Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

The fifth prince also realized that his joke seemed to have gone a little too far.

"Okay, I'm just talking casually, don't worry about it, Sui'an, you just haven't shown up for a long time, I'm just worried, I came here several times but you didn't wait to see me, if I hadn't forced my way in today, I'm afraid it would be harder than climbing to the sky to see you."

Qi Sui'an sighed and chuckled, "I'm sorry, it happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to give instructions to my subordinates. You and I are old friends, and I shouldn't have stopped you."

The fifth prince smiled tolerantly and said, "It's okay. I was just worried about you. Now that I see you are fine, my worries can be reduced a little."

After a moment of silence, he asked doubtfully, "Are those people in the court attacking you again?"

"That's not true. I know that." Qi Suian didn't want to involve him, so he didn't make it clear.

The Fifth Prince naturally understood the implicit meaning of his words and did not ask any further questions.

"Okay, now that I see you are safe and sound, I feel relieved."

After he finished speaking, his eyes moved back and forth between the two of them. Finally, he coughed softly and said, "This prince will not disturb you on such a beautiful night."

Shen Mengyao watched him leave in a hurry, and her face turned red when she thought of what he had just said.

As soon as the fifth prince left, she turned around impatiently: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, Meng Yao should also leave."

Qi Suian stretched out his hand to try to stop her, but no sound came out of his throat. He just watched her back as she hurriedly left, and shook his head with a wry smile.

Even after getting on the carriage, Shen Mengyao couldn't calm down. Reason told her that she should keep a distance from Qi Suian and not get involved too much.

I returned to the princess's mansion with a heavy heart. Maybe it was because it was too late, all the lights in the yard were off and it was pitch black.

Cuiwei was holding a lantern and leading the way. When she was about to open the door, she was startled by a dark shadow that suddenly jumped out from the side.

"Who?"

Queyue was already standing in front of them with a sharp look in her eyes.

This person was not a stranger, they all knew her. She was a laborer in the yard named Yu Po. She was old, and when Shen Mengyao dismissed many servants, she had wanted to give her some money to settle down and let her go back to spend her old age in peace. But she never expected that she would cry and make a fuss and want to stay.

She could only do rough work, so she was asked to help sweep the yard. She was never seen on weekdays, so she didn't know why she appeared in her yard today.

Yu Po's eyes rolled, as if she was frightened, and she fell to her knees with a plop: "Princess, please don't kill me."

"My guards are just worried about my safety. Why are you here so late?" Shen Mengyao asked with a surprised look on her face.

Grandma Yu heaved a sigh of relief, and then she covered her face with a handkerchief: "My youngest son is sick, and I want to go home to take care of him for a few days. I hope the princess can grant me leave."

"So it's about this matter. Just go and tell the manager. It's just a few days off. It's not a big deal." Shen Mengyao smiled faintly: "It's so late, don't run around in the yard."

"Yes, the princess is right. It was I who was careless enough." Grandma Yu breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and turned away.

Cuiwei saw her figure leaving the courtyard, and then said: "Yu Po's family is not well off. She has to work to supplement the family income at her old age. I heard that her youngest son has suffered from a chronic disease since he was a child, and he needs a lot of medical expenses every year."

Shen Mengyao didn't care much: "In that case, just give her more money and approve her leave."

Cuiwei shook her head suddenly: "Princess, that's not what I wanted to say."

She looked around and then lowered her voice and said, "Grandma Yu showed up in the princess's yard so late at night. Could it be that she wanted to borrow some valuable things from you to supplement the family income? I'll put it in to see if anything is missing."

Shen Mengyao thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go in and see if anything is missing. Even if it is lost, don't make a fuss. She works diligently. If she hadn't been in trouble, I'm afraid she wouldn't have come to this point."

Cuiwei nodded: "Master, you are kind-hearted, but I think that if you are unfaithful once, you will never be used again. Yu Po doesn't know the rules. If this continues, I am afraid that the servants will dominate the masters."

Shen Mengyao didn't say anything. In fact, when it came down to it, she was just a pitiful person.

Cuiwei went in first to check: "Princess, it seems that nothing is missing."

"Now she has been wrongly accused. Tomorrow you can give her some money and ask her to take good care of the child." Shen Mengyao shook her head and walked quickly into the room.

Cuiwei curled her lips: "But she has been in the princess's mansion for so long, she is not unaware that the princess's room and yard are not allowed to be approached by outsiders, not even other servants. It is still very strange after all."

Shen Mengyao actually thought so in her heart, but after checking, she found that nothing was missing. Even the jade pendant given to her by the eldest prince as evidence was in the secret compartment of the dressing box.

"Just be careful. It's getting late. You should go back and rest. Come with me to Shuiyunjian tomorrow."

"Okay." Cuiwei nodded. Since her princess said so, she didn't take it to heart.

The next day, when she went out, she caught a glimpse of Yu Po still sweeping the fallen autumn leaves with a broom, but she was holding the broom with an absent-minded look.

Shen Mengyao stopped her and said, "Grandma Yu, didn't you say you wanted to take a leave? Why haven't you left yet? Your son's condition is serious. Come back when he is completely well. I won't deduct your wages for the past few days."

Cuiwei had just received the money and was about to give it to him, so he took out the silver and stuffed it into her hand: "My princess sympathizes with you and specially gave you some money so that you can treat your son's illness. My princess said that you have been diligent and hardworking and have worked in the mansion for so long. It was my princess who failed to notice you and didn't know you still had such difficulties."

These words made Yu Po burst into tears. She took the money, trembling, but could not utter a word.

"Thank you, Princess."

"Then you should take a good rest." Shen Mengyao smiled, walked out of the mansion quickly and got on the carriage.

Mrs. Yu was holding the money, a little absent-minded, with a hint of confusion and complexity in her eyes. After a long while, she dropped the broom and quickly walked out of the house.

Just as she reached a small alley, a man in black suddenly dropped from the sky and blocked her way.

"Where is the thing my master wants?"

Yu Po was startled and covered her chest for a long time before she recovered. She glanced at the ghostly man in black and said tremblingly, "The Princess's Mansion is heavily guarded. No one else is allowed to approach the Princess's room. I found a chance to sneak in yesterday, but before I could search properly, the Princess came back."