Chapter 238 You Deserve to Be Cuckolded
Xiao Qingyuan said unhappily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Shen Wantang is not that kind of person. Besides, she is doing a good job as the Crown Prince's wife in the Prince's mansion. Having an affair would ruin her reputation. She would only do such a stupid thing if she had lost her mind."
Xiao Qingxi sneered: "I told you you're stupid, but you still won't admit it. You really think Shen Wantang is a good person? If Shen Wantang isn't that kind of person, then what kind of person is she? Are you sure you really understand her?"
"Besides, if she hides it well, no one can find out that she's having a secret rendezvous with her lover. Didn't you see that she only brought two personal maids with her when she went out? She didn't even bring any guards. It's obvious that she's going to do something shady!"
"Brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but you need to be more careful. Isn't it enough that Chu Yanluo is pregnant with someone else's bastard child? Do you have to add Shen Wantang to the mix?"
"If she also gets pregnant with a bastard child, you'll be utterly disgraced! It's one thing for you to be disgraced, but your father, mother, and I don't want to be disgraced with you!"
As her words became increasingly absurd, Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but scold her: "Shut up! I've already said, Shen Wantang isn't that kind of person. Why do you always think of her as so filthy and despicable? Mind your own business and stay out of my way!"
"Oh, do you think I want to get involved in your mess? I heard about your amazing feat in the Northwest a couple of years ago. You even became a monk for a woman who was pregnant with an illegitimate child. You're really something!"
Xiao Qingxi glared at him: "Luckily I got married early, otherwise I would have been dragged down by you! I don't even dare to admit that I'm your sister when I go out, otherwise people will point and whisper about me, do you understand?!"
"Let me tell you, if you don't want to get rid of Shen Wantang, fine, but tell that Aunt Chu to get out of here right now! She looks like a scheming bitch, and she even dares to come to my courtyard and interfere in my and Huo Yunzhou's affairs. You've spoiled her so much that she doesn't even know her place!"
Xiao Qingyuan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He couldn't listen anymore and turned to leave.
Xiao Qingxi grabbed him and asked, "Where are you going?"
Xiao Qingyuan gritted his teeth: "Can't I even go back to my own courtyard?"
"No way! How can you be so oblivious? Shen Wantang went to meet her lover in secret, and you didn't even go to catch her in the act. Are you even a man?!"
"I'll say it again, Shen Wantang wouldn't do such a thing! Her character is guaranteed, otherwise Mother wouldn't have chosen her to be my Crown Prince's consort!"
"What is character? Can you eat it? Can you trust it? You never stay overnight at her place, so it's normal for her to be lonely at night and find other men to have fun with, to satisfy the desires she can't get from you."
Xiao Qingyuan quickly covered her mouth: "Can't you shut up? Is this something a woman should say? What have you been learning in the Northwest?!"
Xiao Qingxi brushed his hand away: "I've learned so much! The people in the Northwest are tough and the women there are so different from those in the capital. They're so free-spirited... Ugh, why am I rambling on like this? Are you going to catch them cheating or not? If you're not going, I'll go by myself!"
As she spoke, she lifted her skirt and walked away.
Granny Kang was startled: "Princess, it's not a good time for you to go out. You should stay home and rest! Young Master, you must persuade the Princess!"
Xiao Qingyuan pulled her back with a livid face and said in a low voice, "Wait at home, I'll go. Why are you still like a child? You run out whenever there's even the slightest bit of excitement outside. You're not a child anymore, take care of yourself!"
Xiao Qingxi subconsciously touched her belly: "The imperial physician said my health is very good, and Shen Wantang also said the baby is stable. It's okay for me to go out for a while, right? I came back from such a far place in the Northwest and nothing happened!"
"What, you believe Shen Wantang's words now? You only trust her when you need her, and then you curse her when you don't?"
"Hmph! I naturally look down on her for other things, and there's nothing wrong with criticizing her, but her medical skills have been personally verified by my mother, so I naturally believe in them to some extent."
"Whether you believe it or not is your business, but you're not allowed to go. Otherwise, if something happens to you, I won't be able to explain it to my mother."
Xiao Qingyuan handed her over to Granny Kang: "Keep a close eye on her, don't let her sneak out, this is no child's play!"
Kang Mama supported Xiao Qingxi's arm: "Young Master, rest assured, this old servant will take good care of the Princess and will not let her go out today."
Xiao Qingyuan nodded and left with Mo Ji.
Xiao Qingxi stomped her feet angrily from behind: "Xiao Qingyuan, you've gone too far! You won't even let me watch the excitement, you deserve to be cuckolded!"
Upon hearing the last three words, Xiao Qingyuan staggered and almost fell over!
"I'm going to be driven crazy by her sooner or later. She's making such a big fuss about something that's completely baseless, as if she's afraid the whole household won't know!"
Mo Ji comforted him, "Don't be angry, my lord. No one in the manor will believe what the princess says. Everyone knows that the Crown Princess is deeply in love with you, and she always knows how to speak and act appropriately. What the princess said is simply impossible."
Shen Wantang was deeply in love with him.
Xiao Qingyuan shook his head. He hadn't noticed anything amiss. He only felt that Shen Wantang was becoming increasingly indifferent to him. If he stayed in her courtyard for even a little longer, she would chase him away.
As he thought this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. Why was Shen Wantang being so cold to him? Could it be that Xiao Qingxi was right? Did she really have a lover outside? And that's why she didn't like him anymore?
Xiao Qingyuan's face darkened: "Qingxi can be unreliable sometimes, but her wild guesses might just happen to be right about the truth! It's already strange that Shen Wantang went out so late at night!"
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Mo Ji was dumbfounded. How did the Crown Prince come to this conclusion?
"My lord, weren't you just defending the Crown Princess in front of the Princess, saying she wasn't that kind of person? Why are you changing your tune now..."
"What else can I do but protect Shen Wantang in front of Qingxi? Do you expect me to admit that I was cheated on? I don't want Qingxi to watch the show, firstly because I'm genuinely worried about her health, and secondly because I'm afraid that if her guess is right, where will I put my face?"
"My lord, you are overthinking it. The princess must have gone out for other reasons. How could she possibly cheat on you!"
Xiao Qingyuan clenched his fist: "Human hearts are unpredictable. I've already been betrayed once, by the person I trusted most. I won't easily trust anyone now!"
Mo Ji knew he was referring to the matter of Chu Yanluo and Gu Qianhan running away. Although it seemed to be over on the surface, Xiao Qingyuan actually had a knot in his heart, and this knot had made him not care about Chu Yanluo as much as before.
"Prepare the horses! We're going after Shen Wantang right now. I want to see which man she's meeting so late! She better not get caught red-handed, or I'll divorce her immediately, and no one can stop me!"
Mo Ji sighed. His master was no longer even taking a carriage and wanted to ride a horse directly. He was obviously in a real hurry.
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