Chapter 128 Conversation

After Su Wenlan left the Prince of Jin's residence with Jiang Hai, Cui'er felt her mind was in complete turmoil. What... what was Jiang Hai doing...?

"Cui'er." Seeing Cui'er standing motionless to the side, Su Wenzhen glanced at her and then called out to her softly.

Cui'er still didn't react. Su Wenyan, who was standing in front of her, noticed that something was wrong with her. He quickly turned around and nudged her arm. "Cui'er, what are you thinking about?"

"Huh?" Cui'er came back to her senses, only to see that Su Wenyan and Su Wenzhen on the side both had inquisitive looks on their faces. She was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked, "What do you and the Fourth Prince have to do?"

"What are you thinking about?" Su Wenyan looked at Cui'er, feeling a little strange. He frowned. "You didn't even know when I called you."

"I..." Cui'er blushed, then shook her head, "I just thought of my princess, and I felt a little uneasy..."

"Is that so?" Su Wenyan raised an eyebrow, then smiled and reached out to flick Cui'er's nose. "After following my sister-in-law for so long, you still don't know your place. You're so petite and pretty. What would you have done if the Crown Prince had taken you away just now!"

Hearing Su Wenyan's teasing words, Cui'er blushed. She looked at Su Wenyan, her face full of embarrassment, "The Fourth Prince always knows how to make fun of people..."

"She's certainly picked up Wan Ning's tongue." Su Wenzhen shook his head with a smile. After a pause, he looked at Cui'er and said, "Don't worry, Wan Ning will be fine."

"I understand..." Cui'er pursed her lips and responded softly.

"Why do you seem so down today?" Seeing that Cui'er was still looking sullen, Su Wenyan frowned and asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"

"Fourth Prince..." Su Wenyan's concern made Cui'er feel a little uncomfortable. She secretly glanced at Su Wenzhen standing to the side. Seeing that Su Wenzhen did not have any extra expression, Cui'er was relieved. After a pause, she said, "Thank you for your concern, Fourth Prince... Cui'er... Cui'er is fine..."

"Really?" Su Wenyan looked at Cui'er and asked with suspicion.

"Hmm." Cui'er nodded at Su Wenyan, but lowered her head, as if she didn't want to say anything more.

The air seemed to freeze for a long while before Su Wenzhen spoke, "Cui'er."

Cui'er was taken aback and turned to look at Su Wenzhen, "Your Highness, what's wrong..."

"Come with me." Su Wenzhen glanced at Cui'er, his expression suddenly becoming unusually serious.

Seeing this, Su Wenyan quickly stepped forward to stop him. He was stunned for a moment, "Second brother, you..."

"I have something to discuss with her." Su Wenzhen glanced at Su Wenyan indifferently, and after a while, he spoke again in a low voice, "It concerns your sister-in-law. Would you like to hear it?"

Hearing Su Wenzhen say this, Su Wenyan felt embarrassed to ask any further questions. He looked at Su Wenzhen and smiled awkwardly, "No need, no need, Second Brother, you should go ahead." As he spoke, he pretended to push Su Wenzhen, "Don't waste time."

"Smart." Su Wenzhen smiled at him, then winked at Cui'er, and the two left the main hall and headed towards the study.

What does the prince want with her? To ask about his princess? But... what about the princess that she knows but he doesn't? Cui'er was stunned, lost in thought. When she came back to her senses, she saw that the two of them had already entered the study.

"Sit down." Su Wenzhen sat down to the side and looked at Cui'er.

"No need." Seeing this, Cui'er quickly waved her hand, "You are the mistress, and I am..."

"Wan Ning is gone, so she's spouting these nonsense things again?" Su Wenzhen couldn't help but laugh as he looked at Cui'er's face scrunched up. "If she heard this, she'd probably curse me too."

"I..." Cui'er felt a little embarrassed after Su Wenzhen said that. "The Princess is usually like this, but... Cui'er... Cui'er..."

"Alright, alright." Su Wenzhen laughed and winked at Cui'er. "Just treat me the way you treat your princess."

“I…” Cui’er pursed her lips, but didn’t know how to reply. Under Su Wenzhen’s gaze, she finally nodded, “Yes.”

"Since you agree, then sit down," Su Wenzhen said, patting the table beside him.

"Hmm." Cui'er nodded, then stepped forward and sat down. After a while, seeing that Su Wenzhen showed no intention of speaking, she hesitated, and finally couldn't help but ask him with a puzzled look, "Your Highness... has something to discuss with me today..."

“Today…” Su Wenzhen raised an eyebrow, his eyes flashing. He looked at Cui’er, and his tone suddenly became serious. “I want to ask Cui’er something.”

"What is it?" Upon hearing this, Cui'er was taken aback and looked at Su Wenzhen with a puzzled expression. "Your Highness, please speak."

“You…” Su Wenzhen licked his lips, and after a long while, he finally spoke, “Do you… have feelings for Jiang Hai…” Su Wenzhen turned to look at Cui’er, “Do you… have feelings for him…”

"Wh...wh...what..." Cui'er blushed uncontrollably, lowering her head, feeling extremely embarrassed. "Didn't Your Highness say you wanted to ask about my sister? Why are you asking about Cui'er now..."

"That's just an excuse." Seeing Cui'er's appearance, Su Wenzhen understood. He frowned and asked, "Cui'er, does Wan Ning know about this?"

"Sister...sister...sister she..." Seemingly extremely nervous, Cui'er's speech became somewhat unclear. She stammered, "I...I...sister..."

"Alright, I suppose she knows about this too." Su Wenzhen frowned, glanced to the side, and after a while, seemed to be thinking about something. "What did she say?"

When Su Wenzhen brought up the matter, Cui'er stiffened, feeling her face flush. She pursed her lips, and after a long while, said, "Sister didn't say much..."

"Is that so?" Su Wenzhen glanced at Cui'er, thinking that Wan Ning was probably a little worried about Jiang Hai, but in the end she couldn't persuade Cui'er and agreed. He sighed and looked at Cui'er, saying, "About today's matter..."

"Speaking of which, Cui'er would like to ask Your Highness about something." Before Su Wenzhen could speak, Cui'er interrupted, her face resolute, as if she had made up her mind.

Seeing Cui'er's appearance, Su Wenzhen was startled. He paused for a moment and asked, "What is it?"

“Young Master Jiang…” Cui’er pursed her lips, looked at Su Wenzhen, and asked cautiously, “Young Master Jiang, what you did today, was it your own intention… or…” She bit her lip and said haltingly, “or…”

"Or what? Did I instigate it?" Seeing Cui'er's hesitant expression, Su Wenzhen's eyes suddenly darkened. How did she figure it out? Could it be...?

Noticing the change in Su Wenzhen's emotions, Cui'er was taken aback and quickly explained, "Your Highness, please don't overthink it. It's just... Young Master Jiang isn't that kind of person, so I thought I'd ask him..." As she spoke, she lowered her head somewhat uneasily.

"I see." Su Wenzhen narrowed his eyes, looking at Cui'er who looked uneasy. After a while, he looked at her and asked, "You say I ordered it, do you have any evidence?"

Evidence? Upon hearing this, Cui'er was taken aback. She looked up at Su Wenzhen, her face full of confusion, "Your Highness means..."

"How well do you know Jiang Hai?" Su Wenzhen suddenly laughed, looked at Cui'er for a while, and said, "Do you know how old he is? Do you know his hometown? You don't know anything, so what makes you think this wasn't his intention? And what makes you think he's not that kind of person?"

Su Wenzhen's rapid-fire words caused Cui'er a sharp pain in her heart. She stared at Su Wenzhen, speechless, "I..."

“You know nothing…” Su Wenzhen sneered, glancing at Cui’er. “Cui’er, you are really too naive.”

Upon hearing Su Wenzhen's words, Cui'er's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this matter really involved Young Master Jiang...?

"Cui'er." Su Wenzhen glanced at Cui'er, and after a while, said, "You've been following Wan Ning around, but you haven't learned even a fraction of her intelligence!"