The second princess knew her younger sister had no good intentions, but then she saw Shen Wangshu wink at her quickly. For a moment, she was confused, but then she realized this was a way of giving her an out. She quickly nodded gratefully and said to the eldest princess, "It was my fault today, elder sister. Please don't be angry with me. I will definitely apologize to you in the future. But Father's health is important today, so I'd better leave now."
She lowered her head, ignoring Nianyu's sorrowful tears, and ran away with her head in her hands.
"Why let her go?" Shen Wangshu had clearly given the Second Princess an excuse to run away, and the First Princess immediately frowned.
"She's already agreed to take a concubine into the family, so why are you still holding her back? Besides, this is my brother-in-law's younger brother. If this gets out, it won't look good. My brother-in-law will lose face and become a laughingstock."
Shen Wangshu walked leisurely to the side of the eldest princess, looked down at Nianyu who was slumped on the ground for a moment, and then said casually, "In any case, his background is ordinary. Just treat it as an ordinary concubine for the second prince. Cover up the past. Whether he is good or bad in the second prince's mansion in the future, let him slowly endure it."
In his past life, he was a glorious phoenix king; in this life, he's just a concubine. It must be true love. What does rank matter?
Her voice wasn't loud, but both the eldest princess and Nianyu heard it. The eldest princess thought of her rightful husband, and her expression softened slightly.
Seeing her nod, Shen Wangshu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly at Nianyu, who looked up with teary eyes.
She quietly looked at the boy on the ground, who was no longer aloof and cold, and who used to look at the Third Princess with a weary gaze; he had become increasingly warm.
“Your Highness, Prince Luan…” Shen Wangshu did not show any infatuation with Nianyu. Therefore, in Nianyu’s eyes, she was a very noble and high-ranking person. Not only did Nianyu not despise her, but when she saw how well Nianyu treated Fang Xuan, she felt a dense sense of envy.
He tried to keep himself composed, listening to the woman's low laughter in front of him. Just as he was about to reveal his helplessness, he felt the woman suddenly being embraced from behind by a pair of strong arms, and a cold, large head appeared in front of him.
"Mine," Fang Xuan said calmly, his eyes lowered.
Shen Wangshu burst out laughing.
Nianyu stared dumbfounded at the ugly man, unable to believe the ugly, jealous look on his face.
He hadn't even done anything yet, and this ugly man dared to act so petty in front of the King of Luan?
"Ah Xuan is all alone." Shen Wangshu finally felt that Fang Xuan had taken a big step forward, and turned to the eldest princess with a smile, feeling very happy.
The eldest princess was too exhausted to speak. She felt that her younger sister and General Fang were both toxic; their open display of affection was simply outrageous, and they were even doing it in front of her husband! Good heavens, the eldest princess's harem was on fire! She coldly observed Prince Xiao's lowered gaze and gentle smile, and suddenly had a tragic premonition that she was about to end up sleeping in the study.
Wolf-shaped dragon shadow.
Therefore, the eldest princess resolutely refused to watch Shen Wangshu's boasting. Instead, she coldly looked at Nianyu on the ground and said icily, "Before the second prince comes to pick you up, you better behave yourself! You don't need to bother the prince anymore. If I find out that you've caused him trouble, I'll skin you alive!"
Her voice carried a hint of ruthlessness, which immediately sent a chill down Nianyu's spine.
He lay trembling on the ground, unable to suppress the chill in his heart.
The eldest princess is a woman of her word, and I'm afraid that if he dares to appear in front of Prince Xiao again, she will never let him off the hook.
Shen Wangshu glanced at the cowering Nianyu and couldn't help but chuckle inwardly, subconsciously scanning the room. It was a familiar room nonetheless.
Years ago, Nianyu lit an incense stick in front of the First Princess, but the First Princess kicked the handsome young man who had come to her to the ground. To avoid making a mistake, she poured ice water over her head on a cold night, which caused her to fall seriously ill. However, when she emerged from Nianyu's room disheveled, Prince Xiao did not believe that the First Princess could have done anything wrong, but the Third Princess, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, was enraged to see the beautiful woman heartbroken.
Seeing Nianyu's tears, she became convinced that the eldest princess had bullied Nianyu but refused to give her a proper status because of Xiao Wangjun's jealousy, which led to her falling out with her sister and brother-in-law.
The eldest princess was a villain, and Prince Xiao was a hypocrite. Therefore, under Nianyu's nagging, the third princess complained about the eldest princess countless times in front of the Empress, ultimately causing the eldest princess to lose power.
Now, it's still the same house, but it's the second princess who's suffering. Shen Wangshu smiled, glanced at Nianyu who was pale with fright, and said gently to the eldest princess, "She's the second prince's person after all, so we shouldn't say too much. Just take good care of her." She was actually quite envious of the second princess.
Before they're even married, he can already sleep with the man he loves—that's the happiest thing. His Highness Prince Luan has only just held his beloved's hand, and he's been scheming and plotting everywhere to get the wedding sooner; his eyes are practically red with envy. He's suffered so much.
The eldest princess had nothing to say to Nianyu, chuckled, ordered someone to keep an eye on Nianyu, and then quickly left with Shen Wangshu.
"You let her know that Consort Lin has lost power, is that...?" the First Princess suddenly said, "is that you want to force the Second Prince to take action in the imperial court?"
If Consort Lin remains secure in the harem, the Second Princess won't be particularly restless, as she has powerful backers. However, if Consort Lin falls out of favor with the Empress, the Second Princess will become even more insignificant, falling further behind the First Princess and her sister. To completely overpower the First Princess, she'll need to do much more, gain more support, and cultivate relationships with more court officials. If she makes a big fuss, even a blind Empress would notice, wouldn't she?
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