dissatisfied with Zhou Lingyi's disrespectful behavior, but she didn't dare to say anything nonsense in such an occasion and shut up awkwardly.

Seeing this, Shen Qionghua said nothing more and sat quietly in her seat.

After a while, there were choruses from outside:

"The Emperor has arrived! The Empress has arrived! The Imperial Concubine has arrived! The Imperial Concubine Shun has arrived!"