Su Xuerong felt uneasy the whole way back.
She understood all too well what these high-ranking officials and nobles were thinking.
If she had known that the Prince of Fenyang had his eye on her, she shouldn't have impulsively bought so many houses.
If he really wanted to harm her, she would have no choice but to leave Hangzhou with her family again.
As a result, the whole family had to wander with her again.
Su Xuerong felt a terrible headache.
But she also felt that the Prince of Fenyang was Xiao Shiyan's uncle, and he shouldn't have any feelings for her, both morally and logically.
Besides, she's had children before, doesn't he find that disgusting?
But some people are just different from ordinary people, what if...
Su Xuerong dared not think any further, feeling that her original plan to settle in Hangzhou had become a huge joke.
No, she absolutely could not become Xiao Yuan's plaything; she had to find another way to escape him.
After returning to Xingqingfang with a heavy heart, she saw Ling Qingxue striding towards her, looking somewhat nervous, and said, "I heard you were asked to leave as soon as I got back?"
As a man, he knew all too well what Xiao Yuan thought of Su Xuerong.
He was very worried that Su Xuerong would submit to him after learning Xiao Yuan's true identity.
Su Xuerong was feeling irritable, but when she saw Ling Qingxue looking at her with concern, her heart suddenly skipped a beat and a bold idea came to her.
Now, Ling Qingxue has entered the Prince's Mansion through Ge Cong'an's introduction and has become Xiao Yuan's chief secretary.
If she hurrys up and invites him to marry into her family, will Xiao Yuan let her go out of consideration for his subordinate?
No, for Ling Qingxue at this time, taking a husband as a son-in-law is not appropriate.
Then the only option is to marry him.
Wait a minute...
Su Xuerong suddenly suppressed her inner impulse, looked at Ling Qingxue's anxious expression, and thought of a suitable way to do it.
She immediately gave him a sweet smile: "I met the Prince today, and he asked me about some matters concerning my property purchase... It's nothing important."
Ling Qingxue, however, stared intently at her.
Beneath her feigned relaxed expression lay a lingering sorrow.
What did Xiao Yuan ask of her?
"Let's go inside and talk." Su Xuerong didn't want to stand in the sun in front of the gate, so she lifted her skirt and walked inside.
She led him to the backyard and sat down in the garden.
After making the tea, Xiuchun quietly withdrew.
Ling Qingxue sensed an increasing unease in Su Xuerong's silence and couldn't help but ask, "Did the Prince really only see you today for the sake of the house?"
Su Xuerong took a sip of tea, calmed herself down, and slowly looked up: "No!"
Ling Qingxue's heart leaped into her throat, and her eyes narrowed sharply.
“He was testing me, without revealing his true intentions, but I still feel very uneasy, so…” Su Xue Rong put down her teacup, her bright eyes quietly looking at the man in front of her, “Mr. Ling, could you do me a favor?”
Ling Qingxue saw her own reflection in those bright eyes, and her heart skipped a beat: "Tell me!"
Will you marry me?
In the waterside pavilion of Jujing Garden, Ge Huai'an looked at the man with a dark expression with some unease.
Wasn't it all his doing, having him impersonate her to test the young lady?
He was firmly rejected, so he should give up now, right?
Ge Huai'an was trying to find another topic to distract Xiao Yuan when he suddenly heard the man opposite him ask, "What did she mean by her last sentence?"
Ge Huai'an was taken aback: "She said that even if it were the current emperor, she would not become anyone's concubine!"
Xiao Yuan suddenly narrowed his eyes and stared at him: "Why did she say 'His Majesty'?"
Instead of the crown prince?
"For a woman like Lady Su, who comes from a common background, becoming the crown prince is no big deal, she could become the emperor..." Ge Huai'an suddenly widened his eyes and stared at the man opposite him, "Could it be that she could guess your future, Your Highness..."
He will ascend the dragon throne!
Xiao Yuan's narrow phoenix eyes flashed with a coldness: "It seems I underestimated her!"
Ge Huai'an's cheeks twitched a few times: "Was she really sent by Xiao Shiyan to spy on you?"
But she was given a chance just now, and she didn't take advantage of it.
This is completely illogical.
Xiao Yuan said coldly, "Send men to keep an eye on everyone around her!"
"Then... what about Ling Qingxue?" Ge Huai'an asked.
What do you think?
"Understood."
Xiao Yuan felt a surge of anger stuck in his chest, unable to decide whether to go up or down.
Just then, someone came to report: "Your Highness, the Princess Consort has invited the Princess to a small gathering at Mingxiu Garden, and has come specifically to invite Your Highness to go along."
Xiao Yuan frowned deeply.
When Fang Mingzhu arrived in Hangzhou, he took the initiative to pick her up, wanting to go to the Prince's Mansion to pay her respects to her aunt first.
She used feeling unwell as an excuse to avoid visiting her aunt at the Prince's Mansion, and it has been almost half a month now.
Now, however, she has taken the initiative to invite Chen Siyi in order to maintain her status as a princess.
They really don't care about saving face at all.
Xiao Yuan couldn't help but close his eyes tightly.
He shouldn't have given in the first place; he fell into that old fox Marquis Ningyuan's trap and married her!
After Su Xuerong expressed her thoughts, Ling Qingxue's emotions fluctuated like ocean waves, rising and falling.
I was pleased that she was willing to treat me as a confidante and entrust me with such an important matter.
But what's disheartening is that her promise to marry him was merely a ploy to manipulate Xiao Yuan.
To put it bluntly, she wanted him to cooperate with her and pretend to be an engaged couple in public, so that Xiao Yuan would give up the idea.
“…I originally intended to pretend to be husband and wife, but since you work at the Prince of Fenyang’s residence, the marriage contract must be done openly. There’s no need to make it real, but we can pretend to be having a wedding ceremony, and he probably won’t have any feelings for me then…”
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