Just as Chu Xinxin was about to chase after her, the shadow called out to her: "Chu Xinxin."
Even though the voice was unfamiliar and unpleasant, hoarse and gloomy, Chu Xinxin felt a lump in her throat.
"what."
Chu Xinxin lowered her head, not wanting Zhou Huaichuan to see her red eyes.
I was secretly a little smug. Hmph, he said he wanted me to let go, but his body still came looking for me.
Zhou Huaichuan held out his hand in front of her eyes: "The antidote."
Chu Xinxin looked up in disbelief: "What did you say?"
Zhou Huaichuan's face was serious, and his whole demeanor was distant and indifferent: "Female bodyguard, the antidote."
"No!"
Chu Xinxin glared at him hatefully: "Not only did I not have an antidote, I also gave her another kind of poison! It's colorless and odorless; just a whiff of it can slowly break a person's bones! Go back and collect her corpse!"
Haitang's panicked and confused voice rang out from behind: "Miss, I was wrong. Could you please give me the antidote? I smelled it that day too."
Chu Xinxin: ......
Mad, can't you go back and ask again?
Chu Xinxin took a piece of candy from her purse and stuffed it into Haitang's mouth: "This is the last antidote. If you dare to speak again, I'll poison you again!"
"It's a little sweet..."
Haitang, spoiled and arrogant, even gave Zhou Huaichuan a haughty look.
The moment their gaze met his dark blue eyes, and remembering the rumors of his ruthless killing, they immediately cowered.
Haitang tugged at Chu Xinxin's sleeve: "Miss, let's go back. Dinner is ready at the manor."
Chu Xinxin walked past Zhou Huaichuan and left.
Zhou Huaichuan slowly withdrew his hand.
Chu Xinxin walked a long way and looked back, still seeing him standing in the same spot.
"Miss, please don't look." Haitang blocked her view, looking at Chu Xinxin as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Chu Xinxin asked, "What's wrong?"
"Miss, please don't get too close to His Highness Prince An."
"Why?"
“Prince An… is an omen of misfortune.”
What kind of nonsense is this?
Seeing that Chu Xinxin didn't believe her, Haitang became a little anxious: "It's true, if you don't believe me, you can ask anyone. He has that strange disease, and his bloodline is impure. Moreover, I've heard, I've heard..."
"What did you hear?"
"I heard he's bloodthirsty."
Haitang looked at Chu Xinxin with concern: "That's why he went to the battlefield from a young age. Only the blood and flesh on the battlefield can calm him down. Otherwise, he will lose control and become a beast."
Chu Xinxin was baffled: "Don't exaggerate..."
"It's true! I saw it with my own eyes!"
Haitang said that when she was a child, she went to the Imperial Hospital with the nanny of the Qi family to get medicine for Qi Yi. Because she was so young, the people in the Imperial Hospital didn't pay much attention to her.
She ran and ran until she came to a place that looked like a prison.
The place was gloomy and terrifying. Just as Haitang was about to leave, a series of roars came from the cell. Then a boy covered in iron chains rushed out, followed by a group of people carrying various chain weapons.
The boy was quickly caught, but his pursuers also fell to the ground.
"He tore off the flesh and bones of those people, and the ground was covered in blood. That boy is now Prince An."
After returning home, Haitang had several high fevers, but as she grew older and time passed, her fear gradually subsided.
“Miss, all the prominent families in the capital know about this.”
......
Even after Chu Xinxin had been gone for a long time, Zhou Huaichuan was still standing in the same spot.
He was thinking...
Chu Xinxin's eyes just turned red again.
Although she hid very quickly, he still saw her.
He didn't notice every subtle expression of Chu Xinxin at the time, but he could always recall the details afterward.
She didn't give him the antidote; she told him to come back and ask again tomorrow.
Zhou Huaichuan turned around and saw Chu Xinxin standing not far away, seemingly waiting for someone.
Chu Xinxin's face was half in sunlight and half in shadow, flickering and indistinct.
She said, "Zhou Huaichuan, my feet are tired, could you walk me home again?"
On the carriage.
Chu Xinxin rested her chin on her hand and unconsciously played with the silver notes she had won from Liu Xin, staring intently at Zhou Huaichuan.
Zhou Huaichuan paused in his book-turning, his gaze finally shifting to Chu Xinxin's face: "Go to Chang Le Fang less often."
Chu Xinxin: "Oh."
Zhou Huaichuan: "The heir of the Prince of Huainan is vindictive and knows when to stop."
Chu Xinxin gave a soft snort: "Hmph, I'm not afraid of him at all."
"Are you short of money?"
Chu Xinxin rolled her eyes twice: "Of course I need more. I've lost my mother, and my father acts like he doesn't have a daughter like me. Of course I need to win more so that my dowry will be more generous when I get married, and I won't be afraid of being bullied in my husband's family."
Zhou Huaichuan's breath hitched; he had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, Chu Xinxin said the next second, "Sigh, but if you marry me, Zhou Huaichuan, I won't have to worry about these things."
"I am not a suitable match."
"Then who would be a good match?"
“There are plenty of fine young men in the capital.”
"But I don't know them." Chu Xinxin tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Zhou Huaichuan, why don't you introduce me to one?"
Yun Zheng, who was eavesdropping outside the carriage, felt a mix of emotions. Ma De finally had a girl who wanted to marry into the Prince An's mansion, but what was his master talking about? It's all over, it's all ruined. Miss Chu, you could have held on a little longer.
Zhou Huaichuan immediately began to seriously consider it.
"The second young master of the Duke's mansion, Su Shi, is magnanimous and gentle; the eldest young master of the Grand Tutor Shen's family is upright and kind, and comes from a simple family..."
Zhou Huaichuan spoke of several well-known young men in the capital.
Chu Xinxin listened and nodded repeatedly: "It just so happens that An Yi sent me an invitation to the Duke's Spring Festival Banquet. Your Highness Prince An must attend and introduce me to the guests that day."
Zhou Huaichuan paused, his hand under his sleeve clenched slightly, and after a long while, he finally managed to utter a single "good."
The Prime Minister's residence was soon reached.
Chu Xinxin reached out and waved goodbye to him: "I fed your female bodyguard some sweet dumplings, so you don't need to worry. If you can help me tell me about Young Master Su, I won't hold it against you for sending people to monitor me."
After saying that, Chu Xinxin took Haitang's hand and skipped back to the Prime Minister's residence.
Zhou Huaichuan only lowered the carriage curtain after she disappeared from sight.
Yun Zheng was exasperated: "Master, are you really going to introduce Young Master Su to Miss Chu?"
Zhou Huaichuan's voice came from inside the carriage, sounding a bit muffled: "Mm."
Yun Zheng: "Master, not to be rude, but objectively speaking, Miss Chu has no father who loves her and no mother, plus her looks... do you think the Duke would agree?"
Zhou Huaichuan: ......
"Even if the Duke agrees, will Young Master Su agree?"
Zhou Huaichuan: "...I forgot."
Yun Zheng: "So, Master, you should just give in to Miss Chu."
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