Upon hearing this, Cao Yuqin stopped in time and let go of the driver. The three men on the road had disappeared.

"Okay, sister, I'll listen to you."

Shen Yiran smiled and nodded, holding Cao Yuqin's hand and said, "Since you are here, go in first, sit down and listen to my hints. You cannot speak unless I ask you to."

Cao Yuqin thought that she didn't want to talk at all, so she agreed directly.

The maid led them inside, around the corridor and came to a covered bridge. At the end of the covered bridge was the Yueran Pavilion. There was wine and food arranged on the stone table in the pavilion, and a group of five women were sitting around it playing music.

As he walked inside, he saw a very charming and self-aware woman sitting on the young prince's lap. Shen Yiran looked at her appearance. She had seductive eyes, plump skin, and the two jade bracelets on her hands made crisp sounds as she moved.

Cao Yuqin looked coldly and said softly with great disgust: "Liu Wuniang."

Liu Wuniang clearly saw the presence of a foreign guest, but she did not get up and leave the little prince. Instead, she leaned forward and whispered in the little prince's ear with her handkerchief, which made both of them laugh.

When Cao Yuqin, the mistress of the house, came to the front, Liu Wuniang stood up and nodded as if she was about to stand up but didn't stand up: "Your Highness, I drank too much and my legs are weak."

Shen Yiran pinched Cao Yuqin's hand and forced her to sit down.

"Your Majesty is very polite and invited me to attend the banquet, so I would be disrespectful to refuse."

After the young prince received the title, he still did his own thing. He had already received the news that one more person had been captured, but he was not panicked at this moment. He looked at Shen Yiran and said, "Madam, you are too polite. We have met in the palace. We are all acquaintances. Please take a seat!"

Liu Wu Niang leaned tenderly against the young prince and glanced at Shen Yiran from the corner of her eyes: "Today I finally know what a beauty is. Compared to Madam, I am too embarrassed to see anyone like this!"

As she spoke, she buried her face in the little prince's neck and pretended to be embarrassed.

Seeing Shen Yiran's dignified demeanor, like a green lotus that could not be molested, the young prince did not follow Liu Wuniang's words, but instead corrected his attitude and said, "This is a family dinner, and my concubine does not know how to speak, please do not be offended, Madam."

Shen Yiran heard this and picked up the wine glass: "That's fine. I came to visit you because of my relationship with Sister Qin. This glass of wine is for His Majesty."

The young prince immediately picked up the wine glass and drank it, then pushed Liu Wuniang to order some music.

Liu Wuniang knew clearly that the young prince wanted her to leave him, so she could only twist her waist and sit beside him, flipping through the music score carelessly.

"Oh, I've already ordered several places. It's rare for my sister to come here, so why not ask her to order a song?"

Shen Yiran heard that she was just a concubine and could only call herself a servant, so how could she dare to call the mistress of the house "sister"? Who couldn't understand the intention of this to honor herself?

Cao Yuqin couldn't hold back any longer, but Shen Yiran's hand was still holding hers, so she endured it and didn't lose her temper.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yiran immediately smiled and said, "So she is the prince's concubine. I didn't know that. No one introduced her to me when we first met. I am so sorry."

When Liu Wuniang heard this, she immediately glanced at Cao Yuqin and said, "Sister, you invited Madam to the banquet without saying anything..."

Shen Yiran pursed his lips and smiled: "Of course I introduced them. It's just that today is the birthday of the prince's concubine, but I didn't know it was my sister. This is also because the prince is very lucky and there are many people around him who love him."

Cao Yuqin couldn't help but burst out laughing, but when Shen Yiran pinched her, she immediately stopped smiling.

Shen Yiran looked at Cao Yuqin with a brick-like expression: "Sister, why don't you explain clearly? I heard that she was a concubine, so I didn't prepare any gifts. Now I have to ask the family to prepare gifts and send them over as soon as possible."

After hearing what Shen Yiran said about preparing gifts, the young prince couldn't say it even if he wanted to promote Liu Wu Niang to be his concubine. Liu Wu Niang suffered this loss and could only find other ways to vent her anger.

"Oh, my Lord, the Madam is so good at talking. Let's not listen to any ditties, just listen to what the Madam says!"

Liu Wuniang was spoiled and pampered, and never took anyone seriously. It was naturally very rude of her to compare Shen Yiran to a storyteller and singer.

Shen Yiran didn't get angry, he just put down the wine glass in his hand, pursed his lips and smiled.

The young prince felt that it was very rude. How could he offend the Ruihou Mansion for this? He immediately coughed and said, "Fifth Lady, you are drunk. Please say less. Madam, please don't take it to heart."

As he said this, the young prince looked at Cao Yuqin and said, "Since you are the guest, you should just sit there and entertain her properly!"

Cao Yuqin raised her glass and said to Shen Yiran, "It's great that you can come!"

The two drank together, and later talked about how they had drunk many cups, none of which was to congratulate Liu Wuniang on her birthday.

Moreover, Shen Yiran was able to grasp the topic and kept it in his hands, leaving the uneducated Liu Wuniang out of the conversation.

But she just couldn't bear to be lonely and had to rush to speak in every sentence, revealing a lot of her lack of knowledge and stupidity.

The young prince felt extremely ashamed, and when she said she was drunk and leaned against him, he immediately ordered the maid to carry her away.

What was supposed to be a birthday party suddenly turned into a party to entertain Shen Yiran.

Cao Yuqin sent Shen Yiran back home. She laughed loudly for a long time in the carriage, pulled Shen Yiran's arm and shouted excitedly: "Sister, you are really amazing. I have never seen her get humiliated like this!"

Shen Yiran waited until Cao Yuqin had laughed enough, then he pulled her aside and said patiently, "From now on, I think the prince has also seen through her vulgarity. If you can control your temper and get along well with her, your relationship will definitely improve a lot."

Cao Yuqin's face darkened when she heard this: "If Liu Wuniang wasn't there, there would be someone else. I've seen through him a long time ago! If he wants me to curry favor with him, I absolutely can't do that!"

Shen Yiran pursed his lips and smiled: "Silly child, how can a husband and wife talk about fawning on each other?"

"I'm not asking you to change yourself to serve the prince, but you should control your temper, think twice before you act, and think twice before you speak. Maybe you will soon change your mind about him."

Cao Yuqin seemed to believe it, but she still said, "It's rare that you think so much about me, so I'll try it according to your words. As for how long I can endure it, it's hard to say."

Shen Yiran smiled and helped her tidy up her temples: "Good sister, don't think you are competing with each other. We are already a family. Don't fight but cooperate."

"Cooperation? Sister, why don't you just stay with me in the mansion for a few days? I really don't understand what you mean!"

Shen Yiran laughed and said, "Don't worry, if you have any questions or can't make a decision, just send someone to ask me."

Cao Yuqin had no choice but to release Shen Yiran and return home.

Unexpectedly, she ran into the prince in the room. He was sitting at the table drinking a hangover soup, obviously waiting for her to come back.

Cao Yuqin thought about Shen Yiran's words and walked in.

According to her own thoughts, she would ridicule him at this moment. It was Liu Wuniang's birthday today, so why was he hiding here instead of going to accompany her?

But on second thought, she held back her words and just went in, sat in front of the dressing table and took off her jewelry.

The young prince immediately turned around and asked, "Is the wife of the Marquis angry today?"

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