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Shen Weicang disagreed: "Anyone with eyes can see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not valued by the Emperor, and has no support from his family. Why would my daughter try to curry favor with such an unstable crown prince?"

"When did mother ask you to please him? I just wanted you not to be too distant from him."

Princess Qingyang sighed, "Also, who taught you to discuss royal affairs in private like this? Aren't you afraid that someone with ulterior motives will overhear you and punish you?"

Shen Weicang pulled her sleeve and shook her, acting like a spoiled child: "Mother, I only say this to you at home. You clearly know my daughter."

Seeing her lovely daughter speaking in a sweet voice in front of her, Princess Qingyang could no longer get angry, so she could only say earnestly, "Your Highness's position as the crown prince will not be shaken in any way. Mother knows what you are thinking, so I have reminded you again and again that even if you don't want to be friends with him, you can't be enemies with him."

Shen Weicang didn't listen, and only agreed: "My daughter knows."

Princess Qingyang knew that she was being hypocritical, but she said nothing. With her daughter standing in front of her and looking at her with innocent eyes, Princess Qingyang couldn't show any expression.

In the evening, she talked about these troubles with King Qingyang again: "Cang Cang is young and simple-minded, and only sees the surface of things. Now she and the prince are not familiar with each other, and we can't do it too obviously..."

King Qingyang comforted her: "Things haven't reached that point yet, you don't have to worry so much."

"How can I not worry?" Princess Qingyang complained, "We haven't been able to fulfill Wanfeng's instructions before she left for so many years. How can we be worthy of her?"

As she spoke, she was about to cry, and King Qingyang hurriedly hugged her in his arms to comfort her.

It was late at night. Shen Weicang sat in front of the dressing table and let the maid dry his hair. He chatted with Lumei with a puzzled look on his face: "Why does my mother always let me get close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Lu Mei didn't dare to make any comments, and only said: "Everything the princess does is for the princess' consideration, why should the princess bother to think about these things?"

"makes sense."

Shen Weicang thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she had to put these things aside and took out the jade pendant that Xiao Chongling gave her during the day and looked at it carefully.

This jade pendant was given to him by Empress Jiang on the day of his birth. It is said that the emperor and Empress Jiang personally went to Tanming Temple to obtain the protective jade pendant.

Shen Weicang didn't care what the jade pendant meant to Xiao Chongling. She only knew that the jade pendant she had been wearing since birth was extraordinary. Now that Xiao Chongling gave it to her, the meaning was beyond words.

As she watched, a smile appeared on her lips.

My father and mother both said that Xiao Chongyu's position as the crown prince was very stable, but judging from the emperor's attitude towards him today, that is not the case.

Shen Weicang has been determined to become the queen since she was a child. When she was very young, she chose Xiao Chongling between Xiao Chongyu and Xiao Chongling.

The reason, of course, is that the emperor's attitudes towards the two are very different, and children can most intuitively feel adults' likes and dislikes.

Later, she discovered that compared to Xiao Chongyu's sternness, indifference and arrogance, Xiao Chongling's personality was more gentle and polite, so she kept her distance from Xiao Chongyu.

Shen Weicang firmly believed that he would not choose the wrong person, and that Xiao Chongling would definitely be the one to ascend to the throne in the future, so she wanted to become his Princess Jing before that.

Green Plum and Green Plum helped her settle down, covered her with a quilt, lowered the bed curtains, left a light on, and quietly stepped back to the outer room to stand guard.

Shen Weicang fell asleep quickly.

With Wei Yun's treatment, Xiao Chongyu finally calmed down the surging heat in his body. He got up from the couch and walked to the chair behind the table and sat down.

Wei Yun packed up the things he had brought with him, and Lu Ning reported outside: "Your Highness, Chengyue is back."

Xiao Chongyu was staring at his painting of Shen Weicang in a trance. Hearing this, he said, "Let him in."

Chengyue walked in silently and saluted: "Your Highness."

Xiao Chongyu didn't look up. He drew a few strokes on the painting and asked, "Did you see anyone?"

It's ridiculous that as a crown prince, he had no idea which candidates his father had chosen for him and could only accept it passively.

Cheng Yue lowered her head and replied, "It's Miss Chu from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."

Xiao Chongyu paused: "Chu Mingyue?"

There was undisguised disgust in his tone.

Wei Yun sat on the couch and took over the conversation: "The Miss Chu from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"

He crossed his legs and said, "It seems that your father doesn't care about you at all."

Xiao Chongyu glanced at him calmly and said, "If you have nothing else to do, go back."

Wei Yun yelled, "Why are you crossing the river and then destroying the bridge?"

Xiao Chongyu ignored him and asked Chengyue: "What did she say?"

"Miss Chu doesn't seem to know," Chengyue answered carefully, "She also said that she won't bother Your Highness anymore."

Everyone around Xiao Chongyu knows how infatuated Chu Mingyue is with him.

Ever since their Highness rescued Chu Mingyue from being nearly trampled by a frightened horse on the street a year ago, she had run to Xiao Chongyu whenever she had the chance to give him snacks, sachets, and all kinds of things.

Therefore, Chengyue also felt very strange about what Chu Mingyue said today.

How could a person's character change so completely and so quickly?

Wei Yun showed a frivolous expression again: "Could it be that Miss Chu has seen through your cold and ruthless nature, so she has stopped?"

Xiao Chongyu didn't care what she thought of him: "She'd better do what she said."

Afterwards, he asked Wei Yun another question: "How is Feng Sheng preparing?"

Wei Yun shrugged: "Do we still need to worry about my grandfather's favorite student? He will leave for Beijing in a month."

Wei Yun and Xiao Chongyu are cousins, and their mothers are sisters from the same mother.

Xiao Chongyu nodded: "The situation on the southwest border is tense, Xiao Chongling should be willing to take part."

Wei Yun put away his smile, his expression became a little complicated: "He treats you sincerely, do you really want to do this?"

Xiao Chongyu's face was cold and hard: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit."

Wei Yun smiled and shook his head: "Whether you are doing this for the position or for the princess, you know it clearly in your heart."

He stood up and walked out: "Don't blame me for not reminding you. In the eyes of the princess, you are just a little better than a stranger. Even if Xiao Chongling is really gone, what can you do? Can you eliminate his influence in the princess' heart?"

Chengyue lowered his head even more. This Doctor Wei was really bold. Mentioning the Princess and Prince Jing in front of His Highness was like stabbing him in the heart. He could hardly breathe.

After Wei Yun left the study, Xiao Chongyu remained silent for a long time before saying, "Cang Cang will go to Tanming Temple to worship Buddha next month. Tell the people around her to protect her. If she is hurt in the slightest, bring her head to see you."

The pressure in his tone made Chengyue's scalp tingle, and he said respectfully, "Yes."

Every August, Princess Ji Fu would go to Tanming Temple to pray for blessings and stay in the temple for a month.

Last year, due to the negligence of the guards, a thief broke into the princess's yard in the middle of the night and almost hurt the princess. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was furious and personally took his sword to kill the secret guards who neglected their duties, and even had their bodies dragged away to feed the dogs.

Chengyue could only complain in her heart. The princess was doted on. Not to mention that the Qingyang Palace had arranged countless guards, Prince Jing also arranged secret guards to protect the princess, and the Qingyang Prince also looked after the princess like the apple of his eye. There was no need for the prince to go and show his courtesy to her.

He did not dare to let the princess know about his courtship. Seeing that the relationship between the princess and King Jing was growing deeper and deeper, he did not know when His Highness would be able to win the beauty's heart, or he would end up making wedding dresses for others.