After the divorce, I pursued the Ninth Prince 100 times.

Fu Jiuli's pupils contracted sharply, but he quickly regained his composure.

"This is a baseless accusation; Your Highness, please do not speak nonsense."

"The Princess Consort of Jing is His Highness's sister-in-law, and her name is already recorded in the imperial genealogy. It would be bad if His Highness's nonsense caused a rift between the Prince and Princess."

The young man tilted his neck high, a smug look on his face. "That's strange. I've known you for eight years, and how come I've never seen you defend someone like this before?"

Fu Jiuli has been in the palace for eight years since she entered it at the age of twelve.

From being a lowly eunuch emptying toilets for the eunuch chief, he worked his way up to the pinnacle of power step by step. He is in charge of the East Factory, the largest power institution in the North Vietnam Kingdom, and was named a king of a different surname by His Majesty. He has long been able to deal with all matters calmly.

He never reveals his thoughts and always keeps his emotions under control.

Therefore, the panic he felt just now had been completely concealed by the young man in front of him before he could even notice it, leaving no trace of abnormality.

Upon hearing the young man's question, he nodded and replied, "I am upholding the reputation of the Northern Yue royal family, not intending to protect any particular person. If Your Highness were referring to another of your sisters-in-law today, I would have said the same thing."

Xie Heng didn't believe his nonsense. In his impression, Prince Li always spoke very little. Even when his father spoke to him, he would just answer one question at a time and never say more.

But look at him now. Before, when he spoke to him, he barely paid any attention. But now, after he only said one sentence related to Shen Nanxing, he has said several more, as if he is afraid that he will spread the word and ruin the woman's reputation.

He rolled his eyes, a sly glint in them: "Prince Li, let me ask you, was it you who suggested that Father Emperor grant Shen Nanxing's mother the title of First-Rank Imperial Lady?"

Just as Fu Jiuli was about to reply, Xie Heng raised his hand to stop him: "Don't speak yet, listen to me first."

He curled his lips and continued, "Shen Nanxing's foot was injured a few days ago, and now, after just a few days, she can walk normally. Ordinary ointments would never have such an effect. I remember that my father gave you a bottle of special medicine three months ago, which can have such a good effect..."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Did you give it to her?"

Fu Jiuli opened her mouth to say something, but the young man raised his hand to stop her.

"Nothing you say will work unless you can show me the bottle of ointment that Father Emperor gave you within three days. Only then will I believe you didn't give it to her..."

"Can you?"

Fu Jiuli: ...

The boy continued, "And that day in court, Father Emperor had already decided not to punish the prostitute who seduced Prince Jing, so why did you insist on giving that prostitute thirty lashes? And why did you insist on having Shi Lei carry out the punishment?"

"Don't explain, I won't believe it even if you do!"

"Furthermore, Father just told me that you took the initiative to take on the task of quelling the flood in Liangzhou. But didn't Father already entrust this matter to Prince Jing? Why did you do this?"

The young man looked intently at the man who, even at this moment, remained calm and said, "You can speak now."

Fu Jiuli said calmly, "Since His Majesty has told His Highness about this matter, he must have also explained the reasons to His Highness."

The young man glared at him again: "Humph, don't think I don't know, you are just trying to trick Father, I don't believe it!"

"This prince wants to listen to you!"

The two stood facing off for a long time...

In the end, the young man was defeated.

He stomped his foot in frustration: "Fine, who can out-silence you?"

"Since you don't want to say it, I will tell you."

The boy's childish face was filled with melancholy, and his voice was a little muffled: "Did you hear that Prince Jing and Shen Nanxing entered the palace together today?"

I heard that Prince Jing and his wife went to the palace together to meet Concubine Duan today. They were laughing and joking all the way, holding hands the whole time, and they seemed to have a very good relationship.

This matter spread throughout the palace.

Everyone said that Shen Nanxing's public petition to the emperor that day, demanding a divorce and saying she wanted to remarry the Ninth Prince, was all just a momentary outburst.

She said that on purpose to provoke Prince Jing and make him change his mind.

Now that Prince Jing is willing to turn back, and the two are in love, Shen Nanxing has completely forgotten about the Ninth Prince...

Xie Heng was doing his homework in his bedroom when he felt bored and went out for a walk.

Within a quarter of an hour of walking, Ke Shang heard such gossip three times.

The maids and servants gathered in twos and threes. When they listened carefully, they found that they were all discussing this matter. They were all mocking the Nine Thousand Year Old Man!

He was furious and punished all the maids and servants who gossiped about him, but it didn't help.

His first reaction was that King Li must not hear about this, so he lost interest in his studies and sent people to find out where King Li was.

Upon receiving the news that Prince Li had gone to see his father, he rushed to the Imperial Study, only to find it empty.

The Emperor said that Prince Li did indeed go to see him, but he had already left.

At that time, he guessed that Prince Li might have already heard about Shen Nanxing and Prince Jing's reconciliation.

He was immediately anxious. Even though his father wanted him to stay in the imperial study a little longer and test his studies, he didn't stay and ran away in a flash.

I just wanted to try my luck and see if Prince Li had left the palace.

To his surprise, he was quite lucky. He tried looking in the direction of Xiyue Palace, where Consort Duan lived, and saw her in the distance when he passed by the Imperial Garden.

He stood alone by the lake, looking both lonely and pitiful...

So he came looking for her.

Seeing that Prince Li still ignored him and just stood there quietly, Xie Heng did not get angry. After thinking for a moment, he continued, "Shen Nanxing is not that kind of person. Don't believe what they say."

"Although I'm not familiar with Shen Nanxing in women's clothing, she's in men's clothing... ahem, I've met her a few times before this prince even knew she was a woman. I only knew she was General Beiyue."

"General Beiyue is forthright and honest, always upright and honorable..."

Fu Jiuli, who hadn't spoken since the beginning, chuckled as she watched the boy racking his brains, interrupting him.

"So Your Highness means that Princess Consort Jing did not enter the palace with Prince Jing today?"

The boy was stunned. When did he say this?

Fu Jiuli kindly reminded him: "You asked me earlier if I had heard about Prince Jing and his wife entering the palace together today, and just now you told me not to believe what they said."

Xie Heng:!!!

Her face hardened: "Prince Li, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that although Prince Jing and Shen Nanxing entered the palace together, it's definitely not what they said..."

That’s it, give it a go.

The boy closed his eyes and steeled his resolve.

"Since Shen Nanxing publicly stated that she wanted a letter of divorce and then to marry you, she must truly no longer like Prince Jing."

"She likes you!"