Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Fu Jin
Xian'er is introverted and never willing to reveal her thoughts easily.
She secretly hid the words of advice for her in the storybook, and from time to time, under the pretext of reading the storybook, she would teach her the complicated principles of how to behave.
How could she not know that Xian'er was doing this for her own good?
"Wan Ning!" Chu Xian sighed and held Wan Ning's hand tightly. "Men in this world are all fickle. The Eighth Master may be able to protect you for a while, but who can guarantee that he will only love one person for his entire life? He is a prince, there is no way he will only be with you."
"Don't blame me for being nosy. I'm just worried that you won't have a good life and will be bullied in the future."
"What are you angry about? I won't wait until I get angry. I'll tear them into pieces before I get angry. If Yinsi dares to get angry with me because of the foxy girl, no one will have a good life!"
Guo Luoluo was so angry that she smashed the cups and shouted angrily.
"Xian'er, you should worry about yourself first. I tried my best to persuade you not to snatch the Fourth Prince, but you just wouldn't listen. What on earth do you like about that Living King of Hell? He's just good-looking."
"In my opinion, the Fourth Prince might want to get rid of this marriage even more than you do. He's cold and ruthless, and you'll definitely end up in trouble if you offend him!"
"Even if you marry him, you will definitely suffer a lot. It's better to talk to him openly and discuss how to cancel the engagement."
"Kneel down and kowtow to him, admit your mistake, and beg him to cancel the engagement. Just say you are willing to cooperate with him in canceling the engagement. He will definitely be happy to do so."
Chu Xian's head was buzzing when she heard this. If she followed Wan Ning's bad idea, she would definitely die without a burial place.
If the Fourth Prince knew that she wanted to break off the engagement and degrade his position as legitimate wife, he would definitely be filled with hatred towards her.
"Wan Ning, help me take a look at the accounts handed over by the steward. I can't see any clues."
Chu Xian changed the subject and placed a stack of messy account books in front of Wan Ning.
Guo Luoluo grabbed the red pen and checked the account book. Although she could not read the intricacies, she was forced by the fool Xian'er to become quite proficient in accounting.
When it comes to managing accounts, even Miss Tong San, who is famous in the capital, may not be her match.
Although she had not yet married Yinsi, Yinsi's private accounts had been given to her to manage.
Guo Luoluo calmly took out the small abacus hidden in her sleeve, fiddled with it for a while, frowned and circled a few problematic accounts.
Chu Xian sat beside Wan Ning, serving her tea and water from time to time and serving her food.
When Wan Ning circled the sixteenth abnormality in the account, Chu Xian pursed her lips and hid her smile.
It seems that there is no need to let Wan Ning look at the account books from now on.
Guo Luoluo checked the account books carefully, raised her hands and stretched.
"Xian'er, I heard from Yinsi that the Fourth Prince has returned to the capital from Jiangnan these days. Do you want to see him?"
"I don't want to!"
Chu Xian was so frightened that she couldn't hold back her voice and blurted out a scream.
Guo Luoluo covered her mouth and laughed: "What are you afraid of? My servants are guarding outside the door. No one dares to peek. You can shout if you want."
The servants guarding the door were the confidants arranged by Yinsi. At this moment, the two of them looked at each other, turned their heads to look at the open door opposite, and hurriedly shrank their heads, moved their gaze to their feet, and dared not look up again.
"Don't shout. It's useless even if you shout at the top of your lungs." Chu Xian slumped on the table in frustration.
"I want to cancel the engagement. I really want to cancel the engagement."
Suddenly, there was a series of sounds of a door opening. Chu Xian stood up in fright, only to see a handsome young man standing quietly outside the door with his hands behind his back. His figure was as straight as a thin bamboo.
The young man was wearing a dark blue long gown with narrow sleeves and had an imposing appearance.
At this moment, the young man suddenly raised his eyes and looked at her. His narrow and long phoenix eyes were clustered with starlight, and they were as lonely, cold, piercing, and thin as the cold moon reflecting the cold river.
His eyes grew increasingly cold and sinister, like a thin blade, filled with endless pressure.
After just one glance, Chu Xian felt as if she was stabbed all over. She couldn't help but tremble, and quickly lowered her head, not daring to look him in the eye again.
"Wan Ning." A clear and gentle voice came from behind the young man.
The eighth prince Yinsi was wearing a moon-white brocade robe, which was as smooth as jade and as pure as gold, and he looked clear, wise and elegant.
After a moment's hesitation, Yinsi swallowed the words that were about to reach his lips: "Miss Xian."
"Wan Ning greets the Fourth Prince."
Wan Ning was worried that Xian'er didn't recognize the Fourth Prince, so she quickly stood up, protected Xian'er behind her, and took the initiative to greet him.
"Eighth younger sister Zhuang'an."
Yinzhen's eyes swept straight over Nara, who was trembling with fear, shrinking her shoulders and lowering her head. With a smile on his lips, he nodded to Guo Luoluo.
Guo Luoluo stole a glance and saw Xian'er shaking like a sieve with fear, not even greeting her, so she immediately reached out and tugged at her sleeve.
Chu Xian came back to her senses, but didn't dare to look up. She just tensed her body and greeted stiffly.
"Your servant, Nara, pays respects to the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince."
Chu Xian stood beside the table nervously. Only when she saw Wan Ning sit down did she finally take the breath to sit down, and she only dared to sit next to the edge of the armchair.
During the meal, the Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince chatted idly. The Eighth Prince talked eloquently, while the Fourth Prince only occasionally responded coldly.
While chatting and laughing, the Eighth Prince did not forget to put the peeled prawns and the shad meat with the bones carefully picked out into Wan Ning's bowl.
Chu Xian just focused on peeling shrimp shells and didn't dare to look up.
I don’t know how much of the private conversation I just had with Wan Ning was heard by the Fourth Prince.
I stole a glance at his gloomy face, it wasn't good.
After slowly peeling the shrimp shells, Chu Xian hesitated for a moment and put the peeled shrimps in Wan Ning's bowl.
"Eighth brother, Songzhuzhai purchased a new batch of Longquan ink yesterday. If you miss this batch, you will have to wait another six years."
Chu Xian frowned in surprise. She had secretly investigated Songzhuzhai before. Although the owner of Songzhuzhai was from Jiangnan on the surface, he was closely related to the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince reminded the Eighth Master of the Longquan ink at this time, which was obviously a hint for the Eighth Master to leave.
"Longquan ink? Is that the Changzhou Longquan ink that costs ten taels of gold for one tael of ink? Too expensive." Wan Ning was shocked.
"Wan Ning, you don't know that Longquan ink is different from other inks. Longquan ink is made from lotus root silk. Dozens of people spend months and tens of thousands of kilograms of lotus root stems to extract only two taels and five cents of lotus root silk."
"Lotus root silk must be mixed with castor oil, mixed with pearl powder, cinnabar, rhinoceros yellow, saffron, musk and other precious materials, and then air-dried for more than three years until it becomes as sticky as paste and silky when touched by hand. Only then will it not freeze in winter, not seep into the oil in summer, not melt in water, and leave no marks when burned by fire."
"Let's go to Songzhuzhai and take a look." How could Yinsi not understand that his fourth brother was hinting at him to leave, so he went along with it.
"I'm not going. I have to accompany Xian'er. You go, and help me pick out a good inkstone."
Guo Luoluo had never seen Xian'er so nervous and cautious, so she picked up a piece of Xian'er's favorite braised bamboo shoots in chicken oil and put it in her bowl with heartache.
Don't think she doesn't know that the Fourth Prince wants to use Longquan ink to separate her and Yinsi, and he will definitely bully Xian'er.
"Wan Ning!" Yinsi pursed his lips and winked at Wan Ning.
Unexpectedly, Guo Luoluo was not moved at all. She took Xian'er's wrist and pulled her to kneel down at the feet of the Fourth Prince.
"Fourth Prince, I believe you have heard what I just said. In that case, let's not hide anything today and speak openly."
"Xian'er, come, let's kowtow to the Fourth Prince first. The Fourth Prince is a magnanimous man, so why would he bother with a narrow-minded woman?"
Guo Luoluo's eyes were red and she glared at Yinsi angrily.
If the servants he arranged to be by her had not betrayed their master and had not kept silent even though they knew the Fourth Prince was outside, she would not have been forced into a desperate situation.
"Fourth Prince, please give me a definite answer. As long as you can cancel the engagement, I will let Xian'er do anything with me."
Guo Luoluo held Xian'er's neck and bowed her head to the ground.
Chu Xian prostrated herself at the feet of the Fourth Prince in a servile manner.
I had originally planned to withdraw from the engagement gradually, but today Wan Ning accidentally forced me into a desperate situation.
At this point, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and carefully beg for mercy with her throat pinched.
"Fourth...Fourth Prince, I was ignorant and rebellious in the past. I have repented of my mistakes over the years. As long as it does not harm my family, I am willing to do anything to make amends."
Chu Xian lowered her head, anxiously waiting for a response.
Yinsi had not expected that in order to appease Wan Ning today, the feud between his fourth brother and Nara clan would be brought up.
At this moment, I could only speak awkwardly to ease the tense atmosphere.
"Nonsense! The Khan has already issued the imperial decree granting the marriage, and the Imperial Household Department is already planning the wedding. How can you just back out like that? Disobeying the imperial decree is a capital offense."
Yinsi secretly thought that something was wrong. Although his fourth brother had no expression on his face, people who knew him knew that the more angry he was, the calmer his expression would be.
At this time, seeing the Fourth Master approaching Nara with a sneer on his face, and whispering something to her, Nara's face turned pale.
Yinsi broke out in a cold sweat on his back and grabbed Wan Ning's shoulders.
The cold and playful voice pierced Chu Xian's heart, and she trembled her shoulders.
"Oh, anything? Including... death?"
"Nara, this ridiculous play has begun as you wished. You and I are already the clowns. How can we leave midway? The thing I regret most in my life is that I did not stand by and watch you die in the wild lake in Mulan that year."
"If you died in that year, everyone would be happy."
Chu Xian was speechless.
"Nara, you should just accept the position of my wife, haha."
Yinzhen retracted his resentful look and stood up calmly.
"Eighth brother, Fourth Brother still needs to go to the Ministry of Revenue to deal with some backlog of trivial matters. I'll take my leave now and we'll meet again another day."
Chu Xian crawled on the ground until the Fourth Prince left with a brisk pace. She instantly collapsed to the ground, the feeling of despair and suffocation made it difficult for her to breathe. She opened her mouth and gasped violently, but still felt like there was something stuck in her throat.
"Yinsi, take this bastard you arranged with me. I don't want him! Since he's a dog that only listens to you, why keep him around me and disgust me? Get out!"
Guo Luoluo was so angry that she shook off Yinsi's supporting hand, took Xian'er's hand and ran away.
It was not until she was dragged into the carriage by Wan Ning that Chu Xian finally came to her senses.
"Xian'er, I'm sorry. I've caused you trouble today. Beat me to vent your anger."
Guo Luoluo choked up and grabbed Xian'er's hand, slapping it hard on the cheek.
"Wan Ning, I don't blame you. This matter will eventually come to light. At least today, I know Fourth Prince's attitude towards me. Unless I die, he will definitely destroy my family."
"What did the Fourth Prince say to you just now? You look so scary." Guo Luoluo covered her chest in fear.
"Nothing. He just mentioned that I plotted against him back then. I must withdraw from this marriage, even if it means we both die."
Chu Xian gritted her teeth and decided that it would be better to go to jail than to become an entangled enemy with the Fourth Prince after marriage.
"Xian'er, even if you manage to break off your engagement with the Fourth Prince, what will happen? You were once betrothed to a prince, so who would dare to marry you?"
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