I am the champion of palace intrigue, and even the proud prince bows his head in submission.

Chapter 161 Xie Yanli felt a sudden, inexplicable unease.

At this moment, everyone in the Wenyuan Pavilion looked at Zhao Ming in unison.

Zhao Ming pointed to his clothes and said proudly, "The clothes, shoes, socks, belt, and sachet I'm wearing were all made by my wife!"

Xie Yanli lowered his eyelashes, a slight pang of sadness rising in his heart.

Qin Jiuwei only made one sachet for him by hand...

“Every day when I return home, my wife greets me at the door, takes off my cloak by hand, and then snuggles into my arms!”

Xie Yanli pondered deeply.

Every time he returned to the manor, he couldn't find Qin Jiuwei anywhere...

“My wife brings me soup every night, because she doesn’t want me to be tired.”

Xie Yanli: ...

Qin Jiuwei has brought him soup only a handful of times, and recently she hasn't brought it even once.

"Lord Zhao, you and your wife have such a good relationship," Lord Li teased from the side.

Zhao Ming snorted, "Of course, we're childhood sweethearts, how could we not be close?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yanli's face darkened completely.

Qin Jiuwei and Jiang Chirang are childhood sweethearts!

After proudly and smugly showing off his affection, Zhao Ming suddenly felt a cold gaze fall upon him.

Turning around, I realized it was actually Prince Xie!

His smile froze instantly. He pursed his lips and asked, "What's wrong, Young Master Xie?"

"What's it to you?" Xie Yanli said coldly.

Zhao Ming choked.

Uh……

So, there must be a connection.

He quickly figured it out.

It must be that Prince Xie thought he was talking too loudly!

Zhao Ming immediately lowered his head and remained silent, pretending to be a quail.

The hall fell silent when the two began to speak, and now it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Xie Yanli shifted his gaze away from Zhao Ming.

He placed his gaze on the teacup in front of him, his eyes lingering, lost in thought.

He could tell that Qin Jiuwei didn't like him that much.

Right now, I only have a slight liking for him, but not much.

Xie Yanli's right hand slowly tightened.

He wanted Qin Jiuwei to like him as much as he liked Qin Jiuwei.

Humans are really greedy.

Originally, he was content as long as Qin Jiuwei had feelings for him and he could be close to her.

Now that he's done it, he feels it's not enough.

He was so greedy that he wanted to devour Qin Jiuwei whole.

I became one with him.

Every time he saw Qin Jiuwei sitting there quietly, he would feel an inexplicable sense of unease.

I felt she might leave at any time.

But he can't lose her!

Even a single thought, a possibility, could drive him to the brink of madness.

He has obtained everything easily since childhood.

However, winning Qin Jiuwei's favor was harder than climbing to heaven.

Such things cannot be forced.

But this caused him distress.

Shen House.

Jiang Yunzhu sat in front of the mirror doing her makeup. The beauty in the mirror had a lovely face and was charming and lovely.

But his eyes were the only thing that was red and slightly swollen.

It's obvious at a glance that she's been crying.

The maid Xiaoyun stood beside her and put hairpins and rings on her hair.

After letting out a soft sigh, she couldn't help but complain, "General Shen is really something. He's a martial artist, but Miss isn't. He made Miss shed so many tears last night."

These past few days, the young lady's eyes have been red every morning when she wakes up.

At first, she was worried about what was going on.

The result was... Hmph! Men are all the same, no good!

"Alright," Jiang Yunzhu interrupted, her cheeks slightly flushed. "Don't say any more."

Although she knew Xiaoyun was speaking up for her.

But it's really embarrassing to talk about something like this in public.

Hearing this from behind the curtain, Shen Xingjian couldn't help but reach out and touch his nose.

He definitely didn't mean to make Yunzhu cry.

She cries so easily... It's just that... she cries too easily.

Every time, she couldn't help but burst into tears at the very beginning.

But how can we stop now?

The end result was that her eyes were always red and swollen the next day.

She looks more like a little rabbit now.

Shen Xingjian strode out from behind the curtain.

When Xiaoyun saw him, her face turned pale with fright.

Shen Xingjian did not reprimand her, but simply waved his hand, telling her to leave.

Jiang Yunzhu looked at Shen Xingjian, who had suddenly appeared, with some surprise, "Husband."

Shen Xingjian gave a soft hum, and seeing her fair and rosy face, he couldn't help but swallow hard.

He walked behind Jiang Yunzhu and wrapped his arms around her.

Jiang Yunzhu was about to ask him a question when she heard Shen Xingjian whisper in her ear.

"Little bunny, don't cry, don't cry..."

These are the words Shen Xingjian would say every night in bed.

Just thinking about the scene when she said those words made Jiang Yunzhu blush instantly.

She turned around and punched his chest hard. "You're absolutely awful!"

Shen Xingjian chuckled heartily.

Then, he easily lifted Jiang Yunzhu up in his arms.

"Ah!" Jiang Yunzhu suddenly felt weightless and instinctively reached out to wrap her arms around his neck. "What are you doing?"

Shen Xingjian didn't say anything, but carried her towards the soft couch.

Jiang Yunzhu panicked even more and stammered, "It's broad daylight now, you, you shouldn't do this!"

Shen Xingjian sat down on the soft couch with her in his arms.

"I just wanted to hug and get close to Madam."

Seeing that he actually didn't make any move and just wanted to hug her, Jiang Yunzhu, who had been daydreaming, was immediately embarrassed.

Seeing the blush creeping onto her face, Shen Xingjian asked a question he already knew the answer to, deliberately leaning close to her ear.

"What were you thinking about, Madam?"

Jiang Yunzhu turned away, not wanting to talk to him, so Shen Xingjian moved closer again.

"Hmm?" Shen Xingjian's voice was hoarse. "What are you thinking about? Tell your husband."

His warm breath brushed against Jiang Yunzhu's ear, instantly making her blush all the way down to her neck.

Jiang Yunzhu immediately got off his lap, blushing as she walked to the side.

She scolded, "If you keep doing this, I'm not going to talk to you anymore!"

She used to think Shen Xingjian was a gentleman!

On the day of the arranged marriage, he even had to ask her opinion before he could hug her. I never expected that she would become a completely different person after the marriage!

"Alright, alright, I wouldn't dare do that again."

Shen Xingjian knew she was shy, so he stopped teasing her and went forward to pull her back into his arms, placing his large hand on top of her small hand.

"I have the day off today, how about we go out for a walk together?"

Want to go out for a stroll?

Jiang Yunzhu's eyes lit up instantly.

The two walked onto the street and unknowingly arrived at the entrance of a bustling street.

In the bustling city, Chen Xiuming knelt in the center, looking disheveled.

His face was pale, and his lips were completely bloodless.

The imperial guards nearby, fearing he might die, would occasionally give him some water.

Unwittingly, Chen Xiuming and Jiang Yunzhu's eyes met.