His tone was always gentle and measured.
"No."
"That's good." Xiao Zhongxuan smiled at her. "I didn't expect my elder brother to accept me so easily."
"I……"
Shen Zhiyi was left speechless, both amused and exasperated by his words.
How did this turn into acceptance?
Xiao Zhongxuan continued, "I've made you a calming soup to help you settle your mind."
Calm your mind?
Today's assassination attempt by Chen occurred in a bustling city center, so it's likely that news has already spread throughout the capital, and it's normal for Xiao Zhongxuan to know about it.
While drinking the soup, Shen Zhiyi mentioned that she was going to the Regent's Palace in three days.
“Since you are going to the banquet with the young master, I’ll just go back to the estate to get some things,” Xiao Zhongxuan said frankly.
"Aren't you coming with me?" Shen Zhiyi raised an eyebrow.
Xiao Zhongxuan is this person...
Clingy!
Normally, when he was alone in the mansion, he would want to stick to him all the time, so today was quite unusual.
"Does Madam want me to go?" He looked at her with a smile. "If you say you want me to go, I will go."
Chen Zhiyi gritted his teeth:
They're always like this, shameless and always pushing their luck.
Shen Zhiyi ignored him and continued drinking her soup, but then she heard him say, "Madam, would you like to come to my room tonight?"
"cough--"
This is the second time Shen Zhiyi has choked today!
Around dusk, news came from Cui Lan's side:
Before leaving the mansion, Chen had only met the old lady of the Marquis's mansion.
Chen Zhiyi's lips curled slightly:
It seems that
This assassination attempt on the Chen family was orchestrated by this old lady!
——
Perhaps the calming soup had taken effect, because Shen Zhiyi felt sleepy and went to bed very early. After Xiao Zhongxuan turned off the lights in his room, not long after... a dark figure quietly emerged from the room window.
Kong Qing waited outside the Duke's mansion for a long time before finally spotting her master and sneaking out like a thief.
What a terrible thing!
Why can't a regent do something better?
Is he a gigolo who lives off a woman?
That's fine.
This young lady from the Shen family is still a married woman. Being kept by him like this is no different from being his mistress, and besides…
It's the kind that can't be brought to light!
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