Chapter 493 You will all regret this!

Princess Ning nearly fainted upon hearing this: "What did you say?!"

Xiao Qingyuan said coldly, "In this life, I only recognize Nan Shi as my wife. I don't recognize any other monsters or demons!"

After he finished speaking, he snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Princess Ning could no longer support herself; her legs gave way, and she slumped back into her chair. "What sins have I committed? How did my perfectly healthy son turn into this? What kind of magic do those women outside possess that makes him so infatuated?"

Shen Wantang stepped forward and whispered to comfort her, "Mother, the young master is just a bit too sincere, which is why his behavior is different from others. Hitting him won't solve anything. If all else fails, just let him be!"

Princess Ning looked at her with tears in her eyes: "Am I not indulgent enough for him? Any one of the foolish things he did in the past is enough to make people laugh their heads off. One moment he is still infatuated with Chu Yanluo, the next he is deeply affectionate towards a maid, and now he is inseparable from Liu Nanshi even in life and death?"

"The young master... perhaps he is just easily moved by women. He is a man of affection and loyalty, which is why... he has fallen into grief."

Shen Wantang herself was almost unable to continue making up stories, and her words were becoming increasingly hesitant and stuttering.

Princess Ning shook her head as she wept, saying, "It's true that he's loyal and righteous, but the problem is, he falls in love with every woman he meets! Don't be fooled by his current madness for Liu Nanshi; before long, he'll probably fall for someone else!"

“He used to be like this to Chu Yanluo, and I thought he was really deeply in love with her and would only love her for the rest of his life. He even swore that he would never marry anyone but Chu Yanluo and that he would only recognize Chu Yanluo as his wife. But how long has it been? He only recognizes Liu Nanshi now!”

Shen Wantang sighed softly: "If the young master could forget Liu Nanshi, it wouldn't be a bad thing. However, I'm afraid he can't forget her for the time being."

Princess Ning also sighed. She had no way to stop her son. She couldn't very well beat him to death, could she?

"Forget it, he's already hit me and cursed me, let him be. Anyway, he's already ruined the reputation of the Prince Ning's Mansion. I'm too ashamed to go out and see people anymore. I might as well just close the gates of the mansion and ignore the rumors outside."

Shen Wantang knew that she was starting to avoid people again. When Xiao Qingyuan made a fuss about marrying Chu Yanluo before, Princess Ning locked herself in her room and refused to see anyone. This time it was even more serious than before.

However, Shen Wantang didn't say anything. If her mother-in-law wanted to close the door, then she would close it.

Closing the door didn't stop her from finding out what was happening outside.

evening.

Xiao Qingyuan returned from outside, looking utterly dejected.

Shen Wantang was strolling in the garden when she saw him from afar. He was still wearing mourning clothes, but there were many dirty marks on his body. She didn't know if he had been beaten by the Liu family or if he had fallen on his own.

Shen Wantang didn't intend to pay him any attention and planned to continue her walk to digest her food. However, she saw Xiao Qingxi rush out from somewhere and scream upon seeing Xiao Qingyuan: "Ahhh! Xiao Qingyuan, are you crazy? It's one thing to wear mourning clothes for Liu Nanshi, but why did you bring her memorial tablet back?! It's so unlucky, throw it away, throw it away!!"

Shen Wantang paused, turned around and took a closer look, only to discover that what Xiao Qingyuan had hidden in his sleeve was indeed Liu Nanshi's memorial tablet!

Xiao Qingxi was still cursing and screaming, but Xiao Qingyuan ignored her completely, so she ran off to find Princess Ning.

Princess Ning arrived quickly, went to Xiao Qingyuan's courtyard and scolded him. She wanted to have someone snatch the memorial tablet and throw it away, but Xiao Qingyuan held on tightly and refused to let go.

In the end, even Prince Ning arrived, but it was no use; Xiao Qingyuan simply refused to hand over the memorial tablet.

The disturbance lasted until midnight before Prince Ning and his wife left, no longer paying attention to him.

Shen Wantang ignored the commotion at Xinghe Courtyard. She continued practicing calligraphy and reviewing accounts as usual, then went to bed to rest.

But just as the candle was blown out, Xiao Qingyuan barged in.

Qin Xin and the others originally wanted to stop him, but when they saw what he was holding in front of his chest, they were all startled and retreated with pale faces.

By the moonlight, Shen Wantang saw the outline of the thing he was holding, and she gasped.

Nothing else, Xiao Qingyuan brought Liu Nanshi's memorial tablet here.

Shen Wantang sat up, her voice somewhat harsh: "Xiao Qingyuan, get out!"

Xiao Qingyuan gave her a cold look and placed the memorial tablet directly on the table: "The one who should leave is you! Nan Shi is my wife, and this Wutong Courtyard is for my Crown Princess to live in. Therefore, you are not allowed to live here anymore. Only Nan Shi can live here!"

Shen Wantang laughed in anger. Liu Nanshi couldn't marry into the Prince's Mansion and live in the Wutong Garden when she was alive. Does that mean she can do it after she's dead?

You think you can scare her away with just a memorial tablet?

If we're talking about ghosts, she's the real ghost! What is Liu Nanshi compared to her!

Shen Wantang sneered and lay back down: "Liu Nanshi isn't even married yet. If the young master wants her to live in Wutong Garden, he'll have to ask me first! It's no use for the young master to acknowledge her as his wife. On the official documents and the imperial genealogy, my name is the young master's consort! I have every right to live here. No other monsters or demons are qualified to live here!"

She directly returned the insults he had hurled at her that morning.

Holding Liu Nanshi's memorial tablet, Xiao Qingyuan stood by the bed, staring at Shen Wantang with a sinister look: "Since you want to take my position as the Crown Princess so badly, then I will never let you succeed! The feelings between Nanshi and me are something that someone like you will never understand. I will only ever love Nanshi in this life. Whatever you do is in vain. You can forget about winning my heart! You will never be able to have me!"

Shen Wantang ignored him and pulled the covers up to go to sleep.

"Shen Wantang, I will make you regret this, all of you will regret this!"

After speaking coldly, Xiao Qingyuan picked up the memorial tablet and left.

He returned to his courtyard, still wearing his mourning clothes, and went straight to bed, still holding Liu Nanshi's memorial tablet in his arms as if it were some rare treasure, unwilling to let go for even a moment.

But as dawn broke, he woke up from a nightmare and looked down to find that the memorial tablet in his arms was gone!

He roared, "Ink machine!"

Mo Ji entered in response: "Your Highness."

"Where is Nan Shi's memorial tablet? Who took it?"

"this……"

Xiao Qingyuan stood up, grabbed Mo Ji by the collar, and asked with a furious look in his eyes, "Who took it? Speak!"

"Yes, it was the young lady who took it. She said it was bad luck..."

"fart!"

Xiao Qingyuan kicked the ink machine away: "Useless thing! You can't even protect Nan Shi's memorial tablet. What use are you to me! Go and get it back right now, or I'll turn you into a memorial tablet too!"

Mo Ji said tremblingly, "Young Master, we can't get it back. The eldest young lady has already ordered it thrown out of the manor, and she even ordered it to be crushed..."