Chapter 121 What's the use of being reserved?
Chu Jichen watched Shen Qingci's changing expression, and couldn't help but smile: "So, Huo Yunzhan proposed a collaboration to the Princess? He asked the Princess to gather information for him? How did the Princess respond? Did the Princess agree?"
Shen Qingci glanced at Chu Jichen and chuckled, "I haven't even answered yet, and the prince has already arrived."
Chu Jichen raised an eyebrow: "I said I would only give the princess half an hour."
"You know, Huo Yunzhan is the princess's ex-husband."
"Giving the princess half an hour to spend alone with her ex-husband is already very generous of me."
"Although I generously gave the princess half an hour to spend time with me, I was actually unhappy inside."
"The princess is now my princess, my wife. Shouldn't she consider my feelings?"
"Your Highness has no idea how much I was tormented during those fifteen minutes."
Chu Jichen pulled Shen Qingci's hand and placed it on his chest: "Feel it and see how fast my heart is beating."
"I really did try my best to suppress my desire to break down the door and end Huo Yunzhan's life with one blow."
Shen Qingci lifted her eyelids and looked at Chu Jichen's lowered head and trembling eyelashes. She gritted her teeth secretly. She realized that this person was good at pretending to be wronged.
But strangely enough, she actually falls for it.
Shen Qingci stared at Chu Jichen's face, remained silent for a moment, and attributed it all to the fact that Chu Jichen was indeed quite handsome.
This straightforward way of expressing herself, combined with her face, often made her blush and her heart race for no apparent reason.
Shen Qingci tried to pull her hand back, but Chu Jichen pressed it further against his chest: "Can you feel it?"
Shen Qingci glared at him, but she didn't know if her heart was pounding.
But the muscles under his hands are quite firm.
Although there was fabric between them, Shen Qingci inexplicably recalled the feel of this place when there was no fabric between them.
Shen Qingci glanced at Chu Jichen and pinched him.
Chu Jichen's face showed a hint of surprise, but he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It seems that the princess is quite satisfied with my body?"
Chu Jichen pulled Shen Qingci into his arms, his warm breath brushing against her ear. Chu Jichen's laughter still echoed in her ear: "Although the princess is infatuated with my body, it doesn't matter. Right now, I can only attract the princess with my body, but I believe that in the future, I will definitely be able to make the princess slowly and genuinely like me."
Shen Qingci's temple throbbed: "Do you still remember that you are the Regent?"
"Do the court officials who usually obey the prince in court, and the prince's subordinates, know that the prince is like this in private... without any restraint?"
Chu Jichen laughed: "What's the use of being reserved?"
He had been reserved before, but in the end, he lost her.
Now that she's finally back in his arms, he naturally has to find a way to keep her forever.
Even if it takes every means possible.
Chu Jichen kissed Shen Qingci's ear and smiled, "Your Highness thinks I arrived too early, but I think I arrived at just the right time."
"Even if the princess intends to use Huo Yunzhan, she shouldn't have agreed to it today."
"If you agree to his request too easily, it will only make him suspicious."
"What is too easily obtained is often not cherished."
Shen Qingci understood the double meaning in his words and just laughed: "Is Your Highness talking about yourself? Since Your Highness got me so easily, won't you take me for granted?"
Chu Jichen glanced at her and chuckled, "I was talking about Huo Yunzhan!"
"How could I get it so easily?" She had no idea what he had been through these past few years.
He almost thought he would never have her.
Shen Qingci's eyebrows curved into a smile. Of course, she knew he was referring to Huo Yunzhan, but teasing Chu Jichen was really... quite interesting.
Upon returning to the Regent's Palace, the steward greeted him as soon as he alighted from the carriage.
"What's wrong?" Chu Jichen frowned slightly.
The steward, however, went straight to Shen Qingci and said, "The managers of the Princess's dowry shops have all arrived. This old servant has settled them in the front courtyard flower hall to wait."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Shen Qingci handed Chu Jichen's wheelchair to the butler and then headed straight for the front yard.
Chu Jichen stared at Shen Qingci's retreating figure, remaining silent for a moment.
"Why do I feel that the Princess Consort is busier than I am?"
“I took a day off specifically to stay home with her under the pretext of getting married. I put aside all non-urgent matters these past few days because I wanted to spend more time with her, but she turned out to be busier than me.”
"They're either looking at the ledgers or meeting with the manager."
The butler nodded: "It's not that Your Highness thinks so, it's just that the Princess Consort is indeed busier than Your Highness."
The steward paused, then said, "Miss Wanqing said that it seems that when she was at the Huo residence, the Princess's dowry was managed by the Lady of Yongning Marquis. It was only recently that it was taken back, and the Princess wants to do a thorough cleanup."
The steward lowered his voice: "This old servant thinks that the princess seems to want to take this opportunity to contact the old subordinates of the Shen family, using those dowry shops as a cover, and to use the Shen family's information network for her own purposes to gather information."
"Your Highness, would you like to..."
Chu Jichen gently shook his head: "We don't need to get involved."
The butler nodded thoughtfully, "That's true. Because of what the Huo family did before, the Princess seems quite insecure. If she could have some power that is entirely of her own, she would feel a little more at ease. If we get involved, it will change the meaning for the Princess."
Chu Jichen hummed in agreement; that was one point.
Most importantly, he had met Shen Qingci before the Shen family's misfortune. Shen Qingci was not a pampered and naive little girl. He had seen her dashing and unrestrained spirit when riding a horse, and the brilliance in her eyes when discussing military strategy.
He believed that she could do it very well if she wanted to.
The steward seemed to be deep in thought: "These past two days, this old servant has been sorting out some account books in the backyard of the Prince's mansion, as well as the list of betrothal gifts that the Prince gave to the Princess, and the account books of the shops."
"Originally, this old servant intended to hand over these things to the Princess Consort to manage, since the Princess Consort is now the mistress of our Regent's Palace."
"But the Princess is so busy these days, can she still give it to her?"
The steward glanced at Chu Jichen. If he gave it to her, the princess would probably spend even less time with this master, and this master would likely cause a scene again.
Chu Jichen raised an eyebrow and said without hesitation, "Here you go."
"She is the regent's wife, so she should still be given the powers she is entitled to."
"That way, she will feel like the head of the household, instead of feeling that I married her just to use her."
"However, you can help out more. You can handle the minor details, and only leave the final decision of life and death to her."
"yes."
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