The name "King Jin" struck Shen Mianmian like two thunderbolts, exploding violently in her mind.
Perhaps during this time, he neither saw Fengchu nor Jiang Yinjin. Every day, besides practicing martial arts, he would accompany his wife for walks and play mahjong, or cultivate his mind by practicing calligraphy and reading, inventing (plagiarizing) some modern gadgets to send to the princess's residence, and freeloading off the princess's residence. He lived a very carefree life.
So much so that...the situation was still developing.
Yes, the novel is still progressing quietly. Prince Jin is still going to rebel, and Prince Qin is still going to quell the war and become regent.
Why isn't the Prince of Jin showing up?
Seeing Shen Mianmian's dazed look and pale face, Bai Qingzhou was very worried. "What's wrong? Mianmian, don't scare me."
Chen Mianmian took a deep breath and told herself—the battle continues, I can't let my guard down!
She then feigned surprise and looked at the man, "What? You look alike? How alike?"
Bai Qingzhou: "This isn't about whether it looks like you or not. What happened to you just now? Why did your face suddenly turn pale?"
"Oh, I was scared," Chen Mianmian began to use her old tricks, lying without batting an eye, "Think about it? When have I ever met someone of such high status before? I was already trembling with fear when I met Princess Ruian, and then I heard about a prince, of course I was shocked."
Bai Qingzhou asked in confusion, "Didn't you say that everyone in your world is equal? Even an equal world is afraid of this?"
Shen Mianmian explained, "From a legal perspective, everyone is indeed equal, but in real life, how can there be equality? There are still social classes. Here, at least I can see the princess's legs trembling. In my world, when I was writing a report to the mayor, my legs were already trembling."
"mayor?"
"Yes, that's equivalent to a prefect of the fifth rank."
"..." Bai Qingzhou.
Bai Qingzhou carefully observed the woman's expression and saw that her eyes were sincere and she didn't seem to be lying, so he believed her and comforted her, "It's normal to be nervous. I was like that before too. I get nervous whenever I see anyone."
"And now?"
"It's alright now. If I run into someone I don't know, I just don't talk to them."
Looking at the man's smiling eyes and calm demeanor, Shen Mianmian was truly amazed. He had changed! He had become more and more confident!
“Wait a minute,” Chen Mianmian suddenly remembered, “Where were we? You and Prince Jin look alike? Why do you look alike? Could you have some hidden blood relationship? Are you sure you are the Marquis and his wife’s first child? Are you sure the wife doesn’t have any lost sisters?”
Bai Qingzhou was both amused and exasperated. "I'm sure not. Your imagination is always so vivid."
Chen Mianmian—No! It's not that she has a vivid imagination; these are all clichéd plots from novels. Generally, if you suddenly see someone who looks similar, it's almost certainly the same person!
but……
This part is not in the original novel!
In the original novel, Fengchu did not take the imperial examination and lived a muddled life, so he did not undergo a second development or transformation, and his appearance did not change. Therefore, he should not look too much like Prince Jin.
After all, if it had been like this before, Princess Ryan wouldn't have kept quiet.
Therefore, the original text did not describe the relationship between Prince Jin and Phoenix Chick, which...
Chen Mianmian suddenly felt that the way things were going was starting to go strange again.
Seeing the woman's worried expression again, Bai Qingzhou grew even more anxious. He held the woman's shoulders and said, "Mianmian, what's on your mind? Can you tell me honestly? Don't you trust me now, given our relationship?"
Chenmianmian—of course I trust you, but the problem is, how can I say it? That everything I did was to leave this book, to leave you?
She didn't know what Fengchu would think. If she were Fengchu, she would definitely stage a scene of keeping a beauty in a golden house, forcibly taking her and domineeringly loving her, instantly changing the tone of the novel.
Chen Mianmian clutched her chest, looking pitifully at the man, "Then I'll tell you something from my heart, will you believe me?"
"Of course, I'll believe you if you say so!"
"I...I have a feeling that you're getting close to Prince Jin and that misfortune will befall you. Can you promise me that you'll stay away from him?"
Bai Qingzhou nodded. "And then?"
That's all, just stay away from him.
Bai Qingzhou breathed a sigh of relief. "That's it? Just say it directly, don't scare me like that. I wasn't really familiar with him, it's just that Mr. Ouyang thought we looked alike and asked us to take a look at each other."
Chen Mianmian was taken aback. "Not familiar? I thought... you two would appreciate each other because you look alike."
Bai Qingzhou was both amused and exasperated. "Why so much mutual appreciation? Besides, he is a prince, while I am just a nobody prince with no official title. How can we just befriend each other like that?"
Moreover, Prince Jin is merely returning to the capital to report on his duties and spend the New Year with the Empress Dowager. After the Empress Dowager's birthday at the beginning of next year, Prince Jin will return to his fiefdom. I will have no connection with him.”
Chen Mianmian was stunned for a long time before letting out a huge sigh of relief. "Sorry, I was just worrying unnecessarily."
Bai Qingzhou felt something was amiss and wanted to press for details, but seeing the woman drenched in sweat from fright, he couldn't bear to ask further. "Don't worry, I'm with you every day. How could I possibly have time to get close to outsiders?"
Chen Mianmian was reminded – “That’s right!” Fengchu said that the Prince of Jin will return to his fiefdom next year. If you calculate it that way, there are only a few months left. If she just keeps a close eye on Fengchu during these few months, wouldn’t she have accomplished her mission?
With that thought, Chenmianmian's anxious heart finally settled down.
"Oh right, we should rest early today. Tomorrow, Madam has promised the Princess that she will visit the Princess's residence."
“Tomorrow? This…” Bai Qingzhou hesitated. “Tomorrow morning, I may have to go out for a while. I promised Mr. Ouyang.”
"Is that so?" Shen Mianmian frowned in thought. "The princess is too spoiled. It would be bad if we agreed but didn't go. How about this: tomorrow, my wife and I will discuss it. We will go to the princess's residence first, and you can go after you finish your work. If you are not finished, you don't need to go. After all, my wife and the princess have been friends for so many years, so they are not outsiders. The princess will understand our family's situation."
Bai Qingzhou keenly caught the words in the woman's mouth—"our family."
He likes to hear, "I'll listen to you."
The corners of her lips subtly curled up, the curl growing wider and wider.
...
The next day.
Bai Qingzhou had breakfast and left early. Before leaving, he repeatedly emphasized that he would finish his social engagements quickly and then go to the princess's residence.
After getting dressed, Chen Mianmian went to the main courtyard.
In the main courtyard, the lady was all ready, waiting for Chen Mianmian and her servants to arrive so that the group could set off.
After spending two months together, Shen Mianmian had already managed to extract the love story between the lady and the marquis from the lady herself, and she found it incredibly satisfying!
Later, every time the Marquis returned, Shen Mianmian and Liu Xiangning would always find an excuse to linger in the main courtyard. If the Madam didn't give them candy, they would resolutely refuse to leave.
Ms. Ding was two and a half months pregnant, but her pregnancy was not yet showing. Her limbs were still slender, but whether it was because of a happy life, the nourishment of love, or something else, her skin was even whiter and more delicate, her face was more firm, and her cheeks were rosy like a young girl's. In addition, she already had a baby face, and people would believe that she was a woman under thirty.
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