Chapter 91 She doesn't eat melons, melons come to her
The palace where the banquet was held was a little far from the harem area. In addition, the road was slippery and it was dark, so Yun Shu and Yun Chuhuan walked very slowly.
It took about twenty minutes to reach the vicinity of the East Palace.

“It’s too dark in here!”

Yun Chuhuan complained softly:
"Today is the birthday party. Even if something happened at the banquet, it shouldn't be so bad that even the lanterns on the road will go out, right?"

According to Tiansheng tradition, on the day of the Emperor's Longevity Festival, a lamp would be lit every three meters throughout the palace, even on the most remote paths, to symbolize longevity and endless life.

But now, where they were walking, it felt like there wasn't a single lantern within thirty feet, let alone three feet!
"Could it be that the Crown Prince failed in his attempt to marry his cousin, so he turned off the lights in a rage?"

The already slippery ground became even more difficult to walk on because the road conditions were not clear.

Yun Chuhuan angrily snatched the lantern from Xiao Anzi's hand and shone it at his own feet:

"Brother Crown Prince is too bold. If Father knew that he dared to turn off the lights, he would definitely..."

"Shh!"

As soon as he noticed something was wrong, he covered Yun Chuhuan's mouth and extinguished the lanterns in his and Tingxue's hands.

Yun Shu crouched down and hid behind a rockery, suppressing his voice to just a whisper:
"The prince has come out."

They were right behind the rockery on the side of the East Palace.

Because of the obstruction of view provided by the rockery, people from the East Palace would not notice them unless they turned their heads to look over there.

But when Yun Shu walked here, he could occasionally see through the gaps between the rockery and clearly see what was happening in the East Palace where the lights were on.

She had only taken a casual glance just now, and happened to see the prince, who was supposed to stay in the East Palace obediently, hurried out, without even a eunuch with him, and went alone towards... the dark place in front.

"What's going on?"

Although Yun Chuhuan didn't understand why, he also lowered his voice like Yun Shu:
"Brother Crown Prince, have you received the news and gone to ask the Queen for mercy?"

"I don't know, probably not."

After all, if the prince wanted to beg for mercy, the direction he was going was not right.

Moreover, this sneaky behavior obviously shows that he is trying to do something shameful!

Before, Yun Shu just refused to stand on the side of the Crown Prince, which led to the Queen, that crazy bitch, teaming up with the First Prince of Beixiang to drug her.

If she were to catch the prince doing anything again, it would be a fight to the death!

Yun Shu had no intention of getting involved in such a mess. She just wanted to hide behind the rockery until the prince was done, and then leave quietly.

As for what the prince was doing so late at night,
She wasn't interested, and didn't want to know.

But sometimes, she doesn't eat the melon, but the melon comes to her naturally.

It was clear that the place where Yunshu was squatting was quite a distance away from where the prince was going.
But perhaps the prince felt that it was not safe enough over there, and the rockery was better. There was only one path, and if someone passed by with a lantern, they would be able to spot them at the first moment and then hide in the rockery immediately.

So, a few minutes later, when Yun Chuhuan was getting a little impatient, the prince grabbed the other person's wrist and brought her to a place that was only ten meters away from Yun Shu and the others. His low tone was mixed with a bit of anger and dissatisfaction.

"No one is here, now you can tell me why you are here?
Can't you see that my father was extremely angry just now? At this time, you dare to leave the table and come to me. You know, your behavior is no different from roasting me on the fire!"

"Your Highness, Shu'er did not leave the table on her own accord." After all, from the moment she was born, the Shen family had carefully nurtured her as the future queen.

Even at this moment, Shen Jingshu still patiently listened to the prince's accusations, and then explained with just the right amount of grievance and worry:

"My grandfather asked Shu'er to come and tell you that your majesty has learned that your aunt and the eldest prince of Beixiang are trying to drug Princess Sheng'an.
Your Majesty is furious this time, and I am afraid that my aunt will not be able to escape the blame."

"The Queen Mother drugged Yunshu?"

The prince didn't know about this before, and now he just thinks it's ridiculous:
"She is just a princess, and she doesn't have a strong family to support her. Why would the Queen Mother deal with her?"

“This question is not important now.”

Shen Jingshu said worriedly:
“The important thing is that His Majesty has become wary of Your Highness, and now he wants to take action against my aunt.

What's next?
Will they gradually undermine your power in the court, or even take direct action against the Shen family?
Your Highness, these are the issues you should consider most now!"

"impossible……"

The prince subconsciously retorted, as if to comfort himself:
"The eldest prince has tried to kill me before. He has no brotherly love. He is brave but lacks the strategy to govern the country.
The third prince is a useless dandy who can't be helped. The fourth prince is too rigid, with his head filled with all sorts of nonsense. It is obvious that he is not fit to be an emperor.

Although the Sixth Prince is still young, judging from his appearance, he will probably be similar to the Third Prince when he grows up.

If the emperor doesn't choose me, will he choose them?"

Yun Shu: “…”

Although she is very lazy, she really has no interest in the throne.

But he analyzed the Third Prince and Yun Chuhuan, but skipped her. Isn't it a bit disrespectful that he was too bothered to even mention her?

After all, this dynasty had a female emperor!

Yun Shu silently complained in his heart,
The next moment, she heard Shen Jingshu suddenly ask outside:

"Your Highness, why do you think your aunt attacked Princess Saint Ann?"

She deliberately emphasized the words "Sheng An", as if deliberately reminding the prince that Yun Shu, whom he looked down upon, was the first and currently the only one among Emperor Xuanwu's other children to have a title and fiefdom!

As expected, the prince's tone changed instantly:
"This is impossible!"

"Why is it impossible?"

Shen Jingshu asked back:
“Because Princess Saint Ann doesn’t have a powerful family outside?

But what if... this is exactly what Your Majesty likes?"

Sensing the prince's emotional fluctuations at the moment, Shen Jingshu slowed down her tone and continued to analyze in a soft voice:
"Your Highness, although the power of the Right Prime Minister's faction may make Your Majesty wary, it is now your greatest reliance."

"..."

How could the prince not know how important the Shen family was to him?
If he really didn't know, he wouldn't have insisted on marrying Shen Jingshu at the banquet today despite Emperor Xuanwu's wrath.

Just looking at the current situation, it would be so difficult for him to successfully marry Shen Jingshu!
(End of this chapter)