Once you have doubts in your mind about something like this, everything you see will seem problematic.
At that moment, the Prince of Pingnan unconsciously recalled a rumor he had heard:
Princess Pingnan and Zhou Lingshan were childhood sweethearts and had a past relationship...
Unconsciously, the Prince of Pingnan recalled all the times that the Princess of Pingnan and Zhou Lingshan had spent together over the years...
With Zhou Lingshan's abilities, he could easily have pursued a career in government, but he chose to manage the business for the Princess of Pingnan.
As the Prince of Pingnan thought about these things, he felt increasingly uncomfortable looking at Ye Jingxian.
Ye Jingxian had no idea about the complicated feelings of the Prince of Pingnan. At this moment, he was pleading for the Princess of Pingnan with snot and tears streaming down his face: "Father, Mother would never do such a thing!"
"She was framed; you must believe her!"
Upon hearing his voice, the Prince of Pingnan snapped out of his reverie, but he could no longer look at him as he had before.
The Prince of Pingnan said in a deep voice, "I also want to believe that she wouldn't do such a thing, but I saw it with my own eyes that day."
"Whether she was framed or did it on her own, she was ultimately held by another man while she was almost naked that day."
"She is the Princess Consort of Pingnan. After such an incident, I only confined her to her quarters and did not drown her in a pig cage. This is already out of consideration for our marital relationship."
Ye Jingxian's face was somewhat grim. He gritted his teeth and said, "Father, Mother..."
"There's no need to plead for her anymore," Prince Pingnan said, looking at him. "Go back to your room and rest!"
Ye Jingxian had never seen such a cold and ruthless Prince Pingnan, and he was very sad.
He gritted his teeth, turned and left, his hands unconsciously clenching into fists.
Prince Pingnan frowned slightly as he looked at Ye Jingxian. He knew his thoughts were absurd, yet he couldn't help but think about them.
He reached up and pressed his temples, his feelings a mix of emotions, and let out a long sigh.
When Ye Jingxian left the Prince of Pingnan, he was extremely disappointed in him.
He really couldn't understand how the Prince of Pingnan and the Princess of Pingnan, who used to love each other so much, could have fallen into such a state over such a trivial matter.
At that moment, he truly understood the heartlessness of the Prince of Pingnan.
At the same time, he was also filled with uncertainty about his future.
He walked toward his residence with a sullen face, and on the way he encountered the Night Pearl.
Ye Mingzhu cried, "Brother, the Qu family has come to annul the engagement. What should I do?"
She was always the princess whom the Prince of Pingnan doted on, growing up pampered and spoiled.
She never imagined that one day she would be jilted.
What's most infuriating is that the excuses the Qu family came up with couldn't get the Prince of Pingnan to punish them:
The Prince's Mansion sent a doctor to the Qu residence to examine Qu Feng, and it was confirmed that Qu Feng was indeed seriously ill.
The key point is that the scholars of the Qu family have a very high reputation in Liefeng Prefecture, and she cannot refute the reasons they bring up.
Looking at Ye Mingzhu, who was crying her eyes out, Ye Jingxian gritted his teeth and said, "My sister is a pampered daughter of the Prince's mansion."
"It's their loss that the Qu family broke off the engagement. Don't worry, your brother will definitely find you a man ten times better than Qu Feng to be your husband!"
These words calmed Ye Mingzhu down: "Brother is right. Missing me is Qu Feng's biggest loss!"
"He made me lose face like this, I won't let him get away with this!"
Although she and Qu Feng were engaged, they didn't spend much time together and didn't have much affection for each other.
Ye Mingzhu couldn't accept this, mainly because of the blow Qu Feng's annulment of the engagement and the humiliation of the Qu family's proposal to marry Ye Qingwan.
Now that the die is cast, she may hate the Qu family, but she hates Ye Qingwan and Ye Junfei even more.
She held Ye Jingxian's hand and said, "Brother, you must become the heir apparent and succeed the Prince of Pingnan!"
A ruthless glint appeared in Ye Jingxian's eyes: "Don't worry! No matter the cost, I will become the Prince of Pingnan!"
Although Ye Mingzhu was pampered from a young age, she was very cunning. She hadn't thought about those things before because she was heartbroken.
Now that she has calmed down, she feels that she can't just sit here and be humiliated; she has many things she can do!
Ye Qingwan was able to assist Ye Junfei and do many things for him, but she felt that she was much better than Ye Qingwan and could do even more.
The brother and sister exchanged a glance, both seeing a ruthless determination in each other's eyes.
After discussing it together, the two realized that to get people to do things, they had to offer some benefits.
Now that Ye Jingxian's position is not as secure as before, it's hard for people to believe promises of official positions, so he has to offer tangible benefits, such as money.
Ye Mingzhu then said, "Doing these things requires money, so we need to ask the Zhou family to send some more money over."
Ye Jingxian agreed with her statement, because they would always have the Zhou family send money whenever they were short of funds.
Even if Zhou Lengshan is dead now, there is still Zhou Shuyi.
Even if Zhou Shuyi is a playboy, the Zhou family is wealthy and powerful, and they have plenty of money.
Ye Jingxian immediately sent someone to the Zhou residence to collect the silver.
The men he sent returned quickly, but empty-handed.
Ye Jingxian asked with a displeased look, "Where's the money?"
His subordinate replied, "The Zhou residence is locked. When I went there, I heard that Zhou Shuyi left the residence yesterday and we don't know where he went."
Ye Jingxian didn't think much of it at the moment, and simply said, "He's probably out doing business."
"Have someone keep an eye on that area. Bring Zhou Shuyi to see me as soon as he returns."
The subordinate responded.
Ye Jingxian felt somewhat relieved at this moment, because he had previously worried that Zhou Shuyi was a good-for-nothing who would never amount to anything.
Looking back now, Zhou Shuyi seems to be a good person; he knows to take the initiative to do business and earn money for them to spend.
However, Zhou Shuyi's departure at this time was ill-timed; he needed money right now.
Since Zhou Shuyi was not around and he couldn't get the money, he thought about it and decided to take out the money he had saved up before and use it first.
After Zhou Shuyi returns, we will take the silver from him to make up the difference.
What he didn't know was that Zhou Shuyi wasn't doing business at all; instead, he was having an affair with Jiang Xinrou.
After arriving in Chongqing, Zhou Shuyi and Jiang Xinrou rented an inn to rest.
That evening, Jiang Xinrou went to Zhou Shuyi's room to explain the details of the Lin family's business to him.
This lecture ended up going on to the bedroom.
Although Zhou Shuyi was injured, it couldn't stop his unrestrained heart.
Not to mention that Jiang Xinrou has extremely unique experience in serving men, so it's not too difficult for her to do it.
Thus, Zhou Shuyi, who considered himself to have been with countless women, tasted a flavor he had never experienced before, a flavor that was far from ordinary, soul-stirring and intoxicating.
Zhou Shuyi was very satisfied, feeling that he had struck gold.
The consequence of that absurd night was that his legs felt weak when he woke up the next morning.
Jiang Xin leaned softly against him, sobbing quietly.
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