Chapter 742 Trouble (3)

The Crown Prince was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, but he couldn't say much. He knew Emperor Wenhui's temper well, and he knew that at such a moment, he would always go along with him. So, he said, "I'm not anxious. Of course, we should focus on the bigger picture. I never thought Daliang would harbor such evil intentions. We can't let our guard down."

Seeing the prince like this, Emperor Wenhui was very pleased. He patted his shoulder and said, "I know. Don't worry, although Daliang has such ambitions, I will never sit idly by. Tomorrow I will talk to Prince Qin about the alliance. Qin will surely be nervous knowing Daliang's ambitions. Alliance with Mingqi is a natural thing to do. When that time comes, there will be no need to be afraid of Daliang. I will personally issue an edict, and the military power of the Shen family and the Shen family girl will be yours." In his words, he treated Shen Miao as an object that he was sure would fall into his pocket.

The Crown Prince smiled and agreed, but inwardly he felt a certain resentment towards Prince Rui of Daliang for speaking to Emperor Wenhui at such a moment. The timing was too perfect. Prince Ding had finally come up with such a brilliant plan, but it was thwarted by Prince Rui's words, leaving the Crown Prince feeling deeply unhappy.

But there is nothing I can do.

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News came back from the palace that Shen Miao and the Crown Prince's marriage had been temporarily suppressed. Although she didn't know the reason, Princess Rongxin also breathed a sigh of relief.

That day, she met Shen Miao in the palace and asked her personal maid to escort Shen Miao out of the palace while she went to see Emperor Wenhui in person. Emperor Wenhui was still polite to Princess Rongxin, so Princess Rongxin said that she liked Shen Miao very much and hoped that Emperor Wenhui would give up his decision to marry Shen Miao to the crown prince.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Wenhui flew into a rage and even said, "Women cannot participate in government affairs." Princess Rongxin, also a solitary and straightforward person, said, "Shen Miao's marriage is just a girl's marriage, how can it be involved in government affairs?" She immediately started arguing with Emperor Wenhui, and in the end, Emperor Wenhui got angry and "asked" her to leave the palace.

Princess Rongxin was so angry that her heart disease recurred that night.

Fortunately, Emperor Wenhui did not suspect Princess Rongxin's reason for doing so. Shen Miao had encountered her several times before, and Princess Rongxin had always saved her. From the outside, it would have seemed that Princess Rongxin and Shen Miao were destined to be together, so Princess Rongxin's special treatment of Shen Miao was understandable. No one would have guessed that Princess Rongxin's protection of Shen Miao was also meant to protect her for Xie Jingxing.

"That's good." Princess Rongxin said to Aunt Yang beside her, "I thought I couldn't help her this time, and I felt very guilty. Now that I've suppressed it for the time being, there's room for maneuver. I can go and give her a reply. Otherwise, I won't be able to face Jingxing in my grave."

Aunt Yang hurriedly advised, "The young marquis will surely be pleased to learn of the princess's painstaking efforts."

As she was speaking, she saw someone coming in from outside. The maid bowed and whispered, "Your Highness, the people from the clinic are here to bring the medicine."

Princess Rongxin was slightly startled and asked, "Isn't it gone?"

She had been suffering from heart disease for years and had a specific prescription, but one of the ingredients in that recipe was extremely difficult to find and rare. There were only so many of them a year, and almost all of that medicine from Dingjing Clinic went to the Princess's residence. Back when Xie Jingxing was still around, he'd somehow managed to find a lot of it every year, but Princess Rongxin wasn't worried at all.

After Xie Jingxing died, the medicine in the clinic returned to its former state of being available today and gone tomorrow. With the arrival of winter, the medicine became even harder to find. Princess Rongxin had been taking the medicine without the medicine guide for a long time. A few days ago, she said there was no medicine guide, but she didn't expect it to be delivered today.