"Just say what you want to say. Why are you kneeling like this?" Wei Junhang frowned.

Lian Xiang didn't dare to stand up, she kowtowed to him several times, then said in a choked voice: "I beg the prince to have mercy and forgive my brother Zhuzi this time, and don't drive him out of the house!"

Wei Junhang was stunned: "Who is Zhuzi? Who wants to kick him out...what mistake did he make to be kicked out?"

I wanted to ask 'who kicked him out', but when the words came to my lips, I suddenly remembered that it seemed that my wife was tidying up the inner courtyard recently, so I took a detour and changed the question to 'what mistake did he make to get him kicked out'.

The two sentences have completely different meanings. The latter question directly shows that your wife is fair in her work. If she kicked you out, you must have made a mistake!

Lian Xiang was not a fool. Even though Wei Junhang did not finish his words, she understood them clearly. Her heart sank immediately and she suddenly felt that it was a mistake for her to come and ask for help.

Would the Crown Prince really overturn the Crown Princess's decision and forgive her brother for her sake?

"What are you doing? Why don't you answer my questions? What did Zhuzi do wrong to be kicked out?" After waiting for her answer for a long time, Prince Wei became dissatisfied and his face immediately darkened.

Lian Xiang shuddered and lowered her head even lower. At this moment, she wished that this had never happened, but words were spoken and spilled, and she was afraid that she could not take them back even if she wanted to.

"The day before yesterday, Zhuzi was dragged by a few good-for-nothing boys from the outer courtyard to have a drink. Zhuzi couldn't refuse, so he drank two cups. He wanted to go back to work, but he didn't expect those guys to not let him go and dragged him to play dice. Zhuzi couldn't get away, so he thought he could just deal with them for a few seconds and then leave, but he never expected that just a short while later, Nanny Wang would come to inspect the courtyard with people..."

As she spoke, her voice became softer and softer, and her head lowered.

Although she was vague and intentionally downplayed her brother's fault, Wei Junhang was not stupid and could tell that her words were biased. He frowned and said, "So, your brother was dismissed and kicked out because he was caught drinking and gambling while on duty by Nanny Wang?"

Lian Xiang's face turned pale, and she lowered her head in embarrassment. Her mind was in a mess, and she was a little incoherent: "Zhu, Zhuzi, he, he has always been diligent in his work, and he has never, never made a mistake. I, I have never begged you, my lord, but I beg you, my lord, to look at me, to see that I have always been loyal to you, and just forgive him this time!"

After saying this, he started to kowtow again.

However, if she looked up at the person in front of her, she would find that the other person's expression became even more unhappy.

"Don't say any more. If you make a mistake, you will be punished. This is a matter of course. If you have nothing else to report, please leave!" Wei Junhang flicked his sleeves at her, unwilling to listen to her anymore.

"Yes..." Although Lian Xiang was a little unwilling, she still remembered her identity and did not dare to argue any further. She changed the subject and talked about other things.

"After Dongmei, Layue, and Xiaocui were transferred away a few days ago, the new maids are honest, but they are not as efficient as those three, so we are a little short of manpower recently. I think it will take a long time to train the newcomers, and I am afraid that the newcomers may not be able to get started right away. Can we temporarily transfer Dongmei and the others back and wait for the new maids..."

"You should report this matter to the Crown Prince's wife, and she will make the decision." Wei Junhang was impatient to listen to these trivial matters and directly interrupted her.

Lian Xiang felt cold in her heart.

Dongmei Luoyue served her longer than her, but ended up like this. How could she have thought she was different?

The Crown Prince's wife would have been fine if she hadn't taken action, but once she did, she acted so fiercely. The thoughts those people had towards the Crown Prince in the past must have been noticed by the Crown Prince's wife, and she was just waiting for the right opportunity to take action against them.

In fact, Shen Xinyan had been waiting for Wei Junhang's attitude. The person serving him was suddenly replaced by a stranger. It was impossible for him not to know about it, but he didn't say anything, which made Shen Xinyan a little unsure of his thoughts.

It was not until the next day that Wei Junhang handed an exquisite brocade box to her, his eyes sparkling and full of anticipation.

Shen Xinyan was confused by his burning gaze: "What, what is this?"

Wei Junhang did not answer but said, "Open it and see if you like it?"

Shen Xinyan had no choice but to open the brocade box obediently. When the kingfisher-inlaid jeweled phoenix hairpin lying in the flannel came into view, she was stunned for a rare moment.

"Is this for me?"

"Yes, yes! Do you like it? If you don't like it, it's okay, I can take it back and change it." Wei Junhang felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at him, and answered stutteringly.

Shen Xinyan stared at him for a long time, so long that the usually carefree and carefree prince was very nervous. Finally, when he was about to lose control, he saw her suddenly smile very brightly.

"I like it, I like it very much, thank you, Prince!"

"Well, well, well, that's good." The big-tongued prince wanted to look away and no longer look at the face that made his heart beat faster like a young boy, but he couldn't bear to do so.

After all, this was the first time she smiled in front of him that made his heart beat fast since they first met in the bushes of flowers.

"Can you help me put it on?" Shen Xinyan held the hairpin and compared it to the bronze mirror, then turned around and asked softly to someone who was still in a daze.

"Oh, okay, okay!" Wei Junhang finally came back to his senses, hurried forward, took the phoenix hairpin, found a suitable position for the high bun like clouds, and then carefully inserted it.

“Okay, okay.”

Shen Xinyan looked at him in the bronze mirror with a smile: "Thank you, Prince!"

"You're welcome, ma'am." Wei Junhang smiled a little foolishly.

Shen Xinyan stared at the still handsome face in the bronze mirror, and suddenly he was impulsive and asked, "I have dealt with a lot of people who served you recently. Don't you have anything to say?"

She regretted the words as soon as they came out of her mouth. She was about to say something to make amends, but Wei Junhang replied disapprovingly: "Madam, you have your reasons for doing this. Since those people were punished, they must have made mistakes that cannot be forgiven."

Shen Xinyan was startled, lowered her eyes for a moment, and finally couldn't help but laughed softly.

She was making such a fuss. This man had never given up on her in his previous life, so how could he have a grudge against her over some servants in this life? She was judging a gentleman by her own standards!

"As for Lian Xiang, Madam, you don't have to worry about her. I had to keep her back then because I didn't want to see her being bullied by her family." Wei Junhang suddenly said.

Shen Xinyan was stunned. She didn't expect that he would explain the matter of Lotus Fragrance to her.

"As for what happened..."

"I understand. Don't worry. She was given to you by your mother after all. She has been very attentive in her work over the years and is a very obedient person. I feel relieved to have her by your side."

Wei Junhang opened his mouth, but couldn't help but mutter, "But, but I, she and I have always been innocent!"

What?!

Shen Xinyan simply couldn't believe what she heard.

However, although she was shocked, she did not doubt his words because he had no need to lie.

"Isn't she your, your concubine?" This time it was her turn to stutter.

"It's not what I want..." Wei Junhang muttered.

He doesn't want everything, good or bad, right? Of course he can't refuse the gift given by his mother, but it's his business to decide how to deal with it after he gets it back, and even his mother shouldn't ask about it.

This time, Shen Xinyan was completely stunned and couldn't react for a long time.

Wei Junhang scratched his ears, unsure of what her reaction meant.

It was unknown how long it had been before she let out a long sigh. When she raised her eyes, she met his slightly cautious gaze. Somehow, her chest tightened. She couldn't help but reach out and stroke his cheek, mumbling, "Back then, why did you insist on marrying me back then?"

"It's nothing! I just think you look really pretty when you smile. It would be great if I could face you for the rest of my life." Wei Juanhang was so moved by her touch that he wanted to jump up and laugh out loud, but he was afraid of startling her, so he tried hard to suppress this thought.

Shen Xinyan couldn't remember when she had smiled at him before they got married. At this moment, she didn't have the heart to think about it. She sighed inaudibly and felt that she might have missed the most important thing in her previous life.

Fortunately, it's not too late for her to wake up in this life.

"Madam, the third lady sent someone to invite you to the flower hall, saying that the shopkeepers of Linglong Pavilion and Nishangxuan have arrived." Xia He lifted the curtain and came in to report, interrupting Shen Xinyan's thoughts.

"Okay, I'll go right away!"

"If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. I'll go see Brother Lin." Wei Junhang felt a little disappointed when the soft and warm touch on his cheek disappeared.

***

"… Jade makes you look old. Sister Fang is so young that it doesn't look good on her. Give it to me! This one is good. This gold-encrusted oriental pearl pendant is perfect for her. She looks even more like a fairy when she wears it!"

"But I think..."

"That's it, that's it. Just listen to me!"

When Shen Xinyan approached the flower hall, she heard voices coming from inside. After listening carefully, she realized it was the voices of Yang and Fang Birong.

She smiled somewhat unkindly.

It was obvious that Yang would try her best to pick the most expensive things for herself. Given her personality, the Fang sisters would probably be choked to death.

"Oh, second sister-in-law, you are finally here, come quickly, come and see how beautiful I look in these emerald jewel earrings." Yang was the first to notice her coming. She came forward enthusiastically, and pointed at the pair of exquisite earrings on her earlobes with her hands.

"It looks good, very good, and it makes my third brother's wife look even more wealthy!" Shen Xinyan glanced at Fang Birong, who looked a little aggrieved, and then looked at Fang, who looked forbearing, and almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

"I think so too!" Yang was very proud. She tried on several pieces of jewelry she had chosen one by one, and turned back from time to time to ask Shen Xinyan for her opinion.

Shen Xinyan was quite supportive and praised Yang generously, which instantly made Yang unable to stop laughing.

Fang was filled with rage. Whenever she picked out jewellery for her sister, Yang would snatch it away with various excuses. However, Yang would always put on a friendly expression as if she was thinking about Fang's sister, which made it impossible for Fang to lose her temper.

How can there be such shameless people in the world!