"It really is effortless to get it." Shen Xihe chuckled.
She originally wanted to put aside the matter of the Fifth Princess asking the Fourth Princess to deal with her, but she didn't expect that the suspicious person would come to her door on his own initiative.
"Have Mo Yuan send people from the palace to keep an eye on Princess Yangling to see if she has any contact with His Royal Highness Prince Zhao."
After Shen Xihe gave Zhenzhu his instructions, he opened the account book and continued to read it calmly.
On the other side, Shen Yingruo hurried back to the mansion and said to her nurse, "Sell Chuyi!"
Chuyi was her personal maid and had been with her since childhood. Ever since she became Princess Changling's companion in the palace, she had met King Zhao and had been taken good care of by him after his legitimate wife passed away. Chuyi had been saying good things about him to her.
Her mother was a lunatic. She often beat and scolded her, blaming her for not being a good son, otherwise her father would not treat her so coldly.
From childhood to adulthood, she had only secretly run to see her father a few years ago when he was summoned to the capital. It was also on that day that she fell from the rockery while trying to peek at her father, and it was King Zhao who flew over and cushioned her under his body, saving her life.
She was so scared that day that she cried so sadly. She just wanted to see her father, but why did it become such a luxury? She often asked herself what she had done wrong and why God punished her like this
His Royal Highness Prince Zhao stayed with her, letting her cry on his shoulder, and later comforted her that some people in this world just had shallow kinship.
From then on, His Royal Highness Prince Zhao was different to her. She was only seven or eight years old at that time, and Prince Zhao treated her as just a younger sister. No one knew that she knew His Royal Highness Prince Zhao at that time.
Later, she became Princess Changling's study companion and had a natural feeling of gratitude towards King Zhao. Two years later, King Zhao's wife died of illness. She began to grow up and understand the love between men and women. King Zhao was also very handsome, so naturally she fell in love.
With Chuyi's encouragement, she and King Zhao developed feelings for each other. Now that she has come to her senses, she can't stand hearing these words. She has already warned Chuyi, but Chuyi actually told King Zhao the news of her leaving the house. She doesn't believe that King Zhao would arrive at the same time as her by such a coincidence!
"Yes." The wet nurse was very happy. This little kid was naughty but sweet-talkerish, and the county lady always protected him.
"How did I irritate you?" As soon as the wet nurse dragged Chu Yi away, Xiao Changmin sneaked into the Shen Mansion.
Most of the people in the Shen Mansion were transferred to the Princess' Mansion to protect Shen Xihe, so it was not difficult for Xiao Changmin to sneak in.
"Your Highness, your behavior is truly frivolous!" Shen Yingruo's face turned cold.
"A'ruo, tell me, what did I do wrong that made you want to break up with me?" Xiao Changmin's eyes were sad. "If you don't explain clearly, how can I be willing? It was you who asked me to wait for you to grow up."
Two years ago, the twelve-year-old girl was afraid that the man she loved would remarry, so she mustered up the courage to pull at his clothes and said, "Second brother, can you wait until Ah Ruo grows up?"
At that time, she didn't understand the relationship between men and women. She just knew that she didn't want him to marry someone else. He agreed and later really did it.
Shen Yingruo closed her eyes and said, "Your Highness, the Shen family cannot have two daughters marrying into the royal family. My sister is the prince's consort."
Ever since Shen Xihe was summoned to the capital, she knew that it was impossible for her and Xiao Changmin to be together. His Majesty only wanted to be able to restrain her father's beloved daughter, not her, who should not exist.