Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

"My mother passed away suddenly. Xiao Qi is deeply saddened. Thank you, Queen, for your understanding."

The queen sighed and said, "Good boy, go kowtow to your mother first."

Chu Shitong arrived in front of the hall, which was filled with pure white paper flowers, and in the center of the flowers was a cold coffin.

Chu Shitong could even smell the incense that was specially lit to cover up the stench of the corpse.

It seemed that it was because they were too close and Yun Xiangrong's body had been left for too long, the two smells collided and made people feel a little nauseous.

The palace maid stepped forward and said, "Your Highness Prince Qi, please accept my condolences. Please go to the cushions in the back and see the queen off for the last time."

Chu Shitong said nothing, turned around and went to the cushion far away from the coffin, and kowtowed three times to the cold coffin with an expressionless face.

She tried very hard to hold back her tears, but her heart was calm, and she even felt a sense of pleasure from revenge.

The funeral did not last long because such an event was not auspicious for the palace.

Watching the coffin being carried onto the car and taken away, Chu Shitong stood where he was, with a pure white mourning band on his head. However, his expressionless face did not show any sadness, and his cold eyes were filled with bone-chilling coldness.

"Brother Seventh Emperor."

Master Chu Chaolu's voice sounded from behind.

When Chu Shitong looked back, she had already held Chu Shitong's hand. Seeing Chu Shichaolu's sad face, Chu Shitong also pretended to look depressed.

"Why is Mianmian here?"

Master Chu Chaolu said, "Mianmian was afraid that my seventh brother would be sad, so she asked my mother to bring me here. My seventh brother, please accept my condolences. Empress Yun has gone to the paradise to enjoy happiness. Although she is gone, she will always protect my seventh brother."

Chu Shitong originally wanted to pretend, but when he heard the word "enjoy happiness", he seemed to have touched a bad rue and could no longer pretend.

Enjoy happiness.

Is she, Yun Xiangrong, worthy of it?

She shouldn't have died by having her tongue cut off. If Chu Shitong were in power now, he would definitely drive her crazy and let her know what cruelty is!

"Thank you for your kindness." Chu Shitong said coldly, "I really don't feel like staying here. Staying here will remind me of the time I spent with my mother. I'll go back home first."

Master Chu Chaolu then slowly loosened her hand, the worry on her little face obvious.

"Seventh Brother, if you are unhappy, Mianmian will not be happy either. Otherwise... I will give my mother to you, and we will have the same mother from now on, okay?"

When Concubine Hui heard this, she was so frightened that she hurried forward to pull Chu Shi Chaolu away, and explained to Chu Shitong with a dry laugh: "Your Highness Prince Qi, Mianmian is still young, and her nonsense should not be taken seriously. How can I be compared with Concubine Yun..."

Master Chu Chaolu wanted to say something, but Concubine Hui quickly covered her mouth.

Chu Shitong naturally didn't care, "Nothing, the weather is cold, Madam Hui should take Mianmian back early."

Concubine Hui quickly nodded in agreement.

Chu Shitong turned and left the palace.

Walking along the long palace road, occasionally when turning a corner, you can hear a few palace servants gossiping.

"Have you heard? Queen Concubine Yun was buried, and His Royal Highness Prince Qi didn't shed a single tear from beginning to end."

"Ah? How could that be? Isn't His Highness Prince Qi the most sentimental?"

"Who knows? Maybe she's just pretending normally? Maybe she's too sad to cry. Maybe she cried miserably in the middle of the night."

"Hahahaha, maybe His Royal Highness Prince Qi is a monster who can't shed tears."

Hearing these gossips, Chu Shitong paused.

A monster that won't...shed tears?

I vaguely remember that she seldom shed tears in her previous life, and the times she shed tears in both her previous and current lives were very few and far between.

It seemed that Yun Xiangrong had been treating her badly ever since she could remember.

I have been used to being punished and beaten since I was a child, so how could I shed tears over something that is not painful or fatal?

The last time I cried was when I saw Si Jingli die in front of me in my previous life.

Chu Shitong didn’t know when the next time would be.

She ignored the palace servants' gossip and continued walking along the palace road.

Before I had time to get on the carriage after leaving the palace, I heard Wang Zexu's voice behind me.

"Your Highness Prince Qi, please stay!"

Chu Shitong stopped and waited for him.

Wang Zexu quickly caught up with him, and the eunuchs behind him were holding many imperial gifts in their hands.

Wang Zexu steadied his breath and said quickly, "Your Highness, His Majesty knows that you are sad because of the death of Concubine Yun, so he specially rewarded you with a lot of things to comfort you, and also said that he would give you three days of vacation. I hope you will not be depressed because of this matter."

Chu Shitong had a blank expression on her face. This was her nominal father. Even when her nominal mother died, he simply ordered someone to send some things to her and sent her away. He didn't even bother to pretend to comfort her when he saw her.

"Thank you, eunuch. I hope you can convey my gratitude to my father."

Wang Zexu nodded and ordered someone to put the things on the carriage.

Chu Shitong said goodbye to Wang Zexu, and the carriage moved slowly.

Bishui said from behind the curtain, "Your Highness, I just received a letter from the palace saying that His Highness Prince Yu has sent a lot of things over. I'm afraid you're sad in the palace, so I want to invite you to go to Prince Yu's palace to talk."

"Don't go."

Given Chu Shitong's image as a good person, she had no intention of drinking and getting drunk at this moment. She would definitely find a corner to be sad alone.

"Your Highness Prince Yuan, Your Highness Prince Han, Your Highness the Second Princess, the Princess's Mansion, Prince Rong's Mansion, the Marquis of Xiaozhan's Mansion, and Princess Duan also sent gifts."

"Ah."

"His Royal Highness is already waiting in the mansion. Just now, His Royal Highness Prince Yuan came to the mansion, but because His Royal Highness was there, Brother Ji Shu did not invite him in."

"Ah."

Chu Shitong always felt that Ji Shu seemed to dislike Chu Shixuan very much.

But he didn't seem to be that hostile towards other princes, he was only targeting Chu Shixuan.

The carriage swayed all the way to Prince Qi's Mansion.

When entering the courtyard, Chu Shitong heard the sound of Li Nu's piano coming from the other courtyard.

Just when I was about to cover my ears, I found that the cat slave was playing a cheerful and festive song.

Ji Shu noticed Chu Shitong's actions, cursed Li Nu in his heart, and stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Miss Li Nu probably doesn't know that Concubine Yun has passed away. I will go and ask her to stop."

"No need." Chu Shitong stopped him, as if he had deliberately listened to the sound of the piano for a few more times.

Ji Shu stood where he was, not daring to move.

Chu Shitong finally felt better. On such a good day, it would be better to listen to such cheerful music.

"You play well. Reward."

Chu Shitong left a word and turned into the yard.

The expression on Ji Shu's face changed from confusion to fear. He didn't dare to stay any longer and immediately went to the villa and rushed into Li Nu's room.

Hearing that Li Nu was playing the guitar enthusiastically, Ji Shu couldn't help but shout, "It's so much fun! Are you crazy?!"

The raccoon slave stopped and said nonchalantly while holding the zither: "Why? That bitch is dead, shouldn't I play some good music to drive away the evil spirits? If the Tianxuan Dynasty was still alive, would a dog slave like her be worthy of my master playing the zither for her?"

Ji Shu sighed helplessly and said, "Your Highness just heard your piano playing."

The raccoon's expression froze for a moment, and then turned into an inexplicable determination.

"So what? I know Your Highness is upset now because of the damn Yun Xiangrong. Even if Your Highness punishes me for this matter, I don't care! When the truth comes out in the future, Your Highness will definitely understand why I played music today!"

"I didn't mean to tell you this. His Highness is not going to punish you."

"what?"

The raccoon slave asked in surprise, "Your Highness is so nice?"

Ji Shu's expression gradually became complicated, and his brows knitted tightly together, "His Highness said... he wants to reward you."

The raccoon was startled for a moment, then burst into laughter.

“Hahahahahaha…Our little prince is not stupid! I know that our Tianxuan’s heir will definitely not be sad because of a traitor!”

"I always feel that His Highness knows something..." Ji Shu speculated, "Maybe the last time His Highness went to the palace at night and then to the princess's residence, he was investigating something. It was probably about Yun Xiangrong, otherwise the princess wouldn't have suddenly unilaterally cut off contact with us after that."

"Then you can go ask Bishui. After all, Bishui is close to you and she follows the little prince every day, so she must know everything."

"If I could get something useful out of Bishui, I would have asked a long time ago."

"Hehe, aren't you very close to Xiao Bishui?"

The raccoon servant joked maliciously, "I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to like this style. No wonder he looked down on those noble ladies in the past."

Ji Shu glared at her unhappily, "Don't talk nonsense, I just treat her as a sister like the little prince."

As he spoke, he suddenly lowered his head, and his voice became a little drier.

"How old am I...Bishui is the same age as the young prince, and she is the most loyal maidservant by his side. How could I possibly have that kind of feeling towards her..."

"If there is none, then there is none." The raccoon slave said, "I can't see what Bishui looks like anyway, but I guess she can be pretty good since she has served the young prince for many years and has been specially cared for by the crown prince."

"You'd better stop talking nonsense. Instead, spend more time thinking about how to find out where Ah Qi is now."

Li Nu rolled his eyes, held the zither and plucked the strings, saying: "How to check? Don't we have to let the little princess know her identity first? She is not vying for the throne now, but to avenge her bloodline! The Chu family betrayed us and rebelled when Tianxuan was in danger, and killed so many people in the Tianxuan royal family. This revenge should be avenged by the little princess herself!"

Listening to Li Nu talking about Tianxuan Dynasty, Ji Shu subconsciously looked outside. Although this was Prince Qi's Mansion, Chu Shitong also had spies in every corner of the mansion.

If these words were heard by Chu Shitong's secret guards, Chu Shitong would know it directly without being told.

But Ji Shu was still unsure whether Chu Shitong, as a legitimate prince of the Chu Shi family, was willing to take on the hatred of the former Tianxuan royal family again.

Because Chu Shitong is the bloodline of both Chu Shi and Tianxuan families.

"Say less. Nanxue and Qingyu will be back in the next few days. Try to get them to reveal some things about the previous dynasty. They have known Your Highness for a long time. It will make Your Highness trust them more if you tell them through their mouths."

......

Chu Shitong walked back to the yard with brisk steps, and saw a pile of various kinds of condolence gifts almost filling the area under the pear tree in the yard.

Si Jingli did not wait in the house today. Instead, he paced back and forth in the yard, with an unusually heavy expression on his face.

Chu Shitong was in a good mood. He took the initiative to greet him from a distance and said, "Your Highness, why don't you come in?"

When Si Jingli heard Chu Shitong's voice, he looked up, and without saying a word, he quickly stepped forward and hugged Chu Shitong tightly in his arms.

Chu Shitong was stunned for a moment, somewhat confused, and habitually patted him on the back and asked.

"What happened to His Royal Highness?"

Could it be that he was bullied by Lu Jiushang again?

Si Jingli asked with concern in his tone: "Chu Shitong, are you okay?"

Chu Shitong then remembered that Si Jingli didn't know about his relationship with Yun Xiangrong, nor did he know that his relationship with Yun Xiangrong was not good. Chu Shitong had never mentioned these things to Si Jingli.

Now in Si Jingli's eyes, Chu Shitong is just a poor child whose mother has died, and he should be in the pain of losing his loved ones.

This made Chu Shitong a little troubled.

Chu Shitong didn't want Si Jingli to know about these dirty things in the palace, but she was not sad at all. Instead, she felt very happy.

But if I act too happy, Si Jingli might think I am sick.

The death of Princess Rong has always been a hurdle that Si Jingli cannot get over. If Chu Shitong acts as if he doesn't care, Si Jingli may think that he is a cold and heartless person.

For a moment, Chu Shitong really didn't know what to say.

Si Jingli hugged her, and seemed to have thought of some words of comfort for a long time in advance. He spoke a lot and couldn't stop at all.

"I know that Concubine Yun's death was too sudden for you. When I learned that you were going to the palace to see Concubine Yun off, I immediately came to your house to wait for you, Chu Shitong. I know you must be very sad. I was also very sad when my mother passed away. If you can't bear this kind of grief, then just cry out loud. I will always be by your side..."

Listening to Si Jingli chattering on and on.

Chu Shitong was secretly delighted. He didn't expect that Si Jingli was such a considerate person.

After Si Jingli finished speaking, Chu Shitong praised him symbolically.

"Your Highness is so kind."

Si Jingli looked at her, with reluctance and unspeakable heartache in his eyes. At that moment, Chu Shitong almost thought that the person who should be comforted was Si Jingli.

"Chu Shitong, if you feel sad, don't hold it in. It will make you even sadder if you hold it in." Si Jingli stared at her glass-like eyes very seriously and said, "Your man is here. You can feel sad without worry, because I will definitely protect you in the future. I will not leave you suddenly."

Chu Shitong originally wanted to pretend, but when he heard a certain word, he couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing Chu Shitong suddenly smile, Si Jingli seemed to realize what he had said, and his face began to turn red unexpectedly.

Chu Shitong smiled and said, "I didn't expect His Royal Highness to be so powerful."

"Chu Shitong!" Si Jingli was so embarrassed that his hair stood on end. "This prince was trying to comfort you, but you actually laughed at me?!"