Shi Ning looked at Gu Xiaochen, "Is that what you think too?"

Gu Xiaochen nodded, "Yes!"

Shi Ning readily agreed, "Sure."

Gu Xiaochen, Gu Tingguo, and Shen Xizhou all stared at Shi Ning in shock: ? ? ?

Everyone was surprised.

To everyone's surprise, Shi Ning agreed so readily without any resistance.

Shen Xizhou was the first to question, "Ningning, you just agreed to hold the wedding like that?"

Gu Xiaochen's eyes lit up, as if the whole world was setting off fireworks.

She was so excited she stammered, "You...you really want to marry me?"

He thought Shi Ning would refuse, threaten suicide, or do anything crazy.

But she didn't.

Shi Ning looked at him speechlessly, "What good would it do if I didn't want to? I'm already here, there's no point in resisting."

"Do you think you'll let me go just because I said I didn't want to?"

That makes a lot of sense.

Gu Xiaochen and the others didn't know what to say in rebuttal.

Gu Tingguo looked at Shi Ning with some skepticism, "You agreed so readily, are you trying to set us up?"

He had heard quite a bit about Shi Ning's affairs.

Shi Ning nodded frankly, "Yes, I was scheming against you."

"First, marry Gu Xiaochen quickly, then cooperate with the royal army to surround you, and finally Qin Heye will lead his men to wipe out your stronghold and headquarters from the inside and outside."

Gu Tingguo was initially worried that Shi Ning's quick agreement must be a trap.

Hearing Shi Ning say this, he immediately burst into laughter, "You're really interesting. No wonder Xiao Chen likes you. You are indeed interesting."

"Alright, get some rest and wait for the wedding."

He glanced at Tang Ruozhu, noticing her young age, like a child who hadn't reached adulthood, and her dazed expression, carrying a dusty little shoulder bag.

Like a silly maid who takes care of Shi Ning closely.

There's nothing to fear!

So he didn't have anyone kick Tang Ruozhu out.

Gu Tingguo stood up and casually called Shen Xizhou away.

When Shen Xizhou was about to leave, he gave Shi Ning a deep look, as if he had something to say, but then left with Gu Tingguo without saying anything.

Gu Xiaochen led Shi Ning and Tang Ruozhu to a small castle nearby. The entire castle was pink and looked like something out of a fairy tale.

Along the way, Shi Ning had already seen quite a few castles, so this was not surprising.

Gu Xiaochen told Shi Ning, "That was the castle my father built for Shui Qianlan."

Shi Ning: "...Then he doesn't understand what my mother-in-law likes, no wonder he lost so thoroughly."

LOL.

Not every girl likes castles and dreams of living in one.

Shui Qianlan is a woman from Jiangnan who has loved classical residences, such as courtyard houses, since she was a child.

Gu Xiaochen looked at her, "You like it very much."

Shi Ning nodded, "So it's not surprising that Qin Heye built a princess castle for me."

She wasn't fixated on that.

Gu Xiaochen watched as the servants carried Shi Ning's luggage into the room.

He simply watched Shi Ning survey the room, and just looking at her figure made him content.

Shi Ning stood on the balcony and looked up to see a castle in the middle of the lake, gleaming golden in the sunlight. There was only one bridge leading to the castle.

"That castle on the lake is quite beautiful; it looks like a birdcage, which is really interesting."

Gu Xiaochen walked to Shi Ning's side and looked at the birdcage-like castle with her. "That's our wedding room."

“Uh…” Shi Ning’s expression changed instantly, “That’s pretty ugly, it’s not interesting at all.”

Gu Xiaochen said, "I specially made this for you."

Shi Ning said, "You should keep it as your own grave. The feng shui is good; maybe you'll be reborn into a better family in your next life."

Gu Xiaochen wasn't angry at all because of Shi Ning's words.

He added with a smile, "Thank you for your kind words."

Shi Ning tilted her head and looked at Gu Xiaochen: ? ? ?

Is there a lump on your head?

"What you just said to my father, is it true or false?"

Shi Ning asked him slyly, "Guess."

Gu Xiaochen stared at Shi Ning for a long time, but didn't try to guess whether it was true or false.

"You should rest today. Tomorrow I'll take you out for a walk, and then I'll send the wedding dress over."

Gu Xiaochen left, giving Tang Ruozhu a strange look before he did.

After entering the room, Tang Ruozhu wandered around and looked around.

After Gu Xiaochen left, the servants also left, the door was closed, and only the two of them remained.

Tang Ruozhu walked to Shi Ning's side, "Benefactor, something's strange here, it's very likely..."

Shi Ning interrupted her, "Don't talk nonsense, there are eavesdroppers everywhere here."

Perhaps because it's where she lives, there are no surveillance cameras, but the comments section tells her that there are many people listening in.

Gu Tingguo is a very abnormal person.

Tang Ruozhu immediately swallowed her words.

Fortunately, Gu Tingguo was confident and arrogant enough in his own territory.

They weren't asked to hand over their phones.

Shi Ning chatted with Tang Ruozhu on her phone, telling her about the situation here.

[Tang Ruozhu: This place is strange, and that Gu Tingguo is strange too; he's keeping a villain.]

[Shi Ning: A despicable person?]

This is not unusual; many people in China raise them.

[Tang Ruozhu: Hmm, but it's a strange little figure, different from the one I learned. It's sinister.]

Shi Ning then found some small figurines that some people in China like to keep as pets online and sent them to Tang Ruozhu.

After reading it, Tang Ruozhu nodded repeatedly to Shi Ning.

This is it.

Shi Ning still didn't find it strange. Gu Tingguo was at his age, so he was definitely more superstitious than young people like them.

After Tang Ruozhu realized what kind of villain it was, she began to analyze for Shi Ning what the advantages and disadvantages of keeping such a person were for Gu Tingguo.

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