If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

The Prince Chen's Mansion was personally selected by Empress Ruan, and she also arranged the furnishings of the main courtyard herself.

She wanted to give all the good things to her eldest son, even the potted plants in the garden were carefully selected by her.

Every detail of the palace exudes refinement and luxury.

"Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just sent over a lot of valuable furnishings. There's no room to put them in the house. This..." The chief secretary of the palace saw Fu Jinyuan coming back and hurried forward to greet him.

That’s right, in addition to Queen Ruan who sent gifts to the palace like water, the Crown Prince was no less impressive.

He even suspected that the East Palace was about to be emptied.

There are many servants in the palace. No matter whether they are boys or maids, they are all selected by Queen Ruan herself and they are all well-behaved.

Fu Jinyuan, however, felt that the palace was very empty.

My feeling of missing Shen Suian reached its peak when I saw the main courtyard.

No matter how big and luxurious the palace is, it still feels lonely without her.

Today, Ruan Xinglinhe and Ruan Yilang met him. Although they did not say it very directly, they were advising him with their words not to believe in Emperor Fu's temptation. No matter how noble the lady was, she was not as good as his original wife.

As long as he agrees to the emperor to marry another princess, the spit of people all over the world will drown him.

How could Fu Jinyuan not know the real purpose of Emperor Fu, which was just to ruin his reputation.

But putting aside Emperor Fu's thoughts, even if it would really help for him to marry another woman, he would not do so.

What do these people think of him!

At the same time, in a mansion somewhere in the royal capital.

"What did you say? Who is King Chen?" Bai Shaojie's eyelids twitched violently.

After arriving in the Southern Dynasty, the Bai family's connections and status were not as good as they were in the Yong Dynasty, so it was naturally impossible for them to know the news from the court in a timely manner.

They only heard that the emperor found the eldest prince who had been lost for many years, but they had no idea who this eldest prince was or how he was found.

The Bai family is about to return to the top of the family. The head of the Bai family, along with Bai Shaojie and others, are busy building their networks in order to make more money as quickly as possible.

I just heard today that the Prince of Chen is Lu Yuan.

"How is this possible! How could that bastard be the Prince of Chen?" Bai Shaojie was furious.

Anyone can be the long-lost prince, except Lu Yuan.

He has looked down on Lu Yuan since he was a child.

Qi Zhongbei came to deliver the message on He Zhiyuan's instructions.

After being seriously injured by Shen Suian in Yong Dynasty, it took him more than half a year to recover. However, due to the manipulation of the Ruan family, his father lost his title and he also lost his job in the Jinwu Guard.

Now the Qi family can only rely more on He Zhiyuan.

"Mr. Bai, the Prince of Chen knows you and has an old grudge against you. His Excellency asked me to tell you that you must be more careful." Qi Zhongbei said.

"Thank you Lord He for your concern. We will definitely be more cautious." The head of the Bai family said with a bow.

They have fallen from being aristocratic families to becoming merchants in the Southern Dynasty. Although they have a cooperative relationship with He Zhiyuan, this is the Southern Dynasty after all.

The natural posture is lower.

After sending Qi Zhongbei away, Bai Shaojie finally couldn't suppress his anger anymore.

He smashed two teacups in his hands.

"Why! Lu Yuan is just a lowly creature of unknown birth, how can he become a prince? Father, what should we do?" Bai Shaojie lost his usual composure.

The first time I met Lu Yuan was when he had just been brought to the Lu family.

Thin, weak, and dirty, like a little beggar.

But there was no fear in the little beggar's eyes, he looked back at him stubbornly and arrogantly.

He wanted to dig out Lu Yuan's eyes at that time.

Later I grew up gradually.

The unpopular Lu Yuan actually became the commander of the Pacification Division on his own.

He didn't even know how Lu Yuan did it.

His humble origins became the only shortcoming that could be criticized about Lu Yuan.

What is it now? What is it?

"Lu Heng should be arriving in the royal capital soon. He probably doesn't know about this yet." Chief Bai said in a deep voice.

The fact that Lu Yuan became the prince of the Southern Dynasty was indeed not good news for the Bai family and Lu Heng.

Bai Shaojie's chest heaved violently. He only regretted that he had not killed Lu Yuan directly when he was a child.

"Don't let Lu Yuan find out that we are in the royal capital. Try to avoid his eyes and ears." Chief Bai frowned.

If he had known that Lu Yuan had become the King of Chen, he would not have come to the royal capital to settle down so quickly.

"I know." Bai Shaojie still felt jealous in his heart, but he also knew that he had to stay calm at this time.

Their identities have now been reversed with Lu Yuan's. He is a high and mighty prince, while they are fugitives of the Yong Dynasty.

"I was originally thinking about building good relationships with the Queen and the Prince's people, and betting on both sides, but now I can forget about it." Chief Bai laughed at himself.

Although they had been in contact with He Zhiyuan for a long time, they couldn't put all their eggs in one basket, so he wanted to secretly build a good relationship with the prince.

With the old grudge against Lu Yuan, the Bai family can only rely on He Zhiyuan and the second prince.

"Shaojie, if our Bai family wants to stand up again, we have to follow He Zhiyuan and Fu Yuxuan wholeheartedly. Only when Fu Yuxuan ascends the throne will we have a chance." said the Bai clan leader.

"Father, as for Lu Heng... I'll send someone to intercept him halfway and tell him not to go to the royal capital." Bai Shaojie said.

"Go."

Bai Shaojie was about to leave when he was stopped again, "Tell your aunt about this as well."

"Also, let Sister Fei get ready. I will find a way to send her to the Second Prince. If she can become a concubine, it will also be helpful to us." said Patriarch Bai.

Originally, he planned to send Bai Yufei to the prince.

Pity.

Bai Shaojie came to a secluded courtyard in the backyard, and the maid welcomed him in.

He lifted the curtain and entered the room, saying to the woman who was painting: "Aunt."

The woman raised her head, revealing a plain and elegant face, "Shaojie, is there something wrong?"

This woman was none other than Mrs. Bai, the wife of Mr. Lu who had handled funeral affairs.

She's not dead, she's alive.

"Aunt, we have been in Southern Dynasty for a while. Have you adapted?" Bai Shaojie asked.

He used to respect and admire this aunt, thinking that she was a rare woman of reason and intelligence.

now……

If she hadn't taken the initiative to deal with Guangning, their Bai family wouldn't be in this situation today.

"No matter where I am, I only live in this little world. What's there to adapt to or not?" Bai said calmly.

Bai Shaojie looked at her still calm and composed demeanor. Since leaving Yong Dynasty, his good aunt no longer had nightmares and seemed to have returned to her previous calm and elegant appearance.

"Lu Yuan is also in the royal capital. He is the long-lost prince of the Southern Dynasty Emperor, and now the Prince of the Southern Dynasty."

"Aunt, Lu Yuan is not a lowly creature."

The calmness on Bai's face suddenly cracked, and hatred burst out of her eyes, "What did you say?"

"Lu Heng can't come to the capital city for the time being. If he is discovered by Lu Yuan, it will implicate us. Do you want to go and meet him, or continue to stay in this courtyard? Think carefully."