Best friends dressed up in ancient times to become mistresses? You run, I run too!

The person who arrived was none other than the man in black from that night. The moment Shen Ningzhu recognized him, she felt her hair stand on end, and she felt completely terrified.

"What...what are you doing here?"

Could it be that they've come to settle scores with her?

Good heavens, judging from his background, he must be some kind of mysterious big shot, right? As a big shot, is he really that free? Why is he being so stingy? She did save him, and he didn't lose anything, did he?

Shen Ningzhu's eyes darted around as she pondered the situation.

The other person looked at her with deep eyes, raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly, and his affectionate peach blossom eyes shimmered with tenderness, but upon closer inspection, they carried a faint sense of indifference.

His entire being exuded the air of a superior and a strong sense of oppression.

Even when she's smiling, she doesn't inspire awe.

"Is the young lady feeling guilty?"

Shen Ningzhu blinked. Her intuition told her that this man was no ordinary person and not someone easy to talk to. She subconsciously avoided his gaze, trying to keep her tone as calm as possible.

"What are you feeling guilty about? I applied medicine to your wounds, bandaged them, and didn't hand you over to the authorities. I've done more than enough. The reason I did this... was also to protect myself."

"If you... if you still have a conscience, you should be grateful to me, instead of harboring malice."

He broke into a woman's room in the middle of the night and saw her naked. This was not the behavior of a gentleman. She deserved to kill him to protect her reputation, but she did nothing to him.

On the contrary, they saved him without harming him in the slightest.

After all this, what more does he want?

The other person laughed.

A handsome man's smile gives one the feeling of a gentle spring breeze, a profusion of flowers, and the slow blooming of blossoms.

Shen Ningzhu stared in disbelief, then quickly turned her head away, muttering under her breath, "What a monster!"

The man sat down in the spot where Liu Zhiyi had just been sitting, his folding fan still swaying gently. He lazily lifted his eyelids, looking just like a languid and alluring Garfield cat. He spoke softly.

"How do you know that I harbor ill intentions and have not come here specifically to repay a debt of gratitude?"

Shen Ningzhu stood there, stunned.

"Repaying a debt of gratitude???"

"Yes, it's about repaying a debt of gratitude, a debt of saving a life. I should repay it with my body, Miss Shen. Tell me... am I right or wrong? Hmm?"

The man smiled faintly, a smirk playing on his lips, and winked at her with a wicked grin.

Those peach blossom eyes were full of tenderness and affection, giving people a feeling of deep affection and infatuation, but they had only met for the first time last night, so how could there be any affection?

Shen Ningzhu didn't believe it was her irresistible charm that made him fall in love at first sight and unable to forget her. Besides, "Who are you? Did you know me before?"

How did you know my surname is Shen?

The man smiled again.

"Shen Ningzhu, the legitimate daughter of the Minister's family, is exceptionally beautiful and the most beautiful woman in the capital. For several years in a row, she has been known as the most beautiful woman in the capital. She is the pearl that all the men in the capital dream of, and I am one of them."

"It's a pity that you were once so infatuated with the Crown Prince that you broke everyone's heart."

"Knowing so much, you should know that I'm just a fake heiress. Young master, you must be of extraordinary status. Are you really willing to marry a lowly peasant girl?"

It was more than just humble; this status was already lowly to him. But... Jiang Yanche narrowed his eyes, suddenly smiled at her, and spoke in a gentle voice.

"Yes, I would."

Shen Ningzhu: "Three letters and six rites, an eight-bearer sedan chair?"

Jiang Yanche: "It's not impossible."

Shen Ningzhu was overjoyed: "Why didn't you tell me about this good thing sooner? In that case, take me away quickly."

Jiang Yanche: ? ? ? "..."

"Young master, what's with that expression? Why are you standing there like a fool? Why aren't you moving? Have you changed your mind? Hurry up, I'm eager to become the mistress of a wealthy family!"

Shen Ningzhu looked at him expectantly, like an old maid who couldn't get married, not just desperate to get married.

Jiang Yanche frowned almost imperceptibly, unsure how to respond.

"Aren't you infatuated with His Highness the Crown Prince and determined to marry no one but him?"

She used to be so arrogant, looking down on everyone except the Crown Prince.

If any young nobleman were to confess his love to her, she would surely mock him with the words, "A toad trying to eat swan meat." What's wrong with her today?

They can just replace someone like that?

Could it be that she lost her status as a well-bred young lady, and knowing there was no hope, she lowered her standards?

But she is still living in the Crown Prince's private residence, which means she still has a chance to enter the Crown Prince's palace.

If that's the case, why agree to go with him?

"You don't want to enter the Crown Prince's residence anymore?"

Shen Ningzhu blinked.

"Yes, I dream about it, but I want to be the Crown Princess. If I can't be that, I'd rather not enter the Crown Prince's residence at all. How can I, the most beautiful woman in the Jiang Kingdom, be subservient to someone else?"

Jiang Yanche's lips twitched violently.

She is indeed the undisputed number one beauty, but has she forgotten that she is also the number one good-for-nothing in Jiang Kingdom? She is skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and prose.

Not to mention being an expert.

It is said that she can't even read a few characters. Such a person should just be a pretty face, but she has no awareness of this and still has the ambition to become the Crown Princess.

Ah--

It seems I made a pointless trip today. I thought I could find some breakthrough with this woman, but it turns out I was overthinking it.

Your Highness, with such a woman by your side, I doubt you'll have a good time even without my intervention.

Haha, thinking about it that way, it's actually quite something to look forward to.