After giving her contraceptives, she went mad, criticizing the prince for turning white-haired overn

Prince Chen's face turned ugly, and he stepped forward: "Shen Ning...you."

Shen Ning slowly stepped back, a faint smile playing on her lips, and gracefully bowed to Prince Chen.

"Your Highness, please understand. Shen Ning only clarified this in public because she didn't want people to misunderstand."

"Our Shen family will forever be grateful for Your Highness's kindness in saving Granny Fang."

"Now that Granny Fang has passed away, I will personally go to her grave to offer incense when the weather clears up tomorrow, and pray that she will bless His Highness with long life and good fortune from the afterlife."

The whispers all around grew clearer.

"So His Highness Prince Chen mistook the old nanny for Miss Shen the Second..."

"In that case, it seems that Miss Shen is not fortunate enough to have such a blessing."

"Shen Ning." Prince Chen slowly approached, lowering his voice, "I wish to speak with you alone."

Shen Ning chuckled: "Your Highness, you may speak frankly here. It would be distasteful for a man and a woman to converse alone in private."

"We have no secrets between us, Your Highness, please speak freely."

"Yes, Your Highness." Shen Feng came down from upstairs.

"My sister is not yet married, and I am afraid of causing misunderstandings."

Prince Chen stood frozen in place, his eyes filled with resentment and anger.

"What, is it that I can't persuade Miss Shen to come?"

Shen Ning: "That is absolutely not what I meant."

Just then, a young man dressed in brocade robes with a handsome face came down from the private room on the second floor.

He then looked at the group with great interest.

The moment Shen Ning saw him, she felt a tightness in her chest, as if she were reminded of the scene in her past life where he was torn apart by five horses.

"Ye... Cousin Ye?"

Shen Ning called out softly, and Ye Huai walked up to them with a smile.

"Cousin Shen, so you still remember your cousin."

Shen Ning's breath hitched. Now it seemed that Ye Huai was indeed the strategist of Prince Chen.

He was the right-hand man of the Prince of Chen.

Ye Huai was not a bad person at heart. In his previous life, he had saved her life and had also helped her escape from the Regent's Palace.

However, Xie Linyuan caught up with her and brought her back.

Unfortunately, in his previous life he trusted the wrong person, which led him into the power struggle within the imperial court, resulting in the massacre of the entire Ye family.

He probably never knew until his death that the person who killed him and the Ye family was none other than this Prince Chen.

Now that she's met him here, she has to find a way to remind her cousin Ye.

"Cousin, would you like to come upstairs for tea?" Ye Huai invited with a smile.

"The dim sum at Wangjinglou is absolutely superb. I wonder if my cousin would have the honor?"

Shen Ning replied calmly, "Since my cousin has already asked, how could I refuse? It just so happens that my cousin and I haven't seen each other for many years."

"That's good, please." Ye Huai stepped aside and gestured for them to proceed.

Shen Ning nodded slightly and followed Ye Huai to the private room on the second floor.

The music had barely faded from the front hall when, after Yuewei was taken away, most of the onlookers had already dispersed.

As Shen Ning stepped into the private room, she saw that Prince Chen, Xie Xuanchen, was staring intently at her.

The fist beneath the cuff was clenched tightly.

The rumors he spread in the capital these days have now been disproven.

The people of Yanjing all know that the person saved at Putuo Temple that day was not Shen Ning, but Granny Fang.

She was also holding Granny Fang.

The atmosphere inside the private room was tense.

Prince Chen noticed that Shen Ning was distant today and spoke first.

"I wonder if Miss Shen has misunderstood me? I feel that you have been unusually cold to me today."

Shen Ning suppressed her smile, her eyes revealing an unreadable emotion: "Your Highness is overthinking it."

"I only clarified this in public because I didn't want to cause unnecessary gossip. Your Highness is of noble birth, and Shen Ning dares not presume to be worthy of such an honor."

"Is that really true?"

Prince Chen narrowed his eyes, feeling that there was something hidden in her gaze that made him inexplicably uneasy.

"Does Your Highness think I'm lying?"

Shen Ning said coldly, "I wonder who is spreading these rumors in the capital. If I find out, I will make them wish they were dead, pierced by a thousand arrows!"

Prince Chen's heart tightened.

Ye Huai laughed and said, "But my cousin is very lucky, otherwise she might have ended up like Granny Fang."

Shen Ning: "Cousin, you've been assisting the Jingzhao Prefecture in investigating cases for quite some time. Have you been able to find out the origins and hiding places of those bandits?"

Ye Huai shook his head: "We still have no clue."

"Young Master Ye, please have your meal first." Prince Chen, fearing that things would be exposed, quickly interrupted the two's conversation.

"Fine."

Before long, the waiters came to serve the dishes one after another.

During the meal, Shen Ning was very careful, as if the Prince of Chen's gaze could see right through her.

This subtle atmosphere made one feel extremely uneasy.

After finishing his meal, Prince Chen stood up and said, "I still have official duties to attend to, so I will not keep you company any longer."

He glanced at Shen Ning and said, "Another day, I will personally visit the Shen residence to tell Miss Shen a secret."

After saying this, Prince Chen turned and left.

Shen Feng and Ye Huai looked at each other, neither understanding what Prince Chen meant.

But Shen Ning knew.

What is the secret that Prince Chen spoke of?

After Prince Chen left, only three people remained in the private room.

Ye Huai put down his teacup and asked gently, "Does my cousin have something to say to me?"

Shen Ning glanced at Shen Feng, who immediately understood: "What, you can't even listen to your brother?"

"My second brother is impatient and can't keep things to himself. There are some things I want to say to my cousin alone."

"Since my cousin is so inclined, why don't you go to the next room and try some of the newly arrived Biluochun tea?" Ye Huai said.

Upon hearing the name Biluochun tea, Shen Feng's face lit up with a smile: "Alright, alright, since you think I'm in your way, I'll leave."

Inside the room, Ye Huai looked at Shen Ning with a gentle expression: "I thought that my cousin would no longer pay attention to the Ye family. Today, she has come to see me. I am very pleased."

Shen Ning lowered her head, her heart tightening as she recalled the tragic fate of the Ye family in her previous life.

Over the years, Shen Rou often complained about the Ye family to her.

This gradually created a rift between her and her maternal clan.

In fact, the Ye family had nothing to do with my mother's death back then.

If she hadn't been given a second chance at life, how would she have known that Shen Rou had always blamed her mother's death on her maternal grandparents and was secretly sowing discord?

Over the years, she has been deceived by Shen Rou and estranged from the Ye family, leaving her with no one to rely on.

"Cousin, I should have visited my maternal grandparents, uncles, and aunts long ago."

Upon hearing this, Ye Huai's face lit up with joy: "Cousin, is what you say true?"

"Naturally true."

"Over the years, Ning'er has come to understand: her maternal grandparents loved her so much, how could they possibly harm her?"

"I believe that my uncle and aunt would never have harmed my mother in the slightest. There must be some hidden reason for my mother's death."

Ye Huai exclaimed excitedly, "Cousin, you've finally grown up! Grandpa and Grandma would be so happy if they knew!"

Shen Ning said calmly, "I'll visit you in person another day. There are some things I'd like to ask my maternal grandparents about."

Ye Huai was slightly taken aback: "Cousin, are you in trouble? Why are you suddenly asking about the past?"

"It's nothing important," Shen Ning said softly.

"I just wanted to ask about the old story of when my mother gave birth to my older sister. I hope my cousin will keep it a secret."