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Chapter 122 Princess Yongxian

Shen Wenying pulled her back a little and responded softly.

"She is Princess Yongxian, the Empress's youngest daughter. She is very arrogant and domineering. We should stay away from her."

Qiao Qingshu suddenly realized that Princess Yongxian in her previous life had died of a strange illness a few years later, which was why Qiao Qingshu had never met her in her previous life.

Qiao Qingshu found it quite interesting that she was able to meet Princess Yongxian in this lifetime.

Qiao Qingshu had long heard that Princess Yongxian admired Xiao Chengyan, but Xiao Chengyan did not like the princess because she was not good-looking and had a bad temper.

Qiao Qingshu stood in the crowd, carefully examining Princess Yongxian. She had squinty eyes, a flat nose, a face full of freckles, dark skin, and a short, stout figure. No wonder Xiao Chengyan joked that he would never marry her even if all the women in the world died.

Yongxian's eyes swept over, and Qiao Qingshu immediately lowered her head, trying to avoid eye contact.

But Princess Yongxian spotted Qiao Qingshu in the crowd at a glance, strode up to her, and arrogantly shouted,

"You're Qiao Qingshu! The one who grew up with Xiao Chengyan!"

Qiao Qingshu raised her eyes and nodded, a sense of unease creeping into her heart. Could this princess be here to cause trouble?

Aunt Shen Wenying, also worried about these words, immediately smiled and stood in front of Qiao Qingshu.

"Your Highness, you may not know this, but Qing Shu and the second young master of the Xiao family have long since severed ties. Qing Shu is now engaged to Xiao Zhijie, the second son of the Xiao family."

Princess Yongxian glared at Shen Wenying and said condescendingly,

"Who are you? Did I even speak to you? How dare you interrupt!"

Shen Wenying was speechless and dared not speak rashly. The royal princess was not someone they could afford to offend.

Yongxian continued to look Qiao Qingshu up and down, squinting as she spoke.

"You've made me search so hard. My guards said you bought cloth here, so I rushed over without stopping."

Seeing that Qiao Qingshu was still holding a piece of cloth, she actually pulled the cloth out of Qiao Qingshu's arms.

"I want this piece of cloth!"

Shen Wenying frowned, about to speak, when Qiao Qingshu tugged at her sleeve.

Qiao Qingshu smiled and said,

"If the princess likes it, then it should naturally be given to the princess."

"We have other matters to attend to, so we'll take our leave now."

As soon as they took a step, a group of guards swarmed forward and blocked Qiao Qingshu and Shen Wenying.

Upon seeing this, Shen Wenying, a military officer, assumed a fight was about to break out and immediately prepared for battle.

Qiao Qingshu, however, stepped forward with a smile and asked,

"Your Highness, what are you doing? We've already given you the fabric, why won't you let us leave?"

Princess Yongxian approached with a squinty-eyed grin, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

"Qiao Qingshu, I came here specifically to see you. I have something to ask you."

When Princess Yongxian and Qiao Qingshu were standing in a side room in the backyard of the silk shop, with no one else present.

Princess Yongxian gritted her teeth and began to question them.

Do you know Liu Wan'er?

Qiao Qingshu, who had just been on guard and looking tense, immediately regained her composure upon hearing Liu Wan'er's voice.

She knew that the princess was not there for her, but for Liu Wan'er.

"I know her; she's my cousin who lives with me. But we don't get along."

Princess Yongxian's fierce expression turned into curiosity.

"Oh? You don't like her either?"

Qiao Qingshu had already guessed the princess's mindset, so she naturally spoke in accordance with the princess's wishes.

She spat and said.

“I despise my cousin the most. She has been having an affair with the second young master of the Xiao family for a long time. Now she is pregnant and wants to enter the Xiao family as a concubine because of her pregnancy.”

“I can’t stand her behavior. It’s not something a proper young lady would do. Young Master Xiao hasn’t married a proper wife yet. If she, as a concubine, gives birth to a child first and then marries a proper wife, wouldn’t that be a slap in the face to the proper wife?”

These words struck a chord with Princess Yongxian, almost revealing her innermost thoughts.

Princess Yongxian actually knew long ago that Xiao Chengyan and Qiao Qingshu were betrothed as children, and she had even seen Qiao Qingshu from afar.

Knowing that they were a perfect match, Princess Yongxian had only taken a liking to Xiao Chengyan later, and that she shouldn't separate the two, she held back despite her reluctance.

Who would have thought that she would hear that Qiao Qingshu had broken off her engagement with Xiao Chengyan? She was overjoyed and hurriedly wanted her mother to help her find a husband, but before she could even visit, she heard that the second young master Xiao was going to take a concubine, and that this concubine was already pregnant.

She hurriedly sent people to investigate and found out that this concubine was actually Qiao Qingshu's cousin. She immediately felt sorry for Qiao Qingshu and was even more disgusted with Liu Wan'er for wanting to become a concubine in the Xiao family.

Princess Yongxian originally wanted to marry Xiao Chengyan as his principal wife, but now a concubine has suddenly appeared. How could she be happy? She was so angry that she smashed the house to pieces and wanted to get rid of the concubine!

Because she didn't know Liu Wan'er's background, she followed the clues and prepared to find out some information from Qiao Qingshu.

Seeing that Qiao Qingshu was almost on her side, she immediately stepped forward and grabbed Qiao Qingshu's hand.

"So that's what you think too! I knew I hadn't misjudged you. If you were to marry Brother Chengyan, I certainly wouldn't object, but I absolutely won't allow Liu Wan'er to get ahead of me!"

"I want to be Chengyan's legal wife! His only woman!"

Qiao Qingshu looked at the princess before her, who, though not beautiful, was stubborn, and couldn't help but offer a word of advice.

"Very few men in the world are devoted to one person."

Yongxian stubbornly shook her head.

“I am a princess. If I marry him, he will never dare to have any disloyal intentions.”

Seeing the obsession in the princess's eyes, Qiao Qingshu remained silent.

Yongxian took her hand and asked her everything about Liu Wan'er: how old she was, what she looked like, and what her personality was like.

Qiao Qingshu then informed her of everything.

Princess Yongxian later learned that Qiao Qingshu would not allow Liu Wan'er to marry into the Qiao family and would not even give her a dowry, and she jumped up excitedly.

"Yes! You did the right thing! You shouldn't be nice to a shameless woman like that!"

"Qiao Qingshu, I'm really growing to like you more and more. You're practically my best friend!"

"After I marry Xiao Chengyan, and you marry that second son of a concubine, we will be sisters-in-law. I think we will get along very well in the future."

Qiao Qingshu was a little confused. When she stepped into the room, she had already thought of the worst possible outcome.

She was surprised to find herself in this situation and didn't know what to say.

I asked a question just to make conversation.

"Princess, what do you plan to do?"

Princess Yongxian revealed a smile that suggested the inevitable victory of the ruler.

"She definitely won't be able to give birth to the child, and Liu Wan'er would be better off disappearing as well."

Qiao Qingshu pursed her lips; she knew that Liu Wan'er's path to marrying into the Xiao family would not be smooth.

Xiao Chengyan was such a coveted prize, coveted by countless wealthy and noble families in the capital. How could he possibly be snatched away by a lowly woman like Liu Wan'er?

She just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.