Chapter 168 Another Dispute

She raised her eyes and inadvertently met Xiao Yuan's dark eyes, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The beauty threw herself into his arms, and he was watching what he was doing, and she didn't go crazy and try to stop him?

The man was about to fall on Xiao Yuan. The distance was not far. Shen Anan clearly heard the cold tone coming from his mouth, "Get lost."

The woman immediately straightened up and retreated back into the group of dancers.

Xiao Ze sneered, perhaps laughing at Xiao Yuan's disinterest in women, or perhaps laughing at his henpecked nature. Because Shen An'an was there, he didn't dare to embrace the dancer and show pity for her.

He turned his head and looked at the three women at the round table, and finally his eyes fixed on Duan Mengmeng.

With such a beauty, those dirty dancers are of course not worth the sight and are only worthy of serving to entertain him.

"ah--"

The wine cup in Duan Mengmeng's hand was knocked over at the right time, staining a large area of ​​her dress.

Shen Anan glanced at him, then looked at Xiao Ze, whose eyes were full of desire, and raised her lips slightly. This wine cup was poured at the right time.

Duan Mengmeng did not disappoint her. She lowered her head and stroked the heavy uniform of the prince's consort, with a smile not reaching her eyes.

Duan Yingying immediately said, "Hurry up and go to the boat room to change clothes."

Duan Mengmeng bit her lip and said, "The Second Prince's wife is in there, and there are people in the other rooms. It's not convenient."

Xiao Ze invited a lot of people, and except for the room of the queen Zhou, there were almost no extra rooms.

It’s not that there weren’t any places to go, but Duan Mengmeng just didn’t want to go. Those houses were cramped and small, and she felt uncomfortable living there.

She was not like Duan Yingying, who could even compromise with a carriage. Even if she was being plotted against, she was still a female official and the daughter of destiny in the eyes of the people. How could she be humiliated so easily?

Duan Yingying saw through her thoughts at a glance and her eyes turned cold.

It has come to this, yet she is still pretending to be noble. However, there is one thing she knows in her heart: if she is on this ship, Zhou will be an uncertain factor, and may ruin the plan that she is about to complete with great difficulty.

The two sisters looked at Shen Anan at the same time, “Fourth Prince’s Consort, can you please borrow your boat so I can change my clothes?”

Shen Anan naturally thought of what they thought of, so as to avoid Zhou coming out to ruin the good thing, she just thought about it for a while and agreed.

But he still let Mo Xiang take Duan Mengmeng there, and specifically told them not to go to the room that Xiao Yuan had arranged in advance.

No matter what the two of them are like, affection cannot be wasted.

Duan Mengmeng now put aside her past grudges and immediately bowed to express her gratitude. Before leaving, she did not forget to glance at Xiao Ze.

When Xiao Yuan saw what was happening here and saw Mo Xiang taking Duan Mengmeng to their boat, his face immediately darkened.

His anger, which was already rising because Shen Anan didn't care about him, increased even more.

He turned his head to look at Shen Anan, his eyes were indescribably cold and angry.

"..." Shen Anan felt that the overall situation was more important. If Duan Mengmeng and the second prince really accomplished something good, the emperor would definitely not tolerate it. This would be the best thing for him, as he could take the opportunity to get rid of Xiao Ze.

It was her small way of repaying his kindness.

She lowered her eyelids and stopped looking at Xiao Yuan's expression. Duan Yingying suddenly spoke up, "The Fourth Prince's wife's move of using a knife to kill someone is really brilliant. It kills without shedding blood."

Shen Anan looked indifferent, “I don’t understand what Concubine Duan is saying.”

"Really?" Duan Yingying smiled faintly, "The Fourth Prince's wife repeatedly mentioned in front of me that the Second Prince liked Duan Mengmeng, acknowledged Duan Mengmeng's fake identity as the Daughter of Destiny, and ridiculed me when I was bullied, stirring up my hatred to the peak, isn't it just to use me to avenge my Third Sister?"

"You think too much." Shen An'an's expression remained unchanged, "Isn't everything your third sister willing to do? Did you contribute?"

Duan Yingying snorted, "That's also the concubine of the Fourth Prince. If you hadn't shown off in front of her and made the Fourth Prince completely cut off her thoughts, she wouldn't have made up her mind to take this step."

"Even when I married into the Second Prince's house, it was you who facilitated it!"

This Shen Anan was really wronged, she never knew Duan Yingying would be so extreme.

"Aren't you willing to do this? You hate Duan Mengmeng to the core and have long wished she was dead. Aren't you happy to see everything that happened today?"

Duan Yingying laughed softly, "You are right, Duan Mengmeng looks down on me, but the result will tell her that she is just as lowly, even more miserable than me. Zhou humiliated me, and after Duan Mengmeng enters the mansion, she will have a good life. As for the Second Prince, he has no pity at all..."

"Tell me, what expression would the emperor have if he knew that he and Duan Mengmeng were hanging out and having an affair?"

Her smile gradually became distorted. Shen Anan tilted her head to look at her and felt that she didn't need to do anything else. Duan Yingying's fighting power alone was enough.

"I hate you just as much, but I don't want to kill you. So, you don't have to be on guard against me. At least for now, we can be allies."

Duan Yingying picked up the wine cup, Shen Anan was silent for a moment, then also picked it up, touched it lightly, and drank it.

Xiao Yuan was furious as he watched the two of them come to some kind of agreement.

Just because of such a trivial matter, the flower boat he had carefully prepared for a month was ruined?

Especially the dancer in the front became more and more bold, she kept lifting up her long skirt and bending down to deliberately reveal her fullness in front.

That woman is still calculating those petty little thoughts.

Xiao Ze had already been aroused, his eyes kept drifting towards Xiao Yuan's boat. Duan Yingying stood up with a sneer and said to Shen Anan, "Just wait and see."

She walked towards Xiao Ze and gave him a way out. "Second Prince. My third sister went to change clothes and hasn't come out yet. I am a little worried and I am really afraid of the dark. Can you accompany me?"

Xiao Ze agreed readily, and his eyes were full of joy and satisfaction when he looked at Duan Yingying.

This woman was the right one to marry. Although she has no sense of humor, she is smart, obedient and has brains.

He nodded slightly to Xiao Yuan, then stood up shakily while holding onto the armrest of the chair, "Fourth brother, enjoy it slowly. The night is still long, there is no rush."

I almost asked to borrow your boat for a while, so just sit there and don't go back yet.

In front of Xiao Yuan, he was indeed a bit bold, but he had already had feelings for Duan Mengmeng and thought it would be fine even if she knew.

For a moment, the only people left on the boat table were Xiao Yuan, Shen Anan who was watching the show, and the dancers who were trying hard to show off their figures.

Xiao Yuan was very annoyed and told the dancers to retreat with a cold voice.

After spending so much time with their son, they all knew that Xiao Yuan was not someone who could be seduced easily, so they all left very tactfully.

Xiao Yuan turned around and looked at Shen Anan fiercely, "What are you doing sitting there, waiting for me to invite you?"

"..." Shen Anan hadn't figured out where she had offended him.

But she stood up and walked over. She was under someone's roof and she still had to go to Jiangnan, so she had to endure it.

She wanted to sit down in the chair that Xiao Ze had just occupied, but she met Xiao Yuan's cold gaze. She immediately stood up straight from her half-bent waist, went back to the round table, pulled over a chair and sat down.

Ignoring Xiao Yuan's sullen expression, she said, "The Emperor takes the rumors about the Destiny Girl very seriously. Now is the best time for you to use your means."

Xiao Yuan didn't say anything, but just stared at her, his eyes were not friendly at all.

“…” Shen Anan continued, “Duan Yingying hates him to the core, maybe we can reach a consensus and use him for you temporarily.”

"so--"

He finally spoke, his eyes cold and without a trace of warmth, "You gave our ship to them to live in."

"... Zhou is on the boat, so it's not convenient for them to act here. If they are stopped, it will be more trouble than gain."

Xiao Yuan's anger completely erupted at this moment. He stared at Shen Anan fiercely, but there was pain in his eyes, "Do you know how long I have been preparing for today?"

The beautiful place he prepared with great care has now become a place for others to live in despicable ways. He worked so hard but in the end it was just a joke.

Shen Anan's wrist was grabbed by him and it hurt. She didn't quite understand why he was so angry.

The Second Prince and Duan Mengmeng are having an affair, but what they both want to do...isn't it also about enjoying the pleasure of love?

But it was definitely irritating, and she could empathize with him, "I specifically told Mo Xiang not to arrange for them to go to that room."

Xiao Yuan looked at her frowning brows due to pain and loosened his hands slightly, but his complexion did not improve.

Any room would have defiled his ship and spoiled his mood.

“Shen Anan, you are a heartless person.”

Maybe it’s not that I don’t care, but I just don’t care. I don’t care about him, I don’t care about anything about him, and I don’t care about his thoughts and efforts.

Shen Anan was at a loss, wondering how she had become a heartless person again. She really felt that she had a much better conscience than he did in his previous life, at least he would not be perfunctory and indifferent.

She also got angry. "In the current situation, what does a ship mean? Not to mention just one of them, even if you give them all to him, as long as you can bring down Xiao Ze and complete your great cause, why not?"

She felt that at this moment, there was no need to talk about romance or love. If there was an opportunity to bring down the other person, she would give it up without hesitation.

Just like if she had the chance to avenge her grandmother, she would definitely not show mercy.

Xiao Yuan looked at her, his eyes slowly regained their calmness, like a pool of stagnant water. He said softly, "Chen An'an, you really... know how to retaliate against me."

Xiao Yuan leaned back in the rocking chair, half-closed his eyes and didn't say another word.

Yes, this is what he deserves. It's just a return to him in a different way. Why should he be angry?

Shen Anan looked at him, her throat seemed to be blocked by a ball of cotton wool, she couldn't speak, and didn't know what to say.