The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

Against a backdrop of blue sky and white clouds, a group of people blocked the dazzling sunlight. Their expressions varied, their faces were distorted, and their eyes were full of doubt and shock.

Wen Mingzhu was filled with resentment, her hands crumpling Zhao Sicheng's sleeves. They were clearly far apart when they slept last night! And even if Fourth Brother has changed, Wen Li is not worthy of him at all!

Waaaaah... It's all over! Wen Li, that old maid who can't get married, is going to get married before me, and to a better husband than me... Waaaaah...

Zhao Sicheng opened his mouth wide, extremely excited. He had said it himself: Fourth Brother's personality was such that he could never like Mingzhu!

Chaoyan and Lin Hu were so surprised that they forgot to close their mouths, staring intently at the two heads leaning together. Xie Xiao, standing beside them, looked at their expressions, then at the two leaning together in front of him, and smiled sweetly, as if he himself had fallen in love.

He had thought it through. His Highness asked for so little in this world. Now that His Highness had made his decision, he had to support him no matter what others thought! In any case, he would follow His Highness forever!

Liang Tiantian crossed her arms and shook her head with a solemn and disappointed expression. Wen Li had actually managed to climb such a high branch; it seemed her aunt was going to be disappointed.

Shen Yingsi slowly opened his eyes, meeting everyone's gaze with composure. Under their watchful eyes, he naturally straightened the head that was resting on his shoulder.

Lin Hu lowered his voice and asked uncertainly, "Your Highness, what is going on here...?"

Lin Hu swallowed the food that was about to be eaten by his fourth brother. He was an official, so he naturally knew how much the Crown Prince's marriage involved. Moreover, both the court and the people hoped that the Crown Princess would be the one from the Wen family.

Although this person is also from the Wen family, the difference is enormous. Anyone even remotely associated with the Jiang family is someone people would spit on and condemn.

The savior whom the world looks up to has married a wicked woman; this has lost the people's hearts.

Shen Yingsi raised an eyebrow, grabbed the small hand of the person next to him with a smug look, and intertwined their fingers with a twist of their wrists.

His tone was almost boastful, "My Crown Princess, but she doesn't want anyone to know yet. Understand?"

Upon hearing this, the group quickly scurried away, their eyes darting around. Who would dare provoke him now? They used to be somewhat afraid of him when he seemed gentle, smiling, and approachable, but lately, he looked at them like they were dead men. Serving a king is like serving a tiger; they had to be careful.

Wen Li seems to look at people like that often too; Fourth Brother must have learned bad habits from her!

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Wen Li has had another problem these past few days. She felt that she had hidden her relationship with Shen Yingsi very well, and that everyone else seemed to know nothing about it. But every time the two of them got close, the people around them always gave her the feeling that they knew but didn't say anything.

For example, right now, as soon as Shen Yingsi sat down next to her, other people's eyes were already glancing at her, seemingly casually.

Wen Li put down her chopsticks and couldn't help but get angry: "Xie Xiao, what are you guys laughing at! And you, Wen Mingzhu, your chopsticks are about to break the bowl! If you don't want to eat, you can get out!"

Shen Yingsi put down his chopsticks and glanced at them: "Want to get out?"

Xie Xiao, Chao Yan, and Zhao Sicheng had already suppressed their aunt-like laughter while Wen Li was speaking, but when Shen Yingsi spoke up from behind, they couldn't help but laugh again.

Xie Xiao: "Fourth Brother, then we'll take our bowls and go out to eat."

Asagao: "Why don't you guys, Liang Qi, come out to eat with us too? Don't disturb His Highness."

Liang Qi glanced at her, put down his bowl, and left gracefully, saying, "I'm full, everyone, please enjoy your meal."

Chaoyan, Xie Xiao, and the other two exchanged a few glances and were about to pull away everyone except Wen Li and Shen Yingsi.

Wen Mingzhu: "Don't pull me, I'm not going!"

Wen Li sensed something was wrong and put down her chopsticks again. "Don't move. Eat here."

Shen Yingsi: "Did you hear me? Get back here."

The three men, with enigmatic smiles, pulled the others to sit down, making Wen Li feel extremely uncomfortable.

What exactly went wrong?

Shen Yingsi, standing next to Wen Li, silently mouthed to Xie Xiao and the other two—"Are you courting death?"

Now, the three of them behaved themselves much better.

Wen Li started eating normally again. She thought about the past few days and realized that she and Shen Yingsi had acted normally. When there were many people, they would avoid each other if possible. Usually, Shen Yingsi would sit next to Xie Xiao and Zhao Sicheng, but today he was late and there was only one person left next to her, so the two of them were able to sit a little closer.

Xie Xiao glanced in Liang Qi's direction, his eyes filled with disappointment. He had clearly felt her rejection of him these past few days.

He turned to look at Shen Yingsi and Wen Li, a smile returning to his face. If they hadn't deliberately reserved that spot, the two of them would have had to keep their distance and secretly exchange glances.

Xie Xiao felt he had done a good deed, and his appetite even improved.

Shen Yingsi suddenly threw a piece of radish into Xie Xiao's bowl.

"Come on, eat some vegetables, eat more."

Xie Xiao was flattered and said, "Fourth Brother, no need, no need."

Ignoring his advice, Shen Yingsi threw some more vegetables into Lin Hu and Zhao Sicheng's bowls, saying, "Eat more vegetables to replenish your nutrition."

Zhao Sicheng and Lin Hu: "Fourth Brother, we..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Yingsi turned around and put a spare rib on Wen Li's plate.

"Ah Li, don't just eat vegetables, eat some meat too."

Wen Li immediately felt the gazes of others, and before she could react, another noise came from the table.

Snapped!

A loud noise came from the dining table, attracting everyone's attention. Everyone looked over and saw Wen Mingzhu suddenly put down her bowl.

Wen Mingzhu withdrew her gaze from Wen Li and the other woman, and said to Zhao Sicheng, "Zhao Sicheng! We'll get married as soon as we return to the capital!"

A seemingly random remark caused an uproar among everyone in the room.

Wen Li thought to herself, "Thank goodness Liang Qi just left."

Zhao Sicheng was so surprised and confused, "Mingzhu, are you...are you serious?"

"Of course! We're heading back to the capital tomorrow. I've had enough of this wretched place that doesn't even have a decent meal! I'm never coming back here again, hmph!"

After saying that, he stormed off in a huff, and Zhao Sicheng quickly chased after him.

"Mingzhu, wait for me!"

Alright, now everyone can eat in peace. Shen Yingsi put some more meat into Wen Li's bowl. Wen Li glanced at the others and saw that they were all looking down, which reassured her a little.

Xie Xiao looked at the extra wild vegetables in his bowl and reluctantly stuffed them into his mouth. He had only eaten a couple more pieces of pork ribs because he was in a good mood, which wasn't much.

The next day, Wen Mingzhu still failed to return to the capital. Instead, Xie Wanzhou, who had been staying in the military camp and plotting something with Shen Yingsi and Pei Kuang, went to the capital first and instructed them to return to Danli and wait for him. He told them not to return to the capital before he did.

A few days later, Pei Kuang and Lin Hu also secretly left with their troops for Manzhou. Yueban was still not settled, leaving only Chaoyan and three thousand Mobei Iron Cavalry to guard Yueban.

Wen Li and her group would also have to leave in a couple of days. Two days before their departure, Village Chief Liu, who had always been in good health, suddenly passed away. None of the Moon Half City residents who were rescued from the dungeon were his relatives.

Wen Li still remembers the past few days since returning to Yueban. This nearly eighty-year-old man was full of energy every day, helping to repair every house in Yueban. When he rested, he would sit on the ground and talk to the children about the past prosperity of Yueban, reminding them not to forget the kindness the court had shown to Yueban.

The night before she left, Grandpa Liu held her hand and talked to her for a long time, saying that whether the Jiang family's matter was true or false was none of her business, and that she should not block her other options because of this matter.

“I’ve met your mother, Jiang Yanhong’s child. How could he be a bad child?”

“Your mother was a remarkable demon hunter; you should strive to be like her.”