Splendid Phoenix Journey: The Arrogant Princess

Chapter 159 The Difficult Prince

Shen Wanyu knew that the queen mother wanted to be alone for a while, so she stood up and gave the queen mother a blessing, and then slowly exited the warm pavilion.

Walking out of the empress dowager's bedroom, Shen Wanyu took Qiuzhu towards the small hall where Mu Zhirui lived.When passing by the imperial garden, she saw a person who surprised her a little.

Situ Jinghao, who was dressed in a stone-blue lake silk plain gown, stood not far away, looking at a piece of pink potted plants in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.Because of the distance, she didn't see the expression on his face clearly.Just as she was about to lift her feet and walk over to say hello, she saw a petite pink figure running over.

She stopped in her footsteps, her eyes filled with surprise.That peachy figure was someone she couldn't be more familiar with, and that person was Princess Huimin.She watched the two from a distance, although she couldn't hear the conversation between them.But it could be vaguely seen that the two of them seemed to be talking very happily, and her big ice brother actually showed a smile.

Although the smile was extremely faint, it was already a miracle for that frozen face that had remained unchanged for thousands of years.Shen Wanyu took another look at Princess Huimin with a shy smile on her face, and she was a little flustered in an instant.No matter how you look at the relationship between these two people, they feel that there is something tricky, but I didn't expect these two people to get involved together.

Qiuzhu stood behind Shen Wanyu, and she was always by her side.Princess Huimin naturally knew it too, she blinked her eyes.

"Miss, isn't that Princess Huimin and your elder brother?"

Shen Wanyu turned her head to look at Qiuzhu, and gestured to her to silence her.With a sly light in her eyes, she turned and walked towards another path.Marriage of bad guys will be condemned by God, big brother Ice Cube and Princess Huimin?This seems to be good too, her brother Ice Cube needs to have good looks, and he needs to have a good identity.If the emperor knew about the two of them, he would be very happy.

Although Qiu Zhu wondered why his young lady didn't go up to say hello, but if the young lady didn't let her speak out, she just kept silent.The two walked along a somewhat remote path, and it took them more than half an hour to arrive at the place where Mu Zhirui lived.

As soon as she walked to the door, she saw Huayi walking over with a pot of hot tea.When Hua Guan saw Shen Wanyu, he quickly walked forward.

"Miss Shen, you are here."

Shen Wanyu glanced at the tea in Huayi's hand, and rolled her eyes slightly.Glancing in the direction of the room, she pursed her lips.

"Is there a guest in Princess Zhirui's room?"

A flash of surprise flashed in Huayi's eyes, she raised the corners of her mouth and smiled, "Yes, Miss Shen. His Royal Highness is inside, chatting with the princess."

She was also surprised that the prince would pay a sudden visit today, and stayed to chat with the princess.This made her and Shiqing a little worried, whether her princess would be too jealous if she was favored by the prince.

"Well, then I'll go back today. Don't disturb the two of them"

When Shen Wanyu heard that the prince was inside, she was in no mood to go in.She still wants to stay away from him now, not to mention such a good opportunity to cultivate feelings.She didn't want to destroy it either.

Huayi saw that Shen Wanyu was about to leave, and quickly asked to stay: "Miss Shen, let's go in, my princess has been waiting for you."

Shen Wanyu shook her head, looking at Huayi with helplessness in her eyes.Could it be that she couldn't see her purpose from this painting?How can such a good opportunity to cultivate feelings be missed?

"Forget it today, I will come to the palace tomorrow. And you can rest assured your princess, I have already investigated that matter."

Huayi naturally understood the meaning of her words, she nodded with gratitude in her eyes.Now that she knows who the person who wants to deal with her princess is, the safety of their princess will be much better.

"Okay, I won't give Miss Shen the painting."

She has been outside for too long, so she has to hurry into the house to serve her.She was a little worried about Shiqing's carefree personality.

Shen Wanyu nodded, turned around and took Qiuzhu to leave.As soon as she took a step, Mu Zhirui's sweet voice like an oriole came from the room behind her.

"Huayi, is Miss Shen here?"

Huayi's hand holding the teapot paused, and she glanced at Shen Wanyu before replying: "Your Highness, Miss Shen is here."

Mu Zhirui felt that she heard Shen Wanyu's voice just now, and now she received a picturesque answer.A delighted smile appeared on her face, and she spoke hastily.

"Huayi, quickly invite Miss Shen to come in."

Prince Chu Ziheng, who was sitting opposite Mu Zhirui, raised his head slightly, and said with a gentle smile on his face: "The princess seems to like my cousin Shen Wanyu very much?"

Mu Zhirui looked up at the gentle and elegant prince, her bright red lips curled up in a gentle and enchanting arc: "Yeah, I don't know why. When I first saw her, I felt that I had a special affinity with her. I like her very much. Be friends and get closer to her."

Mu Zhirui's voice is light and sweet, and her words are soft and soft, which makes people feel at ease.Her tone is full of sincerity, and anyone who listens will believe her words.

"I didn't expect my cousin to be liked by the princess so much. Don't the princess think she is very unruly and willful?"

What happened in the imperial garden yesterday had already spread throughout the palace, so he naturally heard about it.She actually slapped the third princess twice, which was a little too much.Anyway, the three princesses are all royal princesses.By doing so, she did not give the royal family any face.

When Mu Zhirui heard what the prince said, she smiled slightly.Shaking her head: "I don't think Shen Wanyu is savage and willful. I know the crown prince must have heard about what happened in the Imperial Garden yesterday. I happened to be there yesterday, and the third princess is too savage. Some words are not what a princess of a country should say." By the way, I heard that Dakun is a country where filial piety comes first. What the third princess said yesterday insulted Ms. Shen's mother, so she will naturally take action to teach her a lesson. Her actions like this, in Zhirui's opinion, are a manifestation of filial piety .”

The prince was slightly taken aback, he had heard about what happened in the imperial garden yesterday.But the version is not what Mu Zhirui said, it just said that Shen Wanyu had a dispute with the three princesses.He slapped the third princess twice, and later King Han came out to reprimand the third princess for her.

"So that's the case, then it seems that it was the third princess's fault yesterday. It seems that I have to talk to my father and ask him to find someone to teach the third princess. I don't want to go out in the future and say something I shouldn't say." Kun has caused some bad right and wrong."

Mu Zhirui lowered her head slightly, covering the cold light that flashed in her eyes.It took only a short while for what happened yesterday to spread in the palace, and from the news that Huayi inquired, it can be seen that most of the rumors tended to slander Shen Wanyu.Unexpectedly, she is also a thorn in the side of others in this harem, and many people want to get rid of her.

"Hearing what His Royal Highness said, I think Miss Shen will be very happy. My cousin defends her so much."

Mu Zhirui spoke slowly, she raised her head and looked at the prince casually.She always felt that the prince seemed to be a little different to Shen Wanyu, and she wanted to use this to find out.

Sure enough, joy flashed in the eyes of the prince, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Really? Wanyu will be very happy?"

Mu Zhirui pursed her lips and was about to speak.The curtain of the inner room was lifted, and Shen Wanyu walked in with Qiuzhu following Huayi. She glanced at Prince Chu Ziheng who was sitting opposite Mu Zhirui.

"Wanyu has met His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness Jin An."

She blessed her body and greeted the prince.After standing up straight, a faint and distant smile appeared on his face: "His Royal Highness protects Wanyu so much, and Wanyu is naturally grateful."

Chu Ziheng looked up at Shen Wanyu who was sitting next to Mu Zhirui, she seemed to be a little more haggard than yesterday.The bruises under those clear and pitch-black eyes were a bit heavy, as if they had stayed up all night.

"My cousin's words are a bit out of line. You are my cousin, so I should protect you."

Shen Wanyu twitched the corners of her mouth and said nothing more.He took the hot tea that Huayi had poured for him, and drank it slowly.She really didn't understand what was going on in the crown prince's mind, why hadn't she been so kind to this cousin before.She remembered that at that time, he was afraid of her.

Mu Zhirui looked at the two of them, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little stiff.She quickly spoke out to smooth things over, so as not to let the atmosphere continue to be deadlocked.

"Miss Shen, you came today because I said yesterday that I would give you two packs of tea?"

Shen Wanyu knew that Mu Zhirui was in the circle, and she didn't want to make the atmosphere so stiff.She stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "Yes, it's not like you don't know. I drank the tea you brought with you yesterday, and I don't want to drink any other tea anymore. Naturally, I can't wait to come here today." It looks like you are here to ask for tea."

"Also, you don't want Ms. Shen to call me that. It sounds weird. You can call me Wanyu from now on. I'll call you Zhirui."

Shen Wanyu gave Mu Zhirui a supercilious look, and she drank all the tea in the cup in one gulp.He picked up the teapot on the table again and poured himself a cup.

"Okay, Wanyu."

Mu Zhirui smiled softly, she turned to look at Huayi behind her and said, "Go get two packs of tea for Wanyu."

"Yes, princess."

Huayi nodded, turned around and walked towards the dressing table.

The prince looked at the two, and he saw it.These two people really became friends, how could these two people with opposite temperaments become friends?He found that he didn't understand his cousin less and less.

"Isn't the prince busy today?"

Shen Wanyu put down the teacup in her hand, and glanced at Chu Ziheng who was looking at her with probing eyes.What she hates the most is that the prince always looks at her with probing eyes, it feels like X-rays are scanning her body.

"I'm going to my father's place for a while, why is my cousin caring about me?"

Chu Ziheng slightly raised his eyebrows, how could he not hear the meaning of chasing people in Shen Wanyu's words.But he doesn't want to leave yet, he will come here today just to try his luck to see if he can meet her.Unexpectedly, he was quite lucky today, and really met her here at Mu Zhirui.

Shen Wanyu really wanted to roll her eyes at the prince, but unfortunately she didn't dare to do so.How can I say that he is very likely to be the future emperor, the one who overshadows the sky with one hand.She didn't want to recruit such a powerful enemy for herself.

"Hehe, that's natural. His Royal Highness is the future lord, and Wanyu is naturally concerned."

"Then the prince would like to thank Cousin Wanyu for her concern."

Chu Ziheng took a sip of the hot tea in his cup and narrowed his eyes slightly.This tea is really delicious, no wonder Shen Wanyu likes it so much.Even he, who has drunk all kinds of top-quality tea, likes this tea very much.

Shen Wanyu bit her lip, she found that the prince also seemed to have a thick skin.She decided not to pay any attention to him, and turned her head to look at Mu Zhirui who was obviously watching the show.

"Zhirui, come with me to the Imperial Garden for a walk. When I came over, I saw a pink peony blooming. It's very beautiful. Let's go and have a look."

Why is the prince so idle today? Judging by his appearance, he has no intention of leaving at all.Since he didn't want to leave, she just took Mu Zhirui.

Mu Zhirui glanced at the prince, she opened her mouth: "This"

Chu Ziheng glanced at Shen Wanyu, how could he not know about her little thoughts.There is no way to get rid of him.

"Why didn't I hear that my cousin likes flowers before, the prince has nothing to do today. Then let's go to the Royal Garden with the two beauties."

The corner of Shen Wanyu's mouth twitched, this prince is going to transform into brown sugar today, isn't he?She held back the impatience in her heart, with an unnatural smile on her face.

"Since the prince has such an interest, let's go together."

After she finished speaking, she stood up and walked out holding Mu Zhirui's arm.He didn't even look at the prince behind him, since he wanted to follow, let him follow.

Mu Zhirui looked at the two helplessly, if she still couldn't see that the prince liked Shen Wanyu a little bit.Then she is an idiot, but His Royal Highness wants to be so arrogant.Can't you act like this when you like someone?

When the three of them came to the Royal Garden, Shen Wanyu glanced in one direction.The two people who were supposed to be standing and chatting there had disappeared.She wants to find a day to chat with Princess Huimin.She is like her own sister, she naturally hopes that she can be happy.

"Cousin Wanyu, what are you looking at?"

Chu Ziheng saw her looking towards the south, and he followed her gaze.But seeing nothing, he asked curiously.

"It's nothing, I saw my elder brother when I came here before. So I took a look to see if he is still there."

Shen Wanyu withdrew her gaze and glanced at the prince.She walked towards the pink peonies with Mu Zhirui on her arm, ignoring the prince following behind.

"Zhirui, don't you look pretty?"

Mu Zhirui looked at the pink peony flowers in front of her eyes, and the flowers swayed gently with the wind.The air is full of the floral fragrance of peonies, which is very beautiful.

"Well, it's beautiful."

She nodded, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was even more gentle and charming.That smile is more charming than the flowers, and even this flower scene pales in an instant.The thin veil on her face was lifted by the wind, exposing her fair skin.

Shen Wanyu narrowed her eyes slightly, the rash on Mu Zhirui's face had faded a lot.With a layer of powder on it, it is almost invisible.The purpose of her entering the palace today is to tell Mu Zhirui who poisoned her, and now the prince is with them.Naturally, she couldn't say who poisoned her. She had to find a way to send the prince away or use other methods to convey the news to Mu Zhirui.

Her eyes turned around in the imperial garden, and finally she set her sights on the luxuriant crape myrtle blooming not far away.Her eyes lit up slightly, she was as smart as Mu Zhirui.She must understand what she said.

"His Royal Highness, I heard that Zhen Zhaoyi received a pot of rare crape myrtle flowers from the emperor a few days ago?"

Shen Wanyu's sudden question made Chu Ziheng slightly taken aback.He seldom paid attention to things in the harem, but he heard her mother mention this matter.

That pot of rare crape myrtle flowers caused a lot of controversy in the harem, and Zhen Zhaoyi became more and more arrogant since she received this reward from the emperor.

"Yeah, I heard that in order to take care of this pot of crape myrtle. She also specially asked the maid next to her to go out of the palace to buy something, which seems to be very good for this crape myrtle. Why are you curious about this?"

Shen Wanyu retracted her gaze, and she raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said, "When I went to the Empress Dowager's Palace today, I heard her mention it. That Zhen Zhaoyi is my second aunt's cousin, so I naturally paid more attention. I heard It is said that she is quite favored in the palace, and even Concubine De and Concubine Shu want to give her some face. Just Zhaoyi has such a big face, and I am a little curious about her."

Chu Ziheng sneered when he heard Shen Wanyu's words.There was a layer of frost under his eyes, and he said mockingly: "Heng, she is just a concubine of a charming master. However, she is also a very smart concubine. You should know that Zhen Zhaoyi cannot conceive a prince, right? Few people know the reason why she can't conceive a prince. She lost the ability to raise a prince in order to save her father. Therefore, her father always feels guilty about her and naturally spoils her a little more. "

Shen Wanyu was taken aback when she heard Chu Ziheng's words, she knew that Zhen Zhaoyi could not conceive a prince.But I didn't expect this to be the reason, no wonder she was just a Zhaoyi but let Concubine De and the others treat her a little less.

Mu Zhirui listened quietly to the conversation between the two, a cold light flashed in her eyes.Shen Wanyu would not suddenly ask about a concubine for no reason, she must be reminding herself of something.

But what was she reminding herself of?Mu Zhirui lowered her head, thinking carefully.Suddenly, a light flashed in her eyes, and she thought of it.It must have happened yesterday, it seems that the person who poisoned her was Zhen Zhaoyi.

She clenched her hands under the long sleeves slightly, thinking of attacking herself before she saw anyone.What exactly does Zhen Zhaoyi want to do, and what is she blocking her way?

The road in the harem has not yet begun, but it is already paved with thorns.Whether she chose this path is right or wrong, maybe she can choose another path.

Shen Wanyu glanced at Mu Zhirui who was hanging her head, she knew that she must have understood her reminder.She hooked the corners of her mouth, it's good to talk to smart people.

"So that's the case, Zhen Zhaoyi is quite pitiful. So what if she has the emperor's favor, life may not be good without children."

Shen Wanyu sighed, how many concubines in the harem would have a good end if they didn't have the prince by their side.To survive in this cannibalistic harem, one must not only have a scheming and intelligent mind, but also have a prince.

She was very glad that she did not compromise with the queen and queen mother, otherwise she would have been trapped in this endlessly fighting harem for the rest of her life.She glanced at Mu Zhirui who had raised her head and had a gentle and charming smile on her face.She suddenly felt a little more sorry for her, that such a beautiful woman should step into the battle without gunpowder.

Mu Zhirui stretched out her hand and rubbed her forehead, her voice showed a trace of exhaustion: "Your Highness, Zhirui has a headache. I heard that Wanyu has some medical skills. I want to take her back to help me see."

What Mu Zhirui said was very tactful, but both Shen Wanyu and Chu Ziheng could hear the meaning in her words.

Shen Wanyu was naturally happy in her heart, as long as she could stay away from the prince, she would be happy.Although Chu Ziheng was a little unhappy, he still showed a gentle smile.

"Is Your Royal Highness uncomfortable? The prince will show you the imperial physician Xuan. Although Cousin Wanyu is good at medicine, it is just scratching the surface."

Shen Wanyu rolled her eyes, why is the prince so difficult today.Just as she was about to speak, she saw a slender moon-white figure walking towards her.Her eyes lit up, this monstrous persimmon is really his god of luck.

Chu Mohan entered the palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, and when he came out and passed by the Imperial Garden, he saw Shen Wanyu standing there with Mu Zhirui and the Crown Prince.When he saw the prince, he frowned indistinctly.

This prince is really looking for his little Yuer whenever he finds an opportunity. It seems that he is trying to find some way to make the prince have no time to look for his little Yuer.Xiao Bo's lips curled up quietly, revealing a sinister arc.

Ying, who was following Chu Mohan, saw the smile on the corner of his master's mouth, and his body trembled.He raised his head and glanced at His Highness the Crown Prince who was standing side by side with Shen Wanyu not far away. He lowered his head and silently mourned for His Highness the Crown Prince.Some people who were missed by his master will be punished in the future.

Chu Mohan walked towards Shen Wanyu with a gentle smile on his face, ever since she decided not to exclude him and try to accept him.The relationship between the two has changed a lot.

"Little Yuer, why are you here?"

Shen Wanyu showed a happy and bright smile, and walked to Chu Mohan's side.Stretching out her hand to hold his arm, a faint blush floated on her cheeks as shyly as a little girl.

"I came into the palace today to greet the queen mother, and then went to play with Zhirui. I didn't expect to meet His Royal Highness there, and then we went out to the Royal Garden together. Why did you enter the palace? You went to see the emperor Yet?"

She found that Chu Mohan seemed to enter the palace very frequently recently, and she saw him yesterday.Could it be that the emperor is going to do something again?

Chu Mohan reached out and rubbed Shen Wanyu's hair, and said dotingly: "Well, I just came from the emperor." After speaking, he looked at Chu Ziheng, whose eyes were full of haze, and said with a slight smile: "I didn't expect that." I met His Highness the Crown Prince here, so I just made a trip to save myself. The emperor asked you to go there, so you can go there now."

(End of this chapter)