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

For a moment, the crowd began to whisper among themselves.

Even Shen Ning herself did not expect that Su Mingfeng and Prince Chen would propose to her at the same time during the spring hunt.

Isn't this pushing her into a fire pit?

How will those prominent families in Yanjing view her after this day?

She understood that Prince Chen was ambitious and wanted the Shen family's military power.

If Shen Rou is so in love with him, why doesn't he marry her?

Could it be because of the Ye family, or because of my mother?

What is Su Mingfeng's purpose this time?

Su Mingfeng was an emperor in his previous life, and he had no interaction with her.

How could I have gotten involved with her for no reason in this life?

However, Su Mingfeng is cheerful and sincere.

If Xie Linyuan hadn't taken her virginity, perhaps marrying Su Mingfeng would have been a good choice.

At least Su Mingfeng cares about people.

Perhaps I can still live a peaceful and uneventful life.

But now that she has given her body to Xie Linyuan, it would be unfair to him no matter who she marries.

Emperor Wuzong's gaze fell on Shen Ning.

"If a family has a daughter, a hundred families will seek her."

"I never expected that General Shen's daughter would be sought after by both Prince Su and Xuan Chen."

His voice was slightly deep, "Shen Ning."

Shen Ning immediately kowtowed to the ground, "Your Majesty."

"I ask you, between these two men, who would you choose?"

Shen Ning's breath hitched.

He slightly raised his eyes and met Xie Linyuan's deep gaze, who was sitting below Emperor Wuzong.

But she was well aware of her situation in the Shen family.

She had reached the age of marriage and was ready to get married.

These past few days, Madam Yu and Old Madam Shen have been busy choosing a husband for her.

She desperately wanted to marry her off to Ning Congwen, who suffered from syphilis.

If it were according to the timeline of her previous life, they would scheme against her again, making her have an ambiguous relationship with Ning Congwen.

By then, her reputation will be ruined, and she won't be able to clear her name no matter what.

It was bad enough that Ning Congwen had syphilis, but the Ning family gave Yu a sum of money, intending for Yu to sell her to the Ning family.

Xie Linyuan took her body, but because of what happened in his past life, he was unwilling to marry her.

The eldest sister, Shen Rou, is an imposter.

Her older brother is away from home most of the year and can't protect her.

My father is far away on the border.

She was a weak woman; in the Shen family, she would be devoured until not even bones remained.

Her marriage had long been used as leverage by the Shen family to control her.

Even if she doesn't marry, she'll be forced into marriage sooner or later.

Since that's the case... let's choose Su Mingfeng.

At the very least, he is the future emperor.

The hidden strength behind him should not be underestimated.

As for the matter of losing her virginity, she would explain it to him clearly.

She now needs to leverage Su Mingfeng's influence.

Once she has avenged her past life and pushed those wolves and tigers of the Shen family into hell, she will confess to him that she is breaking off the engagement.

Shen Ning remained silent for a moment, then slowly raised her eyes.

Her gaze was firm: "Your Majesty, His Highness Prince Chen is of noble birth, and I dare not presume to be worthy of him."

"Oh?" Emperor Wuzong raised an eyebrow.

"You mean...you want to marry Prince Su?"

Shen Ning did not answer immediately.

In her heart, she didn't actually want to marry anyone.

But Su Mingfeng might be able to temporarily shield her from the schemes of Madam Yu and Old Madam Shen.

Thinking of this, Shen Ning nodded gently.

"If Your Majesty insists on choosing a candidate, perhaps Young Master Su would be more suitable."

"Shen Ning, is this really true?" Su Mingfeng thought he was dreaming.

Shen Ning didn't reply, but simply lowered her head silently.

Emperor Wuzong's gaze, however, fell on Su Mingfeng.

No wonder he shares the same blood as him, and looks exactly like him when he was young.

"Xuan Chen, it seems Miss Shen did not choose you."

Xie Xuanchen gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at Su Mingfeng.

When he looked at Shen Ning, a look of resentment appeared on his face.

"Lin Yuan, what do you think?" Emperor Wuzong suddenly asked.

Xie Linyuan sat upright in his chair, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping over the group.

Ultimately, it fell on Shen Ning.

The little girl lowered her head, her thick eyelashes glistening with moisture.

"In my opinion, neither of them is suitable." His voice was calm, but his words were clear.

"General Shen is far away in the frontier, and the marriage arrangements for our children should be decided upon his return."

"Miss Shen is calm and composed, and although she has come of age, she is quite opinionated."

"Prince Su is unrestrained and unconventional; the two may not be compatible in temperament."

"As for Xuan Chen..." he sneered.

"I've heard that you've been having an affair with another woman. Why are you suddenly asking to marry Miss Shen?"

"I wonder where you heard that, Uncle?" Xie Xuanchen hurriedly explained.

Xie Linyuan sneered.

"Whether it is or not, should I send someone to investigate?"

Xie Linyuan spoke calmly.

"There's no need to rush Miss Shen's marriage."

Shen Ning's eyes were slightly red at the corners, and when she looked up, her eyes met Xie Linyuan's.

He didn't want to marry her.

But he didn't want her to marry someone else.

Emperor Wuzong pondered for a moment and said, "I will not grant this marriage today."

"Young Master Su, if you truly love Miss Shen, you should go to the Shen family to propose marriage after the spring hunt."

Su Mingfeng's face showed a joyful expression.

"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!"

"Get up," Emperor Wuzong waved his hand.

Then they turned to Scholar Gao and Eunuch Wang.

"Since Prince Chen and Prince Su are willing to give the Eastern Pearl to Miss Shen."

"Then this prize belongs to Miss Shen, which is well-deserved."

"I obey your decree."

After the dust settled, Shen Ning returned to the women's section.

That pearl from the East will be delivered to the Shen family by Eunuch Wang after the spring hunt.

As soon as she sat down, Shen Wan looked at her with red eyes.

"Sister, I'm so happy!"

"I never knew my sister could ride a horse, and her archery skills are so good... Who taught her?"

Shen Ning said in a low voice, "It was... I practiced it myself."

"I don't believe it." Shen Wan pouted.

"There must be a mastermind behind her!"

"Stop fooling around." Shen Ning smiled and helped her sit down.

"Your older sister has something for you."

"What?"

Shen Ning handed her a note.

"Just now on the field, the Crown Prince of Huainan asked me to pass on this to you."

"He deliberately let me win the prize this time."

Shen Wan took the note, slowly opened it, and blushed immediately after glancing at it.

"How could he... how could he do this..."

Seeing her younger sister's shy expression, Shen Ning smiled and said, "Wan'er, how about we go for a walk?"

"Anyway, there's still some time before lunch."

Shen Wan nodded: "Yes."

As they spoke, the two men rose from their seats.

At this time, many ladies and young women from Yanjing took advantage of their free time to stroll and play in the Nanyuan Imperial Palace.

The Nanyuan Imperial Palace is located south of a drill ground and a dense forest used for hunting.

To the north is the imperial palace, a place specially built for noble ladies to enjoy tea and compose poetry.

It was also a palace where royal children and concubines would rest during spring hunts.

When Shen Ning led Shen Wan away from their seats, they did not see Yu Shi, Shen Rou, or Yu Jing Shu.

A sense of unease welled up inside me.

In my past life, my elder brother was betrayed during this spring hunt.

She reminded her older brother today; he should be more careful.

"Wan'er, we're looking for our eldest brother."

Shen Ning led Shen Wan towards the northern palace.

"Didn't Second Sister tell Eldest Brother that someone was trying to harm him today?" Shen Wan hurriedly followed.

"I'm afraid my elder brother won't believe me."

The two sisters walked along the cobblestone path and through the long corridor.

Just as I turned the corner to the east.

Then several noble ladies came running from that direction, their expressions terrified.

When they saw Shen Ning, they were so frightened that they lost their composure.

"What happened?" Shen Ning stopped a noblewoman.

Why do you all look like this?

The noblewoman's voice trembled: "Second Miss Shen, please don't go that way."

"There's been a murder up ahead!"

"Murder?" Shen Ning frowned.

In the royal hunting grounds, someone actually dared to commit murder?

"Who is it?" she pressed.

"Yes, it's the Regent..." The noblewoman trembled all over.

"I heard that a young woman somehow broke into the Regent's resting room and was killed on the spot by the Regent."

"There's blood everywhere..."

She suddenly looked at Shen Ning, her expression complicated.

"That woman... looks about seven or eight parts like you, Miss Shen."