Xiao Yuci walked calmly, and the golden python pattern embroidered on the black brocade robe glowed coldly in the sunlight. The accompanying guards stood on both sides of the garden gate. Their aura of solemnity made all the servants in the house hang their heads. Even Shen Qingrou, who had been crying endlessly, subconsciously stopped crying and hid timidly beside Liu, with an imperceptible panic hidden in her eyes.

Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Shen Jingshan hurriedly stepped forward to salute, with a bit of embarrassment on his face: "I don't know that the prince has suddenly arrived. It is really rude to disturb His Highness with trivial matters in the palace."

Xiao Yuci raised his hand indifferently to avoid being polite. His long and narrow eyes never fell on Liu and Shen Qingrou who stepped forward to greet them, but his eyes still fell on Shen Qingyuan not far away.The girl was standing under the crabapple tree in a lake-blue skirt. A few strands of her hair were ruffled by the breeze. It was clear that she had just exposed the concubine's drugged plot. Her face and eyes were calm at the moment. She was not at all embarrassed and panicked by an ordinary girl in a boudoir being implicated in a farce. Instead, she exuded a calmness that was inconsistent with her fifteen-year-old age.

"Prime Minister, you are welcome. I am on my way to an appointment. I just happened to pass by." His voice was low and cold, and there was no emotion or anger in his tone, but he changed the topic slightly, "There was a lot of noise in the garden just now, but what happened?"

Mrs. Liu's heart suddenly tightened, fearing that Shen Qingyuan would reveal the drugging in public, so she stepped forward first and replied with a gentle smile: "My lord, it's just that the little girl is not feeling well for a moment.I lost my sense and caused a little commotion, Prince Lao is worried." She said, secretly poking out Shen Qingyuan with the corner of her eye, implying a warning, trying to force Shen Qingyuan to follow her words and get over the matter.

Shen Qingyuan only lowered his eyes and twisted the orchid grass pattern embroidered on his sleeves, but did not answer.She knew Mrs. Liu's plan. Now that the old lady was present, she would rashly break up with her, which would lead to her not understanding dignity and treating her concubine harshly. It would be better to wait and see what happens, and see how Liu could still make up her lies.

The old lady stood up slowly while leaning on the sandalwood crutches. Her eyes glanced at Mr. Liu's fleeting panic expression. She had already clearly seen the twists and turns inside, but her face was still kind. She smiled and said to Xiao Yu: "I have troubled Your Highness with a little trivial matter in the back house. Why don't you go to the main hall to drink tea and rest."

Xiao Yuci's eyes moved slightly, his gaze passed over Shen Qingyuan again, and he nodded lightly in response: "Old Madam, I'm so kind, I'm sorry to bother you."

The group of people walked towards the main hall. When passing by Shen Qingyuan, Xiao Yuci paused slightly. Others thought he had stopped unintentionally. Only Shen Qingyuan was keenly aware of a heavy gaze falling on him, and raised his eyes just in time to catch his deep eyes.Those eyes that were always filled with coldness concealed a bit of inquiry, as if they had seen through the calculations behind her disguise of meekness. Her heart was slightly shuddered, and she calmly knelt down to avoid him.

After everyone entered the hall, Mrs. Liu, who was staying in the garden, immediately pulled Shen Qingrou and hid in the side corridor. The tenderness on her face faded away, and she shouted angrily in a low voice: "If you succeed, you will fail! Just now, Shen Qingyuan almost exposed you, but the regent came to visit. If there is any flaw, we, mother and daughter, will no longer have a foothold in the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

Shen Qingrou's eyes were red, and she clutched the corners of her clothes with dissatisfaction: "Mother, the medicine has been given, but I don't know where Shen Qingyuan knew it in advance, but instead he tricked us. The way the Regent looked at her just now was clearly different. Could it be that he has fallen in love with Shen Qingyuan?"

Madam Liu frowned, feeling inexplicably fearful in her heart.The power of the regent was overwhelming, and even His Majesty had to give up three points. If Xiao Yuci really wanted to protect Shen Qingyuan, it would be even more difficult for them to plot against their legitimate daughter and seize the power of the housekeeper in the future.She pondered for a moment, and a gloom flashed in her eyes: "It doesn't matter, the future is long, we still have the path of being a prince, stay calm first, and slowly find other ways to deal with her."

In the main hall on the other side, tea had just been served. Xiao Yuci seemed to be chatting casually, and seemed to have no intention of asking Shen Jingshan: "I heard that the Prime Minister's daughter is very intelligent. What I saw in the garden just now, she is indeed extraordinary."

Shen Jingshan was stunned. Ever since Shen Qingyuan was obsessed with the prince and always supported Shen Qingrou in everything, he had always thought that his daughter-in-law was naive and stupid. However, after a few things happened today, he had already changed his mind a lot. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "My little girl's temperament has changed a lot recently, and she is very sensible."

Xiao Yuci tapped the table with his fingertips, a faint smile hidden in his eyes. It turned out that the reborn Shen Qingyuan was really different from the silly girl in her previous life who was manipulated by others and died miserably in the fire.