Seeing her like this, Shen Yuhan felt distressed and moved. He leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips.

This kiss was free of lust and was more like a comfort, causing Fang Qingyue's delicate shoulders to tremble slightly.

She was immersed in the tenderness of the moment, and for a moment she couldn't help but hook her arms around Shen Yuhan's neck.

The big hand wandered over her body, gradually moving downwards.

Fang Qingyue suddenly woke up and held Shen Yuhan's hand.

"My Lord, I don't want it." She said to Shen Yuhan in a hoarse voice, "I don't want to follow you for no apparent reason."

"Besides, I'm not feeling well and don't want to..."

She was afraid that Shen Yuhan would find out that she was pregnant, so she didn't dare to relax at all.

Shen Yuhan looked at the expression on Fang Qingyue's face for a long while, then sighed helplessly: "Then help me, ok?"

The slender hands played with the dark branches, stained with a little spring color, and were wiped clean by Shen Yuhan with the towel at the bedside.

Her slender white fingers are as beautiful as scallion segments.

His chest rose and fell restrainedly and patiently, and he kept kissing Fang Qingyue's lips gently.

There was a thin hint of red at the corners of Fang Qingyue's eyes.

After a while, Shen Yuhan threw the towel out, opened the window to disperse the foul air in the room, and then ordered someone to call Manager Jin in.

Seeing Shen Yuhan, Shopkeeper Jin saluted: "Your Majesty, Miss."

Fang Qingyue looked at Manager Jin with some surprise.

She did know that Zhongcaotang had some relationship with Shen Yuhan, but she had never thought that Manager Jin would also obey Shen Yuhan's orders.

Previously, she thought that Zhongcaotang would listen to Shen Yuhan because it involved royal affairs.

"Jin Bai, Fang Qingyue has been feeling unwell these past few days. If she needs any medicine, please send someone to deliver it to the mansion in person. Don't let her go out on her own."

On the one hand, it is unsafe, and on the other hand, if Qingyue meets Liu Yunyun again, Liu Yunyun will probably mock her again.

He didn't care that Fang Qingyue was the daughter of a criminal, nor did he feel that Fang Qingyue was of different family background from him, but he was afraid that Fang Qingyue would feel that way.

Turning around, Shen Yuhan took Fang Qingyue's hand and said softly, "Jin Bai is my subordinate, and Zhongcaotang is also my business. If you need any medicinal herbs in the future, just tell someone to get them from him."

"Yes, young lady," said the shopkeeper Jin with a smile, "from now on, you can call me Jin Bai."

Looking at Shen Yuhan's attitude, he knew that Shen Yuhan was probably treating Fang Qingyue as the mistress of the palace.

But it's also a good thing.

Fang Qingyue has a good temper and usually speaks softly to others.

On the contrary, Liu Yunyun was always bossy and ordered the maids around, and they all looked condescending.

It is true that the Liu family has had three dukes in four generations, but that was a long time ago. Now that the dynasty has changed, it is really unpleasant to bring up old things.

Just talking about the shop, although Zhongcaotang only has one, but because it has to supply goods to the imperial court, the silver it earns in a month is equivalent to several shops owned by the wife of the Minister of Revenue. Why does it need her to add icing on the cake?

Fang Qingyue looked up at Shen Yuhan in disbelief: "Is Zhongcaotang your property?"

She had never heard of it before.

"You didn't tell me before that you were planning to open a clinic. I was worried that if I asked Jin Bo to contact you directly, you wouldn't be willing to accept it." Shen Yuhan coaxed her in a low voice, "But if you go out alone, I'm worried that you won't be safe."

"You don't need to worry about anything else. The silver earned by Zhongcaotang in a month is almost enough to cover the two most prosperous shops in the city. I don't need Liu Yunyun to add icing on the cake for me, and it's impossible for me to marry her into the mansion."

If Liu Yunyun really were to marry him, I'm afraid there would be no peace in the palace ever again.

Fang Qingyue listened carefully to Shen Yuhan's words, and her shock grew greater and greater, but she also knew that there was now almost a chasm between her and Shen Yuhan.

Just considering his salary as the Prince of Jian'an and the head of the Supervisory Council, he was already extremely generous, and now he also has shops under his control...

She lowered her head and stopped talking, but she couldn't help feeling a little inferior.

While she was struggling for a few taels of silver, Shen Yuhan had already reached a height that she would never be able to reach in her lifetime.

Seeing that she still kept her head down and remained silent, Shen Yuhan wanted to say something else, but Chi Feng hurried in.

Seeing the person in the room, Chi Feng was stunned for a moment, then he walked to Shen Yuhan and whispered to him.

After a long moment, Shen Yuhan glanced back at Fang Qingyue and said hurriedly, "I have some urgent matters to attend to, so you should rest first. If there are any arrangements, please ask Chi Yue to call Chi Feng or Butler Zhao."

After saying this, he left in a hurry.

As soon as Shen Yuhan left, Manager Jin and Chi Feng did not dare to stay in Fang Qingyue's boudoir, so they took their leave.

Fang Qingyue lay on the bed, her mind extremely confused.

The two emotions continued to attack her mind, making it almost impossible for her to calm down. After a long time, Fang Qingyue fell into a deep sleep in this position.

Chi Feng followed behind Shen Yuhan: "The old lady liked Li very much because of her reputation in the capital. Since Li married into the Marquis' Mansion, she has also taken good care of her."

Shen Yuhan remembered all this.

Compared to Shen Yu'an, his mother had always preferred him, thinking he was younger and more considerate. But she was never biased. After Li married into the family, she was worried that she would not like the rules of the Marquis's mansion, so she allowed her to not abide by them.

Sometimes when he got some new and interesting things, he would often send someone to deliver them to Li.

At that time, Li was particularly close to her mother and would often go to her room to talk about private matters.

But the good times didn't last long, as her mother fell ill soon after, and it was Li who took care of her day and night.

Therefore, even though his mother died soon after, he was still very grateful to Li. Even though Li later disliked him as an eyesore in the Marquis' Mansion and spoke harshly to him, he endured it.

Later, he even went to the border to join the army, and when he came back, he never returned to the marquis's mansion.

Now that I think about it, my mother's illness is somewhat puzzling.

She was originally in very good health, so even if she was tired, she would not be so worried.

After Li married into the Marquis's Mansion, her mother laughed every day.

It's really unlikely that he could still ruin his body after such a long time, unless...

Shen Yuhan's brows were tightly furrowed.

He only remembered that Ning Liangcai seemed to have a good relationship with his brother at that time, and often came to the mansion to visit Shen Yu'an. Logically speaking, he and Shen Yu'an had a grudge for stealing his wife, so even if they were not enemies, it would not have come to this.

There is only one possibility...

Ning Liangcai came to the Marquis' Mansion for another purpose.

"Go and investigate Ning Liangcai thoroughly." He said in a cold voice, "I'm going back to the Marquis' Mansion to get my mother's belongings."

Over the years, Li always said that Shen Yu'an was the eldest son of a marquisate, and even if his mother passed away, her belongings should belong to him.

Therefore, Shen Yuhan only went to his mother's old house a few times and did not observe it carefully.

Thinking about it now, Li's statement was doubtful. After all, her brother resented their mother's partiality and had never been close to her.

How could he be reluctant to part with his mother's old things?