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"Of course..." Song Jin raised his eyes and looked at him, and suddenly realized that what he just heard was his inner voice, so he changed his words.

"…The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. No matter how well prepared Yang Chaoxue is, there will be times when she will be exposed."

Cui Huaiji remained silent, staring at her.

"Lord?"

Song Jin felt uneasy when he stared at him.

Thinking back to what I just said, I think nothing will be discovered, right?

"Mianmei is right," Cui Huaiji calmly withdrew his inquiring gaze, "It's time to get rid of the termites around the prince."

[It seems that I was worrying too much. How could Meimei hear my inner voice?]

[I think someone leaked the news. I have to investigate it carefully when I get back.]

Song Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

It's okay.

Be more careful next time.

*

The sky in winter is always gloomy.

The weather is getting colder.

Xu Li'er sat by the window, and a slight cool breeze crept up the windowsill.

Eyelashes trembled slightly.

"Is the Prince Consort at home today?"

The serving maid noticed that she was in a bad mood these days and looked at her expression before answering.

"The prince consort has been out early recently. If the princess misses the prince consort, I will send someone to tell him."

"No need."

Xu Li'er lowered her eyes and looked at the account book spread out on her desk in silence again.

All the shops she runs are very successful. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is not used to her doing good to them, but she insists on running these shops.

At noon, the palace maid came to say that the prince consort had arrived.

Xu Li'er silently put down the half-checked account book.

Wang Anlin could sense that she was in a bad mood these days, so he took time out from his rest period to come back.

"How's your appetite today, Princess?"

Xu Li'er watched the maids serving the dishes and said indifferently, "It's not bad. How come you came back suddenly? I remember you don't come back on normal days."

Wang Anlin enthusiastically picked up some food for her and said, "Princess, it's hard for you to run the shop by yourself. I don't understand this, so I thought about coming back to accompany you more often."

Xu Li'er didn't say anything.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Wang Anlin slowly put down his hand, glanced sideways at his beautiful and charming wife, and suddenly felt powerless.

He has tried to comfort this sensitive princess, knowing that she is not satisfied with her life in the palace and is willing to treat her sincerely and spend the rest of her life with her.

But the princess always remained wary of him.

"The princess seems to be getting colder and colder towards me... Is there something I did wrong?"

Xu Li'er stared at him with bright eyes. "What's wrong with the prince consort going out early and coming back late to manage the princess's mansion? I know I'm boring and dull. If the prince consort wants to take a concubine, I won't stop him."

“…”

Wang Anlin couldn't understand her anymore.

They clearly got along very well, so why did it turn out like this?

Taking a concubine?

He never had the slightest idea of ​​this!

"Princess, please don't say such things anymore," Wang Anlin's face darkened, and he tried his best to control his gentle tone. "Princess, if you are upset with me now, I won't show up."

Having said this, he stood up and left.

The room suddenly became quiet.

Xu Li'er looked at his back blankly.

Did she...say something wrong?

But he was close to Xu Huai Ni first, so she agreed to allow Xu Huai Ni to enter the house!

Xu Li'er suddenly lost her appetite and said, "Let's all retreat..."

*

It's almost noon.

Song Jin was still handling accounts in her shop when she saw Xu Li'er walking towards her with red eyes.

She immediately dismissed the people around her.

Qingwu brought hot tea.

"What happened, Princess?"

Xu Li'er lowered her head and said nothing.

The freshly brewed tea was very hot and my fingertips were trembling from the heat.

She blinked and tears as big as beans fell immediately.

"I don't know what to do..."

She choked up as she told about the cold war between her and Wang Anlin during lunch.

In her opinion, Wang Anlin's behavior of leaving without saying anything was a sign of cold war against her.

She wanted to find someone to talk to, but after thinking about it, it seemed that the only person she could talk to was Song Jin, whom she was not very familiar with.

"Why would the eldest princess want her husband to take a concubine?"

Xu Li'er sniffed, "Yesterday, you and I both saw him being intimate with my eighth sister, so I thought that if they really wanted to date him, it wouldn't be a big deal to bring my eighth sister into the mansion... I could just take advantage of his return to test the waters by taking a concubine."

Who would have thought that Wang Anlin would react so strongly that he would actually leave the Princess's Mansion and go back to his duty.

And told him not to mention it again.

The more Xu Li'er thought about it, the more upset she felt. She was not an unreasonable person. If they really loved each other, they should not have agreed to marry her in the first place!

It doesn't matter who she marries.

"Perhaps the eldest princess is really mistaken?" Song Jin advised softly, "Perhaps... the prince consort and the eighth princess are together because of something..."

They sat in a window room on the second floor.

Xu Li'er held back her tears, and couldn't bear to hear her words, so she turned her head away.

Now, I can see a couple downstairs.

It was Wang Anlin and Xu Huaini.

The two of them stood in front of the candy seller's stall, chatting and laughing with each other. They were a perfect match.

Xu Huai Ni seemed to feel something. He suddenly raised his head and looked at her impartially.

In her hand was the rabbit candy figure that Wang Anlin bought for her.

She tilted her head, smiled and took Wang Anlin's arm, then stood on tiptoe and whispered something in his ear.

Yu Guang gave her a provocative smile.

Xu Li'er couldn't hold back her tears anymore.

The voice was trembling when speaking.

"They...they..."

Song Jin quickly closed the window.

How come I run into him every time?

"Princess, I think you should ask your husband in person..."

Xu Huai Ni's last look was clearly stimulating her.

Song Jin was worried that she was overstimulated and was stubborn and unable to distinguish right from wrong.

"What else are you asking?" Xu Lian'er's fingertips were red and swollen. She seemed to know nothing and smiled with tears in her eyes. "It's already so innocent in front of me. If the consort has no intention, then why doesn't Xu Huai Ni refuse to get so close to him?!"

She couldn't find any excuse to deceive herself.

Seeing that his persuasion was futile, Song Jin could only sigh.

People in the royal family are so stubborn.

Xu Lier was crying, with a sarcastic smile on her lips.

Prince Consort, you were the one who betrayed me first.

*

After comforting Xu Li'er, Song Jin received a letter from Qin Wan and simply handed over the remaining matters in the shop to Qing Wu.

"What did Manager Qin discover this time?"

Song Jin rushed over without even having a sip of hot tea.

Qin Wan saw that her nose was red, so she brought her some soup pot.

"Last time I told you about Yang Chaoxue's pregnancy. Although she kept it a secret, my investigation revealed that half of the pregnancy was voluntary."

"Oh?" Song Jin sat up straight, "What do you mean by that, Manager Qin?"

"Miss, do you remember His Majesty's eighth daughter, Xu Huai Ni?" Qin Wansu rested her chin on her hands, casually admiring her newly painted nails, "I found out that Yang Chaoxue's miscarriage was her fault."

"Although the Eighth Princess is young, she is as thoughtful as her brothers."

Qin Wan shook her head and sighed a few times.

The eighth princess, Xu Huai Ni, is the youngest among the princesses. She has an innocent and innocent temperament, so she is favored by your majesty.

The scene of her and Wang Anlin together not long ago was still flashing before her eyes.

Song Jin frowned, and some details that she had overlooked suddenly emerged.

Xu Huaini seemed to have come into contact with Xu Lian'er's wedding dress.

Because of her young age and innocence, no one doubted her.

Song Jin couldn't help but admire how well she hid the truth.

"Oh, I almost forgot."

Qin Wan's voice suddenly brought her back to her senses.

"Although the clues are a bit vague, the eldest princess that the young lady contacted seems to be involved."

Song Jin was stunned, "She also took action?"

Why did Xu Lier take action?

She had no grudge against Yang Chaoxue, and she didn't care about power, so she was the least competitive one.

Such a person actually took the initiative to get himself into a quagmire...

*

Song Jin returned to the shop with a confused mind.

Qing Wu, who had been waiting for her to come back, hurried over to greet her.

"My lady, the Seventh Prince is waiting for you inside, I can't hurry him away!"

Qing Wu was so angry that he jumped up and down.

No matter what you say, you won't get rid of him. He's stickier than a dog-skin plaster.

"If he can't leave, then he can't leave. I want to see what he wants to do."

Song Jin now has almost no patience for Xu Nanheng.

You could say I'm tired of his presence.

She still remembers the last time I poisoned her, and she's going to get back at me.

"When did the Seventh Prince learn to be so shameless?"

Song Jin sat down with a sullen face.

Xu Nanheng's face lit up with joy. "Jinjin, why didn't you tell me when you left Sheng'an? I heard that you went to Suizhou. Were you injured?"

"Your Highness, I don't think I need to tell you where I'm going, right?"

Xu Nanheng was already able to ignore her words about carrying a gun and a stick.

"Jinjin, I've figured it out. How can a person lose all love overnight? It must be that I have done something to upset you. I will change. Let's be like before, okay?"

It's like playing the lute to a cow.

Song Jin was so angry that his chest ached. He said bluntly, "Your Highness, have you forgotten about that pregnant woman? She is pregnant with your flesh and blood!"

Xu Nanheng remained silent.

Whose child is Yang Chaoxue pregnant with? How did Song Jin know about it other than himself?

Fortunately, the child is gone, so even if Song Jin wanted to make a fuss about it, there is nothing he can do.

Xu Nanheng's expression remained unchanged, and his smile was still warm. "What nonsense are you talking about now? She is pregnant with the prince's child, what does it have to do with me? Did someone whisper something in your ear?"

Song Jin was shocked by his shamelessness.

How much damage does a miscarriage do to a woman's body? !

How could he have the nerve to say these words that had nothing to do with him?

"Xu Nanheng!" This was the first time Song Jin called him by his name.

Xu Nanheng's face turned visibly ugly.

"I used to think that even though you were using me, at least you weren't a heartless person. Whose child is Yang Chaoxue carrying in her belly? Why would you deceive yourself? It's not easy for a woman to get pregnant. Now that she's having a miscarriage, you're here to flirt with me. Where do you put her?!"

"Xu Nanheng, you make me feel disgusted and regretful for ever liking you!"

She was really blind to think he was good!

If Yang Chaoxue likes it, then let her like it!

Song Jin was so angry that he was shaking all over. He didn't want to see her again and left without looking back.

Qing Wu was waiting outside. When he saw her coming out angrily, he immediately chased after her.

At the same time, Yang Chaoxue heard that he was going to Song Jin, and was so angry that he threw away all the supplements sent by Chang Yue.

The miscarriage damaged her foundation, and the imperial physician diagnosed that she would never be able to get pregnant again.

She stayed indoors and refused to see anyone.

"Song Jin! You two have already called off the engagement, why are you still entangled in this?"

"My child! It's all your fault. I will never let you go!"

"Hahaha, Brother Nanheng, you care about her that much, but I don't agree with you!"