Shen Wan wanted to know who Xie Jingyan's sweetheart was, but she was also afraid to find out, especially after talking to Xie Jingyan about it.

Upon hearing Yinshuang's three words, Shen Wan's brows furrowed into a knot.

"Young Master?"

"What young master?"

This doesn't sound like the name of a lady from a respectable family.

Yinshuang was anxious, "Who else could the young master be? He is Your Highness's brother."

Shen Wan's lips twitched. "Don't talk nonsense."

How could Xie Jingyan's sweetheart be her older brother? Even someone without a brain wouldn't think that way.

Yinshuang said, "I'm not talking nonsense. Chen Feng told me."

Ever since Shen Wan said that the jade pendant was a gift from Xie Jingyan's sweetheart, Yin Shuang has wanted to know who Xie Jingyan's sweetheart is. Chen Feng has come to her door, and Yin Shuang certainly won't miss it. Chen Feng is the prince's personal bodyguard, and he follows him almost every step of the way. Chen Feng must know who gave the jade pendant to the prince.

Yinshuang asked directly, and Chen Feng thought she was asking some difficult question, but it turned out she was asking about the jade pendant. Chen Feng was puzzled, "What's so interesting about that? Wasn't that jade pendant a gift from the Princess to the Prince? As the Princess's personal maid, how could you not know?"

Yinshuang said, "That jade pendant wasn't a gift from the Princess."

Chen Feng was bewildered. "Isn't that right?"

Yinshuang put her hands on her hips and said, "I am the princess's personal maid, how could I not know?"

These were Chen Feng's words, and Yin Shuang immediately retorted.

Chen Feng said, "If it wasn't a gift from the Princess Consort, it was a gift from the Heir Apparent of the Marquis of Pingyang."

Yinshuang glared at Chen Feng, "Fine, don't tell me if you don't want to, but don't lie to me!"

Silver Frost was very angry.

Chen Feng was also a little angry. "Who lied to you? That jade pendant was a birthday gift that the prince received last year on his birthday. Only the heir of the Marquis of Pingyang came that morning. He and the prince talked by the lake for a while. After he left, the prince had this jade pendant in his hand. If it wasn't given by the heir of the Marquis of Pingyang, did it fall from the sky?"

He had always thought the jade pendant was a gift from the Marquis of Pingyang's heir, and wondered why the prince was so fond of it. It wasn't until the day the Eighth Prince asked for the jade pendant and the prince said it was a gift from the princess that he realized he had misunderstood. When he was told that the jade pendant was not a gift from the princess, Chen Feng was confused and didn't know who had given the jade pendant to the prince.

However, he didn't know whether it was Shen Wan or Shen Du who gave it to him, but Chen Feng was certain that the jade pendant was brought by Shen Du.

Chen Feng looked certain, and Yin Shuang had no choice but to believe him. After all, he was the one who served the prince, while her princess was just repeating hearsay, and it was clearly more likely that her princess was wrong.

Yinshuang left Chen Feng behind and rushed back to the room to tell Shen Wan, "Chen Feng is certain that the jade pendant was given to the Prince by the young master."

Yinshuang was certain that her princess had misunderstood. Rumors were not to be believed, and the claim that the prince had someone he loved was definitely unfounded. Since the prince did not have someone he loved, the princess naturally did not need to worry about it.

Shen Wan's brows were furrowed tightly.

How could the jade pendant have been a gift from her elder brother?

Why would Xie Jingyan treat the jade pendant given to him by his elder brother like a treasure, wearing it all the time, even on his wedding day? If it were just that one decent jade pendant, wearing it to save face would be one thing, but did Xie Jingyan lack jade pendants? He probably had at least a hundred better ones than that lotus jade pendant.

Could it be that she made a mistake?

Shen Wan thought of her past life, when Xie Jingyin's men rushed to deliver the jade pendant to the palace, and it didn't look fake at all.

Moreover, Xie Jingyan was indeed lured to his death in his previous life. This matter was known to everyone in the capital. It was not something Xie Jingyin could fabricate. If it weren't for his beloved, would Xie Jingyan have gone to his death?

Something just doesn't feel right.

Lying in bed, Shen Wan kept thinking about the jade pendant and her past life. Before she knew it, it was late at night, and when she tried to sleep, she couldn't fall asleep no matter what she did.

Shen Wan suffered from insomnia again, and finally couldn't stay awake until dawn before she finally fell asleep.

When she woke up, the sun was high in the sky, and sunlight streamed through the window, casting golden light across the floor.

Shen Wan sat up, and Yin Shuang brought in a copper basin, saying, "Your Highness has finally woken up. If you hadn't, I would have woken you up myself."

Shen Wan was not fully asleep when Yin Shuang put down the copper basin, came over to help Shen Wan tuck the gauze curtains, and then said, "The young master has arrived."

Shen Wan was stunned, and quickly sat up. "My older brother is here?"

Silver Frost nodded. "We've been here for quite a while now."

Shen Wan threw back the covers and was about to get out of bed when she said, "The Marquis's residence is holding a funeral. Why isn't my elder brother busy greeting the guests? Why have you come to the Prince Ling's residence?"

Although Xie Jingyan asked his elder brother to come when he had time, it was obvious that his elder brother was busy these past few days.

Shen Wan found it strange and asked casually. Unexpectedly, Yin Shuang actually knew. Yin Shuang said, "The Second Young Master had an accident while riding the Young Master's horse. The Second Madam became emotional when she saw the Young Master. The Marquis was considerate of the Second Branch's grief over the loss of their son. In addition, the Marquis's mansion was not short of people to welcome and send off guests, so he did not let the Young Master show up. The Young Master was bored at home, so he came to the Prince's mansion to find the Prince."

After a pause, Yinshuang said, "I heard from the servant that the young master's horse was killed by the old lady."

Shen Wan's eyes suddenly turned cold.

That horse was a gift from the Yun family to my eldest brother, who loved it dearly. He even personally took care of things like brushing and bathing the horse. In his previous life, he fell off the horse and broke his leg, making it impossible for him to lift the red-tasseled spear again. But my eldest brother didn't kill the horse because it wasn't the horse's fault; someone had given it medicine.

They drugged her brother's horse, and when that happened, they took their anger out on her brother's horse. This is outrageous!

After washing up, Shen Wan went to the study without even having breakfast.

Inside the study, Xie Jingyan and Shen Du were playing chess. When Shen Wan approached, Shen Du said, "Little sister, you sleep too much."

Shen Wan said, "I didn't sleep well last night, that's why I woke up late."

Shen Wan found a seat and sat down, her gaze shifting back and forth between Xie Jingyan and Shen Du, her brows furrowing repeatedly.

Chen Du leaned closer to Xie Jingyan and said, "Brother-in-law, don't you think my sister's gaze towards us is strange, like we're having an affair?"

Xie Jingyan also noticed it, but he didn't use words as disgusting as Chen Du.

adultery...

You know what, it really does look like it.

Seeing Shen Du and Xie Jingyan standing close together, Shen Wan frowned so deeply that it could trap a fly.

She couldn't sleep until dawn last night. Before going to bed, she thought it was normal for Xie Jingyan to like her older brother. After all, he liked to be with her older brother before he was demoted to guard the imperial mausoleum. In her previous life, he even climbed over the wall to find her older brother and found the inner courtyard. He almost died of illness in the imperial mausoleum. It was her older brother who found out and pleaded with the emperor for him to be released.

When she asked him to fake a marriage, he agreed without hesitation. Later, he said that he did it because of his elder brother's influence.

The royal family has many offspring, and one or two princes being homosexual will not affect the continuation of the royal bloodline. However, the father only has one son, the eldest brother, who bears the heavy responsibility of continuing the family line. Moreover, the eldest brother is in love with the Princess of Huai'an.

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P.S.: Thank you for the gifts, everyone.