While Rex was still feeling puzzled, he suddenly heard another exclamation.
[Ahhh, Princess Consort Luo Yuan is here! She's even more noble and beautiful in person than on TV!]
Rex stared at Wen Yan's bright and moving little face. This time, he clearly saw that she hadn't opened her mouth at all.
How could he suddenly hear her inner thoughts?
Could it be that because he sincerely treated the Yan girl as his own precious granddaughter, he had moved the heavens, and thus became the Chosen One?
Seeing Rex looking as if he was about to lose his composure, Old Master Si seemed to realize something and quickly pulled him aside.
"In-law, can you hear my eldest granddaughter-in-law's inner thoughts too?"
Old Rex froze for a moment. "What, you can hear them too?"
"Our whole family, as well as your son Jinglou and grandson Xiaoshu, can all hear them."
Old Rex, "..."
So he wasn't the only Chosen One after all!
"Only the people closest to my eldest granddaughter-in-law can hear her thoughts. In-law, you have now successfully joined the ranks. Let's eat melons together from now on!"
Rex looked completely bewildered. "Eat melons?"
Seeing Old Master Si's eyes light up at the mention of eating melons, Rex's heart suddenly stirred with anticipation.
Eating melons must mean gossiping. Hehe, he was definitely interested in that!
[The Princess Consort probably doesn't know about Crown Prince Nangong Yu and Luya's affair yet, right?]
Rex blinked and asked Old Master Si in a low voice, "Nangong Yu? The future ruler of our Country S? He's having an affair with Luya?"
But wasn't Luya married to Nangong Yu's Chief Secretary?
Old Master Si nodded, sharing the gossip he had consumed on the plane with Rex. "That Chief Secretary is gay. He's just a cover for Nangong Yu and Luya's illicit affair."
Rex, "..."
He and Princess Consort Luo Yuan's grandfather were old friends. The two of them had once helped the royal family conquer the world together.
Old Master Luo had outstanding military achievements. The royal family had feared that his merits would overshadow the throne, so they had Nangong Yu marry Luo Yuan in order to gradually take back the Luo family's power.
Even though the Luo family no longer held real power, their prestige remained. How could Nangong Yu dare to betray Old Master Luo's granddaughter?
"Oh, right. Luya is also pregnant with Nangong Yu's child."
Rex, "¥%#@*&%"
Old Master Si, "Your swearing is even more advanced than Lin Xiao's now."
Wen Yan glanced at Old Master Si and Rex. She rubbed her nose and whispered to Si Moyan, "What's wrong with those two old men? One is glaring and puffing his beard, and the other is elegantly swearing. Do they not care about their image anymore?"
Si Moyan shot a look at Old Master Si, signaling him to mind his image while gossiping and not to lead Old Rex astray.
"You must be Grandpa Rex's granddaughter, Wen Yan, right?"
A gentle and soft voice sounded. Wen Yan immediately snapped back to reality. Looking at Princess Consort Luo Yuan, who had taken the initiative to come over and greet her, she exclaimed in her heart.
[Wow! Seeing the Princess Consort up close, she's truly so beautiful and elegant.]
"Hello, Your Highness. I am Wen Yan. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Luo Yuan was in her thirties. Having grown up in a powerful aristocratic family, the noble temperament radiating from within her was something Luya, the daughter of a servant, could never compare to.
Nangong Yu was truly blind to mistake a fish eye for a pearl.
With such a noble and elegant Princess Consort, Wen Yan really didn't want to see her get hurt.
Luo Yuan reached out her hand and shook Wen Yan's.
[Awww, the Princess Consort's hand is so fragrant and soft.]
After Wen Yan shook hands with the Princess Consort, Luya came over arm-in-arm with her sham-marriage husband.
Luya swept her gaze across the banquet hall. When her eyes landed on Wen Yan and Luo Yuan, she slightly narrowed her blue eyes.
Wen Yan saw a sinister glint flash in Luya's eyes.
Sensing something was wrong, Wen Yan immediately checked her system.
[Luya actually wants to play palace politics? What a vicious plan!]
[I'm a fan of Princess Consort Luo Yuan's beauty, and I absolutely will not allow the pretty Princess Consort to be framed like this.]
[If Luya's plan succeeds, wouldn't Nangong Yu skin Princess Consort Luo Yuan alive?]
Old Master Si and Rex exchanged a glance.
What, was Luya going to cause trouble here tonight?
What kind of evil scheme was she brewing?
It was Rex's first time experiencing live gossip, and his blood was boiling with excitement.
"In-law, is this what eating melons feels like? It's thrilling, exciting, and infuriating all at once, making you scratch your head and keeping your heart in suspense!"
Old Master Si nodded. "A while ago, we even had some terrifying gossip at Yisha Academy. The literal ghost-seeing kind."
Rex's eyes sparkled. "Will I be able to eat that kind of melon in the future too?"
"As long as you follow my eldest granddaughter-in-law, you definitely will."
Rex nodded excitedly.
He suddenly felt full of anticipation and longing for his future senior life.
Luya didn't dare get too close to Nangong Yu in public. She glanced at the maid behind Luo Yuan, and the maid nodded at her.
A sinister smile curled on Luya's lips.
Seeing Luo Yuan walking towards the back garden, she arrogantly followed her.
"Sister Princess Consort."
Luo Yuan turned back to look at Luya. As her gaze swept over the ruby necklace around Luya's neck, she was slightly taken aback.
She had seen this ruby necklace in a drawer in Nangong Yu's study before.
She had thought he was planning to give it to her on their wedding anniversary.
But on their anniversary, he only gave her a diamond necklace. When she went back to the study to look for the ruby necklace, it was already gone.
She never expected it to be worn around Luya's neck.
Did Nangong Yu reward it to the Chief Secretary, and have the Chief Secretary give it to Luya?
Noticing Luo Yuan's gaze falling on her ruby necklace, Luya curled her red lips. "This was given to me by the man I deeply love. Sister Princess Consort, some things are destined. Even if you get them first, you will eventually lose them. The one who isn't loved is the real third wheel. Don't you agree?"
Luo Yuan frowned deeply. "What do you mean?"
"You've been married into the royal family for years but can't lay an egg. Sooner or later, you'll have to step down from that position."
Slap!
Luo Yuan raised her hand and slapped Luya directly across the face. "My private matters are not for you to gossip about."
Luya covered her reddened face, looking at Luo Yuan with a sinister gaze. "You will pay the price for this slap."
Wen Yan and Si Moyan walked into the back garden just in time to witness this scene.
[Oh no, Luya had someone record the scene of Princess Consort Luo Yuan slapping her just now.]
[Later, when she carries out that vicious plan and brings out the video, absolutely no one will doubt her.]
[No, I can't just stand by and watch the pretty Princess Consort get framed.]
After Luya left, Wen Yan walked up to Luo Yuan and pretended to accidentally bump into her handbag.
Luo Yuan's handbag fell to the ground.
"Your Highness, I'm so sorry. I'll pick it up for you right away."
Inside the bag, Wen Yan indeed saw a small transparent pouch.
She discreetly took the small pouch away.
After doing all this, Wen Yan took out an invisibility talisman and handed it to Si Jingyi, asking him to run an errand for her.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the band conductor in the banquet hall raised his baton, and melodious music echoed throughout the entire hall.
Nangong Yu and Luo Yuan danced together, while Luya danced with her sham-marriage husband, Lawson.
After swapping dance partners, Luya got her wish and danced with Nangong Yu.
She kept her head down, not looking up at him.
"Why do you keep your head down? Didn't I arrange a private jet to pick you up yesterday?"
Luya looked up, her eyes brimming with grievance. "I was bullied by the Rex family yesterday, and tonight, your Crown Princess slapped my face."
Seeing the faint red finger marks on Luya's face, a fierce glint flashed through Nangong Yu's deep eyes. "Luo Yuan hit you?"
Luya bit her red lip, tears shimmering in her eyes as if she had suffered a monumental wrong. "She saw the ruby necklace on my neck and seemed to know about us. She even knows I'm pregnant with your child. She said she would personally abort the bastard in my belly!"
Nangong Yu's face turned livid. "How dare she call the child in your belly a bastard?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Luya suddenly let out a cry of alarm. "Ah—"
"Luya's leg is bleeding!"
All the guests instantly turned to look at Luya.
Pale-faced, Luya collapsed into Nangong Yu's arms. Seeing the trail of crimson snaking down her legs, his expression changed drastically. "What's wrong?"
"My stomach hurts so much..."
There was a top doctor among the guests, and Nangong Yu immediately summoned him over. "Luya is pregnant. Examine her quickly, you must save the child!"
Nangong Yu looked even more anxious than Luya's husband, Lawson.
"Your Highness, we must rush Luya to the hospital immediately," the doctor advised.
Luya shook her head. "I know my own body. Even if I go, I won't be able to keep the baby. Your Highness, someone is trying to make me miscarry. You must find that person for me!"
Just as Luya finished speaking, a weak female voice chimed in, "It was the Crown Princess."
Everyone looked toward the speaker, only to find that it was the Crown Princess's personal maid.
Luo Yuan frowned deeply at the maid. "Mina, what nonsense are you sprouting?"
Mina didn't dare to look at Luo Yuan. She lowered her long eyelashes and said, trembling, "Earlier in the back garden, I saw the Princess hit Miss Luya, and—"
"And what? Spit it out!" Nangong Yu demanded with imposing authority.
"Before the Princess came, she hid abortion pills in her bag."
Nangong Yu immediately marched up to Luo Yuan and snatched the bag from her hands.
He dumped everything inside onto the floor, completely disregarding Luo Yuan's privacy and feelings.
However, apart from her personal items, there were no abortion pills to be seen.
Mina's pupils shrank slightly. She had secretly slipped the abortion pills into the Princess's bag, so how could they be gone?
Could it be that the Princess found them and threw them away?
Things had already reached this point, and she was now in the same boat as Luya. She could only bite the bullet and continue, "Perhaps the Princess threw the pills away after slipping them to Miss Luya. The Princess can't have children herself, so she especially hates women who can get pregnant."
Mina's words caused the surrounding guests to point fingers at Luo Yuan, murmuring among themselves.
"How did the Luo family raise such a venomous woman?"
"She's been married into the royal family for so many years and hasn't produced a child, yet the Crown Prince has always been so protective of her. How can she be so ungrateful?"
"Her heart is completely twisted. We won't dare let any pregnant women near the royal family anymore."
Lying on the ground, Luya looked at Luo Yuan through tear-blurred eyes. "Sister Princess, my mother used to be a maid in your house. It was one thing for you to bully me when we were kids, but why must you still bully me like this now that we're grown? My child, my poor child, Mommy is useless. Mommy is so sorry."
Luo Yuan's face was incredibly grim. "I didn't do it!" She looked at Nangong Yu, enunciating every word. "Her miscarriage was not my doing."
Nangong Yu was furious. "Mina is your personal maid, and even she stepped forward to testify against you. What else do you have to say for yourself? Who else would dare to lay a hand on a pregnant woman in broad daylight but you?"
The way Nangong Yu looked at Luo Yuan, he seemed to wish he could slice her into a thousand pieces.
His son was gone, killed by this woman!
At the thought of this, he raised his hand and swung it fiercely toward Luo Yuan's face.
But before he could touch Luo Yuan, a broad, thick hand suddenly reached out and clamped down on his wrist.
"Your Highness, since you are here in the Rex family's home, you cannot strike a woman."
Wen Jinglou stepped forward.
Seeing Wen Jinglou dare to directly confront Nangong Yu, the guests couldn't help but gasp in shock.
Although the Rex family held a dukedom, daring to clash directly with the royal family's Crown Prince was truly courageous.
Who didn't know that Nangong Yu was now the sole heir of Country S? He held overwhelming power, and other than the Queen, no one dared to offend him.
Nangong Yu's gaze was sharp and icy. "Let go!"
Luo Yuan walked up to Wen Jinglou, who was protecting her, and gave him a grateful smile. "Thank you for defending me, but let His Highness and me handle our own affairs."
She knew Nangong Yu's vengeful nature and didn't want the Rex family to offend him for her sake.
Seeing that Luya was losing more and more blood, Nangong Yu ordered Lawson to carry her to the hospital. Meanwhile, he roughly grabbed Luo Yuan's wrist, preparing to drag her away with him.
Judging by his expression, Luo Yuan would definitely suffer once they got back.
Wen Yan stood at the very back of the guests. Seeing them about to leave, she felt a bit anxious.
Why hadn't Si Jingyi brought the item she asked for yet?
Just then, Si Jingyi ran over, panting heavily. "Sister-in-law, I got what you wanted."
Just as Lawson carried Luya past Wen Yan, Wen Yan's half-smiling voice rang out. "Ms. Luya, you really are good at directing and acting in your own play! You obviously took the abortion pills yourself, yet you framed the Crown Princess. Do you really think everyone can be strung along by your lies?"
In Lawson's arms, Luya's pupils abruptly shrank. When she saw clearly that it was Wen Yan speaking, a cold glint flashed in her eyes. "You again? Your Rex family bullied me on the plane, and now that I've miscarried, you're here to frame and slander me?"
Nangong Yu stepped forward, glaring sharply at Wen Yan. "On what grounds do you claim that Luya took the abortion pills herself?"
Wen Yan raised her hand. "Look, here is the evidence—"
