Chapter 222 Looking for an Opportunity
He was thinking about what excuse he could use to break into the princess's storeroom tomorrow so he could steal the herbs.
He felt disgusted lying with the princess, and he would never have wanted to be the princess's consort. But he couldn't change the majesty of the royal family. The emperor had made a decision. Even if it meant marrying a horse, they couldn't say no.
Soon after, Shen Chen got married, but getting married was the beginning of the nightmare.
He had tried hard to get along with the princess, but he disliked her personality, habits, and even her entire person. The princess was jealous and cruel, and if he looked at a maid for even a second, she would disappear when he returned.
As the maids in the courtyard disappeared one after another, even he could sense something was amiss. After asking around, he learned that the princess had actually sold all the maids on the pretext that they were dishonest.
Perhaps because he couldn't bear it, the person being questioned also told Chen Chen that being sold was one of the worst things, but he was sold to a lowly place.
Shen Chen was furious and immediately went to ask the princess.
Unexpectedly, the princess just said slowly: "They are just a few lowly maids. Are you going to quarrel with me over these lowly maids? We are husband and wife."
Putting aside the fact that they were husband and wife, they were also king and subject. Chen Chen had no choice but to try not to come back, and then he met Yu Meir.
At the breakfast table, looking at the absent-minded Chen Chen, the princess personally served the soup and handed it to him, "What are you thinking about? Are these dishes not to your liking? I'll tell the people downstairs to make something else and send it over."
Chen Chen waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary. "I just have no appetite. No need to go to so much trouble."
"How can your business be a trouble?" The princess still smiled gently, but Chen Chen always felt that behind this smile was a sharp knife that wanted to pierce his chest when he was not paying attention.
The happiest person in the current situation is Shen Qingman. Her parents have spent very little time together since she was born. She rarely sees her father and longs to spend time with him.
These few days allowed her to temporarily forget about what was happening outside and she always had a smile on her face.
After drinking tea, Shen Chen got to the point, "My mother's birthday is coming soon."
The princess thought of Chen Chen's mother, a trace of displeasure flashed across her eyes, but she smiled and said, "Mother's birthday is coming soon, has your husband prepared any gift?"
"I've searched for everyone, but I haven't been able to find anyone who satisfies me. Princess, you're very knowledgeable, so why don't you think for me and see if there's any suitable gift for my mother."
The two of them were rarely so close, and the princess was very happy and took the initiative to offer many suggestions.
Then he continued, "Speaking of which, mother likes to worship Buddha and also likes soothing incense. I happen to have some agarwood in my storeroom. If I give it to her, I think she would like it."
Chen Chen's eyes were filled with ecstasy. He was just worried that he couldn't find a chance to enter the princess's warehouse, but he didn't expect the princess to take the initiative to ask for it.
"In that case, Princess, please open the storehouse and let me get it."
Seeing him like this, the princess frowned and said, "Why do you have to go there in person? I can just send someone to go." Then she waved to call the maid.
"Princess, this maidservant is never as careful as us. I want to give this agarwood to my mother, so why don't I go there myself?"
There was a hint of excitement in Chen Chen's tone, and this slight movement instantly caught the princess's attention.
She narrowed her eyes and said, "The Prince Consort is a little different today."
"How am I different?"
After looking the other person up and down and seeing that he looked indifferent, the princess secretly wondered if she was overthinking it. It was rare for their relationship to ease, and she didn't want to start another dispute. What's more, her only reliance now was the Shen family's snobbery.
Thinking of this, he asked the maid to take Shen Chen to the warehouse.
When they were about to leave, she lowered her voice and told the maid, "Follow me and keep a good eye on my husband for me."
Maid: "Yes."
They arrived at the warehouse, and the maid took the key to unlock the door. There was a strange fragrance in the warehouse.
The princess's storeroom was rich in items, many of which were rare treasures rarely seen outside. Chen Chen quickly scanned the items on the shelves, trying to find the medicinal herbs he needed.
The maid looked at him closely, remembering the princess's instructions to keep a good eye on the prince consort, and she really kept looking at the prince consort with burning eyes.
"How dare you!" Chen Chen shouted.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I'm a thief?"
Chen Chen was tall and spoke with great force. He was strong and muscular, and he was quite intimidating standing in front of the thin maid.
The maid was so frightened by the sudden scolding that she trembled and her body shook like a sieve. "Slave girl, slave girl didn't mean that."
"No?" Chen Chen sneered, "You've been staring at me like this, is it the princess's order? Who does she think I am? Do you think I'm coveting her storehouse? I'm going to ask the princess right now. What exactly does she mean?"
As he said this, he was about to walk out.
How could the maid really dare to let Chen Chen go to find the princess? If the princess knew that the prince consort was angry because of her, she didn't know how the princess would punish her.
She knelt down directly, her knees touching the bluestone slab with a dull "bang".
"Please calm down, Prince Consort. I know I was wrong. I dare not disturb you now. I will just wait outside." Anyway, the Prince Consort and the princess are one. What's more, if the Prince Consort walks in like this, he will only be wearing one piece of clothing. It is still possible to see what he is holding.
After thinking about it, she felt that it didn't matter.
Chen Chen snorted coldly, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the maid walk out in a hurry.
There were so many things in the room that Chen Chen had no choice but to look for them one by one. The princess in the main hall waited for a long time and finally couldn't sit still anymore. She frowned and asked impatiently: "Why did you take a sinking incense and didn't come back after so long?"
"Princess, do you want me to take you there?"
The princess felt annoyed and simply stood up. "Forget it, I'll go there myself and see what's going on."
When she arrived at the door of the storeroom, she saw the maid standing there alone. She immediately flew into a rage: "You useless slave, where is your husband?"
Seeing that the princess had come in person, the maid was frightened and knelt down, "Princess, the prince consort is inside right now..."
"It takes so long to choose a sinking incense, there must be something wrong..."
She was in a hurry to go in and bumped into Shen Chen who was walking out.
"Princess."
"You, why haven't you come back for so long? What did you take?"
Chen Chen, who was questioned, showed just the right amount of anger on his face. "What else can I take besides the Shenshuixiang? What, Princess, are you questioning my character? Do you think I would steal from your private vault? No wonder...
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