The Obsessive Crown Prince Can't Let Me Go
Chapter 87 - 86 What Position Does His Highness Want to Bestow Upon His Subject’s Wife?

Chapter 87: Chapter 86 What Position Does His Highness Want to Bestow Upon His Subject’s Wife?

Shen Yinning gasped for breath, unable to describe the taste in her heart.

Lu Ying leaned down close to her ear, with a hint of malicious amusement: "Shen Yinning, though you’ve fallen into disgrace, deep down you are far more arrogant than anyone. Competing for favor against your former maid—does it humiliate you?"

Being confronted with her hidden thoughts, Shen Yinning’s cheeks flushed crimson, her lashes trembling faintly.

"But what can you do? From now on, not only will you need to vie for favor against Bai Shuangshuang, you’ll have to compete for favor with the other concubines of the Eastern Palace. You will have to kneel before Shen Yunxi and call her ’Your Grace,’ serve her reverently as a junior concubine, and honor her in all things."

Shen Yinning clenched her hands tightly.

This won’t happen...

She wouldn’t let Shen Yunxi sit in that position for long!

Lu Ying: "For now, stay in Shen Garden and treat Bai Shuangshuang as a sister. Once you enter the Eastern Palace, you can get used to the life of competing for favor in advance."

"Mm..." Shen Yinning could barely form a coherent sentence. "Your Grace will... will arrange for me to enter the palace? Your Grace... Your Grace, what position will you grant me..."

"What position do you desire?"

Shen Yinning’s phoenix-shaped eyes shimmered softly, revealing her ambition.

She had exhausted all means to return to the capital from Gan State, aiming precisely for the position of Crown Princess Consort.

She responded gently and meekly, "I wouldn’t dare to hope for too much. As long as I can stay by Your Grace’s side, even if it’s the same selection rank as Sister Shuangshuang, I’d be content."

"Selection rank?" Lu Ying sneered lightly. "You’re bold to think so. Bai Shuangshuang, at least, is of good birth. And you? Three years ago, you were demoted to slavery, and you’re still a slave today. Receiving even the rank of attendant would already be a great favor to you."

According to the rules of this dynasty, the concubines in the Eastern Palace ranked: Crown Princess Consort, Concubine, Consort, Good Lady, Selected Companion, Beauty, and Attendant—attendant being the lowest rank, beneath even the maids serving beside the concubines, subject to anyone’s whim.

Shen Yinning felt deeply humiliated.

She couldn’t discern whether Lu Ying truly wanted her to become an attendant or was merely voicing this to insult her.

She could only force a coy smile and say, "Even the position of attendant, or even being without any rank and serving at Lu Ying’s side as a palace maid—I’d be satisfied."

Lu Ying’s narrow eyes seemed to have a frosty sheen.

Back then, this woman abandoned the chance to be Crown Princess Consort, determined to seduce his older half-brother instead.

Now, she was inferior even to the lowest-ranking concubine of the Eastern Palace—less than the position of her former maid. Did she regret it?

He said nothing further, gripping Shen Yinning’s slender waist tightly.

After Lu Ying left, Shen Yinning’s knees buckled weakly, collapsing onto the ground with her garments disheveled.

She climbed back to her feet and adjusted her appearance before seeking out Bai Shuangshuang.

Bai Shuangshuang had just finished crying, her eyes filled with wariness as she accused, "Shen Yinning, for the sake of our master-servant bond, I haven’t told the Crown Princess Consort about your deeds trying to seduce the Crown Prince, but you dared to humiliate me so terribly! I know you’ve looked down on me since our youth, but I am human too; how could you compare me to livestock?!"

Shen Yinning stepped closer, one deliberate step at a time.

She was strikingly beautiful and elegantly tall, and when she wasn’t smiling, her phoenix eyes turned slightly upward with a cool sharpness.

She bent down and leaned close to Bai Shuangshuang’s ear: "Bai Shuangshuang, I already know what you’ve done."

Her icy, detached tone hit Bai Shuangshuang like a thunderclap, shocking her into retreating two steps hurriedly.

Bai Shuangshuang stammered in disbelief: "You... you..."

Seeing her reaction, Shen Yinning became even more certain Bai Shuangshuang had done something against the Shen Family’s interests in secret.

She smiled faintly: "I merely wanted to speak about how you received favor last night, and yet you’re this anxious?"

Bai Shuangshuang’s breaths grew rapid.

Shen Yinning’s smile became even more innocent and radiant as she gave Bai Shuangshuang a meaningful glance, then turned and left with a flourish at her sleeve amidst Bai Shuangshuang’s gaze of shocked disbelief and petrified fear.

Returning to her room, Shen Yinning was contemplating how to get information from Zhang Cuichun when Wei Yu suddenly brought Xue Mianmian to her.

"Zhaozhao!"

Xue Mianmian cried out sweetly, delightfully rushing into Shen Yinning’s arms.

Shen Yinning exclaimed in surprise: "You came?! What brings you here?"

It was cold today, and Xue Mianmian was dressed in a peach-pink and light-blue embroidered jacket with delicate rabbit fur lining at the collar, making her look endearingly lovely. Her round face, almond-shaped eyes, and even the tip of her nose had an adorable roundness. After being outside in the wind, her cheeks were flushed red, resembling a lively, tender little rabbit.

She smiled, her almond eyes upturned: "The young lord came to Shen Garden to discuss matters with the Crown Prince, and I begged him for a long time before he agreed to let me see you!"

Shen Yinning ordered Wei Yu to fetch hot ginger tea and shared what had happened with Bai Shuangshuang with Mianmian.

Xue Mianmian was startled: "So, Bai Shuangshuang might very well have betrayed Uncle and Aunt three years ago?"

"During the confiscation of the Shen Family, only Zhang Cuichun knows what actions she truly took. Unfortunately, given my current circumstances, I can’t interrogate Zhang Cuichun."

Xue Mianmian pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "I have an idea to make Bai Shuangshuang reveal the truth about what happened back then."

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