Chapter 880

Shen Rang sighed and resignedly sat up in bed: "What's wrong?"

Even in the pitch-black night, Huo Zhao could sense Shen Rang's helplessness.

She smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "I just felt that if we were to take down Shi Xiao like this, would we be able to directly identify Consort Jing in the palace?"

“It’s difficult,” Shen Rang pressed his temples. “Shi Xiao is not in the palace after all, so it won’t be difficult for Consort Jing to sever ties with him.”

Consort Jing only needs to say that she let Shi Xiao leave the palace to recuperate because she was considerate of him. After all, it is normal for Shi Xiao to have his own ideas.

Given the current situation, sending Qi Jing out of the Marquis's mansion is already the limit. In Shen Rang's view, it's impossible to try to get involved with Consort Jing.

“There’s no need to rush,” Shen Rang said. “Consort Jing has been able to maintain her position in the palace for so many years, and it’s not something we can take down in one fell swoop.”

Huo Zhao sighed: "I was too impatient."

Shen Rang shook his head: "Go to sleep."

If this kind of noise continues a few more times, Shen Rang really won't be able to take it anymore.

Huo Zhao nodded and finally fell asleep peacefully.

Shen Rang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Huo Zhao slept soundly until dawn. When he woke up, he found that Shen Rang was still lying next to him.

Meeting her questioning gaze, Shen Rang twitched the corner of his mouth: "Some people always make a fuss over nothing. I was quite frightened, and I should get some rest."

Otherwise, he would eventually be scared into something terrible by Huo Zhao.

Huo Zhao knew he was in the wrong: "I couldn't sleep in bed, I kept having all sorts of wild thoughts."

Shen Rang nodded seriously: "Next time, I'll make sure you don't have the energy to overthink things."

He understood.

Huo Zhao: ......

After chatting for a while, the two of them were no longer sleepy and simply got out of bed.

While they were having dinner together, Le'an came over and said that Qi Jing had arrived.

The two exchanged a glance and called Qi Jing in.

Qi Jing walked slowly into the hall and slightly curtsied to Shen Rang and Huo Zhao: "Young Master, Young Madam, I heard that the Young Master is at home today, so I thought I would come to pay my respects to him."

“No need,” Shen Rang’s voice was somewhat cold. “You just need to stay quietly in your own courtyard.”

Qi Jing bit her lip, replied "yes," and then turned and left.

Just like that, you left?

Huo Zhao looked at Shen Rang with a puzzled expression: "What do you mean?"

Shen Rang shook his head: "I don't know."

He didn't care.

——

Meanwhile, Qi Jing hurried back to her courtyard, her eyes red as she looked at Shi Xiao: "Sir, you're right, my cousin doesn't have any affection for me at all. He even told me to behave myself and stay in the courtyard..."

Shi Xiao lowered her eyes, her face expressionless.

He had originally planned to take action today, but Qi Jing still harbored illusions about Shen Rang and did not want to resort to such radical methods, so he asked Qi Jing to meet Shen Rang.

Upon seeing him, Qi Jing indeed lost all hope in Shen Rang, but for some reason, he couldn't feel happy either.

That's really strange.

“In that case, let’s get started today,” Shi said with a smile. “You don’t need to come with me. Stay in the courtyard and send all the servants out, don’t leave a single one behind.”

Seeing that he had assigned her something to do, Qi Jing didn't insist on going with him: "Then, sir, you must be careful."

Shi Xiao nodded.