After the prince entered, Shen Xining was sitting upright in her seat with a cup of tea in her hand. She looked at the prince and smiled generously.
"I wonder why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came here today?"
"I think the relationship between us is such that we can call it a visit."
Shen Xining pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes fixed on the prince.
"I don't know where the prince got the illusion from. I think we are not that familiar with each other, at least not a relationship that we can joke around with casually."
The prince smiled faintly.
"The Prince's Mansion is very large. If Miss Shen is interested, you can come and visit often."
Shen Xining raised his teacup, his etiquette was quite good.
"Your Highness, you are joking. The relationship between you and the Fourth Prince is now at loggerheads. People outside say that the relationship between you two needs to be eased. At this critical juncture, if I go to visit you, I am afraid that it will cause trouble for the Fourth Prince. Aning is not that smart, but she is not the kind of person who likes to cause trouble for herself. I hope the Fourth Prince will forgive me."
Oh.
She was flawless in her words and deeds. When the prince thought of the woman standing outside waiting eagerly, the disgust in his heart became more and more obvious. He believed that if Shen Xining had experienced such humiliation on her wedding night, her reaction would definitely be hundreds or thousands of times smarter than Shen Xiyao's.
"Xining's words remind me that you and my brother are already engaged. However, if I really do something to Xining, I'm afraid you will be powerless to change the situation, don't you think?"
The prince had a smile on his face, but his tone was full of threats. The more he looked like this, the more panicked people became, and they dared not look directly at him.
Shen Xining also smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes, but his facial expression revealed a bit of tenacity.
"If that's the case, I'm afraid that what we'll welcome into the Crown Prince's Mansion will be a corpse."
The smile on the prince's face faded for a moment, then he smiled again and curled his lips.
"I'm not interested in corpses, but I'm more interested in the charming beauties who can talk and laugh and bring disaster to the country. Your mother used to be one, and I think Miss Shen has the potential to become one as well."
After the prince finished speaking, he walked away. His steps were firm, but Shen Xining felt nauseous.
After the prince came out, he glanced at Shen Xiyao and spoke indifferently.
"They are both children raised by the Shen family, but there is such a big difference between them. I think it must be because of their mother."
Shen Xiyao's long nails dug into her palms, but at this moment, she could only force a smile.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is teaching me that there is such a huge gap between me and my sister. I think it's because I didn't learn well. I must learn from my sister in the future."
The prince lifted his chin with the fan in his hand, looked at her twice, and curled his lips.
"Stop laughing, you look ugly like this."
The smile on Shen Xiyao's face froze, and she could only follow the prince and leave the Shen family.
Shen Xining showed no expression when he heard the news that the two of them had left the Shen family, but Chun Xing was extremely scared.
"Miss, what does the prince mean by saying such disgusting words? Is he trying to do something to you? How can this be allowed? Miss, I..."
"Don't worry, he won't do anything for now. The prince has seen countless women. I don't have that much charm. Just a few times can make him lose control. When my value is great enough, I can become the capital to attract him."
Haruyuki reluctantly let go of his worries.
Shen Xining looked at Chun Xing and said in a low voice.
"Spread the news that Lin Jiang has arrived in Kyoto as soon as possible."
Although Haruyuki was puzzled, he did not ask any more questions and went about doing the task promptly.
Three days later, the news that Lin Jiang had arrived in Kyoto reached Shen's ears.
Father Shen frowned at the dinner table and looked at Shen Xining with some disapproval.
"No matter what, he is your mother's brother. I know his position as an official, and he used the Shen family's connections to some extent. Fortunately, you didn't do anything too outrageous to implicate the Shen family. However, if these things he did were to be made public, it would be inappropriate for the Shen family."
Shen Xining stared at Shen's father and smiled, his expression humble.
"My father taught me that I did that day to protect the Jiang family. After all, that is my mother's clan. Moreover, after the reform of the imperial examination system, the only son of the Jiang family has now made it to the list and become a new official. In the future, the Jiang family may also become a helper for our family in the court. Who knows? I am also thinking about the Shen family."
These words really touched the heart of Shen's father. Although he was not good at forming cliques and pursuing personal interests in the court and was always cautious in doing things, in the court, having one more ally was always better than one more enemy.
Father Shen glanced at Shen.
"Now that this has happened, Lin Jiang has become a role model in the entire court. He came here to see you and ask for your help. You should stop here and just pretend that the Shen family does not have this relative. Do you understand?"
Shen's face turned pale, which looked pretty good. She pursed her lips and smiled awkwardly.
"My husband taught me that I know my limits in this matter and we will not meet again. Lin Jiang actually came the day before yesterday, but I told the maid to tell him that I was sick and told him not to come again."
Father Shen nodded.
"In this way, our family will have nothing to worry about."
Shen Xining took a bite of the food and smiled.
She didn't think that Shen would let Lin Jiang go as she said and would really stop contacting Lin Jiang.
After Shen Xining came down from the dining table, she asked Chun Xing to keep a close eye on Shen. She wanted to see when Shen would reveal her true colors.
"First, tell Shen about the prince's recent visits to the brothel in a subtle way. She will naturally be anxious."
"Yes, ma'am."
After hearing the news, Shen was completely paralyzed.
"The prince and Yao'er have only been married for a few days, but he has become like this. He is now going in and out of those brothels. Yao'er will be less valued in the prince's mansion in the future. By then, let alone wealth and glory, it would be good enough if she is not kicked out of the prince's mansion. How are we going to live then? "
The maid thought she was worrying too much.
"Madam, you don't have to think so much. Don't we still have the master? As long as the master is here, our family will definitely not fall, and our prosperity and wealth will not disappear. Madam, don't worry."