Chapter 114 Xiao Yanqing, good morning...
Hengwuyuan is in chaos.
In the morning, there was no sign of His Highness calling in anyone to help him wash and dress. Furong knocked on the door several times without receiving any response, so she pushed the door open and went in.
There's no one in the room!
The bedding was also tidy, with no signs of anyone having slept there.
Furong immediately sent people to search the house.
She was already hurt by her husband yesterday, and last night she refused to let anyone follow her and went out for a walk by herself.
Even though she knew His Highness was a strong-willed person, she couldn't help but feel fearful, afraid that he might become overwhelmed and get stuck in a rut...
Or maybe someone is plotting against me...
After all, it had only been a few months since the fifth prince's last assassination attempt.
There was chaos and war here, and over there, Shang Xi woke up and was still a little confused about what was going on in the world.
He stared blankly at the green tent above his head, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
The dream was so beautiful that when I came to my senses, I felt a sense of powerlessness and loss.
But he couldn't stay in such a sweet dream forever...
Shang Xi propped himself up and sat up, still holding Xiao Ning's clothes in his arms.
I buried my face in my clothes, took a deep sniff, and felt myself relaxing from my heart to my limbs.
He picked up the wooden sculpture beside his pillow and poked its face lightly with his fingertips. "Xiao Yanqing, good morning..."
The wood carving is a dead object and will not respond to him.
Shang Xi put the wooden carving back on the low cupboard, lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
Put the clothes back into the closet, restore everything in the house, open the door and walk out.
Under a dead tree in the yard with no flowers or leaves, stood a young man as straight as a bamboo. Upon hearing the noise, he turned around and looked over.
Their eyes met.
Shang Xi frowned.
I think his name is Yu something...
When the man saw Shang Xi, he was stunned at first, then he quickly stepped forward and knelt before him: "Greetings, Your Highness..."
Shang Xi looked at him for a moment and said calmly, "Get up."
Yu Qing stood up, his eyebrows slightly lowered, his attitude humble, and he didn't ask any more questions.
Shang Xi looked at him and asked, "Do you want to leave the house?"
Yu Qing looked up in surprise, glanced at Shang Xi, then quickly lowered her head and said softly, "The Prince Consort treats me very well, and I like my current life very much."
Shang Xi clenched her fingers, "But as far as I know, the Prince Consort has never let you serve him closely."
"Yes, the Prince Consort likes Fu Xian and usually only lets him serve him..."
Shang Xi frowned: "Then why do you want to stay?"
"The Prince Consort never criticizes his servants. We have enough food and clothes to eat and wear in the mansion, but if we go out, where can people like us go..."
"I can't carry anything on my shoulders or lift anything with my hands. All I've learned over the years is just some skills to serve others. When I have no money to spend and no food to eat, I can only sell myself and enter brothels..."
"If His Highness...does not like us getting close to the Prince Consort, I will warn Fu Xian and the others to be more careful in the future."
Hearing this, Shang Xi suddenly raised his eyes, his expression looking a little bad.
"What do you mean by that?"
Yu Qing smiled, as gentle as the breeze and bright moon: "I don't mean anything, I just hope that His Highness and the Prince Consort are doing well. Only when the masters are well can we be better..."
Shang Xi: “…”
He looked at Yu Qing coldly, "I don't want anyone else to know what happened today, otherwise..."
As he spoke, he stared at Yu Qing's delicate eyebrows and chuckled, "I believe you don't want to know what the consequences are."
Yu Qing lowered his eyes, his expression meek: "I understand, what happened today will not be known to anyone else."
Shang Xi withdrew his gaze and walked out of Fuqiu Garden.
Yu Qing, who had a gentle demeanor, raised his head and looked at Shang Xi's receding back, his brows gradually becoming deep.
His original surname was Qiu, and he was a concubine presented to the princess by the Pingyang Earl's Mansion, but in reality... he was a secret agent of the Shen family, and he entered the princess's mansion as just a spy.
Master Shen said that the princess would not touch him, so he could rest assured.
He just listened to such words at first. After all, once he entered the princess's mansion, the princess had the final say in everything.
However, he was loyal to his sovereign and had done a lot of good things for him. Master Shen had done him a favor, so before entering the mansion, he had already prepared to devote himself to the princess.
But what he didn't expect was that after three years in the princess's mansion, he had never been summoned by the princess.
Master Shen had never given him any serious tasks, but only asked him to pass on the recent developments of the Princess's Mansion to him from time to time.
As an unfavored lover, he naturally could not obtain any important information. The news he could get was just some things that everyone in the princess's mansion knew.
Days like this are actually a bit comfortable.
Until... the princess gave him to her husband.
When he first heard the news, he was a little panicked, but he quickly adjusted himself.
But what he didn't expect was that the prince consort still never touched him and only asked Fu Xian to serve him.
As time went by, he gradually discovered that the princes-in-law were nothing like what was rumored, and he never regarded them as the lowest kind of concubines.
The look she gave them was pure and innocent, without any lust in her eyes.
Even Fu Xian... He suspected that he and the prince consort were just putting on an act.
He lived in the same room with Fu Xian and spent a lot of time together. Plus, he was very observant, so he was able to spot clues quickly.
Every time he came back from serving his prince consort, he would just rub his arms from time to time, and he walked, sat and lay down freely, without any discomfort as he should have after being favored.
Not only did the prince consort never look down on them, he was even willing to teach them how to read and write, and how to understand the truth.
A few days ago, Mr. Shen had a message coming, asking him to pay more attention to the princess and her husband, and report to him no matter how big or small the matter was.
At first he didn't understand what he meant and just passed on what he heard.
Until today... I saw the princess coming out of the prince consort's room.
He then knew what Mr. Shen wanted to know.
Her Royal Highness the Princess...likes her husband.
But they are husband and wife, so what if they have feelings for each other? Why is Mr. Shen so concerned about the affairs between husband and wife?
The notorious Princess Duanhui is said to have three thousand lovers and is well versed in the art of sex. However, in the past three years, only a few have been favored by her. Since this year, the position has been monopolized by the actor named Mu Sheng.
As for the prince consort... he said he was a homosexual, but he had never touched any of the male favorites in the house.
This couple is really interesting.
As for what happened today, I can only wait for a chance to tell Master Chen about it in the future. After all, he just discovered the princess's secret thoughts, and she will probably be under strict surveillance for some time.
If he showed any abnormality, he would probably die immediately.
…
Not long after Shang Xi left Fuqiu Garden, he ran into Furong who had brought people to look for him.
Everyone's faces were filled with anxiety, but when they saw Shang Xi, their expressions turned into joy, "Your Highness..."
Shang Xi: “…”
There is a hint of embarrassment.
But he looked at them with a stern face and expressionless expression, and asked preemptively: "What are you doing so early in the morning?"
Everyone: “…”
Looking for you.
Seeing this, Furong stepped forward to help, saying, "It's my fault. I didn't see His Highness when I went in this morning, and I thought there was an assassin trying to kill His Highness again, just like last time. I panicked for a moment, and that's why I acted so nervously..."
She's not really stupid.
The direction His Highness just came from was obviously Fuqiu Garden. He probably slept there last night.
Alas, Your Highness is really... stuck in it.
Shang Xi heard this and said, "I just got up early to take a walk. Don't be so nervous next time."
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