My stepsister tried to steal the prince's hand in marriage, but little did she know I had been

Although Lady Wen and Duke Wen are disgusting, they have a deep affection for each other.

If Wen Shuyao wants to drive a wedge between the two, obtaining the truth from back then will not be easy.

But if Duke Wen knew about the existence of this mistress... then all these problems would be easily solved.

Thinking of this, Wen Shuyao's eyes flickered slightly, and the joy in her eyes was almost impossible to conceal.

This was the first time Xie Jinghan had seen Wen Shuyao display such undisguised emotions since they first met.

However, this gentle and graceful demeanor only makes her appear more lively.

"The background of that lover is still unclear, but Si Qing and the others have already found out his residence in the capital." Xie Jinghan said, taking out a piece of paper from his sleeve.

Under Wen Shuyao's gaze, he handed the paper to her.

"Everything you want is on it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wen Shuyao blinked her eyes and accepted the paper without hesitation.

She didn't look at it closely, intending to ponder it carefully after Xie Jinghan left.

Even though she needed to rely on the power of the Prince Jing's mansion to investigate her lover's identity, she still had many ulterior motives, and she couldn't rely on the Prince Jing's mansion to handle everything.

Wen Shuyao carefully put the paper away, and when she looked up, she met Xie Jinghan's indifferent gaze.

Her breath caught in her throat for a moment. Just as others had said, the King of Jing was truly terrifying when he was cold-faced and silent, enough to make people overlook his handsome face.

"how?"

Xie Jinghan looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Wen Shuyao immediately shook her head: "The prince's men are truly capable. They were able to find out his residence in just a few days."

"But I wonder..." Wen Shuyao hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "What is it that Wan Niang has been searching for?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Shuyao felt as if she were shrouded in shadow.

When she looked up again, she found that Xie Jinghan had already walked up to her.

"Could it be... that Miss Wen also knows something about the Chen family?"

As Xie Jinghan spoke, his gaze remained fixed on the woman in front of him.

There seemed to be a layer of mist around Wen Shuyao.

Before reaching the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he did not show much interest in Wen Shuyao.

No matter how beautiful she is, she's still just a woman.

However, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he saw a completely different noblewoman from a prominent family, and he also saw many secrets hidden in Wen Shuyao.

Therefore, he was willing to cooperate with Wen Shuyao, exchanging the position of Princess Jing for clues about the tattoo.

In retrospect, the cooperation with Wen Shuyao has gone very smoothly, and has even been entirely beneficial.

It can both resolve the anxieties of the emperor's elder brother and sister-in-law and bring the person behind the tattoo to justice.

But the woman before him seemed to have many more secrets he didn't know.

Xie Jinghan's probing gaze felt like a thorn in her back, but Wen Shuyao calmly replied, "After all, she is Chen Che's former fiancée. From the moment I learned of our engagement, I have been sending people to inquire about the Chen family."

"If Your Highness has any questions, I may be able to help."

She stood tall and straight, neither humble nor arrogant, unperturbed by Xie Jinghan's sharp eyes.

Seeing this, Si Qing inwardly praised him repeatedly.

It seems that the prince's choice of Miss Wen as his princess was not entirely due to her looks.

Xie Jinghan stared intently for a moment, then a slight upward curve appeared at the corner of his lips.

"Does the Chen family have any items... left behind by their ancestors?" Xie Jinghan suddenly asked.

"And it was left over from the previous dynasty."