Chapter 402 We have to switch sides.

Xiao Qingyuan frowned: "Am I supposed to report everything to you? Miss Liu originally went to visit Qingxi, but unexpectedly, we hit it off. We talked about everything from poetry and songs to the vicissitudes of life, and we found we had a lot in common. She is very talented and has the world in her heart; she is definitely not the treacherous and vicious person you described."

Yuan Zheng looked at the smile in his eyes and listened to his increasingly gentle voice. Finally, he realized what was happening and looked at Xiao Qingyuan in disbelief: "You wouldn't have fallen for Liu Nanshi, would you?"

"I don't know if you like this or not, but I do know that we are soulmates, soulmates."

Yuan Zheng was utterly speechless!

Hahaha, that's hilarious!

What the hell? Soulmate? Liu Nanshi is more cunning than a lotus root, and Xiao Qingyuan is only half-cunning. You call him a soulmate?

He didn't know what liking or disliking was; he clearly knew that he had fallen for Liu Nanshi! Otherwise, why would he keep praising Liu Nanshi and vehemently disagree with matchmaking between Liu Nanshi and Gu Qianhan?

Moreover, Liu Nanshi and Xiao Qingxi have a bad relationship. It's impossible that she went to the Ning Prince's Mansion to visit Xiao Qingxi. Her real intention was not to visit Xiao Qingxi, but to see Xiao Qingyuan!

Yuan Zheng almost vomited blood. He had gone to great lengths to pair Gu Qianhan and Liu Nanshi together, but before Gu Qianhan could even fall for it, Xiao Qingyuan had already walked right into the trap!

No, this absolutely cannot continue!

He had to quickly go and apologize to Gu Qianhan, even if it meant crying and begging, he had to switch sides!

If he continues to get involved with Xiao Qingyuan, he fears that one day Xiao Qingyuan will kill him!

Even if Gu Qianhan is disliked, she still has brains. It's better to follow someone with brains than someone who has no brains but thinks they're smart!

"Well, since you and Miss Liu are close friends, then let's drop the matter between her and Gu Qianhan!"

Yuan Zheng cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Xiao Qingyuan: "I wish Your Highness a speedy success in winning the heart of your beloved!"

Xiao Qingyuan frowned: "What nonsense are you talking about? I've already said that Miss Liu and I are confidantes and good friends. There's nothing like the nonsense you're thinking!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I was thinking dirty thoughts. I'll go home now and reflect on my mistakes!"

After Yuan Zheng finished speaking, he got off the carriage without lingering for a moment and went back to his own carriage.

As soon as he left, Chu Yanluo couldn't suppress her anger and bitterness and asked Xiao Qingyuan, "Didn't you say that you only love me the most? What, now that you like Liu Nanshi as well as Huayi?"

Xiao Qingyuan suddenly became irritated: "Why are you copying Yuan Zheng? Talking nonsense! What do I have to do with Liu Nanshi?"

"I've known the young master for so long, how could I not understand his thoughts? You used to say that we were confidants, but I didn't expect you to have a new confidant so soon! Everyone says that the young master is a devoted and good man, but now it seems that's not the case at all, it's all an act."

"Chu Yanluo, you're mocking me? Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to me like that! You dare say that my past infatuation with you was fake? Was it all an act? I even became a nun for you. If it were all an act, why would I have gone to such lengths!"

Chu Yanluo suddenly turned her face away, and tears streamed down her face.

She choked up as she said, "The prince's infatuation with me in the past was indeed true, but his infatuation was too short-lived."

"I've lived a whole life, yet I still haven't seen through the prince's true nature. I thought he only loved me."

"Only today do I understand that in my previous life, it was just that I kept a close eye on you, and no other woman ever appeared by your side. That's why you were always good to me. But as soon as another woman appeared, you quickly changed your mind."

Hearing her cry, Xiao Qingyuan's heart softened immediately: "Alright, alright, stop crying. How could I possibly like Liu Nanshi? Why are you now acting like that Shen Mingxuan, always talking about the past life? Forget about which life it is, haven't I always loved you? It was for you that I went against my father and mother, otherwise would I be in such a predicament?"

Chu Yanlu cried even harder: "That's a nice way of putting it, but you don't like me at all now! You like that bitch Huayi more than me! I've lost, I've completely lost!"

"I used to look down on Shen Wantang the most because she never received the prince's favor, but now I realize that Shen Wantang is the smartest one!"

“She doesn’t take the prince seriously at all. As soon as she entered the palace, she started trying to win the favor of the prince and princess. She firmly held the power of managing the household, and no one could touch her. You couldn’t touch her, and neither could the princess. No matter which one you liked, she would always be the legal wife and always the most respectable.”

"As for me, a concubine, I am not worthy of being presented in public. Even if I can make the most delicious pastries or the best scar removal cream, it's useless! I will still be ridiculed. I am not even qualified to eat and drink tea with the prince's friends!"

Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but retort, "How come Shen Wantang doesn't take me seriously? You have no idea how much she likes me. The new dress I'm wearing was made from fabric she specially picked out for me. She even wanted to make the dress for me herself, but I didn't let her, and she cried sadly."

Chu Yanluo couldn't even cry anymore. She stammered, "I said so much, and this is all you heard? You don't care about how I'm doing at all; you only care whether Shen Wantang takes you seriously?!"

Xiao Qingyuan was not happy: "Can you stop arguing with me all the time? I'm just correcting your misconception. Shen Wantang really likes me. She likes me much more than you do!"

"Xiao Qingyuan, what did you say?! How could Shen Wantang like you more than me? She doesn't like you at all! The only one who truly likes you is me, only me! All the other women have ulterior motives towards you!"

Xiao Qingyuan sneered: "If Shen Wantang didn't like me, would she buy me such fine materials? Do you know how expensive this is? This material was even packaged in a box made of golden nanmu wood! Chu Yanluo, you say you like me, but have you bought me anything? You've never bought me anything! Is this what you call 'liking' me?"

Chu Yanlu was stunned; she found herself unable to refute it!

Because she really never bought anything for Xiao Qingyuan.

"What's wrong? Can't you speak?"

Xiao Qingyuan glared at her: "I never lack anything, nor do I need women to buy me things, but you haven't shown any appreciation at all, yet you keep saying you like me. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"

"Fine, I won't hold it against you for not buying me anything. But you're not allowed to say anything like Shen Wantang doesn't take me seriously anymore. She treats me much better than you do!"