Shen Wan rubbed her wrist, which Xie Jingyan had gripped so hard, feeling weak all over and without any strength.
Yinshuang remembered that neither the prince nor the princess had eaten lunch, and it was almost evening, so they must be starving. She said, "This servant will have the kitchen send some food over, so the princess can coax the prince a little."
Should she be made to coax Xie Jingyan?
She couldn't even avoid him.
Shen Wan no longer knew how to define her relationship with Xie Jingyan. Although it was just a fake marriage, they had consummated their marriage because of the aphrodisiac. Her mind was in turmoil. Thinking of Xie Jingyan's violent gaze just now, she just wanted to stay far away from him.
Yinshuang was about to go down and give instructions when Chenwan said, "Have the small kitchen send another meal to the study."
Yinshuang wanted to persuade Shenwan, but Shenwan was stubborn and could not be persuaded by a mere maid. Thinking about how the prince and princess had argued just now, if they were to sit down and eat together, they would probably flip the table. It would be better for them to separate and calm down.
As for Xie Jingyan, he learned from Chen Yu that Shen Wan had taken contraceptives and did not want to have his child. He left the study in a rage, and when he returned, he was even angrier, so much so that he could have blown the roof off.
He sat there, his face more gloomy than it had been in centuries, like the sky before a storm, oppressive and deep.
Chen Feng stood aside, inwardly cursing Chen Yu half to death. He had never seen anyone so incompetent, always bringing everything to the master's attention. Couldn't he handle it himself? As a bodyguard, couldn't he at least knock over the medicine bowl? By the time the master intervened, it would be too late. Besides infuriating the master and worsening the relationship between the master and the princess, what good was it?
He won't be able to vent his anger unless he gets a beating.
Chen Yu felt a chill run down his spine as he looked out the window. Even through the window, he could feel Chen Feng's determination to beat him up. He didn't know what had gotten into him. He had wanted to stop the princess from drinking the contraceptive medicine so that she could give them a little master, but instead, he had only made things worse.
Is it too late for him to go in and beg for forgiveness...?
Chen Yu was about to go into the study to apologize when there was a knock on the door.
Xie Jingyan's face was gloomy, and his words were devoid of any warmth.
"Come in."
The sound made the maid who brought the food tremble with fear.
The door was pushed open, and a maid brought food into the room.
Upon seeing this, Chen Feng asked, "Why was the food brought to the study?"
The maid replied, "It was the Princess's order..."
Upon catching a glimpse of Xie Jingyan's dark face, the maid's legs went weak with fear. She didn't even dare to set out the food; she simply put down the tray and ran away.
That's terrifying.
Looking at the food on the tray, Chen Feng's head was buzzing. He thought that the contraceptive medicine was the limit for the princess, but he had underestimated her ability to court death. Did the princess know what she was doing? Chen Feng suspected that his master spoiled the princess too much, making her think that he had a good temper. She was provoking him. He spoiled her, so he indulged her. If he really hated her, he could break her neck.
Fearing that the prince would upset himself, the guard had to lie and comfort him, "The princess must know she was wrong, but she's too ashamed to ask the prince to come back to his room for dinner, so she had the maid bring the food over..."
Poor Chen Feng hadn't even finished speaking when Yin Shuang walked in carrying bedding and pillows, and Chen Feng's words got stuck in his throat.
He's already spoken against his conscience, and yet he still manages to get sabotaged. It's like a ghost story.
Yinshuang had no idea how she managed to walk towards the wide couch behind the screen, ignoring Chen Feng's gaze. The princess had asked her to bring the prince's bedding to the study so that the prince would sleep there from now on, and as a maid, she dared not disobey.
Yinshuang was about to lay out the bedding when the temperature in the room dropped off the bedding and pillows and then quickly ran away.
Xie Jingyan's eyes were so cold they seemed to want to devour someone. He glanced at Chen Feng and gritted his teeth, saying, "This is what she means by being unable to bring herself to do it?!"
Chen Feng, "..."
Inside the room, Shen Wan sat there eating, clearly very hungry, but the food tasted like cardboard.
Yinshuang lifted the beaded curtain and entered the room, looking at Chen Wan and saying, "When I brought the bedding and pillows just now, I saw that the Prince's face looked very pale..."
Shen Wan knew this without Yin Shuang saying it; her nose stung, and her eyes were blurred with tears so much that she couldn't even see the food in her bowl clearly.
She ate half-heartedly, her heart heavy with sorrow, making it hard to even breathe.
Yinshuang felt sorry for her and couldn't understand it.
Other newlywed couples are all lovey-dovey after consummating their marriage, but why is it that the relationship between the prince and princess is even worse after they consummate their marriage? They are practically as cold as ice.
I don't know where the problem lies, and I can't offer any advice. I can only stand by and serve, feeling distressed.
Shen Wan ate half a bowl of rice, counting each grain like a grain of rice. The dishes on the table had long since lost their heat, and she really couldn't eat anymore. Just as she was about to put down her chopsticks, Dong'er came in and reported, "Your Highness, something has happened at the Prince Jin's residence."
Before Shen Wan could react, Yin Shuang asked, "What happened at the Prince of Jin's residence?"
Dong'er replied, "Miss Fu from the Duke of Zhongguo's mansion was drugged with an aphrodisiac at the Prince of Jin's residence. To save her, the Prince of Jin had physical relations with her..."
Upon hearing this, Yinshuang's mouth gaped open, so shocked that it could almost fit a salted duck egg inside.
Shen Wan was also surprised, but even more so, she was angry.
Xie Jingyan went to Prince Jin's residence to celebrate Xie Jingyin's birthday, but he was drugged with an aphrodisiac there. He barely managed to get back, which was only because his leg injury had greatly improved and Prince Ling's residence was not far from Prince Jin's residence; otherwise, he would most likely have met his end there.
She had wondered before who would give Xie Jingyan an aphrodisiac, and now she knew.
It's Chen Ying!
Fu Shu admires Xie Jingyin and suppresses Shen Ying at every turn. Shen Ying is not like her; she would consider the bigger picture and endure it. In order to ensure that no one would compete with her for the position of Princess Jin and even the future position of Empress, Shen Ying wants to eliminate Fu Shu, this potential threat.
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