Xiao Ling's face was pale, and his voice was hoarse: "Judging from the letter, it seems that Xiao Yuncheng likes Wang Qingxi, the second young lady of the Wang family, so he wants to give the position of Crown Prince's principal wife to Wang Qingxi."
"As for Shen Yunjin, Xiao Yuncheng only intends to give her the position of a concubine."
Shen Yuan cut off a piece of gauze and bandaged Xiao Ling's wound. Hearing this, she raised an eyebrow: "Xiao Yuncheng is so disrespectful to the daughter of the General of the North. Aren't you afraid the Shen family will object?"
The letter also said that, whether she was a concubine or a high-ranking concubine, Shen Yunjin would cry and beg to marry Xiao Yuncheng.
Because Shen Yunjin and Xiao Yuncheng had already consummated their marriage, she could only marry into the Eastern Palace.
But these words were truly disgusting, so Xiao Ling didn't say them.
He only said, "Shen Yunjin and Xiao Yuncheng grew up together and have a deep bond."
Shen Yuan pursed her lips upon hearing this. Women always tend to easily trust men they have known for many years because they believe that with ten or twenty years of affection, the men would not do anything to betray them.
But in reality, time is not the only way to determine whether a man is reliable.
Because men... are too good at pretending!
After bandaging Xiao Ling's wounds, Shen Yuan collected all his clothes and burned them in the stove.
However, while burning the clothes, Shen Yuan suddenly realized that Xiao Ling's outer robe was missing; it seemed that he hadn't been wearing one when he returned.
But the spring chill was still in the air, so Xiao Ling probably wouldn't be wearing just a single layer of clothing.
So she asked, "Where is your outer robe?"
Xiao Ling's eyes flickered for a moment before he replied, "It was stained with blood, so I threw it away."
He had barely finished speaking when there was a sudden banging on the door.
"The city has been robbed, and we are ordered to search the city! Open the gates!"
Shen Yuan's expression changed. She tiptoed and ran quickly into the courtyard. Peeking through the crack in the door, she saw many soldiers holding torches standing outside.
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