The candlelight burned brightly, casting a soft shadow over his back.
The moonlight quietly moved into the hall, and under the interplay of light and shadow, his expression became even more unfathomable.
At that moment, Su Xuerong suddenly had a feeling.
The Ge Erlang before him resembled an emperor more than Xiao Shiyan and his son; that domineering gaze must have been something like that.
But soon, the imposing aura that had arisen in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by the familiar image of Ge Erlang she knew from the past.
He looked at her with a hint of mockery: "Are you so worried about your fiancé getting into trouble? Do you want to use me to ask the prince to intervene?"
Su Xuerong was slightly taken aback, her face instantly turning crimson: "Didn't Mr. Ling tell you just now that my father and uncle were most likely captured by that rebel army?"
"You said it's 80-90%, so there's still a 10-20% chance they're safe." A mocking smile appeared on Xiao Yuan's lips.
Su Xuerong was furious and glared at him angrily: "If you don't believe me, I'll go to the Prince myself!"
"Your Highness?" Xiao Yuan glanced at the moonlight outside and chuckled. "He probably won't see you right now. It's rare for him to have such a beauty in his arms. If you go and disturb him, you'll likely suffer."
Ge Huai'an received news from the mansion tonight and rushed back to resolve the conflict between his mother and daughter-in-law.
Right now, he's completely embracing his young wife, begging for mercy and trying to please her. How could he possibly want to see her?
Su Xuerong squeezed her eyes shut, then looked up at him again: "Mr. Ge, why won't you believe me just this once?"
Xiao Yuan shook his head: "If you want the prince to send troops, you need solid information!"
Su Xuerong suddenly remembered Xiao Yuan's request for Xiao Cheng to send troops in her previous life, and asked abruptly, "If that rebel army were large, would Your Highness go to the capital to request troops?"
Xiao Yuan looked at her coldly: "A bunch of rabble, how much fighting power can they have? Do you think the prince's army is so incompetent that it's necessary to ask the capital for reinforcements?"
Su Xuerong suddenly froze.
So, in his previous life, Xiao Yuan's deliberate request for support from Xiao Cheng was actually just a pretext, right?
He probably already knew the true situation within that rebel army and deliberately feigned an attack.
Anyway, Xiao Yuan's Hangzhou Prefecture was not captured in the end, and she had no idea what happened during the battle there.
Xu Wanjing never mentioned the matter again.
Given Xu Wanjing's personality, the things she's unwilling to mention are probably quite terrible.
By the way, it seems that not long after that, Xu Songnian lay in his mansion for more than half a year, and then during a chance trip south, he was killed by Ge Huai'an's scheme.
Therefore, Xu Songnian must have been injured at that time.
In other words, Xiao Yuan, Ge Huai'an, and others had long since discerned the unusual nature of this rebel army and had already made thorough preparations.
Thinking of this, she breathed a sigh of relief, and a faint smile appeared in her eyes as she looked at Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan looked at her and suddenly said, "Madam Su, aren't you afraid Ling Qingxue will get jealous of your smile?"
Su Xuerong: "..."
Her face flushed red, and she glared at him fiercely: "How can you be so annoying!"
Looking at her beautiful face under the moonlight, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but rub his fingers together, feeling an urge to pull her into his arms.
But he dared not touch her.
They were afraid that if they disturbed her, she would run away like a rabbit and never be found again.
Xiao Yuan stared at her coquettish expression and suddenly asked, "Why don't you tell Ling Qingxue about your background?"
Ling Qingxue only knew that Su Xuerong was a newly widowed woman, but she did not know that she was Xiao Shiyan's woman.
Su Xuerong looked up at him: "Does this have anything to do with Mr. Ge?"
"No!" Xiao Yuan laughed. "I'm just a little curious. Are you worried that if he finds out about your past, he won't want to marry you?"
Su Xuerong blushed: "Mr. Ling is not that kind of person!"
"Then why are you being so secretive?"
Su Xuerong glared at him angrily: "You're really annoying. Why do you meddle in other people's business?"
"In that case, your father's and uncle's affairs are none of my business," Xiao Yuan said calmly.
Su Xuerong was taken aback, her brows furrowed tightly, and she stared at him with displeasure.
Looking at the young woman in front of him, Xiao Yuan suddenly thought of the kittens in the backyard of the Prince's mansion.
When a kitten gets angry, it looks like this when its fur stands on end and it hisses at him.
What exactly do you want?
Su Xuerong bit her lip and asked helplessly.
"I just want to know, if Ling Qingxue's family doesn't agree to you marrying him, would you become his concubine?" Xiao Yuan looked at her very seriously, but his heart was pounding.
Su Xuerong's face turned deathly pale, and after a long while, she said, "No..."
Xiao Yuan immediately felt a sense of relief and said, "Don't worry, your father and your uncle will be fine!"
He secretly protected everyone and brought them back to Hangzhou, how could anything happen to them?
Su Xuerong figured it out.
He wished he could stay single and become a concubine for his prince master!
He even used this to threaten her, what a bastard!
Just then, Ling Qingxue, who had already showered and changed, walked over from one side of the corridor.
Su Xuerong immediately felt relieved and turned to greet them: "We've finished talking."
Xiao Yuan: "..."
Who gave you permission to finish speaking?
Ling Qingxue immediately bowed respectfully to him and said, "Then I will personally escort you out, sir?"
Xiao Yuan glanced sideways at his wife, who was deliberately turning away from him, chuckled, and walked out.
Ling Qingxue personally escorted him to the door, her eyes filled with a hint of inquiry.
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