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Rong Qianyu was slightly startled, after that she flung away Su Zhu's hand that was supporting her, and bowed towards Xiao Wenliang. "Your Highness, please forgive me!" Without a single explanation, she did not want to explain, or dared to. This was because she knew that person did not care about her explanation!

stepped forward to support Rong Qianyu. Originally, she wanted to explain a little, but before she could even say anything, she was stopped by the princess's gaze.

After a long while, that person said in a low voice, "Why aren't you coming up? This King doesn't like waiting!"

Without saying much, and without ever thinking of an explanation, she got up and slowly walked into the carriage.

Xiao Wenliang held onto an ancient book, and was extremely focused, even when Rong Qianyu came up, he did not place his gaze on her.

Rong Qianyu's gaze shifted, she then sat down, and in that moment, she heard the man's low voice: "Are you qualified to sit?"

Rong Qianyu was slightly startled, but soon after, she laughed bitterly in her heart. That's right, he finally abandoned her, got up, and looked at Xiao Wenliang: "Your Highness, please forgive me, but I, Drifting Feather passed!"

Had she crossed it?

A dignified wangfei didn't even have the qualifications to sit with the prince. It wasn't that she had crossed the threshold, but that he didn't like her.

Without any hesitation, Rong Qianyu kneeled down. She knew clearly that this was what that man wanted.

When they arrived at the gates of the palace, Rong Qianyu's forehead was already covered with fine beads of cold sweat. Her legs had not recovered from having his meridians severed, and she could not even walk for a long period of time, let alone kneeling all the way here, which was even more so harming her body.

Waves of intense pain came from her legs. She could only grit her teeth and endure, and even her breathing became heavier.

From the beginning, Xiao Wenliang did not even glance at her. He directly got off the carriage and not looking back at her, as he indifferently said the words he had just said, "This king does not like to wait for people!"

Su Zhu suddenly pulled open the front curtain of the carriage and saw that Rong Qianyu was kneeling on the ground, and was extremely shocked, causing her to barely be able to stand up. She hurriedly stepped forward to support Rong Qianyu, and anxiously asked: "Princess, how could you kneel? "Your legs …"

"It's fine …" Resisting the pain with great difficulty, Rong Qianyu forced out a faint smile.

Her royal brother would only leave for the Rong Guo tomorrow, and during this period, all the news would not reach her royal brother's ears. No matter how much Xiao Wenliang hurt her, she wanted to protect him.

After letting Su Zhu take out a handkerchief and carefully wipe the cold sweat off her face, she forced a smile on her face. After getting off the carriage, she discovered that Xiao Wenliang was still standing at the entrance of the Duke Palace.

She knew that he was not waiting for her, but was just putting on an act for some people to see. He had grown up deep in the palace and was used to schemes and scheming.

The Duke Palaces were quite large, and they followed the winding bluestone path towards the inner courtyard. Rong Qianyu silently followed behind Xiao Wenliang, and endured the pain and numbness on her legs.

"The Prince has come, the Prince has gone to court, and he hasn't returned yet!" A woman dressed in a red cotton top walked over with a smile on her graceful face.

Xiao Wenliang only gave the lady a bland look, but did not reply. Instead, he walked straight to his seat, with Rong Qianyu following closely behind.

The woman looked a bit embarrassed, but she quickly regained her composure, as if everything that had happened just now did not exist. "I presume that this is the princess? A few days ago, you sent someone to say that Princess Hua-Yang wasn't feeling well, so she couldn't come to the Duke's Mansion.

After she finished speaking, perhaps because she was accustomed to Xiao Wenliang's cold and detached attitude, the woman turned and looked towards Rong Qianyu who was by her side and asked gently. Although she did not know who she was, she had already known that Xiao Wenliang's matriarch had passed away a long time ago.

Just as Rong Qianyu was about to reply, she saw a beautiful figure walking in from outside. She was dressed in a light yellow robe, which made her look more charming, and when she reached the lady's side, she bowed and said, "Aunt, Yun'er is late!"

When she saw Xiao Wenliang, Rong Qianyu could even see the light in her eyes. The woman walked to Xiao Wenliang's side and greeted him with a smile after that, "Your highness, why have you only returned today …"

"What does it have to do with you when This King comes back?" His expression did not change and his tone was not the slightest bit tactful. Instead, he looked at the luxuriously dressed woman and said coldly, "Does This King have to report to an outsider when I return to see my father?"

When he said that, her face changed slightly, she did not expect him to be so passionate, but in exchange, she received the cold expressions of others, causing her complexion to become ugly. She had been scheming in the Prince's Mansion for so many years, how could she not hear the meaning behind Xiao Wenliang's words?

Although she said that as an outsider, Lin Yun'er should not have come here, but how could she not hear the hidden meaning behind his words? Xiao Wenliang returned to his residence to see the Prince Xian, and other than the Prince Xian, everyone else were clearly outsiders.

Rong Qianyu lowered her head, carefully listening to the voices of the crowd. Her mind was meticulous, after a slight thought, she knew the identity of the woman.

Prince Xian's wife, Lin Wanyu, was the young miss that came from a small clan, but she was someone that the Prince Xian cared about. The Lin Clan also had a relationship with the Prince Xian, so most of them were promoted, while Father Lin was promoted to an important position like an assistant minister.

Although Xiao Wenliang was the former Murong Wangfei's son, she had died not long after he was born, and Lin Wanyu had entered the door later. After pondering for a moment, Rong Qianyu could tell that the relationship between Xiao Wenliang and the current Xian Wangfei was not on good terms.

Lin Wanyu was extremely magnanimous in front of Xiao Wenliang, even Rong Qianyu almost thought that she was a good mother.

She turned to look at Rong Qianyu and suddenly turned her head to signal the servant behind her. The servant then came forward with an empty sandalwood box in her hands, and opened it.

"Esteemed wangfei, this jasper was my beloved gift before. Now, I'll give it to you." Lin Wanyu smiled as she reached out to insert the hairpin into Rong Qianyu's bun, "I've heard about Consort Wangfei's incredible talent from before. I never thought that seeing her today would actually make her prettier than the rumours.

"Thank you for your gift, wangfei, you're too kind." Rong Qianyu did not decline, and could not refuse either. However, she did not call her matriarch, but instead called her wangfei, which caused a strange look to flash across Xiao Wenliang's eyes.

"You're the wangfei?" Lin Yun'er seemed to have noticed the woman beside Xiao Wenliang. She was motionless and calm to the point that she almost ignored the existence of this woman. If not for the fact that Lin Wanyu had spoken to her earlier, she would not have noticed Rong Qianyu at all.

However, after paying attention, she found it hard to ignore the girl in front of her. She had an exceptional appearance and an otherworldly temperament, and when she thought about her noble identity as a princess of a country, she could not help but feel jealous. However, she did not dare show it on the surface.

After all, Rong Qianyu was a Princess Rongguo, and she was King Xiao's Consort.

If it was before when she heard those hostile words, Rong Qianyu would definitely not let him off, but now, after putting away her Ling Jiao [1], she was even willing to give up her dignity as a princess for him.

Rong Qianyu gave a faint smile, but did not reply. Lin Yun'er naturally knew of her identity, and asked Lin Wanyu while feigning ignorance: "Aunt, they say that a woman needs to see her husband's parentage the day after she marries, why …."

Lin Wanyu pretended to be angry. "Girl, the Prince has already sent someone to the Duke's Palace to tell them that the Princess is not feeling well, which is why he delayed it for a few days."

Only then did Rong Qianyu pay close attention to the words coming out of Lin Wanyu's mouth. They had delayed it because she was not feeling well?

No, although she was severely injured, Xiao Wenliang had never sent anyone to ask her about this matter, but today, he suddenly asked her to come to the Duke Palace to meet him, which surprised even her.

And it was known to everyone in the Wang Mansion that during the few days when Rong Qianyu was heavily injured, Miss Shen Yan, who lived in a nameless corner of the Autumn Water Pavilion but had a noble identity and even stepped on top of her, the wangfei, increased her typhus in those few days. Xiao Wenliang, however, was practically not a step away from her.

Although she did not want to admit it, she knew that the reason why Xiao Wenliang did not return to the Duke Palaces, was only because of Shen Yan. However, in the message he had sent out from the Duke Palaces, he did not mention Shen Yan at all.

She laughed bitterly, but she could do nothing about it, his protection of Shen Yan had hurt her.

According to the rules, Rong Qianyu and Xiao Wenliang had to give the Prince and Lin Wanyu tea, and as for the rest of the lateral consort s, they naturally did not have the qualifications to drink the tea that the Duke Palace had to offer.

It was just that, Rong Qianyu knew that there must be some enmity between Xiao Wenliang and Xian Wang Fei Lin Wanyu, but she never expected that Xiao Wenliang could actually do it so clearly, after offering his tea to the Duke, he no longer moved. Lin Wanyu did not qualify to do anything to him.

But what Rong Qianyu could not guess was that, even the Saint King did not seem to blame him, although he was unhappy, he did not flare up on the spot, but Lin Wanyu only smiled, she did not seem to want to pursue the matter.

Until he left the Duke's Mansion. Rong Qianyu, who had lost control of her martial arts, almost couldn't control herself and crashed into Xiao Wenliang. "Your Royal Highness, you …"

Before her voice fell, Xiao Wenliang directly pulled her into the carriage, then with incomparable disgust, reached out and took down the jade glass hairpin Lin Wanyu gifted her, and threw it fiercely onto the ground. He then reached out and squeezed her lower jaw, and with a cold tone: "Remember, if my Wang Mansion's people have anything to do with that woman, I will make them wish they were dead!"

He fiercely shook her head, and as usual, took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands. Looking at him, Rong Qianyu coughed a few times, and in the next moment, she looked at him with extreme seriousness.

How could she have anything to do with anyone else? She loved him so much that Xiao Wenliang's enemy was her enemy. She only wanted to help him take revenge.

Xiao Wenliang's heart palpitated, and without saying a word, he carefully sized her up. Her delicate eyebrows, tall and straight nose, were indeed worthy of being called a beauty in the four nations, and the unswerving determination in her eyes actually made him feel an inexplicable sense of nostalgia.

Suddenly, Xiao Wenliang shook his head. What exactly was he thinking, there was only Yan Er in his heart, he would definitely not be moved by other women, and this might be a plan that this woman wanted to attract his attention. Right, right, it must be like this, so he coldly said: "You are not worthy!"