The Obsessive Crown Prince Can't Let Me Go
Chapter 91 - 90: They Never Even Had Skin-to-Skin Contact

Chapter 91: Chapter 90: They Never Even Had Skin-to-Skin Contact

"I heard that Little Master Xue is skilled in mimicry," Shen Yinning gracefully bowed, "I dare to ask for a favor from you, Little Master Xue."

Xue Ling teased, "What kind of favor, that even the Crown Prince cannot help with, but you must ask me?"

Shen Yinning recounted the story of Bai Shuangshuang, and Xue Ling mused, "All the commotion in the world is for profit, all the hustle is for gain. If Miss Shen is asking for my help, you should present the necessary attitude."

Shen Yinning calmly said, "Isn’t it true that the Second Miss of your Xue Family is discussing marriage with Shen Xinglei? The Duke Mansion and the Minister’s Mansion want to form a strong alliance, but this marriage is inappropriate. Shen Xinglei already has an outside woman at the border, and even has an elder illegitimate son. That woman is not easy to deal with; she is conspiring with Shen Xinglei to drug the Second Miss Xue’s tea, making her infertile, and forcing her to raise the outside woman’s children for life. Your Xue Family is being plotted against, which shows how hateful my second cousin can be."

"Are you using this secret to trade for my help?" Xue Ling laughed, his red robe appearing both sinister and charming in the snowy night, "But Miss Shen, whether Xue Qingqing lives or dies, is it any of my concern? Whether the Minister’s Mansion is being schemed against or not, is it any of my business?! My parents didn’t care for me, so why should I consider things for them?!"

Shen Yinning raised an eyebrow.

She hadn’t expected Xue Ling to have such shallow feelings toward the Xue Minister’s Mansion.

Indeed, he is such a callous and vicious person that he dares to plot regicide openly; how could he care about his parents?

She continued, "Then, how about using Mianmian’s preferences as an exchange, would that work?"

"Shen Yinning, are you being foolish?!" Xue Ling’s smile turned colder, "Xue Mianmian is my maid, why would I care about a maid’s preferences? Whatever she likes, she must serve me for life anyway!"

Shen Yinning clearly caught the fluctuation in his eyes.

If he truly did not care about Mianmian at all, then he wouldn’t be influenced by her at all.

She guessed correctly.

Knowing Xue Ling cares a lot about his reputation, she skillfully remarked, "Does Mianmian like to cry a lot?"

Xue Ling’s expression was blank.

Not only does she like to cry, but that little girl seems to be made of tears, so delicate. She can cry several times a day!

She was like this when she was young, and she hasn’t changed as she’s grown!

He was utterly annoyed!

"If Little Master Xue knew Mianmian’s preferences, then when she cries again, it would be much easier for you to comfort her," Shen Yinning gently persuaded, "wouldn’t that save Little Master Xue a lot of trouble?"

Xue Ling remained silent, which amounted to agreement.

Shen Yinning mentioned a few of Xue Mianmian’s preferences before telling Xue Ling she needed him to disguise as Granny Zhang to extract information from Bai Shuangshuang.

"You want me to play an old woman?!" Xue Ling immediately objected, "No way!"

Shen Yinning hadn’t expected him to try and back out.

Lu Ying leaned casually against the tree trunk, his voice cold and commanding, "Xue Ling, a gentleman keeps his word."

Xue Ling pouted, "Fine, fine, for His Highness’s sake, Shen Yinning, I’ll help you this once."

After saying that, he headed straight for Xue Mianmian.

Shen Yinning chose her words carefully as she spoke to Lu Ying, "If Bai Shuangshuang has indeed wronged my Shen Family, I certainly won’t let her go. If I end up killing Bai Shuangshuang, will Your Highness feel distressed? After all, she is your favored concubine, recommended by your own sister."

Favored concubine?

Lu Ying felt displeased inwardly.

From what point did Shen Zhaozhao see Bai Shuangshuang as his favored concubine?

They haven’t even been intimate.

Feeling a bit of malice, he said, "As long as the Crown Princess Consort is not harmed, I will not interfere in the open and secret struggles between you and Bai Shuangshuang."

With that, he went straight into the tavern.

Shen Yinning stood in the cold wind.

Although it was the answer she was hoping for, somehow, she still felt unsettled.

She returned to the tavern and unexpectedly ran into Shen Yunxi and others coming her way.

She stepped aside and heard Shen Yunxi say, "Yin Shanshan, you finally did something good, your restaurant is quite decent, both the decoration and the dishes are of high quality, very fitting of my status."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Grace! You have a great eye!"

"My father is celebrating his birthday next month, and celebrating at the Mansion every year is quite dull, so I plan to book your restaurant for his birthday banquet to entertain all the guests and make him happy. Yin Shanshan, can you handle this job?"

"I can, of course, I can! Hosting a birthday banquet for Lord is my honor! Thank you for your favor, Your Grace!"

"..."

A group of people chattered away as they went down the stairs.

Shen Yinning raised an eyebrow.

Only someone like Shen Yunxi would find such an inexplicably bizarre tavern to be high-class.

The following day.

Xue Ling arrived at Shen Garden as promised.

While he was changing clothes, Shen Yinning pulled Xue Mianmian aside to tell her about the events of last night, then asked, "Do you blame me for using your preferences to get Xue Ling’s help in extracting information?"

"How could I?!" Xue Mianmian shook her head vigorously, "I know that what Zhaozhao wants to do is very important, I’m just happy to be of help and I won’t blame you at all! By the way, thank you for telling me about Shen Xinglei’s situation, since the young master won’t help, I’ll have to find a way to secretly inform Qingqing. Though Qingqing and I are not blood sisters, she has called me sister for over ten years, I can’t just stand by and watch her jump into this pit."

As they were talking, Xue Ling came out.

He was wearing a human skin mask and dressed in granny clothes, looking every bit like Granny Zhang standing there.

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