With things having come to this, the two could only get up quickly. The Crown Prince was fine, but Ren Nuanyun was experiencing something like this for the first time and hadn't had a proper rest, so she was naturally feeling very uncomfortable.
After the Crown Prince finished dressing, he saw that Ren Nuanyun was moving slowly and looked distressed. He then helped Ren Nuanyun get dressed. Ren Nuanyun was also touched by the Crown Prince's actions. The Crown Prince was indeed worthy of being the male lead; he was just as gentle as the male lead in the novel.
She became even more determined to be with the Crown Prince in the future.
Ren Nuanyun's heart couldn't help but sink.
After they finished getting ready, the two of them headed outside.
When the prince's guards saw the two men come out, they naturally understood that they had failed in their mission that day and were likely to die. They immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Your Highness, spare my life! The situation was urgent. The guards from the Marquis of Dingguo's residence suddenly rushed here with a group of people. I managed to stop them in time, but a pebble from somewhere opened the door," a guard explained tremblingly.
"Hmph, we'll investigate your crimes when we get back." These two people will naturally be dealt with, but right now the most important thing is the Marquis of Dingguo.
What he did today was indeed unethical. Doing such a thing in the Ren family's ancestral hall would be immoral if word got out. He must give Marquis Dingguo a serious warning: this matter must not be spread.
The Crown Prince told Ren Nuanyun to go back to her own courtyard first, and he would handle the matter alone.
Knowing that the Crown Prince would definitely come to find him, Marquis Dingguo waited in his study. When he saw the mess in the study, he became even more annoyed.
The guard just came over and said that a thief broke into his study and accidentally knocked over a vase, which woke everyone up. The thief then headed towards the ancestral hall.
When they caught up with the thief, they discovered what had happened today. Marquis Dingguo immediately realized that this was probably a deliberate act by the thief, designed to expose the affair between the Crown Prince and Ren Nuanyun.
Marquis Dingguo snorted coldly. That person was probably one of his political enemies, who deliberately led him there so that he would discover the Crown Prince doing such things in the ancestral hall, thereby sowing discord between the two of them, making him offend the Crown Prince, enraging him, and thus affecting Ren Nuanyun's marriage into the Crown Prince's residence, causing the Marquis Dingguo's family to lose its former glory.
Hmph, that person wanted to throw a tantrum and offend the Crown Prince, but he deliberately did not do as that person wished. So what if he did that in the ancestral hall?
As long as he carries forward the legacy of the Marquis of Dingguo, his ancestors will surely not blame him.
Marquis Dingguo thought he had figured out the truth of the matter. Since nothing was missing from his study, he ordered his men to quickly tidy up the study. Marquis Dingguo then sat in a chair and waited for the Crown Prince to arrive.
The Crown Prince had visited the Marquis of Dingguo's residence before and knew that the Marquis of Dingguo would be waiting for him in his study. He went straight to the study and, sure enough, saw the Marquis of Dingguo.
"This old minister pays his respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince." Marquis Dingguo hurriedly bowed to the Crown Prince.
"No need for formalities." The Crown Prince waved his hand, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the Marquis of Dingguo with a serious expression.
"What happened today?"
Sensing the anger in the Crown Prince's tone, the Marquis of Dingguo quickly shared his analysis with him.
After listening, the Crown Prince pondered for a while and then nodded. "Perhaps my brothers were also involved in this matter. I will investigate it thoroughly. However, so many people have passed by today and seen things they shouldn't have seen. There's no need to keep them here."
"All of them?" Marquis Dingguo looked up at the Crown Prince in shock, his voice trembling slightly. Was that almost all the servants in his household to be executed?
"Otherwise, if word gets out about what happened today, how will I face my father and the people?" The Crown Prince gave the Marquis of Dingguo a sharp look. "I hope the Marquis of Dingguo understands the gravity of this matter."
Is this a threat to myself?
He favored his daughter in the ancestral hall of the Ren family and even wanted to kill people in his mansion.
Even though he was very dissatisfied, the Marquis of Dingguo knew what to do.
"This old minister understands, Nuanyun, she..."
Many people saw the scene today. I wonder if the Crown Prince will be dissatisfied with Ren Nuanyun because of this. What if he regrets it and no longer marries Ren Nuanyun as the Crown Princess? Wouldn't the Marquis of Dingguo have suffered a loss?
"Nuanyun is my Crown Princess, and always will be. I hope that Marquis Dingguo will treat Nuanyun well." The Crown Prince's tone softened when he mentioned Ren Nuanyun.
"This old minister understands." Hearing the Crown Prince's words, the Marquis of Dingguo felt relieved, as long as the Crown Prince still cared about Ren Nuanyun.
As long as the Crown Prince doesn't look down on Ren Nuanyun and still considers her as his Crown Princess, then what he's enduring won't be a problem.
After the Crown Prince left, the Marquis of Dingguo slumped into his chair, understanding why this had happened. He knew that he had promised a reward of fifty taels of silver to anyone who caught a petty thief, which was why so many people had gone there today.
There were at least seventy or eighty people, almost all the servants in the manor went there. He wanted to kill them all, but the Marquis of Dingguo was still somewhat hesitant. Among them were people who had followed him for many years, as well as many loyal servants and maids. He was very reluctant to part with them.
However, when he thought of the Crown Prince's expression and tone at the time, Marquis Dingguo knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter.
Overnight, more than seventy people in the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion were either killed, mute, or crippled.
Qu Qingxi left satisfied after seeing that everyone from the Marquis of Dingguo's residence had witnessed everything that happened inside the ancestral hall.
As soon as Qu Qingxi arrived outside the Marquis of Dingguo's residence, she noticed a person standing there. When the person saw Qu Qingxi come out, he quickly walked towards her. It was He Liufeng.
He Liufeng looked Qu Qingxi up and down and was relieved to find that Qu Qingxi was not injured.
"Are you alright?" He Liufeng noticed that Qu Qingxi still seemed to be smiling.
"Yes, it's nothing. I didn't even run into Ren Nuanyun and the Crown Prince directly." Qu Qingxi recalled the situation, her smile widening.
"You seem very happy. Did the Crown Prince and Ren Nuanyun get thwarted by you?" He Liufeng asked tentatively.
"Just now, the Crown Prince and Ren Nuanyun couldn't help themselves in the ancestral hall. The Marquis of Dingguo led his men to chase the thief, and they happened to catch up there. Many people saw what happened inside," Qu Qingxi said casually.
"What did you do?" You couldn't help yourself? You had sex with him? He Liufeng raised an eyebrow slightly.
“That kind-hearted ‘little thief’ is me.” Qu Qingxi glanced at He Liufeng with a smile.
"Your Highness is truly remarkable," He Liufeng praised. "Are you feeling better now?"
"Not bad. Ren Nuanyun hurt me so much, yet I still did her a favor. I'm such a kind and good person." Qu Qingxi looked like she was a good person, with a smug expression.
He Liufeng: "..."
His queen was also a bit narcissistic.
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