Sang Yun coughed lightly twice in a serious tone, lowered his voice and spoke in a tone that only the two of them could hear: "Your Highness may not know, but when His Majesty heard that I had brought Qingying back, he immediately thought that only the Fourteenth Prince, with his mighty reputation, could subdue her. So he ordered me to bring her to his residence for a temporary stay, and to keep an eye on her."

"What!" Long Jingwei stood up abruptly from the stool. He glanced at Qingying, who was acting as if she were the most important person in the world, and shook his head in refusal: "This king does not want to!"

Sang Yun wasn't angry and looked at her before continuing, "But the Emperor also said that Princess Yonghe will be returning soon, and he asked the Prince to reconsider..."

After Sang Yun finished speaking, she stopped talking.

Long Jingwei: ...

So this is to ask for his opinion?

However, after considering Princess Yonghe and Qingying, he decisively chose Qingying.

He looked at Sang Yun and said through gritted teeth, "I can let her stay, but I have one condition: when Princess Yonghe returns, she must pretend to be my beloved and act as my shield."

Upon hearing this, Sang Yun subconsciously glanced at Qing Ying, knowing her as he did, he was afraid that this was not the case.

Before he could even speak, Qingying nodded and said, "No problem!"

Sang Yun: ? ? ?

He looked at Qingying in disbelief.

Seeing the incredulous looks in their eyes, Qingying nodded firmly once again: "Is it okay if I just stay here and help you avoid unwanted suitors?"

Long Jingwei: ...

For some reason, he regretted his decision for a moment. He should have resisted to the death and refused to let Qingying stay with him, but it was clear that it was too late to back out now.

He nodded irritably: "Yes."

"Yes, I agree." Qingying nodded with a smile. "When will you move in?"

Long Jingwei: ...

Are you in such a hurry?

He now felt that Qingying was plotting something. He was about to say that it would be a couple of days when he heard Sang Yun's annoying voice: "It can be done now. I have already ordered someone to bring your things."

Long Jingwei: ...

He was now even more convinced that there was some kind of conspiracy involved.

Qingying looked at Sang Yun and chuckled, "You're something else. Fine, have someone bring my things over. I'll stay here tonight."

Sang Yun nodded quickly: "Okay."

After saying that, he looked at Long Jingwei and said, "Your Highness, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

After saying that, he didn't wait for Sang Yun to say anything more and turned around and ran outside.

The housekeeper saw his hurried manner and was about to call him when he realized she had already run far away.

The butler hurried to the main hall, fearing something might have happened. As soon as he entered, he saw Long Jingwei and a woman staring at each other.

The woman looked at Long Jingwei with a happy expression.

Long Jingwei had an expression on his face as if he had swallowed a fly and was stuck in his throat.

The steward raised an eyebrow slightly, his curiosity about Qingying growing. Over the years, apart from the Emperor and the Eighth Prince, who had the Fourteenth Prince ever heard of, let alone suffered a setback at anyone's hands? Yet now, he had been rendered speechless by a woman.

However, he was more curious about what would happen between this woman and Long Jingwei. No woman had lived in the Prince's mansion for so many years, but judging from her demeanor, she was going to stay there for a long time.

If only she could become the Fourteenth Prince's wife...

The butler almost burst out laughing at this thought, but he quickly pulled himself together and turned to leave...