Chapter 25 The insidious villain
"Puchi..." Shen Jingxuan, who was watching all this from afar, laughed out loud. He was worthy of being her grandfather.
"Qiuyou, continue to keep an eye on the second room." Shen Jingxuan instructed Qiuyou.
She took her maid and stopped looking at the people from the second house and returned to Yuxuan Courtyard.
The sky was clear and blue, and sunlight shone through the gaps between the trees and onto the windows.
Ling Feng came back from outside, knocked on the door, and came to Xie Lingxiao's study.
"Your Majesty, Shen Jiande's wife has found out about his mistress."
Xie Lingxiao raised his eyebrows: "It's really fast."
It's only been one night, and the ugly woman has arranged everything. It's really not easy.
A woman who is recognized as a fool by everyone in the street? It's a huge joke.
"What about that ugly...Miss Shen?" Xie Lingxiao didn't even raise his head and continued to read the news from the secret guards.
"Miss Shen followed the people from the second branch of the Shen family to the west of the city. She asked the carriage to stop outside the courtyard of the outer room. After Sun Shi returned home after making a fuss, she also returned home."
Ling Feng told the truth that his prince had been paying attention to Miss Shen since he came back from Hantan.
Could it be that the prince has taken a fancy to Miss Shen? But he had clearly wanted to punish her before.
He secretly observed Xie Lingxiao, but he suddenly felt that the prince was becoming more and more incomprehensible.
"Go down and keep watching." Xie Lingxiao said expressionlessly.
After Ling Feng left, Xie Lingxiao sat there, staring at the table without moving an inch.
He didn't know why he had someone keep an eye on Shen Jingxuan. Ever since he went to Shen Jingxuan to ask for the jade pendant last time, he always thought about what happened that night from time to time.
When they went there again later, they found that she was not in the mansion. After she came back, they asked people to pay attention to Shen Jingxuan's movements.
Xie Lingxiao frowned slightly, unable to understand why he did this.
As the sun set, Xie Zihan walked aimlessly on the street.
He hasn't left the house for several days.
He wanted his mother to issue an imperial decree to cancel the engagement, but no matter what he said, his mother would not agree.
His father was very busy with affairs of state, and Xie Zihan did not dare to disturb him with these matters, for fear that his father would be angry.
After being sulking at home for a few days, Xie Zihan planned to go out and relax today, and then go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to visit Shen Jingxuan.
Xie Zihan was walking on the street, and occasionally he saw a woman passing by, looking at him without blinking, and the bad mood that had been lingering for several days was swept away.
Whenever he looked at them, he would see their cheeks flushed and they hurriedly lowered their heads, and Xie Zihan would curl the corners of his lips.
He is the crown prince, the idol in the hearts of thousands of noble ladies. Countless people are vying to marry him.
But Shen Jingxuan was the only one who stopped most of them.
Thinking of Shen Jingxuan occupying the position of Crown Princess, Xie Zihan's anger gradually spread.
She was a foolish girl, and dreaming of becoming his crown princess was simply a pipe dream.
Although he no longer looks stupid, he already has Huan'er, so he must find a way to break off the engagement with Shen Jingxuan.
Unconsciously, Xie Zihan walked to the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. He stepped into the mansion and went to Shen Jinghuan's yard.
Shen Jinghuan had just recovered from his illness in the past few days. When he heard the servant come to report that Xie Zihan came to see him, he immediately went out to greet him.
"Your Highness." Shen Jinghuan saluted Xie Zihan, but was halfway through when he helped her up.
"Huan'er, this prince came to see you. How have you been recently?" Xie Zihan looked at Shen Jinghuan gently.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Shen Jinghuan's eyes gradually turned red and her eyes were filled with tears.
Shen Jinghuan said aggrievedly: "Your Highness, Huan'er is fine."
Looking at her appearance, Xie Zihan's heart ached slightly. He helped Shen Jinghuan walk into her room.
When he came into the room, Xie Zihan asked her what happened.
Shen Jinghuan exaggerated what had happened in the past few days, but she never mentioned the fact that Shen Jiande had a mistress.
When Xie Zihan found out, his face darkened visibly and he stood up to settle the score with Shen Jingxuan.
Shen Jinghuan pulled him hard and stopped him from leaving: "Your Highness, my sister is engaged to you, please don't be angry with my sister because of Huan'er."
It would have been fine if the engagement wasn't mentioned, but Xie Zihan couldn't control his anger when he thought about the engagement with that vicious woman.
He said angrily: "I must break off the engagement with her. Huan'er, don't worry, I won't let you suffer any more injustice."
Seeing that Xie Zihan was getting angrier and angrier, Shen Jinghuan continued to add fuel to the fire: "Your Highness, Huan'er is not wronged."
She looked up at Xie Zihan, then hurriedly lowered her head: "Last time, my sister was thrown off the cliff. I don't know if Qingbai is still there. Huan'er is afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been deceived."
"Your Highness, please do not despise my sister. She must be innocent, otherwise she would definitely agree to cancel the engagement."
Shen Jinghuan glanced at the prince out of the corner of her eye, worried that Xie Zihan would doubt her intentions.
Unexpectedly, after listening to Shen Jinghuan's words, not only did he not doubt her, but he became even more excited.
His eyes flickered as he looked at Shen Jinghuan: "Huan'er, I have thought of a way. If Shen Jingxuan loses her innocence, she will have to withdraw from the engagement."
"Huan'er, thank you for helping me think of a solution." After he finished speaking, he walked forward and hugged Shen Jinghuan.
Xie Zihan didn't see the person in his arms, and the corners of his mouth gradually rose.
Shen Jinghuan restrained her smile and said, "Your Highness, Huan'er didn't say anything."
"Yes, Huan'er didn't say anything. It was this prince who thought of it. Don't worry, I will definitely marry you." Xie Zihan gradually tightened his hands.
The two of them hugged each other and talked about how to deal with Shen Jingxuan, but they didn't notice a figure gradually moving away outside the window.
He avoided the servants in the yard and headed towards Shen Jingxuan's Yuxuan Courtyard.
"Miss, Li Yong is here." Chuntao shouted.
"Why is he here?" Shen Jingxuan looked puzzled.
Is there any news about Zhuangzi?
Chun Tao explained, "Miss, he wanted to come and talk to you about Zhuangzi just now, but I stopped him to help him, so he just came back now."
"Let him in." As soon as Shen Jingxuan finished speaking, Li Yong walked in from outside the door.
Seeing him sweating profusely, Shen Jingxuan was puzzled: "Chun Tao, what are you doing that makes you sweat profusely?"
"Qiuyou was busy just now, so I asked him to look after the second house for Qiuyou." Chuntao looked at Li Yong and didn't understand what he had done.
"Miss, Miss, I have something to say." Li Yongqi looked at Shen Jingxuan breathlessly.
Shen Jingxuan asked: "What's the matter? You're sweating all over."
"Miss, I just passed by the third lady's yard and heard what the prince and the third lady said." Li Yong's voice gradually lowered.
Without hearing Shen Jingxuan's voice, Li Yong whispered the plan of the prince and Shen Jinghuan.
Shen Jingxuan laughed. She thought Shen Jinghuan would be well behaved for a few days, but she didn't expect her to be so impatient.
He really has forgotten the pain after the wound has healed. After only a few days of recovery, he is jumping around again and looking for a beating.
Beating her up didn't make her behave, and the fact that the second wife had a mistress didn't stop her from doing that.
Shen Jingxuan couldn't help but secretly praise Shen Jinghuan, saying that Shen Jinghuan was indeed very tenacious.
Since she wanted to be the Crown Princess so much, she would just prevent her from doing so.