"Fragrant...fragrant dew?"
King Xiao stopped in his tracks, his body stiffened, and he spoke without daring to turn his head.
"I never use perfumes. Perhaps the Crown Princess has smelled something wrong. Maybe it's from Yan'er."
"No, it's yours, Prince Xiao. I didn't smell it even though Yan'er and I have been sitting together for so long, but you brought this scent as soon as you arrived."
Su Liluo said.
She knew that exposing Prince Xiao would upset Chu Yan, but she couldn't bear the thought of Chu Yan being kept in the dark and deceived.
Since she learned medicine, her sense of smell had become much more acute, so she could smell the faint scent on Xiao Wang as soon as he approached.
The smell isn't actually strong; you have to sniff carefully to detect it.
Chu Yan hadn't noticed it before, but after hearing Su Liluo say that, she subconsciously sniffed the air.
Sure enough, I could smell a faint fragrance.
Although the scent was unfamiliar, she knew that Prince Xiao never used perfumed lotion, so this lotion could only be...
Chu Yan looked sadly at Prince Xiao.
"Perhaps it was brought by those flowers. When I went out to discuss matters with those ministers today, it was in someone else's back garden, and they planted a lot of flowers there."
King Xiao then came up with a reasonable explanation.
"I see! I wonder whose home has such lovely flowers!"
Su Liluo sighed.
She knew that Prince Xiao was lying, but the reason he gave was quite reasonable.
She wanted to say something more, but King Xiao left, saying he had other matters to attend to.
"Luo'er, you said Prince Xiao, he..."
Seeing Xiao Wang's fleeing figure, Chu Yan looked at Su Liluo with some uncertainty.
"You already have the answer in your heart, don't you?"
Su Liluo looked at Chu Yan.
Although she knew that revealing this cruel truth would be very painful for Yan'er, she thought that being in pain was better than dying a tragic death like in her previous life.
She still has to play the villain.
"I......"
“Yan’er, what you’re thinking about is the answer. Once some things have cracks, they can never be covered up. Self-deception can’t hide the facts.”
Su Liluo interrupted Chu Yan's hesitation again, looking at her seriously.
Chu Yan's eyes suddenly reddened; she still found it hard to accept.
Su Liluo then reached out and took Chu Yan's hand, "But Yan'er, don't be afraid. If anything happens, just come to me. I will always be by your side to protect you."
*
After fleeing in haste, King Xiao immediately sent someone to fetch water so he could wash away all the fragrance from his body.
Only then did he go to find Chu Yan in person.
After all, now that the Crown Prince is in power and he has lost the Qin family, he must win over the Chu family.
Chu Yan was lost in thought in the room and didn't even notice when Prince Xiao came in.
"Yan'er".
King Xiao walked up behind Chu Yan and called out gently.
"Your Highness, you've arrived."
Chu Yan responded calmly.
"Hmm, you've already had dinner, haven't you? I ate out today, so I didn't have dinner with you. You won't be angry with me, will you?"
Xiao Wangdao.
He had already enjoyed a feast with Chu Yun, so naturally he had no appetite for food at the Prince's residence.
He only thought that he hadn't had any close contact with Chu Yan recently, and he really needed the Chu family's support, so he convinced himself to come and see Chu Yan.
"Your Highness, Yan'er has already eaten."
Chu Yan maintained a calm demeanor.
"Since that's the case, it's getting late. I'll rest here with you today! You may all leave now, I'll call you later."
King Xiao naturally gave instructions to the maidservants beside Chu Yan.
The meaning behind those words was quite clear. The maids exchanged glances and then slowly withdrew.
Chu Yan remained silent. She knew that Xiao Wang was her husband, so it was only natural for him to spend the night with her.
In fact, she had been married to Prince Xiao for so long without any sign of pregnancy, so she should seize the opportunity to get pregnant.
However, for some reason, when Prince Xiao lowered his head to kiss her, she suddenly remembered the fragrance she had smelled on Prince Xiao in the backyard that afternoon.
"vomit......"
Chu Yan looked unwell and gagged.
"Yan'er, what's wrong?"
King Xiao frowned and said unhappily.
"Your Highness, I... I may not be feeling well, and I'm afraid I won't be able to serve you tonight."
Chu Yan suppressed her discomfort and said.
"Well then, you should rest well. I won't disturb you any longer."
Prince Xiao responded, his expression somewhat displeased, then opened the door and called the maid in.
"Your Highness, what's wrong? Someone, go and fetch a doctor to examine the Prince."
When Chu Yan's personal maid came in and saw Chu Yan's unpleasant expression, she immediately said with concern.
"doctor......"
Chu Yan murmured something.
Even her maid knew to call a doctor for her, but Prince Xiao left without even turning his head.
For some reason, Chu Yan felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
*
On the other side.
The Su family had been behaving themselves for a long time.
At the old lady's instruction, Su Yu and Su Xuanlang went to visit Su Wanshi in prison again.
"Wanshi!"
Su Yu covered his mouth and nose, searching around as he called out.
The prison was dark and smelled foul. All the prisoners were wearing the same clothes and had not bathed in a long time. They were all disheveled and dark-skinned.
Su Wanshi had been in prison for over a month, and by now she was no longer the glamorous woman she once was, but as dirty as the other prisoners.
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