sjar Chapter 454 Did You Kill Him?
Chapter 454 Did You Kill Him?
Lu Shian sat next to Li Hongting, staring at Shen Cuo. She still thought Shen Cuo was good-looking. Lu Shian silently compared Shen Cuo with the prince consort in her heart. Although the prince consort was older, Lu Shian found that the prince consort was more attractive.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh and whispered softly, "How handsome the prince consort must have been when he was young."
Li Hongting was closest to her, and he happened to hear the whisper. He also subconsciously looked at Shen Cuo. Shen Cuo looked like his father and mother. Although he was also very handsome, he was still much inferior to the prince consort.
Li Hongting leaned close to Lu Shian's ear and whispered, "Do you want to see what the prince consort looked like when he was young?"
Lu Shian turned his head to look at Li Hongting and asked doubtfully: "Do you have photos?"
Li Hongting was stunned: "Photos?"
What was that thing? He had never heard of it before.
Lu Shian tapped his head: "Portrait, or sketch."
"sketch?"
Li Hongting's heartbeat quickened. He seemed to understand something vaguely: Lu Shian would relax his vigilance when he was drunk.
"Oh, it's really difficult, it's just a portrait."
Li Hongting was a little disappointed, but since he already knew Lu Shian's secret, it was not that difficult to get more information from him.
"The portrait is there, do you want to see it?"
"Of course I want to see it." Lu Shian chuckled and spoke a little louder. Li Hongting pulled her back and said, "I'll take you to see it later."
Shen Cuo has been granted permission by the Emperor to stay by the Crown Prince's side. He is now the Crown Prince's man. He is now standing not far behind Li Hongting.
Seeing how close Li Hongting and Lu Shian were, Shen Cuo silently looked away.
He and she are not destined to be the same kind of people.
The following banquet was dull, consisting of nothing more than eating, drinking and complimenting each other.
After the banquet, Lu Shian was already quite drunk. Li Hongting took care of him personally throughout the whole process without any help from others.
In the eyes of everyone, Li Hongting’s preference for Lu Shian has reached the point where he can no longer show favoritism.
The alcohol took effect and Lu Shian felt dizzy when she walked, so Li Hongting simply picked her up.
Of the original three people, only Qin Jingzhi was left standing there, watching Li Hongting holding Lu Shian and walking further and further away...
She understood the fate of a lady from a wealthy family when she was very young, and she also knew that the world has always been harsh on women. She was ready to spend her life with any strange man.
But now, seeing Li Hongting holding Lu Shian and leaving, why did she feel so sad?
She knew before they got married that the prince favored Lu Shian. But why did she feel heartbroken only now...
People around were looking at her, and some came up to greet her. She tried hard to force a smile and pretended nothing had happened.
Jing Moyuan was standing a few steps away from Qin Jingzhi, and he watched every move Qin Jingzhi made.
Everyone was walking out of the hall, only Li Hongyu was sitting there with a wine jug in one hand and a wine glass in the other.
Today's wine is particularly intoxicating.
The eldest princess's mansion.
The eldest princess lost her temper. She looked at her beloved daughter and asked her angrily, "Tell me, why did you do this? Why?"
Su Qianqian looked indifferent. Since she had brought Shen Cuo to the imperial banquet today, she had already thought of an excuse.
But she didn't expect Li Hongting to ask Shen Cuo to leave...
"Speak." Seeing that her daughter didn't say anything, the eldest princess yelled again.
Su Qianqian picked up the teacup and placed it next to the princess, saying, "Don't be angry, mother. I am doing this for you."
"For me? Su Qianqian, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you are my daughter. If you can't give me a convincing reason today, I will never let you off easily."
"Mother, Shen Cuo's identity is already an open secret. You also saw Uncle Emperor's attitude in the palace today."
"So what? If I don't recognize him, he is nothing."
"Mother, haven't you noticed yet?"
"what?"
"Although father is not traveling now, he is not close to you. It was fine if he was always away before, but now he is in Anjing. He goes out as soon as he wakes up every day. Sometimes he doesn't come home for three or five days. Even when he returns to the Princess's Mansion, he is busy with his own things."
The eldest princess naturally knew what Su Qianqian said. In the past, she looked forward to the Chinese New Year because her husband would come back during the Chinese New Year.
Although the prince consort is now in Anjing City, she can no longer tolerate his neglect of her.
Seeing her mother remained silent, Su Qianqian continued, "Shen Qingyu's death has always been a knot in your father's heart. I wonder if your father is unwilling to get close to you because he suspects something..."
The princess' heart skipped a beat: "What do you mean by that?"
"The mother knows better than her daughter how she got together with her father. From her daughter's point of view, it is reasonable for her father to doubt her mother."
"Nonsense, how could I do such a thing? Where did you hear such gossip? Tell me, I will chop off that person's head."
Su Qianqian sighed: "This rumor has already spread in Anjing. Mother, I believe it was not you who did it, but does father believe it?"
"He...he, won't doubt me. I gave birth to his children, how could he doubt me?"
"Then why doesn't father want to stay in the mansion for a long time?"
"He is busy, he is busy."
"He has no official position and he doesn't run a business. What is he busy with? Collecting rent? There's no need to collect rent every day for those few shops."
The eldest princess was visibly panicked.
"But, but it's really not me who did it. How could I do such a thing?"
"Mother, you should find a chance to have a good talk with father."
"Chat? What to talk about?"
"I guess father is still investigating the cause of Shen Qingyu's death."
"That woman has been dead for so many years, how could we possibly find out anything?"
Su Qianqian stared at the princess and asked, "Mother, did you really not hire someone to kill Shen Qingyu?"
"Of course not." The princess almost jumped up: "How can you doubt your mother like this? Although I love him, I won't do such a despicable thing."
"Since it wasn't my mother who did it, then it's easy to deal with."
The eldest princess turned her head and said, "Su Qianqian!"
"I asked you why you brought Shen Cuo to the imperial banquet, but you are here telling me nonsense."
"Mother, do you want father to be with you?"
"What do you want to say?"
"Mother, forgive me for being blunt, but if you want father to come back, you have to admit that Shen was wrong."
"impossible."
She already has a son, why should she recognize someone else's son, and that woman's son.
"Mother, listen to me."
Su Qianqian stood up and sat down next to her mother: "As a daughter, I have seen how hard mother has worked over the years. I also know clearly how much mother loves father."