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The Ninth Prince's wife also looked at Shen Qinglan with a smile on her face. Although her words were polite, the smile did not reach her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qinglan pretended not to know and just laughed helplessly and said:

"It's such a pity that Mr. Lu left the capital yesterday and his return date is uncertain. This princess cannot make the decision for him."

"However, I also know the purpose of the princes' wives' visit. I will inform Mr. Lu when he returns."

The Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince's wife looked at each other and were somewhat unconvinced by what Shen Qinglan said.

However, their original purpose of coming here was not just for Lu Huaizhu, so the Eighth Prince's wife smiled indifferently and said:

"That's a pity. Today, the princess of this state and Princess Zhan hit it off right away. I wonder if you can come to the Zhan Palace more often in the future to talk with Princess Zhan to relieve your boredom?"

Shen Qinglan secretly raised his eyebrows. Is he planning to have a "long-term relationship" with Prince Zhan's Mansion?

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Shen Qinglan naturally did not refuse. He just nodded slightly and smiled:

"I have long heard that the Eighth Prince's wife is extremely talented. It is Qinglan's blessing to be favored by her, so I will not refuse."

Upon hearing this, the Eighth Prince's Consort happily took off a bracelet with particularly good water head on her wrist, took Shen Qinglan's hand, and put it on Shen Qinglan's wrist and said:

"That's great. This is the red gold bead bracelet that my mother gave me. I will use it to offer to the Buddha today."

Shen Qinglan kept smiling and thanked him lightly.

When the Ninth Prince's wife saw that the Eighth Prince's wife was the first to ask for favors, she immediately rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction, then took out a jade pendant from her waist and handed it to Shen Qinglan, saying with a smile:

"I'm not as generous as the Eighth Princess to receive something personally bestowed by the Queen Mother, but this jade pendant has grown up with me. Both the Ninth Prince's Mansion and my Wu Mansion recognize it. If Princess Zhan doesn't mind, you can keep it."

The Ninth Prince's wife stuffed the jade pendant into Shen Qinglan's hand without hesitation, and then chuckled provocatively at the Eighth Prince's wife.

The Eighth Prince's wife's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Shen Qinglan knew that these two people gave her these things just to test the waters and to gauge her attitude.

But she didn't act close to anyone and just changed the subject.

After everyone sat for a while, the Eighth Prince's wife and the Ninth Prince could not figure out Shen Qinglan's intention, so they all said goodbye and prepared to leave.

After the two stood up, they saw that the Fourth Prince's wife did not move, so they raised their eyebrows and asked, "Fourth Prince's wife is not leaving?"

The Fourth Prince's wife quickly stood up and was about to deny it, but was stopped by Shen Qinglan.

Shen Qinglan smiled and pulled the Fourth Prince's wife, saying softly:

"The Eighth and Ninth Prince's wives should go ahead. Qinglan still has some private matters to consult with the Fourth Prince's wife."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Eighth Prince's Consort and the Ninth Prince's Consort changed immediately. They all looked at the Fourth Prince's Consort and sneered:

"I didn't know that the Fourth Princess had such a good relationship with Princess Zhan in private?"

"Yeah, seeing that the Fourth Princess didn't say a word, it turns out that she was actually doing great things quietly, right?"

Obviously, Shen Qinglan's words at this time directly pushed the Fourth Prince's wife to the forefront.

The Fourth Prince's wife's heart was pounding, and she looked at Shen Qinglan with fear and confusion.

She didn't expect Shen Qinglan to suddenly be so special to her.

You have to know that these days, apart from Marquis Jing'an frequently entering and leaving the Fourth Prince's Mansion, there has been no other noise in Prince Zhan's Mansion.

The Fourth Prince's wife thought that the Zhan Palace wanted to lurk behind the scenes and take action when necessary.

She came today only because she knew that the Eighth Prince's wife and the Ninth Prince's wife would come to win over Prince Zhan's Mansion. If she didn't come, she would seem out of place, so she thought of doing this.

But Shen Qinglan's attitude made her a little confused.

"I……"

The Fourth Prince's Consort wanted to explain, but Shen Qinglan smiled and helped her out, and only explained to the Eighth and Ninth Prince's Consorts:

"I'm afraid you two have misunderstood. Qinglan and the Fourth Prince's wife are not familiar with each other."

"I just heard that the Fourth Prince likes Buddhism. Isn't this just a chance for him to get a Buddha bone relic? It would be a waste if I had it. I just want to make the best use of people and things. Isn't that wonderful?"

As Shen Qinglan explained, he smiled and asked Shuyu to take out a sandalwood box, then put it in the hands of the Fourth Prince's wife and said with a gentle smile:

"I originally wanted to give it to the Fourth Prince's wife in private, but I think the Eighth and Ninth Prince's wives are not outsiders, and they are different from the Fourth Prince who is devoted to Buddhism. They should not be interested in this Buddha bone relic, right?"

The Eighth Prince's wife and the Ninth Prince's wife looked at each other, smiled, and naturally said nothing more. They left Prince Zhan's Mansion directly.

As for the Fourth Prince's wife, she felt the sandalwood box was very heavy. She glanced at Shen Qinglan and said:

"Princess Zhan, this gift is too expensive..."

Shen Qinglan smiled and said indifferently: "Fourth Prince's Consort, you are joking. Haven't more valuable things been given to us?"

"But……"

"This princess has no other intentions. It's just that I had a lot of disagreements with the Fourth Prince a few days ago. However, our King Zhan still thinks highly of the Fourth Prince, and I don't want to embarrass King Zhan."

"I am very happy that the Fourth Prince's wife can come today. I also ask the Fourth Prince's wife to explain my intentions to the Fourth Prince after returning. Since we are cooperating, we can't always care about the past, right?"

The Fourth Prince's wife felt at ease after listening to Shen Qinglan's words.

It seems that what the Fourth Prince said was right. Even if Princess Zhan had a grudge against him, under the premise that King Zhan had already decided to choose the Fourth Prince, how could Princess Zhan, a woman, still go against King Zhan?

The Fourth Prince's wife held the box and bowed slightly to Shen Qinglan, then smiled and said:

"Princess Zhan is right. I believe our Fourth Prince is not a stingy person. I will take back Princess Zhan's words today."

A hint of smile flashed across Shen Qinglan's brows, and his eyes became softer as he looked at the Fourth Prince's Consort. He directly took the Fourth Prince's Consort's hand and said happily:

"That's good. Since the Zhan Palace has chosen the Fourth Prince, they should help each other. If that day comes... the Fourth Prince's wife can also be the mother of the country."

The Fourth Prince's wife's heart skipped a beat, her expression bitter, but she still whispered:

"Princess Zhan, be careful with your words."

Shen Qinglan smiled and withdrew his hand without saying anything else.

After the Fourth Prince's wife left, the smile on Shen Qinglan's face disappeared in an instant.

She raised her eyebrows, looked at the Fourth Prince's wife meaningfully, and said:

"Do you think the Fourth Prince and his wife will be of one mind in the end?"

Upon hearing this, Shuyu and Shuwen looked at Shen Qinglan in surprise, and Shuyu couldn't help but ask:

"Miss, what did you find?"

Shu Yu saw Shen Qinglan's expression and couldn't help but ask.

Shen Qinglan turned around without explaining, but just smiled and said: "Go and invite Xie Shaoshang over. I have been helping him treat his illness for so long, he should give me some return, right?"

"Yes……"

Although Shu Yu didn't know what Shen Qinglan had discovered, he didn't ask any more questions.

At least the young lady won’t suffer any loss.