Shen Ruyi had no choice but to stand up and bow, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Crown Prince."

Looking up at the man in front of her, Shen Ruyi also had mixed feelings.

The first time I met the prince was at Shen Jiaojiao's family recognition party.

He watched her being slandered and sat there watching the show, as if it had nothing to do with him, with a smile on his face.

The second time she met the prince was at Zuixin Tower. He came with Shen Yu and was an accomplice in the plot against her.

But afterwards, he could only flee in panic.

The third time I met the prince was at the birthday party of the old lady of the Gu family.

He interrupted a few times, but they were not harmful, but he was also seeking his own benefit.

Today was the first time she met the Crown Prince face to face at close range. Although she could vaguely see a little bit of herself on his face, the look in his eyes made her uncomfortable.

That's right.

They are all driven by interests, so where does the sincerity come from?

Shen Ruyi smiled coldly in her heart. In fact, she didn't really take to heart what the emperor said about her relationship with the prince.

Therefore, after the ceremony, nothing else was said.

The prince was also embarrassed and said, "I learned that you lived here and was afraid it would be inconvenient, so I thought of taking you to the East Palace to recuperate."

Fearing that Shen Ruyi would not agree, he dragged the emperor into the water, "Father has allowed it."

“…”

Shen Ruyi choked. This time she couldn't refuse.

"I appreciate your kindness, Your Highness, but I am not married yet. Would it be inappropriate for me to live in the East Palace like this?"

She didn't want to go at all.

Rong Yan said it would take at most two months.

The best outcome would be to break off the engagement with the prince before getting married, but if I move in now, wouldn't it be hard to explain later?

Shen Ruyi was a little annoyed.

The prince said, "You are my fiancée, so it is natural for you to live in the East Palace. I have already asked someone to clean up the yard. You can come with me and let me take care of you. It is better than staying here."

"Besides, this place isn't safe."

He even brought up the incident at Yingchun Tower and said, "There are spies from Nanyan taking action in the capital recently. What if they target you? What will you do?"

He looks gentle, but somewhat aggressive.

Shen Ruyi didn't like him very much and felt uncomfortable speaking like that.

However, the other party is the prince.

Finally, Han Jiang came in and stopped him, "Your Highness, Miss Shen is not married yet, so some things should not be rushed. If you are worried about her, come and see her every now and then."

His eyes fell on the prince's face, and Han Jiang did not dodge.

The prince narrowed his eyes, anger rising in his heart.

A mere guard from the Ninth Prince's Mansion actually dared to stop him?

Han Jiang said, "Yesterday, my girl also met the emperor. The emperor said that she would marry out of the palace and asked her to recuperate here and not go anywhere else. If His Royal Highness wants her to go to the East Palace, I'm afraid he will have to bring an imperial edict."

As a court lady, Shen Ruyi could neither guess nor refuse what was happening in the palace.

However, Han Jiang had followed Rong Yan for so many years, so he knew what was going on.

The prince's face changed when he heard this, and he looked at Shen Ruyi, "Have you seen the emperor?"

Shen Ruyi nodded, "Not only has he met the emperor, but the emperor also said that the Crown Prince is my cousin."

After hearing Han Jiang's words, I realized that the prince was lying.

Shen Ruyi raised her head, feeling confident, "The Emperor asked me to recuperate here."

“…”

The prince suddenly choked and stared at her, speechless.

The main reason why he tried to deceive Shen Ruyi was that he thought she had never seen the emperor, and she didn't dare to refuse when he came to take her away in the name of the emperor.

Once they arrived at the Eastern Palace, even if Rong Yan still wanted to have something with Shen Ruyi, he would no longer be free.

At that time, as long as he finds an opportunity to let Shen Ruyi get pregnant with his child, Rong Yan will have no choice but to make it happen even if he is unwilling.

But he didn't expect that Shen Ruyi had already met his father!

In an instant, a feeling of shame and anger at being exposed surged in my heart.

The prince looked a little unhappy.

But in the end, he still laughed, "The last time I saw my father, he said that if you really have nowhere to go, you can stay in the East Palace first. I didn't expect that he had already met you and agreed to let you stay in the inn."

"That's fine."

He changed the subject and left the two maids behind, "You two come in, stay here from now on and take good care of the Crown Princess."

Then, two maids came in from the door.

"The maidservant Yingluo/the maidservant Linlang greets the Crown Princess."

The two maids stepped forward and bowed directly.

The prince said, "They are both my close associates and can be trusted. Just follow their orders from now on."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Shen Ruyi knew very well that if these two people stayed, it would mean there would be two more people monitoring her.

But there was no other way, so he finally said, "It's just that my place is small, if they want to stay, they have to get a separate room."

"You don't have to worry about that."

The prince asked someone to get a room.

Fortunately, both the rooms on the left and right were occupied.

With Shen Luo on one side and Han Jiang and Jing San on the other, Linlang and Yingluo can only live farther away.

"Since you don't want to go to the East Palace, I'll go back later and ask someone to bring you some food and daily necessities. This place is too simple."

The prince felt uncomfortable because he didn't take the person away.

Seeing that Shen Ruyi was not enthusiastic about him, he felt bored and finally stood up to say goodbye. "Then you should have a good rest. I will come to see you another day."

"Your Highness, please take care."

Shen Ruyi sent the person out.

But unexpectedly, Shen Qi came towards him.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Shen Qi didn't expect to meet the prince here. After being stunned for a moment, he quickly saluted.

"The fifth son of the Shen family?"

The prince was stunned at first, then thought for a moment and said, "We are all family, don't be polite."

He knew that Shen Ruyi and Shen Cangyun had a falling out and moved out, but he didn't know Shen Ruyi's true thoughts and thought she was just angry.

So he complained to Shen Qi, "Since you are here, I will tell you something. Ruyi is your sister after all, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. How can she move out and live in an inn?"

"Your Highness is right. I will take Ruyi home right now."

Shen Qi listened to this and wondered what the prince meant.

Is the prince trying to win over the Prime Minister's Office?

The Crown Prince had long wanted to win over the Prime Minister's Office, but before that, everyone in the Prime Minister's Office was unmoved and wholeheartedly supported the Second Prince.

Now that the Shen family and the second prince have parted ways, the prince believes that his chance has come.

In his opinion, Shen Ruyi's title of Ziwei Lucky Star is false.

The support from the Prime Minister's Office is real.

So, when he saw Shen Qi, he smiled and nodded, saying, "Well, Ruyi is my Crown Princess, and I hope she won't be wronged in the Prime Minister's Mansion."

As he said that, he turned his head and looked at Shen Ruyi, "Ruyi, with me here, no one can bully you."

“…”

Shen Ruyi stood at the door with mixed feelings.

She kind of hated the prince.

This person is so hypocritical.

She said nothing, just watched.

She didn't want the prince to get involved in the Shen family's affairs.