My husband faked his death so I could remarry, but I got involved with my crazy brother and can'

What a wonderful thing it would be to be the Prime Minister's daughter's best friend!

The prime minister's power was deeply entrenched, and his influence in the court and among the people was not to be underestimated.

However, even now, the Prime Minister has not taken sides. Ultimately, it is because he is unsure of the Emperor's intentions and dares not act rashly.

But what if he had his most beloved daughter...?

Thinking of this, Su Zhirou looked at Song Ning with even more tenderness in her eyes.

How can these be considered friends?

This is clearly an immense and extravagant fortune.

If we can really keep her by our side, why worry about the Prime Minister not taking sides?

Su Yingxue immediately noticed Su Zhirou's thoughts and glanced at Song Ning indifferently.

Song Ning immediately pulled her hand away, her voice filled with unprecedented displeasure: "Who do you think you are? You dare to call yourself my confidante?! Get out!"

After saying that, she looked at Su Yingxue with a smile: "Sister Su, look..."

Su Yingxue stood up calmly: "I'll say it again, we're not a good match."

Song Ning's smile froze; she hadn't expected Su Yingxue to still be so disrespectful to her.

"Sister, how could you treat Sister Song like this? Sister Song is just..."

Before Su Zhirou could say anything more, Song Ning said in a deep voice, "How dare you say that? It's all your fault!"

She raised her hand and shoved Su Zhirou, who lost her balance and fell to the ground.

"Are you alright?"

A familiar voice rang out, and Su Yingxue saw that familiar figure. A handsome face looked at her with eyes full of worry.

"The Crown Prince?"

Su Zhirou was surprised, and then put on a wronged look, hoping that Xie Huaiyun would feel sorry for her.

To everyone's surprise, Xie Huaiyun remained unmoved. She looked directly at Su Yingxue, her eyes full of gentleness: "How are you? Are you hurt?"

He had just heard that Su Yingxue had fallen into the water while saving Princess Rui, and his heart had been in his throat.

"It's nothing."

Su Yingxue snapped out of her daze and realized that everyone's attention was drawn to her, making her feel a little embarrassed.

She tried to push Xie Huaiyun away, but Xie Huaiyun grabbed her arm.

The next second, she was lifted up horizontally in a hug.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Left with no other choice, Su Yingxue wrapped her arms around the man's neck.

Such bold displays of affection in front of outsiders seem rather inappropriate...

After all, nominally, she was still his sister-in-law.

"Return to the residence."

As he spoke, he immediately picked up the person and strode away.

"Your Highness..."

Su Zhirou's voice was sorrowful. She hadn't expected that Xie Huaiyun would come over and not even spare her a glance.

Her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

Everyone naturally noticed this scene, and their gazes toward Su Zhirou gradually became strange.

"I don't think the Crown Prince's wife is favored either. If you didn't know better, you'd think the Second Madam was the Crown Prince's wife. Look how nervous the Crown Prince was just now, he practically had his eyes glued to the Second Madam."

"It's only the beginning of autumn, and the lake water isn't too cold yet. Even though the Second Madam has changed her clothes, the Prince still cares for her so much. Look at the Princess Consort; she's lying on the ground, and the Prince doesn't even glance at her."

"Tsk tsk tsk, didn't you know? The Crown Prince was in love with the Second Madam before, but I don't know what methods the Crown Princess used to marry her."

"I knew it! How could a prince of such high status and talent possibly be interested in a concubine's daughter?"

Song Ning roughly understood the underlying meaning and stepped forward to pat Su Zhirou's face: "Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to be so shameless. So what if someone like you manages to marry into the family through trickery? You still won't be favored!"

"I don't......."

Su Zhirou was surprised that Xie Huaiyun would still be so disrespectful to her in public, and she was at a loss for words.

It shouldn't be like this.

That bitch should have been the one embarrassed...

"No?" Song Ning scoffed. "We all have sharp eyes. Do you really think you're something special? Do you think we're all fools?!"

"Yes, you've never been favored to begin with, so don't be stubborn at a time like this."

"Exactly, even if you did use some underhanded tactics, it's okay. We won't mistreat you. At least you succeeded now, so consider it a fun story to share with the ladies..."

The eyes of everyone looking at Su Zhirou were filled with deep mockery.

The respect I once had has vanished.

After all, she has no favor from the crown prince at all; she is just a concubine's daughter who rose to power through underhanded means.

Let alone anything else, just looking at this kind of person makes me feel disgusted.

With a friend like that by my side, I'm afraid I'll have a restless night.

"I didn't, don't talk nonsense..."

Seeing the mockery on everyone's faces, Su Zhirou's face grew even paler.

She really didn't expect it to turn out this way.

If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have tried to get close to Song Ning.

I thought Song Ning was a useful knife, but I didn't expect that this knife would cut itself instead of others.

"I'm so sorry, everyone, please take your seats!"

When Madam Bai finally arrived and saw Su Zhirou lying on the ground, she hurriedly told the nanny beside her to help her up.

"What's going on? Let's make money peacefully, so please don't lose our harmony. Just give me some face."

With this incident at the banquet, the event can no longer be held.

After all, Prince Rui also came, and he arrived looking very aggressive.

Now they've booked the entire Earl's mansion, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.

room.

Prince Rui, seeing his pale-faced wife, flew into a rage: "What are you all doing?! In broad daylight, someone actually pushed the princess into the water?! Guards, investigate this matter!"

His face was extremely gloomy, but when he looked at Princess Rui on the bed, his expression softened a little.

Princess Rui slowly awoke, and upon seeing Prince Rui, her face remained indifferent: "Your Highness..."

"You're awake? You have no idea how anxious I was when I learned of this. I brought Huaiyun here immediately. Luckily you're alright, otherwise, I would have made those scoundrels pay with their lives!"

Originally, she didn't need to worry about the reputation of the Earl's Mansion at all. If she had known it would turn out this way, Prince Rui would never have let her come here.

Seeing the heartache hidden in Prince Rui's eyes, Zhan Qinghe said calmly, "Your Highness, please don't investigate further. I fell down by accident; it has nothing to do with anyone else."

Upon hearing this, Prince Rui paused for a moment, then seemed to realize something, grabbed the woman's waist, forced her closer to him, and made her look into his eyes.

"What do you mean? After all this time, you still want to leave me?"

"Let me tell you, you belong to me in life and in death!"

Zhan Qinghe's lips curled into a bitter smile: "Your Highness, what is the reason for this? You know I have nowhere to escape, don't you?"

"It's good that you know!"

Prince Rui was furious, but he still wrapped the little woman in the blanket completely.

He picked her up horizontally and strode away.

Zhan Qinghe didn't say anything, but nestled comfortably in Prince Rui's arms.

The Earl of Anyang and Lady Bai were already waiting at the door.

Upon seeing Prince Rui emerge, he immediately spoke up: "Your Highness, it was my dereliction of duty. Please punish me!"