Chapter 265 Xie Guanlan: I am very gentle

Wen Xingluo didn't expect Xie Guanlan to be so perceptive.

She had only said two sentences, but he could sense something was wrong.

"I……"

The girl racked her brains, trying to come up with an excuse to get rid of him, but Xie Guanlan's eyes grew colder, "Don't lie. Liars will be tortured by their lies."

Wen Xingluo raised his eyes in surprise.

This sentence sounds so familiar, as if it has been said many times.

After a long while, she finally revealed everything about Pei Lin, and then said awkwardly, "My cousin told me about the past and reminded me to change my sleeping place to break the spell. But today, I really can't remember anything about our past."

Xie Guanlan looked at her.

He came all the way here to arrest her. He wanted to ask her face to face why she abandoned him and why she wanted him to marry someone else. He imagined thousands of possible situations and thousands of answers Wen Ningning might give, but he never expected that Wen Ningning was under a spell and had forgotten him.

It was like he punched cotton.

Xie Guanlan took a deep breath.

Wen Xingluo coughed lightly and tried to break free from his iron-like grip. "Um, can you let me go now? I thought the man I liked would be gentle and kind, but you seem different from what I imagined..."

As gentle as jade.

Xie Guanlan savored the word.

He looked at the girl's bewildered face and slowly smiled, "I'm very gentle."

Wen Xingluo: “…”

When this person smiled, his white teeth were so sharp that it made her shudder!

Where is his gentleness?

She laughed awkwardly, "Um, how did I fall in love with you?"

Xie Guanlan looked at her.

The girl's round almond-shaped eyes were dark, moist and clear, as beautiful as stars.

Being stared at with such curiosity by such a pair of eyes, he did not blame her at all for the fact that the man she liked had a completely different temperament from him.

He stroked the corner of her eye, "Ningning fell in love with me at first sight."

Wen Xingluo: “…”

love at first sight!

Yes, Xie Guanlan is so handsome, it is possible that she was attracted by him.

She pressed on with relish, "And then? How did you fall in love with me? You come from a good family and are very handsome. Besides me, there must be many other girls who like you, right? How did you choose me among them?"

"Ningning and I have experienced a turbulent past, sharing life and death together." Xie Guanlan's face was calm. "We not only solved many unsolved cases together, but also resolved natural and man-made disasters in Shu County. Later, we experienced poisoning, misunderstandings, falling off a cliff, terminal illness, betrayal, amnesia, and other hardships, and together we broke through the shackles of the world. Ningning loved me deeply and even declared that she would be with me even if it meant going against the whole world."

Wen Xingluo: “…”

First of all, nothing in the world stopped her from being with Xie Guanlan.

Why does she have to go against the whole world!

Secondly, she had only been a 12-year-old, so how could she and Xie Guanlan have such a rich romantic experience?!

It can be written into a storybook!

She always felt that Xie Guanlan was lying to her!

This person is good for nothing except his appearance, and is definitely not a gentle and modest gentleman!

She smiled awkwardly, "Well, if you have nothing else, I'll go in first?"

Xie Guanlan's brows lowered.

The girl in his arms treated him too unfamiliarly, which made him angry.

He just slightly processed their story to make their love look more poignant and touching. Why wouldn't she be satisfied?

He smiled, "Something's up."

Wen Xingluo laughed dryly, "Wh...what's the matter?"

Xie Guanlan picked up one of her braids and played with it, then said slowly, "Ningning and I have secretly pledged our lives together. We swore in front of the Laojun Pavilion on Mount Qingcheng that we would never marry anyone but me. I've come to the capital to fulfill this engagement."

Wen Xingluo: “Ah?”

She doesn't remember!

Did she really take such an oath?

"So..." Xie Guanlan lowered his head and sniffed her pigtail, then placed a kiss on it, "Wen Ningning is not allowed to have feelings for any man other than me."

Wen Xingluo grabbed back her pigtail.

She straightened the end of her braid that was made frizzy by Xie Guanlan, and looked up at him with a guilty look.

She didn't know how far her relationship with He Yu and Xie Xuchi had progressed.

But she never expected that she and Xie Guanlan had already developed to the point of getting married.

She coaxed him, "I know, I'm only good to you."

"Do I need to take action regarding Pei Lin's matter?" Xie Guanlan asked.

Wen Xingluo shook his head. "My cousin has already told me how to crack it. I'm sure it will work tomorrow. Besides, this is an internal matter of the Wei Kingdom. I don't want you to interfere."

Xie Guanlan nodded.

Just as he was about to go back, he thought for a moment and said, "You used to like calling me Brother Ziheng, hundreds of times every day."

Wen Xingluo said obediently, "Brother Ziheng."

Xie Guanlan benefited greatly from it.

Finally, this guy was sent away, and Wen Xingluo breathed a sigh of relief.

She just turned around and bumped into He Yu at the corner.

He Yu said politely, "Second Miss Wen."

Wen Xingluo was shocked and confused. He couldn't be sure how far the relationship between him and He Yu had developed, nor was he sure how he had called him before, so he simply remained silent.

He Yu looked at her with complicated feelings.

He used to think that the southwestern border area would not produce any brilliant people.

Therefore, when Wen Yueyin mentioned that Wen Xingluo had been liked by a man better than him, he did not believe it.

But when he saw Xie Guanlan at the Spring Banquet today, he realized that there really were men in the world who were more handsome and elegant than him.

But He Yu is also a child of destiny, and he may not be without the ability to compete.

He chose his words carefully. "He is already past the age of twenty, and my mother has often urged me to marry the princess. However, I have been busy with my studies these past few years and have not been keen on matters between men and women. It was not until I ran into Miss Wen at the palace that day that I suddenly understood what it meant to be moved."

He is a son of a royal family and the emperor of the time is his uncle, so he never needs to hide his preferences.

He had a good impression of Wen Xingluo, so he said it openly.

"My father feels guilty towards your mother and intends to have me marry Miss Wen Er as a way of making amends to her. I wonder if Miss Wen Er would give me this opportunity?"

Wen Xingluo was stunned.

Why did this person mention marriage?

To be fair, the feeling she had when she saw Xie Guanlan was completely different from the feeling she had when she saw He Yu.

She suspected that she was not at all like what those young ladies from aristocratic families said, that she liked He Yu and seduced He Yu.

The He family is also on the list of those who betrayed her mother. It is very likely that she deliberately seduced He Yu in order to avenge her mother, and then after he fell in love, she humiliated him severely and dumped him, causing him to lose his fighting spirit and become a waste, causing the He family to lose an heir!

Wen Xingluo nodded secretly.

She decisively refused, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. He, but I don't want to marry you."

She bowed and left.

He Yu was stunned, and only laughed when the girl's figure disappeared at the end of the corridor.

He Heyu was actually looked down upon sometimes.

At this time, the eunuchs had already built a high platform in the garden, decorated with various flowers, to create a flower goddess atmosphere for Xie Xiang to dance.

Tables were arranged around the platform, and people took their seats, waiting to see Xie Xiang's Flower Goddess Dance.

Concubine Zhang gently adjusted Xie Xiang's dance skirt. "Xiang'er is playing the role of the goddess of flowers today. She has a unique beauty that will surely make He Yu unable to take his eyes off her."

Xie Xiang's dance dress was made of light gauze, layered like flower petals, light and delicate. She took off her pearl hairpins, tied her long hair behind her waist with a red rope, and wore only a newly woven wreath, looking very fresh and refined.

The mother and daughter were talking and laughing when Wen Yueyin, wearing the same dance dress and garland, walked past them unexpectedly with her chin held high, like a noble and cold swan.

Concubine Zhang: “…”

Xie Xiang: “…”