Chapter 141 A Gamble
Xie Chengyan realized that he had been staring at her for a bit too long. He turned around, coughed lightly, snorted coldly, and said, "Being jealous of you? I'm afraid I've gone crazy."
After saying that, he turned and left without looking back, leaving only his back to her.
Ye Lanzhou retracted her smile and stared at the direction he left for a while. Logically speaking, Xie Chengyan would not be a person who was swayed by emotions. Someone who could crawl out of the sea of corpses in Jinling would not argue with her about this.
The only possibility is that Xie Chengyan likes her a little.
She was not sure how much love he had for her, as the imperial family was the most ruthless. Xie Chengyan's love might be very subtle, but she was sure it existed, otherwise he would not be angry with her over these trivial matters.
Thinking of this, Ye Lanzhou felt happy, not because she liked Xie Chengyan that much. It was true that Xie Chengyan and she had had fun together before, but she had always approached him with a purpose, just like she did at Guangfu Temple, and just like she did now.
She had always thought that the war in Dayin was over and that Dayin was a peaceful place, but in reality, that was not the case. During her time in Shangjing, she found that the situation in Dayin was not much better than it was back then.
Locally, unrest is brewing in southern Xinjiang, and it remains uncertain whether Princess Mingyi's marriage will bring peace. At court, the new emperor is young, with Princess Yuan'an assisting in the administration. Xu Surong, along with the Grand Empress Dowager, is inevitably dissatisfied and plans to win over court officials to force Yuan'an to surrender the imperial seal.
With internal and external troubles, Shangjing will inevitably become the second Nanjing.
At first, she wanted to wait until the time agreed with Xie Chengyan came and leave, whether in Beijing or somewhere else, to open a clinic to make a living, just like when she lived with Qin, and her life would be comfortable.
But the Yin Kingdom was not at peace. If the Yin Kingdom were to suffer a sudden disaster one day, the people would suffer first, and she would not be spared either. She had lived through too much hardship back then, and she did not want to repeat the same mistakes.
So now she has a new idea - to climb up the high branch of Xie Chengyan.
She just happened to find out that Xie Chengyan liked her a little. Isn't this the right time, the right place, and the right people?
That night, Ye Lanzhou went to Xie Chengyan's dormitory on the pretext of treating his eye disease.
Unexpectedly, Xie Chengyan was still angry. When he saw Ye Lanzhou coming in, he still had the same cold look as during the day. After letting the person in, he sat at the octagonal table in the outer hall.
Ye Lanzhou didn't expect that he, a prince, could be so childish.
Although Xie Chengyan was not favored by his mother when he was in the palace, Ye Lanzhou could see that he had a noble face. His eyes were narrow and upturned, and his brow bones were slightly protruding. The temple keeper in Nanyang said that such a person had the image of a dragon and a tiger, and would either be the emperor or a prisoner.
Ye Lanzhou's determination to fight him was actually partly due to some blocking factors.
But right now, Xie Chengyan's behavior made her feel silently chilled. He was so childish, how could he be a prince at all?
He looked up at Ye Lanzhou, then lowered his eyes and poured himself a cup of tea, saying, "I'm tired today and don't want to be treated."
"The prince isn't tired at all, he's clearly still jealous." Ye Lanzhou chuckled, "My friendship with the prince is much deeper than Chu Xiu's. I've done so many things for the prince, but in the end, the prince only remembered the one I did for Chu Xiu. This really chills my heart."
She looked at the teacup and saw that Xie Chengyan had no intention of pouring her a cup. So, she took advantage of the moment when Xie Chengyan put down the teapot and reached out to take the teacup in front of Xie Chengyan. Then she said nonchalantly: "The prince said himself that you and I should share the same hatred and enemies. Why are you angry with me now?"
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