Best friends dressed up in ancient times to become mistresses? You run, I run too!

"Ahem, Zhuzhu, it's up to you now."

As long as the prince doesn't get involved and investigate further, this matter will remain unnoticed.

Shen Ningzhu understood immediately and patted her chest heartily.

"Leave it to me."

Liu Zhiyi: "You have a plan?"

Shen Ningzhu looked at her with an expression that said, "You don't understand." She asked, "How do you get a man to side with you and favor you?" The answer was, "Give him sweet treats, seduce him."

"Wait, I'm going to sleep with that bastard in a bit. I don't believe he'll turn on me right after we've finished eating."

Anyway, even though the man is a scoundrel, he's handsome and good in bed, so she's not at a disadvantage.

Liu Zhiyi: ...

Are you sure you can sleep whenever you want?

Jiang Xuan Yan is a man of noble status, tall and handsome, but he is a true aloof beauty with no human touch whatsoever.

If you can get it for free, you're definitely getting a good deal.

The two tidied themselves up and waited quietly for Jiang Xuan Yan to arrive. Half an hour later, Jiang Yi walked in and said to Shen Ning Zhu,

"Master Shen, His Highness requests your presence."

Shen Ningzhu sat there calmly without moving.

"I can't go. As you saw, my maid will be alone as soon as I leave. What if some wicked person takes advantage of my absence to harm her again?"

Jiang Yi thought about it.

"How about I stay here until you return?"

Shen Ningzhu shook her head again.

"This garden is so big, what if someone tries to harm me while I'm walking alone on the street?"

Jiang Yi felt somewhat helpless.

He had no choice but to patiently tell Shen Ningzhu that Jiang Qingyi's men had been given a reason by the Crown Prince, and the guards who surrounded Liu Zhiyi yesterday were now being punished and lying in bed.

From now on, no one will dare to lay a hand on her or her maid. Moreover, the Crown Prince's residence is surrounded by unseen guards, ensuring her safety.

Shen Ningzhu then swaggered out of the abandoned courtyard and made her way to the main courtyard, entering the Crown Prince's study.

As soon as he entered, Jiang Xuan Yan got straight to the point.

"Princess Qingyi was poisoned by snake venom. Was it you and that maid who did it?"

Shen Ningzhu could clearly sense that the man's attitude towards her was colder than before. His eyes seemed filled with tiny shards of ice, and without a doubt, she knew he was still holding a grudge about what happened yesterday.

Shen Ningzhu's heart calmed down.

If he is moved, it means she holds a place in his heart, and then things will be easier to handle later.

Tears welled up in his eyes, and the performance began.

"Jiang Xuan Yan, do my maid and I have to die? Does that mean we're responsible for everything dirty, smelly, bad, and wicked?"

First, they turn the tables and accuse the victim.

Hmph, as long as she refuses to admit it, what can he do to her?

Xiao Yi said that the powder had mostly dissipated overnight. Judging from Jiang Xuan Yan's appearance, he probably had no evidence, so what was she afraid of?

"Jiang Xuan Yan, if you are tired of me, you can just abandon me. There is no need to humiliate me and my maid like this."

Jiang Xuan Yan's phoenix eyes darkened as he glanced over, revealing a sharp insight that seemed to see through everything.

His thin boots clicked on the ground as he walked step by step toward Shen Ningzhu, a mocking smile curving his lips.

"Shen Ningzhu, who gave you the audacity to treat me like a fool? Hmm? Do you really think your little tricks can fool my eyes?"

"Let me tell you, this matter can't withstand close scrutiny. Are you sure you want me to present the evidence to you? Hmm?"

The room fell silent, and neither of them spoke.

Shen Ningzhu understood that with Jiang Xuanyan's power, if he focused solely on the investigation, the small courtyard might be exposed, and the fake identities they had worked so hard to obtain would become unusable.

They can even guess what they want to do based on those clues.

By then, everything will be over.

This is also the main reason why she and Liu Zhiyi unanimously decided to deal with that scoundrel.

Thinking of this, Shen Ningzhu suddenly threw herself into the man's arms and hugged his waist tightly.

The veins on the man's forehead throbbed, and his eyes blazed with unprecedented fury. He violently ripped the person away and threw him out.

Shen Ningzhu fell hard on her bottom, wincing in pain and gasping for breath.

"Shen Ningzhu, didn't you find me disgusting? What are you doing now? Who gave you permission to touch me?"

"In this world, you are the first woman to dare deceive my feelings. Heh... Let me think, how should I kill you to quell the anger in my heart?"

Frying, branding, dismemberment, tearing apart by carts, or perhaps... being turned into a human pig?

"These eyes are quite beautiful, and they even dare to glare at me. Gouge them out and soak them in wine; that would be perfect."

Shen Ningzhu: ……

Her body trembled involuntarily; in the middle of summer, she had the strange feeling of falling into an ice cellar.

You dog of a man, you pervert, you killed your wife to prove your point.

But thinking about the purpose of coming here, Shen Ningzhu could only grit her teeth and slowly get up, brushing off the non-existent dust on her body.

She blinked her round eyes, quickly pulled his hand to her heaving chest, and gave him a long-practiced, affectionate dog-like look, pouting.

"Who...who deceived your feelings? It was clearly you who didn't want to marry me." She turned the tables again.

"Brother Yan, I just love you so much that I want you to be my husband from now on."

She wrapped her arms around the man's neck, pressed her soft body against his, and tiptoed to kiss him gently.

"Here, only I can taste it, and here, here, here. Every part of your body, everything about you, belongs to me."

"As long as you can do this, you will still be my little darling."

Jiang Xuanyan:......

That "little darling" sent a barely perceptible chill down Jiang Xuan Yan's spine, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

"Shen Ningzhu"

Does this woman have no sense of shame at all?

How could she say such shameless things anytime, anywhere?

Forget it, why should a grown man like him get angry with a woman who talks nonsense?

Those full, alluring cherry lips, like a peach, are best left covered. "Shen Ningzhu, remember this: this time, you were the one who begged me first."

Shen Ningzhu: ? ? ?

"Um~~~"

Before she could think, the man's cool lips pressed down forcefully, lingering and entwining with her.

This was the first time Jiang Xuan Yan had kissed Shen Ning Zhu while fully conscious. He told himself that he just didn't want to hear her talk and that he meant nothing else.

When Jiang Yi brought over lunch, a bodyguard appeared and winked at him.

Jiang Yijun's face fell. "What's wrong with your eyes? They're twitching."

Bodyguard: ...

He could only nod towards the study. Just then, the sound of tables and chairs falling over came from inside the room, mixed with the suppressed breathing of a man and a woman.

Jiang Yijun's face flushed as he realized what was going on.

The guard asked in a low voice.

"Boss, you're saying His Highness is in the study in broad daylight... Won't people criticize him if word gets out? Perhaps you could advise His Highness to be more restrained?"