Xie Xiuzhu racked her brains and thought about it, then asked, "Have you ever thought about marrying Big Brother?"
Wanruo was silent.
Xie Xianyu's face instantly darkened, and his hands in his sleeves clenched into fists.
She simply said that she had always wanted to marry Lin Han! She really had the guts to think that!
He swallowed his anger and turned away.
Wanruo poked Xiuzhu's head with her finger: "What are you asking me to do? I don't have to get married anymore, just think about yourself!"
Xie Xiuzhu pouted: "I don't want to marry anyone."
Wanruo saw that it was getting late, so she stood up and said, "Hurry up and put these name cards back secretly, don't let your mother-in-law find them."
"I know, I know." Xie Xiuzhu responded perfunctorily.
"Let's go."
The two walked out of Qingshui Garden together. Xie Xiuzhu returned to her own courtyard, and Wanruo also returned to Songhe Garden.
"Young Madam, the young master has returned." Cuizhu was guarding outside. When she saw Wanruo coming back, she hinted.
Wanruo paused and looked at Cuizhu, who seemed to have a bad look in her eyes.
What's wrong with him? Is he still angry about what happened yesterday?
Cuizhu didn't know either, of course. She only knew that the young master had a very grim expression when he returned from Qingshui Garden. Judging from the situation, they were probably going to have another fight...
Cuizhu gave Wanruo a look that told her to wish her the best.
Wanruo took a deep breath and pushed the door open.
Xie Xianyu was setting up the chessboard. When he saw her come in, he looked up at her, his dark eyes deep and unfathomable.
"Why are you back so late?"
Wanruo was too impatient to guess his thoughts and just said casually, "I talked to Xiuzhu for a while."
Anyway, no matter what she does, he will not let her go, and she is too lazy to serve him!
"Then serve the food."
Wanruo was stunned for a moment, then looked at his face again. It was still calm and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or not.
The maids immediately brought in the food and placed it on the round table.
Wanruo walked to the table and sat down, and Xie Xianyu also dropped the chess piece in his hand and walked over.
The maids put the dishes on the table and then quietly left.
Wanruo glanced at Xie Xianyu again. He didn't seem to have any intention of picking a fight with her. She felt alert in her heart that there must be something wrong with his abnormal behavior. Was he planning something big?
Xie Xianyu sat down next to her, and when he spoke again, his voice seemed much gentler. She wondered if it was her illusion.
"How was your study today?"
Wanruo gave him a strange look, but still nodded: "Well, starting today, Xiuzhu will study with me, so it won't be so boring anymore."
"It's nice to have someone to keep you company. If you feel tired, I'll go talk to my parents and ask them to give you a few days off."
Wanruo's pupils shrank slightly. Why did he suddenly become so considerate?
She picked up her chopsticks and prepared to eat, but saw Xie Xianyu suddenly picked up a meatball for her and put it into her bowl.
Wan Ruo stared at him blankly. What was this young master doing? Picking food for her?!
He smiled: "Don't you like eating this?"
She swallowed and said, "Yeah."
She stared at the meatball, her palms sweating. Could he have drugged her?
Seeing that she was slow to move her chopsticks, he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Don't you like eating?"
She said dryly, "Not really."
His patience was running out, his gentle eyes were filled with a hint of coldness, and even the smile on his lips seemed a bit more threatening: "Why don't you eat?"
“…”
Wanruo poked the chopsticks into the meat dumpling and stared at it for two breaths. She raised her eyes and saw Xie Xianyu staring at her, as if he would stuff it into her mouth if she didn't eat it herself.
She took a deep breath and chose to be more decent and fed the dumplings into her mouth herself.
He regained his gentle smile: "Do you want to eat?"
Wanruo almost choked on the rice, and quickly picked up the teacup beside her and took a sip before drinking it down.
He patted her back to soothe her breath, his voice deep: "Why are you so careless? You can even choke while eating a dumpling."
Wanruo finally swallowed it and looked up at his fierce face. He seemed much more normal.
Suddenly, Qing'an hurried in and said, "Sir, someone has come from Prince Xuan's mansion. Please come over for a chat."
Without even looking up, Xie Xianyu dismissed him, "Just say I'm still busy at the Dali Temple."
"yes."
Qing'an hurried out.
Wan Ruo asked doubtfully, "King Xuan is so anxious to find you, is there something serious going on?"
Xie Xianyu's eyes were filled with sarcasm. "What big deal could it be? It's just that the emperor promoted another prince, and he couldn't sit still anymore."
"Another one?" Wanruo was extremely surprised. She thought that Prince Xuan would most likely become the crown prince, so how could a Cheng Yaojin suddenly appear?
"The Emperor has yet to appoint a crown prince. Even today, he gave the Cavalry Battalion to the Sixth Prince, Prince Qi."
Xie Xianyu spoke lightly, as if he didn't care at all.
"What about King Xuan?"
"Who allowed him to be so arrogant? As soon as the Prince of Jin fell, he began to bribe officials, hold lavish banquets, and live lavishly. He even named him the Crown Prince, yet he lives an even more ostentatious life than the Crown Prince. How can Your Majesty tolerate this?"
Wanruo looked at his indifferent expression, as if everything was within his expectations.
He clearly knew that King Xuan's arrogance would offend the emperor, but he did not dissuade him at all and instead let it go.
"You don't really support King Xuan."
A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he was very secretive: "I have my own arrangements, you don't have to worry."
Her breathing stagnated, and a trace of fear spread in her heart.
For the first time, she truly realized how cunning the man in front of her was. She could never imagine what kind of tricks he had up his sleeve. How could she be his match?
He suddenly seemed to remember something, and he calmed down again. A gentle smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he raised his hand to stroke her hair. "Why don't you eat anymore? Are you full?"
Wanruo was suddenly horrified and her throat was dry: "I'm full."
"Is that all you're eating?"
"Um."
He frowned slightly, looking dissatisfied, and then said with restraint: "Forget it, I'll serve you food when you're hungry."
Wanruo looked at him warily, making sure that he was not being sarcastic, then quickly stood up.
"Then I'll go check the accounts first."
"etc."
She stopped walking, and he stood up and took out a silver hairpin from his sleeve.
It was the first time she saw him holding such a worthless thing.
"come over."
Wanruo took two steps closer. He held her bun with one hand, and with his slender jade-like hand, he took the silver hairpin and slowly inserted it into her bun.
He curled his lips in satisfaction and asked her gently, "Do you like it?"
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