The word "little widow" once again left Xie Wanzhou speechless.

After a moment's silence, Xie Wanzhou said unhappily, "Could you please stop calling me a little widow? Does it matter to you whether I'm a widow or not?"

"It has nothing to do with me." Luo Ziyuan said truthfully.

"If that's the case, then why do you call me a little widow?"

"But it has something to do with you!" Luo Ziyuan said as a matter of course.

Xie Wanzhou: "..."

Seeing Xie Wanzhou's expression, Luo Ziyuan said seriously, "Xie Wanzhou, do you dare to swear that you don't care about this young widow at all?"

Xie Wanzhou didn't answer Luo Ziyuan's question, but asked, "You haven't even met her, why do you care so much?"

Luo Ziyuan shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "I haven't seen it, but it doesn't matter, I will see it in the future."

Seeing this, Xie Wanzhou rolled his eyes at Luo Ziyuan again and said, "Alright, the focus now is not Shen Ningyuan, but Xie Yumin. He has been silent for a year, and suddenly he is targeting the Shen family. Something must have happened."

Luo Ziyuan frowned and suddenly asked, "Do you think he is eyeing the Shen family's military power and property?"

Hearing this, Xie Wanzhou sneered and asked instead of answering, "Who among the royal family isn't eyeing the Shen family with eager eyes?"

Luo Ziyuan paused, "It seems so."

Then he looked at Xie Wanzhou, winked and asked, "What about you? Are you also eyeing the Shen family? Otherwise, why would you care so much about the young widow?"

Xie Wanzhou choked again, took a deep breath, and cursed angrily: "Luo Ziyuan, if you mention the little widow again... Oh no, if you mention Shen Ningyuan again, I will tear your mouth apart!"

Luo Ziyuan shrugged and whistled indifferently.

Seeing him like this, Xie Wanzhou lost his temper again.

He asked, "Just tell me, are you having problems with the young widow... oh no, with Shen Ningyuan?"

Damn it, he was also led astray by Luo Ziyuan!

"Not really. It's just that your attitude towards the young widow seems off, so I became interested."

Otherwise, he doesn't care who Shen Ningyuan is!

After hearing this, Xie Wanzhou was silent for a moment, as if he was pondering Luo Ziyuan's words.

Then, Xie Wanzhou changed the subject, "Forget it, let's get down to business."

Xie Wanzhou said sternly, "My people have sent me news that Xie Yumin has arranged for an assassin to assassinate the deceased on the way to the funeral procession at the Marquis's mansion, but we don't know who his target is."

Luo Ziyuan straightened his attitude and was no longer as casual as before.

He said solemnly, "Old General Shen and Junior General Shen are both here. They are very likely the target."

"There were so many people on the funeral procession that it was impossible to trace him back to him," Xie Wanzhou added.

Luo Ziyuan continued: "Eliminate the two main forces of the Shen family in one fell swoop. After he returns to the capital, he can arrange for his own people to infiltrate the Shen family army."

Hearing this, Xie Wanzhou narrowed his eyes, "I still underestimated him!"

"Xie Wanzhou, I told you from the beginning that Xie Yumin is not an ordinary person. You must be thinking about that little brotherhood."

Luo Ziyuan emphasized his tone, "If you had listened to my advice back then, you wouldn't have ended up like this? Not only were your legs crippled, but you were also deposed from your position as Crown Prince, and even Aunt Ning..."

Speaking of this, Luo Ziyuan couldn't help but choke up.

After adjusting his mood, he continued, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore!"

Luo Ziyuan looked at Xie Wanzhou and asked word by word: "So, Xie Wanzhou, do you still dare to look down on him now?"

Xie Wanzhou did not respond, but lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, Xie Wanzhou said in a deep voice: "He will pay the price."

"Why do you think I came down the mountain?" Luo Ziyuan smiled coldly.

Xie Wanzhou raised his head, looked at Luo Ziyuan, and said in a cold voice: "Tonight, we must interrupt Xie Yumin's assassination."

"Okay." Luo Ziyuan nodded.

"Let's go change into night clothes."

Xie Wanzhou stood up and walked towards Luo Ziyuan's room.

Luo Ziyuan was about to catch up, but suddenly noticed that Xie Wanzhou's waist was empty.

Subconsciously, he asked, "Where is the jade pendant Aunt Ning gave you?"

Xie Wanzhou glanced at his waist and said nothing.

Luo Ziyuan was anxious and asked anxiously, "That's the only relic Aunt Ning left you. There's only one pair in the world. Who did you give it to?"

"You won't give it to the young widow, will you?"

Hearing this, Xie Wanzhou was stunned for a moment, but still didn't say anything.

He just shifted his gaze and avoided Luo Ziyuan's eyes.

Seeing him like this, Luo Ziyuan was basically certain that the jade pendant was given to Shen Ningyuan.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Ziyuan also fell silent.

After taking a deep look at Xie Wanzhou, Luo Ziyuan said indifferently: "Forget it, let's go intercept the assassination tonight first. We can talk about you and the young widow later."

Xie Wanzhou nodded.

After returning to the room with Luo Ziyuan and changing into night clothes, he left Yihonglou.

Along the way, Shen Ningyuan's figure appeared in Xie Wanzhou's mind from time to time.

He wanted to kick her out of his mind.

In the end, it was fruitless.

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On the other side, Shen Ningyuan leaned on the chaise longue, lost in thought.

The images of the masked man and Xie Wanzhou kept flashing back in his mind, and he still felt that something was wrong.

Although there was a voice in my heart that kept telling me: the masked man was not Xie Wanzhou.

But the jade pendant in her hand reminded her again and again: it was Xie Wanzhou who was behind this.

Time passed minute by minute, Shen Ningyuan was still lost in thought, but the sky gradually darkened.

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