The pregnant woman pressed down on the wife, and the cousin collapsed into the prince's arms.

However, she kept it a secret until the next morning when she sent someone to Fuxi Hall.

When Xuezhi tearfully recounted the news of her cousin's illness, the expressions of everyone in the hall immediately changed.

It turned out that Pei Jingnian was off today, and it was also Wang's birthday soon, so he and Su Wanrou came over to discuss the birthday banquet with Wang. Everyone was there now.

When Madam Wang heard that Shen Yunshuang was ill, she was indeed extremely anxious. Adding to her distress, Xuezhi said that Shen Yunshuang, fearing to disturb her aunt's rest, had asked them to report it during the day. Madam Wang was heartbroken: "Shuang'er is such a sensible child! This illness can't be delayed." Madam Wang slammed her hand on the table in her anxiety, then asked, "How is she now?"

"The young lady is burning up and seems a bit delirious right now."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jingnian stood up abruptly, his expression grave, and summoned the servant: "Mo Yu, go, get my identification token, and fetch Physician Qian!"

Seeing how worried her husband was about Shen Yunshuang, Su Wanrou was practically grinding her teeth in frustration.

If she had any hope before, seeing Pei Jingnian like this now, how could she not understand his feelings?!

Wang didn't think anything was wrong. Yun Shuang wasn't an outsider; she was Pei Jingnian's cousin. It was only right that she sought out the imperial physician when she was ill.

Adding to her worry for Shen Yunshuang, she took her servants and headed straight for Ningxiang Pavilion.

Pei Jingnian forced himself not to look in the direction of Ningxiang Pavilion and returned to Heyingxuan.

Unexpectedly, Su Wanrou followed as well, and said quietly, "Why didn't my husband come along to take a look?"

Pei Jingnian frowned. To protect Shen Yunshuang's reputation, he naturally wouldn't let others know his feelings for her.

Could it be that he was a little anxious just now, and his haste made him flustered, which Su Wanrou noticed?

"What does Madam mean by this?" If it were in the past, seeing Pei Jingnian trying so hard to cover things up, Su Wanrou would have let it go.

But for some reason today, perhaps it was the mere sight of Shen Yunshuang that made her lose control, and she retorted sharply, "Husband, don't you understand? I see you're terribly worried about your cousin! Why are you so anxious? Why don't you go and see her?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Pei Jingnian frowned and said in a deep voice, "I only asked them to fetch the imperial physician, isn't that what I should do? As your cousin-in-law, don't you have any tolerance at all?"

"I have no tolerance for others?" Su Wanrou pointed at herself and sneered, "Husband, I am a woman, not a saint! Expect me to be tolerant of a woman who seduced my husband?!"

As her words became increasingly absurd, Pei Jingnian's brows furrowed even more deeply. When had his cousin ever seduced him? If word got out about what Su had said, how could his cousin possibly live with herself?

Such unrestrained speech! Pei Jingnian was truly angry. Although he knew his feelings for Shen Yunshuang, in fact, their relationship was based on affection but remained within the bounds of propriety.

He took a deep breath and said, "I don't know where you heard these rumors. My cousin and I are completely innocent. She has never seduced me. Don't talk nonsense and ruin my cousin's reputation."

Hearing that every word he said was for Shen Yunshuang's sake, Su Wanrou was furious.

Furthermore, the two had dismissed all the servants from the start, and now there was no one in the room who could persuade Su Wanrou. In a moment of anger, she said, "Feelings should be tempered with propriety? How ridiculous! And what about the handkerchief in my husband's sleeve?! Isn't that Shen Yunshuang's?!"

When Pei Jingnian heard her say this, his pupils dilated in shock. He wasn't just stunned by the revelation of his secret, but rather wondering how Su Wanrou knew about this. Had someone serving him made a mistake? Or had Su Wanrou's influence extended so far?

He doesn't want his surroundings to be riddled with holes!

Therefore, his face turned ashen: "How did you know, Madam?"

He remained remarkably calm, his gaze fixed intently on Su Wanrou, the questioning look in his eyes making her feel suffocated.

She didn't understand. They were clearly in the wrong! She was the one who was wronged, so why didn't Pei Jingnian feel guilty when she exposed the matter? Instead, he questioned her instead.

But that look in her eyes did carry a sense of pressure, and for a moment, she almost blurted out that it was Rouge who told her.

But then he thought, Rouge was not his favorite to begin with, and if he took his anger out on her, he might even banish her from the mansion. Wouldn't that ruin all his previous plans?

Therefore, she gritted her teeth and didn't mention rouge at all, only managing to say, "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place!"

Pei Jingnian stared at her for a long time without saying anything. His emotions were no longer as fierce as before, and he seemed much calmer. However, his last sentence made Su Wanrou's heart sink to the bottom.

"I found this handkerchief by chance and haven't had a chance to return it yet. My relationship with my cousin is completely innocent; it's absolutely not seduction as you claim. I don't want to hear similar things again!"