The Queen Mother watched them leave and gnashed her teeth in anger. "What kind of magic potion did this vicious girl instill in the Emperor and the Ninth Brother? Even the Emperor believed her. How could she deserve the trust of my two sons?"

"Now that they haven't even gotten married yet, Old Nine dares to contradict me for her sake. If they do get married, Old Nine will obey her every word. Will he still remember me as their mother?"

"No, I will never allow that to happen."

The Queen Mother's anger burned more and more fiercely. She was furious that she, her own mother, was not as good as a wild girl.

"Queen Dowager, please don't be angry. The Phoenix's body is important. Even if she is granted marriage by the Emperor, it is only at the stage of the granted marriage and she has not officially married Prince Mu. There is a possibility of regretting the engagement.

"Before the princess gets married, she must learn many etiquette rules to meet the standards of a royal daughter-in-law. Once she arrives at Ningshou Palace, you still have the final say."

The Empress Dowager's eyes lit up when she heard the maid's words. "I hereby decree that Princess Furong must come to my Ningshou Palace to learn the etiquette and rules starting tomorrow."

"Old slave, I obey."

The Queen Mother showed a sinister smile at the corner of her mouth, "I just don't believe I can't deal with a little girl like you."

Shangguan Yunting brought Shen Rou back to the gate of the Princess's Mansion and happened to run into Shangguan Rui. "Greetings to the Ninth Uncle."

"Rui'er, why are you here?"

"Father, please reward me with a mansion not far from your Prince Mu's Mansion. From now on, we will be neighbors."

"You are already an adult and should have been sealed off long ago. Does the mansion still need repairs?"

"It's already healed. I can live in my own mansion today."

"Choose an auspicious time in the next two days to hold a housewarming ceremony for you and Xiaorou."

"No need to do it. The emperor will hold a celebration banquet the day after tomorrow. After that, the Northern Yan envoys will arrive. We should think about how to deal with them!"

"All right!"

They returned to the main hall, drank tea and talked about how to deal with the Northern Yan delegation coming to the capital. They were all worried that the princess would impulsively choose them as the candidate for marriage, which would cause trouble.

At this time, someone from the Empress Dowager's palace came over to pass on a message, ordering Shen Rou to go to the "Ningshou Palace" to learn etiquette and rules starting tomorrow.

Shangguan Yunting and Shangguan Rui were worried that she would suffer if she went to Ningshou Palace. "Princess Furong, if you pretend to be sick tomorrow and don't go to Ningshou Palace, the Empress Dowager will definitely give you a hard time if you do go."

Shen Rou let out a barely perceptible sneer, "Third Prince, I just like going to the tiger mountain even though I know there's a tiger there."

"Xiao Rou, I'll accompany you to my mother's palace tomorrow. If she gives you a hard time, we'll leave."

"No, I'll go by myself. She wants to make things difficult for me and even ask me if I'm willing. If I go to Ningshou Palace, I don't know who will suffer."

"Princess Furong, you should let Uncle Jiu accompany you! Even if you are skilled in martial arts, the harem is full of dangers. If you are not careful, you will fall into someone else's trap."

"Don't worry! I know what's going on."

Shangguan Yunting couldn't help but worry when he saw that he couldn't persuade Shen Rou, so he decided to take his brother to Ningshou Palace with him tomorrow. The Queen Mother would definitely have some concerns with his brother around.

Shen Rou thought, "You're asking me to learn etiquette and rules, aren't you just trying to torture me? Am I the kind of person who will just accept whatever comes my way?" We'll just wait and see.

Shangguan Rui had dinner at the Princess's Mansion before going back, but Shangguan Yunting simply didn't go back.

Shen Rou returned to her boudoir, and he followed her openly. Shen Rou felt helpless seeing how clingy he was.

"Your Highness, you don't even bother pretending now, you just walk right in."

"Xiao Rou, didn't the Emperor issue an imperial decree granting marriage today?"

"You know it's an arranged marriage, but we haven't gotten married yet! Go back quickly to prevent people from spreading rumors and tarnishing my image, which will have an impact on our future."

"Okay! I have to go back before dawn."

"How would your mother feel if she knew that such an outstanding son of yours stayed in my house every day?"

"My mother was young once too. She should be understanding of her son, who is no longer young but still single. She doesn't want me to become an old bachelor, so she keeps trying to stop us."

"She might not be able to sleep all night tonight."

"That's because she missed my father so much that she couldn't sleep."

Shen Rou started to joke: "If it really doesn't work, I'll find you a stepfather, so she won't have so much time to find trouble with me."

"Don't talk nonsense."

After they washed up, they lay down on the bed. Shen Rou thought of what the emperor said and wanted to see the injuries on his body, so she untied the belt of his white undershirt.

Shangguan Yunting deliberately teased, "Rou'er, what are you doing? I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself and do something I shouldn't do."

"You think too much."

"I heard from the Emperor that you were already dying when the guards found you among the dead. I want to see the scars on your body."

Shangguan Yunting was worried that Shen Rou would be traumatized by the scars on her body. "Don't look at them. They have healed long ago."

His shirt was pulled off by Shen Rou. Seeing the many scars on his back, she was shocked. She reached out and gently stroked it, saying distressedly: "Yun Ting, it must have been very painful at that time!"

"I didn't have time to feel any pain at that time. I just wanted to strangle the enemy to death so that I could survive. By the time I killed all the enemies, I was already unconscious, so I didn't feel any pain."

Shen Rou's eyes suddenly became moist and she gently kissed Shangguan Yunting's scar.

Shangguan Yunting's body stiffened, then he turned around and held her in his arms, hugging her affectionately.

"I'll protect you from getting hurt from now on, okay?"

Shangguan Yunting's heart softened, and they hugged each other tightly, feeling each other's heartbeat and breathing.

"Thank you for being alive, otherwise we would never have met. I want to thank the guards who found you."

"Okay, it's up to you."

The two of them slept in each other's arms, the moonlight shining through the window onto them, like a beautiful painting.

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