Eastern Palace.

Ever since Shen Ye was assassinated and injured that day, Qin Wanqing had been by his side almost all day until he woke up.

Qin Wanqing looked at the weak-faced person leaning on the bed, and her thoughts involuntarily returned to what happened outside his bedroom that day.

This man was almost always thinking of her, and he was injured because of her. His behavior was beyond her expectation. In the past few days, because of guilt in his heart, he has been by his side, hoping that he can resist the day to save him.The kindness, the rest... She doesn't want to think about it.

Just as she was thinking about it, a servant came in to report that it was Empress Dowager who came to visit the prince in person, and before Qin Wanqing got up, the servant had already walked in.

When she was about to put down the medicine bowl and get up to salute, she was suddenly slapped by a slap and fell onto the bed, and the medicine bowl in her hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

She was in a daze for a moment, and then the voice of Empress Dowager Wu reprimanded her.

"Mr. Qin, the Ai family has already heard about what happened that day. Is this how you serve the prince?"

Shen Ye also raised his eyes abruptly, his eyes swept across Qin Wanqing's face, and noticed that her eyelashes were trembling slightly, and there was moisture in her eye sockets, but she did not shed tears.

"Since you asked the prince to block the knife for you, and you almost died, if something happened to the crown prince of his country because of you, can you bear it?" Wu's voice came again, mean and indifferent, Qin Wanqing could only feel her cheeks burning hot.pain.

Although she felt uncomfortable, she had to admit that what Empress Dowager said...was not unreasonable.

"Empress Dowager, it's my concubine's fault, I shouldn't... let His Highness block the knife for me." She adjusted her posture, knelt in front of Mrs. Wu, and said with her head buried.

"The Ai family chose you to be the crown princess because you are cute and sensible, and you have read some books. You are a person with vision, but they never thought that... you are useless. After marrying him for such a period of time, the stomach is full.If there is no movement at all, and this kind of thing is caused, if this continues, you will not be the princess."

Speaking of this, Qin Wanqing unconsciously clenched her hand into a fist without making a sound.

"Don't think that you have nothing to do with your father once the prime minister mourns his family. There are many people who want to be princesses, and you are the only one who wants to be a princess."

"Grandmother, don't blame her for this incident. It was her grandson who took the initiative to block the knife for her. She doesn't know anything." Shen Ye who was at the side couldn't listen anymore, and opened his mouth to relieve Qin Wanqing.

"You don't have to speak for her. The Ai family hasn't talked about you yet. You are now the prince of a country, and you are no longer the prince who was doing nothing before. You don't need to be reminded by the Ai family what you should or should not do. If you still learnI don't know how to be a prince...some people will replace you."

As soon as these words fell, even Qin Wanqing, who was kneeling on the ground, felt a little startled. At this moment, she was still kneeling here, and Empress Dowager didn't shy away from it at all, and said such strict words to him directly, which seemed to be a bit of a beating. She evenI think... Empress Dowager's power has reached a level of horror.

He thought he would refute, but he never thought about it. He just nodded obediently and said, "Grandson understands."

After Empress Dowager lost her temper, she shook her hands and left. Before Qin Wanqing got up, a slender hand stretched out in front of her.

She was stunned for a moment, then heard his voice in her ear: "Get up first, she's gone."

Looking at that hand, she suddenly remembered that day, he also held her hand without hesitation. It was the closest distance between the two of them... since they got married, and maybe it was because of the critical situation at that time.

Before she could finish hesitating, Shen Ye took her hand and pulled her up.

Qin Wanqing was sitting on the side of the bed, from this angle she could just see the slap marks on her left cheek, which were already swollen.

Shen Ye slowly stretched out his hand, but just as he reached her cheek, he suddenly thought of something, so he withdrew his hand, took out a box of ointment from the box on the side, put it in her palm, "Take it and apply it."

Qin Wanqing looked at the ointment in her hand, but didn't answer for a while.

"Don't pay attention to what she said. Here, you... just be yourself, and I won't force you."

Qin Wanqing slowly raised her eyes and looked at the person in front of her. She had a handsome face and innocent and harmless eyes. She didn't seem like a sinister and cunning person. She really...had never understood him until now.

"Why is Your Highness so tolerant to me?" She still couldn't help asking curiously.

Shen Ye smiled and said, "You haven't done anything wrong, and I have no reason to criticize you."

"You know... that's not what I mean." Since she married into the Eastern Palace, she has indeed been more relaxed than when she was in the prime minister's mansion. This is also the life she wants, but... she always feels that there is something missing in the leisure time.Something, a little dull.

"Wanqing, we are all involuntary, I know... you like others in your heart, but you marry me, you must feel uncomfortable. I... don't want to force you to do things you don't like, so... do whatever you want as much as you can."Sincerely, you don't have to be so alienated from me in the future, no matter how bad it is...it's good to treat me as an older brother."

This may be the most words Shen Ye has ever said to her. From anyone's point of view, these words are all for her sake, and they are very...understanding, but...

"As...brother?"

"Well, in the eyes of outsiders, you are my wife after all, too distant will attract suspicion."

Qin Wanqing abandoned the messy thoughts in her mind, but changed the subject, "Your Highness was so close to Minzhen before...just to take advantage of her?"

Regarding her sudden change of subject, Shen Ye reacted for a moment, and said: "This matter... I don't want to, but I have to do it. Her father is always a hidden danger. If I don't do that, the people of Great Liang will be in trouble."Fortunately, General Cui believed me and took people to wipe them out."

Qin Wanqing really didn't understand him. She used to think that he was the puppet of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, obeying their orders and not daring to disobey them. It was just that matter... but he had his own ideas...

"Not many people know about this matter. I kept it from you before. I didn't want too many people to know about it. Now... Now that the matter is resolved, let's let it go. Wanqing, I hope you can help me keep it safe."Secret, okay?"

"General Cui... don't you know?"

Shen Ye shook his head and said, "At that time, I was a secret letter, and no one knew about it except my people."

"Why do you do this? Wouldn't it be good to let them know that you helped them? I think if General Cui knew who you are, he would definitely stand by your side and help you." Qin Wanqing asked, expressing her long-standing doubtsthing.

"Wanqing, I am already walking on thin ice in this position. If I drag more people into the water, wouldn't it be even more troublesome? As a heir of the royal family, it is most taboo to form cliques and form cliques for personal gain, so... as long as it can be resolvedProblems, those trivial things can be ignored, I don't want anything else now, I only wish the world is peaceful."