Shen Shuyi blushed a little when she heard his gentle voice, “It’s none of your Highness’ business.”
The man had a strong chest and a faint scent of bamboo on his body.
Zhao Heng stood steadily and loosened his hands around her waist.
Shen Shuyi raised her head with lingering fear and met his handsome face. Prince Su, who was as gentle as the bright moon, was looking at her.
She said quickly: "Your Highness, let's keep going."
Zhao Heng lowered his eyes and his gaze fell on the little girl in front of him. Her almond eyes were watery, her lips were plump, and her creamy face was slightly flushed, making her look delicate and lovely.
"Yeah." He walked ahead with a calm expression, but this time his pace was much slower.
Chen Shuyi followed easily. The peach blossoms in front were blooming brightly. She couldn't help but quicken her pace and walked slowly in front of Zhao Heng, sniffing the fragrance of the flowers from time to time.
Zhao Heng held onto Zhi and walked forward, looking at her goose yellow dress fluttering in the wind like a flower.
The two of them admired the flowers in the peach blossom forest for a while and then went back. Unfortunately, Shen Shuyi's carriage broke down and they were on the same road as Prince Su's mansion, so Zhao Heng invited her to ride back to the mansion with him.
Before Shen Shuyi got on the carriage, she bit her lip secretly, "Will this... be too much trouble for you?"
Zhao Heng looked into her eyes and said, "Why would it be troublesome? Don't you like riding with me?"
"Of course not. It is my honor to enjoy the spring scenery with Your Highness today." Chen Shuyi pulled up her skirt and got into the carriage.
The carriage rumbled forward and swayed. Shen Shuyi leaned against the window and felt sleepy. She closed her eyes in a daze.
The warm spring sun shone on her face. Zhao Heng saw that she was sleeping soundly, her skin was as white as cream, and her delicate face was slightly flushed, making her look more cute and naive.
When they arrived in front of Tingyu Villa, Shen Shuyi felt that her arms were numb when she was woken up by Zhao Heng.
She raised her head and looked at Zhao Heng with misty eyes. Her voice was a little hoarse after she had just woken up. "My Lord, are we here yet?"
"Yeah." Zhao Heng saw that her face was rosy, there was a trace of sleeping on one side of her face, and her hair was a little messy.
"Then I'll go back first. Thank you, Your Majesty, for sending me back."
Chen Shuyi got off the carriage and suddenly turned back to meet Zhao Heng's deep eyes, her eyebrows slightly curved, "I dug a lot of shepherd's purse today. I'll make shepherd's purse dumplings and send them to the palace for you to try?"
"Okay, you should go back soon." Zhao Heng didn't know why, but he felt happy when he saw this little face. He was also very envious of her good sleep, unlike him who had trouble falling asleep every night.
As soon as Shen Shuyi returned to Tingyu Villa, the system received news from Shen Qingyi.
[Host, Zhao Qiyu promised to marry Shen Qingyi. Your plan will fail.]
A mocking smile flashed in Shen Shuyi’s eyes, “Some men’s words cannot be trusted easily, especially unscrupulous people like Zhao Qiyu.”
Shen Qingyi was fished out of the lake by Shen Feng. In a hurry, he had to take her to a house near Lishui where dignitaries rested and put on her clothes first.
Shen Qingyi put on her clothes and sat trembling on the low couch. Shen Feng's eyes were full of heartache and resentment. "Sister Qingyi, you and the Fourth Prince are actually in the painting boat..."
"Brother Feng, please stop talking. His Highness and I are in love..." Shen Qingyi had long known that Shen Feng liked her, and this was her deliberate seduction. She had pulled Shen Feng into her camp since he was a child to anger Shen Shuyi. She wanted to take away everything from Shen Shuyi, including her brother's love.
Shen Feng felt very uncomfortable when he heard this.
Shen Qingyi now feels that Shen Feng is a burden, but it is still useful to keep him. Her father is old, and the Shen family will belong to Shen Feng in the future. With such a powerful family to support her, she will have a strong backing when she becomes the fourth princess, or even the crown princess, or the queen in the future.
She softened her tone, "Brother Feng... Don't get me wrong, can you keep today's events a secret for me? If Dad finds out, he will beat me to death..."
"I won't tell father, sister Qingyi, I will take you home."
"Wait a minute, okay? I have something else to say to your highness."
The next time she would meet Zhao Qiyu would be at the palace banquet, so she had to settle things early.
Shen Feng frowned.
Shen Qingyi held his hand and said, "Brother Feng, it's just a quarter of an hour, can you wait for me for a while?"
“Go quickly and come back soon.” Shen Feng sighed helplessly.
Zhao Qiyu was changing clothes in the next room. When he saw Shen Qingyi come in, he went up to her and hugged her, "Why are you so flustered?"
Shen Qingyi's eyes were red and full of tears. "Your Highness, now that I have lost my virginity to you in public, I am afraid I have no face to live in this world. I am here to say goodbye to you."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Zhao Qiyu wiped away the tears from her eyes, "You are already my person. I will not let anything happen to you, and no one dares to say anything to you."
"Really?" Shen Qingyi was nervous.
"Of course, if I want you, I will be responsible for you." Zhao Qiyu comforted her, "At the palace banquet, I will choose you as my princess."
"You just need to wait for marriage."
Shen Qingyi's eyes lit up, then dimmed again, "If the Queen knew about this... would she think I was frivolous and dislike..."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." Zhao Qiyu had a bad feeling in his heart, but he still tried to comfort Shen Qingyi first.
System 66 turned into a little white cat and lay beside Shen Shuyi's knees: Host, do you have a way to separate them?
Shen Shuyi held his chin with both hands, “Someone is more anxious than me.”
"Who would like a daughter-in-law with a bad reputation?"
The Queen is so ambitious that it is impossible for her to let her son marry Shen Qingyi.
As expected, as soon as Zhao Qiyu returned home, he was urgently summoned to Changchun Palace by the Queen.
The queen leaned on the couch with her brows furrowed. The nanny beside her was giving her a massage, but she still felt a headache.
"That little bitch is so restless."
"She must have deliberately seduced Qi Yu. If she were an ordinary palace maid, I would have beaten her to death with a stick long ago!"
"Your Majesty, calm down and find an opportunity to kill her later."
Now that the Fourth Prince is angry with Shen Qingyi, it is not a good time to take action.
At this time, Zhao Qiyu walked into the palace and said, "I, your son, pay my respects to your mother."
"Get up, I will be at ease only if you worry less."
"How are you going to deal with Shen Qingyi's matter?"
Zhao Qiyu, "Mother, Qingyi is already mine...I want to choose her as my princess at the palace banquet."
"No!" the queen rejected it outright.
"Many people have already guessed what happened to you in the painted boat. If you marry a faded woman as your princess, who knows how those ministers will laugh at you!"
"But...but Qingyi is with me, mother, I have liked her for many years."
Queen Cui was so angry that she was going crazy and had an unbearable headache. This useless son actually rebelled against her for a woman.
In order to plan for the position of crown prince, she lived with a knife hanging over her head, but he didn't know the seriousness of the matter!
“If you still regard me as your mother, you should choose Shen Shuyi at the imperial concubine selection banquet, otherwise I will not recognize you as an unfilial son!”
The beautiful face of Shen Shuyi suddenly flashed through Zhao Qiyu’s mind, and he fell silent.
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