Noble Lady

"Miss Xue wants to make a big deal out of this?" Situ Zhen suddenly asked.

Xue Chenyu lowered her head in thought. When she heard the words, she raised her head and met Situ Zhen's ink-black eyes.

Her heart beat inexplicably faster and she slowly turned away her eyes.

"Your Excellency is too kind. I just want to know who is targeting the He family. I am still a member of the He family, and I am afraid that I will be affected."

When He Ruyi got married, problems arose one after another, and things had become quite serious.

The He family is already in enough disgrace now, and there is no need for her to make things worse.

Besides, there would be no benefit for her to take action at this time.

What she wanted was never to make things bigger in the ordinary sense, but to gain benefits by making things bigger.

Just like, those tables of inferior products at the He family's wedding banquet that were made with shoddy materials could be evidence of Ji Minrou's embezzlement and abuse of power for personal gain, or it could be a way for Ji Minrou to get out of the He family.

He Ruyi dumped the stone dowry all over the street, which could be evidence of Ji Minrou's embezzlement and abuse of power for personal gain, or it could be evidence of He Minzhi having an affair with his cousin, damaging the family's reputation.

But it shouldn't be the case that a frightened horse that ran in and a hero who pulled in the horse to save people just ended up like that.

To put it bluntly, only the frightened horse incident is in the past. The He family is still in a mess inside and outside, and things are far from over.

Who knew about Mama Li's actions and replaced the beggar she hired with the frightened horse in advance?

What is the identity of this person? How deep is he hiding? Does he just want to deal with the He family, or is targeting the He family just an additional target, and the Wu'an Marquis Mansion is their real target.

Mother Li has always been cautious in her life and work, and she was so easily taken advantage of. Xue Chenyu couldn't even imagine whether she could successfully stop the person behind the scenes from attacking the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion.

This is what she wants to confirm most.

After much thought, she told Situ Zhen about Mother Li's original intention to hire someone to knock over the dowry and embarrass He Ruyi and the He family.

He simply concealed the personal grudge between Mother Li and the He family and took the blame for ruining the wedding on himself.

"On the wedding day, those beggars didn't show up. Now their whereabouts are unknown. However, a horse appeared, and a person stopped the horse in time to hurt someone. I'm not sure if the person who stopped the horse and saved the person was also sent by the person behind the scenes."

Situ Zhen saw that she thought and thought again, and said so much, and the slightly frown on his face finally relaxed.

"If you sincerely want to find that person and express your sincere gratitude, then I can help you." Situ Zhen felt like he was deliberately keeping the secret.

Xue Chenyu understood what he meant, so she immediately said, "As long as the prince can help me find this person, I will definitely bring a generous gift to express my gratitude."

Situ Zhen's eyes suddenly became meaningful when he looked at her, and his gaze remained on her, never leaving her for a moment.

It's as if he's saying, "I don't need any expensive gifts, just ask me."

That kind of gaze was too scorching and burning.

He clearly had a shameful feeling of wanting to be intimate with her, but he didn't make her feel offended at all.

Xue Chenyu couldn't bear it any longer and could only look away uncomfortably.

Situ Zhen decided to stop while he was ahead. After all, she hadn't divorced yet, so he couldn't go too far.

Otherwise, she would feel like a playboy who seduced a married man.

"Ms. Xue, when the dowry fell over, my long-servant Fang Rui and I were near the street where the incident occurred. I was just passing by when I heard someone screaming and saw the horse running rampant on the road. I stepped forward to help."

"After reining in his horse, he saw that no one was injured and he had urgent matters to attend to, so he left without stopping."

"The prince actually saw it with his own eyes?!" Xue Chenyu was extremely surprised.

"Yeah." Situ Zhen nodded slowly. "I've seen that person's appearance, and so has Zhang Rui. We can ask someone to draw a portrait and use that to find him. But..."

"But what?"

When she heard the word "but", Xue Chenyu actually felt relieved. It was normal for Prince Cheng to negotiate terms with her. If he helped her for no reason, she would worry that he had other plans.

Although, the look in his eyes just now was already very suggestive.

"I'll help you find that person, but you have to agree to one condition."

"I wonder what the prince wants? As long as I can do it, I will definitely help you."

Situ Zhen waved his hand. "I haven't decided what I want yet, but you can rest assured that I'm a law-abiding person. I will never let you commit murder, arson, or murder for money. I won't let you violate your principles either."

He saw through Xue Chenyu's thoughts at a glance, and she didn't even have the chance to say, "I won't do anything that goes against my principles, such as murder, arson, or stealing money."

"Okay, I promise. As long as it's not murder, arson, robbery, or anything that goes against my principles, I will do my best."

The corners of Situ Zhen's mouth curled up, "Okay, if you agree, you can't go back on your word!"

He originally just wanted to smile slightly to show politeness, but he was so happy that he couldn't help it.

Xue Chenyu couldn't help but be infected by him, "I won't regret it."

"Then wait for my good news." Situ Zhen suddenly turned around excitedly and was about to leave. When he reached the stairs, he paused and turned back to say to her, "It won't take too long, just two days."

"Well, I will wait for good news from the prince."

Xue Chenyu is not stupid. She can see that Prince Cheng has been tempting her step by step from the beginning, trying to make her agree to this condition.

She had no better choice.

just.

Xue Chenyu was born with a gentle beauty, with almond-shaped eyes and willow-shaped eyebrows. Her fair skin seemed to be inexplicably shining under the dim moonlight.

Situ Zhen looked at her and couldn't help but have an illusion that he was the husband going on an expedition, and she was his newlywed wife waiting for him to come home.

Her eyes were like water, full of eager anticipation.

His heart suddenly moved, and he couldn't help but blurt out -

"I, I am pleased with you."

Xue Chenyu's head buzzed, and the heat instantly swept over her whole body.

He, what did he say?

Xinyue, she?

The person who said this was already blushing.

The blush spread from her cheeks to behind her ears, and even her ears were red.

Just like a young boy who had done something wrong, he didn't even dare to look at Xue Chenyu's reaction, and hurried downstairs with a "thump thump thump" sound.

There was a "dong" sound in the middle, followed by a "da da da" sound, until the figure rushed out of the gate of Mingyu Pavilion.

It was only at this moment that Xue Chenyu slowly came back to his senses.

He, was that a confession just now?

Who would confess their feelings and then run away without waiting for the other party's reply?

She touched her burning face and couldn't help laughing when she thought of his helpless look.

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