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

"My cousin said her mind was blank at the time and she didn't hear His Highness calling out."

did not hear?

Xie Qian'an frowned slightly, skeptical about this statement.

When people are extremely nervous and afraid, they will indeed not pay attention to other things or people, but Shen Qionghua's situation is somewhat different.

When you know you might fall off a cliff and someone appears next to you, shouldn't you be the first to ask for help?

She had the courage to jump off the cliff, so could it be that she didn't have the courage to ask me for help?

A flash of inspiration flashed through Xie Qian'an's mind, but it was too fast for him to catch it.

Before he had time to think, he was shocked by Zhou Lingyi's next words.

"What did you say?" Xie Qian exclaimed, his pupils trembling slightly.

Zhou Lingyi's eyes flickered slightly, and a worried expression appeared on his face. "This is absolutely true. My cousin told me this herself."

"Prince Rui rescued her, and the two of them stayed together all night."

Xie Qian'an's face turned green. This situation was completely beyond his expectations.

He originally thought that Shen Qionghua was lucky and survived after falling off the cliff, but because he was unfamiliar with the enclosure, he got lost and did not return for a night, and then met King Rui.

The reality turned out to be that her third brother saved her life and they spent a night together.

There were only two men and women in this remote place, and who knew if anything had happened.

As early as when Xie Qian'an was plotting against the Shen family, he had regarded Shen Qionghua as his woman, even though he did not intend to consummate the marriage with Shen Qionghua because of Zhou Lingyi.

But this does not mean that he doesn't mind Shen Qionghua spending a night with other men. After all, Shen Qionghua will be the mistress of his Prince An's Mansion for a long time in the future.

Not to mention, the man he spent the night with was King Rui, whom he regarded as his mortal enemy.

At this moment, in Xie Qian'an's mind, there was no doubt that Shen Qionghua had cheated on him.

Seeing Xie Qian'an's anger mixed with a bit of contempt and disgust, Zhou Lingyi's mouth curled up in an anxious arc.

She knew that even if His Highness had no feelings for Shen Qionghua, he would never tolerate her spending a night with a man outside of her.

With this experience, His Highness will definitely not be tempted by Shen Qionghua's beauty again in the future.

Even if the two of them really get married in the future and live under the same roof, I can feel a lot more at ease.

However, in order to maintain his kind and beautiful image in the heart of His Highness, Zhou Lingyi still defended Shen Qionghua with regret.

"I guess my cousin has no other choice."

Xie Qianan snorted coldly.

He was thinking that after he became the crown prince, for the sake of Shen Qionghua's face, he could reserve a position for her as a concubine.

But who could have known that the other party was so unfaithful to women and had no regard for the distinction between men and women? It turned out that she was from a merchant family and was not presentable.

Then in the future, there will be no need for me to praise her.

It was his good third brother who ruined his plan this time, otherwise he would have been the one who saved Shen Qionghua.

It seems that his and his mother's guesses were not wrong, and Xie Nanyuan indeed had ideas about the Shen family.

Otherwise, given his personality, how could he run to the enclosure at night to save an unrelated merchant's daughter.

Because of Pingning's request?

Xie Qianan sneered and didn't believe it.

He even felt that this was just an excuse. Xie Nanyuan wanted to save Shen Qionghua himself, and his purpose was the same as his. He hoped to use this as an opportunity to gain Shen Qionghua's favor.

The most hateful thing is that the other party achieved his goal.

It just so happened that it wasn't one of his own people who found Shen Qionghua first.

I don’t know how far these two people have developed now.

Xie Qian'an thought so and blurted out the words unconsciously.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Lingyi couldn't help but feel worried. After hesitating for a moment, she finally said, "Your Highness, Shen Qionghua and I discussed the consequences of this matter being leaked today."

"Shen Qionghua's intention is that if the news gets out and ruins her reputation, she's willing to offer the Shen family's wealth to Prince Rui's Mansion."

Xie Qian'an's pupils shrank, his expression tense, "Are you serious?"

Zhou Lingyi nodded, "Of course, this is what my cousin said herself."

"If that's the case, it will be difficult to deal with." Xie Qian'an clenched his fists.

He had expressed his affection to Shen Qionghua several times before, but the other party was unmoved and was willing to enter the Prince Rui's Mansion.

Doesn't this mean that in Shen Qionghua's heart, he is not as good as Xie Nanyuan?

Or was it because of her reputation, or something that happened last night that made Shen Qionghua like this...

Xie Qian'an's gaze fell on the void, and his big hand stroked Zhou Lingyi's soft hair again and again.

After a long while, he looked down at Zhou Lingyi and said quietly, "Yier, we can't just sit here and wait for death."

If he continues to quarrel like this, he will probably end up making things difficult for his good third brother.

-

In the next few days, Shen Qionghua quietly hid in the house to recuperate.

Fortunately, I had already attended all the banquets in the first few days, so it wouldn't have any impact.

Zhou Lingyi visited Shen Qionghua every two days, asking about her well-being and acting like a good sister.

However, Lin could only pretend not to know because Zhou Lingyi promised Shen Qionghua that he would never tell anyone.

The busiest among them is Princess Pingning.

Because of the guilt in her heart, Luo Xiyao stopped hunting and ran to Shen Qionghua's house almost every day, bringing her good things for nourishment for free.

Because he came too frequently, sometimes he happened to be there just when Zhou Lingyi was there.

She already knew the whole story and knew that it was Prince An who drugged her horse, which led to the subsequent events. Naturally, she did not have a good face towards Zhou Lingyi and mocked him every time.

But she was a princess with a sharp tongue, so Zhou Lingyi was wary and could never gain any advantage against her, so he had to flee every time.

Luo Xiyao stayed with Shen Qionghua for a long time a few days ago. Later, when she saw that Xie Nanyuan had no intention of settling the score with her, she stopped hiding.

After visiting Shen Qionghua every day, he would run to Zhaoyang Palace to care about Xie Nanyuan.

The days passed slowly, and soon it was the day to set off back home.

Early in the morning, people from all parties packed their things into boxes and sat on carriages, waiting for the emperor to go ahead.

As usual, Shen Qionghua rode in the same carriage with Zhou Lingyi and Zhou Lingfu.

Zhou Lingfu was so angry when she saw Shen Qionghua sitting opposite her with a rosy and radiant face that she twisted the handkerchief in her hands tightly.

"Cousin Shen looks so healthy, she doesn't look like she needs any supplements."

"Even so, Cousin Shen doesn't know how to care for Princess Pingning. How can she have the nerve to trouble the princess to run back and forth every day?"

As Zhou Lingfu said this, the jealousy in her eyes almost overflowed from her eyes.

The three of them lived in the same yard, although not in the same house. But since Shen Qionghua was making such a big fuss, how could she not know about it?

Since a few days ago, Princess Pingning has been frequently entering and leaving Shen Qionghua's house, sometimes even coming several times a day.

Every time he came, he brought a lot of good things and precious nourishing medicinal herbs. A few times, he even brought some stewed nourishing soup and stayed for several hours.

She looked at it with envy, envying Shen Qionghua for being favored by Princess Pingning, and also wanting those good things.

When Princess Pingning was around, he went to Shen Qionghua's house, under the pretext of chatting about family matters, in an attempt to please Princess Pingning and get closer to her.

Unexpectedly, the other party did not buy it and told her bluntly not to disturb Shen Qionghua's rest.

This is really unreasonable!

She is the eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion. She lowered herself to visit Shen Qionghua. It was an honor for Shen Qionghua. How could she be despised?

Princess Pingning can just come several times a day. If she goes once, it will be a disturbance!

It must be that bitch Shen Qionghua who said bad things about me in front of Princess Pingning, otherwise why would Princess Pingning dislike me so much.

The more Zhou Lingfu thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case.

Otherwise, even for the sake of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, Princess Pingning should give me some face!