Chapter 308

Oh well, at least it's not something I'm saying to Yunxi alone.

So Shen Rang turned his head and said, "Xi'er, why don't you walk around the Buwei Zhai for a bit?"

Upon hearing this, Jing Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

The study is a very important place, especially now that Shen Rang has entered officialdom, it is even more crucial. Yet now Yun Xi is allowed to wander around in it at will...

Just as Jing Yuan was lost in thought, Yun Xi stood up and said, "Then I'll go out first."

As Yunxi's figure disappeared, Shen Rang and Duan Huaichuan exchanged a glance, their eyes growing colder than each other.

"Speak, Duan Jieyuan." Shen Rang leaned back in his chair, his movements exuding the arrogance and aloofness typical of the noble.

Duan Huaichuan remained composed: "I just didn't expect that someone as noble as the Crown Prince would resort to such underhanded tactics as opening other people's letters."

Shen Rang's gaze sharpened slightly.

Desecrating someone's letters?

Jing Yuan stood to the side, a cold sweat suddenly breaking out on his back.

This matter... was given by him. He originally planned to tell Shen Rang after they actually found something, but Duan Huaichuan did not mention Yun Xi's identity in his mind, so Shen Rang still did not know.

Feeling Shen Rang's sharp, piercing gaze, Jing Yuan broke out in a cold sweat.

Duan Huaichuan curled his lips and said, "However, Your Highness's actions have backfired. My teacher has already noticed something amiss and wrote back to inquire. To be on the safe side, Your Highness would be better off not doing anything unnecessary."

“Xi’er and I grew up together. I won’t do anything she doesn’t want me to do.”

After saying that, Duan Huaichuan got up and left.

Shen Rang stared at his retreating figure, his gaze sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to pierce him with a thousand holes.

Even though Shen Rang's gaze didn't fall on him, Jing Yuan still knelt down silently, showing great tact: "It was your subordinate who acted on his own initiative. Please punish me, Your Highness."

——

As soon as Duan Huaichuan stepped outside, he saw Yunxi sitting in the courtyard.

He took two steps forward and stood beside Yunxi: "Xi'er."

Yunxi looked up at him, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Brother Huaichuan."

Duan Huaichuan nodded slightly, his gaze lingering on her.

When I first saw Yunxi in Luoyang City, she was still wearing a maid's clothes. Now she was dressed in fine silks and satins, and her complexion was much better. She was indeed very different from before.

What Jingyuan said that night might not have been wrong.

However, even as a concubine, she was still not worthy of Yunxi.

He said, "I have to go back to my studies. If you suffer any injustice in the backyard, tell me."

Even if he can't do anything right now, he can still listen to her confide in him.

Then he would remember all those things, one by one, and he would avenge her in the future, just like when they were young.

They all understood the principle that a gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years.

Yunxi smiled and nodded: "The New Year's festival is over, the imperial examinations should be starting soon, right? Brother Huaichuan, you need to work harder!"

Yes, it will.

After arriving at the Marquis's residence, he never relaxed, and he did indeed benefit greatly from Shen Rang's books.

He will achieve a good result in the imperial examination.

Noticing a cold gaze on his back, Duan Huaichuan knew without turning around that it was Shen Rang.

"I'm leaving now."

"Um."

As Duan Huaichuan walked away, before Yunxi could even turn around, she was pulled into an embrace. Immediately afterward, a sour voice rang in her ear: "Is he really that good-looking?"

Staring at someone's back for ages.

Yunxi innocently met his gaze: "Zirong's back view is still more beautiful."

Shen Rang was speechless.