Shocking! In this matriarchal society, every man wants to marry me!

The secret Song Jinshu wanted to tell Zhongtian was simple: he knew where Xia Jin'an was. He was always well-informed.

He had been hesitant and pondering whether to get involved in someone else's love life, but today he stood on Zhongtian's side. Zhongtian was such a good person; it must be Xia Jin'an's fault.

"Xia Jin'an might be with Master Li. Someone saw him disguised and going out to buy groceries."

“Master Li?” Zhongtian recognized him; he was the master who had come from the palace to deliver an imperial decree.

"Go and find him quickly! I've received word that Master Li will be setting off back to the palace tomorrow!"

Zhongtian was filled with emotion and immediately ran to the Xia residence to find Master Song, but Master Li had gone out to buy supplies and had not returned.

Zhongtian casually scooped up some snow from the ground. The icy snow landed coldly on her face, making her shiver and calming her unusually rapid heartbeat.

She was afraid that Xia Jin'an would find out she had come to see him today and run away again.

So she had been waiting here since last night, and finally waited until today, when Master Li's carriage arrived.

"Jin An, come out and let's meet!"

There was no movement inside the carriage. The cold wind stirred the carriage curtain, but it was quickly covered again by a pair of hands, so nothing could be seen inside.

"Jin'an, I know everything! Come out and see me! Let's talk."

Nakata's tone was almost pleading.

The carriage remained silent and still.

"Jin'an, do you know what? I've been waiting here since yesterday. It's so cold today, I'm almost frozen. I've been waiting until now. Please see me!"

Nakata kept saying that she hoped the people inside would have a change of heart and come out to meet her.

Finally, a sound came from inside, but it was extremely calm, colder than the falling winter snow.

“Madam Zhong, let’s go back. The past is like an old dream; once you wake up, you’ll forget it.”

"Forgot!" Zhong Tian's voice became shrill: "Xia Jin'an, forget? How can you expect me to forget? Is all the time we spent together just a dream?"

Zhong Tian became more and more agitated as he spoke, his voice even cracking slightly: "Xia Jin'an, what did I do wrong? Why did you abandon me? You left me without a word, what am I supposed to do?"

Nakata, in a fit of emotion, immediately tried to step forward and tear down the obstructive carriage curtain!

She wanted to tear open Xia Jin'an's heart to see if it was made of ice, since she couldn't warm it up no matter what she did!

But she was stopped by Master Li's guards. She was frozen stiff and no match for Master Li's guards.

"Let's go!"

The carriage slowly drove away.

"Xia Jin'an, how cruel you are! I hate you! I hate you!" She knelt on the ground.

As the carriage gradually drove away, Nakata immediately realized what was happening and tried to chase after it, running through the snow with her feet sinking deep into the ground.

Stumbling through the snow, Nakata, who had been frozen all night, felt numb all over.

Her body stiffened, and she fell to the ground in the snow. He watched hopelessly as the carriage drove further and further away until it disappeared on the horizon.

She didn't get up; she felt all the strength drain from her body, and she buried her face deeply in the snow!

She lay on her back on the ground, her lifeless eyes staring at the sky, until she was almost suffocating.

The snow is falling so heavily, let's bury her in this sea of ​​snowflakes!

Suddenly, a pair of warm hands slowly touched her face. His hands were so warm that the snowflakes melted at the touch.

Her eyes darted around, and after a long while, she finally recognized the person in front of her as Xie Muning.

He still had a fever, but his eyes were bright and clear. He covered Zhongtian's face with his warm hands, only showing Zhongtian his eyes.

Your face feels so cold!

When Zhongtian saw someone she knew, she felt incredibly wronged and suddenly felt an urge to confide in someone: "Do you know? Jin An is gone, he's gone, and no one loves me anymore."

Xia Muning slowly moved his hand from Zhong Tian's face to her neck, helped her up, hugged her, and shared his warmth with her.

"Zhongniang, Zhongniang, don't be sad! He doesn't love you, but I will love you! I love you more than he does!"

Zhongtian felt his stinging eyes welling up with tears: It's so good that there are still people in this world who love him!

Zhongtian stared blankly at the tire tracks left in the snow and asked, "You said you wanted me to marry you, do you still think that way now?"

"Yes," Xia Muning nodded, without any shyness, "I've always wanted to marry you!"

"Okay, I agree."

Xia Muning felt joy coursing through his veins, warming his entire body even in the icy snow.

On Master Li's carriage.

A pair of hands slowly lifted the carriage curtain, revealing a charming face that looked like it was about to faint from crying.

……

When Zhongtian returned home, a charcoal brazier had already been lit inside, which Xia Muning had instructed Shishu to do. Warmth gradually spread from her limbs.

She felt uneasy thinking about the promise she had made to Xia Muning.

She agreed to Xia Muning's request on a whim.

She went to find Xia Muning and stammered out her story. She thought Xia Muning would be angry, but Xia Muning's expression didn't change.

"You acted impulsively, and I took advantage of your vulnerability. Since you've agreed, a woman's word is her bond. Don't be a petty person who goes back on her word!"

"You'd better hurry up and prepare the betrothal gifts! I won't mind if they're too meager, but my father will probably be unhappy!"

"……it is good."

After Zhongtian left, the smile on Xia Muning's face slowly faded, and she became cold and hard again.

"Before I marry Zhongniang, there's one more problem I need to solve! Fang Shilian, keep her tied up!"

"He's locked in a dark room!"

The Xia family has its own criminal justice system.

"Okay, let's go and meet them."

The door creaked open, letting in the light from outside.

Fang Shilian, covered in wounds, raised her head, her eyes slightly narrowed, until she saw who it was. Then, a fierce hatred burst forth in her eyes: "Xia Muning, you poisonous husband!"

Xia Muning admired Fang Shilian's body covered in wounds with great satisfaction.

He stood there and casually poured a glass of strong liquor from the table onto Fang Shilian. This was a drink given to servants to relieve their distress; it wasn't particularly delicious, but it was strong enough. Xia Muning listened to her wails with satisfaction.

"Fang Shilian, what are you yelling about? Don't you deserve all of this?"

Fang Shilian stopped wailing, looked at Xia Muning, and asked in a shocked tone, "You knew all this?"

"Of course I know, isn't Wang Yuan one of yours? You ordered her to kidnap me on my birthday, and you bribed my personal maid, Shiqin, to spread the word and ruin my reputation! Including how you repeatedly and deliberately let Wang Yuan go, revealing my whereabouts and letting her humiliate me at the city gate!"

"When did you find out?" Fang Shilian's face grew paler and paler as Xia Muning recounted the story. What she thought was an ingenious plan was as transparent as glass in Xia Muning's eyes, with nowhere to hide!

"I knew earlier than you think."

Xia Muning said calmly, completely unconcerned about the turmoil her words stirred in Fang Shilian's heart!

"Why? Why!"

He ruined his reputation and left himself battered and bruised. The once high and mighty young master of Yangcheng is now unmarried.

"Why? My goal is the same as yours!" Xia Muning said with a hint of playfulness.