Chapter 377 Can't you like someone else?
Granny Chai stepped forward: "Miss Liu, please."
Liu Nanshi was unwilling to leave; she hadn't come here to hear Shen Wantang scold her.
She looked at Xiao Qingyuan, her eyes red and her voice trembling: "Your Highness, I really didn't expect to be treated so rudely when I came to your palace. I was very polite and even brought you gifts, but your princess consort scolded me like this. Don't you have anything to say?"
Seeing that she seemed about to cry, Xiao Qingyuan hurriedly apologized to her: "I'm so sorry, Nan Shi, don't be angry, I'll have her apologize to you right away!"
"Shen Wantang, how could you be so rude to Nan Shi! Apologize to her right now, or I'll—I'll—"
He got stuck and couldn't finish his sentence.
But Shen Wantang knew what he was going to say; he wanted to say he wanted to divorce her.
However, he himself may have realized that saying this every day was somewhat inappropriate; he had said it too many times and it had lost its deterrent effect.
Xiao Qingyuan didn't finish his sentence, but Xiao Qingxi finally found an opportunity to interject and immediately said on his behalf, "Otherwise, my brother will divorce you, and you'll have to get out of our Ning Prince's Mansion!"
Shen Wantang suddenly smiled. She sat down in the armchair, leisurely sipping her tea, and said, "Just because I didn't apologize to Miss Liu, the princess and the prince want to divorce me?"
"What? Miss Liu and the young master have progressed to such an inseparable stage? When did this start? How come I didn't know?"
"Do people outside already know? If not, do you want me to spread the word for you?"
"I wonder how badly outsiders will ruin Miss Liu's reputation if they find out that the Crown Prince divorced me because of Miss Liu. I really look forward to it!"
The three people standing opposite her all changed their expressions!
Especially Liu Nanshi, her gentle mask has cracked, and her gaze towards Shen Wantang has become gloomy.
This was the first time she had encountered such a difficult situation, and the first time she had met such a formidable opponent. She valued her reputation above all else, but Shen Wantang was determined to ruin it!
Most importantly, Xiao Qingyuan and Xiao Qingxi are both unreliable. If they go out and say something nonsense, people outside will really believe that Xiao Qingyuan is going to divorce Shen Wantang for her sake. Then she will become the biggest laughing stock in the capital!
Xiao Qingyuan's reputation as a great traitor resounded throughout Dafeng. He became a monk for a woman who was pregnant with his illegitimate child. This feat was known to everyone in the capital. Even three-year-old children on the street would secretly mock him.
None of the slightly respectable aristocratic families in the capital were willing to marry their daughters to Xiao Qingyuan. Otherwise, Shen Wantang, the daughter of a fifth-rank official and an illegitimate daughter, would never have had the chance.
Liu Nanshi finally realized that coming to the Ning Prince's mansion to provoke him today was a mistake!
She really underestimated Shen Wantang!
Liu Nanshi clenched her hands tightly and said stiffly, "Please, Your Highness and Princess, pretend that I never came today. I also ask Your Highness to be a perfect match with His Highness's Consort and never leave her. Otherwise, I cannot bear the burden of unfounded accusations! I am feeling a little unwell, so I will take my leave now."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left, as if afraid that if she walked too slowly she would get involved with Xiao Qingyuan and Xiao Qingxi, and she would be unable to explain herself.
Xiao Qingyuan hurriedly called out to her, "Nan Shi, don't go! Shen Wantang hasn't apologized to you yet, come back quickly!"
The more he shouted, the faster Liu Nanshi walked. In the end, she almost abandoned all pretense of being the daughter of a high-ranking official and ran away.
There will be plenty of opportunities to teach Shen Wantang a lesson and make her apologize in the future, but if her reputation is ruined, then everything will be over!
"Shen Wantang, it's all your fault! You drove Nan Shi away!"
Xiao Qingyuan said in a harsh tone, "Are you jealous again? I've only gotten a little closer to Nan Shi, and you've already thrown a fit of jealousy! You're just maliciously slandering Nan Shi!"
"I'll say it again, I don't like you! I could never like you, no matter who I like in my life. Even if you drive away all the women around me, I could never fall in love with you. Just give up on that idea!"
Shen Wantang raised an eyebrow: "The young master will never like me?"
Yes! Forever!
Shen Wantang nodded: "Yes, it's alright."
Xiao Qingyuan was stunned: "What did you say?!"
"Oh, I mean, this is not good. I am the Crown Prince's wife. If you only like others and not me, I will feel unbalanced. If I feel unbalanced, I will want to drive all those women away."
Xiao Qingyuan frowned: "You like me that much? I haven't treated you well, so what is it about me that you like? Can't you like someone else?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, Your Highness? If I liked someone else, wouldn't you be cuckolded? Do you even have that kind of fetish?"
"Don't use such harsh words, what do you mean by 'green hat'? What I mean is, if you have someone you like, I'll let you leave the palace, and we won't have to torture each other anymore, isn't that better?"
"I quite like the Prince Ning's residence, and I don't feel that my relationship with the heir is one of mutual torment."
"You—I just can't get through to you."
Xiao Qingxi interjected at this moment, "Brother, don't talk to her anymore. She's living so well in our Prince's Mansion, how could she bear to leave! She's after wealth and status, not you. Don't be fooled by her!"
“This… Qingxi, your words are biased. Shen Wantang does like wealth and luxury, but she also likes me. You don’t understand, but I can feel it.”
Xiao Qingxi stomped her foot angrily: "You're mistaken! If she really liked you, she would never tolerate you having concubines or maids!"
"Qingxi, you can't assume everyone is as stingy as you just because you're petty. Shen Wantang still has that much generosity."
"How is she being magnanimous? She just chased Liu Nanshi away because she was jealous of her!"
"She only did that because she likes me too much."
Xiao Qingxi: "..."
She thought Xiao Qingyuan was completely out of his mind, and she couldn't be bothered to argue with him anymore. She angrily shouted at Shen Wantang, "Liu Nanshi brought gifts for me and my brother. Where are the gifts? Did you pocket them all?!"
Shen Wantang suddenly realized: "So you wanted to ask me for a gift."
"Otherwise what?! Do you think I wanted to come to this dilapidated place? Do you think my brother wanted to come see you?"
"Who told you that your gifts are with me? Did Liu Nanshi say so?"
"Never mind who said it, bring out our gifts right now! You dare to steal my things? Are you out of your mind? I'll count to three, and if you don't bring out the gifts, I'll smash everything in this Wutong Courtyard!"
"Then go ahead and smash it. Anyway, everything in my courtyard was purchased through the Prince's public funds; I didn't spend any money myself. If you smash it all, I can replace everything with new ones, and I should thank the Princess!"
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