The daughter of the first wife is a black lotus, reborn and remarried to kill

Li Qingqian didn't understand why the Fifth Princess was so obsessed with seeing her often.

"The environment of Changminglou is nice, and the dishes taste good. If the princess is willing to do us a favor, Changminglou will naturally welcome her."

"Changminglou welcomes me, but does Li Qingqian welcome me?" The Fifth Princess looked at her expectantly.

Li Qingqian didn't know how to answer this question. As a court lady, how could she say that she was not welcome?

But why did the Fifth Princess ask something strange? But she couldn't tell what was strange.

"A Qian," the Fifth Princess smiled, "Can I call you that? Like a friend."

Li Qingqian couldn't understand her more and more.

Since she sat down, the Fifth Princess has not mentioned Shen Changyun at all. Instead, she has been asking about her own affairs.

Could it be that I was too defensive and the other party didn't actually have that kind of thought?

Li Qingqian felt secretly ashamed. In fact, apart from her misunderstanding of her and the Seventh Prince just now, she had been quite friendly to her.

Moreover, as a princess born to the queen and a much-loved one, she did not become spoiled after falling out of favor, but instead took the initiative to apologize to me when I was unhappy.

Maybe she thought too badly of people.

"Thank you for your kindness, Princess. I am honored."

Seeing that she was slowly letting down her guard, the Fifth Princess said happily, "Don't call me Princess anymore. It sounds strange. When you are alone, just call me Huairong."

At this time, the maidservant beside Jiang Huairong stepped forward and reminded her: "Princess, the Queen's side has sent someone to urge us. Why don't you take Miss Li San to the banquet first?"

Jiang Huairong said impatiently: "Didn't I tell my mother that I want to stay alone with Miss Li San?"

The maidservant said with some entanglement: "The princess likes the third lady, and the queen naturally knows it. But this New Year's Eve palace banquet, Master Shen also came."

I don’t know if Li Qingqian saw it wrong, but after hearing the three words “Prince Shen”, Jiang Huairong’s eyes seemed to flash with a hint of disgust.

Then she smiled at Li Qingqian, "Originally I am two years older than you, but unfortunately after next month, I will have to call you cousin's wife. I've been getting annoyed with my cousin lately."

Is that right?

"You must be hungry too. Let's go first. If we're late, my mother will scold me again."

After saying that, he stood up, took Li Qingqian's arm and walked in another direction.

Li Qingqian looked in the direction behind her and couldn't help but remind her: "Huai Rong, did you remember it wrongly? Isn't this the way to the banquet?"

Jiang Huairong forcefully pulled her shoulders over, with an ambiguous smile on his face that didn't reach his eyes, "This is the direction to the banquet."

Li Qingqian was confused, but she knew no more about the palace than the other party, so she didn't know what to do.

At this time, a familiar cold male voice came from behind the two of them: "Fifth Princess, where are you taking my future Crown Prince's wife?"

Li Qingqian clearly felt that Jiang Huairong's body trembled slightly after hearing the words "Crown Prince's Wife".

After a long time, she slowly turned around and said with a fake smile, "Cousin."

Shen Changyun ignored her and smiled and extended his hand to Li Qingqian who was standing beside him, "Qianqian, come here."

Li Qingqian was originally closer to Shen Changyun, and subconsciously chose to walk towards Shen Changyun.

Just as she was about to raise her foot, Jiang Huairong grabbed her.

She looked at Li Qingqian with red eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Qian, don't go with him."

Li Qingqian suddenly felt even more confused.

It seemed reasonable for her to follow Shen Changyun, right? Why did the Fifth Princess look like she was begging a heartless woman not to leave her?

She still followed Shen Changyun and left, leaving the Fifth Princess sobbing there.

The maidservant at the side stepped forward to comfort her: "Princess, it's okay. You will have many opportunities to see the third lady in the future."

"Is there more?" Jiang Huairong looked at the two people leaving, his voice a little hoarse, "Next time you see her, you should call her Madam, right?"

The palace maid didn't understand why she was so obsessed with Li Qingqian. Wasn't there a rumor in the palace that the Fifth Princess liked Master Shen?

Even she, who worked in the Queen's Palace, knew about the rumor.

Since you like Master Shen, shouldn't you regard the Third Miss as a thorn in your side?

Why did it seem to her that the princess was not angry with the third lady, but instead hated Master Shen even more?

Jiang Huairong wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and asked, "How is Zanyu's injury?"

Originally, Zanyu was her personal maid, but she made a mistake some time ago, and the Queen ordered Zanyu to be punished with twenty strokes of the cane.

"I went to see him this morning and he is much better now. Don't worry, Princess."

Jiang Huairong nodded, "Okay, let's go back to the palace."

The maid stopped her and said, "Princess, why don't we go sit at the banquet? Otherwise the Queen will be unhappy if she finds out."

Jiang Huairong paused, yes, he should go to the banquet hall to take a look.

So he immediately turned around and walked towards the banquet.

*

"Stay away from the Fifth Princess in the future." Shen Changyun said softly.

"Why?" Li Qingqian asked, "Don't you like her?"

Shen Changyun reached out and touched her face, chuckling, "I saw you two chatting for a long time just now. You seemed to be getting along well with her?"

Li Qingqian tilted her head slightly and thought for a while, then said, "I actually feel very strange. The Fifth Princess and I have never met before, and today is our first acquaintance. Why do I always feel that she is very familiar, as if I have seen her somewhere before?"

Just now she had been attributing this strange feeling to the fact that they had met briefly a few times in their previous life, but then she thought again, these were two completely different feelings.

Jiang Huairong gave her the feeling just now that the two of them had talked together a long time ago, but she clearly remembered that she had not communicated much with the Fifth Princess, whether in her past life or in this life.

"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it," Shen Changyun took her hand and asked with a smile, "Think more about me. We're getting married next month, are you happy?"

Li Qingqian said honestly: "I'm happy. I can't wait to marry you."

Shen Changyun was still happy about this. She tugged at his sleeve and said, "Shen Changyun, after we get married, can you take me to Yunzhou?"

She is still a girl in the boudoir and cannot travel far away at will, but after getting married, she will be the mistress of a marquisate and can then go to Yunzhou to investigate the truth she wants to know.

Shen Changyun was slightly stunned. Did she guess that he was going to take action against Jiang Lin?

Noticing that his grip on her hand had tightened somewhat, Li Qingqian asked in confusion, "Is it not possible?"

Shen Changyun smiled awkwardly, "Of course, if my wife wants to go, how dare I refuse?"

Seeing that he agreed, Li Qingqian felt relieved.

But before that, he had to deal with Liu's affairs first.

Once she knew that Liu had fallen, the nanny in Yunzhou would probably not be able to hold on any longer.

She must find out who brought the bowl of medicine that Yu Luo mentioned to her mother.

"Qianqian," Shen Changyun suddenly called softly, "Do you know Jiang Qian?"

Li Qingqian was confused by his sudden question, "Jiang Chan? Aunt Liu who was with my grandmother once told me the story about Jiang Chan."

"There is often a kind of water ghost called Jiang Qiang in the rivers. It likes to call the names of people on the shore. If you answer, you will be drowned. There are rumors that the Jiang Qiang ghost crawls out of the water, grabs the ankles of passers-by, drags them into the water, and drowns them alive."

Shen Changyun smiled and said, "Now that you know this, you are not afraid, are you? The story of Jiang Qian was first spread from Yunzhou."

Li Qingqian rolled her eyes at him unhappily, "What the adults at home use to coax the kids is actually because the kids don't know how to swim and are prone to drowning. Telling them the story of Jiang Chan is just to prevent them from running around to play by the water. Shen Changyun, how old am I? Why are you still scaring me with this story?"

"Aren't you really scared?"

"I'm not afraid. Even if there really is Jiang Chan, I will offer you to him. Maybe he will be so happy that he will let me go." Li Qingqian smiled mischievously.

Shen Changyun covered his chest with a hurt look on his face, "Li Qingqian, you want to sacrifice me to save yourself? You have to think clearly. If I die, you will become a widow."

"It may not be a bad thing. By then, I will be in charge of the household. Without a husband, I won't have to give birth to children. How comfortable will life be? Don't worry, I will never remarry."

Shen Changyun couldn't do anything with her. He smiled helplessly, but said to her very seriously: "Qianqian, if it really comes to the point where you and I can only save one, you must sacrifice me to save yourself, understand?"

Li Qingqian sighed, "I was just kidding you. Don't worry, since I have chosen you, I will be with you for the rest of my life. If there really comes a day like that, I will live if you live, and I will die if you die."