"Mother Empress." The Second Princess felt she had messed something up and called out in a panic.

"If you feel you've been shortchanged, I'll bestow two servants upon you?" The Empress grew increasingly impatient and disgusted with Consort Lin, who had turned a perfectly good princess into such a lewd person.

These past few days, persuaded by Roujun, she had begun to reconsider her feelings towards Lin Guijun, and was even considering finding time to visit the man she had once doted on. After all, they had been husband and wife for many years, and there must still be some affection between them. But now she felt it was unnecessary; otherwise, she wasn't sure if she would slap Lin Guijun across the face. She said even more indifferently, "Or, two aren't enough?"

"No, I didn't lose anything," the Second Princess said hesitantly.

The Empress laughed when she saw her trembling and fearful expression.

"Is two not enough? Fine, since you've come to ask me for something through your imperial sister, I'll give you four. You are my good daughter."

The Empress was a generous person and naturally couldn't bear to see her daughter lonely in the backyard. She called out and ordered four handsome young men to come in. Her smile didn't reach her eyes as she said gently, "The Second Princess specifically asked me for a few handsome young servants. She's so eager. Fine, I'll give you to her. Serve the Second Princess and the Emperor well."

As soon as she said this, several fragrant, shy young men gracefully walked up to the Second Princess, bowed respectfully, and before the Second Princess could stop them, they had already become her servants.

The second princess was dumbfounded.

She came to sow discord among the Third Princess, when did she become someone who wanted a servant?

Before even getting married, she went to the Empress in the palace to ask for a servant girl. Wouldn't that imply that she was a lecherous man and dissatisfied with the eldest son of the Marquis of Jingbei?

Do you think the Marquis of Jingbei would let her off the hook?!

The second princess felt a chill run through her body and stared blankly at her mother, the Empress.

However, she never had the right to speak in front of the Empress, so she could only awkwardly lead four beautiful and charming maids to her palace.

This matter was not kept secret from many people. Not to mention that Marquis Jingbei was furious at home and cursed the Empress for openly making things difficult for him without considering their past relationship as study companions. Meanwhile, Shen Wangshu was enjoying a sweet soup at the camp on the outskirts of the capital, watching Fang Xuan lead his soldiers in drills in the distance. She was thinking how valiant her husband was when a maid from the Prince Luan's residence came up to her and told her about the Empress bestowing the two princesses with maids.

"I knew it. The more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; and if you do nothing, you make no mistakes." The Second Princess had lost her composure because of her anger, and now she was in trouble. Shen Wangshu chuckled.

"Your Highness?"

"Let's just pretend we don't know anything. It's my elder sister's business anyway, what does it have to do with me?" Shen Wangshu decided to continue her life as a parasite, humming and whimpering as she lay slowly in the soft fox fur. "Back then, Consort Lin gave me a servant, and my reputation as a lecherous man spread far and wide. Now, this one of my second brother's has been personally approved by the Empress Dowager, so he can be considered incredibly audacious, right?" She smiled, becoming even more beautiful, and said softly, "If this thing weren't... a complete liability, how could it possibly surpass my elder sister?"

The eldest princess was terribly wronged by the third princess in her past life.

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The maid stood silently, awaiting her instructions.

"Pass a message to the eldest princess; it's time to let that beauty Nianyu know about the arranged marriage," Shen Wangshu said gently. "Only then will everyone know about the second prince's amorous nature, won't they?"

If Nianyu had been called upon from the beginning, there would have been no appearance of the four servants afterward.

"I know, is there anything else?" How cunning is the Third Princess? The maid felt that the sky had become brighter lately, and hurriedly asked.

Shen Wangshu fell into deep thought.

The maid dared not speak further, for fear of interrupting her princess's scheming plot.

"Ah Xuan said the soup was quite delicious today. Make another pot for me when you get home, and add extra duck!"

The maid fell silent, turned and left, suddenly wondering if her princess's head was filled with men.

Shen Wangshu watched with a smile as her recently unusually strong-willed confidant left, only then noticing Fang Xuan quickly walking back to her side. He was still covered in sweat, and the sunlight made him look strong and invigorating.

Shen Wangshu nestled contentedly into his arms, completely disregarding her image. She then took out the scimitar that the Empress had bestowed upon Fang Xuan and presented it as a treasure. However, she pretended to be nonchalant and said critically, "Mother Empress is getting more and more stingy. She didn't even bother to put a few gems in such a fine scimitar. All my instructions have been wasted."

She hummed in response and looked up at her lover expectantly.

Fang Xuan lowered his head and took a sip of soup from the bowl that Shen Wangshu had so diligently brought over.

Shen Wangshu pinched his ear and smiled.

Her eyes glistened, sparkling like starlight. Fang Xuan couldn't help but lower his head and press his lips to her eyes, whispering, "Shushu." He paused, a faint tear glistening in his eyes, and said softly, "Don't be so good to me."

With her love, he felt as if the world he existed in had become unreal. It was like a dream he never wanted to wake up from. It was as if... he had a very strange feeling that when he woke up, he would be faced with a harsh reality, and she would no longer look at him tenderly and smile at him.

He moved his lips.

He couldn't tell him what he had dreamed about.

Those different scenes from the past world, those different yet real loves and sweetness, have all turned into a pair of merciless eyes.

Those are Shushu's eyes.

But why was she looking at him with such cold, emotionless eyes?

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