Chapter 211 Every sentence hit Xiao Qingxi's sore spots

Xiao Qingxi was instantly speechless. She stared at Xiao Qingyuan, speechless, and couldn't utter another word for a long time.

The scene was awkward for a moment, but Shen Wantang spoke up to help Xiao Qingyuan out: "Princess, the young master is kind-hearted and eager to save people, so he brought Miss Ye back to the palace. However, my father and mother are already aware of this matter, and my father even went to the palace to apologize for it. So the palace knows that Miss Ye is currently living in the palace."

She had already made her point so clearly. If Xiao Qingxi were any smarter, she would have known that what she meant was that Ye Lingyun's stay at the Prince's Mansion was personally approved by the Emperor, and that the Prince's Mansion was no longer harboring the daughter of a disgraced official, but rather assisting in solving the case.

Although Xiao Qingyuan was muddle-headed, Prince Ning was not.

Unfortunately, Xiao Qingxi failed to understand her meaning. She glared at her coldly and said disdainfully, "Don't try to use my father to pressure me. So what if my father and mother know about this? You failed in your duty by not kicking Ye Lingyun out! Keeping such a threat in the palace will harm the palace and my brother!"

Looking at her innocent yet spoiled appearance, Shen Wantang sighed inwardly.

Princess Ning probably protected her children too well. Xiao Qingxi, like Xiao Qingyuan, was full of love and didn't know the hardships of life. Both siblings were straightforward and didn't know how to be tactful.

“Princess, if you still have doubts about Miss Ye’s matter, you can go to your father’s place to ask about the situation. I think you will find the answer there. I still need to settle accounts here, and the courtyard will be a bit messy. Please go back, Princess!”

Xiao Qingxi hadn't gained any advantage since she came in. She was furious, but Shen Wantang remained calm and composed. She was very annoyed and wanted to curse Shen Wantang a few more times, but Xiao Qingyuan grabbed her arm and dragged her out.

As soon as they stepped out of Shen Wantang's courtyard, Xiao Qingxi stomped hard on Xiao Qingyuan's foot: "Brother, I think you've been bewitched by that illegitimate daughter Shen Wantang. You're only speaking up for her and not for me! If you keep this up, I'll sever our sibling relationship!"

Xiao Qingyuan gasped in pain: "Just talk, why did you step on my foot? Shen Wantang was chosen by my mother as my heir's wife. I was forced to marry her. Why are you taking it out on me? Go talk to my mother!"

"If I can convince Mother to give up Shen Wantang as the Crown Prince's consort, will you send her away?"

"this……"

"Look, look, you're hesitating! You just like Shen Wantang, and you don't want to send her away at all!"

“I don’t really want to send her away. Firstly, she hasn’t done anything wrong, so I have no reason to divorce her. Secondly, she’s really good at managing the household. I really think she’s very suitable to be my Crown Princess. If someone else were to be my Crown Princess, our royal residence would probably be in chaos long ago.”

"Nonsense! No matter who becomes the Crown Prince's consort, things will never fall apart in our Prince's mansion. Our Prince's mansion is perfectly fine!"

Xiao Qingyuan opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

Things haven't been going well at the Prince's residence lately. He hasn't had a few peaceful days and keeps making his mother faint from anger. If it weren't for Shen Wantang, his relationship with his mother would probably be as cold as ice.

Thinking of this, he looked up at the Wutong Garden. The gate was open, and he could see the maids and servants reporting the affairs of the Prince's Mansion to Shen Wantang in an orderly manner. Shen Wantang sat at the head of the table, issuing orders and giving clear rewards and punishments. She was clearly born to be the mistress of the house.

Then look at his sister, she stepped on him and still looked indignant, puffing up as if she was about to kill someone.

He completely forgot that he, like his sister, had once been single-mindedly trying to drive Shen Wantang out of the Prince's mansion. He taught his sister, "Don't judge people with prejudice. Shen Wantang is quite strong. You should learn more from her in the future. If you can learn even a fraction of her skills, you won't have to end up divorcing Huo Yunzhou."

However, he didn't know that every word he said touched a nerve with Xiao Qingxi.

Xiao Qingxi was immediately furious: "Xiao Qingyuan! My affairs are none of your business. I would never learn from a lowly concubine's daughter like Shen Wantang!"

"My divorce from Huo Yunzhou is not my fault, it's Huo Yunzhou's fault! He promised me that he would be with me for life, and now he wants to take a concubine. He is the one who broke his promise, it has nothing to do with me!"

"You men are all the same, always looking for something new and wanting more!"

"You take a concubine too? You're no better than anyone else!"

After scolding Xiao Qingyuan, she turned and left crying.

Seeing her like this, Xiao Qingyuan also had a terrible headache: "She might as well not have come back. The moment she came back, she turned the house upside down and everything was in chaos. How could I have agreed to let her beat up Huo Yunzhou for her? With her like this, it's not even certain who's to blame if Huo Yunzhou takes a concubine!"

He turned around and asked Mo Ji, "When will General Huo and the triumphant army enter the city?"

"Sir, the news of entering the city first thing tomorrow morning has already spread throughout the streets."

"Yes, Huo Yunzhou will definitely enter the city with General Huo. Remember to wake me up early so we can go take a look."

"Don't worry, sir, I'll definitely wake you up. But you're not really going to beat up Young Master Huo, are you? He's been learning martial arts from General Huo since he was a child, and he's been training on the Northwest battlefield for the past two years. He's probably quite fierce now!"

Xiao Qingyuan glared at him coldly: "Are you saying I can't beat Huo Yunzhou? He's not even as tall as me, he just has a bunch of nice-looking muscles, what good are they? At most, they just look intimidating!"

Mo Ji lowered his head: "What you say is true, Young Master Huo is definitely no match for you."

The next day.

Xiao Qingyuan left early with Moji and Huayi.

Shen Wantang and Xiao Qingyuan were a couple in name only. She knew he was going out, but she didn't take him with her.

She had made an appointment with Gu Qianning in advance, reserved a private room at Zuixianlou, and had also informed the Princess in advance.

So after she finished getting ready, she got into the carriage and went out.

She arrived at Zuixianlou and waited for a while before Gu Qianning arrived.

Gu Qianning was accompanied by Gu Qianhan.

Gu Qianning felt guilty for always bringing her brother along with her ill intentions: "A-Tang, I'm sorry, I brought my brother again. He's worried about my safety going out alone, so he insisted on coming with me. If you don't like him, I'll kick him out right now!"

Shen Wantang naturally couldn't say she disliked Gu Qianhan; she wasn't that petty.

She smiled at Gu Qianning: "It's alright. The army has returned in triumph today, and the whole city has come out to see them. It would be strange if Second Young Master Gu didn't come out!"

Seeing that she wasn't angry, Gu Qianning felt relieved. She glared at her brother and then sat down next to Shen Wantang: "Luckily you booked a private room in advance. You don't know, when I asked someone to book it yesterday, it was all booked. All the restaurants on this street were full!"