Reborn to marry, the short-lived prince lived a hundred years

The old lady knew that everything was because of the prince and the empress, and her heart was filled with gratitude.

She gently patted the back of her grandson's hand, her eyes filled with earnestness. "Your Majesty and the Crown Prince have shown such great love for our Marquisate. You must strive to be strong and loyal to your country in the future. Don't let them down."

"My grandson will keep it in mind and will definitely live up to your expectations."

The young boy nodded solemnly, with a determined light in his eyes and lofty ambitions in his heart.

On one side, Meng Tingyue sat quietly beside Shen Yunheng, and the scene was extremely lively.

On Shen Yunheng's side, officials came forward one after another, either chatting enthusiastically or complimenting him flatteringly.

Shen Yunheng always had a blank expression on his face and didn't want to respond to those people's flattery.

The ministers who had bravely stepped forward were gradually frightened by his cold face. They just stepped forward to toast him with a glass of wine and showed their faces before retreating awkwardly.

There was also a constant stream of wives of officials around Meng Tingyue. They either smiled gently or showed their affection, all in an effort to get closer to Meng Tingyue and establish a friendship with her.

Some ladies claimed that they were close friends with Meng Tingyue's biological mother. This was partly true and partly false. Meng Tingyue always responded to them politely with a smile on her face, which was considered to be giving them enough face.

However, what's even worse is that some people even claimed that they were Jiang Qingrou's best friend.

Faced with such a situation, the expression on Meng Tingyue's face faded and she quietly clarified the facts. Seeing this, those people knew that they were flattering someone and could only leave in embarrassment.

After finally clearing a few people away, new ones came. Seeing this, she could only rub her face, which was somewhat stiff with a smile, and continue to deal with it.

Meng Tingyue had heard of such a crazy situation before. Even when Prince Qing became the crown prince in his previous life, it was not so exaggerated.

For this reason, she glared at the culprit who was standing beside her with a calm demeanor, and cursed him in her heart.

All this happened until Princess Luojia appeared and rescued Meng Tingyue.

"Empress sister-in-law." Princess Luo Jia, dressed in a dazzling purple dress, came to Meng Tingyue's side with light steps and a happy smile on her face.

"I have a few personal words I'd like to discuss privately with the Empress's wife. I wonder if you ladies could step aside for a moment?"

After hearing this, the ladies, although reluctant to leave, had no choice but to take their leave reluctantly.

"Imperial sister-in-law, I am smart and have rescued you. Unlike my royal brother, who is a blockhead, I understand your hard work." Princess Luojia winked at Meng Tingyue playfully, with a smile of expectation and praise on her face.

While speaking, he did not forget to tease Shen Yunheng in a playful way.

Shen Yunheng cast his gaze over, moving his gaze from Princess Luo Jia's face to Meng Tingyue, a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes.

Seeing that Shen Yunheng was just watching silently without saying anything, Princess Luojia couldn't help but mutter in her heart: What a blockhead who doesn't understand romance. She has made it clear, but he still doesn't understand.

"Thank you so much, Luo Jia." Meng Tingyue said with gratitude.

Her eyes fell on Princess Luojia, and she praised sincerely, "This dress suits you very well."

Upon hearing this, Princess Luojia's lips blossomed into a brilliant smile, her brows curved into gentle crescents, her joy evident in her words: "Yes, I also think it's very suitable. I haven't yet properly thanked the Emperor's sister-in-law for giving it up."

Meng Tingyue smiled and said, "I gave it to you because it suits you. Now I see that it really suits you."

The shop usually delivered cloth in pairs. Knowing that Princess Luojia liked it, Meng Tingyue sent her one piece.

"I have developed a new ointment these days. Would you like to try it?" Meng Tingyue suddenly suggested.

"Ointment?" Princess Luojia's eyes lit up with surprise, and she couldn't wait to agree. "Okay, then the Queen's sister-in-law can come to the Princess's Mansion to find me tomorrow."

Princess Luojia left just as the banquet was about to begin, and no other noble ladies came to talk to Meng Tingyue.

She secretly rubbed her face which was stiff from smiling, and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Just then, she suddenly felt two burning gazes falling on her.

She slowly raised her eyes, looking for the two gazes, and finally found that they were from Meng Qingjiao and King Qing.

There was a strange look in Meng Tingyue's eyes.

She could see that Meng Qingjiao's eyes were full of jealousy towards her.

But what does the Qing King’s gaze mean?

Prince Qing noticed Meng Tingyue's gaze and quickly lowered his eyelids, burying the complex emotions surging in his heart deep in his eyes.

He was also confused as to why he paid so much attention to Meng Tingyue. After all, she was his sister-in-law.

Today, when he learned that someone from the Prince's Mansion had quietly gone to the Wu Family Pharmacy to purchase medicinal materials, the first figure that came to his mind was Meng Tingyue.

He knew very well that his royal brother never cared about these trivial matters, and would not have such a delicate mind to use such a clever method to resolve his predicament.

But why did Meng Tingyue do this?

Could it be that Meng Tingyue likes him in her heart?

King Qing's thoughts drifted back to the past.

In the past, he always liked to bring some exquisite little things when visiting Jiaojiao, and he would always bring one for Meng Tingyue.

The reason why he brought a copy for Meng Tingyue was because of what Mr. Wu said.

Whenever Meng Tingyue accepted his gift, she would refuse it at first until he patiently explained it to her.

Every time she received a gift, Meng Tingyue's face was filled with joy, and her eyes were brighter than pearls.

Prince Qing looked at her as if she were a treasure, but he really looked down on her in his heart, because the gift was just something he asked his servants to buy, and it was not worth a penny compared to what he prepared for Jiaojiao.

Now that I think about it, the fact that Meng Tingyue liked that cheap gift so much at the time, does it prove that she once had some feelings for him in her heart?

But if she really liked him, why did Meng Tingyue still have that attitude on the wedding night even though she knew about the marriage exchange?

Could it be that she was angry? Resentful of him? That's why she did this?

The Qing king still had hope in his heart.

Even after the banquet ended and Meng Tingyue returned to the Prince's Mansion, she still couldn't understand the meaning of Prince Qing's meaningful look.

Could it be that Prince Qing is planning something evil to deal with the Crown Prince's Mansion?

Meng Tingyue couldn't figure it out.

As she lowered her eyes to think, she did not notice the threshold in front of her and almost tripped. It was Shen Yunheng who helped her up.

"Thank you, husband." Meng Tingyue thanked him after she stood firm.

Shen Yunheng nodded slightly, his eyes falling on her with a complicated look.

After a moment, he slowly said, "Tonight, I was inconsiderate."