Mo Junyang was stunned, with a gloomy expression flas.h.i.+ng in his eyes. “Okay.”

“Uhh?” s.h.i.+ Qingxue was surprised at his simple answer and asked automatically, “Don't you ask me how he bullied me?”

Mo Junyang shook his head. “No need to ask.”

Seeing that Qingxue still didn't give up, he added, “If you don't want to tell me, I won't push you.”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue couldn't help laughing and went deep into his arms. Mo Junhao's touch disgusted her, but Mo Junyang made her…relaxed.

It was wrong. She shouldn't treat Mo Junyang like this. This was not her man, but she couldn't control herself, nor did she want to loosen her hand.

After quite a while, s.h.i.+ Qingxue managed with effort to calm down and forced herself to let go of his arms which made her unwilling to leave but belonged to somebody else. She smiled and said softly, “I am sorry…in all aspects.”

Mo Junyang paused for a while and also smiled, replying in the same tone, “Never mind…in all aspects, at any time.”

They both talked disorderly, and perhaps only the two of them could understand each other's meaning.

s.h.i.+ Qingxue couldn't help but laugh and felt more relieved.

After a short hesitation, she finally said, “I once lived in the fourth prince's mansion for nearly three years and was quite familiar with every tree and bush here. I thought I would never come back here, but…”

“Hmm, don't come here again,” Mo Junyang replied gently.

They were not words of comfort, but s.h.i.+ Qingxue felt comfortable. “Hmm, I didn't want to come today, but Concubine Liu sent some people to my mansion to bring me here. By the way, why did you come?”

Mo Junyang looked solemn. “Just in case. Concubine Liu didn't come today. Go back after seeing Qin Yanyan. Don't need to go to the backyard.”

“I saw her just now, and she showed off that she is carrying a baby. I think she is playing the woman in front of Mo Junhao now.”

When she mentioned the baby again, her smile faded.

Mo Junyang was astonished for a short while and soon understood. He looked awkward. “A baby…”

He tried to find proper words, but he was not good at comforting others. However, he gave s.h.i.+ Qingxue all his patience. “It's different now. There have been a lot of changes from the beginning. Your father and big brother are still alive. Can't it prove everything? It was just a horrible dream in the previous life.

When you are awake, it is gone.”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue heard of this saying for the first time and felt it was novel. Her depressed feeling disappeared.

She thought it over, and it was true.

Everything in the previous life had changed, no matter it was good or bad.

“It's different indeed. I won't have a baby, not Mo Junhao's…”

Qin Yanyan's sudden pregnancy reminded s.h.i.+ Qingxue of her baby in the previous life who was dead before it was born because of the fight in the mansion. She felt it was like a dream, but on second thoughts, it was Mo Junhao's baby and it would be better if she hadn't given birth to it. Then she felt much better.

Mo Junyang didn't like to see s.h.i.+ Qingxue's expression when she talked about Mo Junhao, even though there was no love in her expression. He changed the subject in time. “Let me send you back home.”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue was about to nod when Wei Zichao ran over in a hurry. He whispered in Mo Junyang's ear and then the latter changed his expression instantly.

“What happened?”

Mo Junyang answered, “There is something wrong with the crown prince. I will send you back first.”

Wei Zichao shouted in surprise, “Master!”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue realized the situation and shook her head to refuse. “My home is not far away from here. I will go back by myself. Please go to deal with your job.”

It was rare for Mo Junyang to hesitate to make a choice between s.h.i.+ Qingxue and Wei Zichao. He nodded at last. “Don't go. Mo Junhao wouldn't let you leave easily. Find a quiet place to hide yourself. I will be back soon.”

“Okay. Just go. I will wait for you!” s.h.i.+ Qingxue responded but didn't take it seriously.

Mo Junyang and Wei Zichao disappeared soon.

s.h.i.+ Qingxue continued to walk forward and hesitated if she should go back home or kill time here. She decided to wait. If Mo Junyang came back and didn't find her, it would be not good.

But after she took just a few steps, a maid came to her. “My Lady, good day. Lady Liu asked you to come to the backyard.”

s.h.i.+ Qingxue frowned. Was it said that Liu Yiyi didn't come today?

She looked at this maid, who was dressed in the maids' uniform in the fourth prince's mansion, and there must be nothing wrong. She nodded. “I see. I will come later.”

“Lady Liu was afraid that you don't know the way, so she told me to lead the way for you. Please don't make it difficult for me, My Lady.” The maid didn't give up. It seemed that if s.h.i.+ Qingxue didn't follow her, she would drag the lady there.

s.h.i.+ Qingxue thought, “Even if Liu Yiyi wants to harm me, she wouldn't dare to play dirty tricks in public. Maybe I will be safer in the backyard.” Then she replied, “Please lead the way.”

The maid led s.h.i.+ Qingxue to go through the splendid pavilions and buildings in the mansion, and she almost felt dizzy.

When they walked on a long path with cobbles, s.h.i.+ Qingxue finally asked, “Wait. Where are we going?”

The maid still smiled and pointed to a door with flowers in the front, answering innocently, “After we go through the door, we will reach the backyard. Lady Liu and the others are inside. My Lady, please walk quickly.”

“The backyard of the fourth prince's mansion is located in such a deserted place. Isn't he afraid of slighting the respected guests?” s.h.i.+ Qingxue still stood and looked around from the corner of her eye.

Even when s.h.i.+ Qingxue was in doubt, the maid didn't panic but winked at somewhere secret. She smiled at the same time. “This is a mansion given by His Majesty, and the architecture was arranged by the Labor Ministry. I don't know why they built it like this.”

Since the maid said that, s.h.i.+ Qingxue couldn't ask more.

But she didn't speak, as if she believed what the maid said, and she continued to walk.

The maid walked to the door with flowers and reached out a hand. “My Lady, please.”

Qingxue popped out her head when somebody pushed her from behind. She staggered forward for a few steps before stopping.

When she looked back, the door with flowers was closed.

“Gee, the same trick again.”

In the pavilion, Mo Junhao was scared by the sudden news of Qin Yanyan's pregnancy. He was certainly happy. Among all the princes, only his side concubine was pregnant. In another word, his son would be the eldest grandson of the emperor and could give him a hand to take the great responsibility.

But in that case, it would probably be difficult for him to marry s.h.i.+ Qingxue. The Qin Family wouldn't agree but might ask him to make Qin Yanyan his wife, a princess.

He pondered for a while and his happiness was gone. Then he pushed Qin Yanyan away from his arms and said indifferently, “Since you are pregnant, you should recuperate. You don't need to go to the backyard. Go back to your room first and take a rest.”

“I want you to stay with me.” Qin Yanyan grabbed Mo Junhao's sleeve and spoke softly like a spoiled child.

But Mo Junhao shook off her hand impatiently and replied with no emotion, “I have something to do and will go to see you later. Liang'er, send your lady back to her room.”

Qin Yanyan refused to go and pouted angrily. “No. Today is my birthday. Junhao, you don't keep me company. Are you going to sleep with some seductress?”

“What are you talking about?” Mo Junhao shouted harshly and then realized that he was too emotional. He lowered his voice. “I really have something important to deal with. Don't make a fuss, okay?”

Qin Yanyan sneered. “Something important? Do you think I am blind and have no idea what you asked that b.i.t.c.h to drink just now?”

Mo Junhao was nervous and stared at Qin Yanyan. “What do you know?”

Qin Yanyan touched the teacup s.h.i.+ Qingxue had just used and then shrank her hand. She wiped her hand with her handkerchief in disgust and responded casually, “The love flower tea! It can arouse a woman's desire. No matter how pure and dignified she is, she can become a dissolute woman after drinking it.

But don't you always think that you are so unrestrained and charming that n.o.body can defeat you? Can you only make it with such a dirty trick?”

Mo Junhao understood that Qin Yanyan had known his intention and didn't hide it from her anymore. He tried to please her and grabbed her hand. “Yanyan, I always love you most, but you know about my ambition. My ident.i.ty means that I won't have only one woman in my life. If you really love me, why can't you consider more for me?”

But Qin Yanyan got rid of his grip. “I know what you want. I tell you frankly. I am not so jealous. Like the beauties in the mansion, as long as they don't get pregnant or fight for your love, I can accept them. But…”

She focused her eyes on Mo Junhao and stressed each word. “But s.h.i.+ Qingxue can't! I would never allow her to surpa.s.s me.”

She was not a fool. If s.h.i.+ Qingxue became the fourth prince's wife, she would be always inferior to that woman, and she wouldn't allow it.

“Why can't you understand? I don't love her. What I need is the s.h.i.+ Family behind her…” Mo Junhao was anxious and tried to coax Qin Yanyan with delusive words.

However, Qin Yanyan was no longer that little girl who valued Junhao above everything. She had grown up and seen through many things.

She looked away from Mo Junhao and said coldly, “Your Highness, don't need to say more to me. Anyway, any other woman is fine. Even if you have an interest in a n.o.ble lady, I can ask my father to help you. But s.h.i.+ Qingxue would never be yours! And…”

Qin Yanyan laughed mysteriously all of a sudden.

Mo Junhao got alert and grasped Qin Yanyan's hand, questioning, “And what? What did you do to her?”

Qin Yanyan seemed not to feel the pain and still smiled. “Nothing. I just told someone to take her to the Purity Garden. Gee, she had some love flower tea. If it works, she will be extremely seductive.”

What kind of place was the Purity Garden? The fourth prince had a place where he kept some singing girls and could entertain the guests with them, and that was the Purity Garden. It was far away from other places in the mansion, and even if something happened, n.o.body would know.