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

After saying this coldly, Su Mingfeng turned and left.

Yun Si, the eldest daughter of the Yun family, froze on the spot, her gaze fixed on Yun Xi.

"Is what the young master of the Su family said true?"

"No." Yunxi's body trembled slightly.

"Since that's not the case, then come back to the manor with me and find a doctor to take your pulse."

As Yun Si spoke, she reached out and grabbed Yun Xi's arm, trying to pull her outside.

Yunxi struggled desperately: "Elder sister, I'm not going!"

"Your resistance shows you're definitely guilty."

-

Meanwhile, Shen Ning led Shen Wan away from Zhengde Palace.

Su Mingfeng's voice suddenly came from behind:

"Miss Shen the Second".

Shen Ning stopped and turned to look at him.

"Young Marquis."

Su Mingfeng, with a nonchalant air, slowly walked to her side.

"Your elder brother, Shen Yan, has already been summoned by His Majesty's men."

Shen Ning's heart tightened; she had actually already guessed it.

"Thank you for informing me, young lord."

Su Mingfeng sighed softly: "I heard everything you said to Prince Chen and the Regent just now."

"There's something I'd like to confirm with Miss Shen alone."

As he spoke, his gaze fell upon Shen Wan, who was standing next to Shen Ning.

Shen Wan pursed her lips, seemingly understanding what Su Mingfeng meant.

"Sister, since the young marquis wishes to speak with you alone, please go ahead. I will wait for you here."

Shen Ning was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded: "Okay, don't go far from here."

"kindness."

Shen Ning followed Su Mingfeng to a secluded spot by the palace wall and stopped.

I felt a little nervous.

After all, her relationship with Su Mingfeng is somewhat awkward now.

"What would you like to ask, Young Master Su?"

Su Mingfeng turned to look at her and asked, word by word, "More than ten years ago, did your Shen family ever go to Fuzhou to pay respects to your ancestors?"

Shen Ning pondered for a moment: "I think I've been there before. What's wrong?"

"Do you remember feeding a little boy who was locked in an iron cage with steamed buns?"

Shen Ning frowned slightly.

The little boy locked in the iron cage.

It seems that this happened.

However, it wasn't her who fed the boy at that time, but Wan'er.

At that time, the women of the Shen family lived in their old house in Fuzhou.

Every day at the crack of dawn, Shen Wan would run to the small kitchen to get food.

The story goes that there was an older brother locked in an iron cage, and they wanted to bring him food.

At that time, Shen Wan was punished by Madam Yu and the old lady for this, her palms were beaten until they were red and her eyes were blurred with tears.

Could it be that Su Mingfeng has mistaken someone for someone else?

In his past life, did he also mistake someone for someone else?

That's why he avenged her by killing Prince Chen and Shen Rou?

"Second Miss Shen." Su Mingfeng's voice pulled her back from her thoughts.

Shen Ning quickly came to her senses and said softly, "Young Marquis, I did not feed that boy who was locked in the iron cage."

"However, during those days, my sister Shen Wan did go to the small kitchen to get steamed buns every morning and then go out through the back door of the old house."

"Because of this, she was punished a lot, and her hands were swollen from being beaten by her second aunt and grandmother."

"Has the young marquis mistaken me for someone else, which is why he wants to marry me?"

Su Mingfeng was speechless for a moment, and his face gradually turned pale.

"You mean... Shen Wan?"

Shen Ning nodded slowly: "Actually, those memories are too far away, and I can't remember them clearly."

"But although Wan'er was young at the time, she did mention this to me."

"Young Master Su, you don't really like me, do you?"

Su Mingfeng stood there, speechless.

Indeed, his affection for Shen Ning was partly due to the kindness he had shown her back then.

Another part is indeed because people like her personality and admire her.

Shen Ning has a resilient personality, unlike the tearful women in Yanjing, and he genuinely admires that.

He knew she had a hard time living in the Shen family.

He then thought of marrying her and bringing her back to the Su family to protect her safety.

But now, her savior might be Shen Wan.

To be honest, he didn't like Shen Wan's timid and tearful appearance.

I always felt that daughters of military families should be as resolute and courageous as Shen Ning, instead of crying and whining.

just now……

Su Mingfeng sighed inwardly.

Let's take a step by step.

If Shen Wan is truly his benefactor, he will repay this debt of gratitude.

"Miss Shen has a strong and resilient character, which I truly admire. The fact that she saved my life back then is only one of the reasons."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Since you and the Regent are mutually in love, then I, Su, will not disturb you."

"However, you can always come to me if you need anything."

Goodbye.

After the man finished speaking, he turned and left.

When Su Mingfeng walked back to the vicinity of Zhengde Hall, he saw Shen Wan standing quietly with her head down, waiting for Shen Ning.

He gave a self-deprecating twitch at the corner of his mouth.

That makes sense. How could that little girl who fed him buns while wiping away tears back then possibly be Shen Ning?

"Your Highness." The personal guard, Mo Ren, approached.

"The Marquis wants you to return to your residence as soon as possible."

"Understood," Su Mingfeng replied.

His gaze lingered on Shen Wan for a moment before he left without looking back.

"Sister, we should go home now." Shen Wan quickly stepped forward after Shen Ning returned.

"Just now, the young marquis said that my elder brother was summoned by His Majesty, but he doesn't know what it's about."

Shen Ning said, "We can't meet the Emperor right now, so my elder brother should be able to handle things on his own."

"Where are my eldest sister and second aunt? Have you seen them?"

Shen Wan shook her head: "It seems they went to see the Empress, and then I don't know where they went."

As the two were talking, they saw Madam Yu walking over with Shen Rou and Shen Yue.

Madam Yu said coldly, "It's getting late, it's time to go back to the manor."

When Madam Yu saw Shen Ning, she couldn't hide the hatred in her eyes.

Shen Rou walked to Shen Ning's side, suppressing her anger, and deliberately asked:

"Second sister, where did that handkerchief you took the other day go? Why aren't you wearing it today?"

Shen Ning smiled faintly: "Perhaps it's lost. Why are you asking, elder sister?"

Shen Rou shook her head: "It's nothing. It's just that the handkerchief in my sister's hand that day was made of very fine material, like... something from the palace."

Shen Ning sneered, "Don't you know how much my monthly allowance is? I can't afford anything from the palace."

As she spoke, she took Shen Wan's hand.

"Wan'er, let's go."

The two sisters left the palace gates, boarded a carriage, and headed straight for the Shen family.

Madam Yu led Shen Rou and Shen Yue into another carriage, which also headed towards the Shen residence.

Midway through the journey, Shen Rou suddenly looked at Madam Yu:

"Second Aunt, what happened today is really strange. I want to go to Prince Chen's residence."

"Perhaps only His Highness Prince Chen can resolve my current predicament. Please stop the carriage for a moment."

Madam Yu frowned: "It's so late, it's probably not appropriate for you to go alone."

Shen Rou: "It's alright, I'll find another carriage."

"Fine."

Yu's carriage stopped at the entrance of the east alley.

After getting off the carriage, Shen Rou boarded another carriage and headed straight for the Prince Chen's residence.

When they reached an unnamed official road, they saw another carriage approaching from afar.

The carriage was being driven by a man in black at an extremely high speed, seemingly heading straight for her carriage.

"Miss, something's wrong with the carriage across the street."

Before the coachman could finish speaking, the horse suddenly neighed in fright.

Shen Rou stumbled and was thrown out of the carriage.

A sharp pain instantly spread throughout her body. She scrambled to her feet, and before she could even see what was happening, a dark shadow loomed over her.

The man covered her mouth and nose tightly and roughly stuffed her into a sack.

She gradually lost consciousness inside the sack.

When she woke up again, she was in an unfamiliar room.

The faint sounds of men laughing and playing could be heard outside the room, mixed with the woman's pitiful screams and pleas for mercy.

"The prince has had his fill of this woman. Let's drag her to that room over there and have some fun tonight."

"If she listens and lets us have our fun, maybe we'll spare her life."

"If they don't know what's good for them... then we'll do it the old way and throw them into the black market."

Several men laughed and dragged a woman away.

The screams gradually faded into the distance, yet seemed to linger on.

Shen Rou trembled all over and was about to struggle to stand up from the corner when she suddenly met a gaze.

A man was sitting in the chair opposite.

He was hunched over, with a small, beady eye, and was staring intently at her.

Seeing that Shen Rou had woken up, the man put down his teacup, grinned, and revealed a few gold teeth.

"Miss Shen, I have been waiting for you for a long time."