"Yuan'er—"
Amidst the attention of everyone, Qiao Yuchen walked directly to Chen Siyuan.
Wang Yong, carrying pastries, stood directly behind Qiao Yuchen.
Chen Siyuan was speechless. She was just there to deliver pastries; she could have sent a maid instead of coming in person and making such a fuss.
She felt a little uncomfortable.
Looking at the predatory eyes around me, I was speechless. What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a man before?
Qiao Yuchen seemed oblivious to Chen Siyuan's almost convulsing gaze. He picked up a pastry from the plate in Wang Yong's hand and said, "This is made with jasmine flowers. Try it; it tastes very good."
Chen Siyuan's expression was somewhat unnatural. She had just said that, and now someone was delivering it, as if it was done on purpose.
Thinking she wanted to get rid of him quickly, she reached out to take the pastry from the man's hand, but he dodged her. Chen Siyuan looked at the man and, unexpectedly, he took the opportunity to put the pastry to his mouth.
Instantly, Chen Siyuan's face turned as red as a boiled shrimp.
It's incredibly red.
"Try it, it tastes great."
Mrs. Qiao and the others, who were not far away, all laughed when they saw this scene.
This is such a direct way of spoiling a woman.
If there were no one around, it would be fine, but doing this in front of so many people is somewhat inappropriate.
The Third Princess seemed to have found another opportunity, looking at Madam Qiao, "Madam Qiao, look, they have such a good relationship?"
Mrs. Qiao smiled and said, "They've always had a good relationship."
"Then how come I heard..."
"Third Sister-in-law, you've heard so much! You even know everything about that young couple?" The Fifth Princess said, laughing and covering her mouth. "Anyone who didn't know better would think that Third Sister-in-law had someone eavesdropping on their relationship!"
After the Third Princess made a fool of herself, her gaze towards the Fifth Princess changed when she looked at her again.
"Fifth Princess Consort, you speak as if you've done it yourself."
When Madam Qiao saw that the Fifth Princess Consort meant well, she thought it wouldn't be good if the two started fighting, so she stepped in to smooth things over. The Fifth Princess Consort's words froze everyone present in place.
"Yes, otherwise why would the Prince's mansion be so quiet right now?"
The Third Princess looked at the Fifth Princess. They had all heard about the women in the Fifth Prince's mansion. Now, apart from the maids, there were no other women. Could it really be the Fifth Princess who did it?
The Fifth Princess Consort said nonchalantly, glancing into the distance before looking at the nail polish in her hand. "I'm a petty person. I'll treat those who are good to me with all my might, but those who aren't good to me should avoid me. If they do, I'll risk everything."
The Third Princess Consort paused for a moment, then looked at the Fifth Princess Consort.
The Fifth Princess immediately leaned on the Third Princess's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "We are sisters-in-law. If you need me, just say so."
The Third Princess looked at the Fifth Princess. What did she know?
The Fifth Princess Consort, however, did not look at her. Instead, she looked at the several noble ladies around her and said, "My hot pot restaurant will have new products tomorrow. Everyone can come and try them. I will give you a 10% discount."
Mrs. Qiao, who was standing to the side, smiled.
The Fifth Princess Consort hadn't noticed before, but now that she saw it, she was quite similar to her daughter-in-law. However, the Fifth Princess Consort was even more interesting, using such occasions to drum up business.
I felt grateful, but didn't say anything.
The Fifth Princess Consort didn't seem to have much affection for these old people. Having run out of patience, she walked to the side.
Upon arriving, she looked directly at Chen Siyuan and said, "Hey, look how red your face is, young mistress. Anyone who didn't know better would think you're drunk."
"Fifth Princess Consort—" Chen Siyuan blushed deeply after Qiao Yuchen made her even more embarrassed.
"Fifth Princess Consort!" Qiao Yuchen was grateful to this person but did not thank her in person. He had heard what was said next to him and felt even more favorably toward this woman.
"Hmm." The Fifth Princess put on airs and looked at the many women around her. "Alright, stop crowding around. Our young general has said that he only has one woman, Chen Siyuan. He has no concubines, no secondary wives, and he doesn't bring any women into the house. If everyone keeps looking like this, others will think he has something on his mind."
One sentence made the young ladies present blush. They had such thoughts, but they were a little embarrassed to say them out loud in public.
The Fifth Princess walked behind, deliberately glanced at Chen Siyuan, and quickly left.
She really couldn't see Qiao Yuchen.
Qiao Yuchen didn't have much feeling for the Fifth Princess Consort, but because he helped Chen Siyuan several times, he could only accept it, and he didn't relax his efforts towards the Fifth Prince at all.
Qiao Yuchen did many shameful things for Chen Siyuan, but he had his own bottom line and would never easily cross it.
Today is his housewarming party, so he won't do anything special. But after today, things might change.
With no outsiders around, Qiao Yuchen began to speak more directly, "You don't need to worry about them, do whatever you want."
"I know." Knowing that the man had come to protect her, she felt very grateful.
"Now I'm a second-rank official, and if anyone dares to talk nonsense, I'll be the first to not let them off the hook."
Chen Siyuan's heart skipped a beat. "You knew everything?"
"You don't need to worry about this, I'll handle it."
"Hmm." The man spoke, and Chen Siyuan felt relieved. She had been worried about the relationship between Qiao Yuchen and Jiang Jinglin, but now that the matter was being handled by them, she could finally relax.
"There's been a lot going on these past few days, so I'll leave the affairs of the manor to you."
"good."
Chen Siyuan didn't think much of it, unaware that Qiao Yuchen was using this method to trap the woman in the general's mansion, so that Chen Siyuan wouldn't have time to listen to the gossip outside.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Qiao Yuchen said a few words and quickly left with Wang Yong.
This time, everything around Chen Siyuan was quiet. Even the Third Princess, who had been somewhat critical just moments before, suddenly fell silent.
Chen Siyuan didn't mind. She talked to the Fifth Princess and chatted with Qiao Zhen. Gradually, the three of them always had so much to say to each other. When it was time to leave, Chen Siyuan prepared exquisite little gifts for each of them.
The banquet was a great success. After seeing off the last guest, Chen Siyuan, exhausted, prepared to go and rest.
Chunlan and Chunping followed closely behind Chen Siyuan.
They didn't know why the Third Princess said those things when she left; clearly, it was inappropriate to say them.
Why did the Third Princess tell Chen Siyuan that Madam Tao was dead?
Could it be because Chen Siyuan and Tao Yifan had that kind of relationship in the past?
Chen Siyuan didn't care. She went back to her room, washed up, lay down on the bed, and quickly fell asleep.
When Qiao Yuchen returned in the middle of the night, she only opened her eyes for a glance before falling asleep again.
......
Many people couldn't sleep that night.
Even at midnight, some places are still brightly lit.
It's just that something, neither big nor small, happened around me, and I can't talk about it, I can only deal with it.
...
The Marquis of De'an's Residence.
For some reason, Madam Jiang suddenly fell ill in the middle of the night. After seeing a doctor, it was confirmed that the illness was contagious, so only Wu Ma was left by Madam Jiang's side to take care of her.
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