With a smile on his face, Zong Zheng Xiaoting spoke softly, "To be honest, I am not sure what to choose."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting responded vaguely, using the same method.

"Really?" Situ Xunxiao raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Yes." Zong Zheng Xiaoting immediately put on a miserable look and nodded solemnly. A long sigh escaped from her red lips, "This princess and Brother Zixing are indeed inseparable, but love is ultimately just love, which is not as good as my mother's grace of giving birth to me, nor is it as good as the lives of my clan members. However, this princess is greedy and wants to have both the fish and the bear's paw. No matter which one I give up, I will feel deeply lost and painful. That's why this princess wants to make a deal with you, my lord."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting's words were so sincere that it was hard to tell the truth from the falsehood. However, Situ Xunxiao could only suppress his anger and jealousy.

Yes, he had known that she wanted to make this deal in order to deceive her father and gain his freedom in exchange for her freedom, so that she could be with Gongsun Zixing at the right time! But why? When she said it, it was so painful.

Situ Xunxiao kept controlling the boiling anger and jealousy in his body and kept his face calm. "Princess, you are too naive. You are really greedy in your calculations."

"But I don't think that this deal is a loss for you, Your Majesty." Zong Zheng Xiaoting resumed her usual smile and stared at Situ Xunxiao without blinking.

"But behind everyone's calculations, the ultimate beneficiary is still you, Princess." The cold and indifferent voice uttered without a trace of emotion.

"Trading is a matter of one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten. There is no absolute fairness in any transaction. As long as both parties agree, isn't it?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked like she was talking business, calm and wise. The shrewdness of a businessman was clearly visible in her eyes. Now the conversation between the two was just like her previous negotiations in the business world. Whoever gave in would lose. Because of this, she was very familiar with it and did not give in to Situ Xunxiao.

In response to the aura displayed by Zong Zheng Xiaoting in front of him, a strange light quickly flashed in Situ Xunxiao's eyes, but it was quickly extinguished.

"You know your own advantages very well." Situ Xunxiao stared at Zongzheng Xiaoting for a while, then slowly said, "Now, I do want the princess's help, but the princess needs to make three rules. If you agree, there will be a possibility of a deal between you and me."

"Oh?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting raised his eyes, shrugged nonchalantly and said, "I'd like to hear the details."

Seeing Zong Zheng Xiaoting on the hook, Situ Xunxiao still had a stern face and said slowly: "First of all, everything I do has my own reasons. Princess, all you have to do is cooperate with me. As for the deep meaning behind my actions, it must not be revealed to outsiders!"

Zong Zheng Xiaoting touched her chin and thought, this young lady is not that curious to guess these things. She, Zong Zheng Xiaoting, knows very well that the more she knows, the more dangerous it is for herself. What's more, with Situ Xunxiao's status and current situation, it is understandable that those who are planning big things will naturally have these precautionary considerations.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting shrugged his shoulders slightly and nodded slightly to show his agreement.

Watching her fall into the trap he had expected step by step, Situ Xunxiao was in a good mood, but his face remained the same, and no emotion could be seen. He continued, "The second point is that this king may need to show deep affection or indulgence to you because of some things behind the scenes. These are just acting, but this king does not want the princess to misunderstand, and even more does not want the princess to misunderstand some of the things I have to do, and become emotionally involved!"

Situ Xunxiao spoke with great confidence. Zongzheng Xiaoting was a little surprised, and stared at Situ Xunxiao with her beautiful eyes wide open, trying to find something on his face, but she never found anything. That's why she started to murmur in her heart.

It sounds like what he meant. Could it be that everything that happened to save himself from the marriage, his every move, had a hidden meaning and agenda?

Fearing that she might be aware of his intention, Situ Xunxiao chuckled, and said with a little pride and arrogance, and a little contempt: "I know that the consequence of risking my life to save the princess is that the princess will think that she is charming enough to win my heart. Haha, indeed, my original plan was to get the princess to trust me with her whole heart. But..."

Situ Xunxiao dragged out his words but did not continue.

However, Zong Zheng Xiaoting was not in a hurry. He just waited quietly. Apart from slightly raising his eyebrows, he did not say a word.

Apart from staring into each other's eyes, the two of them were surprisingly quiet.

Finally, after seeing the narrow smile in Situ Xunxiao's eyes, Zong Zheng Xiaoting couldn't help but speak out. This damn man looked as if she had fallen into his trap and really thought he had fallen in love with her. He was full of smugness and arrogance! What's even more infuriating is that she, Zong Zheng Xiaoting, a psychology major and micro-expression expert, was actually fooled by him.

Hateful! Zong Zheng Xiaoting gnashed his teeth in his heart, "Why don't you just do it?"

Hearing this, Situ Xunxiao just nodded slightly, and said coldly with a stern face without any emotion: "It's just that after thinking about it, I feel that the princess's thoughts and feelings are a little wavering. Naturally, if the princess really thinks that the king likes you and falls in love with someone else, I will naturally be happy to see it happen, because this way, it will save me a lot of trouble. However, the princess seems to have deep feelings for Gongsun Zixing. If she is wavering and runs to meet him, wouldn't all my efforts be wasted?"

Situ Xunxiao's words were cold and even mocking from beginning to end. Such words made Zong Zheng Xiaoting angry. This damn ice cube made her sound like a water-loving poplar flower that changed its mind after seeing something strange! It turned out that he said this today because he was afraid that she would escape from his plan and ruin all his calculations. In other words, this deal was not only beneficial to her, Zong Zheng Xiaoting, but also to Situ Xunxiao.

Damn it! It's actually like this! He actually said it like he was no good at all and was negotiating with me. What a Situ Xunxiao! It seems that the reputation of this war god should also include his cunning and treacherous side!

Zong Zheng Xiaoting narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, a dangerous arc appeared in her eyes, and she stared at Situ Xunxiao suspiciously for a long time without saying a word.