Chapter 538: It’s All For You

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Ever since Shen Zhuo was listed as the crown prince, his prince’s residence had been changed to the crown prince’s residence.

Not only had the residence doubled in size, but the number of servants and guards in the residence had also increased several times.

Today, Shen Zhuo entered the palace to greet the emperor and the empress dowager as usual. Then, he went to the study to deal with government affairs with the old ministers.

When he returned to the crown prince’s residence, it was already evening.

As soon as he entered, he heard the steward in charge of the carriage say, “Your Highness, when I went out to buy grass today, I heard someone say that a new theater has been opened in the capital. It’s called Qirui Garden.”

Originally, Shen Zhuo did not take it to heart. It was only when the steward mentioned the content of Duke Lang in Liaodong that Shen Zhuo reacted.

“Who wrote this script?”

The steward said truthfully, “I heard that it’s the owner of Qirui Garden, but I don’t know who it is.”

Shen Zhuo immediately called the guard commander in. “Go and find out who the owner of Qirui Garden is.”

“Aye.”

Although Yu Niaoniao deliberately hid her identity, she could not hide it from the crown prince’s spies. Soon, Shen Zhuo knew the truth. It turned out that the real boss behind Qirui Garden was Yu Niaoniao.

He placed his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the house, his expression solemn.

The appearance of Duke Lang in Liaodong was equivalent to slapping his face.

This had an extremely bad impact on him, who had just ascended to the position of Crown Prince.

He could not ignore this matter.

Shen Zhuo took out the silver earring from his sleeve and rubbed it gently, muttering, “Why do you have to go against me?”

This silver earring had fallen from Yu Niaoniao. After Shen Zhuo picked it up, he treasured it.

He held the silver earring in his hand.

An inanimate object was naturally unable to give any response.

Shen Zhuo clenched his silver earring. It seemed that some things had to be made clear in person.

He walked out. “To Duke Lang’s Mansion.”

The servants hurriedly set up a carriage and sent the Crown Prince to the Langjun Imperial Palace.

In Qirui Garden, the lights on the stage gradually dimmed. Prince Lang and the Princess Consort looked at each other and smiled before leaving hand in hand.

When they disappeared from the stage, the audience stood up spontaneously. A wave of enthusiastic applause washed over them.

Xiao Juan watched this scene in a daze, his emotions surging with incomparable complexity.

Yu Pingping’s voice reached his ears.

“Brother-in-law, is the story on the stage true? Did you really save so many people?”

Xiao Juan turned to look at Yu Pingping, who was sitting opposite the table. She looked a little nervous but she was looking forward to his reply.

There was a long pause before he spoke.

“Would you believe me if I said it was true?”

Yu Pingping said without hesitation, “Of course! You’re my brother-in-law. We’re family. Who else can I believe?! In the past, I thought that my sister had no choice but to marry you. From the looks of it, my sister has good taste and chose a hero!”

Xiao Juan could not help but ask.

“You think I’m a hero?”

Yu Pingping nodded vigorously. “That’s right. You led the Eagle Guards and risked your lives to save so many people. If not for you, Liaodong County would have been occupied by the enemy and the citizens there would have been slaughtered. You saved them. You and Sister are heroes!”

Xiao Juan did not know what to say.

Yu Pingping immediately began to praise how difficult it had been for them to rehearse this show and how much they had suffered.

Everyone did not think highly of them and felt that their show was not good. Only Yu Niaoniao was unwilling to give up and change the male lead no matter what. She insisted on rehearsing the plot according to the original work.

“Actually, I didn’t understand my sister’s choice back then. I even suspected that the plot was fabricated by my sister like everyone else.”

Yu Pingping could not help but feel embarrassed.

“Later on, I gradually understood her intentions. She actually wanted to use this show to change your image in the hearts of the commoners. Everything she did is for you.”

Xiao Juan lowered his eyes.

Scenes of the past flashed through his mind.

While he listened to the rumors and suspected that she was keeping an actor outside, she was working hard to earn money so that she could bring his story to the stage and let everyone know the real him.

His fingers curled up bit by bit.

As he clenched his fists tighter, his nails were almost digging into his flesh.

Regret and self-blame surged in his heart.

At this moment, he really wanted to stab himself.

He was really unworthy!

Yu Pingping straightened her expression and said solemnly.

“My sister has done so much for you. She’s so good to you. You must treat her well. ”

“If you lose her, you won’t be able to find anyone as good as her in your life.”

Xiao Juan replied softly, “I know.”

With that, he stood up.

He wanted to go home. He desperately wanted to see Niaoniao.

He wanted to hold her tightly in his arms. He wanted to give her everything he had.

Xiao Juan strode downstairs.

He heard the audience still discussing unsatisfied.

“Tell me, is the Duke Lang in the show really Duke Lang?”

“I didn’t think so in the past, but now I think it might be true. After all, it was the Eagle Guards who appeared this morning to punish the heir of the Marquis of Yining. ”

“I really didn’t expect that those Eagle Guards would actually uphold justice for us commoners. It’s unbelievable.”

“Perhaps we really misunderstood Duke Lang and the Eagle Guards in the past.”

Xiao Juan silently walked past those people.

No one knew that the Duke Lang they were talking about was actually beside them.

When Xiao Juan walked out of the theater, YO Pingping suddenly called out to him.

“Brother-in-law.”

Xiao Juan turned to look at her. “What else?”

Yu Pingping did not know what she was thinking, but she shouted in a fit of excitement, “You and Sister must be happy!”

Xiao Juan was stunned.

When he came back to his senses, Yu Pingping had already run away.

As he rode back to Langjun Imperial Palace, his mind was filled with thoughts.

His heart was filled with love for her. That love was still growing crazily and unscrupulously, as if it wanted to devour him.

He rode faster and faster and couldn’t help but call out— “Niaoniao.”

In the Regional King’s Mansion, Yu Niaoniao was painting in the study.

She had been soaking in the study for the past two days and working hard to draw, wanting to submit the manuscript successfully before the end of the year. This way, she and Xiao Juan could spend the New Year quietly. After the new year, they could pack their luggage and go to Bashu.

Granny Xiu Yan knocked on the door.

“County Princess Consort, His Highness sent someone over. He said that he has something to ask you to go to his residence for a chat.”

Yu Niaoniao paused and replied without thinking.

“Just say that I’m sick. I’m afraid that I’ll pass my illness to the Crown Prince, so it’s not convenient for me to go to the Crown Prince’s residence for the time being. Ask him to forgive me.”

“Aye.”

Granny Xiu Yan turned around and left.

In the end, she returned after a while.

Her expression was very ugly. “Princess Consort, His Highness the Crown Prince is here personally. He’s in the reception hall. He said that he’s here to visit the Princess Consort..”