He Lingsheng's expression did not change. He smiled and said, "When I go back and report to my father, I will definitely not let you suffer any injustice."
Princess Ding came to Shang Ruoyi and whispered, "Did you suffer any injustice today?"
"Don't worry, mother. I haven't suffered any injustice." Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "But I'm afraid it will make Princess Xiao and Concubine Zhao unhappy."
Princess Ding snorted coldly: "Princess Xiao, you don't have to care, but Concubine Zhao..." She looked at He Lingsheng: "The Concubine is broad-minded and will definitely not bother with a junior like you."
"My daughter-in-law thinks so too."
He Lingsheng raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Shang Ruoyi with a bit of inquiry.
She is completely different from before.
"Prince, Prince?" He Yuwen called out several times before He Lingsheng came back to his senses.
Realizing his own loss of composure, he coughed a few times and said, "I suddenly remembered that I still have some things to deal with, so I won't stay long." After saying that, he left.
He Jingheng's eyes flickered slightly.
Back at the Prince's Mansion, He Lingsheng's face was as gloomy as water, and he whispered, "Li Jue."
"Your subordinate."
"Was it wrong for me to want her to marry into the Dingguo Palace?"
"Your Highness is considering the overall situation."
"The overall situation." He Lingsheng smiled coldly: "For the overall situation, I have lost too many things."
Li Jue was speechless. He had been with the prince since he was a child. This was the second time he had felt such emotions from his highness in all these years.
The first time was on the day when Miss Zeshang married Prince Ding, and His Highness sat on the chair like this, unable to sleep all night.
"Your Highness, when you achieve hegemony, everything will be worth it."
"Go down!"
I came to the table and took out a wooden hairpin from the cabinet. It was the one that fell from her head on the day I first met her. I will never forget her determined look in the desperate situation. This may be the only motivation that has kept me going until now.
But today, the way she looked at me was even colder than when she looked at a stranger.
Doesn't she remember herself? Or did she blame herself for not protecting her well, causing her to be exiled with Prince Ding's palace and suffer so much?
"I will never let go just like that."
Just then, a servant's voice came from outside the door: "Prince."
He Lingsheng frowned slightly and whispered, "Come in."
A person dressed as a maid walked in.
"Prince, the sweet soup is ready."
"Put it on the table!"
She took the sweet soup off the tray. As the soup was too hot, her hand slipped and she almost spilled the soup on the table.
"You've done it so many times, why can't you do it well?" He Lingsheng said calmly: "I think it's because you've never served anyone before and you're served by others every day, so you can't do it well."
"Prince, I will study hard."
"Haha." He Lingsheng whispered, "I never thought that one day I would let you serve me personally."
The maid was none other than the original daughter of the Shang family, Shang Yufu.
"It is my honor to serve Your Highness." She lowered her head, her eyes fell on a hairpin on the table, and her gaze paused.
How did Shang Ruoyi's hairpin end up in the Crown Prince's room?
He Lingsheng saw her stunned expression and whispered, "Do you know the owner of this hairpin?"
Shang Yufu was stunned and hesitated for a long time. She wanted to say that she didn't know him, but when she looked up and saw the interest in He Lingsheng's eyes, she said softly, "Your Highness, this hairpin looks familiar to me. It seems to belong to my second sister."
"Your memory is pretty good." He picked up the hairpin, looked at it again and again, and then put it back into the cabinet.
Shang Yufu's heart was shocked, she had such an impression of this hairpin because the plum blossom engraved on it was the favorite thing of Aunt Wei. Since the collapse of the Wei family, the mother and daughter had never given money again. The hairpins that Shang Ruoyi wore on her head were all made of wood by Aunt Wei.
She had laughed at her for this before.
As far as she could remember, Shang Ruoyi had lost this hairpin for many years. She never expected that this hairpin would be in the hands of the prince.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince collected Shang Ruoyi's hairpin. Does that mean that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treats her...
Thinking of this possibility, Shang Yufu couldn't help but be shocked.
No! No way!
How could His Highness fall for that bitch Shang Ruoyi!
"Go down."
Shang Yufu clenched her fists and reluctantly retreated. When she reached the door, she stopped and whispered, "Your Highness, do you want her?"
He Lingsheng raised his eyebrows slightly.
"What do you mean?"
"If the prince wants to get her, I can help you, but I have one condition."
He Lingsheng sneered: "You don't seem worthy of negotiating terms with me now."
"I can help Your Highness complete things that you cannot complete, but for Your Highness, your request is just a matter of moving your fingers."
He Lingsheng smiled and said, "Tell me about it."
"I am willing to help His Highness get my second sister. What I ask is that you give me a sum of money, cancel my and my mother's slave status, and let us go."
This matter was indeed not worth mentioning to He Lingsheng, so he smiled and said, "Do you really have a solution?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I promise that I will make sure you get your second sister."
"Okay, it's a deal."
In the past few days, Shang Ruoyi went to the Wei family from time to time to check on them. It was quite troublesome to renovate such a large house, but when she thought about how it would look after the renovation, Shang Ruoyi couldn't help but start looking forward to it.
He Jingheng's horse ranch has been almost repaired. In a few days, when the dairy cows arrive, they can be brought directly to the ranch.
That day, Shang Ruoyi was looking at the account book when Shaoyao ran in in a panic.
"Miss, something happened."
In the main hall, Prince Ding's face was cold and he said in a deep voice, "Where did you get the news from?"
"Your Highness, this has spread all over the streets now. Even in the teahouses, people are making up stories about this incident!"
"How can this be possible!"
"Your Majesty, calm down." Princess Ding stepped forward and said, "This is not Ruoyi's fault. How could she do this?"
"That's right, father." He Yunyi said softly, "Sister-in-law was not born at that time, so this matter cannot be blamed on her. You must not blame sister-in-law. Don't forget that sister-in-law is your savior!"
Prince Ding glanced at the mother and daughter and said, "What does it have to do with her? I am angry because of those rumors."
Just then, a servant came in with a piece of paper in his hand: "Your Majesty, I found this on the street."
Prince Ding glanced at the contents of the paper and said in a cold voice: "This is outrageous! Come, arrest all those who spread this news!"
"Father, wait a minute." Shang Ruoyi walked in slowly.
"The daughter-in-law pays respects to the father, the king, and the mother."
"Stop being polite." Princess Ding helped her up and said, "Good girl, have you also heard about what happened on the street?"
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