Chapter 615: Marriage Exchange (2)
Just because they were allies in name only, could he be honest with him? Why did Xie Jingxing think that he wouldn't betray him?
Shen Miao was thinking this, but Xie Jingxing didn't notice. He said, "Huangfu Hao might cause you trouble. If you can't solve the problem yourself, just leave it to Gao Yang."
Shen Miao felt strangely surprised. This look… was like a husband telling his wife to be careful before leaving. Shen Miao was startled by her own thoughts and said in a panic, “I know.”
Xie Jingxing was somewhat baffled by Shen Miao’s sudden panic, but he didn’t say anything more. He mentioned a few more things to pay attention to before leaving.
After Xie Jingxing left, Shen Miao sat under the lamp and inexplicably felt her cheeks getting hot. These past few days, every time she spoke to Xie Jingxing, she always felt something was amiss. Shen Miao thought, I have to ask Guyu to go get some Qingxin tea tomorrow to stop her from thinking about it all day.
Xie Jingxing left the Shen residence and returned to Prince Rui's mansion. He happened to see Gao Yang and Ji Yushu there. Ji Yushu was feeding the white tiger. Xie Jingxing glanced at him and said unhappily, "Stop feeding."
"Jiaojiao likes to eat it." Ji Yushu said.
The veins on Xie Jingxing's forehead throbbed as he said, "Don't call it by its name."
Ji Yushu immediately felt aggrieved, and after thinking about it, he stood up and silently stepped aside.
Gao Yang was used to it. Xie Jingxing doted on the white tiger, but Ji Yushu was the only one who had the audacity to play with it all day. A beautiful and majestic white tiger had been fed like a meatball, and anyone would feel sorry for it. He walked over to Xie Jingxing and asked, "Is everything ready?"
"We'll set off tomorrow." Xie Jingxing glanced at him and said, "Dingjing, please be more careful during this period."
Gao Yang looked at him: "Don't worry, I will definitely help you keep an eye on Miss Shen Wu."
"Don't pay too much attention to it." Xie Jingxing said calmly.
Gao Yang nearly vomited blood. Xie Jingxing was truly unpredictable. Take yesterday, for example. Pei Lang had written a letter to Shen Miao, essentially warning her to be wary of Huangfu Hao and Fu Xiuyi, and concluding with a warning to stay away from Xie Jingxing. Xie Jingxing had Gao Yang copy the letter. Gao Yang, a disciple of a master calligrapher and painter, had never copied anything like this before, creating a "fake letter." Even more remarkable, Xie Jingxing had erased the final warning and insisted Gao Yang add some fabricated words, simply saying that if he had any trouble, he could seek help from Prince Rui. Although Gao Yang had long known that the man he assisted was a ruthless individual, this time, he clearly had a new appreciation for Xie Jingxing's shamelessness.
"I see," Gao Yang said, fanning himself. "So, if she gets into trouble, I'll cover for her, and if she kills someone, I'll hand her the knife, right?"
"It's not that troublesome." Xie Jingxing curled his lips and said, "She is very busy with the Shen family's marriage and has no time to kill anyone."
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After that night, Xie Jingxing had indeed not appeared again. Shen Miao knew that it was impossible for Prince Rui of Daliang to stay in Dingjing City and do nothing. If Huangfu Hao stayed until now to investigate the cause of Princess Ming'an's death and to form an alliance with Mingqi, then Xie Jingxing's stay was meaningless. He must have other plans and plots.
Time passed quickly, and soon it was Shen Yue's wedding day.
The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month was an auspicious day, with favorable timing, favorable location and favorable people. The eldest son of the Yuanwailang family was getting married, and his wife was the second daughter of the Shen family, Shen Yue.
Although the Shen family's current fortunes were far less impressive due to the split of the Shen family's main branch two years prior, and the subsequent incident between Shen Yuan and Shen Gui, the Yuanwailang already had a wide network of connections within the court, and Shen Yue's reputation as a talented woman had spread throughout Dingjing years earlier, so this marriage was a truly exciting prospect. After all, Shen Yue was a legitimate legitimate daughter, Shen Wan was deeply concerned about her reputation, and Wang Bi was even more knowledgeable and erudite, so outsiders would likely agree that they were a match made in heaven.
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