Chapter 153 Princess Saint Ann’s spy?
"You have heard what the emperor said today. From today on, you don't have to worry about anything in the East Palace. Just focus on taking good care of your baby."

"Yes."

Shen Jingshu never thought that her fate would have a chance to be reversed.

Seeing the prince's gentle expression, Shen Jingshu, who now knew that all this had nothing to do with friendship and was driven by interests, smiled gently.
Stroking her still flat belly, she complimented softly:
"Fortunately, Your Highness has been favored by His Majesty, otherwise today, I really don't know what to do."

"Father, he..."

Speaking of Emperor Xuanwu, the prince's emotions now became somewhat complicated.

To say that Emperor Xuanwu treated him well, he had previously even scolded him for being disloyal, unjust, unkind, unfilial, unreasonable, unwise, and unfaithful. Today, he pointed at his nose and scolded him for being a dog!

But to be honest, even he himself thought that he would be severely punished for what happened today.

But my father let it go so easily!
Not only did he let it go, but he also showed such extraordinary importance!

You know, many ministers in the court would take sides only after seeing the emperor's attitude before making a decision.

Now that the emperor father has made it clear that he values ​​​​him, what else can the eldest prince and Yun Shu use to compete with him?

His position as the crown prince is as stable as a rock!
but……

The prince sneered:
“Speaking of which, I really underestimated my fifth sister.

She had clearly planned what happened today, and maybe she even knew that you were pregnant!"

"Your Highness, do you mean that there are spies of Princess Saint Ann in the East Palace?"

Shen Jingshu was startled, and her hands that were stroking her lower abdomen suddenly stopped:
"Then the child in my belly..."

"It won't be my East Palace."

He walked slowly to the main seat and sat down. He took a sip of a cup of tea at a suitable temperature and said slowly:

"Not many people in the East Palace know that you are pregnant.

Apart from me, only Eunuch Liu knows about this, and Eunuch Liu is my confidant and would never betray me.

So the problem can only be with the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

"But not many people in the Xiangfu know about this."

Shen Jingshu frowned:
"This concerns my reputation. I dare not take risks. Apart from myself and my grandfather, there is only..."

Her eyes slowly fell on the only personal maid who had accompanied her into the palace today. Before Shen Jingshu could speak,
The prince put the teacup in his hand back on the table with a thump:

"Someone, take this slave girl down for me!"

"Your Highness, wait!"

Unexpectedly, the prince wanted to arrest someone just because of a disagreement. Shen Jingshu quickly stopped him:

"Cui He grew up with me since childhood and is extremely loyal to me. She will never betray me!"

"But aren't there only a few people who know about this?"

The prince waved his hand unmoved, signaling the guards who were coming up to arrest the person not to care about Shen Jingshu's obstruction.

"It can't be you, and it can't be grandpa, so it can only be her."

"It's also possible that there is no such thing as an eyeliner!"

Seeing Cui He about to be taken away by the guards of the Eastern Palace, Shen Jingshu said anxiously:

"Perhaps Princess Sheng An is just guessing! After all, if I wasn't pregnant, I would still have some value even if I were just your concubine.

Even if we can't hold a wedding, we still have to be respectful. But today I came to the palace so suddenly, without anything, like a useless child who has been abandoned..."

"Is the Crown Princess expressing her dissatisfaction with me?"

The prince casually raised his eyes, tapping the tabletop with his fingertips. His voice seemed quite gentle, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes:
"Why, do you want me to compensate you?"

"Chen and concubine dare not!"

Realizing that she had returned to her old attitude in a state of emergency, Shen Jingshu felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over her head. She sobered up instantly and bowed her head to apologize:
"I just think Cuihe is innocent..."

"She is innocent and it's your fault."

The prince interrupted Shen Jingshu unceremoniously and curled his lips sarcastically:

“From the day you proposed the Tianwaitian Restaurant plan, you should have considered the consequences of failure.

You were lucky today. Although you failed to abort the child to frame Yun Shu, you were able to turn the tables by using the power of this child.

Otherwise, your fate may not be much better than hers.

This slave girl belongs to you, not me, and I don't trust her.

As long as she is suspected, I would rather kill her by mistake than let her go, do you understand?"

"I understand."

"As long as you know."

He stood up and walked to Shen Jingshu, patted her face, and a seemingly gentle smile appeared on the prince's face again:

"You don't have to think too much. As for Yunshu, I have plenty of ways to make sure she can't turn over.

But this matter still needs to be planned, so take good care of your pregnancy and don’t let me worry about it anymore.”

After saying this, he turned around and walked out of the main hall.
When passing by Cui He, he made a "kill" gesture to the guards who were holding her down with an expressionless face.

The guards nodded slightly, covered Cui He's mouth as she tried to cry out for mercy, and quickly led her out of the East Palace.

The prince doesn't like people dying in the East Palace because he thinks it's unlucky.

"No no no!"

Everyone has the instinct to survive, and Cuihe is no exception.

At the moment when she was dragged out of the hall by the guards, Cuihe still placed her hope on Shen Jingshu.

After all, the deep love between her and Shen Jingshu during the past ten years could not be faked.
If not for this, she would not have decided to accompany Shen Jingshu into the palace today even though she knew that Shen Jingshu had become an abandoned child.

She came here with the intention of enduring hardships with Shen Jingshu!
But who knew that Shen Jingshu gave up on her just like that? Even when she looked at him with a look for help, Shen Jingshu turned her eyes away and refused to look at her!

The more desperate Cui He is now, the more she hates Shen Jingshu's ruthlessness!
She struggled hard, hoping to meet some noble person who could save her life before the guards killed her.

"Um!"

"Did you hear anything?"

After sending the Third Prince out of the palace, Yun Shu and Yun Chuhuan turned back and happened to pass by the East Palace.
Yun Shu was still listening to Yun Chuhuan muttering about how his father treated the prince much better than him.
Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks.

"what sound?"

Yun Chuhuan also stopped and listened carefully around in confusion, and then suddenly realized:

"I heard it. Someone must have covered the mouth of a palace maid!"