Chapter 14 Conspiracy
Shen Shurong turned around and saw the person behind his grandmother. There was no ripple in his eyes, and he just nodded slightly.
Xie Yunzhao also saw it, but pretended not to see it and paid attention to her feet. She was either dizzy or unable to stand steadily lately.
"The prince still has to wait for the Duke's wife, so we'll leave first." The princess and her husband followed the eunuch who led the way into the palace gate, and Xie Yunzhao accompanied Shen Shurong.
Xie Yunzheng bowed and said, "I am waiting for my mother, Princess, and old tutor, take care."
With his head lowered, he hid the emotions churning in his eyes.
How could they not hear that the eldest princess kept him here on purpose so they could avoid suspicion?
Xie Yunzheng was standing outside the palace gate, waiting, not knowing what he was waiting for. Perhaps he was waiting to keep a sufficient distance from her.
In the past, he was the one who accompanied her in, but now he had to watch Xie Yunzhao holding her hand and holding an umbrella for her.
Carriages and horses came one after another, and the people getting off greeted him one after another. It seemed that Prince Xie was in a bad mood today.
Chiyu Chixiao looked sad, but he didn't dare to say that the princess was angry with him, because the Second Master and the princess got along very naturally.
When he was far enough away from her, Xie Yunzheng walked in.
Xie Yunzhao would not say anything good about him. Yongjia was simple-minded and might have been blinded by his malicious intent.
I quickened my pace unconsciously, and suddenly I felt scared, afraid that she no longer had a place for me in her heart.
Chen Shurong had no good feelings towards this palace, so he left his grandmother and took Xie Yunzhao to the Imperial Garden.
It was May, and the flowers were in full bloom, with beautiful gravel paths connecting the verandas.
Surrounded by rockery of various shapes and lush trees, it blocks the hot sun.
Seeing kites flying in the distance, Xie Yunzhao knew she loved to play, so he asked, "Would you like to go over and play with them?"
Shen Shurong shook his head. There were too many people and he didn’t want to go. “Sit in the corridor for a while. I’m tired.”
There was a wide area behind the rockery. The third and fourth princesses were flying kites with their young ladies. They were chatting and laughing together. "Why hasn't Princess Yongjia come yet?"
The third princess curled her lips. It would be better if she didn't come. Today was her eldest daughter's day. "She must have been very sad these days. How could she have the heart to come so early?"
Xie Yunzhao frowned, how could it be so inappropriate to disturb Rongrong's rest, just as he was about to speak out to stop it, he was blocked by Shen Shurong, there are many people who say one thing in front of others and another behind their backs, and this impression is also necessary.
It is not advisable to cause any other trouble. You should conserve your energy and strength, as you have a tough battle to fight today.
"That's right. If I lose such a good marriage, I will hide at home."
"I heard that the Third Princess asked Master Xie for a poem?"
"You!" The third princess looked at who was so blind. She knew she was rejected, right?
Wei Youyuan, Wei Youran’s sister, she remembered it! "I just want to ask for a poem for my mother's birthday. I'm not like some people who pretend to be affectionate and kidnap people to marry you!"
"Who is the Third Princess talking about?"
Wei Youran pulled his sister, "Look at the kite."
"How dare you." The fourth princess, who had been silent, came over and said, "Third sister, who needs to explain to you? If you are afraid of what people will say, don't do it."
"Princess, don't be angry. My sister is still young and doesn't understand much. You Ran will apologize on her behalf." Wei You Ran bowed, his eyes already red.
Shen Shurong wanted to laugh when he heard this, this was always the Wei family's style.
Everyone knows that the third princess, Wei Youran, is interested in Xie Yunzheng, and now she is happy to see them compete.
But the Fourth Princess, in her previous life, asked her, her sister-in-law, to introduce Xie Yunzhao to her brother-in-law, hoping that Xie Yunzhao would be her consort. She didn't expect that someone still had eyes for him.
I still remember that at the dinner table, she mentioned the Fourth Princess and the silly boy put down his bowl and chopsticks and ran away.
At that time, everyone in the room thought he was shy. Now that I think about it, he ran out crying because she introduced a woman to him.
Xie Yunzhao looked at her expression. Everyone was trying to compete with Xie Yunzhao. Would she feel uncomfortable?
I can’t persuade him, so how can I say, don’t worry, Xie Yunzheng has refused?
Or is it that they are all inferior to you, and only you are worthy of Xie Yunzheng?
Seeing him frown, Shen Shurong didn't know what he was thinking, so he asked him in a low voice, "If you don't marry me, the third princess and the fourth princess want to marry you, will you agree?"
Xie Yunzhao jumped up in shock. He didn't want anyone. "Of course not."
"There's no future for you in the Duke's Mansion, but there might be in the Princess' Mansion. Do you really not want it?"
Xie Yunzhao shook his head violently. What did she mean? Was she testing him, or... did she really want him to find someone else?
Shen Shurong was happy, “Sit down, just don’t think about it.”
Xie Yunzhao took a deep breath, testing her, "I will only marry you."
Chen Shurong and the two maids pursed their lips and smiled, looking how scared he was.
"Have you noticed that the courtyard to the west of the Princess's Mansion has been under renovation these past two days, and the land in the middle has also been fenced off."
"Is this the princess's mansion that His Majesty awarded to the Third Princess?"
"Which one?" The third princess didn't know.
"It is the former Prince Qi's Palace. It is the largest in the capital except for the Princess's Palace."
The third princess held her hands in joy, "Father really dotes on me, and is willing to give me such a big house."
Chen Shurong curled her lips. When she was not around, everyone went to flatter the Third Princess. She enjoyed it in her previous life, but now she was bored.
The Third Princess's Mansion will not be built until a year later, and it is much smaller. Don't cry if you find out that it is a County Princess's Mansion.
The two of them sat quietly watching the kite. The man in the distance was unrecognizable. The good upbringing he had received since childhood disappeared completely at this moment. He waved his hand and called over a eunuch.
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"My father is looking for me?" Xie Yunzhao frowned. He was accompanying Rongrong, how could he leave?
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."
Xie Yunzhao looked at her apologetically, "Wait for me to come back, I'll be quick."
Shen Shurong waved her hand and said, "Go ahead. No one in the current palace dares to bully her."
Just as Xie Yunzhao disappeared from her sight, a man walked over from the side.
Chen Shurong raised his eyes to look at the rockery, fortunately the line of sight was blocked, otherwise the group of little girls would have flown over like butterflies.
"Thank you, Prince." Shen Shurong nodded generously and greeted.
Xie Yunzheng's eyes were red as if blood was about to drip out. It seemed that this was not the emotion that had just been brewing. Was it him who sent Xie Yunzhao away?
Thank you, Prince?
Such an unfamiliar name is sharper than a knife.
"Princess, have you accepted Xie Yunzhao?" The voice was hoarse and forbearing.
Shen Shurong pulled the corner of his lips lightly, "What else?"
"What if I say this is all a conspiracy?"
"Conspiracy?" Shen Shurong didn't understand. What conspiracy!
"Why was he by your side when you fell into the water that day? And why didn't he let go after he rescued you and brought you ashore?"
"He planned this for a long time. He ruined your reputation and also ruined our chance to be together!"
Oh, this is indeed a conspiracy.
Shen Shurong lowered her head, wondering if she was going to act extremely sad, but she wouldn't, and didn't want to.
She raised her eyes and said, "Thank you, my Lord. I only know that he saved me."
Xie Yun took two steps forward, his tone anxious: "But if you didn't fall into the water, you wouldn't need to be rescued. He was the one who harmed others and then rescued them. He designed a hero to save the beauty."
"Do you have any evidence?"
Xie Yunzheng was choked. He wanted to say that Xie Yunzhao had liked her since childhood, but he couldn't. "He is so despicable that he used such means to snatch his sister-in-law. Don't you think such a person is not worthy of being a human being?"
Still getting along with him, letting him ride in a carriage, calling him by his name?
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