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

The sun was setting in the west, and the fiery red glow illuminated half the sky.

Shaoyao heard the noise and walked forward to hang up the bed curtain.

"Miss, the second young lady came just now. When she heard that you were still asleep, she said she would come back after you woke up."

When Shen Qionghua heard this, a hint of mockery flashed in his sleepy eyes.

He was so guilty and impatient.

"Did she say anything else?"

Shaoyao poured a glass of water and handed it to Shen Qionghua, "The Second Miss asked this servant when the young lady came back last night."

"Then what did you say?"

"I said I was accompanying the Madam last night, but I heard from Gancao that I came back around midnight."

Shen Qionghua curled her lips into a smile and gave Shaoyao an approving look.

It is easier to convince people if it is three parts true and seven parts false.

There were always only four of them around her, taking turns keeping watch at night.

Bai Zhi has always been lazy, not to mention that she knew she couldn't come back, so how could she stay in the house? This is why she dared to say that she came back last night.

Sure enough, just as she finished her dinner, a maid came to report that Zhou Lingyi had arrived.

A girl in a goose yellow dress and a flowing bun came quickly from outside.

"Cousin, are you okay? Yi'er was really scared! If I had known, I would have gone with my mother and cousin."

The girl held Shen Qionghua's arm, her face full of worry, her eyes red, like an innocent and simple rabbit, making people unconsciously let down their guard.

Shen Qionghua resisted the urge to shake her hand off and said softly as usual, "It's no longer a problem. Cousin, don't worry too much."

Zhou Lingyi saw that she looked normal and was about to ask about what happened last night, but when he glanced at her casually, his eyes widened in shock.

She pointed to a night-shining pearl in the corner that was as big as a potted plant and asked, "Is this a night-shining pearl?"

She had only seen such a big night pearl at her aunt's place. It was a birthday gift from the emperor to her aunt.

Such a precious thing, even she, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, does not have it, so why would Shen Qionghua have it?

Only then did Zhou Lingyi realize that apart from the night pearl, the furnishings in the room had changed a lot.

The chess pieces on the chessboard were emerald jade chess pieces, there were Hetian white jade tea cups on the table, the bed curtains were replaced with moon-shadow gauze that cost a hundred gold pieces, and dozens of ornaments were placed on the antique shelf, including green jade vases with twined branches and patterns, enamel-colored double-linked vases with children playing, and even the candles were replaced with thumb-sized night pearls, lighting up the entire room.

"Cousin, your room..."

Shen Qionghua seemed to sense what Zhou Lingyi wanted to ask and said nonchalantly, "It was Shaoyao who arranged it."

"Although I returned safely last night, I was frightened. I returned in the middle of the night, so I didn't sleep well the whole night."

"So she took it upon herself to decorate the house to resemble the time when she lived in Jiangnan, saying that being in a familiar environment makes people feel at ease."

"So that's how it is. The people around my cousin are really caring." The handkerchief in Zhou Lingyi's hand was almost torn.

Shen Qionghua looked at the resentment and jealousy in her eyes and sneered in her heart.

At this time, Zhou Lingyi was far from being as mature as he was later. Even if he concealed it well, he still revealed some clues.

In her previous life, she was concerned about living in the Marquis's mansion, so she didn't want to be too ostentatious. She replaced all the things around her with inferior ones, and gave gifts to everyone in the mansion from time to time.

Among them, Zhou Lingyi took the most things.

Although the Marquis of Yongning was a marquis, his family was not wealthy and he even had to rely on borrowing money to survive when his family was in decline.

Even though more than ten years have passed and they have some wealth, they are still a family of officials after all, and their financial resources cannot compare with wealthy businessmen like the Shen family.

What's more, the Marquis' Mansion has a large population, and even the legitimate daughter can only get limited things. Therefore, when she saw that she had good things, she also wanted them.

If you can't get it, just borrow it. He took so many things and didn't return any of them.

Now, no matter what she does, she has to put herself at a disadvantage.

No matter how much they took away, she would make sure they returned it all.

If they wanted the Shen family's money, she would let them see it but not get it, making them anxious all day long.

"Cousin, can you lend me your night-shining pearl? I've never seen a night-shining pearl in my life."

Shen Qionghua curled her lips and said readily, "Of course."

He waved his hand and Shaoyao immediately came forward.

Zhou Lingyi looked at the thumb-sized night pearl in Shaoyao's hand, and then looked at the one in the corner.

Just when I was thinking of asking for the big one, I heard Shen Qionghua say, "Cousin, you can take a look. My Shen family has plenty of these night-shining pearls."

The arrogance in his tone made Zhou Lingyi's eyes red with anger.

Why is it that she, the legitimate daughter of a marquis, lives worse than a merchant's daughter?

If the Marquis' Mansion also had these, why would she need to give His Highness to someone else!

"Cousin, I heard from mother that His Royal Highness Prince An almost caused a misunderstanding?" Zhou Lingyi said.

Hearing this, Shen Qionghua frowned, "Cousin, did you hear about it too? Although His Royal Highness Prince An meant well, if I hadn't gone to pay my respects to my aunt and cleared up the misunderstanding, I'm afraid my reputation would have been ruined."

The disgust in his tone was particularly obvious.

Zhou Lingyi's mood at the moment was very complicated. He was happy that Shen Qionghua had no feelings for His Highness, but he was also worried that His Highness's plan could not be implemented smoothly.

Not wanting to stay any longer, he took the little night pearl and said goodbye.

As soon as she left, Shen Qionghua immediately asked Shaoyao and Gancao to put away the night pearls, as they were stinging her eyes.

She also ordered that she would not see anyone who came in the next two days, and asked Shaoyao to make a list of the things Zhou Lingyi had borrowed during this period.

……

Two days passed in a flash, and soon it was the day agreed upon with King Rui.

Early in the morning, Shen Qionghua took two veil hats, peony and licorice and got on the carriage of the marquis' mansion.

The carriage left the mansion and slowly drove towards the teahouse.

Suddenly, a voice called to stop came from the carriage.

Shen Qionghua's voice came from inside.

"Peony, I want to eat the lotus cake from Donglai Pavilion. Go buy some."

"Yes, ma'am."

"The sun is too strong, go out wearing a veil."

Soon, 'Peony' got out of the car and drove towards Donglai Pavilion.

Shen Qionghua hurried all the way and entered the Tianzi private room of Donglai Pavilion carrying the lotus cake.

As she closed the door and turned around, a long sword was placed across her neck.

Shen Qionghua tilted her head back, "Is this how His Royal Highness Prince Rui entertains guests?"