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These three simple words seemed to have been said to her countless times, but every time, they would deeply hurt her heart.

It had already been three days since she had returned to the Duke Palaces. From that day onwards, Xiao Wenliang continued to ignore the existence of her as a wangfei as usual.

For an entire three days, Xiao Wenliang had not come to find her. It was as if he had forgotten about her, and even the way the servants of the Wang Mansion looked at her, gradually changed.

Even if it was a principal wife or an imperial concubine, she would be treated coldly in such a large palace. Rong Qianyu had grown up in the deepest palace and had seen this often, so it wasn't strange for her to not care about the attitude of others.

Inside Tingxue Residence.

This was Rong Qianyu's favorite pastry, because she remembered that Xiao Wenliang had told her before that he liked the fragrance of the lotus flower, and it was neither thick nor light, just perfect and appropriate.

In these two years, she had studied the food made by the lotus flower countless times, hoping that one day, he would be able to personally eat the food made by her.

"Princess, just by looking at this Lotus Cake, it's extremely exquisite and beautiful. Your highness will definitely like it!" Su Zhu said with a smile, but would the king really like it? It wasn't that Su Zhu did not know, that the Prince was cold to the princess, and even the servants could see through it clearly, but the so-called "princess is deeply immersed", or maybe, the princess is very clear-headed, and is just unwilling to accept it.

"He once said that he loves lotuses the most!" The corner of Rong Qianyu's mouth curled up slightly with a smile on her face, as if she was thinking of the scene from two years ago.

He was severely injured in Rong Guo, and he just happened to be saved by her when she left the palace. For three days in a row, she helped him change his medicine and treat his injuries.

However, Rong Qianyu deeply remembered as Xiao Wenliang said to her, "Even if I don't know your appearance, in the future, I will definitely recognize you!"

Rong Qianyu carried Su Zhu to the Misty Rain Pavilion not far away from the Autumn Water Pavilion. This morning, Su Zhu had told her that due to Lady Shen's unwell condition, she would be able to sit in the Misty Rain Pavilion for a while every day.

Su Zhu only knew that there was Miss Shen within the Wang Mansion, a woman who was favored by the Duke. Although she was unhappy, she did not think too much about it, as Rong Qianyu did not tell her Miss Shen's true identity.

Within the Misty Pavilion, Xiao Wenliang was gently hugging Shen Yan, and the two seemed to be whispering to each other. Ever since they brought Shen Yan back, it was difficult for Xiao Wenliang's gaze to shift away from her body.

Instead, it was Shen Yan who shifted his gaze slightly, catching a glimpse of Rong Qianyu who was slowly walking over. A strange expression flashed across her eyes, and she suddenly coughed a few times, as Xiao Wenliang held her even more tightly, "What's wrong, Yan Er? But you're not feeling well again? "

"It's alright, my mouth is a little dry and astringent. I want to eat grapes now …" Shen Yan suddenly laughed lightly, a few more traces of brilliance appearing on her fair face.

Shen Yan had always been warm and considerate, yet she had never revealed such a posture, to the point where he was overjoyed. He personally brought out a bunch of grapes that had not dried yet, peeled them open and placed them into Shen Yan's mouth.

His voice wasn't loud, but it was enough for Rong Qianyu, who was slowly walking over, to hear. From afar, her gaze landed on the two people in the Misty Pavilion, and she saw even more clearly as Xiao Wenliang fed the peeled grapes into Shen Yan's mouth. After that, she saw his incomparably gentle voice.

This was the tone that he had never used with her before. Aside from two years ago, she had never heard him speak in such a gentle tone and now that she heard it again, she did not expect that it was Xiao Wenliang speaking to another girl.

Before leaving, Rong Qianyu had told himself countless times that since she still cared about Xiao Wenliang, she should accept the fact that there was an additional Shen Yan by his side.

But seeing it with her own eyes, she still felt pain deep in her heart.

Shen Yan responded gently. She then looked in shock at Rong Qianyu who was walking over and was about to stand up and bow to Rong Qianyu, but before she could stand up, Xiao Wenliang had already pulled her into his embrace again, "Your body isn't well, why are you standing up? "Anthracene?"

Shen Yan seemed to be blaming her, but the love in her words was not clear. She looked at Rong Qianyu and said in a low, apologetic voice, "Princess, please forgive me!"

Forgive?

On the surface, Rong Qianyu did not bat an eyelid, but in her heart, she was secretly sneering. What crime? Was it her fault for not getting up and bowing? Or was it the crime of the prince favoring her?

Shen Yan was still Shen Yan. Even after many years had passed, she still changed slightly, as she had thought back to when she was in Rong Guo, she had already scolded her for being smart for showing off in front of her. Never had she thought that even though she had luckily survived, she still did not change.

She did not look at Shen Yan again, and did not even respond to her words. Instead, her gaze quietly looked at Xiao Wenliang with a hint of a smile on her exquisite and beautiful face. "My prince, this is the Lotus Cake that I made for you …"

Placing it on the stone table, Shen Yan hugged Xiao Wenliang tightly. She could clearly feel that after Rong Qianyu finished speaking, Xiao Wenliang's expression, which was originally filled with indifference, paused for a moment, then immediately returned to normal. In a flash, it was so fast that Shen Yan almost thought she had seen wrongly.

"What kind of cake do you think this is?" Xiao Wenliang finally raised his head and looked at Rong Qianyu.

He liked lotuses, and he had never told anyone else this matter. If there really was a second person, it would be two years ago, when he first met Yan Er. He had told Shen Yan, but how did the dignified Princess Rongguo know about it?

Coincidence!

It had to be a coincidence!

"Reporting to Your Highness, I made a Lotus Cake!" Rong Qianyu did not miss Xiao Wenliang's attitude, she only thought that he had finally done something that Xiao Wenliang liked.

Wisps of the sweet fragrance of the lotus floated along with the gentle breeze, surrounding Xiao Wenliang's nose. He was just about to speak, when he suddenly realized that the person in his embrace had let out a soft cry of pain, and immediately laid in his embrace. Even her breathing had become a bit heavier.

He was shocked and hugged Shen Yan tightly as he asked anxiously, "Yan Er, what's wrong? Someone, quickly call the doctor! "

Rong Qianyu was also in a daze, she was not very familiar with Shen Yan, but she had never heard of Miss Shen Shi being so weak, could it be, that when she came to the Xiao Nation, she was already so weak?

The servant who had been standing by Shen Yan's side all this while suddenly raised her head, her face full of anxiety as she cried out, "Young miss! Your Highness, Miss must be allergic to Princess Hua-Yang's Lotus Cake! "

"What?" Even Xiao Wenliang was surprised.

"Miss once told me that she was allergic to lotuses since she was young. It would be alright if she was far away, but if she was close, she would not be able to breathe and find it difficult to breathe!" As Qing`er spoke, her gaze was fixated on the lotus flower cake on the stone table.

"Your Highness, please, don't blame me. It's all because of Yan Er …" Shen Yan held onto Xiao Wenliang's clothes tightly, and said weakly. Her eyes were bright and watery, and she seemed to be wronged, making her look delicate and pitiful.

When Xiao Wenliang heard this, his expression changed. Rong Qianyu could already feel his anger, and indeed, in the next moment, he slammed the lotus flower cake that she had been preparing the entire day ago onto the ground. Following which, he fiercely swung his hand at her.

A strong force came from her face, causing her to stagger and fall to the ground in a sorry state. The pain that came from her face caused her to wake up a little.

He looked down at her with a cold gaze, as if he was looking down at her from above. This further increased her sorry state. "You did that on purpose, didn't you?"

He had never believed that this woman would know of his fondness for lotuses. Now that he thought about it, it was indeed so, and the reason why she made the Lotus Cake was only because she wanted it to harm Yan Er. The reason why he wasn't happy with Rong Qianyu was because her existence was obstructing his future with the Yan Er.

Secondly, a Princess Rongguo who took the initiative to propose to be his wangfei. If one were to say that it was not premeditated, even he himself did not believe that the existence of a Princess Rongguo would make it difficult for him to obtain the trust of the king of the Xiao Nation.

Even the painstaking schemes he had put in place over the years could vanish into thin air because of this woman. Thus, on the wedding night, he crippled her martial arts and broke her meridians.

Rong Qianyu raised her eyes, looked at Xiao Wenliang, and did not speak up to explain.

Explain?

How was she going to explain? Say she didn't! That she didn't know, that it was unintentional?

However, she knew that the current Xiao Wenliang basically could not listen to her words, nor would he believe her!

Seeing that, Su Zhu naturally understood her princess, the reason why she made the Lotus Flower Cake was because of the Duke. She quickly kneeled on the ground and begged for mercy: "Duke, please be clear, my princess will never do such a thing, she does not know …"

"What did you say?" Xiao Wenliang suddenly squinted his eyes, and no matter who it was, they could still see the danger contained within. Su Zhu was slightly stunned, and was about to explain when Xiao Wenliang's cold voice suddenly sounded from above, "Since she's already married, then she's no longer someone from the Rong Guo, and you call her Princess?"

He had a grudge towards her in the first place, but this servant girl still dared to call her Princess Rong Qianyu in front of him.

"Men, drag this stupid bitch down!" Xiao Wenliang suddenly ordered coldly, "Staff member!"

A few servants answered and grabbed Su Zhu, wanting to bring her down. Rong Qianyu was shocked, she immediately kneeled on the ground and begged for forgiveness for the first time, "My prince, Su Zhu did not do it on purpose, it was my fault for not teaching her well, I beg your highness to forgive her!"

"Are you begging me?" He suddenly remembered that night. He had broken her meridians and crippled her martial arts, but this woman had endured it, not even begging for mercy. Now, she was actually willing to beg for mercy for a servant.

Rong Qianyu was slightly startled, and immediately nodded, "Yes! I beg you! I beg you to spare Su Zhu! "

He suddenly laughed lightly, full of disdain, "You begged me, and I'm going to spare her? Who do you think you are? "

She had long known that she wasn't in his heart, and perhaps had already been forgotten by him, but she couldn't ignore Su Zhu's life. Su Zhu had grown up with her.

"However, it's not impossible to spare her," Xiao Wenliang said as he changed the topic, causing Rong Qianyu to widen her eyes in disbelief. Could it be that he was really willing to let Su Zhu go? His low voice that was filled with indifference continued, "Kneel right here! You can't get up until sunset, okay? "