After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

Zhao Ying stood up, walked forward to help Shao Yihui up, praised him and expressed his gratitude, then offered him a seat.

Zhao Ying walked back to the table, wrote with a smile, "Don't worry, Mr. Shao. The Ma family is not the kind that will not give in to others even if they are right. I wrote a letter to the Ma family, and they withdrew their lawsuit. I'm sure my father and the officials will have nothing to say."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Half an hour later, Zhao Ying finished writing the letter and gave it to the servant, asking him to deliver it. Then he handed two letters to Shao Yihui, which he took out from a stack of books. It seemed that they had been prepared long ago.

Shao Yihui showed no sign of surprise when he saw this. The two had already made it clear to each other, so there was no need for him to pretend to be surprised. Although Zhao Ying's move was not tortuous or clever, it was a dead end and he had no solution.

If she begs him, he will be loyal to her. If she doesn't, Qi Yuan will die.

Shao Yihui took the envelope and was about to open the first one. Zhao Ying did not stop him. Instead, she said patiently, "The first one is my recommendation letter. I know you are not from a high family and cannot enter the government, but I am not my brother the virtuous prince..." Zhao Ying smiled confidently and brightly, "Take this letter to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to find Shangguan Shu. He will take care of the arrangements."

Shao Yihui curled her lips and smiled. She was certainly not that powerless fool like the wise king!

She is not only a legitimate princess, but also the emperor's favorite, has a reputation for being gentle and kind, and is known for loving the people. What's more terrifying is that she holds two powerful generals in her hands. If she were a man, who could compete with her for the country's prosperity?

Shao Yihui stuffed the half-opened letter back into his pocket. He bowed his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your support."

Zhao Ying didn't comment, but kept staring at him with her dark eyes, a meaningful look in her eyes.

"As for the second one, open it when you get home!"

"see a visitor out!"

"Then...I'll take my leave!"

Shao Yihui left with his body half bent. After leaving the study, he straightened up. His tall figure cast a long slanted shadow under the sunlight.

Shao Yihui snorted with a forced smile, fatigue visible on his face.

Shao Yihui was a patient man and he never opened the second letter.

When he got home, the man in black had been waiting for him for a long time. When he saw him coming back, he immediately went to greet him and asked, "How is Yuan'er's matter?"

Shao Yihui nodded.

The man in black breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yuan'er is the love of your life. If anything happened to her, you would be heartbroken. But Yuan'er was too reckless. Just teach her a lesson this time!"

Shao Yihui did not comment, took out the letter and opened it silently.

The man in black was curious and leaned over to look, "What are you looking at?"

"The princess gave me a letter and asked me to open it at home."

The exquisite and graceful hairpin-flowered small calligraphy appears on the paper, two pieces in total.

Shao Yihui read ten lines at a glance... Suddenly, he seemed to see something, his whole body trembled, his pupils dilated, and when he looked carefully at the hand holding the letter, he could see that it was trembling a little.

The man in black saw that the situation was not right and quickly snatched the letter away, "What does it say?"

After a while, he still looked horrified after reading it.

Shao Yihui's thick eyebrows were deeply knitted, his eyes were as dark as torches, his jaw was cold and hard, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and there was a hint of murderous aura. He sat down slowly, his hands holding the back of the chair, his veins exposed.

[Mr. Shao wrote this to me personally. I heard that Qi Yuan, the daughter of General Qilu, saved a beggar in the street many years ago. Yuan fell in love with him over time and never regretted it. However, General Qi was not happy with this and drove the beggar out of the street. The beggar took the opportunity to go to the wise king, who secretly had an affair with Yuan and never broke up with her. As a result, Yuan secretly became pregnant.]

【I am also a woman, I know that the harm of this pregnancy can ruin her life, Yuan seems not to understand, but men are born in heaven and earth, they should have love and righteousness, they should not be those who are unfeeling and unlucky. I know that man did not do it on purpose, he really has his own difficulties, after this letter is the intention of the palace to propose marriage, if that person is interested, please pass this letter to the Grand Tutor, Yuan is the former general of the Grand Tutor, if he is the matchmaker, I believe General Qi will not dare to reject it, and now that the person has a compatible body, I believe they can be married.】

[If that person has no intention, it is ok to burn everything...]

The study was eerily quiet.

The two of them didn't even bother to look at the second piece of paper.

The man in black was shocked and asked, "What does she mean?"

Shao Yihui had recovered from his shock and said expressionlessly, "What else can it mean? Beat me, shock me, make me behave myself... and then give me something sweet after the beating."

"She wanted me to know. She knew everything I had hidden. She knew I had lied to her. She knew that the man Yuan'er was dating was me," Shao Yihui looked at the letter with a cold gaze and sneered. "Yuan'er was pregnant. I just found out about it, and she knew it too."

The man in black stammered, "I don't even know..."

He was stunned. "How terrible! She is so terrible..."

Shao Yihui nodded, which was rare. "Yes, with such a dense intelligence network... how many people should she have deployed in the capital? A woman like this... I began to suspect that the original Princess Huai'an was deposed, the Queen Mother's party was exterminated, and even the death of the virtuous king were all related to her!"

The man in black felt a chill run down his spine when he heard that. He frowned and asked, "Will she do anything bad to you?"

"Or we can tell her..."

"No!" Shao Yihui interrupted him.

The man in black seemed to have thought of something and calmed down. "That's right, I can't say it..."

Shao Yihui suddenly smiled wickedly, his sharp eyes sparkling, "Interesting, really interesting! I have never met such an interesting woman in my life."

"Since she wants to use me, I will be used by her."

The man in black was mad, "You actually find this sinister princess interesting?"

Shao Yihui smiled at him, "You don't understand..."

In fact, he didn't understand, but he just... just after reading the letter, he was so angry that his blood started to boil. He thought he was just a dormant snake, but he didn't expect to meet a snake of the same kind...

Better at hiding and more vicious than him!

As expected...hahahaha...

Zhao Ying, ah Zhao Ying...

He wanted to laugh out loud.

However, years of forbearance have prevented him from expressing his emotions freely. He took a deep breath and suppressed all the excitement in his heart.

He sat down, turned over the first piece of letter, and saw the second one. When his eyes met, he was stunned and laughed slightly.

The second piece of paper had only one line of words on it, and it was indeed the "imperial edict" written by Zhao Ying to Shangguan Shu, asking Shangguan Shu to officiate the marriage between Shao Yihui and Qi Dongqiang.

It says:

【Shao Yihui? Qi Dongqiang】

Shao Yihui did not stop, but secretly went to find Qi Dongqiang and asked her to apologize.

Qi Dongqiang knew the pros and cons, and although he was extremely reluctant, for the sake of his life, he still went to the Ma Mansion to apologize.

Shao Yihui followed her, fearing that she would escape halfway. Anyway, his relationship with her could no longer be concealed, and he was also ready to give in. Since Zhao Ying valued him, she would not let anything happen to him.

In short, he had someone to protect him.

On the way, Shao Yihui repeatedly warned Qi Dongqiang not to provoke Zhao Ying again, saying that there was no possibility for him and Zhao Ying. Qi Dongqiang still didn't believe it and forced him to swear an oath, saying that if he had the slightest thought about Zhao Ying, he would let her and the child die without a disease.

Shao Yihui swore that he could, but how could he swear on her and the child?

Qi Dongqiang was reluctant to let him swear on himself, saying that even if he changed his mind, she would not curse him.

Shao Yihui paused for a moment and hugged Qi Dongqiang tightly.

The oath was still taken.

"If I have any romantic feelings for Zhao Ying, you and the child will die without any disease, and I will die a miserable death and go to hell after death!"

Qi Dongqiang regretted it after hearing this, "I shouldn't have doubted you."

"But you men just love this kind of cunning witch, don't blame me for being suspicious..."

Shao Yihui found it very funny and said helplessly, "Anyone in this world can fall in love with her, but not me!"