"Director Xü, I'm bearing the title of Princess, but how this princess came to be and what kind of situation she's in now, probably no one in Xīyáng City doesn't know. Let's not be polite with each other, you can just call me Shěn Yòu Xià."

  Shen Youxia spoke out her situation frankly and openly, without any reserve. Her attitude made Xu Huamin change his impression of her. The Shen Youxia in front of him seemed not to be as arrogant and overbearing as the rumors outside said.

  "Then don't call me Lord Xu anymore, friends all call me Huai Min."

  "Alright, Huai Min, I'll toast you a glass."

  The daughter of the Xian family always has a grandeur that ordinary women do not have. Many rules and etiquette are meaningless to Shen Youxia, otherwise she would not have ignored others' gazes and pursued Zhu Yunyan with all her heart.

  In Shen Youxia's view, a name is just an alias and cannot represent any meaning. However, for Xu Huaimin who reads the classics, Shen Youxia's mention of "Huaimin" made his heart tremble slightly.

  Xu Huaimin deliberately suppressed the turmoil in his heart, raised his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

  Looking at Xu Huaimin's empty cup, Shen Youxia couldn't help but purse her lips. She really didn't expect that Mr. Xu was still a hero in wine, and she was drunk.

  The people of Chu and Qin are open-minded, and it's normal for men and women to meet, eat together, and socialize without drawing attention from others.

  At first, Shen Youxia chased Zhu Yunyan and caused a big stir in the city, mainly because Shen Youxia was too aggressive in his pursuit, making it look too ugly.

  After a meal, Shen Youxia and Xu Huaimin both felt that they had a great conversation with each other and included each other in their circle of friends.

  It would be even better if Shen Youxia's deliberate flattery of Xu Huamin's future high position were excluded.

  In any case, a win-win situation is the best way to describe this meal.

  However, on the other side, the people of Rui Wang Fu were in a state of low morale and couldn't catch their breath.

  At the time when Shen Youxia and Xu Huaimin were drinking freely and talking about everything, Zhu Yunyan finished his official business and returned to Rui Wangfu ahead of schedule.

  "Where is the queen now?"

  Entering the Rui Wang Fu, there was no sign of Shen You Xia, and even when passing by Die Cui Yuan, there was no sound of her voice in the courtyard, which made Zhu Yun Yan ask.

  "The princess hasn't returned yet, didn't she go with you to visit the Marquis of Nan's residence?"

  Li Xixiang, the steward of Rui Wangfu, followed closely behind Zhu Yunyin and asked with a hint of skepticism.

  "Hasn't she come back?"

  The news of returning to the Southern Marquis's residence had already been received, and Shen Youxia left after having breakfast. Now that more than half a day has passed, Shen Youxia still hasn't returned to the Rui Wang Fu.

  Li Xixiang, who was following Zhu Yunyan, could clearly sense that his master's mood was not good. He raised a question to his master, but Li Xixiang chose to keep quiet and lowered his presence as much as possible in order to avoid being affected by the situation.

  "Mo Yi, go ask if Shen You Xiang has returned to Ding Guo Hou Fu?"

  Zhu Yunyan didn't know what was wrong with herself, she knew that after leaving the Hui Wang Fu, she hadn't directly returned to the Rui Wang Fu, and for no reason at all, she felt angry in her heart. As for what she was angry about, even she couldn't say clearly.

  Mo Yi left for a short while and then came back.

  "Your Majesty, the queen has gone to Qinghui Pavilion..."

  He had long seen that Wang Ye was in a bad mood, and he feared that his next words would make Wang Ye's mood even worse.

  "Just say everything out loud, don't be ambiguous."