Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Regent's House

Mu Jinchen returned home early today, but was told that Su Qianrou was not in the mansion. So he asked, "Where did the Princess go if she's not in the mansion?"

Juxia replied, "This servant does not know, the Princess went out with Princess Changle."

Mu Jinchen seemed lost in thought.

Just then, Xiao Yan walked in and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

"Why are you here?"

"I've come to find Chang Le."

"Chang Le is not in the Prince's Palace."

"She's not here, but the people at the princess's residence said she came here."

"She went out with the princess."

"They went out. Where did they go?"

"How would I know?"

"Could it be that they went to another residence?" Xiao Yan muttered to himself.

"What kind of villa?" Mu Jinchen asked.

“I have a cousin who came to the capital. I arranged for her to stay in a separate courtyard. Somehow, Chang Le found out about this and assumed that she was my mistress. She even wanted to divorce me because of this.”

"Let's go take a look," Mu Jinchen said, and walked out first.

Xiao Yan followed immediately.

When the two arrived at the villa, they were told that Su Qianrou and Chang Le had never been there.

So Mu Jinchen instructed, "Go and investigate."

"Yes".

In less than a quarter of an hour, Yingfeng returned, but his expression was somewhat strange. "Your Highness, I've found out."

"explain".

Yingfeng remained silent for a long time.

Mu Jinchen glared at him.

Yingfeng had no choice but to say, "The princess and the queen are... at the Nanfeng Pavilion."

Mu Jinchen's face darkened instantly.

Xiao Yan doubted he had heard correctly, "Where did you say they were?"

"Nanfeng Pavilion".

Mu Jinchen walked out without saying a word.

Xiao Yan quickly followed.

Shadow Wind followed suit.

Nanfeng Pavilion

Inside the private room, Su Qianrou and Chang Le were amused by the actors' jokes, and several actors were serving them.

"The pigs in the pigpen do nothing but eat and sleep all day, and then they eat again after waking up. As a result, they soon became very fat. One day, the guard dog barked loudly outside the pigpen. The pigs said impatiently, 'Can you be quiet? You're not mature at all.' The dog chuckled and said, 'Hmm, you are mature. You will be mature soon.'"

"Good, well said, you'll be rewarded."

"Miss Xie".

"Miss, have a grape, it's very sweet."

"Yes, it is quite sweet."

"Miss, you should have some too, mine is sweeter."

Su Qianrou opened her mouth to eat, but the door was pushed open forcefully, and then Mu Jinchen and Xiao Yan walked in.

Everyone turned to look at them simultaneously, and for a moment, the room fell silent.

Chunzhu and Yunyue were so frightened that they immediately knelt down.

"Get out," Mu Jinchen said sternly.

The actors didn't move, but instead looked at Chang Le and Su Qianrou.

"I don't want to say it a second time."

Upon hearing him refer to himself as "this king," the actors then left.

"Whose idea was this?" Mu Jinchen asked.

At this moment, Chang Le realized she was scared and secretly tugged at Su Qianrou's sleeve, signaling for her to help her.

The problem was that Su Qianrou was also a coward. She had never seen Mu Jinchen like this before, and to be honest, it was quite scary. So she said timidly, "Um... Chang Le is in a bad mood, so I came with her to relax."

So, Mu Jinchen looked at Chang Le and said, "So, this was your idea."

“Yes…it was my idea, but I was forced into it by him. Why can he find women outside, but I can’t find men?” Chang Le stood up excitedly.

Su Qianrou also stood up.

"Haven't I already explained it to you? She's not my woman, she's my cousin."

"Hmph, cousin, you're a match made in heaven. I wish you both well. Tomorrow we'll get a divorce, and I won't care who you marry after that."

"What do you want me to do to make you believe me?"

"I will never trust you again in my life."

Mu Jinchen was too lazy to watch them argue, so he went straight up, took Su Qianrou's hand, and took her away without saying a word.

"Wait a minute, Chang Le is still here."

Mu Jinchen ignored her, grabbed her hand, and walked out without looking back.

Inside the carriage, Mu Jinchen remained silent with a sullen face, radiating a chilling aura.

This was the first time Su Qianrou had experienced his "coldness," and it was indeed quite frightening. So she tentatively asked, "Are you angry?" She knew perfectly well that he was angry. Anyone who wasn't blind could see that he was. Seeing that he didn't speak, she said, "Don't worry, we wore veils when we went there, so no one saw us."

Mu Jinchen remained silent, not even glancing at her.

Su Qianrou was somewhat at a loss, as she had no experience in comforting people, so she remained silent.

This made Mu Jinchen even angrier, so much so that the atmosphere inside the carriage became even more tense.

Su Qianrou felt a little embarrassed, so she lifted the curtain and looked out the window.

Finally, Mu Jinchen couldn't stand it anymore, so he pinned her to the side and kissed her fiercely.

Su Qianrou was startled at first, then realized what was happening and tried to push him away, saying, "Mu Jinchen, let me go."

Mu Jinchen pressed her head down, preventing her from resisting and forcing her to accept it. After a while, he finally released her.

"Mu Jinchen, you've gone mad."

"Yes, I'm going crazy, you're driving me crazy."

Just then, the carriage stopped, and Yingfeng's voice came, "Your Highness, Your Highness, we have arrived at the Prince's Mansion."

Mu Jinchen walked out without looking back.

Su Qianrou muttered under her breath, "What a weird habit," and then got up and went out.

Afterwards, the two returned to Yanxi Palace.

When Juxia saw them return, she went to greet them, but saw Mu Jinchen enter the house with a displeased expression, so she asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong with His Highness?"

"Going crazy," he said, and then went inside.

Juxia looked completely bewildered.

Chunzhu then said, "Juxia, why don't you go in and serve her today?"

Why?

"I'm scared."

"What's there to be afraid of?"

"Do you know where the princess came from?"

"where".

"Nanfeng Pavilion".

Juxia was so shocked she couldn't speak. Thinking of Mu Jinchen's expression just now, she couldn't help but feel a little scared.

But they had no choice but to go in, so the two of them gritted their teeth and went inside.

Inside the room, Su Qianrou and Mu Jinchen remained silent, sitting on the couch like strangers. Anyone who didn't know better would think this was their first meeting, hence their awkwardness.

Juxia cautiously asked, "Your Highness, someone from the kitchen has come to ask what we need for dinner."

Before Su Qianrou could answer, Mu Jinchen said, "Grapes."

Juxia looked at him in confusion, thinking that it was unlikely that grapes would be served for dinner. So she said, "This servant will go and get them right away."

"I was referring to dinner."

“Who eats grapes for dinner? Can grapes be eaten as a meal?” Su Qianrou said.

"I can see you really enjoy the food; you seemed to be having a good time eating it just now."

Seeing his sarcastic tone, Su Qianrou's temper flared up, and she said, "I am quite happy. How can I not be happy when someone feeds me?"

"Su Qianrou, don't forget, you are my queen consort," Mu Jinchen said through gritted teeth.

"I haven't forgotten."

"You haven't forgotten that you went to Nanfeng Pavilion. Do you even have eyes for me anymore?"

"I was dragged there by Chang Le."

"If you don't want to go, can she force you?"

"She's your sister and also my friend. She's in a bad mood, is there anything wrong with me staying with her?"

"Have you considered my feelings?"

"I didn't do anything."

"Feeding you grapes isn't enough, what else do you want to do?"

"I didn't intend to do anything."

Mu Jinchen was still furious.

Su Qianrou knew she was in the wrong, so she walked to his side, grabbed his arm, and whispered, "I know I was wrong, I won't do it again next time, please don't be angry."

There will be a next time.

"No, absolutely not."

Will we go to Nanfeng Pavilion again in the future?

"No way, I'd rather die than go."

Mu Jinchen looked at her with a suspicious gaze, clearly not believing her.

“I swear, if I ever go to Nanfeng Pavilion again, I will…”

"So what?" Mu Jinchen looked at her.

"What if I grow old alone?"

"Where do you place me?"

"If I go back to Nanfeng Pavilion and you don't want me, won't I end up alone for the rest of my life?"

Mu Jinchen was filled with helplessness.

"Okay, don't be angry."

Mu Jinchen remained silent.

Su Qianrou kissed him on the cheek. "Don't be angry anymore, okay?"

Mu Jinchen was not satisfied with this. He casually pulled her into his arms and kissed her red lips, a kiss that was somewhat punitive and therefore fierce.

Su Qianrou reached out and hugged his neck in response.

Chunzhu and Juxia exchanged a glance, both of them smiling, and then turned around at the same time.