Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Falling in love? Even dogs don’t… dogs don’t…

Susu knew that for Lin Zhuo, she needed to carefully maintain his self-esteem as a scholar, so she would no longer appear often to disturb him.

This is to prevent someone with bad intentions from misinterpreting her love for Lin Zhuo.

"You've arrived just in time. It's almost time for dinner. Why don't you stay?"

"It is better to obey than to be respectful."

Lin Zhuo had a faint smile on his lips, his eyes were warm and serious, and when he looked at Su Su, there was a hint of shyness in his eyes.

Su Su's heart was pounding. Facing a face she had liked for many years, who could resist?

Yuan Susu shifted her attention, not wanting to show too much joy in front of him. She looked at the food box in Lin Zhuo's hand. She was already immune to this kind of extravagant life:

"Just keep it for yourself. There's no need to send it all the way here."

Lin Zhuo's eyes flashed with embarrassment before he said, "Actually... I came here today not only to return the food box."

Yuan Susu raised her eyes and met his slightly amber ones: "Then why?"

Lin Zhuo paused, the afterglow of the setting sun falling on his shoulders. A thought passed through his throat, and he asked, "Does what Your Highness said before still count?"

"What...what did I say?" Su Su looked at that face, breathing rapidly. She was a little nervous and her brain was short-circuited.

Lin Zhuo did not flinch. He paused and raised his eyes again, saying, "Your Highness said... that he wants to marry me."

She was stunned for a long time as their eyes met. Her heartbeat suddenly stopped, her face was hot and red spread to the tips of her ears. She bit her lip lightly.

"Make...make count."

Lin Zhuo let out a sigh of relief, then raised his lips and slowly uttered a few words: "Okay."

Good? What does good mean?

"What I mean is," Lin Zhuo stared at her unbearable face with dark eyes, "it would be great if you could marry His Highness."

Suddenly, Yuan Susu's heart tightened, her fingers curled up for a moment, her nose felt sore and her eyes were red.

"Did you..." she hesitated for a long time before asking, "have you been wronged in the court?"

After all... a proud person like you would not bow to the powerful so easily, right?

Lin Zhuo's eyes suddenly became a little misty. He originally thought that the princess would be very happy after knowing this, but he never thought that His Highness would ask this question.

He even vaguely heard the pain in his heart...

Yuan Susu didn't want this sweet love she had finally found to turn into a bitter one, so she curved her lips and said, "It's okay. If anyone dares to bully you in the future, I'll stand up for you!"

During the meal, Lin Zhuo pursed his lips and asked in a clear voice, "Why did Master Shen punish His Highness today?"

"Why else? To settle a personal grudge." Su Su felt a burning pain in her palms when she mentioned this. "Let's not talk about him, it'll spoil the fun."

Lin Zhuo had actually heard the rumors about Master Shen and the eldest princess by chance, but it was inevitable that most of the rumors were exaggerated.

but…

With so many lovers in the princess' backyard, it was impossible for her not to covet Master Shen's looks.

But now, he looked at His Highness and it seemed that he really had no feelings for Master Shen at all, and there was only fear and blatant disgust in his eyes.

I guess he was worrying too much.

Moreover, the eldest princess had been ambitious and had attempted to unite with important officials and Prince Anyang to undermine the power of His Majesty, starting with the eradication of the aristocratic families...

Shen Rang used the unreasonable deficits in the Ministry of Revenue's accounts taken over by the eldest princess and the military pay she withheld to unite with many aristocratic families to remove the prince, who had been in power for four years, from the court.

Not only did the eldest princess withdraw from the court, but half of her remaining power in the court was also banished from the capital.

For people like Shen Rang, the legitimate son of a noble family who seems elegant but is actually cruel and ruthless, the interests of the country and the nation are never as important as the family in the eyes of such people.

I'm afraid I will hate her to the core.

Su Su was much more restrained during dinner tonight. She opened her mouth and said, "I heard that all officials will have a day off tomorrow?"

After Lin Zhuo came out of his thoughts, he curled his lips slightly and said, "Yes."

"I want to go to Hanshan Temple tomorrow. I heard that the lotus flowers there are in bloom, so..."

"So, I would like to invite Your Highness to enjoy the flowers. I wonder if Your Highness would do me the honor?"

Her pupils shrank slightly, and after seeing the smile on Lin Zhuo's lips, the red on the tip of her ear slowly burned to her earlobe and she nodded: "Okay."

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In the night sky, just before falling asleep, Su Su heard the system suddenly say, "Ding Dong, Favorability +5."

Shen Rang's favorability towards this person inexplicably increased, especially at night when it increased extremely quickly.

She summoned the system and asked, "How much favor does Shen Rang have towards me now?"

[System: Current Chen Rang Favorability -52]

"Negative number..." Su Su said thoughtfully, "It's a good thing he didn't cut me twice."

[System: Host, conquering Master Shen to a favorability level of 100 means he will fall completely in love with you and be willing to die for you.]

Yuan Susu: “…”

[System: Host?]

Yuan Susu smiled coldly: "Alright, no need to say more. I know very well that this day will never come."

"But...why does he hate me so much?" Yuan Susu asked while lying on the bed.

[System: Their stances are different, and the original owner had previously humiliated Master Shen.]

"Humiliation?" Su Su's eyes lit up with interest. "How?"

After a long period of silence, the dog system pretended to be dead again.

Never mind. Fortunately, it is still too early now and she still has a chance to turn the tide.

The original owner was gifted and had high aspirations, but this dynasty loved to poke at women's spines through writing and speaking.

The aristocratic families in power monopolized the entire court. For a poor student like Lin Zhuo who had studied hard for years, the only way to break through the imperial examinations where favoritism and fraud were common was to...

It seems there is no other way out.

The Great Zhou once needed aristocratic families to support the court.

But now, the emperor is young, and the original owner, the only person who can restrain the aristocratic family, has also been driven out of the court by them...

And what the little emperor could see was what the noble families had allowed him to see, and it was Shen Rang who was in charge...

The aristocratic family is an existence that covers the sky with one hand!

Su Su couldn't help but ponder as she murmured, "So... it seems that the Yuan family wanted to eliminate the aristocratic families, control the court, and keep the dynasty named 'Yuan'... She was right!!"

But who is wrong?

Aristocratic family? Noble?

From their point of view, they just want to continue to maintain the merits and reputation of their ancestors and make the family prosperous. What's wrong with that?

Yuan Susu sighed deeply. She looked at the bright moonlight shining through the window lattice onto the layers of gauze curtains. In the hazy...

She closed her eyes and muttered a few words, suppressing her sympathy for these paper figures: "None of this is my business. I just want to get home safely."

The next day, Susu and Lin Zhuo went for an outing at Hanshan Temple.

There are patches of shade from trees in Hanshan Temple, and the cool breeze makes you feel refreshed.

Su Su was in a good mood. From time to time, she would glance at Lin Zhuo, who was as gentle as jade beside her, and her smile was as gentle as the spring breeze.

Her smile was gentle, and her eyes were like a pool of spring water, so delicate and soft.

There were not many pilgrims to Hanshan Temple today, so Yuan Susu asked the Jinwu Guards to disperse and not follow them all the time.

When their hands slowly touched each other, her ears felt hot, her long eyelashes trembled, and she bit her lips.

"Your Highness the Princess," suddenly, a creepy voice came from behind.

Su Su was so frightened by the sudden sound that she withdrew her hand to cover her chest and looked back with a reproachful look.

The man looked calmly: "What a coincidence." The author has something to say:

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Susu girl: Oh yeah! I’m finally not a peony anymore! And I’m dating a broken-looking handsome guy with my handsome face! [Kiss]

Big Iceberg: Oh, no taste [lemon]

Daily Report:

[Ding Dong, current favorability is -52]

Su Su turned her head away: Humph, do whatever you want, I'm going to leave Beijing to save my life~ I don't care~