Are you a princess? (3)

“When I woke up early in the morning, I heard that the prince was sick. I was worried about the prince’s body very much, so I came over anxiously.” Shen Shi held a kerchief and kept wiping the tears in her eyes. 

He Qing Ning was very unhappy.

He Qing Ning sneered, “Mind your own business.” Her voice was so majestic, that Shen Shi was frightened, and almost knelt down directly. She didn’t know that Princess Shihui would be here.

He Qing Ning raised her eyes, glanced lightly and stood aside. Her face was stern and firm, but her heart was a little angry.

A mere daughter of a concubine from the General’s Mansion, ran in front of the husband of the general’s daughter on the second day of her wedding. She wasn’t blessing the daughter of the household, but instead she was here with words slurred, satirizing Shen Wan, and having an ambiguous attitude towards her Third Brother.

But this girl! The general’s daughter looked like she hadn’t noticed anything, like this matter had nothing to do with herself.

Seeing He Qing Ning’s soft eyes at her suddenly having a look of disapproval, Shen Wan felt somewhat inexplicable. 

She didn’t do anything.. Why was she stared at like that again?

“Third Brother refuses to seek medical treatment. You are Shen Shi, right? I heard that on weekdays, you and the third brother often communicate at the poem meetings, and your relationship seems to be good. Just now, the third princess also said that you have always regarded the third brother as your big brother.” When He Qing Ning said the last line, Shen Wan felt cold all over her body. Damn, she was really scared to death.

“As this is the case, come persuade Third Brother, who is sick, and make him agree to let the doctor look at him, lest the minor illness becomes serious.”

Shen Shi was a little dumbfounded.

She did try persuading with a couple of words just now, but He Xiyan didn’t listen to her at all. She was not allowed to open the curtain, and was only told to sit outside.

Now that He Qing Ning is asking her to persuade… How will she persuade him?

He Qing Ning looked at Shen Shi who looked clueless, and the corners of her lips raised. She started to lazily play with the beautiful jade bracelet on her wrist, and her good-looking eyebrows gently lifted up. 

Her red lips, then spit out another sentence, “Persuade Third Brother. I will leave the medical treatment to you. Only when Third Brother agrees to let the doctor check him up, will be when you will leave. If Third Brother is willing to go to the doctor, the palace will reward you heavily, with gold, silver, jewelry and silk.”

Shen Wan: Haha… Then, I’m afraid He Xiyan will die by that time. He should have thought that he would wait for all of them to leave, and go out to see a doctor secretly. 

Her Royal Highness Shihui is really an Angel!

He Qing Ning suddenly realized something was wrong, and when she turned around, she saw Shen Wan looking at her with a pair of shiny eyes, and she felt a strange feeling in her heart.

Thinking of the situation where the other party didn’t say a word just now, allowing Shen Shi to jump up and down in front of her, and create such a scene, her expression of dissatisfaction was displayed, and this time she did not hide it at all.

Shen Wan: Hey, what’s with that look?

Shen Shi’s heart became a mess. She understood He Xiyan, and as the other party had previously refused seriously, he definitely won’t agree to her. She obviously felt very unhappy. She couldn’t persuade the prince. Now that Princess Shihui had given her such a task, wouldn’t she embarrass herself?

However, this is also an opportunity. Even if she can’t persuade He Xiyan, she can still be here with him all day, he must be happy too, right?

Hearing his voice just now, it seems that the illness is not serious. It may be because he simply didn’t want the doctor to look at it. It was more likely because he didn’t want to see Shen Wan and made up excuses for that… so is he pretending to be sick?     

Yes, she didn’t think that He Xiyan is sick at all. He must have been pretending to make up an excuse. 

After thinking about it, according to the speculation of previous events, the two did not enter the bridal chamber last night, and now the prince is telling he is sick… If it is really a serious illness, shouldn’t the prince take care of his body first, how can he not let the doctor look at it? He definitely must be faking it!

Although she had already decided in her heart, Shen Shi hesitated, but walked to Shen Wan, and whispered, “Eldest Sister, Princess Shihui has already ordered me to persuade the prince to see the doctor. I can’t violate the words of the princess. Please forgive me, Eldest Sister, I don’t want to have any misunderstandings with you.”     

“Second Sister, I understand.” Shen Wan grabbed Shen Shi’s hand, and just squeezed the other’s handkerchief. Oh, what’s the matter, just squeezed tears At the time, she thought the other party was a little tearful. It turned out to be a red-eyed rabbit with red eyes and tears.

Shen Wan looked at Shen Shi wiping her tears again, and said “Second Sister, the prince is very hard to persuade, but the prince appreciates you very much. You can also read poems to the prince and play the guqin later. Maybe the prince’s mood will improve and he will be willing to let the doctor look at him.”     

Shen Shi was delighted and nodded seriously, “As sister said so, I feel relieved. I will definitely try my best to let the prince agree to see the doctor as soon as possible.”

The prince must be pretending to be sick for her. If the prince has been pretending to be ill recently, then she can accompany the prince every day! It is a pity that because of her birth, she will never be able to become the prince’s wife.

He Xiyan, who was hiding behind the curtain of the bed, almost fainted when he heard the two women muttering quietly. He just wanted these people to leave, so he could go out to see the doctor secretly. As long as he gave an order to not disturb him, no one would dare to come in. After Shen Wan and He Qing Ning left, he was about to do that, but he didn’t expect Shen Shi to come. He didn’t blame Shen Shi, he just felt that all these mistakes were Shen Wan’s fault. If Shen Wan had not treated him brutally last night, would he be suffering these torments today? Shi’er only cared about him so much that she couldn’t help it. 

When Qing Ning ordered, she would naturally accept it. But, he would definitely not be able to tell Shen Shi about the shameful thing which happened yesterday. It was too damaging to his pride, and his plan yesterday could not be known to others.

Shi’er is so simple and kind, if she knew that he did it for her, she would definitely feel sad and guilty.   

“Second Sister, then I will leave the prince to you.”

“Sister, don’t worry, I will try to persuade the prince.”   

He Qing Ning looked at the polite appearance of the two sisters, and in a particularly bad mood, she turned and walked out. 

Shen Wan quickly followed her, thinking that He Xiyan would endure the pain as Shen Shi will be present next to him.

Shen Wan couldn’t hold back a smile, and she quickly buried her head.    

He Qing Ning suddenly stopped and turned around to say something unpleasant. But, she didn’t expect to see Shen Wan with her head buried, and shoulders shaking… she seemed to be crying. 

Qing Ning looked at the flimsy woman in front of her and after she walked out of the prince’s courtyard, she couldn’t help but pat Shen Wan. She disliked women crying.     

“You are the eldest daughter of the General Mansion. Even if General Shen is no longer here anymore, you are also the daughter of the General Mansion. Now that you are the third princess, and you have a noble status, how can you let yourself be bullied?”    

Shen Wan: What do you mean? 

Shen Wan didn’t raise her head, as she couldn’t stop her smile. But listening to He Qing Ning’s words, she once again felt a little inexplicable.

“Today is the second day of your wedding. But, that Shen Shi came to the palace to meet your third brother in such an upright manner. No matter how confused you are, you should understand a little bit right? You looked like a good sister with Shen Shi, but looking at how she cared for the prince, I myself feel angry for you. What is she in front of you?”

Shen Wan: “…” She… she really didn’t understand.

“Since you became the third princess, you should naturally show off the imposing manner of the third princess. How could you be crushed by the daughter of a concubine?”

He Qing Ning yelled in a deep voice when she saw Shen Wan not raising her head, “You’re not a maid, why are you bowing your head down! Where do you look like a princess?”

Shen Wan: Don’t be so fierce, ah… Fortunately, this is in her courtyard and there is no one at the moment, if there were people, won’t she lose face?

He Qing Ning stopped speaking, and waited for Shen Wan to raise her head.

As a last resort, Shen Wan could only raise her head. It took a lot of effort to hold back her smile. So when she raised her head, her face was flushed, and when she had laughed before, she had burst into tears, so some tears were hanging on her eyelashes.. 

How would she know that He Qing Ning would misinterpret her, looking at her with a flushed face and tears in her eyes?

Seeing Shen Wan’s eyes flushed with tears, looking at her pitiful face, He Qing Ning couldn’t bear to say to be stern anymore. 

She took out her handkerchief and handed it to Shen Wan, “Wipe it.”

Shen Wan looked at the handkerchief that the princess had handed over, and she took it directly without hesitation. Although she didn’t know what He Qing Ning wanted her to wipe, the handkerchief was rewarded by the princess, so she couldn’t refuse it.  

“I’m going back to the palace, and I will come over the next few days. If you are wronged or bullied, you must tell me.” General Shen’s daughter is so pitiful, she  must take care of her. 

Shen Wan’s birth mother had died early, and the general also died two years ago for the sake of the country. The General’s mansion is now supported by an old lady.

This girl is very pitiful… 

“Your Royal Highness, go slowly.”    

 “Ok, I’ll come back tomorrow.”

At present, if she didn’t know that something is really wrong with the third prince, then Shen Shi was really stupid.

In front of her, they all said something suspicious, obviously trying to give a bad impression of Shen Wan. Furthermore, she disliked that Shen Wan looked weak, but she hated the delicate white lotus attitude of Shen Shi even more. In fact, behind her facade, her heart would be a heart as black as coal, hidden in the core. 

Shen Wan waved a small handkerchief and looked at He Qing Ning’s back with reluctance.

[188: Okay, Wan Wan, don’t wave your handkerchief. Though she is walking away today, she will come back tomorrow. You have many opportunities to get along, don’t worry. Now you should think about what you will do in the future.]

Now that she is a princess, what does his host want to do? A princess is also someone with power and authority and can’t just casually get together with another woman publicly. 

“Everything will be good.”

He Qing Ning is full of dislike for her now, and she doesn’t know if she will succeed. But now, the main thing is to rectify He Xiyan. When He Qing Ning comes every day, she can win her favor. After He Xiyan recovers, it is estimated that he will find a way to take her blood.

Let her recall how the original owner lost her blood… Oh… It should be like this..

The next day after having her reputation tainted while she was innocent, the whole city knew that the new princess had been taken advantage by the bandit because the prince was drunk. The third prince was kind, and so, he did not divorce the new princess, but was willing to let her stay in the palace. Because the original owner was humiliated by the bandit, his heart was broken.

Thinking that she was unclean, the original owner was filled with guilt. She repeatedly apologized to He Xiyan.

Even if Shen Shi took this opportunity to enter the palace, she couldn’t stop her. She could only grit her teeth, swallow her grievances, and maintain a smile on the surface. 

When He Xiyan stated that he needed her blood, she actually thought that she could finally do something for him. Despite the pain in her heart, she was still willing to give him a small bowl of blood every day. 

Later, when she learned that he was using her blood for the sake of Shen Shi, she was overwhelmed with sadness. From Shen Shi’s own mouth, she came to know that the two had already been together with each other for many years, and that their hearts had long became one.

“Love really makes people humble.”

Shen Wan muttered, “What’s the point of love that makes people humble and has no dignity? If you like it, you can make each other happy. But, if it will only bring pain, instead of love, then it must be nipped at the bud.”

188 didn’t hold back a sentence, [Well, what about you? Don’t you behave like a moth to flame?] 

There are some secrets she has been hiding, and he has long wanted to inquire.

“I am different.” 

Shen Wan came back to her senses and shouted, “188, get out! Don’t come to listen to my little secrets, my love is very sweet, and there is no such behavior that abuses your heart. How can it be the same?” 

In the afternoon, Shen Wan went to see Shen Shi, and she found that Shen Shi was really playing the guqin for He Xiyan, and she almost laughed till she was crazy.

Even if she didn’t see He Xiyan’s expression, she could still imagine the other person gritting his teeth behind the curtain.

Then, she turned around and went back to the house, and slept for an entire afternoon, only to get up when the sky was about to turn dark. Hong Zhu didn’t understand why her mistress slept for so long at an unusual time, and asked Shen Wan if she was feeling uncomfortable. Shen Wan just said that she hadn’t rested well and was feeling a little sleepy.

After dinner, she came to He Xiyan’s house and said, “Second Sister, you can go home first, the sky is already turning dark.”

“Yes, Shi’er, you should go back first. You don’t have to come tomorrow. This prince is fine, and I will take care of myself.” He Xiyan finally felt that Shen Wan was more pleasing to the eye now.

If she doesn’t go home, Shi’er would be worried about him, and she will definitely want to guard him here. When Shi’er is gone, and the night is quiet, he can dress up in disguise and go out to see the doctor.

Shen Shi knew that she couldn’t stay, so he had to send away Shen Shi and leave reluctantly.

As He Xiyan let out a sigh of relief, he heard Shen Wan’s cheerful voice, “Tonight this wife will keep watch of the house for the prince until the prince is willing to see the doctor. Don’t worry about the prince’s body, sister. I will guard him here all the time. I’m afraid that the prince will be bored, so I’ll just sit outside.”

He Xiyan: “…” The ****!

Then, Shen Wan really asked someone to move a chair and sat outside He Xiyan’s courtyard. She had slept all afternoon, so she stayed up all night without any problems.

He Xiyan was annoyed all night!

In the morning, He Qing Ning came to the palace, she came in, and when she saw Shen Wan sitting outside He Xiyan’s courtyard and yawning, her face changed drastically.

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