"I..." He first glanced at Chen Yirou, who was covered in dirt, and then looked at Qin Su in a panic. When he met Qin Su's cold and emotionless eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and he explained, "It's not what you see."

Suddenly, Xue Huai'an realized why he had to explain all this to her.

Xue Huai'an stood up, supporting himself on Xue Qi's forearm, his face still grim. "I've come to take you back to the manor. We can talk about everything when we get back."

Seeing that Qin Su did not move, Xue Huai'an frowned. "Don't be stubborn. Now that you have married me, you are my wife and the young mistress of the Duke of Cheng's mansion. This will not change."

It seems that this sentence was meant to soothe Qin Su's heart.

"You were the one who spread the rumors in the capital, weren't you?" he said to himself. "I won't hold it against you. Come back with me."

Qin Su sneered, "If I go back, what will you do with this young lady?"

She didn't even glance at Chen Yirou; at this moment, Chen Yirou was completely useless. Perhaps, since she didn't care about Xue Huai'an, Chen Yirou had no deterrent effect whatsoever.

Xue Huai'an quickly realized what he wanted and would never defend others at this moment. "I have only met this young lady once. Don't spread rumors and tarnish her reputation."

Qin Su suddenly burst into laughter, a laugh bordering on maniacal.

"You actually care about other people's innocence." Her voice was slightly shrill, which was extremely unpleasant to listen to.

Chen Yirou was helped up by her maid, her face almost as pale as Xue Huai'an's.

Looking at Qin Su like this, she felt quite uncomfortable, even though she really didn't like Qin Su as a person.

"Don't worry, Miss Qin, I have nothing to do with Young Master Xue." She said this with a slight tremor in her body and her eyes reddening, but she stubbornly held back her tears.

Yinghong couldn't stand Chen Yirou's weak temper and quickly said, "Miss! It's obvious that she's the one who's been involved in someone else's relationship!"

"Yinghong!" Chen Yirou snapped.

Her scolding was of course useless, and Yinghong then said to Xue Huai'an, "Young Master Xue cannot shirk responsibility for our young lady."

Xue Huai'an immediately frowned. He had originally thought Chen Yirou was very sensible, but this maid was extremely annoying.

They had absolutely no tact.

Qin Su grabbed Ying Hong and slapped her hard across the face.

Yinghong's ears rang from the beating. She covered her face and glared fiercely at Qin Su, "You hit me?! What right do you have to hit me!"

The madness in Qin Su's eyes hadn't completely faded; it was as if her eyes had bloodshot veins, making her look frightening.

“It’s alright if Miss Chen is not strict with her subordinates, I’ll take care of it for you.”

Because of her movement, the umbrella tilted slightly, and half of her shoulder got wet.

Xue Huai'an was displeased. "Alright, the servants and other people are her mistress's business. Don't interfere."

"Let's go back to the manor." He reached out to pull Qin Su.

Just then, the sharp, gleaming blade pressed against the back of his hand. Xue Huai'an subconsciously withdrew his hand and turned his head to meet a pair of dark, deep eyes.

"Your Highness Prince Chen?"

He exclaimed in surprise, then glanced at Qin Su again.

"Are you done talking?" Yu Shuo ignored Xue Huai'an and asked Qin Su.

Qin Su thought for a moment and felt there was no need to continue talking to Xue Huai'an, so she looked up at Yu Shuo and said, "Your Highness, this way please."

Yu Shuo nodded and tilted the umbrella towards Qin Su, whose body was half wet. "Even when you're hitting someone, you have to be careful not to get wet in the rain."

Watching the two men's actions, Xue Huai'an felt something was off and became very suspicious.

Seemingly sensing Xue Huai'an's thoughts, Yu Shuo added, "If you catch a cold, the Marquis of Zhongyi will have another excuse to skip the morning court session."

Xue Huai'an's doubts began to dissipate; he must have misunderstood.

"Qin Su".

He took a few steps forward to catch up.

Qin Su turned her head and saw several bloodstains on his chest, which were from where she had stabbed him.

Qin Su was very satisfied with her work.

"Your Highness, watch your step," she reminded Yu Shuo with a smile.

Yu Shuo nodded in agreement.

"I know you're still angry. But it's all a misunderstanding. I haven't touched anyone else but you."

The smile on Qin Su's face vanished completely, and she became extremely gloomy.

Even Yu Shuo stopped in his tracks, his lips tightening into a stern expression.

"There are many misunderstandings between us, but how can people not have some conflicts when they are close to each other?"

Qin Su said, "It's really strange. Young Master Xue used to never want to say a word to me. How come he's changed so much now?"

"Also, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want." She turned to look at Chen Yirou, whose face was full of hurt, and said, "Young Master Xue, why don't you take a look at your old flame? Rumor has it that you got her pregnant."

"You have to be responsible for others and be a man of integrity."

Xue Huai'an immediately retorted, "Those are all rumors, there's no such thing at all."

Chen Yirou added, "My relationship with Mr. Xue is indeed completely innocent."

She pursed her lips, then clenched Yinghong's hand and headed towards the carriage; she really didn't want to stay there any longer.

She was afraid she would burst into tears in utter embarrassment, which would be too shameful.

Qin Su turned and left, this time without looking back.

Yu Shuo followed behind him and said slowly, "He seems to be relentlessly pursuing you."

"Yes, after all, he wants to climb the ladder."

Yu Shuo remained silent for a moment, and only when Qin Su looked over did he say, "I thought you didn't know."

Qin Su smiled wryly, "I didn't know before. It's not too late now."

"Um."

Chongyang glanced at Yu Shuo, who seemed unsure how to proceed, and immediately leaned closer. "But Xue Huai'an's relentless pursuit must be a problem for Miss Qin, right? Has Miss Qin considered finding a new husband?"

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