Chapter 587: The Demon Lord Princess's Daily Life of Slacking Off Chapter 680: Seeking Shangguan Xingyu for Advice

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

At the same time, in the study, the Crown Prince and An Wang sat facing each other. The Crown Prince broke the silence first, smiling at An Wang as he said: "Imperial Uncle, I came today because there is actually something I would like to trouble Imperial Uncle with." An Wang hurriedly waved his hand, responding courteously: "Your Highness flatters me; whatever the matter, just give your orders."

The Crown Prince then said: "It concerns helping Brother Shangguan's family find a house. Recently Brother Shangguan has been staying at Imperial Uncle's residence, causing much trouble, so I would like to ask Imperial Uncle to help find a suitable courtyard, preferably taking Brother Shangguan along to look, and if there is a suitable one, settle it directly."

"As for the silver, Huangdi said he will bear it, so you need not worry. This palace has indeed been overwhelmed with affairs these past few days, busy to the point of distraction, and I also worry that poor hospitality might slight Brother Shangguan, thereby delaying this important matter. I trouble Imperial Uncle to help more."

After hearing this, An Wang smiled and nodded, saying: "This matter can be entrusted to this subject with complete peace of mind; there will absolutely be no problem."

Seeing this, the Crown Prince hurriedly said: "Then I must trouble Imperial Uncle to take care of it. Once this matter is satisfactorily resolved and the dust settles, this nephew will certainly come in person to invite Imperial Uncle to drink together, to express my gratitude."

An Wang hurriedly responded modestly: "Your Highness flatters me; this is merely this subject's duty, and it is only right."

After exchanging courtesies and chatting for a few more sentences, the Crown Prince rose to take his leave.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was lunchtime. When Qianqain woke up drowsily, it was already lunchtime; she came to the dining hall, and soon the dishes were served, with everyone at the table eating lively and noisily.

However, Qianqain seemed especially quiet today, a sharp contrast to her usual liveliness. Everyone assumed she had just woken up and was still in a daze, so they did not pay much attention.

After lunch, Qianqain did not go to nap as usual. After all, she had just woken up, and at this moment she was not sleepy at all.

However, the others still needed rest, and she could not disturb them. So Qianqain lay quietly alone on the bed, thinking about how to broach the subject with Second Sister-in-law.

She kept pondering in her heart: what method should she use to ask Second Sister-in-law? It would be best to ask Second Sister-in-law secretly while Mother was not around.

Aside from this question, Qianqain was also calculating in her heart how to arrange Ouyang Chengren.

The more she thought, the more vexed and confused she became, and her thoughts grew increasingly disordered. Finally, she simply sat up with a start, deciding not to dwell on it any longer, but to go directly to Shangguan Xingyu's courtyard to find her.

When Qianqain arrived at Shangguan Xingyu's courtyard, she saw Xiao Huang at a glance. She stepped forward and asked softly: "Has Second Sister-in-law not woken yet?"

Seeing Qianqain, Xiao Huang hurriedly and respectfully replied: "Not yet, Miss, do you have something? Shall this servant go wake the Young Mistress?"

Qianqain hurriedly waved her hand, saying: "No need; I do have something, but it is not urgent. When Second Sister-in-law wakes, just send someone to tell me."

Xiao Huang nodded to show understanding. Qianqain turned and went back, after all the weather was rather cold; she could not wait in the courtyard.

She hurried back to her courtyard, but felt somewhat restless in her heart. So she decided to do something to distract herself, and picked up a flower catalog to look at.

After a short while, a sound came from Shangguan Xingyu's room. It turned out Shangguan Xingyu had been "troubled" awake by Xiao Jing'er.

After waking, Xiao Jing'er kept wriggling in Shangguan Xingyu's arms like a mischievous little cat. Shangguan Xingyu could not sleep after being disturbed like this, and helplessly opened her eyes.

Hearing the movement in the room, Xiao Huang hurried in to check. Seeing that Shangguan Xingyu was awake, Xiao Huang quickly sent someone to inform Qianqain.

Upon hearing the news, Qianqain immediately withdrew her thoughts and hurried toward Shangguan Xingyu's courtyard.

When she reached the doorway, she heard Xiao Jing'er's voice: "Mother, Xiao Jing'er wants to go find Uncle to play!"

Qianqain smiled faintly, about to knock, but heard Shangguan Xingyu say from inside: "Alright, then go find Uncle to play."

Qianqain knocked lightly on the door; Xiao Huang opened it and smiled: "Fifth Miss, you have come." Qianqain nodded, entered the room, and said: "Sister-in-law, I have something I want to talk to you about."

Seeing Qianqain enter, Shangguan Xingyu smiled and said: "Go ahead, what is it?"

Then she turned to Xiao Huang and said: "Take Xiao Jing'er to find my brother to play; I want to talk with Qianqain." After Xiao Huang agreed, she took Xiao Jing'er and they left the room together.

Seeing them leave, Qianqain breathed a sigh of relief, then asked: "Sister-in-law, I have always been curious: how did you tell your family back then that you wanted to marry Second Brother?"

Hearing Qianqain's question, Shangguan Xingyu could not help but feel shy; her little face turned slightly red, and she asked softly: "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

Qianqain seemed not to have thought much, and answered casually: "Just curious, Sister-in-law, tell me quickly."

Shangguan Xingyu recalled slightly, then slowly said: "Back then, your Second Brother often ran to the palace, and his purpose was too obvious; even my father saw through it."

"At that time your Second Brother had opened a shop in Dongying Guo; my father thought he was quite capable and quite sincere toward me, so he asked for my opinion."

"Originally my father felt Dachang Guo was too far away and was not very willing to let me marry there. But I was willing myself, so in the end he let me have my way."

While listening to Shangguan Xingyu's account, Qianqain was secretly pondering in her heart.

She felt this method probably would not work; after all, Ouyang Chengren was already a dead man in others' eyes—how could he possibly strut around in front of his own father? This simply would not do!

Qianqain was so lost in thought that she completely failed to notice Shangguan Xingyu had finished speaking and was looking at her.

Only when Shangguan Xingyu called "Qianqain? Qianqain?" twice did she come back to herself, asking blankly: "Ah? What is it, Sister-in-law?"

Seeing Qianqain's distracted look, Shangguan Xingyu could not help but feel curious, so she asked: "I should be asking you what is wrong—why are you so distracted? Could it be you have a beloved man and don't know how to tell your family?"

Hearing Shangguan Xingyu's words, Qianqain's pupils shrank sharply; this subtle movement naturally did not escape Shangguan Xingyu's eyes, and she immediately realized she had guessed correctly.

Qianqain, somewhat flustered, waved her hands repeatedly and stammered: "No, not, I, oh..." Seeing Qianqain's incoherent state, Shangguan Xingyu found it quite amusing.