The group's favorite, the blind princess is both a doctor and a poisoner

"I can't afford what Patriarch Xie wants."

Su Yuejian refused coldly.

Xie Jiusi was silent, his hands holding the chess pieces tightened more and more, his knuckles turned white, and he looked cold and sad.

It took him a long time before he spoke. He spoke slowly, with clear pronunciation and a long drawn-out ending, as if he was afraid of being rejected.

"If there was no Xiao Heng, would you and I..."

"will not."

Su Yuejian's voice was clear and firm.

Upon hearing this, Xie Jiusi's eyes dimmed slightly, and there was a rare anger in his voice.

"Why not! I've known you before him! I know you better!"

"I know everything about you, your calligraphy, your paintings, your free and easy style, and your heart's desire. I know it all!"

"Ayue, I fell in love with you even before we met..."

"I can give you everything you want, a free world, an unfettered life. But what about Xiao Heng? He comes from a royal family, surrounded by dangers, and can't even protect his own life. What can he bring to you? He doesn't deserve you at all!!"

The corners of Xie Jiusi's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at her with pleading eyes.

Su Yuejian looked calm, without a trace of emotion.

Xie Jiusi stared at her for a long time, looked into her clear eyes, and frowned.

Su Yuejian looked at him and spoke slowly,

"You know nothing about me."

The bitter emotions in his heart were clamoring wildly. Xie Jiusi wanted to refute her words, but all the refutations in his heart instantly became pale and powerless when he met her eyes.

This was the first time he saw the real her so clearly.

Her bright and charming eyes attracted him so much that he couldn't take his eyes off her. But when he looked closely, he found that her amber eyes were filled with endless loneliness and alienation, like late autumn approaching winter.

The indifference seemed as if he had seen through all the bleak years. He could not imagine that this was the look in the eyes of a young girl who had just come of age.

Looking at him so coldly, as if to crush his heart, Xie Jiusi clenched his fist stiffly.

Su Yuejian withdrew his gaze and placed the last piece on the chessboard.

"The victory or defeat has been decided."

"see a visitor out."

After saying that, Su Yuejian stood up and left. Xie Jiusi hurriedly stood up and wanted to catch up with her, but Xuanshuang and Qingshan appeared and stopped him.

"Thank you, Master. Take care."

Qingshan looked at Xie Jiusi, and his expression was rare and cold.

When Xie Jiusi first took the position of the head of the family, the Xie family's salt shop was in trouble and was almost confiscated by the court. If it were not for Master Shuiyun who came out of nowhere and saved the Xie family from danger, how could the Xie family rise again and again.

Over the years, Xie Jiusi has earned a lot of money by relying on the name of Master Shuiyun!

He thought Xie Jiusi was a gentleman, but he never expected that he would play dirty tricks on the princess!

After Su Yanzhou finished his official business, he rushed back to Wutongju and saw Yinxin waiting at the door.

"Going to bed so early?"

Su Yanzhou glanced at the still bright sky, feeling very confused.

"The princess has been ordered to enter the palace early tomorrow morning, so she went to bed early." Yin Xin said with her head down.

Su Yanzhou said with some regret, "I was planning to play a few rounds with her, but since that's the case, I'll come find her another day."

Yin Xin pulled out a rare copy from her bosom and presented it to Su Yanzhou with both hands. "The princess had guessed you would come, and she asked me to pass this on to you."

Su Yanzhou took it and flipped through it. The book was full of endgames he had never seen before, and his eyes lit up.

"The princess said that the young master likes to play chess. The endgames in this chess record are all collected and compiled by the princess over the years. You can study them carefully."

Su Yanzhou was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

"Good good."

"The princess also said that when you finish solving this chess game, you can come and play chess with her again."

Hearing this, the smile on Su Yanzhou's face froze, and the chess book in his hand instantly lost its appeal.

There are so many endgames, and you can tell at a glance that they were carefully selected by her. It will take forever to solve them!

What happened? How did he make her angry?

Su Yanzhou glanced at the tightly closed gate of Wutong Residence and bowed, "Goodbye, Young Master."

"Cough...hmm." Su Yanzhou frowned, coughed lightly, put the chess manual into his sleeve, turned around and left.

.....

The next day, Su Yuejian took Xuanshuang and boarded the carriage to the palace early in the morning.

The banquet was set up in the Imperial Garden. Most of the people had already arrived by now. The ladies in the garden gathered in groups of three or four to chat.

The palace servants announced, "Princess Minghua has arrived."

As soon as Su Yuejian appeared, she immediately attracted the attention of the ladies. Noticing the very glaring gaze in the crowd, she looked in the direction she felt.

Liang Xinrou was standing in an inconspicuous position, staring at Su Yuejian fiercely, but when Su Yuejian looked over, the fierceness in her eyes had disappeared, leaving only an innocent and clear smile.

Su Yuejian glanced at him lightly, and what attracted her attention more than Liang Xinrou was the piercing gaze of another person.

Su Yuejian stared at the woman, Princess Hu Yanying of Beiyi.

The grassland clothing is embroidered with colorful silk threads, and pendants carved from animal bones and colorful stones are hung around the waist.

He was tall and strong, with long, thick black hair casually draped over his shoulders, yet he had a wild beauty. However, the murderous look in his eyes was too strong, making people feel very uncomfortable.

"Yue'er." Xiao Ningyao smiled and waved at her, "Come quickly."

Xiao Ningyao held her hand affectionately and looked at her carefully.

"Why do you look unwell?"

Su Yuejian smiled and said, "The princess looks much better than the last time we met. I guess happiness is good for health."

Xiao Ningyao blushed slightly, looked at Su Yuejian, and whispered.

"No way, I haven't seen him since the marriage was arranged. I don't know if he's angry or not..."

"Don't worry, he's not angry about anything." Su Yuejian held her hand and asked with a smile, "Is my brave and fearless Princess not here today?"

Xiao Ningyao smiled brightly and was about to speak when she heard the palace servants' singing voice.

"The Empress has arrived! The Empress Ru has arrived! The Empress Li has arrived!"

Everyone knelt down and saluted.

The Queen sat down gracefully, with Concubine Ru and Concubine Li sitting on either side of her.

"Everyone, get up."

After everyone sat down, the queen looked at Su Yuejian and smiled gently.

"I haven't seen Minghua for a long time. I seem to have lost some weight. I'm tired of taking care of the Regent. Brother Heng has always been concerned about you. Even though you are attending to the sick, you should take good care of yourself."

Su Yuejian stood up and saluted, "Thank you, Her Majesty, for your concern. I will remember this."

The queen nodded slightly, but the ladies present looked at Su Yuejian with even more envy.

Since the Qianqiu Banquet, everyone knows that the Regent cannot be separated from Princess Minghua. When Princess Minghua is not in the palace to take care of the sick, the Regent goes to the Grand Tutor's Mansion every day.

There was no trace of her former aloof and cold personality in that reluctant look on her face. How many noble ladies in the capital envied her for being so favored?

Hu Yanying stared at her with eagle-like eyes. Su Yuejian slowly sat down despite everyone's jealous gazes.

The Queen raised her voice.

"I invite you here today to select two guides for Princess Cailuan and Princess Beiyi, who have come from afar, to accompany you and experience the customs and culture of Tianjin."

"Do you have any suitable candidates?"