Cold-faced Empress

Xia Suxi pondered for a few moments, then a flash of inspiration struck her, and she said firmly, "Let's put it in writing!"

"Hmm?" Fu Siying raised an eyebrow, amusement on her face. "You want me to sign a written agreement?"

"Yes! Write down everything between us clearly, including that you were the one instructing me to do all this. If anything unexpected happens in the future, I can use this written agreement to salvage my reputation."

Xia Suxi was clearly inspired by Fu Siying's act of showing off her family's IOU.

Seeing Xia Suxi's gambler-like fervor and fear, Fu Siying thought for a moment and then simply nodded: "Okay!"

With Luo Qiansu's help, Fu Siying asked her to find paper and pen. In front of Xia Suxi, Fu Siying wrote down the agreement between the two of them. Two copies were made, and she and Xia Suxi each pressed their fingerprints on them.

Xia Suxi glanced at Luo Qiansu and suddenly said, "Luo Qiansu, you're a witness, aren't you going to say anything?"

Luo Qiansu was taken aback. She didn't know what Fu Siying and Luo Qiansu had talked about, so she could only look at Fu Siying in confusion.

Seeing Xia Suxi's resolute expression, Fu Siying asked, "Are you sure? Naturally, the fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better."

The usually aloof and arrogant Xia Suxi rarely revealed a mocking sneer: "Aren't you two friends? So what if she vouched for you? If everything goes smoothly, everyone will naturally be fine. But if something goes wrong... Fu Siying, I've paid such a high price, I don't want anything to go wrong. So, I need to make sure you also want nothing to go wrong!"

Forced by Xia Suxi, Fu Siying narrowed her eyes slightly.

"With Luo Qiansu as your guarantor, you'll surely seriously consider the consequences of any mistakes. Once this document is leaked, not only your reputation, but also Luo Qiansu's reputation will plummet!" Xia Suxi threatened ruthlessly.

Despite the threat, Fu Siying herself wasn't afraid. After all, since she had taken the initiative to propose this deal, she wanted it to go smoothly more than anyone else. She simply didn't want Luo Qiansu to get involved.

Luo Qiansu, who was listening from the side and was completely confused, carefully observed the expressions of Fu Siying and Xia Suxi, and took the initiative to ask, "Can I see your contract?"

Seeing that Luo Qiansu's eyes showed no unease but rather a sense of eagerness, Fu Siying hesitated for a moment before handing the document to Luo Qiansu.

Taking the document and glancing at it, Luo Qiansu was immediately dumbfounded and exclaimed in surprise, "You don't want to be Princess Mu anymore?!"

Seeing that Qingyin in the distance had heard the exclamation and was looking over in surprise, Fu Siying immediately signaled Luo Qiansu to shut up.

"You know how serious this matter is, Qian Su, it's best if you don't get involved."

Fu Siying looked at Xia Suxi, whose expression was hard, with displeasure: "If you want a guarantor, I can find someone else. If you insist on dragging Luo Qiansu into this, then this deal is off. Heh, if this succeeds, don't you know who will benefit more?"

Seeing Xia Suxi's unpredictable expression, Fu Siying sneered: "Once you miss this opportunity, you might not get another one. Don't push your luck."

Upon hearing this, Luo Qiansu, who was stunned, quickly looked closely at the expressions of Fu Siying and Xia Suxi. Seeing that Xia Suxi did not respond for a long time, she frowned, gritted her teeth, and said firmly, "It's just a witness guarantee, I'll do it!"

Before Fu Siying could react, he reached out and smeared his finger with red mud, then pressed his handprint on it!

*Slap slap.* Two contracts, each bearing the fingerprints of all three individuals. If leaked, all three would suffer damage to their reputations.

Fu Siying stared at Luo Qiansu in surprise, frowning silently.

Luo Qiansu smiled at Fu Siying, then turned to Xia Suxi and said, "Now Miss Xia should be satisfied, right?"

After carefully examining the two documents, Xia Suxi nodded nonchalantly, folded and put away her own document, and gave Fu Siying a haughty look: "Wait for the letter."

After saying that, he walked out of the woods and rode away on horseback.

As soon as the person left, Luo Qiansu immediately pressed Fu Siying for an answer: "Are you really not going to be Princess Mu anymore? And you're going to use this method with Xia Suxi? This is a marriage bestowed by the Emperor!"

“It is precisely because the Emperor has decreed this marriage that I must use this method with Xia Suxi. I do not need to disobey the imperial decree, nor do I need to beg Prince Mu. I only need to wait for the Emperor to change his mind... or rather, to be forced to withdraw his decree.”