Chapter 177: Talking without thinking
"As the storm deepens, Old Master Su has his country in his heart and will not let his mind wander any more."
In the carriage, Su Shengsheng was still worried, and Xie Xuan held her cold little hand in his palm.
Su Shengsheng turned her eyes to him and couldn't help feeling ashamed.
Fortunately, she felt that the woman was innocent and argued with her grandfather, saying that Empress Dowager Fengning and the Queen should not be brought shame upon the royal family, so she had to commit suicide.
Little did they know that the former saint and his successor were so vicious.
It was not that she had preconceived ideas, but that she easily believed what Xie Xuan said without any hard evidence.
But no one would risk the lives of so many soldiers and civilians.
Now that I think about it, it was really a matter of time and fate.
If the Queen of the Xie family were still alive, she would probably be abducted by the Northern Rong, and it would be the Queen of the Xie family who would suffer humiliation.
Su Shengsheng looked at Xie Xuan, thinking about how complicated his heart must have been when he learned about this at the age of seven...
Royal secrets are even more shameful than family feuds.
Princess Shuhua went to Lingshan to practice, how difficult it would be for him to do it alone.
Seeing her slightly tilting her face up and looking at him with pity in her eyes, Xie Xuan couldn't help but place his cold lips on her brow.
A satisfied sigh came from his throat, tightly wrapping around her trembling little body.
Before he left, Old Master Su begged him not to force her to do things she didn't like...
He...promised...
Today, I was reminded of the dusty past, of my mother's endless regret, and of the same admonitions as Old Master Su...
Even though he would feel offended by them, he couldn't ignore her thoughts...
"Shengsheng, I promised my grandfather that I wouldn't force you to do anything you don't want to do."
Su Shengsheng was startled and looked up.
But he didn't let her go, and his chin gently rubbed her head to prevent her from seeing his expression.
"With time, you will slowly accept me..."
As tough as ever, Su Shengsheng's newly-awakened emotions disappeared.
"Thank you for enlightening my grandfather today."
But no matter what, his exposure of his own scars rekindled the fighting spirit of his grandfather, who had always been dissatisfied with the emperor's incompetent governance.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians' lives were so easily ruined because of the suspicion of an emperor...
When my grandfather learned about this, he would definitely not sit idly by.
"Then... can I ask for a reward?" Xie Xuan said in a low voice.
Um?
Su Shengsheng looked up again in confusion, only to see him approaching with his head lowered, his phoenix pupils as dark as night.
Before she could react, his lips touched hers and left hers.
Even though it was just a light touch on her lips, Su Shengsheng's eyes widened in shock.
The residual warmth on it went all the way to her heart.
Su Shengsheng: “…”
Didn't he just say that he had promised his grandfather that he wouldn't force her to do anything she didn't want to do?
But where is the intention to ask her?
Su Shengsheng broke free from his embrace, not daring to look around, and said to the driver outside, "Let's go to the teahouse."
Regardless, she was still too weak.
When someone is watching you from behind, you can't just keep your neck down and do things.
Tea Room
Because the incident happened suddenly today, Su Shengsheng did not have time to make an appointment with the shopkeepers, so she just came here to reconcile the accounts.
Looking at Xie Xuan who claimed that he had nothing to do but insisted on coming here to check in with her, Su Shengsheng felt powerless.
He really didn't know that with him around, she couldn't concentrate on her work at all!
Just kiss her without asking.
Treat her as his pet!
It made her heart very nervous...
Su Shengsheng shook her head, quickly calmed herself down, and buried her head in the accounts.
Qing Ning was doing very well. Even though she disappeared suddenly and shop owners came to inquire about her business, the business was not affected.
This crisis has proven that Qingning and Ningyu are both qualified leaders.
Su Shengsheng tapped her small chin with her finger.
Otherwise, how about opening a women's business school?
It's not that she looks down on men, but that men tend to seek profit and avoid harm, and are often unreliable.
When something happens to her, the leader, they are the first to lose their composure.
But it’s different for women.
Because they have no way to retreat, they can only face the difficulties head-on...
Just as she was thinking about how to implement it, she heard a loud vibration in her private tea room.
Su Shengsheng looked back in horror.
Sure enough, she saw Xie Xuan standing in front of the door of the dark room that she had asked the craftsman to leave for her with a smile on his face.
"Your mechanism is too simple. If you put important things inside, they'll be easily lost."
Not only did he mock her dark room, he also attacked her intelligence, "I'll have someone rearrange it for you later."
I saw him walking in, wanting to see what was inside.
Su Shengsheng stood up urgently and said, "How can General Xie barge in so rudely?"
The things in there were all drawings she had drawn privately, and many of them were not from this era.
Until now, she has not dared to ask him about the suicide note!
She failed to escape this time. If he discovered her secret, she would be in trouble.
But Xie Xuan was not a modest gentleman. As soon as the door of the dark room was opened, he took a step forward and had a full view of the narrow dark room.
Seeing Su Shengsheng rushing over, he took the opportunity to hug her in his arms, "Trespassing?"
Xie Xuan cornered Su Shengsheng, who looked frightened, in front of the dark room door, staring at her delicate face with a crescent-shaped halo in his bewildered eyes.
Brushing those incredibly soft lips, he whispered, "We are husband and wife..."
Su Shengsheng had no idea that the secret room she had spent so much effort to build would be so vulnerable in the hands of this battle-hardened general.
Having suffered defeats at his hands repeatedly, she no longer dared to underestimate his sharpness.
Now, he only needs to turn around to see the drawings on the desk.
This made her extremely anxious, and she blurted out, "General Xie, you forced me to marry you, but are you coveting my invention?"
I saw dark clouds suddenly surge in Xie Xuanfeng's eyes, like a sudden storm brewing.
Su Shengsheng originally just wanted to force him to express his opinion and would not delve into the contents of the matter, but seeing him like this, she could not help but be frightened.
Faced with Xie Xuan who constantly invaded her territory and disregarded borders, Su Shengsheng could no longer tolerate it and no longer retreated.
Her eyes were like dark jade floating with a faint light. He pinched her chin, forcing their gazes to intertwine more tightly.
"Su Shengsheng, don't challenge me so easily..."
The corners of his narrow eyes were slightly raised, like a thousand-year-old immortal ancient sword, emitting a heavy and oppressive feeling.
When a thin layer of sweat broke out on her neck, he finally let her go.
Before leaving, he saw Xie Xuan's eyes slightly turned to the side, seemingly passing through the room.
Su Shengsheng immediately became nervous.
But he didn't turn around. He just asked her, who was trembling, "Has anyone else seen it?"
There was a hint of coldness in his tone.
Su Shengsheng lowered her brows and said, "No."
He is the king, and she really shouldn't take her anger out on him just because she is unhappy with him.
Since she will be living under someone else's roof in the future, she should control her temper.
Xie Xuan's lips curved up into an imperceptible arc, and he stepped out without pausing.
Su Shengsheng followed closely behind and immediately keyed the room and sealed it.
But the next second, she was startled by the voice of Brother Bao.
"Shopkeeper Su, Mr. Bai is here and wants to see you?"
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