Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

That evening, Su Qianrou was pulled along by Chunzhu to choose clothes.

"Your Highness, do you prefer this blue one or this pink one? I think this white one is also very pretty."

"Then let's go with the white one," Su Qianrou said casually.

"Tomorrow is Miss Yang and Prince Ying's wedding day. Would it be inappropriate to wear white?"

"Then let's go for pink."

"Pink is mostly worn by unmarried women. Wouldn't it make a princess look a bit too young?"

Before she knew it, Su Qianrou was staring blankly at the scenery outside the window again.

After receiving no response for a long time, Chunzhu had no choice but to call out, "Your Highness."

Su Qianrou then looked at her, glanced at the clothes in her hand, and said, "Wear the blue one."

Chunzhu knew she was worried about Mu Jinchen, so she deliberately dragged her along to pick out clothes, hoping to distract her, but it didn't seem to work.

Just then, Yingyue came in and said, "Your Highness, the secret guards have sent word."

"explain".

"Aunt Fanghua entered the palace as a maid at the age of thirteen. Two years later, she met her childhood sweetheart, Huang Ping, in the palace."

"Huang Ping is a palace guard," Su Qianrou guessed immediately.

"Yes, at first the two were somewhat hesitant, but later they became bolder and bolder. They secretly met and had an affair in the palace, and she even got pregnant. Since it was a capital offense for a palace maid to have an affair with a guard, Huang Ping wanted to have the child aborted. However, Aunt Fanghua disagreed because she really wanted a child of her own, so she was willing to risk her life to give birth to the child."

"So how did she give birth to the child without being discovered?"

"She deliberately made mistakes, and after several, she was transferred to the cold palace. She took advantage of this opportunity to give birth to the child."

"After the child was born, Huang Ping secretly took the child out of the palace."

"How did the princess find out?"

“Is that hard to guess?” she said, then added, “So, the child was raised by Huang Ping.”

"Yes, after the child was born, the two broke off contact to avoid the matter being exposed. Huang Ping even resigned from his post and left the palace. Not long after, by chance, Aunt Fanghua gained the appreciation of the Empress, who is now the Grand Empress Dowager. From then on, she has been serving by the Grand Empress Dowager's side for sixteen years."

After a moment's thought, Su Qianrou knew the reason for her betrayal: "She betrayed the Empress Dowager because of her son, right?"

"Yes, someone threatened her with her son."

"Do you know who it is?"

"We haven't found out about this secret guard yet, but we have found out that her son was originally a servant in the Prince Yu's mansion."

"Prince Yu's residence"—Su Qianrou never expected to be involved with Prince Yu again. But now that he has been exiled, how did he manage to do all this? She couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure Prince Yu is in Lingnan now?"

"It's confirmed. The prince has been keeping a close watch on us with his secret guards."

Then everything that happened in the palace couldn't have been done by him. But if it wasn't him, then who could it be? Su Qianrou thought of all the suspects and finally felt that one person was the most likely, but then she thought it was impossible.

The possible reason is that he and Emperor Mingchong were the same biological younger brother, so apart from Mu Zexuan and Mu Jinchen, he was the most legitimate.

Su Qianrou dared not imagine that if it were really him, the consequences would be unimaginable, because he commanded an army of 100,000.

The reason why it's impossible is that Mu Jinchen's attitude towards Mu Xinchen suggests that if the Prince of Ying truly harbored treasonous intentions, he couldn't have been completely unaware of it. It's not like the Prince of Ying was hiding it too well.

As for Prince Na Ying, does he know? Given his personality, he probably doesn't know, otherwise he wouldn't be able to keep it a secret.

Su Qianrou's thoughts raced, and she finally asked, "Did the Prince of Ying return for the Prince's wedding?"

Yingyue, unsure why she suddenly asked that, replied, "I returned three days ago."

It seems I need to find an opportunity to test the King of England, Su Qianrou thought to herself.

Royal Palace

Yang Shanshan and Mu Xinchen were performing their wedding ceremony, while Su Qianrou and the others watched from the sidelines.

"After the ceremony, they were escorted to the bridal chamber."

Subsequently, Yang Shanshan and Mu Xinchen were taken to their bridal chamber.

Others surrounded the King and Queen to offer their congratulations.

Su Qianrou's gaze involuntarily fell on the King of England, who looked very serious. Even on such a joyous day, there was not a trace of a smile on his face.

When the Princess saw that he had a stern face again, she couldn't help but push him, and he softened a little.

"Qianrou," Li Nanyi nudged her when she didn't respond.

Su Qianrou then came to her senses and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Let's go see Shanshan."

"it is good".

Su Qianrou, Li Nanyi, and Liu Xinyue walked out.

On the way, Li Nan asked, "Still haven't found my cousin?"

"without".

"So what are you planning to do, just keep waiting like this?"

"What else can I do?" She wanted to run to him regardless of the consequences, but if she really did that, she was afraid she couldn't bear the consequences. At least until she was sure that the King of England had no intention of rebelling, she could not leave. Of course, if she was sure it was him, then she would be even less likely to leave.

"Your Highness is a lucky man, he will surely be alright," Liu Xinyue comforted him.

"Ok".

The three of them said nothing more and continued walking forward.

In the room, Yang Shanshan was exhausted. She really hadn't expected that getting married would be so tiring.

"You look exhausted," Su Qianrou said as she entered.

"You didn't say that getting married would be this tiring."

“There’s something even more tiring to come,” Li Nanyi said.

"Wasn't the ceremony over? Why is there still more?" Yang Shanshan asked, puzzled.

"Who said that? Isn't there still one most important ceremony that hasn't been completed yet?"

Su Qianrou and Liu Xinyue were both experienced people, so they naturally knew what she was talking about.

Yang Shanshan asked with a puzzled look, "What else?"

"The bridal chamber."

Yang Shanshan blushed instantly.

Su Qianrou and Liu Xinyue couldn't help but chuckle to themselves.

At this moment, several maids entered, each carrying a tray, and greeted the Crown Princess.

"Princess Consort, this is the food that the Prince instructed me to prepare for you."

"Let's leave it for now."

"Yes," the maids placed the food on the table and then left.

Liu Xinyue glanced at the dishes on the table, estimating there to be more than a dozen, and couldn't help but say, "Isn't Prince Ying preparing a bit too much? Can we possibly finish all of this?"

"Perhaps the Crown Prince wants Shanshan to eat more so she won't be too weak later," Li Nanyi joked.

Su Qianrou chimed in, "I guess so."

The blush on Yang Shanshan's face had finally faded, but now it turned red again. "That's enough, aren't you hungry? Hurry up and eat."

“There’s so much food, you can’t possibly finish it all anyway. Why don’t we stay and eat with you, and keep you company?” Li Nanyi said.

Su Qianrou nodded in agreement, "I think it's a good idea."

"What do you mean? I'm so hungry right now, I could eat nine cows."

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Then, Su Qianrou said, "Alright, you can eat slowly, we're leaving now."

Then the three of them went outside.