After becoming pregnant, the cold-hearted nobles all went mad.

Wei Chengrui didn't see anyone else at all. He only realized when he walked over that Jing Yuyan was standing next to Shen Lingyi.

He frowned, his tone unconsciously turning a little cold: "What are you doing here?"

Jing Yuyan still wanted to express her grievances to him.

To her surprise, the man blurted out something like that, leaving her speechless.

It was as if Wei Chengrui could only see Shen Lingyi.

Wei Chengrui then looked at Shen Lingyi and said quickly, "Come here, I have something to say to you."

Shen Lingyi raised an eyebrow, but said nothing, and followed the person away.

"Miss..." the maid said, trying to calm her mistress down.

Jing Yuyan threw the finest moonlight brocade on the ground, "That damned vixen, I won't let her get away with this!"

Outside the tent, the vegetation was sparse, but there were still some places where the view was obstructed.

When Shen Lingyi stepped into the grass, her foot sank in and she stumbled.

Wei Chengrui was already walking at a distance that wasn't too far from her, and with a simple reach, he caught her.

His arms were wrapped around Shen Lingyi's waist, and their bodies were very close.

Looking down, you can see the woman's lips, glistening with moisture, and her fair face appears even more delicate in the dim light.

He opened his mouth, about to say something, when a voice suddenly rang out: "Your Majesty, Miss Shen is here."

Not far away.

Pei Heng stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes narrowed, looking over coldly and indifferently, his dark eyes unfathomable.

The one who spoke just now was the eunuch beside him.

She deliberately walked to this point before speaking, clearly trying to force him to let go.

If Wei Chengrui were smart, he would have released the person in his arms right now and let her go with Pei Heng.

But he refused.

In front of Pei Heng, he even took out a cloak and wrapped it around her, seemingly to keep Shen Lingyi from being exposed to the wind, but in reality, to cover her face completely.

"Your Majesty wishes to see Shen Er," Wei Chengrui said slowly, "but it is probably not convenient at the moment."

"What's inconvenient about this?" Shen Lingyi wondered to herself.

She tried to struggle, but Wei Chengrui noticed. He looked down at her and instead of letting go, he hugged her even tighter.

Fu Quan glanced at Wei Chengrui, then at Pei Heng, and wiped away cold sweat.

This young master is really bold.

He is probably the first person in history to dare to snatch someone from His Majesty.

Pei Heng was not angry. "This matter still needs to be discussed with Miss Shen herself. Prince Wei, why don't you ask her what she thinks?"

The fact that he could say that meant he was confident that Shen Lingyi would choose him.

Also.

Who would refuse the emperor?

"Young Master Wei, please let me go." Shen Lingyi's voice was clear, melodious and pleasant to listen to.

To Wei Chengrui, those words were utterly grating. He gritted his teeth and lowered his voice, "You really want to go with him?"

He added, "If you say you don't want to, I'll take you away right now."

The boy's eyes burned like fire, radiating an indomitable spirit.

Shen Lingyi sighed, "Silly boy, feelings are worthless in the face of interests."

Seeing her nestle into Pei Heng's arms like a swallow throwing itself into his, Wei Chengrui's gaze gradually dimmed, and he clenched his fists.

Seeing this, Fuquan felt a pang of pity and urged him, "Young Master, it's cold at night and you might catch a chill. You should go back now."

After saying that, he followed Pei Heng away.

Wei Chengrui stood there for a while, just as the wind was about to chill him.

A pair of warm little hands tightly encircled his narrow waist, hooking him like a water snake, and then her soft, delicate body pressed against him.

"Young Master..." Jing Yuyan breathed softly, her tone laced with a hidden meaning.

Why let a cold and heartless woman cause you so much heartache? The night is long, why don't we keep each other company?

Since the beginning of spring, Wei Chengrui has only worn a thin garment, with at most a cloak over it.

The thin fabric covering his slender figure exuded the vibrant energy of youth, causing Jing Yuyan, an unmarried woman, to blush.

Although the Jing family were imperial merchants, they were ultimately just merchants of slightly higher status.

Jing Yuyan is about to be engaged, but she looks down on men from low social classes, while men from high social classes look down on her.

She then thought that she should choose a suitable husband for herself.

The Wei family has high standards, but if things are irreversible, even His Majesty would have to grant them a marriage.

However, Wei Chengrui did not give her the opportunity to climb the social ladder and pushed her away directly.

He said coldly, "Miss Jing, I haven't laid a hand on you yet simply because it's not appropriate for me to hit a woman."

Jing Yuyan exclaimed in disbelief, "Young Master Wei! I saw it all! Shen Lingyi treated you like that just now, why are you still so hung up on her!"

"A woman like her who is fickle is not good enough for you."

"Who said it was because of her?" Wei Chengrui said bluntly. "This young master just has good judgment."

He's not someone you can just look up to.

After speaking, the young man turned and left, showing no intention of showing any pity or tenderness towards the woman.

In fact, Wei Chengrui was furious at the moment. If he didn't really not hit women, he would have done more than just push her away.

Jing Yuyan, having repeatedly met with setbacks, felt no less resentment than he did.

She murmured to herself, "Is it wrong to want to marry well?"

"Miss, don't be sad." The maid hesitated, feeling sorry for her but unsure how to comfort her.

Merchants may have a low social status, but they are much wealthier than ordinary people.

In the eyes of a maid like her, Jing Yuyan lived a life of luxury, wearing fine clothes and eating delicious food, and was probably living the life of a fairy.

She stammered, "Actually, if I can't marry Prince Wei, I can choose someone else. Isn't that scholar the master chose quite good?"

As he spoke, he tried to pull Jing Yuyan up.

Upon hearing this, Jing Yuyan shoved her hand away angrily, saying, "What's so great about it! A poor scholar wants to marry me? My father was senile back then, are you senile too?"

"I, I'm not..."

Jing Yuyan stared wide-eyed, about to speak, but suddenly saw someone approaching and fell silent.

Shen Tingjiao walked gracefully over, a white jade hairpin in her hair highlighting her delicate beauty. "What has made Sister Jing so angry?"

Jing Yuyan responded coldly, "It's nothing, it's none of your business."

She was puzzled; she didn't usually have much interaction with Shen Tingjiao, so why was she coming to find her?

But since Shen Lingyi had just upset Jing Yuyan, she naturally didn't give her older sister Shen Tingjiao a friendly look either.

Shen Tingjiao understood perfectly, gave a wry smile, and said, "Look at you, sister, my little sister must have caused trouble again."

"Sister?" Jing Yuyan's eyelids twitched. "Why are you calling me sister?"

"Sister Jing is two years older than me, so naturally she's my older sister," Shen Tingjiao said.

She then touched her cheek and put on a pitiful look, "Sister, you don't know, my younger sister has been spoiled by our parents since she was little. In her eyes, even I, her older sister, am nothing."

"Although I want to discipline them, I find it really difficult to do so."

As soon as she said it, Jing Yuyan believed most of it. Thinking about it carefully, there were indeed many rumors in the past that Shen Lingyi bullied her elder sister.

But lately, for some reason, the sound has gradually faded.

Jing Yuyan naturally assumed that this was something Shen Lingyi had done to salvage her reputation, and immediately became close to Shen Tingjiao, feeling as if they were going through thick and thin together.

She grabbed Shen Tingjiao's hand, still complaining, "It's not your fault, your sister is really unruly."