"Crown Prince?" Ren Nuanyun was startled to see the Crown Prince suddenly appear. Why did the Crown Prince suddenly come here?
"I missed you, so I came to see you. What did you do today?" The prince asked with a smile as he casually sat down to the side.
Ren Nuanyun's eyes darted around, and she realized that it must be because the person the Crown Prince had placed by her side today had told the Crown Prince about her visit to the Prince of Nanqing's residence.
"Your Highness, I went to the Prince of Nanqing's residence today to chat with the Princess Consort of Nanqing." Knowing why the prince had come, Ren Nuanyun remained calm and answered honestly.
The Crown Prince was clearly asking questions with the answers already in mind. He knew perfectly well that he had gone to the Prince of Nanqing's residence today, yet he still asked what he had done that day.
"Oh? Don't you dislike Qu Qingxi? What do you want with her?" The Crown Prince smiled enigmatically. He had heard that Ren Nuanyun almost couldn't move when she saw He Liufeng.
"Yes, I don't like her, but she is the Princess Consort of Nanqing. The Prince of Nanqing is the Emperor's younger brother and is favored by the Emperor. If I can become friends with the Princess Consort of Nanqing, the Prince of Nanqing will surely stand on the side of the Crown Prince and support him in the future."
Although I don't know how much power the Prince of Nanqing wields, just based on the Emperor's favor, he can do many things we cannot, and he can know things we don't know.
"However, these are all just my imagination. Nuanyun is just a young lady from a humble background, and she doesn't know what she can do for the Crown Prince. I thought that doing this might help the Crown Prince, so I did it this way." Ren Nuanyun said, pretending to be considerate.
As early as when she was preparing to get close to He Liufeng, she had already made up an excuse for her behavior. However, she really did not expect that she would go to the Prince of Nanqing’s mansion in the afternoon, and that the Crown Prince would find out about it in the evening and come over in person to question her.
Today's events were merely a test. An Yi was summoned back and killed by the Crown Prince because of the Misty Rain Pavilion incident. The one sent now is a female bodyguard who usually stays by her side as a maid. Ren Nuanyun named her Chunxin.
She had always noticed that Chunxin didn't respect her and was indifferent to her requests, failing to do them properly. Now it seemed that she was just a tattletale.
Once the Crown Prince has forgotten about the Misty Rain Pavilion incident and his favorability towards her has increased, she will whisper in his ear and ask him to replace her with a more obedient bodyguard.
"So that's how it is. Thank you for your hard work." In the afternoon, Chunxin sent a message saying that Ren Nuanyun met He Liufeng at the Nanqing Prince's Mansion and stared at him intently. Although he had feelings for Ren Nuanyun, he couldn't bear the thought of his woman falling for another man.
So he rushed over to confront her, only to find out that Ren Nuanyun had other intentions for going to the Prince of Nanqing's mansion today. He had underestimated Ren Nuanyun's love for him and lacked trust in her.
"I haven't had any hardship, but I don't know if this is a good idea or not. I didn't ask the Crown Prince beforehand." Ren Nuanyun lowered her head, looking at a loss.
“Nuanyun, you have done very well. The Imperial Uncle is indeed favored by the Emperor and has some power. If you can really become friends with Qu Qingxi and get the Imperial Uncle to stand on my side and work for me, then my position as Crown Prince will be more secure, and things will be easier to succeed in the future.”
When the Crown Prince saw Ren Nuanyun's aggrieved look, he immediately felt a pang of sympathy. She was doing this for him, but he had almost misunderstood her.
"Then what did the Crown Prince think I was doing at the Prince of Nanqing's residence?" Ren Nuanyun retorted. She knew in her heart that Chunxin must have exaggerated something to the Crown Prince, otherwise the Crown Prince would not have suddenly come to question her.
"Nothing, I just remembered that Qu Qingxi and you didn't get along very well before, and you specially brought gifts to the Prince of Nanqing's residence today, so I came to see if anything had happened." The Crown Prince said guiltily, it was indeed he who first suspected Ren Nuanyun.
After all, he had always lived in He Liufeng's shadow. He Liufeng did everything better than him, and others would only praise He Liufeng for his talent. When they saw him, they would only give him a perfunctory compliment because of his status.
Most importantly, no matter what mistakes the two made, the Emperor would always side with He Liufeng, while severely punishing his own son.
And then there was the girl he met when he was fifteen, who also liked He Liufeng. Even though he was the crown prince, she looked down on him and chose He Liufeng instead. From then on, he hated He Liufeng completely.
That's why he got angry when he heard that Ren Nuanyun went to the Prince of Nanqing's mansion and even saw He Liufeng.
"If the Crown Prince thinks what I'm doing is wrong, then forget it." Ren Nuanyun appeared to be completely obedient to the Crown Prince.
"It's not that it's bad, it's just that I feel it's a bit unfair to you." The Crown Prince pulled Ren Nuanyun over and hugged her tightly. Although he hated He Liufeng, he couldn't deny that He Liufeng did have some power and many supporters in the court. If He Liufeng could support him, then his chances of success in the future would be much higher.
"As long as it's for the Crown Prince, Nuanyun won't feel wronged." Ren Nuanyun also hugged the Crown Prince tightly, lowering her eyes to hide her deep thoughts. You love-struck fool, since you dare to sow discord, don't blame me for being impolite to you.
The next morning, just as Qu Qingxi got up, Qingdai came in and told her something: something had happened to Qingyan, who was also Yang Qianqian.
Qu Qingxi quickly packed up and headed there with Qingdai.
In front of the gate, several people were facing each other: Yang Qianqian, Qingzhu, and a middle-aged man with a fleshy face and a big belly, followed by several servants.
Yang Qianqian's face paled slightly, and she lowered her head without speaking. Qingzhu stood in front of Yang Qianqian, staring at the man in front of her.
"Qingyan, what are you embarrassed to admit? I used to patronize your business at Yanyu Tower. How could you forget so quickly?" The middle-aged man leered at the person behind Qingzhu.
"What do you mean by 'light smoke' or 'not light smoke'? My young lady's surname is Yang, so don't talk nonsense." Qingzhu wasn't good at arguing with people, so she could only explain first.
"Surname Yang? Hmph, Qingyan, what's there to pretend about? Now that you've been redeemed, you don't remember your former customers?" The middle-aged man was not discouraged, his lewd eyes glancing behind Qingzhu from time to time.
"I didn't expect that you would dress up even better than before after leaving Yanyu Tower."
"Don't talk nonsense. If you slander our young lady again, I won't be polite to you." Qingzhu wished she could kill the man in front of her right now.
However, there were too many people around, making it inconvenient. Moreover, she knew that the person in front of her was Xu Cheng, the steward of Xu Ding, the Minister of Personnel. Xu Ding was the Empress's brother, and she was just a guard of the Prince. Without the Prince's orders, she dared not offend Xu Cheng.
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