Inside the study.

Xie Jingyan sat there, still processing what Shen Wan had told him. He couldn't understand how he had ended up on the path of rebellion. To make matters worse, he was killed halfway through because of a woman. This was too much of a shock for him, and he couldn't accept it for a while.

He raised his hand to rub his temples, just then there was a knock on the study door.

"Come in."

Yinshuang went inside and handed the jade pendant to Xie Jingyan. "Your Highness's jade pendant was left in the inner room. The Princess Consort asked me to bring it back to you."

Xie Jingyan's gaze fell on the jade pendant, lingering for several moments before he reached out and took it.

Silver Frost, "...???"

Wasn't it a jade pendant given to you by your sweetheart?

She didn't sense the prince's eagerness at all.

With a puzzled look in her eyes, Yinshuang left the study, glancing back every few steps.

Xie Jingyan looked at the jade pendant in his hand, unable to figure out Shen Wan's intention in having the maid return it.

Chen Feng said, "Your Highness rushed to the racetrack and brought the Marquis of Pingyang's heir back in time. The Princess Consort is grateful to you and has taken the initiative to show goodwill by asking you to move back in."

Feeling grateful and taking the initiative to show goodwill is possible, but as for asking him to move back—

Xie Jingyan glanced at Chen Feng and said, "Is that possible?"

Chen Feng, "..."

It seems unlikely.

In the princess's eyes, the prince was a devoted lover, but he wasn't devoted to her.

I wonder who the woman in the princess's dream was who made the prince risk his life. To prevent her from becoming a stumbling block for the prince, we should find her and throw her far away. If that doesn't work, we should just kill her so that the prince will never have the chance to see her again in this lifetime, thus eliminating any future troubles.

Just then, a servant knocked on the door of the study and entered, reporting, "Your Highness, the Marquis of Pingyang's residence has sent someone to invite Doctor Tao to rescue Young Master Shen."

After the servant finished informing Xie Jingyan and left the study, he also had a maid inform Shen Wan.

With such a major incident at the Pingyang Marquis's residence, Shen Wan, as a married daughter, would definitely have to go back and see what happened.

Shen Wan changed into a dress and stepped out the door. She saw Xie Jingyan walking over and immediately noticed the lotus jade pendant hanging from his waist. However, Shen Wan only glanced at it before looking away.

Yinshuang stood behind Shen Wan, her eyes blazing with anger. No prince could be so outrageous. The princess had risked her life to undo the aphrodisiac for him, yet he disregarded her feelings at all, flaunting the jade pendant on his waist and constantly stabbing her in the heart. It was simply too much.

Yinshuang grew angrier the more she thought about it. Xie Jingyan didn't notice the hostility of a maid, but Chen Feng, who was behind him, saw it clearly. Did this maid of the princess have a death wish or did she think she had too much life? How dare she glare at his master from behind? Just because she was the princess's personal maid didn't mean that the master wouldn't punish her.

Shen Wan assumed that Xie Jingyan had something to do and was going the same way, so she didn't ask any questions. When they arrived at the main gate of the Prince's Mansion, the carriage was already there. It was Xie Jingyan's carriage, so Shen Wan stood still.

Xie Jingyan came down the steps and saw her stop, asking, "Why did you stop?"

Shen Wan said, "My carriage hasn't arrived yet."

Xie Jingyan's face darkened. He sat in the carriage, then lifted the curtain and said, "Get in."

Shen Wan said, "I'm going back to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence..."

Xie Jingyan laughed in exasperation, "Where do you think I'm going?"

Shen Wan was taken aback at first, but when she realized that he was also going to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence, she quickly got into the carriage.

Just like last time, Shen Wan sat next to the car door. Last time Xie Jingyan was angry, but this time he was depressed. He didn't like Shen Wan's aloofness towards him, keeping him at arm's length.

Shen Wan knew Xie Jingyan was watching her. After talking things out, she was no longer afraid of him. She prepared to lift the carriage curtain to look outside, but before she could lift the curtain, she felt a weight on her thigh as a leg came across her.

Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan, who said, "My legs hurt, can you rub them for me?"

Shen Wan immediately instructed the servant, "Return to the Ling Prince's residence."

Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan, "What are you going back to the Prince's Mansion for?"

Shen Wan said, "Isn't your leg hurting? I can go to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence by myself."

Don't think she doesn't know he's faking it.

He wanted her to massage his legs?

No way!

Xie Jingyan's face was dark, and he felt his back teeth itching. He pulled his leg back, and Shen Wan continued to lift the carriage curtain. But this time, before her hand even touched the curtain, Xie Jingyan grabbed it. Before she could react, he pulled her forcefully, and she uncontrollably fell into his arms.

His chest was solid, and it hurt terribly when I bumped into him. Shen Wan's forehead trembled with pain, and she angrily said, "You bastard!"

Shen Wan struggled to get up, but Xie Jingyan held her tightly, "Where did you hurt yourself? Let me rub it for you."

The impact hurt my chest, and he immediately reached out his hand. By the time I realized what was happening...

The person who was rubbing blushed, and the person being rubbed also blushed.

Ahhh!

Shen Wan is going crazy.

She grabbed Xie Jingyan's hand and bit it hard, causing Xie Jingyan to gasp in pain.

Shen Wan shook off his hand and sat back down by the carriage. Xie Jingyan looked at the teeth marks on her hand and thought, "No wonder he's a dog." He said, "It's not the first time. Why did he bite so hard?"

"...You still dare to talk!"

Shen Wan glared at him, and Xie Jingyan obediently stopped talking.

However, both of them unanimously recalled that chaotic, tender, and infuriating morning, and the temperature inside the carriage rose imperceptibly.

Neither of them spoke again until the carriage stopped in front of the Pingyang Marquis's mansion.

Xie Jingyan got off the carriage first, then helped Chen Wan down. The two stepped into the mansion and saw a servant escorting the doctor out. After walking a few steps, Steward Li escorted Doctor Tao over.

"Dr. Tao only arrived a short while ago, why did he leave already?" A guess flashed through Shen Wan's mind. When Steward Li and Dr. Tao came over, Shen Wan asked, "How is the Second Young Master?"

Manager Li sighed, "The second young master is gone..."

This morning I saw the second and third young masters leaving the manor chatting and laughing. I never expected that the second young master would have an accident, especially since it happened while riding the young master's horse. If it weren't for Prince Ling pulling the young master off the horse, the young master would have been the one carried back to the manor today, dead.

It was expected that Shen Wan would lose her life. Shen Li's martial arts skills were far inferior to Shen Du's. Shen Du's horse was a fine steed given to him by the Yun family, capable of traveling a thousand miles a day and eight hundred miles at night. It could win eight or nine out of ten horse races. The more a horse ran in front during a race, the more dangerous it would be if something happened. Even if other horses were not as good as Shen Du's, the distance between them would not be too great.

Even with her elder brother's skills in her previous life, he couldn't dodge it and had his right arm broken. How could Shen Li possibly escape unscathed? Even if he died on the spot under the horse's hooves, Shen Wan wouldn't be surprised.

Actually, Shen Li had already passed away before Doctor Tao arrived at the Pingyang Marquis's residence. The old lady couldn't bear the shock and fainted. Doctor Tao came only to take the old lady's pulse and prescribe some medicine.

Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan walked toward the courtyard where Shen Li lived. They had only reached the gate when they heard mournful sounds coming from inside. Shen Wan was unable to go in, but Shen Du came out and stopped Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan.

Shen Li's death was so gruesome that he would probably have nightmares if he saw it. He dared not let Shen Wan go in, and besides, they had only been married for a short time and it was not good for them to be involved in such unlucky things.

Chen Du said, "Father wants you to visit the old lady and then go back."