Chapter 184: Cancel the Engagement, Must Cancel the Engagement
Xiao Jinmian spoke quickly, fearing that Shen Qingyi would really push the door open and come in.
Nanny Zhou looked at her with a smile on her face and said, "Her Royal Highness has woken up. Miss Shen, I have to thank you for this."
Hearing the voice, Shen Qingyi also looked at her and said, "Madam, you are too polite. Since the princess has woken up, please ask someone to prepare a meal. The princess must be very hungry."
"Miss Shen is right. I will have someone serve the meal right away."
"good."
Then, Shen Qingyi asked someone to take her to the side room, where she wanted to wait for Xiao Jinmian.
Since there is a secret hidden in Xiao Jinmian's room, it is better for her to stay away from her so as not to see anything she shouldn't see.
Besides, it’s time for my little sister to drink milk.
After Nanny Zhou had someone serve the meal, she stood outside the door and waited patiently for Xiao Jinmian's orders.
I thought that since Her Royal Highness the Princess had woken up, she would quickly call the maid to help her change clothes and wash up, but I didn't expect that I would wait for a long time without receiving any order.
This made Nanny Zhou very confused and she frowned tightly.
She always felt that the princess was a little abnormal today, but she didn't know why.
He was full of doubts, but he didn't dare to ask questions rashly, so he had to wait patiently.
"Mammy?"
At this moment, Xiao Jinmian's maid looked up at her, with a look of confusion and asking for instructions on her pretty face.
Obviously, she also realized that something was wrong and wanted Nanny Zhou to make the decision.
Nanny Zhou's face was calm as she lowered her voice and said softly, "No rush. Her Royal Highness the Princess hasn't spoken yet. Let's just wait and see."
Inside the hall.
Xiao Jinmian suppressed her temper and looked at the young man in only his underwear. She said frantically, "What should I do? If I don't call someone in to serve, the nanny will get suspicious."
"What does it have to do with me?"
Chen Yaoxing pulled the quilt over him, lay down, closed his eyes, and proved with his actions that he would not care about this matter.
Looking at his appearance, Xiao Jinmian widened her eyes, first in disbelief, then in anger.
"Get up, don't sleep!!!"
She reached out and grabbed his clothes, pulling him up hard, and said angrily, "How dare you say this is none of your business?"
"You were the one who sneaked into my room and ruined my reputation. Do you believe that I will let my brother chop off your head...ah..."
Her wrist was suddenly grabbed, and the next moment, she was pulled down onto his chest by a huge force.
He put his hands on her shoulders and said with a half-smile, "The Princess's Mansion is heavily guarded. Do you think anyone would believe me if you told them I sneaked in?"
"Don't be silly, Princess. No one will believe it. Everyone will just think that you summoned me privately. As for what you did when you summoned me..."
"Oh, I'm sure the maids and nannies who will come in to help the princess change her clothes will see it clearly."
Xiao Jinmian: "..."
She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, "How on earth did you sneak into my palace? Tell me, were my secret guards bribed by you?"
"Well, Princess, there's no need to ask. Even if you did, I wouldn't tell you."
If he told her the truth, how could he come whenever he wanted in the future as if he were in an empty place?
This annoying guy, really... Xiao Jinmian was so angry that she felt dizzy and almost fainted. What's worse, she was hungry.
"What do you want?"
Hearing this, Chen Yaoxing's eyes lit up slightly. After all this trouble, this was exactly what he had been waiting for.
Now that he heard it with his own ears, he was almost bursting with joy, but he tried very hard not to let it show on his face.
He didn't waste any words and got straight to the point, "Break off the engagement with Lu Jinghuai."
That guy had been fed inhumane drugs by both of them one after another. She couldn't possibly marry him and then be a widow for the rest of her life, right?
Xiao Jinmian's pupils constricted instantly, as if struck by lightning, and she stared at him blankly.
"You, what did you say?"
After a moment, her lips moved and she uttered in disbelief.
"Didn't you hear?"
He laughed and said, "Then I'll say it again. Princess, please listen carefully. I want you to break off the engagement with Lu Jinghuai!"
This time, Xiao Jinmian was finally sure that she had not heard wrongly, but why?
Why would he suddenly say such a thing out of the blue?
Although Lu Jinghuai did this and she forced him to take the medicine, she still hadn't decided what to do with their engagement.
The whole country knew that she was about to marry Lu Jinghuai. If she suddenly broke off the engagement, how would the civil and military officials and the people view her in the future?
Seeing her hesitation, a hint of coldness flashed across Chen Yaoxing's eyes. He smiled, and his voice was filled with a dangerous threat.
"If the princess doesn't agree, then I will have no choice but to call someone in and let them see what the princess did to me..."
Before he could finish his words, his mouth was covered tightly.
Xiao Jinmian knew very well that he would definitely do what he said, and she was afraid that he would really call for help and let people find out what they were doing, so she subconsciously covered his mouth.
She looked at him anxiously and said, "Are you crazy? If someone saw us like this, not only would my reputation be ruined, but yours would be ruined too."
Hearing this, Chen Yaoxing raised his eyebrows, looking nonchalant.
He really doesn't care about reputation.
Even if this incident had not happened, his reputation in Haojing was not very good, so he didn't care if it got worse once more.
"I will consider canceling the engagement, but this is no small matter and requires careful consideration."
At least, you should tell your royal brother first.
Xiao Jinmian couldn't help but feel a headache when she thought about telling Xiao Jue about this matter.
At the beginning, the emperor's brother strongly opposed her being with Lu Jinghuai, but no matter what he said, she just wouldn't listen.
In the end, the emperor made her wish come true, but after many twists and turns, she still had to ask him to cancel the engagement.
“It’s not just a consideration, it’s a must!!!”
Chen Yaoxing pulled her hand away, and his vicious voice sounded like a warning.
Xiao Jinmian was extremely hungry and felt dizzy and didn't want to argue with him about this matter anymore, so she nodded vigorously.
"Okay, we have to cancel the engagement, okay?"
Of course, she was just perfunctorily trying to please him at the moment, and only wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible. As for the rest, she would talk about it after meeting her royal brother.
"Princess, are you serious?"
Chen Yaoxing narrowed his eyes, his dark eyes probing her.
Afraid that he would see any flaws, Xiao Jinmian immediately put on an extremely serious look.
"Seriously, seriously, but can you leave now? I'm almost starving to death."
"You'd better tell the truth, Xiao Jinmian. If you dare to lie to me, I will make you regret it."
He seemed not to have heard her words and warned her fiercely, his eyes full of hostility, like a ferocious wolf cub.
Xiao Jinmian shuddered, and all the nerves in her body tensed up inexplicably. She was so nervous that she was at a loss and didn't even know how he left.
She only remembered that before he left, he kissed her on the forehead and whispered in her ear, "I'm leaving now, Your Highness."
After a moment, Xiao Jinmian reached out and touched her forehead in a daze. There seemed to be a trace of warmth and softness still there.
Her face suddenly turned red, and she murmured, "What on earth does he mean?"
Naturally, no one would give her an answer.
Xiao Jinmian came to his senses and carefully checked the room. After making sure that all his soiled clothes and shoes were gone, he went to bed and called the maid to come in.
Changing clothes, washing face, brushing teeth, tying hair, putting on makeup, setting dishes~
Nanny Zhou and the four maids each performed their duties. Xiao Jinmian enjoyed their service in a daze. It was not until she sat down at the dining table that she thought of Shen Qingyi.
She suddenly looked at Madam Zhou and said, "Madam, where is Qingyi?"
"Reporting to Her Royal Highness, Miss Shen is in the wing room. Do you need me to call Miss Shen over?"
Xiao Jinmian nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Ma'am, go call Qingyi over. I'm having dinner alone and it's so boring. If Qingyi comes, she can chat with me."
"Yes, I will go right away."
Soon, Nanny Zhou came back, followed by Shen Qingyi, who was holding a swaddling baby in her arms.
As for Xiaotao, she stayed in the side room waiting.
His eyes fell on the swaddling clothes in Shen Qingyi's arms. Xiao Jinmian's eyes lit up instantly. He stopped eating, put down his chopsticks, and stood up to greet her.
"Qingyi, why did you bring your little sister here? Come, let me see your little sister."
"Well, my little sister is stuck in the mansion every day. I think she must be very bored, so I took her out to relax."
Seeing that the princess seemed to be in good spirits, Shen Qingyi felt relieved.
[Wow, it smells so strong of alcohol! Princess, has she been drinking all night? No wonder she's been able to sleep so well.]
[Wait, besides the smell of alcohol, why is there a familiar smell in the princess's bedroom?]
Chen Wan sucked her little hands, her heart full of doubts.
She felt that the smell in the princess's room was really familiar.
I just can't remember whose smell it is.
She looked around with her beautiful big eyes and suddenly found a jade pendant in the corner next to the couch.
Both the color and the pattern of the jade pendant looked very familiar to her.
[I remember, isn't that the jade pendant that my second brother always wears? How did my second brother's jade pendant end up on the princess's bed?]
Even if Shen Qingyi wanted to pretend not to hear, she couldn't.
Her eyes widened unconsciously, and her heart trembled violently, as if a huge wave was set off.
While Xiao Jinmian was eating, she took a deep breath and lowered her eyes to follow Chen Wan's gaze.
Sure enough, a jade pendant was seen in the corner next to the couch.
The distance was quite far and her eyesight was far worse than Chen Wan's, so she didn't recognize whether it was Chen Yaoxing's thing.
And Shen Wan continued to analyze the situation in her mind.
[The princess is drunk, the second brother shows up, and the nanny's reaction earlier. It seems that Lu Jinghuai's affairs have definitely been exposed to the princess.]
[I've been saying this for a while now. Second Brother has been planning this for so long, and now that his chess piece is pregnant, he won't just sit there and take action.]
[I just don't know if the princess knows that the mastermind behind this is my second brother.]
【……】
Shen Qingyi didn't hear a word of these thoughts. Her mind was full of thoughts about whether the jade pendant belonged to Chen Yaoxing.
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