Chapter 12 just likes gold and silver, vulgar things.

Xiao Qingyuan was taken aback. He had been so focused on Yan Luo that he had never considered Shen Wantang's situation.

Now that he's calmed down, he realizes that he did indeed unintentionally push another innocent woman toward the edge of a cliff.

The princess knows her son best. He may seem cold and aloof, but he is actually a kind and compassionate person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so distressed by Chu Yanluo's pregnancy.

She continued, "This morning, Wan Tang came to serve tea alone. I asked Granny Quan to prepare boiling hot tea. She picked up the teacup and burned her hand, but she still knelt steadily. Didn't she feel pain? Didn't she feel wronged? But she endured it all because she is sensible, knows the bigger picture, and knows when to advance and retreat."

"What does Chu Yanluo, whom you like, have besides her face? She pretends to be aloof, schemes and tricks, knowing full well that she will lead you into something unjust and immoral, yet she still clings to you tightly. Yuan'er, can you swear to heaven that you became a monk without Chu Yanluo's hints and encouragement?"

If she hadn't personally approached the abbot of Fazhen Temple, who absolutely refused to allow her son to truly become a monk, her son would have had his head shaved and would have truly become a monk by now.

Xiao Qingyuan turned his face away: "Yan Luo asked me to become a monk, but that was just a spiteful remark. That's not what she really meant. As for Shen Wantang, I can make it up to her, but I can't be her husband."

"So how do you plan to make it up to her?"

"I haven't decided yet, we'll talk about it later. I want to ask Mother when Yanluo can be released. She's pregnant and can't take any frights. She also needs to eat some delicious and nourishing food. I want to take care of her myself. Can you give her back to me?"

The princess's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot: "She's so devoted; anyone who didn't know better would think she's carrying your child!"

Although she had said some harsh words before, she never actually intended to kill Chu Yanluo, otherwise her son might hate her for the rest of his life.

It's not worth it to cause a rift between mother and son for something like that.

She was only trying to force her son to get married.

"I can release Chu Yanluo, but you must accompany Wan Tang on her homecoming tomorrow, giving her face and also giving our Prince's Mansion face."

Xiao Qingyuan frowned, said nothing, and turned to leave.

The next morning, he appeared before Shen Wantang and said, "I'll go with you back to your parents' home."

Shen Wantang raised her head: "Thank you, Your Highness."

"You don't need to thank me. I'm only going back to my parents' home with you for Yanluo's sake. She's in my mother's hands now, and only if I complete the task of returning to my parents' home will my mother return her to me."

Shen Wantang wasn't surprised. She would have been surprised if he had actually agreed to accompany her on her homecoming visit.

After she finished getting ready, she went out the door and got into the carriage.

Xiao Qingyuan also sat down, but he deliberately kept his distance from Shen Wantang, as if Shen Wantang had a plague on her.

After a while, he frowned and said, "On our wedding day, I did something wrong and made you the target of ridicule, but that was not my intention. I was so angry because my mother had Yanluo kidnapped that I took out my anger on you."

Shen Wantang hadn't expected him to take the initiative to explain to her; perhaps the princess had said something to him that made him act this way.

So he can actually listen to what the princess says?

She gently shook her head: "It's alright, Your Highness, you don't need to take it to heart. I know you have your difficulties."

Shen Wantang had never loved anyone, so she found it hard to imagine why Xiao Qingyuan would commit suicide after Chu Yanluo's death. But it was clear that he was so deeply in love that he would end his own life.

In this life, she married Xiao Qingyuan, so she didn't want Xiao Qingyuan to die early, otherwise how could the royal family survive?

Even if he were to die, he would have to stay alive before he dies.

As for which woman would bear him an heir, Shen Wantang didn't care, since she had no intention of having children anyway.

Looking at her indifferent demeanor, Xiao Qingyuan recalled his mother's words, "Do you think she likes you?"

He used to think her aloofness was all an act, but now he realizes that she might not be faking it; she genuinely doesn't like him.

Thinking of this, he felt much more at ease, and even glanced at Shen Wantang's face a couple more times.

She does indeed resemble Chu Yanluo by three points. However, Chu Yanluo is more elegant and pure, while Shen Wantang is more radiant. Especially today, on her return visit to her parents' home, she is dressed quite extravagantly, and she is wearing a ruby ​​and gold hairpin, giving her a very dignified and noble air.

He shook his head: "You are actually not like Yan Luo. Yan Luo never cares about these gold and silver things, nor does she pile so many messy things on her body and head."

Shen Wantang was too lazy to pay attention to this lover. She naturally wanted to dress up more lavishly for her homecoming. Today she was wearing a set of headdresses given to her by the princess, without any extra decorations. So why would she pile up a lot of messy things?

That womanizer has something wrong with his head.

"However, since you like these gold and silver items, I have quite a few in my storeroom. Go and pick some out yourself; consider it my compensation to you."

Shen Wantang couldn't help but look at him: "Are you serious?"

"Of course, Yanluo doesn't like these things anyway, so they're useless to her."

As he spoke, he handed her a key.

Shen Wantang took it. She took back her judgment. The lover's brain is fine, not at all. In the future, she should give her all these gold and silver treasures. She likes to pile them up!

Seeing that she was obviously happy, Xiao Qingyuan quickly added, "I gave you these things not because I like you, but because my mother asked me to make it up to you! I only have Yanluo in my heart, and I will definitely bring her back to the palace in the future."

"I promised Yanluo long ago that I would only be good to her for the rest of my life. I will raise her child as my own. I will never have a child with another woman!"

Shen Wantang touched the warehouse key and nodded absentmindedly, "Okay, okay."

The Prince of Ning's storeroom must contain so many wonderful things. Should she just empty it out?

Now I don't have to worry about the rest of my life!

It's better to marry into a royal family. Her mother-in-law is generous, and her husband treats gold and silver like dirt. She became rich overnight after only two days of marriage, which made her less ambitious to expand her shops.

Back when she married Liao Youhe, the Liao family was so poor they couldn't even afford to eat, and they relied entirely on her dowry to support the whole family.

Later, when all her dowry was used up, she was forced to open more shops to earn more money. In the first year after she got married, she was so busy that she lost a lot of weight.

Now, after only two days of marriage into the royal household, she already feels like she's gained weight.

Xiao Qingyuan saw that Shen Wantang had no reaction to what he had said, as if the key in her hand was more interesting than him. She just stared at the key and didn't look at him at all.

He felt a tightness in his chest. Was this woman a block of wood? Did she understand when he said he wouldn't have children with other women?

He meant it was impossible for him to have a child with her, telling her to give up on that idea.