Chapter 32 Bowing down and calling him Imperial Uncle

Hearing footsteps, Li Qin'er rubbed her knee and turned around. When she saw that it was Chen Pingjin, she looked a little embarrassed.

She tried to make her smile look natural. "Princess Regent, excuse me."

Chen Pingjin frowned slightly. "I wonder what the shopkeeper wants to say?"

Li Qin'er was taken aback and quickly shook her head. "No, no, Your Highness, I just accidentally bumped my knee and wanted to go upstairs to get some ointment. I forgot that Your Highness and His Highness the Crown Prince were still upstairs. I am so sorry for the intrusion."

Seeing Li Qin'er's frightened appearance, Shen Pingjin was somewhat puzzled, but still nodded and said, "It's alright. Where did you put your ointment? Do you want me to get it for you?"

Li Qin'er's expression froze, and she shook her head like a rattle drum, "I am just a lowly servant, how dare I ask the Regent's Consort to do things for me? I am truly terrified!"

Before Shen Pingjin could reply, Li Qin'er quickly turned around and fled downstairs.

The speed was so fast that it seemed as if the expression of pain from just hitting one's knee was an act.

Shen Pingjin was taken aback. As she walked back, she felt increasingly uneasy.

The shopkeeper clearly saw them come in and go up to the second floor, so how can he say it was an accidental bump?

Furthermore, the notice of the bump was clearly just issued, so she could only have come up to get the ointment on a whim. This strongly suggests that she may have been waiting at the stairwell for a while, but accidentally bumped into something and was seen by me.

Shen Pingjin frowned slightly. This shopkeeper's behavior was truly strange.

Seeing Shen Pingjin return with a puzzled look on her face, Yan Jue asked softly, "Has something happened?"

Shen Pingjin shook her head. "No, it's just that the female shopkeeper downstairs said she bumped herself and wanted to come up to get some ointment."

Yan Jue was taken aback. "Where is she?"

Shen Pingjin seemed to be thinking, "She didn't dare to come up. I offered to help her get it myself, but she refused."

"This Li Qin'er..."

Chen Pingjin frowned slightly. "You recognize her?"

Yan Jue nodded, "Of course, after all, she is a tailor at the Imperial Capital Clothing Shop who is as famous as Aunt Yu Yan."

Chen Pingjin suddenly realized.

As Li Qin'er walked downstairs, she hurriedly returned to her seat. Feeling the pain in her knee, she finally couldn't help but gasp.

She was almost scared to death just now! Help! Does anyone know the embarrassment of being caught sneaking a peek at something? It's such a social disaster...

However, Li Qin'er nodded thoughtfully, a hint of infatuation gradually appearing in her eyes. That eldest daughter of the Shen family was indeed extremely beautiful.

Even when he asked her questions out of concern, his tone was so gentle that it made her, a woman, feel her heart flutter.

However, while Li Qin'er was enjoying the gossip, she was quite puzzled as to why the eldest daughter of the Shen family would suddenly have the idea to marry the regent of the dynasty.

This...something's definitely not right...

However, Li Qin'er couldn't help but feel sorry for the fate that befell this beautiful young lady.

She likes beautiful women, and since the eldest daughter of the Shen family is beautiful, she might as well lend a hand!

Li Qin'er had no idea that her decision would bring about some enormous karma and opportunity upon Shen Pingjin.

Aunt Yuyan instructed the skilled craftswoman to cut the cloth to the appropriate size, then informed Yan Jue and Su Xuanmao upstairs before going upstairs herself.

Seeing the different expressions on their faces, Aunt Yuyan asked with some doubt, "Your Highness the Crown Prince and the Regent, do you need any other clothes made?"

Yan Jue shook his head. "It's all over now. His Highness the Crown Prince and I were just chatting for a bit. After all, His Highness the Crown Prince is my brother-in-law now, so it's natural for me to have some casual conversation with him."

Aunt Yuyan was taken aback, but when she saw Su Xuanmao's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, she immediately bowed and took a step back. "This servant understands. This servant will take her leave now to cut clothes for everyone."

Yan Jue looked quite pleased with himself. He waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. I'll just chat with His Highness the Crown Prince for a few more minutes before taking my leave."

Aunt Yuyan sensed the oppressive atmosphere as soon as she came up, and immediately slipped back to the textile room after speaking.

Upon hearing Yan Jue's words, Su Xuanmao inwardly cursed the man for being such a scoundrel, but for a moment he felt somewhat helpless.

He is the crown prince; he cannot lose his composure.

Su Xuanmao leaned down slightly and said softly, "Since the Regent wishes to have a chat with me, then I will respectfully comply."

Yan Jue nodded. "Then please speak first, Your Highness."

Su Xuanmao felt a lump in his throat, "?"

Is this a way of intimidating him?

Su Xuanmao frowned slightly. "I have nothing to say. Besides, didn't the Regent say he wanted to chat with me first? How come he's now throwing this up to me?"

Yan Jue also frowned. "Since Your Highness has nothing to say, then I will not disturb you any longer. I will take my leave now, how about that?"

Su Xuanmao: "..."

You win!

Seeing that Yan Jue was about to get up and leave with Shen Pingjin, Su Xuanmao finally couldn't help but voice the question that had been hidden in his heart, "Regent, please wait."

Yan Jue said in a flippant tone, "Oh? What is it, Your Highness, that you have something to say to me again?"

Su Xuanmao clenched his fists tightly, took a deep breath as if he was suppressing something, and said, "I had little contact with the Regent in the past. Now that the Regent has married the woman I love most, I would like to ask that you address the Regent as Imperial Uncle. What do you say?"

Yan Jue raised his eyebrows slightly. He had indeed had very little contact with Su Xuanmao, and he seemed to have never heard him call him "Royal Uncle". Now that he had actually brought it up, he was quite surprised.

However, Yan Jue's gaze deepened as if he had thought of something. "I have never heard His Highness the Crown Prince call me Imperial Uncle before. I didn't expect to hear it now. It's because of the Princess Consort."

Yan Jue's eyes held a strong sense of amusement, "Your Highness, look at you now that you've married me, you've even managed to make His Highness the Crown Prince completely infatuated..."

Yan Jue leaned close to Shen Pingjin's earlobe and whispered, "Previously, there were rumors in the capital that the Princess Consort was a lady of noble birth and exceptionally talented. Now that I see her, she is indeed stunningly beautiful, somewhat like a femme fatale."

Shen Pingjin never expected Yan Jue to make such a sudden move. She couldn't help but lean back. She wanted to speak, but it was as if she had been silenced by a pressure point, and she couldn't say a word.

Seeing the two acting so intimately, Su Xuanmao felt a surge of bitterness in his heart. According to seniority, Yan Jue was indeed his royal uncle.

His royal uncle married the woman he loved... Su Xuanmao found it utterly ridiculous.

The key issue is that he is currently helpless.

His eyelids were slightly lowered, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking. "It is true that I am fond of the Regent's wife, but I have heard that you have many women around you, so please do not make things difficult for her."