The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

However, even though her heart was filled with hatred, she had not met him in this life, so she could not show any dissatisfaction and could only face it calmly.

Wang Shi naturally saw the person standing at the palace gate and couldn't help but wonder, did the Third Prince come here by chance? Or did he come here specifically to wait for them?

But why would someone who has no connection with me be waiting here?

But now that I've seen it, I can't pretend I didn't see it.

With doubt in her heart, Wang walked up to the man and bowed slightly with Gu Fanchu: "Your Highness the Third Prince."

Wang was not wrong in her guess. The third prince Pei Qing'an was waiting for Gu Fanchu here today.

Pei Qing'an has been having a very difficult time recently.

Originally, all his previous plans were going very smoothly. He had been patient over the years and slowly building up his own power.

What he needed was the support of military power and strength, so he turned his attention to the General's Mansion early on.

However, there were no girls of the same age in the general's mansion, so he and his mother turned their attention to the marquis' mansion, which was related to the general's mansion by marriage.

It just so happened that the Marquis's Mansion had a pampered daughter. He had visited her privately several times and found her not only of high status but also extremely beautiful, so he naturally felt that they were a perfect match.

From then on, he began to approach her with ulterior motives. The mind of a little girl is naturally easy to provoke. After several chance encounters and verbal care, Meng Hewan really fell in love with him wholeheartedly.

Then naturally the two families would get engaged, and the wedding would be held once Meng Hewan reached the age of marriage.

Pei Qing'an had already made plans. Since the Marquis's Mansion loved their daughter so much, they would definitely prepare a generous dowry for her.

By then, he would be able to have both power and wealth.

But recently, a girl suddenly appeared in the general's mansion. A grand family recognition banquet was held and she was awarded a title by her father.

However, at this time, there were rumors that the Marquis' Mansion was in conflict with the General's Mansion. If this was true, then it seemed that he had gone in the wrong direction.

The whole capital was laughing at him for what happened at the flower viewing banquet that day. His father was very angry and scolded him harshly, asking him to solve the problem himself.

How could he solve this problem? Or he could just marry them both.

As a prince, it is normal to have three wives and four concubines.

However, today, he heard that the young lady of the Gu family had come to the palace to visit Concubine Xi again. Upon hearing this news, he had another idea in his mind, so he specially came to the palace gate to wait.

"Mrs. Gu, Miss Gu." Pei Qing'an looked like a modest gentleman with a gentle smile, without any airs of a prince.

Seeing that he didn't seem to have any other intentions, Wang just nodded slightly and was about to take Gu Fanchu away.

"Mrs. Gu, Miss Gu, could you please stay for a moment and talk?" Pei Qing'an felt a little unhappy when he saw that Gu Fanchu didn't even raise his eyes, but he still maintained a gentle look on his face.

Wang Shi stopped and looked at him curiously, and asked doubtfully, "What else does the Third Prince want?"

After all, the third prince is engaged to Meng Hewan, while Chu'er is still a girl in the boudoir. This situation is extremely inappropriate.

Gu Fanchu also stopped. She felt that the Third Prince's hesitant look was really disgusting, so she didn't want to look at him the whole time and didn't know what he was doing.

Pei Qing'an's eyes rolled, and he immediately thought of an excuse: "I felt a little guilty for not being able to come to the banquet held by the General's Mansion to give Miss Gu a gift. This prince has prepared some gifts, and I hope Miss Gu will not refuse."

Gu Fanchu sneered inwardly. Pei Qing'an was as shameless as ever. Was he afraid of offending the General's Mansion? Or did he have some other plan?

"Third Prince, don't worry about this. It's just my child's birthday. Why would I bother you to worry about it?"

Wang was unhappy and felt that Pei Qing'an's behavior was inappropriate, but she still maintained a smile on her face.

Pei Qing'an did not notice Wang's displeasure. His eyes were fixed on Gu Fanchu.

The woman had a pretty face and a delicate figure. Although her eyes never turned towards him, she gave off an air of elegance and grace.

Different from the pitiful Meng Hewan, Gu Fanchu is more like a gorgeous peony waiting to bloom. As long as she is given time, she will bloom stunningly.

Gu Fanchu naturally felt Pei Qing'an's burning gaze. She showed disgust on her face and was about to speak when Wang stood in front of her, blocking that disgusting gaze.

Wang felt that the Third Prince was behaving recklessly. Thinking of what happened in the princess's villa that day, and looking at the way he looked at Gu Fanchu at this moment, her heart tightened and she wanted to say goodbye.

A cold and lazy voice sounded from behind them: "Third Prince, what are you doing blocking the palace gate? Do you still think you haven't been embarrassed enough these past few days?"

When Pei Qing'an heard the voice, his body shook. He immediately withdrew his gaze from Gu Fanchu and turned to look at the man who had walked behind them at some point, his eyes dim.

"What does Lord Shi mean?" Pei Qing'an really disliked Shi Jinyan.

This man was taken into the palace by his father when he was a child, and studied, ate and lived with several other princes.

He was just an orphan, what right did he have to sit with these princes? And he always acted like a little adult.

Naturally, he couldn't stand Shi Jinyan's arrogance, so he had tried to trip him up many times in the past.

However, every time it was he and the other princes who were punished, while Shi Jinyan was praised by his father.

There were some rumors in the palace that Jin Yan was the emperor's son, which was why he doted on him so much.

He was filled with hatred in his heart. Someone oppressed him when he was a child, and he would continue to oppress him when he grew up.

In the court, he was the emperor's most favored tutor, and in private, he was also deeply cared for by his father, who even treated him better than his own son.

Hearing Shi Jinyan actually directly tell him about his own ugly deeds, he became even more angry.

"Literally, if the Third Prince has time, he might as well think about how to make amends to those three families."

Shi Jinyan seemed to have heard nothing and looked at Pei Qingan indifferently, as if he was looking at an ant.

Pei Qing'an was enraged by his contemptuous look and gnashed his teeth, "Shi Jinyan! Do you think you can insult this prince so casually?"

Shi Jinyan chuckled softly, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. "Third Prince, I'm only speaking the truth. Haven't your actions these past few days brought shame upon the royal family? Or do you think you've done a good job?"

Pei Qing'an was so angry that his face turned blue, but he couldn't refute it. Because he knew that Shi Jinyan was right. He had indeed done many stupid things in the past few days, bringing shame to the royal family.

He glared at Shi Jinyan fiercely, but could not utter a word to defend himself.