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Now it was Xiao Mo's turn to be suspicious, "Since you already know why you still brought it back, and why did you still bring it back to block the way for the wangfei when you had no intention of taking it? You don't like the princess? "

"When did This King add insult to injury to injury?" King Xian didn't quite understand. If he didn't bring her back, then his mother would ask the imperial concubine to bring her back next time. So in order to avoid such a situation, he brought Lan Xin back as a cook and didn't plan on doing anything to her.

"Aren't you just adding fuel to the fire for the wangfei? "Arrange for her to live in Qin Lan Yuan, not to mention Qin Lan Yuan, just by having the name of the palace maid inside, what do you think Princess Hua-Yang would think?" Xiao Mo was around the same age as Duke Xian, but his experiences were completely different. Forget about experts in love, he was also a person who did not touch even a single leaf of flowers, so he was naturally different from someone like Duke Duanren.

He understood a woman's mind more. They were all very sensitive when it came to small matters like what you did, but even a woman would misunderstand his actions, so he didn't know anything about it.

Although Xiao Mo and Duke Xian said that it was a relationship between elders and juniors, the truth was that the two of them had the intention of calling each other brothers. In private, Xiao Mo would only call him royal uncle when he was teasing Duke Xian, and he was usually not afraid of him.

It was only when Xiao Mo pointed it out did he realize that something was wrong. However, "It wasn't my intention to arrange for her to live in Qin Lan Garden, so this duke gave it to Zhonbo and Jiang mama."

Xiao Mo couldn't help but laugh. Even the Zhonbo and the Jiang mama who had been at the Duke Palaces for so many years had such a misunderstanding, what did you expect a princess who had just entered the palace to think?

Seeing the strange smile on his face, King Xian got angry. "What's wrong? Tell me."

Xiao Mo suddenly wanted to see Duke Tai who was usually calm and collected, and did not care about anything show off, and did not want to tell him what kind of mistake he had made. Thus, he smiled and said, "It's fine. Please take your time to think about it. I'm leaving." With that, he left like a gust of wind.

This was what would happen if he accidentally made a friend. What would happen if King Duanren knew that Xiao Mo purposely did not tell him because he wanted to see Xiao Mo make a joke out of him? He definitely wouldn't be so courteous to him anyway.

After Xiao Mo left, Duke Duan looked at Yan Yi and asked, "Do you know what he means by that?"

How could Yan Yi know all this? He honestly shook his head and replied, "Reporting to Your Highness, this subordinate does not know."

Although Yan Yi was a secret guard right now, he could not change the fact that he was a secret guard. Knowing that he was just working for his master and killing people was something that he definitely did not know about.

Thinking about Xiao Mo's last words, King Duanren felt that the reason for the problem might very well be the matter of placing Lan Xin in the Qin Lan Garden. Thus, if he wanted to know the reason, King Duanren wanted to call the Zhonbo over to ask.

"Go and invite the Zhonbo over. This King will ask him some things." After thinking it through, he told Yan Yi, who nodded and disappeared to find Zhonbo.

The Zhonbo was still wondering if there was anything important for the Prince to instruct so late in the night. He quickly arrived at the study room.

King Duan stood up and helped the Zhonbo up. "How many times have I told you this?

"The gift cannot be wasted." The Zhonbo smiled and said one sentence before asking seriously: "Your highness, you are calling me out at such a late time, is there something important you need?"

King Xian waved his hand. "It's not anything urgent. I just don't understand why I wanted to ask the Zhonbo."

"Tell me, this old servant will definitely speak his mind." Zhonbo promised as a result of what he thought.

"You don't need to be so nervous. What this king wants to ask is why you arranged for Lanxin to stay in the Qin Lan Garden." King Xian still asked the question that puzzled him. At the same time, he also wanted to know what had gone wrong with the wangfei's abnormality.

Zhonbo was startled for a moment, he did not understand the intention of the prince's question, but one of the unique characteristics of the Zhonbo was that he would not hide anything from the prince, so he explained, "The Qin Lan Garden is not far from the Cang Lan Yuan, its environment is elegant, so the Orchid Lady should like it."

That's it? King Xian didn't quite understand. "Since when did the Duke's Mansion have to accommodate the feelings of a palace maid?" This question was very impolite.

Zhonbo was stunned, could it be that he made a wild guess at the Prince's thoughts? Your highness doesn't intend to take Lan Xin in? After thinking through this point and thinking back on the indifferent attitude that the wangfei had towards them in the past two days, Zhonbo realised that he had made a very fatal mistake.

The Zhonbo hurriedly apologized, "Your Highness, please forgive me. This old servant deserves to die. I shouldn't have tried to guess what Your Highness was thinking.

King Duan hurriedly helped the Zhonbo up. Just by looking at his attitude, one could tell what he was thinking, so King Yuan said, "This duke is also responsible for this matter. I did not explain clearly that it was a misunderstanding, so you should go back first. This duke will explain this matter to Princess Hua-Yang."

No wonder the wangfei treated him like that? He reckoned that the Zhonbo's attitude towards him was because he had ordered her to. Moreover, arranging the female disciples past her was equivalent to slapping her face in front of her and not causing a ruckus with her. Was it because the princess was smart and sensible, she still expected her to treat him well? King Xian shook his head with a bitter smile.

Originally, the relationship between them had been eased due to the princess moving to Cang Lan Yuan, but now that Duke Xian thought about it, it gave him a headache.

When Duke Xian returned to the Main yard, Shen Qi was still awake. She was leaning on the soft couch and reading a book, the light shining on her face and the gentle lines on her body made her look warm and harmless.

King Xian waved his hands to dismiss the servants, interrupting their reports. He walked straight in and reached for the book in Shen Qi's hands, "Why aren't you sleeping yet? Aren't you afraid that your eyes will be hurt? " His tone was slightly reproachful.

After the book was taken away, Shen Qi was stunned. Just as she was about to speak, she heard those words, why did she care about herself? Shen Qi shook her head to shake off this ridiculous illusion.

"Prince, you're back? Do you want to rest? " Shen Qi stood up and asked with a smile.

When he thought about how Yan Yi had investigated her experience in Shang Shu Manor yesterday, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Being treated like that by his own mother, it was no wonder that she had such a deep sense of wariness towards others.

He had to explain it slowly. Although he didn't know how he felt about her, it was still true that he was his wangfei after all. It was always about the same heart between husband and wife. He still had a long way to go in the future.

Thinking about it, Duke Xian said to Shen Qi, "Sit down, we'll talk."

Shen Qi saw that King Duanren's expression was serious so she lowered her head and obediently sat down. Although King Duanren looked good, but because he usually wore a solemn face, there were not many people who dared to get close to him.

Although Shen Qi was not afraid of him, he would still give her quite a bit of pressure when he looked at her seriously.

Seeing that the little wangfei was obediently waiting for him to speak, King Duanren's mood improved a bit. If she kept listening to his words in the future, it wouldn't be a bad idea.

"What do you think about Lan Xin?" King Xian asked first.

Shen Qi was stunned, your woman, ask me what I think? What can I think?

Seeing Shen Qi staring at him in a daze, Duke Xian was inexplicably pleased. It was rare to see her like this, she would always keep herself awake, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest. He also didn't know why she had to make him string a string. This is not the Shang Shu Manor!

Realizing that he had lost control of himself, Shen Qi quickly adjusted his expression, causing King Duan to feel a little regretful.

Shen Qi didn't know what he was thinking, and didn't know what the Duke meant by asking such a question. Could it be that she was dissatisfied with herself for not giving Lan Xin an identity? " Your Highness, please forgive me for not understanding your words. "

King Di also realized that there was a problem with his question, so he changed the topic. "Did you bring her back for me to take her in as a concubine?"

Shen Qi's expression showed that she was sure that she wasn't lying, but she still said, "What does Your Highness want, but as long as Your Highness likes it, then it's fine. Your humble concubine doesn't have any thoughts."

Hearing Shen Qi say that he would take as her concubine, King Xian's face immediately turned cold. No way? Did she not know what this meant or did she not care?

"This king does not plan to do anything to Lan Xin. The reason I brought her back was because I did not want mother to be so worried that she would send someone to King's Mansion and arrange for her to stay in Qin Lan Garden with the intentions of both Zhonbo and Zhonbo. This king has never specifically instructed that a mere palace maid is not enough for me to worry about."

Shen Qi looked at King Duan's face and knew that a proud man like him couldn't be bothered to lie. This meant that he really didn't have any other thoughts on the side, he had misunderstood him before, but it didn't mean that he didn't have Lan Xin either. Even a blind person would be able to tell that Lan Xin had intentions when looking at him.

But no matter what, it still made Shen Qi heave a sigh of relief in her heart. It was fortunate that Duke Xian still worried about her reputation and didn't accept a concubine or lateral consort at this time. Otherwise, he would be a huge joke after Queen's Consort left.

He didn't have that thought right now, but what about after that? Shen Qi didn't dare guarantee that there would still be an empress dowager who liked to send beauties to the palace. After all, she was the Queen Mother of the Sky King.

Shen Qi was a smart person, a smart person would obviously know how to treat herself the best. Thus, Shen Qi smiled and said, "Your concubine believes in your highness." There was pleasure in her voice.

King Duan was quite satisfied with those words. Although he knew that what she said might not be the truth, just her relaxed mood was enough to make King Duanren feel better.

He frowned and thought for a while before realizing that Shen Qi's way of addressing him was too old-fashioned and emotionless, so he ordered, "In the future, you don't have to call yourself concubine in front of me anymore, just call me whatever you usually do."

Shen Qi himself felt that it was awkward, but she had no choice but to obey the rules. Now that she heard her master say this, no matter what reason, Shen Qi would listen to him. In one aspect, she would reward for explaining the matter regarding Orchid Heart to him today.

Duke Xian was very satisfied with Shen Qi's words, and nodded her head slightly, "It's getting late, let's settle down."

Shen Qi stepped forward to help King Duanren change her clothes, and she was enjoying the treatment from her wife. After that, the two of them slept on separate beds, as both of them thought that they had solved one of the major problems in their hearts, hence they slept soundly.