Xie Liwei caught the chess piece that was thrown at him and said to the door, "Wait, I will be there shortly."

The maid breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the message.

Xie Liwei walked to Song Yaozhu's side, placed the chess piece in his hand on the board, then took his own piece and captured a few more of Song Yaozhu's pieces.

"The princess is going to lose."

Song Yaozhu rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "Go on, see what good things my sister-in-law has prepared for you."

It's obvious without even thinking that it's a woman. The only question is, who does she intend to send to the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion to cause her trouble?

"Your Highness is truly generous, being so willing to send me away."

Song Yaozhu glanced at him, then lay down on her side, closing her eyes as if she were about to fall asleep. Xie Liwei chuckled and walked over, planting a kiss on her forehead before leaving.

Xie Liwei went out the door and said to the servant beside him, "Go find Song Qingyuan and bring him here."

The servant took the order and left. Xie Liwei then leisurely asked someone to hold an umbrella for him and slowly made his way to the courtyard that Luo Fu had arranged for him.

The maid's steps were small to begin with, and she was trying to get the person over quickly, so she walked very fast. But when she turned around, she saw that the carefree prince was strolling leisurely, admiring the scenery in the courtyard, looking quite content.

The maid was a little anxious, remembering the young mistress's instructions, but she didn't dare to urge her, so she could only stand still and wait.

The journey that should have taken a cup of tea turned into a walk that took an incense stick to complete.

When he arrived at the courtyard gate, Song Qingyuan was already there. He didn't understand Xie Liwei's intention in summoning him, but he couldn't afford to offend him, so he had no choice but to come.

The maid's face paled when she saw her young master arrive. She looked at Song Qingyuan in fear, afraid that he would discover the secret in that room and ruin the young mistress's plans.

"May I ask what business Your Highness has with me?"

He no longer dares to call himself the brother-in-law.

"It's nothing. Your wife just prepared some entertainment for me, and I thought I couldn't enjoy it all by myself."

When Song Qingyuan heard him mention Luo Fu, his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly. The young maid who had led the way had already turned pale and lowered her head, her body trembling uncontrollably.

"This servant...this servant takes her leave!" Her voice was trembling, but she herself was unaware of it.

"Hey!" Xie Liwei had barely uttered a sound when the guards behind him blocked her path.

The maid had never seen such a scene before and was so frightened that she fell to the ground.

"What does Your Highness mean by this?"

"It's nothing much, just some things in the house. Please accept them on my behalf, brother-in-law." As soon as he finished speaking, a guard behind him grabbed Song Qingyuan by the collar and threw him into the house.

Song Qingyuan was lifted up like a chick, feeling utterly humiliated and indignant. He was then thrown into the house, landing flat on his back, his tailbone throbbing with pain.

Xie Liwei, Xie Liwei is simply going too far!

But when he got up, he saw that the room had been carefully decorated, and behind the gauze curtains, a woman's graceful figure was as beautiful as a lotus.

Song Qingyuan understood perfectly what Xie Liwei meant by "propriety"!

Luo Fu is utterly audacious, daring to interfere in Xie Liwei's domestic affairs. Does she really think that just because Song Yaozhu calls her "sister-in-law," she truly considers her her sister-in-law?!

Hearing the noise, the woman on the bed asked with a heart full of longing, "Your Highness, is that you?"

Song Qingyuan felt that the voice was familiar. He walked to the bed curtains, lifted them, and the naked woman on the bed was exposed in front of him.

Luo Yan clearly hadn't expected that the person who entered wasn't Xie Liwei, the carefree prince, but her uncle, Song Qingyuan. She immediately screamed and frantically wrapped herself in the bedsheets.

The veins on Song Qingyuan's forehead throbbed, and he could no longer contain his anger.

Luo Fu actually sent her niece to Xie Liwei's bed! What was she thinking?! Did she think the Song family hadn't lost enough face already?!

Song Qingyuan turned and left, but the door was closed from the outside.

“Brother-in-law, that was a gift prepared by my dear sister-in-law for me. I was thinking of you, so I specially sent it to you. You mustn’t be ungrateful.”

Xie Liwei's voice drifted in from outside the door.

Song Qingyuan slammed his fist on the door frame and cursed under his breath.

He took a few deep breaths and said, "Your Highness, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."

"No need for explanations, brother-in-law should enjoy himself." Xie Liwei sneered repeatedly.

What kind of good sister-in-law would send her niece to her brother-in-law's house when she finds out her sister-in-law is pregnant? Since she enjoys arranging these things so much, she should bear the ungratefulness of others!

Xie Liwei kept the door closed for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before having someone open it.

Luo Yan was crying so hard she was completely broken. She was overjoyed, thinking she could become the prince's concubine, but her dream was shattered in an instant, and she would even displease her aunt in the future!

"Uncle, please, you must not tell Aunt about this. Waaah!" Luo Yan cried her heart out.

Song Qingyuan clenched his teeth. Now it wasn't up to him to tell Luo Fu what was going on! Now it was up to Xie Liwei to let them go!

As expected, when Song Qingyuan opened the door, he was met with the angry eyes of his second brother, Song Hanzhi, and the sorrowful gaze of his mother.

Madam Lin had already finished her afternoon rest when Song Yaozhu's maid came to invite her. She thought the maid had something important to discuss, but when she arrived, she learned what her good daughter-in-law had done!

She treated this daughter-in-law well, yet she plotted against her son-in-law on the very day of her second son's wedding, before her own daughter was even fully pregnant!

It's true, it's true...

"We've let a wolf into our house! We've let a wolf into our house!" Madam Lin cried out in anguish, her chest heaving.

Song Hanzhi rushed forward to support her mother, "Mother!"

"Brother, Mother's health is already poor, she shouldn't get angry. Now you've done something like this, making her heartbroken!"

Song Qingyuan felt extremely cold in the sweltering summer heat.

Xie Liwei stood under the eaves, gently waving his folding fan and gazing into the distance, seemingly oblivious to the farce unfolding before him.

Song Qingyuan clenched his back teeth so tightly that he could even taste the blood in his mouth.

"May I ask, Your Highness, how do you suggest this matter be resolved?"

Xie Liwei snapped his folding fan shut with a "whoosh," clapped his hands lightly, and chuckled, "This Miss Luo is young and beautiful; it would be a good match for my brother-in-law to take her as a wife. However..."

He paused for a moment, then added, "It's just that it wouldn't sound good if word got out that an aunt and niece were sharing a husband."

Song Qingyuan closed his eyes and said, "I understand."

He turned to his mother and said, "Luo stole first and then showed shamelessness. I will divorce her after my second brother's wedding."

Lin clutched her chest, her face pale. "I don't want to ask about what happened in your room, but she really went too far. How could she do such a thing when she knew that Yao'er was pregnant!"

If she had done this a month later, she wouldn't be so angry.

She understood Luo's intention; sending someone from one's own family to secure favor was a common tactic used by women in large mansions. Her husband's concubine was also her dowry maid.

But she shouldn't have been so hasty! She embarrassed Yao Jie'er and ruined her second son's wedding!