Facing Shen Haoyue's scrutinizing gaze, Xie Wanzhou straightened his expression and said in a deep voice, "Although the Ji family is not to be feared, the people behind the Ji family are eyeing the Shen family covetously. I did send my men to secretly protect the Shen family."
Shen Haoyue's expression changed slightly, and a sharp light instantly appeared in his eyes.
After killing the fake Cui Jin with a single blow that day, he and Shen Haobai had been secretly investigating the person behind the scenes.
As the investigation deepened, they were surprised to find that there was a force in the court that had been hiding in the dark and had tried to kill the Shen family several times.
His eyes flickered slightly, and Shen Haoyue looked at Xie Wanzhou with a burning gaze: "Your Highness, do you know who is behind this?"
Xie Wanzhou tapped his slender fingers lightly on the table and said meaningfully, "Second Master Shen, instead of asking me here, why don't you go back to the Shen family and ask your sister in person?"
Hearing this, Shen Haoyue frowned slightly, then quickly smoothed it out.
Indeed, when it comes to intelligence, his sister is no less intelligent than anyone else in the world.
After thinking for a moment, he bowed to Xie Wanzhou and said, "Your Highness, the Shen family will never forget your protection of Yuan'er and the Shen family today. If you need anything in the future, I, Shen Haoyue, will definitely help you."
Xie Wanzhou nodded slightly and said bluntly, "When I ask to marry the eldest daughter of the Shen family in the future, I hope Mr. Shen will remember the promise I made today and say a few good words for me."
Shen Haoyue: ...
Stroking the corners of his twitching mouth, Shen Haoyue said seriously: "Ning Yuan is our Shen family's priceless treasure. Whether he can marry my sister in the future depends on whether Your Highness can win my sister's heart."
Thinking of Chen Ningyuan's angry look in the past, Xie Wanzhou's eyebrows were inadvertently filled with smiles.
He leisurely picked up the teacup and took a sip, then raised his lip and replied, "Although it is quite difficult, I believe that as long as I am sincere enough, I will be able to impress her one day."
Seeing that he had a smile on his face but sounded very serious, Shen Haoyue couldn't help but ask tentatively, "What will Your Highness do if my sister doesn't respond?"
Xie Wanzhou glanced at him and replied nonchalantly, "If she doesn't agree, I'll just keep waiting. Anyway, I'll marry her in this life."
The four words "I will not marry anyone else but her" hit Shen Haoyue's heart like a heavy hammer.
He bowed deeply to Xie Wanzhou and said earnestly, "Your Highness, if Ning Yuan gets married in the future, I hope it will be you. I believe that if it is you, Your Highness, you will protect her throughout her life and prevent her from coming to any harm."
Xie Wanzhou nodded: "She is the most important person in my world. For her, I will never regret dying."
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After reading the letter that Xie Wanzhou specially sent, Shen Ningyuan took Yi Ge back to the Shen family.
When Liu Qing, the head of the Shen family, saw Shen Ningyuan get off the carriage, he was overjoyed and hurried to greet her.
"Yesterday, Madam was still talking about bringing the young mistress back to stay for a few days, and coincidentally, the young mistress came back today."
Shen Ningyuan smiled and said, "It seems that my mother and I are really connected by heart. Is my mother in the mansion?"
Liu Qing nodded quickly, then glanced around and said in a low voice, "Madam is in my cousin's room right now.
Shen Ningyuan was surprised, but she remained calm and told Liu Qing, "Take me to my mother first."
As soon as she entered Cui Mingzhu's room, Shen Ningyuan saw the fake Cui Mingzhu tied up like a silkworm cocoon on the bed.
Seeing that the person coming was Shen Ningyuan, Cui Jin's face, which was originally oozing with coldness, softened instantly.
She stepped forward, held Shen Ningyuan's hand, and said happily: "Yuan'er, why didn't you send someone to tell me in advance that you were coming home today, so that mother could prepare your favorite food in advance."
Shen Ningyuan smiled and held her hand back: "As long as it's made by mother, I love to eat it."
Facing a pair of resentful and sinister eyes, Shen Ningyuan smiled sternly: "Even now, don't you know how to restrain yourself a little?"
Following Shen Ningyuan's gaze, Cui Jin saw the fake Cui Mingzhu glaring at the two of them.
Cui Jin suppressed her smile and snorted coldly. The nanny beside her immediately stepped forward with great tact and slapped the fake Cui Mingzhu several times.
Only when the fake Cui Mingzhu's eyelids were so swollen that she couldn't open them did Cui Jin say coldly, "If you keep staring at my Yuan'er with those eyes, I'll tear them off and feed them to the dogs."
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